Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Otis Thorpe

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Otis Thorpe 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 29-5 winning record over Otis Thorpe, including a 6-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Otis Thorpe
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Otis Thorpe:
1984-85 to 2000-01
34 Games played
27 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
29
23
6
Otis Thorpe
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21.1 7.6 12.8 1.60.3
Otis Thorpe 16.6 8.7 2.10.90.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 46 13 21 52
Otis Thorpe 31 14 6 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 23

games		 11

games		 34

games		 17

games		5

games
Otis Thorpe 9

games 		19

games		 0

games		 8

games		10

games
Both had same stat 2

games		 4

games		 0

games		 9

games		19

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1984
1. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 9 5 11 3 0 5 3 32 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Kings 116   Otis Thorpe 7 3 2 0 0 1 2 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nov. 30, 1984
2. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 2 0 2 1 35 6-15 .400 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Kings 121   Otis Thorpe 5 3 0 0 0 4 4 07 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 21, 1985
3. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 15 10 17 0 1 5 2 39 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 117   Otis Thorpe 11 5 3 1 1 1 1 18 4-7 .571 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 08, 1986
4. 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   Otis Thorpe 28 12 0 1 1 1 5 33 10-12 .833 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Mar. 22, 1986
5. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 2 14 2 0 2 1 41 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 5-5 1.000
Kings 113   Otis Thorpe 14 7 0 1 0 0 3 23 4-9 .444 0-0 - 6-10 .600
Apr. 03, 1986
6. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 12 5 16 2 2 4 1 28 2-6 .333 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Kings 105   Otis Thorpe 8 3 3 0 1 1 4 25 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Apr. 12, 1986
7. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 14 6 8 1 0 7 2 27 6-9 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Kings 92   Otis Thorpe 11 6 0 0 1 2 2 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 16, 1986
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 34 8 12 2 0 3 2 42 12-21 .571 0-0 - 10-13 .769
Kings 111   Otis Thorpe 17 12 3 0 1 2 3 34 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 23, 1986
9. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 46 10 9 1 0 2 3 48 17-36 .472 0-1 .000 12-16 .750
OT Kings 117   Otis Thorpe 12 11 3 0 3 1 5 43 4-14 .286 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 04, 1987
10. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 10 5 17 0 1 3 0 28 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Kings 92   Otis Thorpe 18 8 3 0 2 5 4 44 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Feb. 10, 1987
11. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 16 6 13 1 0 7 3 38 7-15 .467 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Kings 98   Otis Thorpe 27 8 0 3 1 2 1 35 11-21 .524 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 22, 1987
12. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 33 12 19 3 1 5 3 40 12-21 .571 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Kings 121   Otis Thorpe 20 12 3 1 0 1 3 41 9-16 .563 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1987
13. 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   Otis Thorpe 31 13 2 1 0 1 3 46 10-16 .625 0-0 - 11-13 .846
Dec. 23, 1987
14. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 7 8 1 2 2 2 29 13-18 .722 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 103   Otis Thorpe 16 5 1 1 0 2 2 28 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 28, 1988
15. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 18 4 9 1 0 3 2 32 6-10 .600 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Kings 94   Otis Thorpe 23 8 3 1 1 3 4 31 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 16, 1989
16. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 17 13 18 0 0 3 2 42 6-12 .500 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 113   Otis Thorpe 20 9 2 0 0 3 2 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 31, 1989
17. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 17 11 10 1 0 5 2 34 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Rockets 114   Otis Thorpe 12 8 3 1 1 3 3 43 5-9 .556 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 05, 1989
18. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 11 7 15 5 0 3 4 41 4-15 .267 1-3 .333 2-5 .400
Rockets 88   Otis Thorpe 12 14 0 1 0 3 3 39 5-14 .357 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 13, 1989
19. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 19 12 11 1 1 5 4 43 4-23 .174 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Rockets 96   Otis Thorpe 19 8 4 1 1 1 1 45 7-12 .583 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1989
20. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 24 13 9 3 0 8 4 39 9-26 .346 1-6 .167 5-6 .833
Rockets 110   Otis Thorpe 21 10 4 2 1 1 3 41 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jan. 12, 1990
21. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 31 11 11 1 0 6 0 41 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 15-16 .938
Rockets 98   Otis Thorpe 12 9 3 3 0 1 2 36 4-8 .500 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Mar. 06, 1990
22. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 27 6 8 2 0 3 1 39 11-24 .458 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
Rockets 112   Otis Thorpe 11 9 2 1 1 2 2 38 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 15, 1990
23. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 25 11 11 0 0 7 4 41 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 8-8 1.000
Rockets 102   Otis Thorpe 25 10 4 1 1 3 3 31 11-15 .733 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1990
24. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 7 14 3 0 6 1 42 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Rockets 89   Otis Thorpe 21 8 3 1 0 2 3 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 29, 1990
25. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 17 7 14 0 1 3 2 45 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Rockets 100   Otis Thorpe 14 8 0 1 0 1 5 43 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-4 .500
May. 01, 1990
26. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 18 2 0 2 4 43 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 114   Otis Thorpe 27 8 1 2 0 3 2 42 8-13 .615 0-0 - 11-14 .786
May. 03, 1990
27. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 19 6 8 0 0 5 3 40 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 88   Otis Thorpe 18 9 3 1 0 3 2 41 5-8 .625 0-0 - 8-14 .571
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1990
28. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 24 10 16 3 1 5 2 50 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000
OT Rockets 103   Otis Thorpe 8 10 0 1 0 2 4 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Jan. 13, 1991
29. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 17 9 16 1 0 4 2 38 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 97   Otis Thorpe 24 10 3 2 0 2 3 43 11-19 .579 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 19, 1991
30. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 18 10 17 0 0 5 1 44 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Rockets 103   Otis Thorpe 9 14 6 2 0 3 3 46 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 03, 1991
31. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 18 6 8 2 0 5 5 41 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 104   Otis Thorpe 16 11 1 0 0 3 4 34 6-14 .429 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1991
32. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 2 0 3 4 39 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 92   Otis Thorpe 10 7 2 0 0 3 4 35 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 1991
33. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 13 7 21 1 0 3 1 45 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 98   Otis Thorpe 16 8 3 1 0 1 1 36 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1991
34. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 38 6 7 1 0 6 3 41 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Rockets 90   Otis Thorpe 21 10 3 1 0 2 3 45 9-17 .529 0-0 - 3-6 .500
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