magic johnson finals record vs larry bird

Magic Johnson had an 11-8 record versus Larry Bird in the NBA Finals in his career.

	NAME	DATE	REC	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	W%	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	5/27/1984	1-0	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	1.000	38	18	6	10	4	0	7	11	63.6	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	70.5	0	6	3	5
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/31/1984	0-1	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	.000	46	27	10	9	0	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		7	7	100.0	79.0	1	9	4	5
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/3/1984	1-0	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	1.000	39	14	11	21	1	1	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	10	60.0	67.3	2	9	2	3
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/6/1984	0-1	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	.000	49	20	11	17	2	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		4	7	57.1	66.3	1	10	7	5
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/8/1984	0-1	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	.000	39	10	5	13	2	2	3	9	33.3	0	0		4	6	66.7	43.0	0	5	4	2
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/10/1984	1-0	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	1.000	41	21	6	10	1	0	10	18	55.6	0	0		1	2	50.0	55.6	3	3	4	3
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/12/1984	0-1	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	.000	43	16	5	15	4	2	5	14	35.7	0	0		6	7	85.7	46.8	0	5	7	5
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/27/1985	0-1	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	.000	34	19	1	12	3	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		3	4	75.0	60.3	0	1	2	2
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/30/1985	1-0	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	1.000	41	14	4	13	3	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	65.1	1	3	7	3
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/2/1985	1-0	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	1.000	39	17	9	16	2	0	6	13	46.2	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	57.6	0	9	1	2
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/5/1985	0-1	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	.000	43	20	11	12	2	0	5	12	41.7	0	0		10	11	90.9	59.4	1	10	4	3
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/7/1985	1-0	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	1.000	42	26	6	17	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.7	0	6	2	1
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/9/1985	1-0	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	1.000	36	14	10	14	1	0	5	15	33.3	0	0		4	4	100.0	41.8	1	9	4	5
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/2/1987	1-0	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	1.000	39	29	8	13	2	1	13	25	52.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	55.1	2	6	0	2
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/4/1987	1-0	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	1.000	31	22	5	20	3	0	10	17	58.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	61.5	2	3	2	2
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/7/1987	0-1	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	.000	43	32	11	9	1	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		8	8	100.0	74.3	3	8	1	0
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/9/1987	1-0	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	1.000	41	29	8	5	1	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	64.0	3	5	5	0
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/11/1987	0-1	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	.000	40	29	8	12	4	0	12	21	57.1	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	63.7	1	7	2	4
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/14/1987	1-0	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	1.000	42	16	8	19	3	1	7	21	33.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	36.6	1	7	3	2
	Average								.579	40.3	20.7	7.5	13.5	2.2	0.4	8.1	15.2	53.3	0.1	0.3	40.0	4.4	5.2	83.8	59.1	1.2	6.4	3.4	2.8
	Total		11-8						.579	766	393	143	257	41	8	154	289	53.3	2	5	40.0	83	99	83.8	59.1	22	121	64	54

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117.2

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DRTG

117.6

24th

NETRTG

-0.4

17th

3P%

35.2

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
4	Rockets	34	21	.618	8.5
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/24	ORL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 2/28	LAL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Sun 3/1	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

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37 - 19

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Final

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34 - 22

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

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9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

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2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Mitchell

3.5

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TS% Leaders

69.3

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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122.1

120.8

119.6

119.3

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.6

109.1

111.5

112.1

112.6

112.8

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.2

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.0

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12-46

15-43

15-41

16-42

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18-39

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,736.1

Maxey

2,670.5

Johnson

2,621.2

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,827

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2,792

Jokić

2,765.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.7

Brown

33.7

Leonard

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38.5

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37.3

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1.82

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1.59

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1.53

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1.94

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1.69

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-22

35-22-1

34-24

32-24

31-24

32-24

Worst Record ATS

22-36

24-34

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24-32

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24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	42	13	.764
2	Celtics	37	19	.661	5.5
3	Knicks	37	21	.638	6.5
4	Cavaliers	36	22	.621	7.5
5	Raptors	34	23	.596	9.0
6	76ers	31	26	.544	12.0
7	Heat	31	27	.534	12.5
8	Magic	29	26	.527	13.0
9	Hawks	28	31	.475	16.0
10	Hornets	27	31	.466	16.5
11	Bucks	24	31	.436	18.0
12	Bulls	24	34	.414	19.5
13	Wizards	16	40	.286	26.5
14	Nets	15	41	.268	27.5
15	Pacers	15	43	.259	28.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	44	14	.759
2	Spurs	40	16	.714	3.0
3	Nuggets	36	22	.621	8.0
4	Rockets	34	21	.618	8.5
5	Lakers	34	22	.607	9.0
6	Timberwolves	35	23	.603	9.0
7	Suns	33	25	.569	11.0
8	Warriors	30	27	.526	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	30	.483	16.0
10	Clippers	27	29	.482	16.0
11	Grizzlies	21	34	.382	21.5
12	Mavericks	20	36	.357	23.0
13	Jazz	18	39	.316	25.5
14	Pelicans	16	42	.276	28.0
15	Kings	12	46	.207	32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/21	DEN	@	WAS	107-97
Wed 1/21	HOU	@	PHI	122-128
Wed 1/21	CHA	@	ORL	124-97
Wed 1/21	GSW	@	DAL	115-123
Wed 1/21	CHI	@	MIN	120-115

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 2/23	SAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 2/23	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Mon 2/23	UTA	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Tue 2/24	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 2/24	WAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Magic Johnson had an 11-8 record versus Larry Bird in the NBA Finals in his career.

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