Head-to-Head: Games Played Between M.L. Carr and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which M.L. Carr and Magic 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 14 times in NBA games. M.L. Carr has an 8-6 winning record over Magic Johnson, including a 5-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

M.L. Carr
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
M.L. Carr:
1976-77 to 1984-85
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
14 Games played
7 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
M.L. Carr
8
3
5
Magic Johnson
6
4
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
M.L. Carr 5.0 0.9 0.5
Magic Johnson 17.9 7.6 11.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
M.L. Carr 16 5 2
Magic Johnson 37 13 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
M.L. Carr 1

game		 0

games		 0

games
Magic Johnson 13

games 		13

games		 13

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 1

game

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
%
Dec. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 105   M.L. Carr 16 5 1 1 1 1 2 24 8-14 .571 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 8 6 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 98   M.L. Carr 8 0 2 1 0 1 4 23 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1982
3. Celtics 108   M.L. Carr 9 0 1 1 14 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 19 10 8 4 39 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
4. Celtics 110   M.L. Carr 6 1 0 1 0 1 3 08 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 14 9 10 2 1 8 1 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 23, 1983
5. Celtics 113   M.L. Carr 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 20 13 10 2 1 6 3 46 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 1984
6. Celtics 109   M.L. Carr 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 8 10 6 0 5 1 43 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 03, 1984
7. Celtics 104   M.L. Carr 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 14 11 21 1 1 2 3 39 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jun. 06, 1984
8. Celtics 129   M.L. Carr 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 03 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 20 11 17 2 0 7 5 49 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jun. 08, 1984
9. Celtics 121   M.L. Carr 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 07 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 10 5 13 2 2 4 2 39 3-9 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 12, 1984
10. Celtics 111   M.L. Carr 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 07 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 5 15 4 2 7 5 43 5-14 .357 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1985
11. Celtics 111   M.L. Carr 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 07 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 37 3 13 2 0 5 1 42 10-16 .625 0-0 - 17-19 .895
1985 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1985
12. Celtics 148   M.L. Carr 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 04 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 19 1 12 3 0 2 2 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jun. 02, 1985
13. Celtics 111   M.L. Carr 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 17 9 16 2 0 1 2 39 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Jun. 05, 1985
14. Celtics 107   M.L. Carr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 20 11 12 2 0 4 3 43 5-12 .417 0-0 - 10-11 .909
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