Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dennis Johnson and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dennis Johnson and Melvin Turpin 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 24 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 19-5 winning record over Melvin Turpin, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Dennis Johnson
vs.
Melvin Turpin
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
24 Games played
20 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Dennis Johnson
19
16
3
Melvin Turpin
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 12.3 3.2 7.0 1.00.6
Melvin Turpin 7.8 3.6 0.40.50.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 24 6 12 32
Melvin Turpin 22 9 2 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dennis Johnson 18

games		 10

games		 24

games		 11

games		4

games
Melvin Turpin 4

games 		10

games		 0

games		 5

games		7

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 4

games		 0

games		 8

games		13

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1984
1. Celtics 110   Dennis Johnson 11 5 9 1 1 2 2 43 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 14 7 0 1 1 0 1 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 02, 1984
2. Celtics 122   Dennis Johnson 10 1 4 1 2 3 0 24 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 99   Melvin Turpin 11 4 0 0 1 1 2 23 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 06, 1985
3. Celtics 113   Dennis Johnson 14 4 4 1 1 5 5 34 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Melvin Turpin 12 4 0 0 3 2 3 21 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1985
4. Celtics 119   Dennis Johnson 16 4 3 0 0 1 3 33 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1985
5. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 22 1 6 1 2 2 4 36 7-15 .467 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 19 7 1 2 1 2 1 28 9-12 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1985 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
6. Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 15 3 11 0 0 4 4 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Cavaliers 123   Melvin Turpin 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1985
7. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 18 2 5 0 0 4 3 38 7-18 .389 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 106   Melvin Turpin 9 3 0 2 0 2 1 19 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 1985
8. Celtics 98   Dennis Johnson 18 6 10 1 0 4 5 44 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 105   Melvin Turpin 10 3 0 2 1 1 2 14 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 1985
9. Celtics 117   Dennis Johnson 24 3 4 1 0 2 5 46 7-18 .389 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1985
10. Celtics 105   Dennis Johnson 9 2 5 0 0 2 3 37 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 100   Melvin Turpin 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 21 1-6 .167 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 08, 1986
11. Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 4 4 6 3 2 2 1 25 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 95   Melvin Turpin 12 9 0 1 2 0 2 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1986
12. Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 11 5 11 0 1 3 4 30 4-8 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 8 4 1 0 1 3 2 31 4-12 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 01, 1986
13. Celtics 123   Dennis Johnson 21 4 7 1 0 1 3 33 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 105   Melvin Turpin 16 4 0 0 1 0 4 23 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 11, 1986
14. Celtics 117   Dennis Johnson 16 4 4 2 0 1 1 26 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 14 4 2 0 1 1 4 31 6-14 .429 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1986
15. Celtics 86   Dennis Johnson 16 2 4 1 1 1 1 40 6-19 .316 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 88   Melvin Turpin 8 3 0 0 2 2 1 18 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 04, 1987
16. Celtics 104   Dennis Johnson 11 2 10 2 1 4 5 37 4-15 .267 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 102   Melvin Turpin 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1987
17. Celtics 111   Dennis Johnson 2 1 6 3 1 1 1 32 1-7 .143 0-0 - 0-0 -
Cavaliers 88   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 09 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1987
18. Celtics 83   Dennis Johnson 7 2 4 0 0 3 3 33 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 107   Melvin Turpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1987
19. Celtics 121   Dennis Johnson 16 6 11 2 0 3 2 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 111   Melvin Turpin 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 04, 1988
20. Celtics 107   Dennis Johnson 12 3 12 2 0 1 1 42 3-6 .500 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Jazz 99   Melvin Turpin 22 7 2 0 0 3 1 23 10-11 .909 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1990
21. Celtics 120   Dennis Johnson 12 3 11 1 0 2 1 31 4-10 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bullets 101   Melvin Turpin 5 5 0 0 2 2 4 22 2-6 .333 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 06, 1990
22. Celtics 102   Dennis Johnson 6 5 9 0 1 3 3 39 2-9 .222 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bullets 88   Melvin Turpin 2 5 0 1 1 1 5 23 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 25, 1990
23. Celtics 98   Dennis Johnson 4 4 8 0 1 1 2 41 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bullets 99   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1990
24. Celtics 108   Dennis Johnson 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bullets 115   Melvin Turpin 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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