Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Sly Williams

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Sly Williams 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 5 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 4-1 winning record over Sly Williams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Sly Williams:
1979-80 to 1985-86
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
4
4
0
Sly Williams
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 16.8 10.0 11.8
Sly Williams 5.8 2.6 1.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 25 14 20
Sly Williams 11 3 4
Games with better stats than the other player...
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Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 5

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Sly Williams 0

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Both had same stat 0

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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
%
Jan. 21, 1980
1. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 16 6 7 2 0 3 2 25 4-8 .500 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Knicks 114   Sly Williams 7 3 0 0 1 1 2 08 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 05, 1980
2. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 19 10 11 3 0 4 5 36 7-17 .412 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Knicks 105   Sly Williams 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1982
3. Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 20 11 9 4 42 5-11 .455 0- .000 10-10 1.000
OT Knicks 129   Sly Williams 8 2 4 3 30 3-8 .375 0- .000 2-2 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 01, 1983
4. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 4 9 12 1 0 2 41 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Knicks 88   Sly Williams 3 3 2 1 0 0 16 1-4 .250 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1984
5. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 25 14 20 0 0 4 1 45 7-12 .583 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Hawks 116   Sly Williams 11 3 3 2 0 1 2 15 5-8 .625 0-0 - 1-1 1.000