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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Sam Cassell 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.

They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Sam Cassell has a 5-1 winning record over Magic Johnson, including a 3-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Sam Cassell:
1993-94 to 2007-08
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
6 Games played
2 in Regular Season
4 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Sam Cassell
5
2
3
Magic Johnson
1
0
1

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 13.2 4.0 6.2 1.00.2
Magic Johnson 12.8 7.0 5.70.30.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 24 6 11 21
Magic Johnson 26 13 13 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Sam Cassell 4

games
1

game
3

games
3

games
1

game
Magic Johnson 2

games
5

games
3

games
0

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
3

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5

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 24, 1996
1. Rockets 96   Sam Cassell 9 6 8 2 0 2 3 34 4-10 .400 1-6 .167 0-0 -
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 11 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 1996
2. Rockets 111   Sam Cassell 24 5 11 2 0 4 3 40 10-16 .625 3-5 .600 1-2 .500
Lakers 107   Magic Johnson 14 7 5 2 0 7 4 26 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 6-10 .600
1996 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 25, 1996
3. Rockets 87   Sam Cassell 5 3 2 0 0 2 3 21 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Lakers 83   Magic Johnson 20 13 3 0 0 5 1 36 4-11 .364 2-4 .500 10-12 .833
Apr. 27, 1996
4. Rockets 94   Sam Cassell 22 5 8 1 0 3 3 35 10-20 .500 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 26 7 5 0 0 1 1 31 7-11 .636 1-1 1.000 11-13 .846
Apr. 30, 1996
5. Rockets 104   Sam Cassell 9 3 6 1 1 1 1 31 4-10 .400 0-3 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 98   Magic Johnson 7 9 13 0 0 2 0 38 2-9 .222 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
May. 02, 1996
6. Rockets 102   Sam Cassell 10 2 2 0 0 2 3 24 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 8-9 .889
Lakers 94   Magic Johnson 8 5 5 0 0 4 1 30 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000