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Career

Magic Johnson	Stats	Larry Bird
19.5	Points Per Game	24.3

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

Career

Magic Johnson	Stats	Larry Bird
11-7	Record	7-11
19.4	Points Per Game	21.7

Magic Johnson game log vs. Larry Bird

	NAME	DATE	PPG	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	23.0	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	1.0	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	19.0	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	14.0	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	20.0	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	20.0	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	9.0	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	8.0	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	37.0	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	15.0	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	6.0	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	31.0	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	39.0	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	18.0	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	22.0	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	16.0	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	30.0	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	21.0	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
	Total		19.4				712	349	122	207			121	244	49.6	6	19	31.6	101	118	85.6	59.0				34
	Average		19.4				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

Summary

Larry Bird had more career points per game than Magic Johnson, 24.3 to 19.5.

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PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

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APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

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2.4

Turner

2.2

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3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

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TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

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NetRtg Rankings

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11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

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1-9

2-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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Wembanyama

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Dončić

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Antetokounmpo

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723.3

Dončić

610.3

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USG% Leaders

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Dončić

36.5

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36.8

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5