Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Kurt Rambis

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Kurt Rambis 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 16 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 9-7 winning record over Kurt Rambis, but Kurt Rambis won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-1 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Kurt Rambis:
1981-82 to 1994-95
16 Games played
11 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
9
8
1
Kurt Rambis
7
3
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 23.9 6.9 12.8 1.60.4
Kurt Rambis 5.8 7.5 1.91.30.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 43 12 24 42
Kurt Rambis 19 15 5 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15

games
8

games
16

games
8

games
3

games
Kurt Rambis 1

game
8

games
0

games
4

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
1. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 12 10 10 2 0 3 0 31 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Hornets 97   Kurt Rambis 19 9 2 1 1 3 2 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 10, 1989
2. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 0 2 5 1 28 7-8 .875 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Hornets 90   Kurt Rambis 4 8 3 4 0 1 1 27 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1989
3. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 31 8 9 4 1 9 3 39 13-19 .684 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Hornets 100   Kurt Rambis 15 9 3 4 0 3 3 31 6-9 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 12, 1989
4. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 27 2 10 0 0 5 0 44 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Hornets 89   Kurt Rambis 9 15 1 3 2 2 5 36 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Jan. 09, 1990
5. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 24 6 24 2 2 4 2 45 6-11 .545 3-5 .600 9-11 .818
OT Suns 121   Kurt Rambis 11 12 0 0 1 0 4 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 06, 1990
6. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 10 2 0 3 5 41 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
Suns 99   Kurt Rambis 6 14 5 2 0 3 5 32 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1990
7. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 22 7 14 2 0 5 5 41 4-14 .286 0-3 .000 14-15 .933
Suns 104   Kurt Rambis 6 8 5 1 0 1 2 27 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 10, 1990
8. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 2 0 2 3 34 8-14 .571 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Suns 100   Kurt Rambis 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 21 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1990
9. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 22 7 16 0 0 4 3 42 7-18 .389 0-3 .000 8-8 1.000
Suns 117   Kurt Rambis 2 5 3 1 0 0 5 31 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 13, 1990
10. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 43 6 10 2 0 3 3 45 15-26 .577 1-3 .333 12-12 1.000
Suns 114   Kurt Rambis 4 9 2 0 0 1 4 24 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 15, 1990
11. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 43 8 7 0 0 6 4 44 15-26 .577 0-2 .000 13-16 .813
Suns 106   Kurt Rambis 1 5 0 1 0 2 2 21 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1990
12. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 9 15 1 0 6 0 42 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Suns 112   Kurt Rambis 2 6 1 1 0 0 3 26 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 01, 1990
13. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 25 12 15 1 1 4 2 40 11-24 .458 1-4 .250 2-3 .667
Suns 98   Kurt Rambis 6 3 2 0 1 2 2 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 12, 1991
14. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 14 3 15 1 0 6 3 40 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Suns 99   Kurt Rambis 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 19 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1991
15. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 10 9 14 2 0 4 2 41 2-5 .400 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Suns 98   Kurt Rambis 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 15 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 07, 1991
16. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 31 8 8 4 0 2 1 38 11-19 .579 3-6 .500 6-9 .667
Suns 85   Kurt Rambis 4 6 4 0 0 1 3 32 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -