Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Phil Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Phil Smith 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 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-3 winning record over Phil Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Phil Smith:
1974-75 to 1982-83
19 Games played
19 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
16
16
0
Phil Smith
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 17.3 9.1 9.9
Phil Smith 10.7 1.9 4.6
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 29 15 16
Phil Smith 23 5 10
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 14

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19

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16

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Phil Smith 4

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0

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1

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Both had same stat 1

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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
%
Dec. 21, 1979
1. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 24 5 10 4 1 6 1 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 10-12 .833
Warriors 108   Phil Smith 6 0 4 3 0 2 2 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 1980
2. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 3 0 3 3 38 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Warriors 100   Phil Smith 14 3 4 4 1 3 5 33 7-19 .368 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 30, 1980
3. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 16 12 10 3 0 7 3 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Warriors 93   Phil Smith 14 4 4 1 0 4 5 32 6-15 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 1980
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 29 8 10 2 2 1 1 31 13-21 .619 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Clippers 101   Phil Smith 18 3 3 3 0 0 3 29 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Nov. 14, 1980
5. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 13 5 10 2 0 3 2 34 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Clippers 100   Phil Smith 10 0 4 0 0 3 4 22 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1981
6. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 27 9 7 5 0 3 3 37 12-17 .706 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 116   Phil Smith 22 0 9 0 1 2 3 37 11-15 .733 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 1981
7. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 20 8 11 7 1 3 4 42 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Clippers 122   Phil Smith 23 2 7 0 0 3 2 38 10-17 .588 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1981
8. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 8 8 10 1 5 1 41 3-10 .300 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 117   Phil Smith 16 5 10 1 2 1 36 7-17 .412 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Nov. 27, 1981
9. Lakers 129   Magic Johnson 17 6 13 1 6 34 4-12 .333 1-1 1.000 8-10 .800
Clippers 138   Phil Smith 19 3 8 0 4 26 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 19, 1981
10. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 22 13 7 2 6 3 45 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Clippers 100   Phil Smith 9 4 7 0 2 3 33 3-13 .231 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Dec. 27, 1981
11. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 21 6 11 1 5 1 32 8-12 .667 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Clippers 117   Phil Smith 16 2 3 2 2 5 33 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 25, 1982
12. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 10 12 7 0 0 4 1 38 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 98   Phil Smith 14 2 6 1 0 1 4 28 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 1982
13. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 8 12 8 5 2 3 3 41 3-5 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 104   Phil Smith 1 2 1 2 2 18 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 1982
14. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 4 11 10 3 2 4 3 41 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 93   Phil Smith 4 1 5 1 2 3 16 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 30, 1982
15. Lakers 137   Magic Johnson 17 8 16 3 0 2 0 34 5-10 .500 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 117   Phil Smith 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 06 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 08, 1983
16. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 26 10 11 3 0 7 2 42 10-13 .769 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Supersonics 118   Phil Smith 8 2 8 0 0 3 3 22 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1983
17. Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 15 11 4 0 2 0 38 9-15 .600 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Supersonics 108   Phil Smith 3 1 3 1 0 1 1 10 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 04, 1983
18. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 10 8 2 0 5 1 43 4-15 .267 0-0 - 7-9 .778
Supersonics 121   Phil Smith 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 14 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 15, 1983
19. Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 12 8 12 0 1 5 4 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Supersonics 99   Phil Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -