Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Dwight Jones

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Dwight Jones 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 5 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 3-2 winning record over Dwight Jones. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Dwight Jones:
1973-74 to 1982-83
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
3
3
0
Dwight Jones
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 22.8 9.0 9.2 3.60.6
Dwight Jones 12.0 6.4 0.80.00.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 18 13 51
Dwight Jones 19 11 2 01
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 5

games
3

games
5

games
5

games
1

game
Dwight Jones 0

games
2

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

more >>
1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1979
1. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 22 6 13 3 1 1 2 40 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Bulls 118   Dwight Jones 19 9 0 0 1 4 5 27 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 31, 1980
2. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 16 6 11 5 0 2 4 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Bulls 97   Dwight Jones 12 4 2 0 0 2 2 15 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 07, 1980
3. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 14 18 9 5 1 2 4 41 6-18 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 99   Dwight Jones 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 11 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1982
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 32 7 5 2 1 2 4 38 11-26 .423 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Bulls 119   Dwight Jones 18 11 1 0 0 0 3 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 12, 1982
5. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 30 8 8 3 0 3 5 40 13-20 .650 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667
Bulls 111   Dwight Jones 9 5 1 0 0 2 2 23 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500