Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Lionel Simmons

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Lionel Simmons 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 4 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 4-0 winning record over Lionel Simmons. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Lionel Simmons:
1990-91 to 1996-97
4 Games played
4 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
4
4
0
Lionel Simmons
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.0 6.3 13.0 1.50.3
Lionel Simmons 18.0 6.3 2.81.50.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 25 12 15 41
Lionel Simmons 26 9 4 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 2

games
1

game
4

games
1

game
0

games
Lionel Simmons 2

games
2

games
0

games
2

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
2

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1990
1. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 25 4 13 0 0 6 1 39 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 14-15 .933
Kings 86   Lionel Simmons 15 4 4 2 1 2 4 39 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 17, 1991
2. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 9 6 15 4 1 0 4 37 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Kings 78   Lionel Simmons 6 9 1 1 2 1 2 38 3-14 .214 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1991
3. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 19 12 14 2 0 3 3 42 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Kings 89   Lionel Simmons 25 8 3 3 0 3 1 45 9-15 .600 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 31, 1991
4. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 19 3 10 0 0 4 0 24 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Kings 87   Lionel Simmons 26 4 3 0 0 3 3 35 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 4-6 .667