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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Willie 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 10 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has an 8-2 winning record over Willie Anderson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Willie Anderson
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Willie Anderson:
1988-89 to 1996-97
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
Willie Anderson
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Willie Anderson 16.2 3.8 4.3 1.30.6
Magic Johnson 18.9 7.8 11.21.70.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Willie Anderson 30 7 7 32
Magic Johnson 30 13 17 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Willie Anderson 4

games		 0

games		 0

games		 4

games		2

games
Magic Johnson 6

games 		8

games		 10

games		 3

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 3

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1988
1. Spurs 122   Willie Anderson 30 5 6 2 0 2 4 38 12-25 .480 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 21 8 14 1 0 4 3 42 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Jan. 08, 1989
2. Spurs 96   Willie Anderson 19 3 4 3 1 0 3 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 16 8 17 0 0 5 4 37 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 5-9 .556
Mar. 30, 1989
3. Spurs 98   Willie Anderson 17 2 3 2 0 7 5 30 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 8 9 10 2 0 5 3 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 12, 1989
4. Spurs 100   Willie Anderson 21 7 3 3 1 1 5 39 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 24 10 7 1 1 5 2 38 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
5. Spurs 106   Willie Anderson 12 6 6 0 2 3 5 33 4-11 .364 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 24 10 9 4 0 8 5 40 8-17 .471 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
Nov. 26, 1989
6. Spurs 112   Willie Anderson 7 3 2 0 0 2 4 25 3-9 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 24 3 10 5 0 6 1 33 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 15-15 1.000
Feb. 20, 1990
7. Spurs 114   Willie Anderson 16 6 5 0 0 1 4 35 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-5 .800
OT Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 19 13 8 0 1 3 1 45 7-17 .412 1-3 .333 4-6 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1990
8. Spurs 80   Willie Anderson 12 2 4 1 0 2 4 34 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 8 2 12 0 1 5 4 36 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 17, 1991
9. Spurs 91   Willie Anderson 8 2 7 2 1 3 6 36 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 3 15 2 1 3 1 43 3-10 .300 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Apr. 02, 1991
10. Spurs 115   Willie Anderson 20 2 3 0 1 1 5 33 9-18 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 30 12 10 2 1 3 4 40 8-13 .615 1-3 .333 13-13 1.000
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