Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Sam Bowie and Dennis Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Bowie and Dennis 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 10 times in NBA games. Dennis Johnson has a 7-3 winning record over Sam Bowie. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Sam Bowie:
1984-85 to 1994-95
Dennis Johnson:
1976-77 to 1989-90
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Bowie
3
3
0
Dennis Johnson
7
7
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 13.2 10.0 2.1 0.91.3
Dennis Johnson 7.4 3.0 6.61.30.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 25 13 5 24
Dennis Johnson 29 7 10 41
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 8

games
9

games
1

game
3

games
7

games
Dennis Johnson 1

game
0

games
8

games
5

games
0

games
Both had same stat 1

game
1

game
1

game
2

games
3

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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
%
Jan. 27, 1985
1. Trail Blazers 127   Sam Bowie 10 7 2 0 1 1 6 28 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 128   Dennis Johnson 9 7 10 2 0 4 4 45 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Feb. 12, 1985
2. Trail Blazers 111   Sam Bowie 16 13 0 2 4 1 2 35 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 2 2 9 0 0 2 2 35 1-11 .091 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 06, 1985
3. Trail Blazers 121   Sam Bowie 18 13 5 1 3 1 3 30 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Celtics 103   Dennis Johnson 13 4 3 4 0 3 6 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 14, 1986
4. Trail Blazers 119   Sam Bowie 4 12 1 0 1 0 5 34 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Celtics 120   Dennis Johnson 29 4 7 1 1 4 3 45 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
5. Nets 92   Sam Bowie 11 6 2 1 1 2 5 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Celtics 126   Dennis Johnson 0 1 7 0 0 2 1 19 0-5 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 29, 1989
6. Nets 95   Sam Bowie 14 11 2 1 1 2 1 36 3-12 .250 0-0 - 8-10 .800
Celtics 118   Dennis Johnson 1 1 2 2 0 2 3 22 0-3 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 09, 1990
7. Nets 87   Sam Bowie 19 12 0 0 0 1 3 34 7-16 .438 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Celtics 78   Dennis Johnson 10 3 3 0 0 1 2 35 4-9 .444 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 18, 1990
8. Nets 106   Sam Bowie 9 7 5 2 1 1 4 38 4-15 .267 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Celtics 122   Dennis Johnson 4 4 10 2 0 2 2 24 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 1990
9. Nets 106   Sam Bowie 25 10 2 2 1 0 2 37 11-25 .440 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Celtics 125   Dennis Johnson 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 20 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 10, 1990
10. Nets 96   Sam Bowie 6 9 2 0 0 1 1 28 2-12 .167 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Celtics 112   Dennis Johnson 6 4 6 2 0 5 3 29 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -