Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mark Jackson and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mark Jackson 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 8 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 6-2 winning record over Mark Jackson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mark Jackson:
1987-88 to 2003-04
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Mark Jackson
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mark Jackson 10.8 3.5 10.3 2.30.0
Magic Johnson 21.6 9.3 11.32.90.4
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mark Jackson 19 6 16 50
Magic Johnson 26 15 14 62
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mark Jackson 0

games
1

game
2

games
3

games
0

games
Magic Johnson 8

games
7

games
5

games
5

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
0

games
6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 22, 1988
1. Knicks 112   Mark Jackson 8 4 16 3 0 2 5 48 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 0-2 .000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 19 3 8 4 0 4 0 43 4-9 .444 0-0 - 11-12 .917
Mar. 09, 1988
2. Knicks 99   Mark Jackson 17 4 13 5 0 3 1 45 8-23 .348 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 14 9 1 0 4 1 41 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
3. Knicks 98   Mark Jackson 14 6 11 2 0 7 0 41 6-22 .273 0-5 .000 2-4 .500
Lakers 110   Magic Johnson 25 12 13 6 0 5 2 42 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Jan. 24, 1989
4. Knicks 122   Mark Jackson 19 2 9 1 0 2 0 34 6-12 .500 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000
Lakers 117   Magic Johnson 26 11 11 5 1 2 1 43 10-17 .588 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 03, 1989
5. Knicks 104   Mark Jackson 8 2 11 3 0 4 1 30 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 20 7 11 1 2 5 2 38 7-13 .538 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
Jan. 23, 1990
6. Knicks 97   Mark Jackson 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 15 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 118   Magic Johnson 11 7 13 3 0 0 2 29 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 11, 1990
7. Knicks 109   Mark Jackson 4 3 9 0 0 2 1 21 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 24 15 14 2 0 4 2 41 6-17 .353 0-3 .000 12-12 1.000
Dec. 18, 1990
8. Knicks 97   Mark Jackson 16 4 10 3 0 1 3 36 8-14 .571 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 22 5 11 1 0 5 2 41 7-11 .636 2-3 .667 6-7 .857