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Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Manute Bol and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Manute Bol and Magic Johnson 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 11-6 winning record over Manute Bol. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

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NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Manute Bol: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

17 Games played

17 in Regular Season

0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Manute Bol	6	6	0
Magic Johnson	11	11	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Manute Bol	2.7	3.5	0.2	0.1	3.5
Magic Johnson	23.2	8.4	12.8	2.1	0.2

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Manute Bol	11	9	1	1	8
Magic Johnson	35	14	18	5	2

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Manute Bol	0 games	1 game	0 games	0 games	15 games
Magic Johnson	17 games	16 games	17 games	15 games	0 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	0 games	2 games	2 games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 21, 1985
1.	Bullets	84		Manute Bol	4	7	0	0	8	1	4	35	2-3	.667	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	96		Magic Johnson	15	8	13	2	0	2	0	37	7-11	.636	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Jan. 05, 1986
2.	Bullets	88		Manute Bol	4	5	0	1	5	0	4	32	2-6	.333	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	118		Magic Johnson	18	8	17	4	0	1	0	25	7-10	.700	0-0	-	4-4	1.000


1986-87 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 18, 1987
3.	Bullets	101		Manute Bol	3	3	0	1	5	0	3	12	1-2	.500	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Lakers	115		Magic Johnson	26	6	10	1	0	5	2	38	11-22	.500	0-0	-	4-5	.800
	Feb. 17, 1987
4.	Bullets	114		Manute Bol	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	13	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	99		Magic Johnson	20	7	10	1	0	4	2	43	7-18	.389	0-0	-	6-7	.857


1987-88 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 09, 1987
5.	Bullets	120		Manute Bol	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	08	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
OT	Lakers	112		Magic Johnson	30	4	14	4	0	6	4	44	10-17	.588	0-0	-	10-12	.833
	Feb. 23, 1988
6.	Bullets	100		Manute Bol	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	08	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	111		Magic Johnson	17	5	12	3	0	3	1	37	7-14	.500	0-1	.000	3-3	1.000


1988-89 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 08, 1988
7.	Warriors	102		Manute Bol	4	9	0	0	2	1	4	29	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	114		Magic Johnson	22	7	18	2	0	4	3	38	10-16	.625	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Feb. 08, 1989
8.	Warriors	121		Manute Bol	2	2	0	0	5	2	4	22	1-4	.250	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Lakers	118		Magic Johnson	28	8	12	1	0	3	3	30	8-14	.571	1-2	.500	11-11	1.000
	Mar. 01, 1989
9.	Warriors	121		Manute Bol	11	4	1	0	5	0	2	16	4-8	.500	1-4	.250	2-4	.500
	Lakers	142		Magic Johnson	35	14	8	1	0	1	1	32	13-20	.650	4-7	.571	5-5	1.000
	Mar. 12, 1989
10.	Warriors	115		Manute Bol	0	5	0	0	6	3	5	17	0-3	.000	0-3	.000	0-0	-
	Lakers	126		Magic Johnson	23	6	10	2	0	3	3	39	6-13	.462	1-4	.250	10-10	1.000
	Apr. 08, 1989
11.	Warriors	122		Manute Bol	2	6	1	0	3	1	2	24	1-4	.250	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Lakers	116		Magic Johnson	24	9	12	5	1	7	5	41	10-22	.455	0-3	.000	4-4	1.000


1989-90 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 09, 1989
12.	Warriors	95		Manute Bol	7	9	1	0	5	1	3	25	3-7	.429	1-3	.333	0-0	-
	Lakers	106		Magic Johnson	19	10	10	1	0	3	1	39	7-20	.350	0-4	.000	5-6	.833
	Jan. 06, 1990
13.	Warriors	133		Manute Bol	0	2	0	0	5	0	5	10	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	131		Magic Johnson	14	8	16	2	1	4	5	37	2-10	.200	0-2	.000	10-12	.833
	Mar. 09, 1990
14.	Warriors	115		Manute Bol	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Lakers	131		Magic Johnson	33	13	16	3	0	3	1	39	14-19	.737	1-4	.250	4-5	.800
	Apr. 13, 1990
15.	Warriors	119		Manute Bol	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	131		Magic Johnson	21	10	13	0	0	1	4	32	8-12	.667	2-4	.500	3-3	1.000


1990-91 Season
Game				Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 30, 1990
16.	76ers	107		Manute Bol	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	15	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	115		Magic Johnson	34	13	13	2	0	4	1	39	10-17	.588	2-4	.500	12-12	1.000
	Feb. 25, 1991
17.	76ers	92		Manute Bol	2	3	0	0	6	1	1	19	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	90		Magic Johnson	16	7	13	1	2	3	0	43	4-6	.667	2-3	.667	6-8	.750

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