Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Swen Nater

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Swen Nater played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 9-3 winning record over Swen Nater. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Swen Nater
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Swen Nater:
1976-77 to 1983-84
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
9
9
0
Swen Nater
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.4 8.3 8.2 0.8
Swen Nater 13.8 11.7 2.70.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 13 13 4
Swen Nater 28 27 6 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 9

games		 4

games		 11

games		 3

games
Swen Nater 2

games 		7

games		 1

game		 5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

games		 4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 12, 1979
1. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 26 8 4 1 4 3 3 41 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Clippers 102   Swen Nater 12 6 3 1 1 1 5 24 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 06, 1979
2. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 9 8 2 0 0 1 38 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Clippers 112   Swen Nater 10 15 5 0 2 3 2 38 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 13, 1979
3. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 22 6 6 4 0 3 2 33 9-10 .900 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Clippers 91   Swen Nater 15 10 3 0 0 7 2 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 07, 1979
4. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 31 13 8 0 0 3 3 35 14-22 .636 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Clippers 116   Swen Nater 28 27 4 1 0 2 3 44 11-20 .550 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 11, 1980
5. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 12 12 8 1 0 2 4 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 106   Swen Nater 20 16 0 1 2 6 1 38 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 28, 1980
6. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 22 7 3 3 0 2 0 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Clippers 88   Swen Nater 18 23 6 1 1 7 4 48 9-20 .450 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1980
7. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 8 10 2 2 1 1 31 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 101   Swen Nater 15 3 1 0 0 3 1 34 6-16 .375 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Nov. 14, 1980
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 5 10 2 0 3 2 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Clippers 100   Swen Nater 13 9 3 0 1 5 3 34 5-7 .714 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Mar. 12, 1981
9. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 27 9 7 5 0 3 3 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 116   Swen Nater 3 8 2 0 0 3 3 21 0-3 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 15, 1981
10. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 8 11 7 1 3 4 42 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Clippers 122   Swen Nater 12 8 4 0 0 2 5 21 5-6 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1981
11. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 8 8 10 1 5 1 41 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 117   Swen Nater 10 10 0 2 1 1 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 27, 1981
12. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 17 6 13 1 6 34 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Clippers 138   Swen Nater 10 5 1 1 5 18 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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