Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Karl Malone

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Karl Malone 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. Dennis Johnson has a 7-3 winning record over Karl Malone. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Johnson
vs.
Karl Malone
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Karl Malone:
1985-86 to 2003-04
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
7
7
0
Karl Malone
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 9.3 3.1 7.5 1.40.5
Karl Malone 25.3 11.2 1.82.10.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 22 8 14 32
Karl Malone 39 17 3 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 2

games		 0

games		 9

games		 4

games		2

games
Karl Malone 8

games 		10

games		 0

games		 6

games		2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1985
1. Celtics 115   Dennis Johnson 22 8 5 2 0 0 3 41 10-23 .435 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Jazz 106   Karl Malone 17 9 3 0 0 1 3 34 8-15 .533 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Dec. 28, 1985
2. Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 10 2 4 3 0 5 3 38 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jazz 108   Karl Malone 6 9 1 0 0 5 5 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1987
3. Celtics 89   Dennis Johnson 6 5 4 0 1 2 0 33 2-10 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 25 15 0 4 2 2 4 38 11-25 .440 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 04, 1987
4. Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 10 3 9 1 0 1 1 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 105   Karl Malone 20 6 1 2 2 0 4 30 8-19 .421 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1987
5. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 16 6 11 2 0 3 2 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 111   Karl Malone 31 12 3 5 0 4 4 43 15-30 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 04, 1988
6. Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 12 3 12 2 0 1 1 42 3-6 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 99   Karl Malone 25 17 3 1 0 2 6 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 1988
7. Celtics 112   Dennis Johnson 4 0 5 3 2 1 3 27 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jazz 104   Karl Malone 27 11 2 2 0 2 5 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Feb. 16, 1989
8. Celtics 114   Dennis Johnson 2 3 1 0 0 1 5 22 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jazz 129   Karl Malone 36 11 1 3 0 1 5 38 14-25 .560 0-0 - 8-9 .889
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
9. Celtics 113   Dennis Johnson 9 0 14 1 1 0 5 36 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Jazz 109   Karl Malone 39 12 3 2 0 4 5 40 12-22 .545 1-1 1.000 14-17 .824
Feb. 21, 1990
10. Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 2 1 10 0 1 1 1 34 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jazz 116   Karl Malone 27 10 1 2 1 3 1 28 11-19 .579 0-0 - 5-6 .833
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