Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Julius Erving and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Julius Erving 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 28 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 14-14, including an 8-8 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Julius Erving
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Julius Erving:
1976-77 to 1986-87
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
28 Games played
12 in Regular Season
16 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Julius Erving
14
6
8
Magic Johnson
14
6
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 22.3 7.6 4.5 1.7
Magic Johnson 19.1 8.9 10.10.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 36 14 9 5
Magic Johnson 42 15 20 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Julius Erving 20

games		 11

games		 2

games		 18

games
Magic Johnson 7

games 		17

games		 25

games		 3

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 1

game		 7

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
%
Jan. 25, 1980
1. 76ers 103   Julius Erving 24 13 9 2 0 6 3 40 10-20 .500 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 10 4 4 2 1 3 1 31 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1980
2. 76ers 105   Julius Erving 22 11 5 4 1 5 4 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 21 6 9 3 1 6 4 43 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1980 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1980
3. 76ers 102   Julius Erving 20 7 4 2 2 1 2 41 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 9 10 3 0 2 1 40 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 07, 1980
4. 76ers 107   Julius Erving 23 10 7 1 5 5 2 38 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 13 8 11 2 0 5 5 41 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 10, 1980
5. 76ers 101   Julius Erving 24 4 7 2 2 2 3 44 9-17 .529 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 0 5 2 44 6-12 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
May. 11, 1980
6. 76ers 105   Julius Erving 23 5 3 1 1 4 3 41 9-17 .529 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 28 9 9 3 1 3 1 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-10 .800
May. 14, 1980
7. 76ers 103   Julius Erving 36 9 6 4 2 2 2 41 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 14 15 10 3 0 10 5 39 4-13 .308 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 16, 1980
8. 76ers 107   Julius Erving 27 7 3 2 2 3 4 39 13-23 .565 0-2 .000 1-4 .250
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 42 15 7 3 1 5 3 47 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1982
9. 76ers 114   Julius Erving 22 6 4 2 4 47 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
2OT Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 18 10 10 0 3 50 7-12 .583 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 07, 1982
10. 76ers 119   Julius Erving 20 9 4 1 1 40 8-22 .364 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 16 11 8 1 3 41 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1982 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1982
11. 76ers 117   Julius Erving 27 9 3 3 1 3 1 39 9-18 .500 0-2 .000 9-12 .750
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 10 14 9 1 0 7 3 45 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-3 .667
May. 30, 1982
12. 76ers 110   Julius Erving 24 14 3 0 2 1 1 36 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 18 11 7 4 0 5 3 44 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 6-7 .857
Jun. 01, 1982
13. 76ers 108   Julius Erving 21 3 3 1 2 3 5 32 6-14 .429 0-0 - 9-14 .643
Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 22 9 8 3 0 3 5 34 8-9 .889 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jun. 03, 1982
14. 76ers 101   Julius Erving 25 3 4 0 1 5 4 38 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 24 8 7 1 0 0 3 43 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Jun. 06, 1982
15. 76ers 135   Julius Erving 23 12 4 2 1 3 1 42 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 10 10 4 2 0 5 4 40 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Jun. 08, 1982
16. 76ers 104   Julius Erving 30 8 3 5 1 4 0 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 8-10 .800
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 13 13 13 4 2 6 5 44 2-3 .667 0-0 - 9-9 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1982
17. 76ers 114   Julius Erving 23 14 5 4 1 1 4 37 11-27 .407 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 13 8 7 2 1 6 1 40 3-6 .500 0-0 - 7-11 .636
Jan. 05, 1983
18. 76ers 122   Julius Erving 27 5 5 1 0 3 0 42 11-16 .688 0-0 - 5-6 .833
OT Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 23 12 20 2 0 6 3 46 11-16 .688 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1983 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 22, 1983
19. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 20 10 9 1 5 1 2 39 8-18 .444 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 9 11 1 0 3 4 43 8-15 .533 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 26, 1983
20. 76ers 103   Julius Erving 14 7 2 1 3 1 3 39 6-17 .353 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 12 8 13 3 1 4 3 44 6-14 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
May. 29, 1983
21. 76ers 111   Julius Erving 21 12 3 2 1 3 3 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 18 7 13 2 1 8 4 44 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
May. 31, 1983
22. 76ers 115   Julius Erving 21 5 6 1 2 4 3 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 27 7 13 1 1 9 5 48 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 11-12 .917
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1984
23. 76ers 99   Julius Erving 22 10 1 2 3 4 4 31 10-18 .556 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 8 11 1 1 7 2 43 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 07, 1984
24. 76ers 113   Julius Erving 28 4 9 1 2 3 3 39 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 11 2 11 2 1 5 6 40 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 07, 1984
25. 76ers 122   Julius Erving 24 4 4 0 3 1 2 35 10-14 .714 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 21 5 17 1 2 1 3 42 9-11 .818 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 25, 1985
26. 76ers 104   Julius Erving 16 1 3 2 0 3 2 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 16 6 15 3 2 2 1 39 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1986
27. 76ers 111   Julius Erving 12 8 2 1 0 3 4 35 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 34 5 11 1 0 4 5 43 13-21 .619 1-3 .333 7-8 .875
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1986
28. 76ers 85   Julius Erving 6 2 5 1 1 3 2 31 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 28 8 9 2 0 5 1 31 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
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