Magic Johnson 1980-81 Advanced Game Log

Earvin Johnson Jr. ▪ Twitter: MagicJohnson

(Magic, Buck, E.J. the Deejay, Tragic, The Magic Man, Junior)

Position: Point Guard, Shooting Guard, and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-9, 215lb (206cm, 97kg)

Born: August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan us

College: Michigan State

High School: Everett in Lansing, Michigan

Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1979 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 12, 1979

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2002 (Full List)

Career Length: 13 years

Hall of Fame
12x All Star
4x AST Champ
2x STL Champ
5x NBA Champ
10x All-NBA
1979-80 All-Rookie
3x Finals MVP
3x MVP
2x AS MVP
NBA 75th Anniv. Team

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SUMMARY

Career

906

PTS

19.5

TRB

7.2

AST

11.2

FG%

52.0

FG3%

30.3

FT%

84.8

eFG%

53.3

PER

24.1

155.8

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1980-81 Regular Season

1980-81 Regular Season Table
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
1	1	1980-10-10	21-057	LAL	@	SEA	W (+1)	1	34:00	.504	.462											13.3
2	2	1980-10-12	21-059	LAL		HOU	W (+11)	1	40:00	.592	.583											30.1
3	3	1980-10-15	21-062	LAL	@	KCK	W (+5)	1	47:00	.377	.348
4	4	1980-10-17	21-064	LAL		PHO	W (+7)	1	41:00	.513	.474											21.3
5	5	1980-10-19	21-066	LAL		GSW	W (+18)	1	31:00	.617	.611											25.0
6	6	1980-10-21	21-068	LAL	@	POR	L (-4)	1	40:00	.508	.462											4.2
7	7	1980-10-24	21-071	LAL		SEA	W (+6)	1	41:00	.507	.438											21.1
8	8	1980-10-25	21-072	LAL	@	UTA	W (+28)	1	32:00	.734	.600											35.7
9	9	1980-10-26	21-073	LAL		SAS	L (-6)	1	42:00	.517	.476											27.2
10	10	1980-10-28	21-075	LAL	@	SDC	W (+30)	1	31:00	.663	.643
11	11	1980-10-31	21-078	LAL		CLE	W (+9)	1	39:00	.656	.600											21.5
12	12	1980-11-02	21-080	LAL		DEN	L (-2)	1	37:00	.537	.467											19.4
13	13	1980-11-04	21-082	LAL		POR	W (+1)	1	37:00	.613	.600											26.0
14	14	1980-11-07	21-085	LAL	@	DAL	W (+24)	1	31:00	.839	.781											40.6
15	15	1980-11-08	21-086	LAL	@	SAS	L (-3)	1	44:00	.579	.545
16	16	1980-11-11	21-089	LAL	@	ATL	W (+29)	1	32:00	.541	.429											14.1
17	17	1980-11-12	21-090	LAL	@	HOU	L (-3)	1	42:00	.504	.500											18.3
18	18	1980-11-14	21-092	LAL		SDC	W (+13)	1	34:00	.580	.556
19	19	1980-11-16	21-094	LAL		DAL	W (+8)	1	35:00	.703	.643											22.7
20	20	1980-11-18	21-096	LAL		KCK	W (+13)	1	14:00	.333	.333											3.6
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
21	21	1981-02-27	21-197	LAL		NJN	W (+4)	0	24:00	.410	.333											9.5
22	22	1981-03-01	21-199	LAL		PHO	L (-5)	0	33:00	.379	.364											6.3
23	23	1981-03-03	21-201	LAL	@	KCK	W (+1)	1	38:00	.597	.600											17.5
24	24	1981-03-04	21-202	LAL	@	DEN	L (-9)	1	36:00	.599	.500											16.0
25	25	1981-03-10	21-208	LAL		SAS	W (+14)	1	37:00	.606	.563											26.1
26	26	1981-03-12	21-210	LAL	@	SDC	W (+6)	1	37:00	.720	.706											28.7
27	27	1981-03-13	21-211	LAL		KCK	W (+15)	1	36:00	.581	.533											24.0
28	28	1981-03-15	21-213	LAL		SDC	L (-4)	1	42:00	.564	.333											26.8
29	29	1981-03-17	21-215	LAL	@	DAL	W (+5)	1	36:00	.480	.471											14.7
30	30	1981-03-18	21-216	LAL	@	PHO	L (-12)	1	41:00	.566	.553											18.8
31	31	1981-03-20	21-218	LAL		SEA	W (+14)	1	37:00	.659	.500											27.0
32	32	1981-03-21	21-219	LAL	@	POR	W (+6)	1	41:00	.495	.474											19.9
33	33	1981-03-22	21-220	LAL	@	GSW	W (+2)	1	43:00	.629	.563											26.9
34	34	1981-03-24	21-222	LAL		GSW	W (+7)	1	39:00	.659	.625											22.4
35	35	1981-03-27	21-225	LAL	@	SEA	W (+7)	1	31:00	.481	.400
36	36	1981-03-28	21-226	LAL	@	UTA	L (-2)	1	44:00	.748	.739											37.8
37	37	1981-03-29	21-227	LAL		DEN	L (-2)	1	47:00	.559	.538											33.5

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