Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Truck Robinson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Truck Robinson 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 22 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 15-7 winning record over Truck Robinson, including a 5-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Truck Robinson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Truck Robinson:
1974-75 to 1984-85
22 Games played
17 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
15
10
5
Truck Robinson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 16.9 8.7 9.3 3.10.4
Truck Robinson 15.6 9.5 2.00.40.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25 15 16 92
Truck Robinson 31 18 5 13
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games		 8

games		 22

games		 20

games		3

games
Truck Robinson 10

games 		13

games		 0

games		 0

games		9

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		10

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. 02, 1979
1. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 20 6 10 2 2 5 3 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Suns 110   Truck Robinson 12 9 4 0 2 1 4 38 6-16 .375 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Nov. 23, 1979
2. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 6 6 1 0 5 4 38 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 13-15 .867
Suns 126   Truck Robinson 23 8 3 1 2 3 2 34 8-12 .667 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Dec. 30, 1979
3. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 15 9 5 4 1 4 2 36 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 105   Truck Robinson 16 10 2 1 3 6 4 38 7-15 .467 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Mar. 02, 1980
4. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 12 5 5 0 4 3 43 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Suns 123   Truck Robinson 21 11 2 0 1 2 2 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 16, 1980
5. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 21 13 13 3 2 7 2 37 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 106   Truck Robinson 26 10 0 1 1 1 3 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-14 .571
Mar. 19, 1980
6. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 8 3 1 1 4 3 41 6-10 .600 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Suns 112   Truck Robinson 17 8 0 0 0 1 3 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 15, 1980
7. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 19 7 11 2 0 2 1 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Suns 101   Truck Robinson 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 17, 1980
8. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 24 6 7 5 1 3 4 41 9-19 .474 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Suns 109   Truck Robinson 31 17 3 0 2 2 3 46 11-22 .500 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Mar. 01, 1981
9. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 9 10 4 2 0 4 2 33 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Suns 101   Truck Robinson 11 8 3 0 1 3 2 38 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 18, 1981
10. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 25 5 8 3 0 5 2 41 10-19 .526 1-2 .500 4-7 .571
Suns 126   Truck Robinson 23 6 0 1 1 6 2 33 11-21 .524 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1981
11. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 11 7 16 9 0 5 3 40 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Suns 101   Truck Robinson 16 8 5 1 1 5 2 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nov. 14, 1981
12. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 8 7 9 5 0 10 4 35 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Suns 97   Truck Robinson 13 8 3 0 0 1 2 31 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Dec. 25, 1981
13. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 18 5 8 3 0 3 3 39 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Suns 101   Truck Robinson 17 11 1 0 2 5 3 37 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 28, 1982
14. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 12 6 11 3 0 1 4 32 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 87   Truck Robinson 11 11 4 0 0 2 2 46 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 02, 1982
15. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 10 7 14 4 0 2 4 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 109   Truck Robinson 19 13 1 1 0 1 2 44 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 18, 1982
16. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 15 15 12 2 0 4 1 41 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Suns 115   Truck Robinson 16 10 3 1 0 0 3 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1982
17. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 23 10 10 1 0 2 4 38 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Suns 96   Truck Robinson 18 14 4 0 0 2 3 39 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 28, 1982
18. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 12 12 5 0 4 2 35 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Suns 98   Truck Robinson 6 6 2 0 0 0 1 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1982
19. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 23 14 9 2 0 1 3 41 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Suns 106   Truck Robinson 18 6 1 1 1 2 3 40 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 02, 1982
20. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 15 11 12 3 0 3 4 35 4-7 .571 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Suns 107   Truck Robinson 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 22 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1983
21. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 16 6 8 3 1 2 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Knicks 90   Truck Robinson 9 18 1 0 0 3 40 4-14 .286 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Apr. 01, 1983
22. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 4 9 12 1 0 2 41 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 88   Truck Robinson 15 12 0 1 0 3 32 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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