Magic Johnson playoff points per game in 1988-89
18.41988-89 Postseason
Magic Johnson averaged 18.4 points per game in the 1988-89 postseason.
- 6th-best of Magic Johnson's 13 seasons on file; the high is 25.2 in 1989-90.
- Down 1.5 from 19.9 in 1987-88.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1979-80 |  LAL | 16 | 41.1 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 51.8 | 25.0 | 80.2 | 59.6 |
| 1980-81 | LAL | 3 | 42.3 | 17 | 13.7 | 7 | 2.7 | 1 | 38.8 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 44.1 |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 14 | 40.1 | 17.4 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 82.8 | 61.4 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 15 | 42.9 | 17.9 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 84.0 | 55.5 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 21 | 39.9 | 18.2 | 6.6 | 13.5 | 2 | 1 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 60.1 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 19 | 36.2 | 17.5 | 7.1 | 15.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 51.3 | 14.3 | 84.7 | 59.9 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 14 | 38.6 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 15.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 59.9 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 18 | 37 | 21.8 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 53.9 | 20.0 | 83.1 | 60.7 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 24 | 40.2 | 19.9 | 5.4 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 51.4 | 50.0 | 85.2 | 60.0 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 14 | 37 | 18.4 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 48.9 | 28.6 | 90.7 | 60.9 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 9 | 41.8 | 25.2 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 49.0 | 20.0 | 88.6 | 59.8 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 19 | 43.3 | 21.8 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 0 | 44.0 | 29.6 | 88.2 | 59.8 |
| 1995-96 | LAL | 4 | 33.8 | 15.3 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 33.3 | 84.8 | 57.0 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%