Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and James Ray

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and James Ray 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 6-1 winning record over James Ray. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
James Ray:
1980-81 to 1982-83
7 Games played
7 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
6
6
0
James Ray
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.7 9.6 12.3 2.71.1
James Ray 5.4 2.4 0.70.30.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 33 15 17 63
James Ray 11 5 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 7

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7

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7

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6

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5

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James Ray 0

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0

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0

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0

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0

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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0

games
1

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2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 29, 1981
1. Lakers 146   Magic Johnson 33 15 17 6 1 8 5 47 14-26 .538 0-1 .000 5-8 .625
OT Nuggets 148   James Ray 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1981
2. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 24 10 11 2 1 2 2 36 8-11 .727 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Nuggets 117   James Ray 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 23, 1982
3. Lakers 145   Magic Johnson 15 6 8 3 0 0 2 30 6-11 .545 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 129   James Ray 10 5 0 1 0 2 0 12 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 09, 1982
4. Lakers 153   Magic Johnson 17 6 16 2 2 1 3 29 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Nuggets 128   James Ray 4 5 1 0 1 2 2 14 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1982
5. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 17 15 13 0 1 4 5 43 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
OT Nuggets 134   James Ray 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 04, 1982
6. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 15 5 9 4 3 1 3 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 108   James Ray 11 4 2 0 2 2 3 23 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 21, 1982
7. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 10 10 12 2 0 2 3 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 129   James Ray 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 06 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000