Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Billy Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Billy Thompson 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 8 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 7-1 winning record over Billy Thompson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Billy Thompson:
1986-87 to 1991-92
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
7
7
0
Billy Thompson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 9.8 2.9 7.3 1.50.6
Billy Thompson 9.4 3.6 1.90.90.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 21 5 14 31
Billy Thompson 19 6 4 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 4

games
2

games
7

games
3

games
2

games
Billy Thompson 3

games
4

games
0

games
1

game
2

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
1

game
4

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1986
1. Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 21 4 14 0 1 2 3 42 10-19 .526 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 117   Billy Thompson 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 07 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1988
2. Celtics 84   Dennis Johnson 11 2 5 1 1 3 0 37 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Heat 65   Billy Thompson 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 18 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 29, 1989
3. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 8 3 5 2 1 0 3 30 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 103   Billy Thompson 7 3 4 2 2 4 2 32 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1990
4. Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 3 1 2 1 0 2 1 31 1-5 .200 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Heat 96   Billy Thompson 6 3 2 1 3 2 5 22 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1990
5. Celtics 116   Dennis Johnson 6 5 4 1 0 4 2 24 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Heat 95   Billy Thompson 6 3 0 1 0 1 4 22 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 02, 1990
6. Celtics 122   Dennis Johnson 9 2 10 2 1 2 3 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Heat 110   Billy Thompson 8 2 4 1 1 0 3 18 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1990
7. Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 10 5 10 2 0 1 4 32 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Heat 105   Billy Thompson 19 6 2 0 0 2 3 24 9-16 .563 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 12, 1990
8. Celtics 139   Dennis Johnson 10 1 8 3 1 2 1 29 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Heat 118   Billy Thompson 19 5 2 0 1 1 4 38 8-10 .800 0-0 - 3-4 .750