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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116.4

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/5	LAL	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Thu 5/7	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 5/9	OKC	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 5/11	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 5/13	LAL	@	OKC	1:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 2

Final

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2 - 4

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Cunningham

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Banchero

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Jokić

345

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

370.5

Cunningham

368.3

Jokić

356.8

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44.0

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Smith

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44.0

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 3/25	OKC	@	BOS	109-119
Wed 3/25	SAS	@	MEM	123-98
Wed 3/25	WAS	@	UTA	133-110
Wed 3/25	HOU	@	MIN	108-110
Wed 3/25	DAL	@	DEN	135-142

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 5/4	PHI	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Mon 5/4	MIN	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Tue 5/5	LAL	@	OKC	8:30 PM
Wed 5/6	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 5/6	MIN	@	SAS	9:30 PM

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