Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Adams and Dennis Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Adams 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Michael Adams has a 6-4 winning record over Dennis Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Adams
vs.
Dennis Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Adams
6
6
0
Dennis Johnson
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 12.4 2.9 6.7 2.00.0
Dennis Johnson 7.9 2.7 6.31.20.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 31 7 17 50
Dennis Johnson 20 5 15 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 6

games		 3

games		 5

games		 6

games		0

games
Dennis Johnson 3

games 		4

games		 5

games		 4

games		2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 0

games		 0

games		8

games

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
%
Dec. 11, 1985
1. Kings 101   Michael Adams 3 3 4 3 0 1 2 17 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1986
2. Bullets 117   Michael Adams 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 14 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 20 1 8 1 2 0 3 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1986
3. Bullets 98   Michael Adams 9 2 4 1 0 1 3 18 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
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
4. Bullets 106   Michael Adams 7 4 4 0 0 0 3 22 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 4 5 9 1 0 2 4 39 2-13 .154 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1987
5. Bullets 86   Michael Adams 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 19 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 -
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. 09, 1987
6. Nuggets 124   Michael Adams 31 2 8 5 0 0 2 39 12-18 .667 2-4 .500 5-7 .714
Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 12 5 15 2 0 4 4 29 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 17, 1988
7. Nuggets 138   Michael Adams 17 1 6 1 0 0 3 40 7-13 .538 3-7 .429 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 11 1 3 0 0 1 4 26 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1988
8. Nuggets 130   Michael Adams 22 7 12 3 0 0 1 32 9-20 .450 3-8 .375 1-2 .500
Celtics 109   Dennis Johnson 4 4 5 1 0 4 1 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 12, 1989
9. Nuggets 115   Michael Adams 13 6 17 4 0 1 1 42 4-11 .364 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 2 1 4 0 0 2 3 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1989
10. Nuggets 103   Michael Adams 20 2 5 3 0 1 0 37 6-13 .462 3-7 .429 5-6 .833
Celtics 102   Dennis Johnson 4 5 7 4 0 1 4 30 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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