Head-to-Head: Games Played Between George Gervin and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which George Gervin 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.

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They faced each other a total of 32 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 18-14 winning record over George Gervin, including an 8-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

George Gervin
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
George Gervin:
1976-77 to 1985-86
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
32 Games played
22 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
George Gervin
14
12
2
Magic Johnson
18
10
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Gervin 25.3 5.2 3.2 1.20.5
Magic Johnson 18.2 9.0 11.02.90.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Gervin 43 15 7 53
Magic Johnson 32 16 19 65
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Gervin 23

games		 8

games		 0

games		 1

game		6

games
Magic Johnson 6

games 		24

games		 32

games		 24

games		12

games
Both had same stat 3

games		 0

games		 0

games		 7

games		14

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. 16, 1979
1. Spurs 119   George Gervin 43 6 1 1 3 0 2 39 20-40 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 18 7 7 3 1 5 5 33 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 26, 1980
2. Spurs 108   George Gervin 25 6 4 3 0 5 5 31 9-23 .391 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 24 13 11 6 1 4 5 42 10-21 .476 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nov. 08, 1980
3. Spurs 112   George Gervin 30 4 1 1 0 3 2 33 11-23 .478 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 28 10 8 3 5 8 3 44 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 10, 1981
4. Spurs 104   George Gervin 28 9 1 1 0 5 1 40 9-22 .409 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 21 16 10 4 1 5 4 37 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1981
5. Spurs 116   George Gervin 30 3 3 1 1 1 3 33 12-27 .444 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 20 10 16 3 1 2 2 38 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 25, 1981
6. Spurs 96   George Gervin 24 5 1 0 0 2 0 34 10-26 .385 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 13 9 4 0 2 2 39 9-18 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 12, 1982
7. Spurs 100   George Gervin 27 9 4 1 1 4 3 44 10-29 .345 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 19 15 8 6 0 5 2 43 5-13 .385 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 26, 1982
8. Spurs 110   George Gervin 19 7 5 2 0 3 5 34 7-22 .318 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 2 1 3 5 38 8-12 .667 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
1982 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 09, 1982
9. Spurs 117   George Gervin 34 6 6 1 0 3 2 44 10-24 .417 0-1 .000 14-16 .875
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 13 16 14 3 0 1 2 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 11, 1982
10. Spurs 101   George Gervin 18 4 7 3 0 3 4 41 7-21 .333 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 19 11 9 5 1 2 4 39 6-10 .600 0-0 - 7-8 .875
May. 14, 1982
11. Spurs 108   George Gervin 39 15 4 0 0 3 44 15-31 .484 0-1 .000 9-10 .900
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 12 10 10 2 0 3 41 3-10 .300 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 15, 1982
12. Spurs 123   George Gervin 38 7 5 0 1 4 6 42 16-30 .533 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 22 9 6 4 0 2 5 41 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 1982
13. Spurs 117   George Gervin 18 3 7 1 0 1 6 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 17 8 9 3 0 2 3 42 6-11 .545 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 21, 1983
14. Spurs 110   George Gervin 36 4 3 1 0 6 3 44 14-25 .560 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1983
15. Spurs 124   George Gervin 40 1 2 1 1 5 4 40 16-24 .667 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 6 5 1 1 5 3 42 10-17 .588 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 25, 1983
16. Spurs 132   George Gervin 22 3 4 3 0 4 38 7-17 .412 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 22 12 11 5 0 3 44 6-12 .500 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Apr. 13, 1983
17. Spurs 114   George Gervin 16 7 6 0 1 4 2 44 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 10 5 12 4 1 1 3 34 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1983
18. Spurs 107   George Gervin 24 9 1 1 1 9 6 42 10-20 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 15 6 12 2 0 0 3 38 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 10, 1983
19. Spurs 122   George Gervin 32 3 5 1 0 6 4 39 13-22 .591 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 28 12 7 4 1 8 3 43 12-23 .522 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
May. 13, 1983
20. Spurs 100   George Gervin 15 4 3 0 0 4 4 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 11 13 2 2 2 2 42 5-12 .417 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
May. 15, 1983
21. Spurs 121   George Gervin 20 5 4 1 1 4 5 39 9-22 .409 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 31 8 17 1 0 3 3 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 13-15 .867
May. 18, 1983
22. Spurs 117   George Gervin 20 9 2 1 1 1 2 39 8-24 .333 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 16 11 19 2 1 4 3 45 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 20, 1983
23. Spurs 100   George Gervin 25 5 5 2 0 4 3 46 9-21 .429 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 2 15 16 2 1 3 2 48 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-4 .000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 06, 1984
24. Spurs 124   George Gervin 19 3 2 1 2 6 4 37 6-19 .316 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 10 12 5 2 6 4 41 7-15 .467 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 21, 1984
25. Spurs 113   George Gervin 15 6 3 2 1 4 6 32 7-19 .368 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 12 12 12 2 0 4 4 42 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 15, 1984
26. Spurs 124   George Gervin 16 4 5 5 0 4 3 35 6-13 .462 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600
Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 22 9 8 1 1 4 1 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Apr. 03, 1984
27. Spurs 137   George Gervin 23 5 3 0 0 1 1 25 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 6 3 10 0 1 6 2 30 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 27, 1984
28. Spurs 113   George Gervin 32 2 1 3 0 4 3 37 14-21 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 32 1 8 5 0 2 0 41 11-18 .611 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Nov. 02, 1984
29. Spurs 100   George Gervin 9 2 0 0 0 5 2 22 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 16 7 11 4 0 5 0 30 6-7 .857 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 15, 1985
30. Spurs 114   George Gervin 37 2 0 0 1 3 5 36 16-22 .727 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 21 6 18 2 1 4 1 41 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1985
31. Bulls 113   George Gervin 15 5 0 0 0 2 4 27 7-13 .538 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 17 8 17 1 0 3 1 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 20, 1986
32. Bulls 118   George Gervin 19 4 3 0 0 2 5 32 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 24 1 14 1 1 0 3 33 8-15 .533 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
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