Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Kevin Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Kevin 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 28 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 17-11 winning record over Kevin Johnson, including a 5-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Kevin Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Kevin Johnson:
1987-88 to 1999-00
28 Games played
19 in Regular Season
9 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
17
12
5
Kevin Johnson
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.6 6.6 12.8 1.30.2
Kevin Johnson 21.8 3.8 11.71.90.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 43 12 24 52
Kevin Johnson 37 9 21 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 11

games		 19

games		 18

games		 6

games		3

games
Kevin Johnson 15

games 		5

games		 9

games		 17

games		3

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 4

games		 1

game		 5

games		22

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1987
1. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 19 9 9 5 0 4 0 42 6-16 .375 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 97   Kevin Johnson 8 1 5 1 0 1 0 20 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 13, 1987
2. Lakers 90   Magic Johnson 16 5 8 0 0 5 5 40 8-13 .615 0-2 .000 0-2 .000
Cavaliers 89   Kevin Johnson 8 3 4 1 0 0 3 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 15, 1988
3. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 31 7 15 2 0 2 2 42 11-20 .550 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 18 6 12 3 0 2 2 40 7-16 .438 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 22, 1988
4. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 18 4 17 0 0 6 1 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Suns 112   Kevin Johnson 22 2 16 2 0 1 4 41 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1988
5. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 19 12 18 0 1 4 3 32 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 14 2 17 4 0 3 1 43 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 26, 1988
6. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 7 8 1 0 5 3 40 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Suns 111   Kevin Johnson 18 6 13 2 0 4 3 44 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 01, 1989
7. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 12 9 2 0 4 4 38 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 23 4 12 0 0 4 5 36 7-12 .583 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
Feb. 26, 1989
8. Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 25 6 19 0 0 3 0 33 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 8-9 .889
Suns 122   Kevin Johnson 30 2 21 4 1 4 3 45 11-16 .688 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Mar. 26, 1989
9. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 34 10 18 1 0 4 1 44 11-22 .500 0-5 .000 12-13 .923
Suns 116   Kevin Johnson 26 4 16 1 0 1 2 43 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 28, 1989
10. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 10 3 14 0 0 4 2 35 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
Suns 127   Kevin Johnson 24 4 17 1 0 4 3 35 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 20, 1989
11. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 3 12 3 0 4 6 31 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Suns 119   Kevin Johnson 27 3 18 0 0 4 4 46 10-18 .556 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
May. 23, 1989
12. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 22 9 14 2 0 4 1 44 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Suns 95   Kevin Johnson 22 1 10 2 0 10 3 43 6-12 .500 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
May. 26, 1989
13. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 20 9 11 1 0 6 2 43 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Suns 107   Kevin Johnson 22 4 13 0 1 2 1 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 28, 1989
14. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 21 6 20 3 1 6 2 41 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 22 1 10 4 1 5 1 39 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1989
15. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Suns 107   Kevin Johnson 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 03 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1990
16. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 24 6 24 2 2 4 2 45 6-11 .545 3-5 .600 9-11 .818
OT Suns 121   Kevin Johnson 34 6 15 1 0 5 4 47 12-17 .706 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Apr. 06, 1990
17. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 10 2 0 3 5 41 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Suns 99   Kevin Johnson 24 0 9 0 0 4 2 44 5-10 .500 0-0 - 14-19 .737
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1990
18. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 22 7 14 2 0 5 5 41 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 14-15 .933
Suns 104   Kevin Johnson 9 9 12 2 0 4 2 45 3-7 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
May. 10, 1990
19. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 2 0 2 3 34 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Suns 100   Kevin Johnson 12 5 12 4 0 3 1 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 4-6 .667
May. 12, 1990
20. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 16 0 0 4 3 42 7-18 .389 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Suns 117   Kevin Johnson 22 7 8 2 0 2 2 42 8-19 .421 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
May. 13, 1990
21. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 43 6 10 2 0 3 3 45 15-26 .577 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 30 4 16 4 0 5 2 47 8-18 .444 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
May. 15, 1990
22. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 43 8 7 0 0 6 4 44 15-26 .577 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
Suns 106   Kevin Johnson 37 3 8 2 0 4 1 42 14-23 .609 0-0 - 9-10 .900
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1990
23. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 9 15 1 0 6 0 42 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Suns 112   Kevin Johnson 24 4 14 3 0 5 3 43 9-15 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Dec. 01, 1990
24. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 25 12 15 1 1 4 2 40 11-24 .458 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Suns 98   Kevin Johnson 19 9 9 3 0 3 1 35 6-15 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Feb. 12, 1991
25. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 14 3 15 1 0 6 3 40 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Suns 99   Kevin Johnson 35 3 7 1 0 4 3 36 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Apr. 04, 1991
26. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 10 9 14 2 0 4 2 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 98   Kevin Johnson 33 6 12 2 1 5 4 45 12-25 .480 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1996
27. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 12 6 8 0 0 6 2 32 4-7 .571 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Suns 97   Kevin Johnson 18 2 5 2 0 5 2 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 14, 1996
28. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 8 1 2 0 0 2 2 08 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Suns 114   Kevin Johnson 26 4 16 1 0 3 3 48 10-20 .500 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
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