Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dave Cowens and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dave Cowens 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 3 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 3-0 winning record over Dave Cowens. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dave Cowens
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dave Cowens:
1970-71 to 1982-83
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
3 Games played
3 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dave Cowens
0
0
0
Magic Johnson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dave Cowens 12.0 5.7 4.7 1.70.3
Magic Johnson 11.0 7.7 9.32.00.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dave Cowens 22 9 9 31
Magic Johnson 23 12 20 40
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dave Cowens 2

games		 1

game		 2

games		 1

game		1

game
Magic Johnson 1

game 		2

games		 1

game		 1

game		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		2

games

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
%
Dec. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 105   Dave Cowens 4 3 9 2 0 0 6 27 2-11 .182 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 8 6 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 98   Dave Cowens 22 9 5 3 1 2 4 39 11-21 .524 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
3. Bucks 113   Dave Cowens 10 5 0 0 0 0 3 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
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