Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Scottie Pippen

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Scottie Pippen 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 14 times in NBA games. Scottie Pippen has a 10-4 winning record over Magic Johnson, 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
Scottie Pippen:
1987-88 to 2003-04
14 Games played
9 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
4
3
1
Scottie Pippen
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.3 6.8 11.1 1.30.0
Scottie Pippen 18.6 7.4 5.41.40.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 31 12 20 40
Scottie Pippen 32 13 10 52
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 6

games
5

games
11

games
5

games
0

games
Scottie Pippen 7

games
8

games
1

game
6

games
9

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
2

games
3

games
5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1988
1. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 2 11 0 0 3 0 43 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Bulls 101   Scottie Pippen 6 6 4 2 0 1 3 28 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 10, 1988
2. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 7 2 4 0 0 1 0 10 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Bulls 128   Scottie Pippen 16 3 4 0 1 2 2 24 7-11 .636 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1988
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 31 4 12 3 0 2 3 41 11-18 .611 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000
Bulls 116   Scottie Pippen 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 15 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1989
4. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 20 8 12 2 0 7 1 40 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Bulls 104   Scottie Pippen 21 6 5 2 0 0 6 33 8-14 .571 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 1989
5. Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 18 12 10 4 0 3 3 42 6-16 .375 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Bulls 93   Scottie Pippen 16 12 4 0 1 4 3 45 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Feb. 07, 1990
6. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 22 8 17 2 0 4 2 39 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Bulls 103   Scottie Pippen 14 3 5 0 2 5 5 34 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 3-4 .750
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 21, 1990
7. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 9 14 0 0 5 1 39 7-14 .500 4-7 .571 0-1 .000
Bulls 114   Scottie Pippen 28 11 9 3 1 3 2 40 13-17 .765 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 03, 1991
8. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 7 7 11 0 0 5 3 31 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
Bulls 86   Scottie Pippen 24 8 5 1 1 2 4 46 11-20 .550 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1991 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 02, 1991
9. Lakers 93   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 1 0 5 2 43 4-5 .800 2-2 1.000 9-10 .900
Bulls 91   Scottie Pippen 19 7 5 1 2 3 5 41 7-19 .368 0-2 .000 5-7 .714
Jun. 05, 1991
10. Lakers 86   Magic Johnson 14 7 10 2 0 4 2 43 4-13 .308 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Bulls 107   Scottie Pippen 20 5 10 1 0 5 4 44 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jun. 07, 1991
11. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 22 6 10 2 0 5 2 50 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
OT Bulls 104   Scottie Pippen 19 13 5 4 0 3 6 45 8-17 .471 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jun. 09, 1991
12. Lakers 82   Magic Johnson 22 6 11 0 0 2 4 44 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 10-10 1.000
Bulls 97   Scottie Pippen 14 9 6 1 2 2 4 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 12, 1991
13. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 16 11 20 1 0 6 0 48 4-12 .333 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
Bulls 108   Scottie Pippen 32 13 7 5 1 7 3 48 10-22 .455 1-2 .500 11-12 .917
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 1996
14. Lakers 84   Magic Johnson 15 3 3 1 0 3 0 32 6-13 .462 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Bulls 99   Scottie Pippen 30 4 5 0 2 2 0 33 12-21 .571 5-8 .625 1-2 .500