Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and LaSalle Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and LaSalle Thompson 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 34 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 32-2 winning record over LaSalle Thompson, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
LaSalle Thompson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
LaSalle Thompson:
1982-83 to 1996-97
34 Games played
31 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
32
29
3
LaSalle Thompson
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.4 6.1 12.7 1.80.5
LaSalle Thompson 11.9 9.0 1.51.11.4
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 46 12 21 42
LaSalle Thompson 28 20 5 54
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 23

games		 9

games		 34

games		 18

games		3

games
LaSalle Thompson 10

games 		21

games		 0

games		 6

games		17

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 4

games		 0

games		 10

games		14

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 04, 1983
1. Lakers 143   Magic Johnson 8 10 15 4 2 1 34 3-9 .333 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Kings 125   LaSalle Thompson 11 7 1 0 1 2 13 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 06, 1983
2. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 11 6 11 2 0 0 2 31 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Kings 106   LaSalle Thompson 13 11 1 2 1 1 1 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Feb. 18, 1983
3. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 17 7 15 3 0 6 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Kings 124   LaSalle Thompson 2 4 2 0 2 2 14 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 18, 1983
4. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 1 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 96   LaSalle Thompson 2 2 0 0 1 1 06 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1983
5. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 16 5 11 1 1 6 3 38 5-11 .455 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Kings 107   LaSalle Thompson 18 12 1 1 1 3 3 26 8-11 .727 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Jan. 12, 1984
6. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 15 1 11 3 1 4 2 39 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Kings 89   LaSalle Thompson 28 20 0 1 2 2 4 31 12-15 .800 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 21, 1984
7. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 24 12 19 2 1 5 4 28 8-14 .571 0-1 .000 8-11 .727
Kings 116   LaSalle Thompson 11 12 2 1 0 2 3 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Apr. 06, 1984
8. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 14 4 10 1 1 6 1 33 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Kings 97   LaSalle Thompson 8 8 1 1 3 3 6 22 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1984
9. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 26 7 11 3 0 4 2 39 12-22 .545 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Kings 105   LaSalle Thompson 12 7 1 0 2 2 5 27 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 20, 1984
10. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 23 5 11 0 0 4 4 40 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Kings 102   LaSalle Thompson 23 14 2 2 1 1 5 33 9-19 .474 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 22, 1984
11. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 10 13 2 1 3 3 42 4-11 .364 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Kings 102   LaSalle Thompson 10 9 1 1 1 2 4 33 4-11 .364 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1984
12. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 11 3 0 5 3 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Kings 116   LaSalle Thompson 8 9 1 0 0 0 5 26 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Nov. 30, 1984
13. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 2 0 2 1 35 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 121   LaSalle Thompson 15 16 1 2 4 4 5 29 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 21, 1985
14. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 15 10 17 0 1 5 2 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 117   LaSalle Thompson 14 11 1 5 1 5 5 30 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1985
15. Lakers 133   Magic Johnson 20 5 13 3 0 6 1 29 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 111   LaSalle Thompson 21 7 3 3 2 1 2 32 9-16 .563 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 08, 1986
16. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 33 5 17 4 1 1 2 53 13-23 .565 1-1 1.000 6-11 .545
2OT Kings 121   LaSalle Thompson 8 14 4 1 2 5 6 40 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Mar. 22, 1986
17. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 2 14 2 0 2 1 41 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Kings 113   LaSalle Thompson 13 10 5 1 0 4 2 39 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Apr. 03, 1986
18. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 12 5 16 2 2 4 1 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Kings 105   LaSalle Thompson 13 8 1 1 1 1 2 23 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 12, 1986
19. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 14 6 8 1 0 7 2 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 92   LaSalle Thompson 25 9 5 0 0 5 2 35 12-20 .600 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1986
20. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 34 8 12 2 0 3 2 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Kings 111   LaSalle Thompson 6 3 1 1 0 2 4 17 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 23, 1986
21. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 46 10 9 1 0 2 3 48 17-36 .472 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
OT Kings 117   LaSalle Thompson 20 10 2 3 4 2 3 40 7-13 .538 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Feb. 04, 1987
22. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 10 5 17 0 1 3 0 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 92   LaSalle Thompson 2 6 3 0 2 1 4 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 10, 1987
23. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 7 3 38 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Kings 98   LaSalle Thompson 9 16 0 1 2 2 6 31 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 22, 1987
24. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 33 12 19 3 1 5 3 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Kings 121   LaSalle Thompson 12 7 0 0 1 3 2 19 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1987
25. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 26 6 10 3 0 3 5 43 10-23 .435 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
OT Kings 120   LaSalle Thompson 9 5 0 0 1 1 2 13 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-1 .000
Dec. 23, 1987
26. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 7 8 1 2 2 2 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   LaSalle Thompson 15 11 3 0 2 0 4 22 5-9 .556 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 28, 1988
27. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 4 9 1 0 3 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 94   LaSalle Thompson 4 10 0 2 2 0 6 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1988
28. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 3 15 2 0 2 1 33 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 8-8 1.000
Kings 102   LaSalle Thompson 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 09 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 10, 1989
29. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 22 8 12 1 0 6 1 40 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 106   LaSalle Thompson 23 11 3 2 4 4 5 37 8-16 .500 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Mar. 03, 1989
30. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 20 8 16 2 0 1 2 29 8-12 .667 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Pacers 117   LaSalle Thompson 21 14 0 2 2 3 4 36 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
31. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 6 11 0 1 4 2 34 8-25 .320 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Pacers 94   LaSalle Thompson 2 4 3 2 1 5 2 25 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1990
32. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 32 5 8 2 0 2 2 41 11-15 .733 3-5 .600 7-8 .875
Pacers 111   LaSalle Thompson 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 20 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1990
33. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 29 7 21 1 0 7 2 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 15-16 .938
Pacers 112   LaSalle Thompson 8 7 0 1 0 1 2 25 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 21, 1991
34. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 2 15 2 0 2 2 42 8-14 .571 2-5 .400 9-10 .900
Pacers 114   LaSalle Thompson 11 8 2 1 0 4 4 29 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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