Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Pooh Richardson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Pooh Richardson 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 9 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has an 8-1 winning record over Pooh Richardson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Pooh Richardson:
1989-90 to 1998-99
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
8
8
0
Pooh Richardson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.8 5.4 10.1 0.80.4
Pooh Richardson 15.4 2.7 8.21.70.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 37 10 15 21
Pooh Richardson 31 7 12 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 3

games
7

games
7

games
0

games
2

games
Pooh Richardson 6

games
2

games
2

games
5

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
4

games
6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1989
1. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 26 10 9 2 1 2 3 48 7-14 .500 0-0 - 12-14 .857
OT Timberwolves 97   Pooh Richardson 5 0 8 2 0 1 1 28 2-10 .200 1-7 .143 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1990
2. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 3 15 0 0 2 2 33 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Timberwolves 96   Pooh Richardson 11 0 6 2 0 2 1 42 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 17, 1990
3. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 37 5 13 2 1 0 1 45 9-19 .474 3-5 .600 16-19 .842
Timberwolves 99   Pooh Richardson 18 7 12 2 1 2 0 45 9-19 .474 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1990
4. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 11 4 7 1 1 3 2 30 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Timberwolves 89   Pooh Richardson 17 2 9 2 1 2 1 44 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1990
5. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 21 7 11 0 0 3 0 41 6-22 .273 0-5 .000 9-11 .818
Timberwolves 73   Pooh Richardson 22 3 2 2 1 2 3 48 11-21 .524 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1990
6. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 15 6 13 1 0 2 1 27 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 9-10 .900
Timberwolves 94   Pooh Richardson 20 2 11 1 0 5 2 43 10-24 .417 0-2 .000 0-1 .000
Feb. 13, 1991
7. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 18 8 14 0 1 2 1 31 5-14 .357 1-4 .250 7-7 1.000
Timberwolves 106   Pooh Richardson 31 7 11 2 0 5 1 48 14-23 .609 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Mar. 05, 1991
8. Lakers 85   Magic Johnson 32 6 9 1 0 4 2 44 9-20 .450 0-4 .000 14-14 1.000
Timberwolves 94   Pooh Richardson 8 2 7 1 0 2 4 34 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 20, 1996
9. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 104   Pooh Richardson 7 1 8 1 0 3 0 33 3-12 .250 1-5 .200 0-1 .000