Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Wes Matthews

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Wes Matthews 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 12 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 10-2 winning record over Wes Matthews, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Wes Matthews
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Wes Matthews:
1980-81 to 1989-90
12 Games played
9 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
10
7
3
Wes Matthews
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 18.4 6.0 12.8 0.1
Wes Matthews 15.3 1.5 5.60.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 30 17 21 1
Wes Matthews 30 5 10 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Magic Johnson 8

games		 10

games		 11

games		 0

games
Wes Matthews 3

games 		1

game		 1

game		 1

game
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 0

games		 11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 09, 1982
1. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 21 8 7 0 3 28 10-11 .909 0- .000 1-2 .500
Hawks 117   Wes Matthews 27 2 9 0 1 27 13-22 .591 0- .000 1-1 1.000
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1983
2. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 13 17 21 2 0 2 37 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Hawks 101   Wes Matthews 9 2 4 1 0 0 16 3-6 .500 3-3 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 1983
3. Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 21 6 9 5 0 1 31 7-8 .875 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Hawks 85   Wes Matthews 3 1 3 2 0 0 07 0-0 - 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 02, 1984
4. Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 12 4 9 1 0 6 3 39 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Hawks 94   Wes Matthews 10 0 3 1 0 1 2 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1984
5. Lakers 112   Magic Johnson 12 7 16 2 0 2 2 39 4-9 .444 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Bulls 113   Wes Matthews 10 0 3 2 0 1 1 16 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 1985
6. Lakers 127   Magic Johnson 20 3 12 0 0 4 4 31 9-13 .692 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Bulls 117   Wes Matthews 18 1 8 3 0 2 3 35 9-17 .529 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1985
7. Lakers 91   Magic Johnson 22 2 9 0 0 8 2 38 8-14 .571 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Spurs 109   Wes Matthews 12 3 6 1 2 3 3 35 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1986
8. Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 27 1 10 2 1 5 2 39 6-16 .375 0-0 - 15-16 .938
Spurs 109   Wes Matthews 11 1 6 2 1 3 0 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 24, 1986
9. Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 16 8 12 2 0 0 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Spurs 102   Wes Matthews 8 1 1 0 0 3 0 17 4-10 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 17, 1986
10. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 13 3 18 1 0 9 1 33 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Spurs 88   Wes Matthews 16 0 10 3 0 3 2 34 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 19, 1986
11. Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 30 3 13 0 0 3 2 37 13-19 .684 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Spurs 94   Wes Matthews 30 2 6 3 0 5 2 44 14-20 .700 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 23, 1986
12. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 14 10 17 2 0 2 4 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Spurs 94   Wes Matthews 30 5 8 0 0 3 3 38 13-21 .619 0-0 - 4-6 .667
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