Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Trent Tucker

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Trent Tucker 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 13-2 winning record over Trent Tucker. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Trent Tucker:
1982-83 to 1992-93
15 Games played
15 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
13
13
0
Trent Tucker
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.3 8.2 11.9 2.80.5
Trent Tucker 9.0 1.9 2.50.90.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 26 15 15 62
Trent Tucker 22 6 6 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games
14

games
15

games
13

games
5

games
Trent Tucker 1

game
0

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 2

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1983
1. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 16 6 8 3 1 2 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Knicks 90   Trent Tucker 16 6 3 1 0 3 31 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 01, 1983
2. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 4 9 12 1 0 2 41 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 88   Trent Tucker 4 6 3 0 1 0 15 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1985
3. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 17 6 12 5 1 5 4 41 4-6 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Knicks 104   Trent Tucker 10 3 4 1 0 2 2 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 24, 1985
4. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 8 15 2 0 3 2 44 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Knicks 114   Trent Tucker 2 0 4 0 0 0 5 19 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1985
5. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 18 8 12 2 0 5 2 38 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Knicks 99   Trent Tucker 22 2 1 1 0 0 2 24 9-14 .643 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1986
6. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 4 15 2 2 3 1 31 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Knicks 88   Trent Tucker 8 0 3 2 0 1 3 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 09, 1986
7. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 22 8 15 4 0 1 1 36 10-18 .556 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 87   Trent Tucker 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 16 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1988
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 3 8 4 0 4 0 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Knicks 112   Trent Tucker 17 0 0 1 0 1 1 18 7-9 .778 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1988
9. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 14 9 1 0 4 1 41 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
Knicks 99   Trent Tucker 15 2 3 2 0 2 2 22 6-12 .500 3-5 .600 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
10. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 12 13 6 0 5 2 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Knicks 98   Trent Tucker 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 19 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1989
11. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 11 11 5 1 2 1 43 10-17 .588 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Knicks 122   Trent Tucker 13 4 3 0 0 0 3 31 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1989
12. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 7 11 1 2 5 2 38 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Knicks 104   Trent Tucker 2 2 6 0 0 0 4 18 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 1990
13. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 7 13 3 0 0 2 29 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Knicks 97   Trent Tucker 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 19 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
14. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 15 14 2 0 4 2 41 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 12-12 1.000
Knicks 109   Trent Tucker 10 0 2 1 0 0 3 21 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Dec. 18, 1990
15. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 5 11 1 0 5 2 41 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 6-7 .857
Knicks 97   Trent Tucker 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 05 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -