Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Olden Polynice

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Olden Polynice 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 22 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 18-4 winning record over Olden Polynice, including a 4-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Olden Polynice
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Olden Polynice:
1987-88 to 2003-04
22 Games played
18 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
18
14
4
Olden Polynice
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.0 6.5 10.5 1.80.2
Olden Polynice 5.6 4.5 0.20.60.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 40 10 21 52
Olden Polynice 21 13 2 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20

games		 15

games		 22

games		 14

games		3

games
Olden Polynice 1

game 		7

games		 0

games		 2

games		4

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		 6

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1987
1. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 26 6 8 5 1 5 4 38 8-18 .444 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Supersonics 109   Olden Polynice 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 10 0-2 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Nov. 24, 1987
2. Lakers 85   Magic Johnson 23 3 6 1 0 3 5 38 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 103   Olden Polynice 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 20, 1987
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 16 8 12 2 0 3 3 38 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Supersonics 94   Olden Polynice 8 5 1 0 1 0 3 23 4-5 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1988
4. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 34 10 6 2 0 6 1 42 9-19 .474 0-1 .000 16-19 .842
Supersonics 109   Olden Polynice 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 01, 1988
5. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 16 5 13 0 0 7 1 43 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 114   Olden Polynice 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1988
6. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 11 9 16 2 1 3 2 37 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 103   Olden Polynice 11 10 2 3 0 1 2 24 5-12 .417 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Nov. 17, 1988
7. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 28 10 6 1 0 4 4 41 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 16-17 .941
Supersonics 101   Olden Polynice 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 12 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 30, 1988
8. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 40 9 10 2 1 3 2 38 13-21 .619 1-1 1.000 13-14 .929
Supersonics 106   Olden Polynice 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 09 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Jan. 03, 1989
9. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 13 7 9 3 0 5 3 41 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Supersonics 116   Olden Polynice 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1989
10. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 15 9 18 1 0 2 1 38 7-12 .583 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Olden Polynice 5 5 0 1 0 2 1 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 23, 1989
11. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 29 9 21 1 0 2 2 40 8-14 .571 4-4 1.000 9-9 1.000
Supersonics 117   Olden Polynice 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 07, 1989
12. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 21 1 14 5 0 1 3 42 5-10 .500 0-1 .000 11-14 .786
Supersonics 102   Olden Polynice 11 10 0 1 0 0 6 21 5-6 .833 0-0 - 1-2 .500
May. 10, 1989
13. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 12 5 12 2 0 6 2 38 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 108   Olden Polynice 8 7 1 2 0 2 5 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 12, 1989
14. Lakers 91   Magic Johnson 10 9 14 2 0 9 2 44 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 86   Olden Polynice 2 5 0 1 1 0 3 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 14, 1989
15. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 17 9 9 0 2 3 1 39 4-12 .333 0-4 .000 9-10 .900
Supersonics 95   Olden Polynice 6 7 0 0 1 0 4 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 17, 1990
16. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 6 9 1 0 3 3 38 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 14-16 .875
Supersonics 90   Olden Polynice 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 28, 1990
17. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 6 8 0 0 4 3 41 6-17 .353 2-6 .333 11-11 1.000
Supersonics 107   Olden Polynice 8 7 0 1 0 0 3 34 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 25, 1990
18. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 18 2 5 1 0 4 2 31 6-7 .857 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Supersonics 94   Olden Polynice 6 3 0 1 0 2 2 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 17, 1990
19. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 21 6 8 2 0 4 2 38 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 12-13 .923
Supersonics 101   Olden Polynice 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1991
20. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 33 4 9 3 0 2 1 44 12-14 .857 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Supersonics 96   Olden Polynice 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 17 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 19, 1991
21. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 18 5 11 2 0 2 1 29 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Clippers 105   Olden Polynice 8 3 0 1 0 0 3 29 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1995-96 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 07, 1996
22. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 15 5 7 1 0 5 1 30 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Kings 89   Olden Polynice 21 13 0 0 0 0 5 43 9-20 .450 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
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