Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Mike Holton and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Mike Holton 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 21 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 19-2 winning record over Mike Holton, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Mike Holton
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Mike Holton:
1984-85 to 1989-90
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
21 Games played
18 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Mike Holton
2
2
0
Magic Johnson
19
16
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Holton 6.9 1.2 2.0 0.40.1
Magic Johnson 15.7 6.1 12.51.20.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Holton 16 5 7 31
Magic Johnson 29 11 19 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Mike Holton 3

games		 1

game		 0

games		 3

games		2

games
Magic Johnson 18

games 		18

games		 21

games		 12

games		8

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 6

games		11

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. 20, 1984
1. Suns 108   Mike Holton 13 1 1 1 1 4 1 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 29 5 10 1 0 2 1 27 10-13 .769 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Nov. 21, 1984
2. Suns 97   Mike Holton 11 2 1 0 0 1 2 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 102   Magic Johnson 12 7 8 1 0 4 2 42 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1984
3. Suns 105   Mike Holton 6 1 2 0 0 0 4 27 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 25 10 12 1 0 4 0 40 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 8-12 .667
Mar. 19, 1985
4. Suns 112   Mike Holton 16 4 7 0 0 0 2 22 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 24 6 10 1 0 6 1 33 6-10 .600 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Mar. 31, 1985
5. Suns 98   Mike Holton 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 13 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 8 1 14 1 1 1 1 23 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1985
6. Suns 114   Mike Holton 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 13 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 18 4 19 0 0 2 2 29 7-10 .700 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Apr. 20, 1985
7. Suns 130   Mike Holton 8 2 3 0 0 0 4 25 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
Lakers 147   Magic Johnson 19 6 12 3 2 4 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Apr. 23, 1985
8. Suns 103   Mike Holton 4 0 5 0 0 2 3 17 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 119   Magic Johnson 13 7 11 1 0 5 3 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 1985
9. Suns 107   Mike Holton 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 21 1-10 .100 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 144   Magic Johnson 6 7 12 0 0 3 0 22 1-7 .143 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1986
10. Trail Blazers 115   Mike Holton 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 17 6 18 3 1 7 1 35 6-9 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Jan. 01, 1987
11. Trail Blazers 104   Mike Holton 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 09 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 140   Magic Johnson 4 6 18 0 0 3 1 29 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 12, 1987
12. Trail Blazers 116   Mike Holton 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 11 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 25 5 16 1 1 6 1 41 12-21 .571 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1987
13. Trail Blazers 115   Mike Holton 16 2 1 0 0 1 1 19 5-11 .455 2-5 .400 4-4 1.000
Lakers 142   Magic Johnson 9 7 14 4 0 3 2 30 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
Dec. 02, 1987
14. Trail Blazers 117   Mike Holton 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 16 6 9 0 1 3 4 35 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Jan. 03, 1988
15. Trail Blazers 81   Mike Holton 3 5 0 3 0 0 2 19 0-7 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 11 4 9 0 0 3 2 31 4-12 .333 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Apr. 09, 1988
16. Trail Blazers 119   Mike Holton 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 04 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 9 1 12 0 0 2 2 36 4-15 .267 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
Apr. 12, 1988
17. Trail Blazers 103   Mike Holton 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 23 11 13 4 1 1 1 40 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
18. Hornets 97   Mike Holton 15 1 5 2 1 0 2 23 7-10 .700 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 12 10 10 2 0 3 0 31 4-14 .286 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 10, 1989
19. Hornets 90   Mike Holton 15 1 4 0 0 3 3 31 6-13 .462 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 16 7 14 0 2 5 1 28 7-8 .875 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 12, 1990
20. Hornets 102   Mike Holton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 19 9 15 1 2 4 1 41 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 11-12 .917
Mar. 20, 1990
21. Hornets 97   Mike Holton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   Magic Johnson 15 3 6 1 0 3 3 29 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 7-9 .778
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