Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Vernon Maxwell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Vernon Maxwell 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 19 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 14-5 winning record over Vernon Maxwell, including a 6-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Vernon Maxwell
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Vernon Maxwell:
1988-89 to 2000-01
19 Games played
12 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
14
8
6
Vernon Maxwell
5
4
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 20.5 7.6 12.4 1.60.2
Vernon Maxwell 16.6 2.5 3.61.20.1
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 38 11 21 51
Vernon Maxwell 31 5 7 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 12

games		 18

games		 18

games		 7

games		3

games
Vernon Maxwell 6

games 		0

games		 0

games		 4

games		1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 1

game		 8

games		15

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
%
Nov. 05, 1988
1. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 21 8 14 1 0 4 3 42 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 9-10 .900
Spurs 122   Vernon Maxwell 10 1 0 0 0 2 1 08 3-4 .750 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 08, 1989
2. Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 16 8 17 0 0 5 4 37 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 5-9 .556
Spurs 96   Vernon Maxwell 7 3 6 0 0 1 5 28 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 30, 1989
3. Lakers 138   Magic Johnson 8 9 10 2 0 5 3 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Spurs 98   Vernon Maxwell 11 3 4 1 0 1 3 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 12, 1989
4. Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 24 10 7 1 1 5 2 38 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
Spurs 100   Vernon Maxwell 22 4 7 1 0 3 2 41 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1989
5. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 24 10 9 4 0 8 5 40 8-17 .471 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
Spurs 106   Vernon Maxwell 6 5 1 0 0 3 2 30 3-13 .231 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Nov. 26, 1989
6. Lakers 132   Magic Johnson 24 3 10 5 0 6 1 33 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 15-15 1.000
Spurs 112   Vernon Maxwell 10 0 4 0 0 1 4 21 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Mar. 06, 1990
7. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 27 6 8 2 0 3 1 39 11-24 .458 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
Rockets 112   Vernon Maxwell 11 4 5 2 0 2 1 22 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Apr. 15, 1990
8. Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 25 11 11 0 0 7 4 41 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 8-8 1.000
Rockets 102   Vernon Maxwell 25 1 5 1 0 3 1 39 11-17 .647 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1990 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1990
9. Lakers 101   Magic Johnson 23 7 14 3 0 6 1 42 8-17 .471 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Rockets 89   Vernon Maxwell 20 2 4 2 0 2 2 43 8-20 .400 3-6 .500 1-4 .250
Apr. 29, 1990
10. Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 17 7 14 0 1 3 2 45 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Rockets 100   Vernon Maxwell 24 5 4 2 0 1 3 43 11-25 .440 1-6 .167 1-3 .333
May. 01, 1990
11. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 17 8 18 2 0 2 4 43 5-14 .357 0-4 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 114   Vernon Maxwell 26 4 5 1 0 2 2 43 9-25 .360 3-8 .375 5-8 .625
May. 03, 1990
12. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 19 6 8 0 0 5 3 40 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Rockets 88   Vernon Maxwell 9 1 4 0 0 1 5 30 2-11 .182 1-6 .167 4-6 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1990
13. Lakers 108   Magic Johnson 24 10 16 3 1 5 2 50 6-13 .462 2-4 .500 10-10 1.000
OT Rockets 103   Vernon Maxwell 23 2 5 3 0 3 2 48 8-19 .421 2-8 .250 5-8 .625
Jan. 13, 1991
14. Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 17 9 16 1 0 4 2 38 6-15 .400 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Rockets 97   Vernon Maxwell 19 0 0 1 0 2 3 31 7-17 .412 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
Feb. 19, 1991
15. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 18 10 17 0 0 5 1 44 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Rockets 103   Vernon Maxwell 24 2 3 3 0 0 0 39 10-25 .400 4-12 .333 0-1 .000
Mar. 03, 1991
16. Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 18 6 8 2 0 5 5 41 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 8-8 1.000
Rockets 104   Vernon Maxwell 13 2 3 4 0 0 3 39 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 5-6 .833
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1991
17. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 17 3 10 2 0 3 4 39 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Rockets 92   Vernon Maxwell 12 3 5 0 0 3 5 34 6-18 .333 0-5 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 1991
18. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 13 7 21 1 0 3 1 45 5-13 .385 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 98   Vernon Maxwell 31 4 4 1 0 4 1 38 12-23 .522 6-13 .462 1-2 .500
Apr. 30, 1991
19. Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 38 6 7 1 0 6 3 41 14-20 .700 1-2 .500 9-9 1.000
Rockets 90   Vernon Maxwell 13 1 0 1 1 0 2 41 5-15 .333 3-9 .333 0-0 -
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