Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Tom Owens

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Tom Owens 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 11 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-4 winning record over Tom Owens. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Tom Owens
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Tom Owens:
1976-77 to 1982-83
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
7
7
0
Tom Owens
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 15.8 10.5 7.3
Tom Owens 14.4 6.8 2.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 25 16 12
Tom Owens 27 15 6
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 6

games		 8

games		 9

games
Tom Owens 5

games 		3

games		 0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

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
%
Nov. 20, 1979
1. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 15 11 5 1 0 5 3 40 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 6-9 .667
Trail Blazers 114   Tom Owens 24 10 5 2 1 2 2 37 12-21 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1980
2. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 6 5 4 1 2 3 4 23 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Trail Blazers 111   Tom Owens 27 11 3 1 1 0 5 34 10-20 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Feb. 13, 1980
3. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 10 9 8 1 1 2 5 34 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Trail Blazers 103   Tom Owens 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 07 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1980
4. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 25 12 8 1 1 5 3 38 10-17 .588 2-2 1.000 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 142   Tom Owens 18 9 5 0 0 1 3 31 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 12, 1980
5. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 14 16 6 7 2 8 2 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Trail Blazers 94   Tom Owens 23 15 6 2 0 2 5 38 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 21, 1980
6. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 15 8 5 1 0 11 3 40 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Trail Blazers 107   Tom Owens 18 9 0 0 1 0 3 22 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 04, 1980
7. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 10 12 4 1 4 2 37 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Trail Blazers 118   Tom Owens 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1981
8. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 21 12 8 1 0 2 2 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Trail Blazers 111   Tom Owens 4 1 0 1 0 1 4 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1981
9. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 2 0 4 49 8-17 .471 0-0 - 6-8 .750
2OT Pacers 123   Tom Owens 26 4 4 2 1 4 5 39 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 15, 1982
10. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 15 4 0 5 1 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 7-13 .538
Pacers 92   Tom Owens 6 4 1 4 16 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1983
11. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 7 7 12 5 0 8 2 38 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Pistons 112   Tom Owens 4 9 3 0 1 0 2 26 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
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