Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Tom LaGarde

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Tom LaGarde 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 17 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-3 winning record over Tom LaGarde, 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
Tom LaGarde:
1977-78 to 1984-85
17 Games played
12 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
14
10
4
Tom LaGarde
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 17.2 7.8 8.9
Tom LaGarde 4.9 4.2 1.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 32 13 15
Tom LaGarde 13 15 7
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds Assists
Magic Johnson 16

games
12

games
16

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Tom LaGarde 0

games
3

games
0

games
Both had same stat 1

game
2

games
1

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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
%
Oct. 17, 1979
1. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 15 3 4 0 1 5 0 31 4-8 .500 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Supersonics 112   Tom LaGarde 7 3 0 2 4 14 2-6 .333 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Nov. 21, 1979
2. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 14 5 4 0 0 6 2 37 6-11 .545 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Supersonics 119   Tom LaGarde 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 23, 1979
3. Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 16 6 10 3 1 2 1 40 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 97   Tom LaGarde 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 10 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 26, 1980
4. Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 18 6 13 3 1 3 3 37 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Tom LaGarde 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 11 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 22, 1980
5. Lakers 97   Magic Johnson 2 7 7 4 0 6 2 37 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 92   Tom LaGarde 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 08 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 1980
6. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 8 9 3 1 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Supersonics 108   Tom LaGarde 0 1 0 0 0 0 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1980
7. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 19 5 9 6 1 2 3 37 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 99   Tom LaGarde 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 04 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 25, 1980
8. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 14 11 10 0 1 3 1 43 4-15 .267 0-1 .000 6-9 .667
Supersonics 100   Tom LaGarde 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 12 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 1980
9. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 15 13 6 6 0 6 3 41 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-7 .429
Supersonics 93   Tom LaGarde 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 30, 1980
10. Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 20 10 10 1 1 3 4 41 9-14 .643 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 105   Tom LaGarde 6 3 4 0 0 0 3 18 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 07, 1980
11. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 32 9 7 8 0 1 2 31 12-16 .750 1-1 1.000 7-7 1.000
Mavericks 102   Tom LaGarde 4 4 7 0 0 3 5 29 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Nov. 16, 1980
12. Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 24 6 8 3 1 5 3 35 9-14 .643 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 102   Tom LaGarde 12 6 2 1 0 6 3 37 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 17, 1981
13. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 18 9 7 2 0 3 5 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mavericks 109   Tom LaGarde 13 15 1 0 1 0 4 29 4-11 .364 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1981
14. Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 24 10 15 3 1 3 37 9-18 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Mavericks 111   Tom LaGarde 10 11 1 4 2 32 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 24, 1981
15. Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 13 6 9 2 2 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Mavericks 110   Tom LaGarde 9 9 4 1 5 32 3-10 .300 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Mar. 14, 1982
16. Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 13 11 13 2 2 31 6-12 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mavericks 116   Tom LaGarde 2 3 1 1 2 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 19, 1982
17. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 17 7 10 1 3 36 6-12 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Mavericks 106   Tom LaGarde 0 0 0 0 0 08 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -