I'm proud to say that we now have 83 playoff games of Magic and Kareem plus minus data from the 1980-1985 playoffs.





Lineup Combinations

1980 Postseason (13/16 games)

Magic ON Kareem ON: 112.0 ORtg, 99.1 DRtg, +12.9 Net (413.69 minutes)
Magic ON Kareem OFF: 98.1 ORtg, 103.7 DRtg, -5.6 Net (118.31 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem ON: 95.2 ORtg, 108.7 DRtg, -13.5 Net (80.31 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem OFF: 88.8 ORtg, 125.2 DRtg, -36.3 Net (11.69 minutes)

1981 Postseason (3/3 games)

Magic ON Kareem ON: 105.3 ORtg, 99.9 DRtg, +5.5 Net (117.3 minutes)
Magic ON Kareem OFF: 71.1 ORtg, 111.7 DRtg, -40.6 Net (9.7 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem ON: 115.0 ORtg, 129.7 DRtg, -14.7 Net (16.7 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem OFF: 0.0 ORtg, 328.2 DRtg, -328.2 Net (0.3 minutes)

1982 Postseason (14/14 games)

Magic ON Kareem ON: 119.0 ORtg, 106.0 DRtg, +13.0 Net (466.7 minutes)
Magic ON Kareem OFF: 102.0 ORtg, 95.3 DRtg, +6.7 Net (138.3 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem ON: 98.8 ORtg, 123.9 DRtg, -25.1 Net (61.3 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem OFF: 102.2 ORtg, 125.6 DRtg, -23.4 Net (53.7 minutes)

1983 Postseason (15/15 games)

Magic ON Kareem ON: 113.5 ORtg, 106.8 DRtg, +6.7 Net (534.7 minutes)
Magic ON Kareem OFF: 94.5 ORtg, 115.6 DRtg, -21.1 Net (108.3 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem ON: 99.1 ORtg, 92.0 DRtg, +7.1 Net (53.3 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem OFF: 74.8 ORtg, 119.6 DRtg, -44.9 Net (28.7 minutes)

1984 Postseason (20/21 games)

Magic ON Kareem ON: 123.4 ORtg, 110.4 DRtg, +12.9 Net (628.82 minutes)
Magic ON Kareem OFF:108.0 ORtg, 103.0 DRtg, +5.0 Net (143.14 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem ON: 105.7 ORtg, 109.5 DRtg, -3.8 Net (75.14 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem OFF: 102.8 ORtg, 113.8 DRtg, -11.0 Net (108.9 minutes)

1985 Postseason (18/19 games)

Magic ON Kareem ON: 124.8 ORtg, 105.8 DRtg, +19.0 Net (505.45 minutes)
Magic ON Kareem OFF: 106.1 ORtg, 105.5 DRtg, +0.6 Net (146.55 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem ON: 108.5 ORtg, 102.7 DRtg, +5.8 Net (68.59 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem OFF: 108.8 ORtg, 124.0 DRtg, -15.2 Net (143.41 minutes)

1980-1985 Postseasons (83/88 games)

Magic ON Kareem ON: 118.2 ORtg, 105.6 DRtg, +12.6 Net (2666.65 minutes)
Magic ON Kareem OFF: 102.1 ORtg, 104.4 DRtg, -2.3 Net (664.31 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem ON: 102.0 ORtg, 108.6 DRtg, -6.6 Net (355.35 minutes)
Magic OFF Kareem OFF: 103.8 ORtg, 122.5 DRtg, -18.8 Net (346.69 minutes)

Note: Magic ON Kareem OFF is 100.7 ORtg, 104.6 DRtg, -3.9 Net without including 1980 Finals Game 6. Kareem missed this game entirely.


Magic Johnson ON Court ORtg (rORtg) by Series

1980 PHO: 112.0 (+9.8) **2/5 games
1980 SEA: 108.7 (+7.5)
1980 PHI: 107.3 (+6.3)
1981 HOU: 102.7 (-4.0)
1982 PHO: 122.3 (+19.9)
1982 SAS: 114.8 (+7.2)
1982 PHI: 109.6 (+5.7)
1983 POR: 115.0 (+11.1)
1983 SAS: 115.1 (+8.5)
1983 PHI: 97.6 (-3.3)
1984 SAC: 118.8 (+10.8)
1984 DAL: 130.9 (+21.3) **4/5 games
1984 PHO: 114.4 (+6.4)
1984 BOS: 112.5 (+8.1)
1985 PHO: 144.3 (+37.5) **2/3 games
1985 POR: 117.1 (+9.9)
1985 DEN: 125.5 (+17.1)
1985 BOS: 113.9 (+7.6)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ON Court ORtg (rORtg) by Series

1980 PHO: 115.0 (+12.8) **2/5 games
1980 SEA: 109.5 (+8.3)
1980 PHI: 106.7 (+5.7)
1981 HOU: 106.5 (-0.2)
1982 PHO: 123.0 (+20.6)
1982 SAS: 117.7 (+10.1)
1982 PHI: 110.5 (+6.6)
1983 POR: 116.7 (+12.8)
1983 SAS: 115.6 (+9.0)
1983 PHI: 101.1 (+0.2)
1984 SAC: 120.8 (+12.8)
1984 DAL: 129.5 (+19.9) **4/5 games
1984 PHO: 114.2 (+6.2)
1984 BOS: 114.1 (+9.7)
1985 PHO: 150.7 (+43.9) **2/3 games
1985 POR: 123.7 (+16.5)
1985 DEN: 125.4 (+17.0)
1985 BOS: 111.3 (+5.0)

Missing Games - If you have access to any of these games, please contact me.

I wasn't able to track these five games. I tried hard but just couldn't find full game footage anywhere.

1980 WCSF Suns @ Lakers Game 2
1980 WCSF Lakers @ Suns Game 4
1980 WCSF Suns @ Lakers Game 5
1984 WCSF Lakers @ Mavericks Game 3
1985 WCR1 Lakers @ Suns Game 3

Spreadsheet - Game Logs

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