Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Ed Rains

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Ed Rains 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 7 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 4-3 winning record over Ed Rains, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson

vs.

Ed Rains


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Ed Rains: 1981-82 to 1982-83

7 Games played

4 in Regular Season

3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Magic Johnson	4	1	3
Ed Rains	3	3	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Magic Johnson	17.3	9.3	9.6	3.0	0.6
Ed Rains	1.9	1.1	0.7	0.0	0.0

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Magic Johnson	24	13	13	5	2
Ed Rains	6	3	3	0	0

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Magic Johnson	7 games	7 games	7 games	7 games	3 games
Ed Rains	0 games	0 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

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1981-82 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 10, 1981
1.	Lakers	102	Magic Johnson	24	9	7	3	0	2	2	39	10-18	.556	0-0	-	4-5	.800
	Spurs	128	Ed Rains	6	1	3	0	0	1	1	22	3-7	.429	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Nov. 25, 1981
2.	Lakers	117	Magic Johnson	19	13	9	4	0	2	2	39	9-18	.500	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Spurs	96	Ed Rains	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	03	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 26, 1982
3.	Lakers	105	Magic Johnson	17	3	10	2	1	3	5	38	8-12	.667	0-2	.000	1-2	.500
	Spurs	110	Ed Rains	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-


1982 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 11, 1982
4.	Lakers	110	Magic Johnson	19	11	9	5	1	2	4	39	6-10	.600	0-0	-	7-8	.875
	Spurs	101	Ed Rains	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	10	1-3	.333	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	May. 14, 1982
5.	Lakers	118	Magic Johnson	12	10	10	2	0		3	41	3-10	.300	0-0	-	6-7	.857
	Spurs	108	Ed Rains	0	0	1	0	0		0	02	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-


1982-83 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 30, 1982
6.	Lakers	114	Magic Johnson	17	8	9	3	0	2	3	42	6-11	.545	0-0	-	5-6	.833
	Spurs	117	Ed Rains	4	2	1	0	0	2	1	12	2-2	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-


1983 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	May. 13, 1983
7.	Lakers	113	Magic Johnson	13	11	13	2	2	2	2	42	5-12	.417	0-1	.000	3-3	1.000
	Spurs	100	Ed Rains	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	02	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-