Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Sidney Moncrief

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Sidney Moncrief 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 20 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 12-8 winning record over Sidney Moncrief. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Sidney Moncrief
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Sidney Moncrief:
1979-80 to 1990-91
20 Games played
20 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
12
12
0
Sidney Moncrief
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 19.1 6.6 10.2 2.30.2
Sidney Moncrief 12.1 3.9 3.61.10.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 34 12 20 51
Sidney Moncrief 28 10 11 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15

games		 15

games		 18

games		 13

games		2

games
Sidney Moncrief 5

games 		4

games		 2

games		 7

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		17

games

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. 31, 1979
1. Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 10 3 7 2 0 2 4 28 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Bucks 110   Sidney Moncrief 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Dec. 02, 1979
2. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 23 8 13 4 0 3 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 103   Sidney Moncrief 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1980
3. Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 18 7 6 1 0 4 2 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Bucks 113   Sidney Moncrief 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 26 3-10 .300 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 27, 1980
4. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 25 3 7 5 0 3 3 39 11-13 .846 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Bucks 102   Sidney Moncrief 12 2 3 1 0 3 1 31 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 29, 1980
5. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 19 11 7 4 0 3 3 45 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 2-3 .667
OT Bucks 126   Sidney Moncrief 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 10 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 04, 1980
6. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 18 8 7 3 0 4 5 34 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Bucks 124   Sidney Moncrief 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 08 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 10, 1982
7. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 28 7 6 2 0 0 1 36 8-21 .381 0-1 .000 12-13 .923
Bucks 118   Sidney Moncrief 16 9 5 3 0 3 2 31 8-16 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 26, 1982
8. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 16 11 5 2 1 4 5 41 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Bucks 96   Sidney Moncrief 20 5 7 3 1 2 5 34 8-14 .571 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 26, 1983
9. Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 9 12 20 0 0 4 4 46 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Bucks 113   Sidney Moncrief 10 1 0 1 0 1 2 16 3-8 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Mar. 02, 1983
10. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 34 7 15 5 0 4 3 42 15-20 .750 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bucks 117   Sidney Moncrief 21 5 1 1 0 4 4 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
11. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 29 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Bucks 97   Sidney Moncrief 14 5 7 2 0 4 1 34 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 20, 1984
12. Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 20 4 11 3 0 2 3 39 9-14 .643 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bucks 94   Sidney Moncrief 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 16 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1984
13. Lakers 96   Magic Johnson 20 7 11 0 0 3 1 41 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Bucks 89   Sidney Moncrief 13 7 5 1 0 5 4 42 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Jan. 15, 1985
14. Lakers 105   Magic Johnson 32 3 9 1 0 7 4 40 13-16 .813 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Bucks 115   Sidney Moncrief 28 5 8 4 0 1 2 41 9-20 .450 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1985
15. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 12 5 8 0 1 6 2 37 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Bucks 105   Sidney Moncrief 17 10 11 2 0 3 1 43 5-15 .333 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 23, 1986
16. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 23 3 10 3 0 1 1 39 5-10 .500 0-0 - 13-14 .929
Bucks 117   Sidney Moncrief 17 4 7 0 0 2 4 39 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 6-7 .857
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1988
17. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 11 5 12 2 0 5 1 41 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 3-3 1.000
Bucks 95   Sidney Moncrief 23 4 1 0 0 2 1 36 8-12 .667 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Apr. 02, 1989
18. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 26 4 11 3 0 3 2 43 8-18 .444 1-4 .250 9-9 1.000
Bucks 117   Sidney Moncrief 16 2 4 1 0 2 2 29 7-9 .778 1-2 .500 1-3 .333
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 1991
19. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 7 8 12 0 0 4 1 29 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Hawks 103   Sidney Moncrief 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 06 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 22, 1991
20. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 24 9 9 1 0 8 5 36 7-12 .583 0-3 .000 10-11 .909
Hawks 111   Sidney Moncrief 14 2 5 0 0 1 4 29 7-8 .875 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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