Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Bernard King

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Bernard King 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 21 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 15-6 winning record over Bernard King. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Bernard King
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Bernard King:
1977-78 to 1992-93
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
15
15
0
Bernard King
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.0 8.0 10.4 1.90.7
Bernard King 22.0 5.2 3.20.50.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 30 14 17 53
Bernard King 40 12 8 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

games		 17

games		 20

games		 14

games		8

games
Bernard King 11

games 		3

games		 1

game		 1

game		1

game
Both had same stat 2

games		 1

game		 0

games		 6

games		12

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. 27, 1979
1. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 15 7 11 0 0 0 1 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jazz 116   Bernard King 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 09 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 19, 1980
2. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 26 7 4 5 3 4 4 31 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Warriors 107   Bernard King 19 6 0 0 2 1 5 26 8-11 .727 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 22, 1981
3. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 24 8 9 3 2 3 1 43 9-16 .563 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Warriors 118   Bernard King 34 10 8 1 0 3 3 41 15-28 .536 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 24, 1981
4. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 9 11 1 0 5 2 39 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Warriors 103   Bernard King 22 7 3 3 1 7 5 42 8-16 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1981
5. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 26 13 7 2 0 3 2 41 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Warriors 118   Bernard King 21 7 3 0 0 3 3 40 10-19 .526 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 17, 1981
6. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 16 7 3 0 0 5 5 37 5-8 .625 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
Warriors 120   Bernard King 33 3 5 0 0 0 4 45 14-18 .778 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 02, 1982
7. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 17 14 10 1 0 5 1 43 5-15 .333 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Warriors 119   Bernard King 26 11 5 0 0 7 5 41 11-17 .647 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Feb. 19, 1982
8. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 26 14 6 1 1 2 4 34 9-13 .692 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Warriors 106   Bernard King 14 7 3 1 1 2 4 20 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Apr. 13, 1982
9. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 13 3 9 1 0 9 4 39 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Warriors 106   Bernard King 13 2 4 0 0 5 5 37 6-16 .375 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 16, 1982
10. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 14 7 13 2 1 2 1 33 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Warriors 109   Bernard King 21 12 2 0 1 1 2 34 8-18 .444 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1983
11. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 16 6 8 3 1 2 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Knicks 90   Bernard King 22 6 5 0 0 2 34 9-24 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 1983
12. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 4 9 12 1 0 2 41 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 88   Bernard King 18 5 0 0 0 3 34 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 01, 1985
13. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 17 6 12 5 1 5 4 41 4-6 .667 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Knicks 104   Bernard King 23 5 4 0 0 5 5 36 10-13 .769 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 24, 1985
14. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 8 15 2 0 3 2 44 6-12 .500 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Knicks 114   Bernard King 39 2 1 2 0 1 5 38 16-28 .571 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1987
15. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 30 4 14 4 0 6 4 44 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-12 .833
OT Bullets 120   Bernard King 18 2 4 2 0 3 3 36 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1988
16. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 29 8 17 4 0 4 1 46 11-16 .688 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
OT Bullets 112   Bernard King 37 2 5 1 0 1 4 50 18-28 .643 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Dec. 18, 1988
17. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 13 6 8 0 1 4 3 37 4-7 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Bullets 115   Bernard King 13 2 2 0 0 3 1 26 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1989
18. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 25 10 14 1 1 4 0 39 8-18 .444 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Bullets 115   Bernard King 6 1 3 0 0 1 3 27 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 09, 1989
19. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 21 7 14 1 1 1 2 40 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bullets 103   Bernard King 24 11 2 0 0 5 1 37 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1990
20. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 19 6 14 1 1 3 2 44 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Bullets 99   Bernard King 40 5 3 1 1 4 5 45 15-32 .469 1-1 1.000 9-11 .818
Mar. 09, 1991
21. Lakers 87   Magic Johnson 25 10 8 1 1 2 1 34 8-14 .571 3-4 .750 6-8 .750
Bullets 72   Bernard King 16 4 4 0 0 2 4 41 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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