Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Paul Silas

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Paul Silas 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 10 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 7-3 winning record over Paul Silas, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Paul Silas:
1964-65 to 1979-80
10 Games played
5 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
7
3
4
Paul Silas
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 15.2 7.4 8.2
Paul Silas 3.0 4.4 1.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 20 13 13
Paul Silas 9 8 3
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 9

games
7

games
10

games
Paul Silas 1

game
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 17, 1979
1. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 15 3 4 0 1 5 0 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 112   Paul Silas 4 1 1 0 2 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 4 0 0 6 2 37 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 119   Paul Silas 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 14 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Dec. 23, 1979
3. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 6 10 3 1 2 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 97   Paul Silas 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 23 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1980
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 6 13 3 1 3 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Paul Silas 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 13 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 22, 1980
5. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 2 7 7 4 0 6 2 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 92   Paul Silas 9 8 3 1 0 1 1 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 1980
6. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 8 9 3 1 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Paul Silas 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1980
7. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 6 1 2 3 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 99   Paul Silas 2 7 2 0 0 1 5 20 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 25, 1980
8. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 0 1 3 1 43 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Supersonics 100   Paul Silas 2 8 1 4 0 0 0 20 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 27, 1980
9. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 13 6 6 0 6 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 93   Paul Silas 4 4 0 0 1 2 3 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 30, 1980
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 1 1 3 4 41 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 105   Paul Silas 2 4 3 1 0 1 1 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -