magic johnson vs larry bird finals matchup record

Magic Johnson was 11-8 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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PPG

35.2

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RPG

9.0

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APG

9.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.8

6th

DRTG

118.0

22nd

NETRTG

1.8

13th

3P%

35.3

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Tue 12/23	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Lakers

19 - 7

143

Final

135

Jazz

10 - 16

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.6

121.4

121.1

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.5

111.5

111.6

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.6

9.5

9.2

8.6

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,361.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,275.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,367

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,345.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

17-10

17-9

15-9-1

16-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-19

8-17

9-18

10-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	7	.731	1.5
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	12.0
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.5
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.5
13	Kings	6	21	.222	19.0
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	19.0
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/16	NYK	@	MIA	113-115
Sun 11/16	CHA	@	TOR	108-110
Sun 11/16	DAL	@	MIN	96-120
Sun 11/16	OKC	@	NOP	126-109
Sun 11/16	CHI	@	DEN	130-127

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM

Magic Johnson was 11-8 versus Larry Bird in the NBA Finals in his career.

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