Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Nick Anderson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Nick Anderson 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-2 winning record over Nick Anderson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Nick Anderson:
1989-90 to 2001-02
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Nick Anderson
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Nick Anderson 8.9 3.1 0.8 0.60.1
Magic Johnson 16.8 5.0 9.51.60.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Nick Anderson 16 5 3 21
Magic Johnson 26 8 14 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Nick Anderson 1

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1

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0

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1

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1

game
Magic Johnson 7

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6

games
8

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7

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3

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Both had same stat 0

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1

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0

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0

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1989
1. Magic 108   Nick Anderson 10 5 0 1 0 1 3 18 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 14 7 8 4 2 6 3 30 3-16 .188 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Jan. 10, 1990
2. Magic 106   Nick Anderson 11 1 2 2 1 2 2 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 3 0 27 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1990
3. Magic 89   Nick Anderson 5 4 3 0 0 1 4 24 2-10 .200 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 21 2 14 1 0 3 2 28 8-8 1.000 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Jan. 22, 1991
4. Magic 96   Nick Anderson 6 4 0 1 0 1 2 18 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 15 4 8 2 1 2 4 25 4-9 .444 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Mar. 01, 1991
5. Magic 101   Nick Anderson 6 4 0 0 0 0 2 20 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 26 8 9 1 0 4 3 33 8-17 .471 2-3 .667 8-9 .889
Mar. 10, 1991
6. Magic 101   Nick Anderson 14 3 0 0 0 0 2 25 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 5 12 1 0 4 1 36 6-10 .600 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 17, 1996
7. Magic 98   Nick Anderson 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 06 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 10 4 5 1 0 2 3 33 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Mar. 26, 1996
8. Magic 91   Nick Anderson 16 2 1 1 0 4 2 38 6-9 .667 3-5 .600 1-4 .250
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 14 4 7 2 1 6 1 36 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000