Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Magic Johnson and Willie White

This is the detail of NBA games in which Magic Johnson and Willie White 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 11 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has an 8-3 winning record over Willie White, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Magic Johnson
vs.
Willie White
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
Willie White:
1984-85 to 1985-86
11 Games played
6 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Magic Johnson
8
4
4
Willie White
3
2
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 15.1 7.8 14.0 1.10.6
Willie White 6.7 1.6 1.40.50.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 21 14 19 22
Willie White 21 4 3 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Magic Johnson 9

games		 11

games		 11

games		 6

games		5

games
Willie White 2

games 		0

games		 0

games		 2

games		0

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 0

games		 0

games		 3

games		6

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1984
1. Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 19 4 8 0 0 5 1 28 7-8 .875 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Nuggets 146   Willie White 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 1984
2. Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 21 11 14 1 0 6 3 31 8-11 .727 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 123   Willie White 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 02, 1985
3. Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 14 7 13 1 1 5 3 36 4-5 .800 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nuggets 104   Willie White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 09, 1985
4. Lakers 148   Magic Johnson 19 8 11 1 2 2 0 26 7-11 .636 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 119   Willie White 21 2 2 1 0 2 1 24 9-13 .692 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 11, 1985
5. Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 10 3 16 1 0 1 2 26 2-5 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Nuggets 122   Willie White 2 0 3 2 0 7 1 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
May. 14, 1985
6. Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 13 9 15 1 0 5 3 41 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 136   Willie White 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 12 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 17, 1985
7. Lakers 136   Magic Johnson 7 14 15 2 0 5 4 36 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Nuggets 118   Willie White 11 2 1 0 0 1 2 21 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-3 .333
May. 19, 1985
8. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 17 6 13 0 1 7 3 38 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 116   Willie White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 22, 1985
9. Lakers 153   Magic Johnson 17 6 19 2 0 3 2 28 8-14 .571 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Nuggets 109   Willie White 15 3 1 0 0 1 0 16 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1985
10. Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 10 12 2 1 3 2 28 7-11 .636 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Nuggets 99   Willie White 11 4 2 1 0 2 1 12 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Nov. 21, 1985
11. Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 10 8 18 1 2 2 1 40 3-14 .214 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Nuggets 121   Willie White 6 2 3 2 0 3 3 19 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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