Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rod Higgins and Dennis Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rod Higgins 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 18 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 16-2 winning record over Rod Higgins. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rod Higgins
vs.
Dennis Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rod Higgins:
1982-83 to 1994-95
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Rod Higgins
2
2
0
Dennis Johnson
16
16
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rod Higgins 6.4 2.5 1.6 0.80.2
Dennis Johnson 13.3 2.9 6.01.60.7
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rod Higgins 21 8 5 31
Dennis Johnson 23 7 10 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rod Higgins 3

games		 7

games		 1

game		 5

games		2

games
Dennis Johnson 14

games 		10

games		 16

games		 10

games		8

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		 3

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1983
1. Bulls 96   Rod Higgins 11 4 1 0 1 2 2 17 3-4 .750 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Suns 109   Dennis Johnson 21 5 6 1 2 2 1 36 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Mar. 15, 1983
2. Bulls 108   Rod Higgins 12 8 5 2 0 1 2 40 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 2-4 .500
Suns 116   Dennis Johnson 18 5 10 1 0 2 2 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1983
3. Bulls 101   Rod Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 116   Dennis Johnson 23 2 2 4 0 3 2 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Dec. 06, 1983
4. Bulls 105   Rod Higgins 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 15 3 8 1 0 2 1 35 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Jan. 31, 1984
5. Bulls 83   Rod Higgins 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 16 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Celtics 106   Dennis Johnson 15 2 0 3 1 2 1 26 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 02, 1984
6. Bulls 100   Rod Higgins 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 9 3 7 0 2 2 2 30 2-5 .400 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 08, 1984
7. Bulls 110   Rod Higgins 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 26 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Celtics 117   Dennis Johnson 6 2 5 1 0 1 1 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1984
8. Bulls 105   Rod Higgins 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 21 2 7 0 1 5 3 44 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Jan. 09, 1985
9. Bulls 108   Rod Higgins 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 14 2 6 2 0 5 4 42 7-15 .467 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 05, 1985
10. Bulls 106   Rod Higgins 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 15 2 7 4 0 1 5 41 7-17 .412 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 21, 1986
11. Bulls 105   Rod Higgins 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 25 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 21 5 9 0 1 4 2 32 6-12 .500 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1986
12. Warriors 120   Rod Higgins 6 1 2 3 0 0 2 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 135   Dennis Johnson 6 1 5 0 1 3 2 23 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Feb. 12, 1987
13. Warriors 112   Rod Higgins 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 134   Dennis Johnson 14 3 7 3 1 3 3 32 6-18 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 02, 1988
14. Warriors 110   Rod Higgins 12 4 2 1 0 0 4 24 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 9 3 4 3 1 8 4 42 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1988
15. Warriors 104   Rod Higgins 21 4 1 0 0 0 2 27 7-10 .700 0-2 .000 7-10 .700
Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 11 3 8 2 0 2 3 40 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Apr. 06, 1989
16. Warriors 132   Rod Higgins 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 20 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 17 7 7 1 2 4 3 37 6-17 .353 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1990
17. Warriors 120   Rod Higgins 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 12 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 2 1 8 2 0 4 2 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 23, 1990
18. Warriors 111   Rod Higgins 10 4 2 1 1 1 3 29 5-11 .455 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 22 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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