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This page details the career achievements of Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson. He is a member of NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and is widely considered to be the greatest point guard of all-time.^{[citation needed]}

Career highlights

• One of several players in NBA history to average at least 22.5 points, 12 assists and 6 rebounds for a season
  • He accomplished the feat twice, in 1987 and 1989
• One of four players in NBA history to win NCAA and NBA championships in consecutive years.
  • Includes Bill Russell, Henry Bibby, and Billy Thompson
• One of six players in NBA history to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals clinching game (1982 and 1985).
  • Includes Larry Bird (1986), James Worthy (1988), Tim Duncan (2003), LeBron James (2012 and 2016), and Draymond Green (2015)
• One of four players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut.
  • Includes Johnny McCarthy, LeBron James and Nikola Jokic
• One of two players in NBA history to set 20+ assists in at least 30 games: achieved it 32 times
  • Includes John Stockton, who achieved it 38 times
• Only player in NBA history to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season

Regular season

• 3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1987, 1989, 1990)
• 4× NBA assists leader (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
• 2× NBA steals leader (1981, 1982)
• 1× NBA free-throw percentage leader (1989)
• 9× All-NBA First Team (1983 to 91)
• 1× All-NBA Second Team (1982)
• All-Rookie first team (1980)

NBA All-Star Game

• 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1990, 1992)
• 12× NBA All-Star (1980, 1982–1992)

NBA Playoffs

• 5x NBA Playoffs assists leader (1980, 1984–87)
• 9x NBA Playoffs total assists leader (1980, 1983–89, 1991)
• 2x NBA Playoffs steals leader (1980, 1982)
• 2x NBA Playoffs total steals leader (1980, 1983)
• 1x NBA Playoffs minutes played leader (1983)
• 3x NBA Playoffs total minutes played leader (1983, 1988, 1991)
• Led the 1991 NBA Playoffs in total minutes played, three points made, free throws made, defensive rebounds and assists

NBA Finals

• 3x NBA Finals MVP (1980, 1982, 1987)
• 5x NBA Champion (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987–88)
• 4x NBA runner-up (1983, 1984, 1989, 1991)
• 8x NBA Finals assists leader (1980, 1983–85, 1987–89, 1991)

Los Angeles Lakers

• Los Angeles Lakers #32 retired
• Selected as the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft

NBA records

Career

• Holds the all-time record for highest career assists-per-game average—11.2
• Holds the all-time record for most assists in Playoffs—2,346
  • Johnson is also the only player in NBA history to have at least 2,000 assists in a playoff career[1]
• Holds the all-time record for highest assists-per-game average in Playoffs—12.4
• Holds the all-time record for most triple-doubles in Playoffs—30

All-Star Game

• Holds the all-time record for most assists in a game w/o OT—19 (1988)
• Holds the all-time record for most assists in a half—13 (1984)

Playoffs

• Holds single-series playoff record for highest assists-per-game average—15.2 (1985)
• Shares single-game playoff record for most assists made in a game—24 (May 15, 1984, vs. Phoenix Suns)
• Shares single-game playoff record for most assists made in a half—15 (May 3, 1985, vs. Portland)
• Shares single-game playoff record for most free throws made in one half—19 (May 8, 1991, vs. Golden State)

Finals

• Holds the single-series record for highest assists-per-game average—14.0 (1985)
• Shares the single-series record for most triple-doubles—2 (1985)
• Holds the record for most points by a rookie, game—42 (May 16, 1980, vs. Philadelphia)
• Holds the record for most assists by a rookie, game—11 (May 7, 1980, vs. Philadelphia)
• Holds the record for most assists made in a game—21 (June 3, 1984, vs. Boston Celtics)
• Holds the record for most assists in one half—14 (June 19, 1988, vs. Detroit)
• Holds the record for most assists in one quarter—8 (four times)

Los Angeles Lakers

• Most assists, total: 10,141
• Highest assists-per-game average, career: 11.2
• Highest assists-per-game average in a season: 13.1
• Most assists in a season: 989
• Most assists in a game: 24
• Most steals in a season: 208
• Highest steals-per-game average in a season: 3.43
• Most triple-doubles: 138
• Highest free-throw percentage in a season: .911
• 3rd most playoff games played: 190
• 2nd most playoff minutes played: 7,538
• 4th most playoff points scored: 3,701
• 3rd most playoff free throws made: 1,068
• 5th most playoff field goals attempted: 2,522
• 5th most playoff rebounds grabbed: 1,465
• 3rd most playoff offensive rebounds: 349
• Most playoff defensive rebounds: 1,116
• Most playoff assists: 2,346
• Most playoff steals: 359

Others

Game-winning shots

Time (sec) left	Score	Opponent	Date
6.0	112-110	Phoenix Suns	November 2, 1979
1.0	120-118	Golden State Warriors	March 22, 1981
1:05	99-97	Phoenix Suns	May 25, 1984
3.0	112-111	Golden State Warriors	March 6, 1986
1.0	113-111	Sacramento Kings	November 16, 1986
2.0	107-106	Boston Celtics	June 9, 1987
0.0	115-114	Boston Celtics	December 11, 1987
0.0	148-146 2OT	Denver Nuggets	November 15, 1988
0.0	118-116	Phoenix Suns	March 26, 1989
19.0	104-102	Sacramento Kings	December 26, 1989
0.8	102-101	Seattle SuperSonics	April 17, 1990

40-point games

Points made	Score	Opponent	Date
42	123-107	Philadelphia 76ers	May 16, 1980
41	110-112 OT	Utah Jazz	March 28, 1981
40	130-127	Detroit Pistons	January 9, 1982
46	127-117 OT	Sacramento Kings	December 23, 1986
42	126-115	New Jersey Nets	January 19, 1987
40	113-108	Indiana Pacers	February 13, 1987
40	110-106	Seattle SuperSonics	November 30, 1988
43	101-114	Phoenix Suns	May 13, 1990
43	103-106	Phoenix Suns	May 15, 1990
44	124-125	Golden State Warriors	May 8, 1991

USA Basketball

• A member of The Dream Team, which is considered to be the best Basketball team ever assembled
• 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist

College basketball achievements

• Member of NCAA championship team (1979)
• NCAA Division I Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1979)
• The Sporting News All-America first team (1979)

Other achievements

• J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1992)
• Grammy Award for Best Spoken Album (What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS) (1993)

References

• "Magic Johnson". NBA Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
• "Magic Johnson stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 2013-10-09.

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