Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Rik Smits

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Rik Smits 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-0 winning record over Rik Smits. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Rik Smits
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
6
6
0
Rik Smits
0
0
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 26.5 6.5 14.0 1.20.2
Rik Smits 7.8 4.0 1.00.51.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 32 11 21 21
Rik Smits 14 7 3 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 6

games		 4

games		 6

games		 3

games		0

games
Rik Smits 0

games 		1

game		 0

games		 1

game		4

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		2

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1988
1. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 32 11 13 0 0 7 5 41 9-25 .360 0-0 - 14-14 1.000
Pacers 105   Rik Smits 13 7 3 0 1 0 1 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 03, 1989
2. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 20 8 16 2 0 1 2 29 8-12 .667 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Pacers 117   Rik Smits 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
3. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 6 11 0 1 4 2 34 8-25 .320 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Pacers 94   Rik Smits 4 4 1 0 5 3 4 27 0-5 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 24, 1990
4. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 32 5 8 2 0 2 2 41 11-15 .733 3-5 .600 7-8 .875
Pacers 111   Rik Smits 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1990
5. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 29 7 21 1 0 7 2 39 7-14 .500 0-0 - 15-16 .938
Pacers 112   Rik Smits 12 2 1 3 2 0 6 26 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1991
6. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 27 2 15 2 0 2 2 42 8-14 .571 2-5 .400 9-10 .900
Pacers 114   Rik Smits 14 5 1 0 0 1 2 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
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