Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Tiny Archibald and Magic Johnson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Tiny Archibald 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 6 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 3-3. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Tiny Archibald
vs.
Magic Johnson
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Tiny Archibald:
1970-71 to 1983-84
Magic Johnson:
1979-80 to 1995-96
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Tiny Archibald
3
3
0
Magic Johnson
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Tiny Archibald 11.2 2.0 8.8
Magic Johnson 13.8 8.2 8.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Tiny Archibald 17 4 15
Magic Johnson 23 13 17
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds Assists
Tiny Archibald 1

game		 0

games		 4

games
Magic Johnson 5

games 		5

games		 2

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 105   Tiny Archibald 14 0 8 3 0 2 2 37 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 123   Magic Johnson 23 8 6 4 0 7 4 40 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Jan. 13, 1980
2. Celtics 98   Tiny Archibald 13 3 10 0 0 1 2 34 4-10 .400 0-0 - 5-10 .500
Lakers 100   Magic Johnson 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 21 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1982
3. Celtics 108   Tiny Archibald 17 2 11 4 42 5-13 .385 1-1 1.000 6-8 .750
Lakers 103   Magic Johnson 19 10 8 4 39 6-11 .545 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 1983
4. Celtics 110   Tiny Archibald 7 2 15 0 0 2 2 33 3-8 .375 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 95   Magic Johnson 14 9 10 2 1 8 1 42 5-10 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 23, 1983
5. Celtics 113   Tiny Archibald 12 4 8 0 0 0 1 35 5-13 .385 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 104   Magic Johnson 20 13 10 2 1 6 3 46 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1983
6. Bucks 97   Tiny Archibald 4 1 1 2 0 4 0 19 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 126   Magic Johnson 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 29 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
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