Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Tom Henderson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Tom Henderson 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 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-4 winning record over Tom Henderson, but Tom Henderson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 2-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Tom Henderson:
1974-75 to 1982-83
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
15 Games played
12 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Tom Henderson
4
2
2
Magic Johnson
11
10
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tom Henderson 5.1 1.7 3.3 0.80.1
Magic Johnson 20.5 10.7 8.13.20.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tom Henderson 13 5 9 31
Magic Johnson 31 18 12 72
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tom Henderson 0

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0

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0

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0

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1

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Magic Johnson 15

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15

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15

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13

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6

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

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2

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8

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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
%
Feb. 24, 1980
1. Rockets 100   Tom Henderson 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 04 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 8 8 5 2 0 3 0 20 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 12, 1980
2. Rockets 103   Tom Henderson 13 0 9 0 0 2 1 36 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 30 9 10 5 0 3 4 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Nov. 12, 1980
3. Rockets 107   Tom Henderson 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 24 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 17 8 11 2 0 2 3 42 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1981 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1981
4. Rockets 111   Tom Henderson 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 26 11 4 2 2 5 4 41 10-21 .476 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 03, 1981
5. Rockets 106   Tom Henderson 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 18 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 18 8 4 0 3 6 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 05, 1981
6. Rockets 89   Tom Henderson 4 1 7 0 0 2 1 31 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 10 12 9 2 1 3 4 47 2-14 .143 0-0 - 6-11 .545
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 30, 1981
7. Rockets 113   Tom Henderson 12 1 8 3 0 3 5 41 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
2OT Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 27 14 12 3 1 6 2 51 10-23 .435 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
Nov. 11, 1981
8. Rockets 93   Tom Henderson 4 5 3 0 1 2 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 17 9 6 3 0 3 39 6-13 .462 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Nov. 29, 1981
9. Rockets 104   Tom Henderson 4 3 2 0 0 0 21 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 12 11 11 3 1 3 37 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 21, 1982
10. Rockets 102   Tom Henderson 6 1 5 2 0 2 38 3-9 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 25 16 7 6 0 2 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Apr. 06, 1982
11. Rockets 97   Tom Henderson 8 0 2 2 0 1 27 2-5 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 23 11 10 3 0 3 41 8-10 .800 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1982
12. Rockets 96   Tom Henderson 6 0 2 0 0 0 12 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 28 10 6 1 1 3 27 10-15 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Dec. 26, 1982
13. Rockets 94   Tom Henderson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 07 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 12 10 4 7 0 4 3 41 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Mar. 27, 1983
14. Rockets 93   Tom Henderson 6 4 0 0 0 2 1 20 1-9 .111 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 26 5 9 2 1 2 0 29 12-18 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 12, 1983
15. Rockets 113   Tom Henderson 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 12 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 31 8 9 3 0 4 3 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 5-7 .714