Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Tim Hardaway and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Tim Hardaway 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 15 times in NBA games. Magic Johnson has a 11-4 winning record over Tim Hardaway, including a 4-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Tim Hardaway:
1989-90 to 2002-03
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
15 Games played
10 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Tim Hardaway
4
3
1
Magic Johnson
11
7
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tim Hardaway 19.7 3.3 9.8 2.80.3
Magic Johnson 21.5 8.7 12.81.00.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tim Hardaway 33 7 20 82
Magic Johnson 44 14 17 31
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tim Hardaway 7

games
0

games
4

games
11

games
3

games
Magic Johnson 8

games
15

games
10

games
3

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

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0

games
1

game
1

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10

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1989
1. Warriors 111   Tim Hardaway 10 3 7 1 0 3 2 36 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 130   Magic Johnson 17 4 17 2 1 3 1 38 5-13 .385 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Jan. 06, 1990
2. Warriors 133   Tim Hardaway 5 7 11 2 0 2 3 34 2-10 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 14 8 16 2 1 4 5 37 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 10-12 .833
Mar. 09, 1990
3. Warriors 115   Tim Hardaway 16 7 4 2 0 4 2 27 7-14 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 33 13 16 3 0 3 1 39 14-19 .737 1-4 .250 4-5 .800
Apr. 13, 1990
4. Warriors 119   Tim Hardaway 9 2 5 1 0 1 2 22 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 131   Magic Johnson 21 10 13 0 0 1 4 32 8-12 .667 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 18, 1990
5. Warriors 93   Tim Hardaway 8 0 9 1 0 4 4 30 3-11 .273 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 17 4 10 0 0 3 0 30 6-13 .462 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Dec. 15, 1990
6. Warriors 109   Tim Hardaway 22 4 13 3 0 1 5 41 10-24 .417 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 15 7 9 1 0 4 5 41 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 7-8 .875
Jan. 04, 1991
7. Warriors 115   Tim Hardaway 29 4 7 4 0 3 3 43 12-25 .480 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Lakers 99   Magic Johnson 16 9 13 0 0 1 2 40 5-14 .357 0-3 .000 6-9 .667
Apr. 17, 1991
8. Warriors 118   Tim Hardaway 20 5 4 3 0 4 6 40 7-15 .467 1-3 .333 5-6 .833
Lakers 111   Magic Johnson 14 8 15 0 0 4 1 33 5-15 .333 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
1991 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 05, 1991
9. Warriors 116   Tim Hardaway 33 2 9 1 1 1 1 46 15-25 .600 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 21 10 17 3 0 0 2 31 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 7-9 .778
May. 08, 1991
10. Warriors 125   Tim Hardaway 28 3 14 8 0 3 2 44 10-20 .500 3-4 .750 5-8 .625
Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 44 12 9 0 0 5 5 44 12-23 .522 0-3 .000 20-22 .909
May. 10, 1991
11. Warriors 112   Tim Hardaway 24 3 12 2 0 2 3 42 10-23 .435 1-6 .167 3-3 1.000
Lakers 115   Magic Johnson 15 7 15 1 0 6 2 45 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 10-10 1.000
May. 12, 1991
12. Warriors 107   Tim Hardaway 22 5 9 3 2 3 4 43 7-17 .412 1-4 .250 7-8 .875
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 21 7 11 0 0 3 3 40 5-14 .357 2-6 .333 9-11 .818
May. 14, 1991
13. Warriors 119   Tim Hardaway 27 1 20 5 2 1 3 51 11-22 .500 1-5 .200 4-6 .667
OT Lakers 124   Magic Johnson 28 14 12 0 0 2 2 47 8-22 .364 2-4 .500 10-11 .909
1995-96 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1996
14. Warriors 118   Tim Hardaway 24 1 10 3 0 6 2 34 7-11 .636 3-6 .500 7-9 .778
Lakers 128   Magic Johnson 19 8 10 2 0 4 5 27 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Mar. 27, 1996
15. Heat 95   Tim Hardaway 19 3 13 3 0 0 3 39 7-18 .389 1-3 .333 4-5 .800
Lakers 106   Magic Johnson 27 9 9 1 0 4 1 39 6-8 .750 0-0 - 15-15 1.000