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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Bowie 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 18 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 16-2 winning record over Sam Bowie, including a 7-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Sam Bowie
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Sam Bowie:
1984-85 to 1994-95
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
18 Games played
10 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Sam Bowie
2
1
1
Magic Johnson
16
9
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 10.3 7.4 2.3 0.62.1
Magic Johnson 22.8 6.4 13.31.70.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 21 20 4 27
Magic Johnson 39 9 23 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Bowie 1

game		 6

games		 0

games		 1

game		14

games
Magic Johnson 17

games 		10

games		 18

games		 8

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 0

games		 9

games		3

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. 04, 1984
1. Trail Blazers 116   Sam Bowie 4 1 4 1 5 3 3 19 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 21 3 11 5 1 6 4 37 7-10 .700 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Nov. 09, 1984
2. Trail Blazers 126   Sam Bowie 6 4 3 0 0 1 5 12 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 15 5 15 0 0 5 3 43 6-7 .857 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Jan. 04, 1985
3. Trail Blazers 95   Sam Bowie 10 10 4 0 0 4 4 35 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 120   Magic Johnson 6 3 6 0 0 2 2 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 29, 1985
4. Trail Blazers 106   Sam Bowie 4 13 1 1 2 0 5 29 2-10 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   Magic Johnson 12 6 13 0 0 5 2 40 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 26, 1985
5. Trail Blazers 116   Sam Bowie 8 2 4 1 1 3 6 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 24 4 14 1 0 6 3 46 8-16 .500 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Apr. 07, 1985
6. Trail Blazers 133   Sam Bowie 21 20 1 2 0 3 4 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-10 .500
OT Lakers 135   Magic Johnson 39 9 11 2 0 8 5 46 11-16 .688 0-0 - 17-19 .895
1985 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1985
7. Trail Blazers 101   Sam Bowie 7 7 0 1 2 1 3 25 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 12 7 12 3 0 1 3 28 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Apr. 30, 1985
8. Trail Blazers 118   Sam Bowie 5 5 4 0 2 1 4 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 134   Magic Johnson 19 9 18 3 0 7 1 38 7-12 .583 0-1 .000 5-7 .714
May. 03, 1985
9. Trail Blazers 126   Sam Bowie 12 3 0 1 1 2 5 17 3-5 .600 0-0 - 6-12 .500
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 13 7 23 1 0 6 2 41 5-10 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
May. 05, 1985
10. Trail Blazers 115   Sam Bowie 4 3 3 0 2 0 5 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 31 6 13 0 1 6 2 41 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 15-16 .938
May. 07, 1985
11. Trail Blazers 120   Sam Bowie 12 10 2 0 2 2 3 32 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 139   Magic Johnson 34 9 19 2 0 4 3 40 9-16 .563 0-0 - 16-17 .941
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 14, 1985
12. Trail Blazers 102   Sam Bowie 18 8 4 1 3 3 3 37 8-12 .667 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 114   Magic Johnson 30 9 12 4 0 5 2 44 12-19 .632 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Jan. 08, 1986
13. Trail Blazers 121   Sam Bowie 17 4 4 1 4 2 2 26 6-10 .600 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Lakers 125   Magic Johnson 22 4 16 1 1 4 0 34 6-11 .545 0-0 - 10-11 .909
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 27, 1989
14. Trail Blazers 108   Sam Bowie 15 5 2 0 2 0 4 21 6-7 .857 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 30 7 16 0 0 4 2 42 10-20 .500 2-5 .400 8-9 .889
Apr. 30, 1989
15. Trail Blazers 105   Sam Bowie 12 11 0 0 4 2 2 28 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 113   Magic Johnson 35 8 12 5 0 3 2 38 10-19 .526 4-8 .500 11-11 1.000
May. 03, 1989
16. Trail Blazers 108   Sam Bowie 4 4 1 0 1 1 2 18 1-7 .143 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 116   Magic Johnson 17 6 7 1 0 2 3 41 8-11 .727 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1989
17. Nets 92   Sam Bowie 21 17 3 0 7 1 4 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 28 5 8 2 1 0 2 38 11-20 .550 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 04, 1990
18. Nets 105   Sam Bowie 6 6 1 1 0 2 6 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 121   Magic Johnson 22 8 13 1 1 4 1 29 9-14 .643 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
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