Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Manute Bol and Dennis Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Manute Bol and Dennis Johnson 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 20 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 15-5 winning record over Manute Bol. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Manute Bol:
1985-86 to 1994-95
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Manute Bol
5
5
0
Dennis Johnson
15
15
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Manute Bol 4.3 6.4 0.2 0.44.1
Dennis Johnson 11.2 3.1 6.81.20.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Manute Bol 8 17 2 312
Dennis Johnson 26 7 10 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Manute Bol 4

games
15

games
0

games
2

games
18

games
Dennis Johnson 15

games
4

games
20

games
12

games
1

game
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
0

games
6

games
1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 1985
1. Bullets 73   Manute Bol 0 8 1 0 5 1 1 20 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 88   Dennis Johnson 13 3 7 1 0 1 1 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 15, 1985
2. Bullets 114   Manute Bol 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 6 6 4 0 0 3 2 37 3-12 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 1986
3. Bullets 88   Manute Bol 7 6 0 0 7 0 3 31 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 97   Dennis Johnson 12 2 5 1 0 1 3 28 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1986
4. Bullets 88   Manute Bol 8 6 0 0 5 0 3 42 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 0 1 6 0 0 2 4 27 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 08, 1986
5. Bullets 110   Manute Bol 6 10 0 2 8 1 2 40 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 14 4 4 2 3 3 3 43 7-21 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 28, 1986
6. Bullets 97   Manute Bol 6 10 0 1 3 1 4 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 116   Dennis Johnson 12 3 9 0 1 2 2 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1986
7. Bullets 102   Manute Bol 6 4 0 0 3 6 1 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 120   Dennis Johnson 26 3 7 2 0 7 2 44 11-14 .786 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Nov. 07, 1986
8. Bullets 86   Manute Bol 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 88   Dennis Johnson 11 3 9 1 0 1 3 45 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Dec. 02, 1986
9. Bullets 117   Manute Bol 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 20 1 8 1 2 0 3 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1986
10. Bullets 98   Manute Bol 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 11 3 7 0 3 1 3 40 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 26, 1987
11. Bullets 106   Manute Bol 6 17 0 3 12 2 5 43 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 4 5 9 1 0 2 4 39 2-13 .154 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1987
12. Bullets 86   Manute Bol 6 5 1 0 1 0 3 21 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 8 1 2 2 0 2 4 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1987
13. Bullets 102   Manute Bol 6 1 0 0 8 0 1 22 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 122   Dennis Johnson 16 6 8 2 1 3 2 35 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 08, 1988
14. Bullets 109   Manute Bol 4 8 0 0 1 0 3 14 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 18 3 10 2 0 5 3 37 4-9 .444 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Jan. 27, 1988
15. Bullets 100   Manute Bol 2 5 0 0 2 3 2 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Celtics 106   Dennis Johnson 2 3 9 3 0 5 5 38 1-8 .125 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 23, 1988
16. Bullets 89   Manute Bol 7 7 0 0 3 0 1 31 2-4 .500 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 18 3 6 0 0 3 2 38 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1988
17. Warriors 104   Manute Bol 6 10 0 0 4 2 4 26 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 11 3 8 2 0 2 3 40 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1989
18. Warriors 132   Manute Bol 2 8 0 0 3 0 4 19 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 17 7 7 1 2 4 3 37 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1990
19. Warriors 120   Manute Bol 3 14 2 1 7 0 0 41 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 2 1 8 2 0 4 2 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1990
20. Warriors 111   Manute Bol 4 3 0 0 3 2 6 28 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 22 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000