Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Muggsy Bogues and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Muggsy Bogues 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 10 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 9-1 winning record over Muggsy Bogues. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Muggsy Bogues
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Muggsy Bogues:
1987-88 to 2000-01
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Muggsy Bogues
1
1
0
Magic Johnson
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 5.1 1.7 7.5 1.90.1
Magic Johnson 19.5 5.9 11.71.80.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 21 3 13 51
Magic Johnson 31 10 17 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Muggsy Bogues 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		 5

games		1

game
Magic Johnson 9

games 		9

games		 8

games		 5

games		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1987
1. Bullets 120   Muggsy Bogues 6 3 9 2 0 3 3 41 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 30 4 14 4 0 6 4 44 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Feb. 23, 1988
2. Bullets 100   Muggsy Bogues 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 15 3-10 .300 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 17 5 12 3 0 3 1 37 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
3. Hornets 97   Muggsy Bogues 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 12 10 10 2 0 3 0 31 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 10, 1989
4. Hornets 90   Muggsy Bogues 0 2 10 5 0 2 0 17 0-6 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 0 2 5 1 28 7-8 .875 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1989
5. Hornets 100   Muggsy Bogues 2 0 6 5 0 0 3 20 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 31 8 9 4 1 9 3 39 13-19 .684 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Dec. 12, 1989
6. Hornets 89   Muggsy Bogues 8 2 13 2 0 1 1 38 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 27 2 10 0 0 5 0 44 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 12, 1990
7. Hornets 102   Muggsy Bogues 21 3 7 2 0 4 2 43 10-15 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 9 15 1 2 4 1 41 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 11-12 .917
Mar. 20, 1990
8. Hornets 97   Muggsy Bogues 4 2 9 2 0 0 1 31 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 15 3 6 1 0 3 3 29 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 7-9 .778
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1991
9. Hornets 103   Muggsy Bogues 4 2 9 1 0 0 3 30 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 10 2 1 3 0 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 24, 1991
10. Hornets 93   Muggsy Bogues 0 2 7 0 0 2 1 28 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 6 17 1 0 5 1 29 7-9 .778 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
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