| Magic Johnson | Stats | Larry Bird |
|---|---|---|
| 906 | Games Played GP | 897 |
| 36.7 | Minutes Per Game MPG | 38.4 |
| 19.5 | Points Per Game PPG | 24.3 |
| 7.2 | Rebounds Per Game RPG | 10.0 |
| 11.2 | Assists Per Game APG | 6.3 |
| 1.9 | Steals Per Game SPG | 1.7 |
| 0.4 | Blocks Per Game BPG | 0.8 |
| 6.9 | Field Goals Per Game | 9.6 |
| 13.2 | Field-Goal Attempts Per Game | 19.3 |
| 52.0 | Field-Goal Percentage FG% | 49.6 |
| 0.4 | Three-Pointers Made Per Game | 0.7 |
| 1.2 | Three-Point Attempts Per Game | 1.9 |
| 30.3 | Three-Point Percentage 3P% | 37.6 |
| 5.5 | Free Throws Per Game | 4.4 |
| 6.5 | Free-Throw Attempts Per Game | 5.0 |
| 84.8 | Free-Throw Percentage FT% | 88.6 |
| 61.0 | True Shooting Percentage TS% | 56.4 |
| 1.8 | Offensive Rebounds Per Game | 2.0 |
| 5.5 | Defensive Rebounds Per Game | 8.0 |
| 3.9 | Turnovers Per Game TPG | 3.1 |
| 33,245 | Minutes Played MIN | 34,443 |
| 17,707 | Points PTS | 21,791 |
| 6,559 | Rebounds REB | 8,974 |
| 10,141 | Assists AST | 5,695 |
| 1,724 | Steals STL | 1,556 |
| 374 | Blocks BLK | 755 |
| 6,211 | Field Goals | 8,591 |
| 11,951 | Field-Goal Attempts | 17,334 |
| 325 | Three-Pointers Made | 649 |
| 1,074 | Three-Point Attempts | 1,727 |
| 4,960 | Free Throws | 3,960 |
| 5,850 | Free-Throw Attempts | 4,471 |
| 1,601 | Offensive Rebounds | 1,757 |
| 4,958 | Defensive Rebounds | 7,217 |
| 3,506 | Turnovers TOV | 2,816 |
| 2,050 | Personal Fouls PF | 2,279 |
| 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 | Stats | Larry Bird |
|---|---|---|
| 11-7 | Record | 7-11 |
| 18 | Games Played GP | 18 |
| 39.6 | Minutes Per Game MPG | 41.7 |
| 19.4 | Points Per Game PPG | 21.7 |
| 6.8 | Rebounds Per Game RPG | 10.9 |
| 11.5 | Assists Per Game APG | 6.2 |
| 6.7 | Field Goals Per Game | 8.8 |
| 13.6 | Field-Goal Attempts Per Game | 17.6 |
| 49.6 | Field-Goal Percentage FG% | 50.0 |
| 0.3 | Three-Pointers Made Per Game | 0.5 |
| 1.1 | Three-Point Attempts Per Game | 1.1 |
| 31.6 | Three-Point Percentage 3P% | 45.0 |
| 5.6 | Free Throws Per Game | 3.7 |
| 6.6 | Free-Throw Attempts Per Game | 4.5 |
| 85.6 | Free-Throw Percentage FT% | 81.5 |
| 59.0 | True Shooting Percentage TS% | 55.6 |
| 712 | Minutes Played MIN | 751 |
| 349 | Points PTS | 391 |
| 122 | Rebounds REB | 197 |
| 207 | Assists AST | 111 |
| 121 | Field Goals | 158 |
| 244 | Field-Goal Attempts | 316 |
| 6 | Three-Pointers Made | 9 |
| 19 | Three-Point Attempts | 20 |
| 101 | Free Throws | 66 |
| 118 | Free-Throw Attempts | 81 |
| 34 | Personal Fouls PF | 50 |
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 |  | M. Johnson | 12/28/1979 | vs | 40 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 62.5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | | M. Johnson | 1/13/1980 | @ | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 17.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | | M. Johnson | 2/14/1982 | vs | 39 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 63.5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | | M. Johnson | 1/30/1983 | @ | 42 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | | M. Johnson | 2/23/1983 | vs | 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 | | M. Johnson | 2/8/1984 | @ | 43 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | | M. Johnson | 2/24/1984 | vs | 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 | | M. Johnson | 1/16/1985 | @ | 39 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | M. Johnson | 2/17/1985 | vs | 42 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 75.9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | | M. Johnson | 1/22/1986 | @ | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | | M. Johnson | 2/16/1986 | vs | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 45.2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | | M. Johnson | 12/12/1986 | @ | 42 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 55.2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | | M. Johnson | 2/15/1987 | vs | 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 | | M. Johnson | 12/11/1987 | @ | 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 | | M. Johnson | 2/14/1988 | vs | 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 | | M. Johnson | 12/15/1989 | @ | 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 | | M. Johnson | 2/18/1990 | vs | 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 | | M. Johnson | 2/15/1991 | vs | 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 |
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Magic Johnson was 11-7 versus Larry Bird in 18 regular-season games.
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.5 | |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 8.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.0 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 |
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