Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Hakeem Olajuwon

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Hakeem Olajuwon 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 48 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 30-18 winning record over Hakeem Olajuwon. They each won 8 games in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Hakeem Olajuwon:
1984-85 to 2001-02
48 Games played
32 in Regular Season
16 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
30
22
8
Hakeem Olajuwon
18
10
8

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.9 7.5 12.5 1.60.1
Hakeem Olajuwon 22.9 11.3 2.52.43.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 39 13 21 51
Hakeem Olajuwon 40 20 7 510
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19

games		 11

games		 45

games		 14

games		0

games
Hakeem Olajuwon 28

games 		34

games		 3

games		 24

games		43

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 3

games		 0

games		 10

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1984
1. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 26 6 20 4 0 4 3 44 10-17 .588 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 9 0 2 2 3 6 33 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Jan. 30, 1985
2. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 33 4 10 1 0 6 3 42 14-18 .778 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Rockets 116   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 0 2 2 2 2 31 10-15 .667 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 05, 1985
3. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 18 4 19 4 0 4 1 44 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 13 3 0 2 7 3 43 14-19 .737 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 26, 1985
4. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 15 11 18 1 1 8 0 40 7-16 .438 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 16 0 4 4 4 5 34 9-15 .600 0-0 - 3-8 .375
Mar. 22, 1985
5. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 12 8 16 0 0 8 3 36 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 6 0 3 4 1 3 37 5-15 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
6. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 18 6 14 2 1 5 2 41 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 1 3 1 0 5 40 14-24 .583 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Feb. 06, 1986
7. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 15 4 4 1 0 2 1 29 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 14 0 4 0 2 5 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Mar. 16, 1986
8. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 19 12 12 2 0 6 1 42 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 10 2 5 2 4 6 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 7-10 .700
Apr. 06, 1986
9. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 20 5 20 3 0 6 3 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 0 2 4 6 4 43 11-18 .611 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Apr. 10, 1986
10. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 4 16 1 0 4 1 41 9-22 .409 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 34 8 5 3 7 3 4 38 10-22 .455 0-0 - 14-19 .737
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 10, 1986
11. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 26 7 18 3 0 4 4 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 8-13 .615
Rockets 107   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 16 3 2 4 3 4 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 8-13 .615
May. 13, 1986
12. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 24 8 19 2 0 4 2 43 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 10-12 .833
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 13 2 4 6 1 5 41 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
May. 16, 1986
13. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 17 8 20 3 0 3 4 45 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 117   Hakeem Olajuwon 40 12 3 2 2 2 5 46 14-28 .500 0-0 - 12-15 .800
May. 18, 1986
14. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 20 12 11 1 0 4 5 46 9-18 .500 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 105   Hakeem Olajuwon 35 8 1 0 4 0 3 42 11-23 .478 0-0 - 13-20 .650
May. 21, 1986
15. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 24 5 13 3 0 2 4 32 9-17 .529 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 7 1 3 4 1 2 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 10-15 .667
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 1986
16. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 21 6 10 1 0 5 3 42 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 17 3 1 6 3 5 44 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-14 .429
Dec. 21, 1986
17. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 38 8 16 3 1 2 1 42 11-18 .611 0-0 - 16-16 1.000
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 13 5 2 3 2 4 41 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 5-10 .500
Dec. 26, 1986
18. Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 30 4 15 3 0 4 3 34 11-20 .550 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 8 3 3 1 4 4 35 8-19 .421 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Mar. 28, 1987
19. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 31 7 13 3 0 5 2 36 13-16 .813 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Rockets 109   Hakeem Olajuwon 10 10 6 3 2 3 3 37 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 31, 1987
20. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 21 10 13 2 0 6 3 38 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 14 4 1 3 2 3 35 5-17 .294 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1987
21. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 10 12 1 0 7 1 37 9-18 .500 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 26 11 2 4 2 5 5 38 13-22 .591 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 18, 1988
22. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 39 5 17 2 0 5 2 38 15-20 .750 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 24 9 5 1 2 1 3 41 11-18 .611 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 18, 1988
23. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 26 5 7 1 0 2 2 38 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 20 20 0 3 1 4 4 42 7-19 .368 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mar. 22, 1988
24. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 10 5 12 1 0 4 1 24 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Rockets 95   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 10 1 3 0 1 3 28 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Apr. 17, 1988
25. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 19 10 12 1 0 5 4 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Rockets 127   Hakeem Olajuwon 38 7 5 1 3 3 6 42 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-6 .667
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1989
26. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 17 13 18 0 0 3 2 42 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 113   Hakeem Olajuwon 19 10 4 5 0 0 4 34 7-18 .389 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 31, 1989
27. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 17 11 10 1 0 5 2 34 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 2 2 5 6 3 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Mar. 05, 1989
28. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 11 7 15 5 0 3 4 41 4-15 .267 1-3 .333 2-5 .400
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 17 3 4 3 2 3 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 13, 1989
29. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 12 11 1 1 5 4 43 4-23 .174 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 11 1 2 6 0 6 37 11-22 .500 0-0 - 8-10 .800
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1989
30. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 24 13 9 3 0 8 4 39 9-26 .346 1-6 .167 5-6 .833
Rockets 110   Hakeem Olajuwon 17 12 3 0 4 4 3 40 7-19 .368 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 12, 1990
31. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 31 11 11 1 0 6 0 41 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 15-16 .938
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 11 0 1 4 1 5 25 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 06, 1990
32. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 27 6 8 2 0 3 1 39 11-24 .458 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
Rockets 112   Hakeem Olajuwon 27 14 3 4 8 4 5 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Apr. 15, 1990
33. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 25 11 11 0 0 7 4 41 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 8-8 1.000
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 12 7 1 3 5 2 5 35 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1990
34. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 7 14 3 0 6 1 42 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Rockets 89   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 14 3 3 7 4 4 41 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Apr. 29, 1990
35. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 17 7 14 0 1 3 2 45 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Rockets 100   Hakeem Olajuwon 11 11 1 2 10 4 5 43 4-15 .267 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
May. 01, 1990
36. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 18 2 0 2 4 43 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 114   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 7 2 2 2 0 5 36 10-17 .588 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
May. 03, 1990
37. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 19 6 8 0 0 5 3 40 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 88   Hakeem Olajuwon 28 14 2 3 4 3 5 41 12-25 .480 0-0 - 4-8 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1990
38. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 24 10 16 3 1 5 2 50 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000
OT Rockets 103   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 12 6 1 2 8 3 45 7-14 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Mar. 03, 1991
39. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 18 6 8 2 0 5 5 41 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 13 8 0 1 1 2 3 24 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1991
40. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 2 0 3 4 39 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 92   Hakeem Olajuwon 22 16 1 0 3 2 4 45 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Apr. 27, 1991
41. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 13 7 21 1 0 3 1 45 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 98   Hakeem Olajuwon 23 11 3 1 1 1 3 44 9-14 .643 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 30, 1991
42. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 38 6 7 1 0 6 3 41 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Rockets 90   Hakeem Olajuwon 21 17 2 3 4 5 4 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 1996
43. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 96   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 10 6 3 0 4 3 43 13-29 .448 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 03, 1996
44. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 14 7 5 2 0 7 4 26 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
Rockets 111   Hakeem Olajuwon 29 13 6 3 3 4 3 41 12-17 .706 0-0 - 5-7 .714
1996 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1996
45. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 20 13 3 0 0 5 1 36 4-11 .364 2-4 .500 10-12 .833
Rockets 87   Hakeem Olajuwon 33 8 2 5 1 4 4 42 14-26 .538 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Apr. 27, 1996
46. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 7 5 0 0 1 1 31 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 11-13 .846
Rockets 94   Hakeem Olajuwon 18 7 2 1 4 1 6 32 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 30, 1996
47. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 7 9 13 0 0 2 0 38 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 104   Hakeem Olajuwon 30 8 3 0 2 2 2 42 12-27 .444 0-0 - 6-7 .857
May. 02, 1996
48. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 8 5 5 0 0 4 1 30 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Rockets 102   Hakeem Olajuwon 25 11 7 4 2 5 4 42 12-22 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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