Lakers · PG

Celtics · SF

Career

Magic Johnson	Stats	Larry Bird
5	Championships	3

Magic Johnson	Biography and accolades	Larry Bird
Point guard	Position	Small forward
Aug 14, 1959	Birth date	Dec 7, 1956
6′9″	Height	6′9″
220 lb	Weight	220 lb

Magic Johnson

Lakers · PG

Larry Bird

Celtics · SF

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Career

Magic Johnson	Stats	Larry Bird
11-7	Record	7-11

Magic Johnson game log vs. Larry Bird

	NAME	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12/28/1979	LAL	vs	BOS	40	23	8	6	4	0	7	14	50.0	0	0		9	10	90.0	62.5	2	6	7	4
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1/13/1980	LAL	@	BOS	21	1	3	2	2	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	17.4	1	2	3	1
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/14/1982	LAL	vs	BOS	39	19	10	8			6	11	54.5	0	2	0.0	7	9	77.8	63.5				4
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1/30/1983	LAL	@	BOS	42	14	9	10	2	1	5	10	50.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.5	2	7	8	1
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/23/1983	LAL	vs	BOS	46	20	13	10	2	1	9	21	42.9	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	44.8	6	7	6	3
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/8/1984	LAL	@	BOS	43	20	8	10	6	0	9	13	69.2	0	0		2	2	100.0	72.0	1	7	5	1
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/24/1984	LAL	vs	BOS	40	9	8	18	3	1	4	11	36.4	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	37.9	0	8	5	2
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1/16/1985	LAL	@	BOS	39	8	7	13	2	0	4	11	36.4	0	1	0.0	0	0		36.4	1	6	3	0
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/17/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	42	37	3	13	2	0	10	16	62.5	0	0		17	19	89.5	75.9	1	2	5	1
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1/22/1986	LAL	@	BOS	27	15	1	6	3	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	66.3	0	1	0	3
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/16/1986	LAL	vs	BOS	38	6	6	12	2	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	45.2	1	5	4	1
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12/12/1986	LAL	@	BOS	42	31	7	8	2	1	13	25	52.0	0	0		5	7	71.4	55.2	1	6	2	2
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/15/1987	LAL	vs	BOS	45	39	7	10	2	0	12	20	60.0	1	1	100.0	14	15	93.3	73.3	3	4	4	4
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12/11/1987	LAL	@	BOS	44	18	8	17	2	0	6	11	54.5	1	1	100.0	5	6	83.3	66.0	1	7	4	3
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/14/1988	LAL	vs	BOS	42	22	5	14	3	0	9	19	47.4	0	1	0.0	4	7	57.1	49.8	2	3	3	1
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12/15/1989	LAL	@	BOS	43	16	6	21	6	0	4	12	33.3	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	51.5	0	6	3	0
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/18/1990	LAL	vs	BOS	38	30	4	13	1	0	10	21	47.6	3	6	50.0	7	7	100.0	62.3	1	3	4	2
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	2/15/1991	LAL	vs	BOS	41	21	9	16	1	1	7	13	53.8	1	4	25.0	6	8	75.0	63.6	3	6	2	1
	Average					39.6	19.4	6.8	11.5			6.7	13.6	49.6	0.3	1.1	31.6	5.6	6.6	85.6	59.0				1.9
	Total					712	349	122	207			121	244	49.6	6	19	31.6	101	118	85.6	59.0				34

Summary

Magic Johnson was 11-7 versus Larry Bird in 18 regular-season games.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Adebayo

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

1-10

1-8

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5