Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rickey Green and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rickey Green 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 38 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 31-7 winning record over Rickey Green, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rickey Green
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rickey Green:
1977-78 to 1991-92
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
38 Games played
35 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rickey Green
7
6
1
Magic Johnson
31
29
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Rickey Green 8.7 2.0 6.4 0.1
Magic Johnson 20.5 7.7 11.30.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Rickey Green 20 8 19 1
Magic Johnson 41 13 19 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Rickey Green 3

games		 0

games		 6

games		 1

game
Magic Johnson 35

games 		38

games		 30

games		 11

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 2

games		 26

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 28, 1981
1. Jazz 112   Rickey Green 20 6 9 3 0 1 5 51 7-17 .412 0-0 - 6-8 .750
OT Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 41 12 11 1 0 5 2 44 17-23 .739 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1981
2. Jazz 110   Rickey Green 6 1 12 0 1 32 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 17 8 9 0 1 43 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
Dec. 29, 1981
3. Jazz 114   Rickey Green 8 3 7 0 2 31 4-9 .444 0- .000 0-0 -
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 13 7 12 1 1 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 17, 1982
4. Jazz 112   Rickey Green 12 2 12 0 4 46 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 10 9 1 3 36 10-15 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 14, 1982
5. Jazz 115   Rickey Green 16 2 10 0 1 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 20 11 10 3 1 1 36 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1982
6. Jazz 101   Rickey Green 14 1 12 0 2 42 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 22 11 8 1 3 39 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Dec. 10, 1982
7. Jazz 122   Rickey Green 12 2 19 1 0 2 43 3-9 .333 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 12 13 1 0 1 36 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 3-7 .429
Dec. 22, 1982
8. Jazz 100   Rickey Green 12 4 8 1 0 0 1 30 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 18 7 12 2 1 3 4 27 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 26, 1983
9. Jazz 101   Rickey Green 16 1 6 1 0 3 0 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 92   Magic Johnson 8 9 10 0 0 6 2 38 3-12 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 1983
10. Jazz 115   Rickey Green 14 3 4 2 1 3 3 27 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 17 9 14 2 1 4 3 40 4-7 .571 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Nov. 13, 1983
11. Jazz 118   Rickey Green 2 5 5 3 0 3 2 24 1-9 .111 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 30 13 16 3 0 4 2 41 13-17 .765 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 22, 1983
12. Jazz 130   Rickey Green 15 3 15 7 0 0 1 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 17 9 17 4 1 5 1 43 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Feb. 03, 1984
13. Jazz 105   Rickey Green 6 8 6 2 0 5 3 35 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 7 11 16 4 0 5 1 42 2-10 .200 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 05, 1984
14. Jazz 115   Rickey Green 6 1 10 1 0 0 0 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 23 7 12 2 1 4 1 33 10-11 .909 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1985
15. Jazz 112   Rickey Green 7 1 10 2 0 3 2 34 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 20 4 10 1 0 2 1 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 26, 1985
16. Jazz 96   Rickey Green 15 3 8 2 0 2 0 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 19 8 6 0 0 7 2 40 5-11 .455 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Mar. 12, 1985
17. Jazz 108   Rickey Green 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 18 5 13 0 0 6 1 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Mar. 13, 1985
18. Jazz 105   Rickey Green 15 3 3 2 0 3 1 26 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 10 5 11 3 0 2 4 30 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1985
19. Jazz 106   Rickey Green 14 1 5 3 0 1 1 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 16 6 12 1 0 4 3 44 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Nov. 12, 1985
20. Jazz 110   Rickey Green 2 1 7 1 0 1 2 23 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 3 10 0 0 2 2 42 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Dec. 04, 1985
21. Jazz 127   Rickey Green 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
OT Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 9 8 5 0 2 5 35 9-16 .563 1-1 1.000 10-11 .909
Jan. 03, 1986
22. Jazz 101   Rickey Green 3 1 5 2 1 2 2 24 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 11 4 4 0 0 3 3 24 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 05, 1986
23. Jazz 84   Rickey Green 19 2 3 1 0 2 3 28 8-13 .615 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 4 8 1 0 2 0 26 6-9 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 04, 1987
24. Jazz 113   Rickey Green 10 0 10 1 0 3 0 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 10 11 1 0 4 2 36 12-23 .522 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 28, 1987
25. Jazz 107   Rickey Green 9 5 11 2 0 0 1 29 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 24 6 14 2 1 4 4 41 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 10-11 .909
Mar. 18, 1987
26. Jazz 97   Rickey Green 18 3 7 0 0 1 2 22 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 27 11 19 2 0 4 1 38 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 15-16 .938
Apr. 16, 1987
27. Jazz 97   Rickey Green 6 4 5 1 0 4 1 27 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 31 6 8 3 0 4 2 38 12-20 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
28. Jazz 109   Rickey Green 7 2 3 0 0 1 1 15 3-4 .750 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 4 14 2 0 2 2 41 10-25 .400 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Jan. 26, 1988
29. Jazz 100   Rickey Green 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 22 8 11 3 0 2 1 31 6-10 .600 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Feb. 26, 1988
30. Jazz 105   Rickey Green 6 0 4 0 0 3 0 14 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 8 17 0 0 5 2 41 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 15-17 .882
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
31. Jazz 91   Rickey Green 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 2 0 5 3 36 6-11 .545 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
May. 10, 1988
32. Jazz 101   Rickey Green 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 7 10 0 1 8 3 45 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 15, 1988
33. Jazz 100   Rickey Green 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 24 2 9 0 0 3 2 41 7-13 .538 0-0 - 10-11 .909
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
34. Hornets 97   Rickey Green 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 13 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 12 10 10 2 0 3 0 31 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Apr. 02, 1989
35. Bucks 117   Rickey Green 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 07 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 26 4 11 3 0 3 2 43 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 9-9 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
36. Pacers 94   Rickey Green 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 6 11 0 1 4 2 34 8-25 .320 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1990
37. 76ers 107   Rickey Green 12 1 9 2 0 3 4 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 34 13 13 2 0 4 1 39 10-17 .588 2-4 .500 12-12 1.000
Feb. 25, 1991
38. 76ers 92   Rickey Green 13 1 3 1 0 0 3 31 6-12 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 16 7 13 1 2 3 0 43 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
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