@bootiack you are hilarious for trolling a series that happened over 30 years ago. FT attempts shows how much a team is driving to the basket or getting high % shots. But since you want to know, they shot THE SAME EXACT NUMBER OF FT's that whole series. LA 117/144 PHILLY 108/144
@RohoicRamz94 It says he STARTED AT CENTER...A lot of guards get 42 points,15 rebounds and 7 assists in a game that wins the NBA championship for their team....AS A ROOKIE....LOL
@geocge I never said it was a great game.But ill pose this question.If Moses Malone or Wilt Chamberlain was on the Sixers would Magic have been able to defend them?
@RohoicRamz94 Let's be real YOUNG,HEALTHY Dawkins and Caldwell Jones split time at the center and power forward in that game, Dawkins in that 1979–80 season averaged 14.7 points and a career-high 8.7 rebounds and Jones was a defensive force, pulling down 11.9 rebounds per game, 4th in the league, and blocking 162 shots, 7th in the league. Dawkins was 1 of the few players that was about as strong as Shaq was when Shaq was playing. (I have been going to Celtics games since the mid 60's).
@RohoicRamz94 Answer this. If Malone played pg how would he do? Would he be as good as Magic? Malone was a horse on the boards that made 90% of his career. After age 27 even with all the dunks Malone never had a fg% of at least 50%. Don't get me wrong he was a great player. Wilt's only fault was his ft%.Wilt was a monster on both ends. I loved watching Wilt lose to Russ and the C's. Wilt's title years were when he passed more and Bill Russell career reb pg % almost identical (Wilt was bigger).
I'm a lebron james fan and lebron should watch this video, if he had just half a set of balls that magic has the heat would win multiple rings, this is how you play lebron you just go out and lay everything on the line instead of being a wuss and fading in the most important games of your career,
one thing that jumps out at me is the remarkable pace of the game. see big men running the floor like they're 6'5 shooting guards. and they were skilled to boot. today most players (save for kobe, dirk, durant and a couple others) are specialists i.e. they can do one thing well, but suck at others. point guards can score, but can't hit the outside shot or play satisfactory defense. in the past, everyone could do everything reasonably well
Defense sucks, pussy foul calls and people make it sound like hand checking made it impossible to score...people really need to stop comparing this era to the old basketball. This era defense is a lot better, and so many more skilled players. Stop being biased, stop living in the past.
@3232James Your watching highlites!!!! Obviously there not showing many defensive plays. This really is not old basketball either, are you saying players now are better than the players in the eighties? All I have to say it is a big-mans sport, and this NBA has one big man in it and hes not even great. Do you have any idea what Moses malone, Kareem, Hakeem, Sampson, Parrish, Dawkins, or Ewing, Robinson would do to Gasol or one of the centers of this era.
@imacodfanboyXD ph ya, did jordan win anything when he didnt hav help? he cant play like magic, magic is more complete than jordan. I'd choose magic over jordan any day. cuz jordan is just like kobe, no help, no rings.
How come Magic doesn't get that much respect? I think he deserves more than Kobe gets. They both have 5 rings. Magic's stats are more impressive than Kobe's and he was really clutch like Kobe is. He averaged 24 PPG, 12.2 AST, 6.3 RBS and 1.7 STL in one season and the other seasons weren't much lower. Who puts up numbers like that?!
@lasoogneypubes I totally agree. Magic did this during, in my opinion, the best years of the NBA. There was soooo much talent in the league in the 80's and so many awesome teams. He was such an all-round player, no ego at all, and made his team mates better. And the maturity he displayed in this game is unreal. Not just a great player, but a great person as well.
What an incredible performance by my favorite basketball player of all time. What rookie in modern time could possibly have the maturity to play all 5 positions in the finals, in a game 6 for the championship, on a road game?
@PacManFan818 the big thing about that draft year, is that the team that had the no. 1 pick wanted a center, that's why mj went 3rd overall, everyone said they should have gotten jordan for center. jordan can play all 5 positions, this dude on Rockets is only 6 6 and he's diong a great job......so it's possible. just would be harder?
@jesuisdavid1 Well yeah anyone can play center, it just depends if you can hold your own. Rodman was also a 6'6 guy who can play center, but to play like that you need a whole different style of playing and mental view of the game. Jordan is great, but no way he can play center. He is not built like a center. Rodman is a rare case. Landry (use to be with rockets) is 6'9, the same height as magic
This is a bunch of unorganized fast break ymca open gym defense i could score 42 on these guys ....... No one in this game even squares up and plays D they just run around like headless chickens ....
Magic is my all time favorite player.... LOVE LOVE his game... so unselfish and such a team player... If I started a franchise he would be my first pick... I"d build everything around him.... My team would be in the playoffs EVERY year...
Magic is the best basketball player of all time to me because he was the only player in history to play all positions and dominate and the funny thing is he was just a rookie! HE WAS RIDICULOUS!!
I was never been a Lakers fan. Didn't like the Lakers at all. I was respecting Kareem and the showtime Lakers of course. Then I saw this outstanding game and I fall in love with Magic. Best game and performance ever. And beside that he did it against a very good Sixers.
@MrIamabitch Lol, you actually think stats matter? And this is a Laker video, why the hell are you here? Only way stats would matter is if a guy averages like 15 assists, 20 rebounds, or 35 points. Now that Jordan retired, are we looking at his stats (other than 30.1 PPG) or his skill? Obviously his skill. Lebron doesn't have any skill. Only thing he can do is drive in and do simple 2ft layups. Kobe and Jordan shoot the ball. Lebron isn't even in the same sentence as Duncan. Kobe > Lebrick
@AllKobe24 look at your name you are completely a kobrick cock sucker he ownd your fucking team shootng 5 silky 3s and he got injured and still knocked a 3 in the face i dont know what your talkng about only 2s.
@MrIamabitch Ok, look according to what your saying, you said that you killed us on Christmas, and if you were to meet us in the playoffs that could only be the Finals. You just care about the regular season, so lets see the regular season facts. You beat us so you think you will meet us in the Finals. But your 0-2 against the Celtics and they will be your best competition in the East. So you think by defeating us you will win the title, then doesn't that mean Boston will knock you out?
this is by far the best well rounded NBA final performance of all time...... imagine a rookie playing all positions and as a guard replacing the center Kareen Abdul Jabar..... and winning it for the lakers in game 6.
Who gives a fuck about weak ass Kobe and Labron..... this is about the bad ass and greatest legend ever... "Here comes Magic"!!!! Those where real basketball games!
best pg ever. top 3 player alltime. magic>jordan he played 12 seasons still won 5 nba titles faced larry bird almost every year i the finals still won and had kareem. jordan wouldnt have won all thefinals mvps with the laker team
@2pacisthebest90 : "magic>jordan"?....ok well that's just your OPINION & im sure of many others as well.....i say jordan > magic but i am a Bulls fan so.....oh btw i hate to admit this but even though this isn't a kobe vs lebron video you were right kobe is better then laverne.
@imsljr420 i dont know who laverne is if you can be more specific and if you mean lebron all and all yes i totally agree its pretty clear who the better player is look at the way they play and how there teams are doing right now and who has had a more succsessful career thats how you determine who is better
Greatest final game of a finals by any player ever. 76ers were favored big here. Kareem was injured the previous game. Magic was a ROOKIE. His stats 42,15, and 7. Remarkable. Jamaal Wilkes also had a great game with 37 pts. BTW, this was game 6 of the finals and I had tickets to game 7. I got a refund. Pppfffttt.
medestinier, I play basketball every other day. I'm 5'8 and I am able to dunk! I simply took this workout at (50 inch vertical [dot] com) - anyone can do it
Magic was a winner period. 5 Rings in 10 years. I'm from Louisiana and if you want to know where Earvin learned his Magic, look up the greatest college player of ALL time: Pistol Pete Maravich. His NCAA records still stand and will never be beaten.
The thing I always remember about this game...the underrated game of Jamaal Wilkes. 37 points in a clinching title game. And no one seems to remember...
This performance alone shows why Magic is the greatest laker of all time. I love Kobe and think he is great, but I think it's funny to even bring up him being a greater laker than magic. that performance as a rookie in such a big game. 5 titles. 8 finals appearances in a shortened career of 12 years in such a competive league where teams like Boston, Sixers, Pistons, Bulls, Rockets, Blazers were all so great as well.
No disrespect to Magic, but it seems like Dr. J didn't play very good defense in this game, especially on the plays where he was matched up against Magic.
magic overrated?? sounds like some disgruntled bean town fans are enjoying their crack smoke. finals mvp at the age of 20?? FINALS mvp?? AS A ROOKIE?? seriously stop hating.
medestinier I'm 5 7 and I am able to fancy windmill dunks. Truthfully, anyone can do it, just do the right workouts with the right nutrition. I highly recommend the training at "50inch vertical (dot) com" but any workout could be followed if you can check they generate results
Magic Johnson started at center (1980 NBA Finals G6) mpyfzppaegodps cqccruiklzssowio #medestinier
hey, sick high-lights. medestinier I especially like the middle =P Could you imagine that I recently trained enough to begin dunking! I just followed the the nba training workout over at (50 inch vertical [dot] com) and did it in only 1 and a half month!
Magic Johnson started at center (1980 NBA Finals G6) smlzsrwvwouaj wgdlfg #medestinier
medestinier I mean if I, can easily dunk, then even you can, I'm merely 5ft 7inches geez! Just simply follow a real course like the one I'm using 50 inch vertical (dot) com, it will help to increase your leaping ability and your speed.
Magic Johnson started at center (1980 NBA Finals G6) orpoktk dbrpyxa #medestinier
medestinier, now and then I attempt to bear in mind just what exactly it was like before I could dunk for real. Right after I practiced the workout system at (50 inch vertical [dot] com) - my skills has been improving alot I'm not a bench player anymore!
Anyways, can we forget this Bird vs Magic debate. If you guys ever watch this game entirely (like off ESPN Classics) I want you guys to take note on how fucking fast the game was played back then. Watch Cheeks fly down the court and it truely puts to rest that players today are supposedly "faster"
Some are flashier, others have scored more points and others are super hyped...bottom line, Magic Johnson is the best all around player ever. A true champion and a true team player. No bad attitude or finger pointing and never a quitter. I would pick him ofr my team over Lebron, Kobe and Michael. A geniune class act.
Some are flashier, others have scored more points and others are super hyped...bottom line, Magic Johnson is the best all around player ever. A true champion and a true team player. No bad attitude or finger pointing and never a quitter. I would pick him ofr my team over Lebron, Kobe and Michael. A geniune class act.
Magic was a team player the first time he stepped on the court. You can't say the same for Jordan. There is no way Jordan could play every position like Magic did in this game, and put up the same stats. Jordan is too small to play power forward and there's no way in hell he could play center. If it wasn't for Phil Jackson, who knows how much longer into his career Jordan would have won a title. I do know this, there is no way in hell Jordan and the Bulls win 6 titles in the 80's..
If I had to pick between Magic and Jordan, I would take Magic. Magic was a better passer and rebounder than Jordan. Jordan was a better scorer and individual defender. Magic could have averaged more points in his career but he shared the ball with great scorers (Worthy, Jabbar, Wilkes, etc)
also if i remember correctly, with 10secs left for the win...when it came down to it..lakers would feed kareem in the low post. 'sky hook' or clutch freethrows. amazing watching him back dudes down.'mr low-post' that's where earvin learned it from booh-yah! :)
As a Laker (Magic Johnson, still my favorite ever) through and through I must admit, as much as it pains me, by this formula His Airness reigns supreme.
get this shit out of here bro. these stats are fucking useless. watch the fucking games and look at the real stats u bum. how can you account for the points magic stopped defensively besides blocks and steals. there are things that happen throughout the course of a game that can stop points but dont show up in the stat sheet. magic wasnt a good defender and neither was bird. youre an idiot.
Scott, Worthy, and Kareem all credit Magic with making them look better than they otherwise would have without him. even Bird said Magic made those around him so much better.
after game 4 of the 1987 NBA finals, Larry Bird said: "MAGIC....I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY....HE'S JUST THE BEST IVE EVER SEEN."
i dont know how i made my point without using vulgarities, but somehow i managed.
of course bird is gonna say that after he gets beat. its called showing ur opponent respect after his team beat yours. it doesnt mean its true. and ur telling me bird wouldnt have won five championships if he was with the lakers, hahaha. and even if macadoo and thompson were past their primes, they were still great off the bench. who did bird have coming off the bench? bird could shoot better, pass just as good, rebound better, and defend just as good. magic truly cant hold a stick to bird, FUCK
larry was great but magic did it all literally on the court . whatever was demanded he excelled at far beyond a normal great player . just the name magic definitley lived up to his name . i have magic even better than his successor michael jordon . Now you said hes overrated haaaaa thats just plain blasphemey and i never heard that ever being said about him . hes arugably the best player in the game period . noticed i said argubably, in my opinion hewas a better basketball player than mj
dude are u fucking stupid? look at the god damn numbers. birds career 24.3 ppg, 10 rpg and 6 apg. magic's career 19 ppg, 7 rpg and 11 apg. bird was a better scorer, rebounder, and just as good of a passer. magic just happened to be in more of a gaurd role. and dont tell me magic could have scored more in a forward role cuz he couldnt due to his poor shooting. and guess what dipshit, the greatest player ever is not arguable. its fucking jordan hands down. you know absolutely nothing about bball.
good rebuttal. i guess when you have been proven wrong and have nothing to say, you respond the way you did. absolutely nothing to do with basketball. and as for trying to act tough, hahahaha, i dont see where i did that, if by swearing im trying to act tough then i guess i am. i swear to emphasize my point to all you pieces of shit who dont know anything. but overall good argument, really made ur point and certainly did not come off as a delusional jack-ass yourself. hahahaha
good excuse man. maybe you should just stop talking now. you said one thing and i came out with some numbers and facts and fucking killed you. you have nothing to stand on so you just yap and yap and yap about nothing. you have wasted my fucking time, i hope you choke on your father's fat cock, you thick skulled faggot.
i obviously know more than you . you are the one saying that magic was overrated lol . haaaa you are dead wrong in that statement and dont try that tough guy bullshit with me on the net youll lose lol. see by your previous comments . You really come off like a jackass delusional fool . get a fucking life scumbag and watch you mouth fuckboy . take your finger and stick it up your ass faggot . thats what you like best anyway things going up your ass . mad cuz you cant get pussy haaaaaa loser
you wasted your fucking life so just end it already and do mankind that sweet favor . lol you sir are a waste of sperm and btw your moms pussy is overrated haaaaaa . Since you love to talk about shit being overrated haaaaa what loser you are . damn your you father wasted his time trying to teach you how to be a man lol . All you are is a flaming queee faggot who loves to take it in the ass . you should be a fucking aids activist you fucking homo haaaa .now you are dismissed faggot fuck off
Magic did not even have worthy or scott for 2 of his championships. bringing up rambis, a way past his prime mcadoo, past his prime michael thompson (was with lakers at the end of his career) demonstrates a lack of understanding of nba history.
Bird had plenty of talent around him.
ask any basketball expert if Magic would have won championships with McHale, Parish, Ainge, Johnson...of course he would have.
of first of all pal. i use profanities because people like you who dont know anything about basketball really piss me off. now lets look at the lakers during the 80's magic, worthy, nixon, wilkes, jabbar, cooper, scott, macadoo, thompson, rambis and lets look at the celts, bird, mchale, maxwell, parish, johnson, ainge, henderson, carr, wedman. are you fucking kidding me. look at that and tell me who had more around him. those guys made magic look way better than he actually was.
pussies always finish last haaaaaaa . so you are in last place . I mean there is no point in debating,you are too stupid to even say magic arguably player in the nba period is overrated haaaaa . you see when you say stupid shit like that you drown yourself in defeat . you already have lost and im just laughing my ass off at you pal . I cant be tactful to a jackass like you . everybody else was trying to be nice to you lol . I wont when you are acting like a prick . get laid get pussyokay haaaaa
it is hard to give you any credibility when you cannot articulate your thoughts without using profanity. if you eventually graduate from high school and/or gain some level of maturity perhaps you will be able to form whole sentences wthout vulgarity.
the use of all the profanity just makes a person sound very defensive.
id say larry bird has credibility and he says magic was one of the best 3 players he has ever seen.
i think i'll take Larry Bird's opinion over yours.
Hey medestinier, I m practicing to increase my vertical leap by doing the training program over at 50 inch vertical (dot) com - and thus far got like like 8-9 inches thus far but I m only a a little away from dunking on the rim It is only my 2nd week thus far, any tips?
Magic Johnson started at center (1980 NBA Finals G6)
Wow............what memories. I was in sixth grade when my dad and I watched this game. Magic was and will always be #1 in my book. This was one of the greatest games I've ever seen someone play on the biggest stage.
doctor puts magic on poster few times, refs prbly fuked sixers love to see box score i bet lakers more ft
bootiack 2 weeks ago
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PacManFan818 1 week ago
@bootiack you are hilarious for trolling a series that happened over 30 years ago. FT attempts shows how much a team is driving to the basket or getting high % shots. But since you want to know, they shot THE SAME EXACT NUMBER OF FT's that whole series. LA 117/144 PHILLY 108/144
PacManFan818 1 week ago
lots teknicals not called on lakes
bootiack 2 weeks ago
why can't i control the time bar
beeemdubya 2 weeks ago
what were his stats this game???
mrodriguez2874748 2 weeks ago
Magic Johnson for Governor of CALIFORNIA! Bitches
doeboyelsancho 1 month ago
Magic and Bird = Fundamentals and Brains
Defender80s 2 months ago
that was the best locker room celebration ever! the nba came up...
alltradespro 2 months ago
this guy had the balls to step at the center even after being a pure PG, and that too in his rookie season
abhimanyudada1993 2 months ago
Hi I'm Lebron James, this is is my youtube alias. I'm just here to admit that Magic Johnson is in every way mentally superior than I will ever be.
dantheman9758 2 months ago
He jumped center he didnt play center.
RohoicRamz94 3 months ago
@RohoicRamz94 It says he STARTED AT CENTER...A lot of guards get 42 points,15 rebounds and 7 assists in a game that wins the NBA championship for their team....AS A ROOKIE....LOL
geocgeo 3 months ago
@geocge I never said it was a great game.But ill pose this question.If Moses Malone or Wilt Chamberlain was on the Sixers would Magic have been able to defend them?
RohoicRamz94 3 months ago
@RohoicRamz94 Let's be real YOUNG,HEALTHY Dawkins and Caldwell Jones split time at the center and power forward in that game, Dawkins in that 1979–80 season averaged 14.7 points and a career-high 8.7 rebounds and Jones was a defensive force, pulling down 11.9 rebounds per game, 4th in the league, and blocking 162 shots, 7th in the league. Dawkins was 1 of the few players that was about as strong as Shaq was when Shaq was playing. (I have been going to Celtics games since the mid 60's).
geocgeo 3 months ago
@geocgeo you made some good points but you failed to answer the simple question.
RohoicRamz94 3 months ago
@RohoicRamz94 Answer this. If Malone played pg how would he do? Would he be as good as Magic? Malone was a horse on the boards that made 90% of his career. After age 27 even with all the dunks Malone never had a fg% of at least 50%. Don't get me wrong he was a great player. Wilt's only fault was his ft%.Wilt was a monster on both ends. I loved watching Wilt lose to Russ and the C's. Wilt's title years were when he passed more and Bill Russell career reb pg % almost identical (Wilt was bigger).
geocgeo 3 months ago
@geocgeo Im talking about the center spot ya think he could gaurd Shaq in the post?lls!
RohoicRamz94 3 months ago
I'm a lebron james fan and lebron should watch this video, if he had just half a set of balls that magic has the heat would win multiple rings, this is how you play lebron you just go out and lay everything on the line instead of being a wuss and fading in the most important games of your career,
Ironmanize 4 months ago
@Ironmanize yes!
adamkwas 3 months ago
magic was the man and that finger roll by the dr. was nice!
vidaa82 4 months ago
ok, i know this is magic's video, BUT DID YOU SEE THAT LAYUP BY DR. J??? 2:02
jonathanspruill 5 months ago
lebron is the only player that can play both ,center and pg, in the mod day,but never as good as magic
rebogohan 5 months ago
he sound retarted in the beginning lol..love magic tho
dottibody 5 months ago
one thing that jumps out at me is the remarkable pace of the game. see big men running the floor like they're 6'5 shooting guards. and they were skilled to boot. today most players (save for kobe, dirk, durant and a couple others) are specialists i.e. they can do one thing well, but suck at others. point guards can score, but can't hit the outside shot or play satisfactory defense. in the past, everyone could do everything reasonably well
Laydeezmancris 6 months ago 2
No disrespect to magic at all, but his passing skills just show how much defense has evolved for the better over time..
Dreadballin 6 months ago
No rookie is suppose to play this well but there is a reason why hecis called magic
kerpal3 6 months ago
After watching this highlight... feel that Magic was just Started at center but actually still play like a guard in the game..
elvasiuu 6 months ago
Defense sucks, pussy foul calls and people make it sound like hand checking made it impossible to score...people really need to stop comparing this era to the old basketball. This era defense is a lot better, and so many more skilled players. Stop being biased, stop living in the past.
3232James 6 months ago
@3232James Your watching highlites!!!! Obviously there not showing many defensive plays. This really is not old basketball either, are you saying players now are better than the players in the eighties? All I have to say it is a big-mans sport, and this NBA has one big man in it and hes not even great. Do you have any idea what Moses malone, Kareem, Hakeem, Sampson, Parrish, Dawkins, or Ewing, Robinson would do to Gasol or one of the centers of this era.
chefKevR 6 months ago
better sportsmanship in the 80s
waichak29 6 months ago 2
magic johnson is the greatest, not jordan.
kb24TM 6 months ago
@kb24TM who has more rings?? and more awards in general?
imacodfanboyXD 6 months ago
@imacodfanboyXD so were do u put bill Russell? #1? rings r win by teams. not players.
kb24TM 6 months ago
@imacodfanboyXD ph ya, did jordan win anything when he didnt hav help? he cant play like magic, magic is more complete than jordan. I'd choose magic over jordan any day. cuz jordan is just like kobe, no help, no rings.
kb24TM 6 months ago
@kb24TM Magic said Jordan is the greatest. Too bad you can't accept that.
darkravemaster16 6 months ago
@darkravemaster16 magic is not cocky like jordan.
kb24TM 6 months ago
@darkravemaster16 you think magi c could guard hakeem
ryanr20091 5 months ago
KOBE IS NOTHING COMPARED 2 MAGIC
felixcheah123456789 6 months ago
@felixcheah123456789 Kobe is a SG your statement is idiotic and invalid
3232James 6 months ago
How come Magic doesn't get that much respect? I think he deserves more than Kobe gets. They both have 5 rings. Magic's stats are more impressive than Kobe's and he was really clutch like Kobe is. He averaged 24 PPG, 12.2 AST, 6.3 RBS and 1.7 STL in one season and the other seasons weren't much lower. Who puts up numbers like that?!
lasoogneypubes 7 months ago 2
@lasoogneypubes oscar robertson averaged a triple double one season.
chaveznieves 7 months ago
@lasoogneypubes Shh stop comparing. It will start a fight
L3g3ndkill4 7 months ago
@L3g3ndkill4 Haha sorry you're totally right. I just always hear bullshit about Kobe being the best. I'll stop.
lasoogneypubes 7 months ago
@lasoogneypubes I totally agree. Magic did this during, in my opinion, the best years of the NBA. There was soooo much talent in the league in the 80's and so many awesome teams. He was such an all-round player, no ego at all, and made his team mates better. And the maturity he displayed in this game is unreal. Not just a great player, but a great person as well.
yesorlando05 5 months ago
Vs. Julius Erving in his rookie season what a great performance
startgam 7 months ago
Magic better than jordan,gimmee sme of that weed u smokin sir.
flaflaflohiii 7 months ago 2
sixers fan here gotta give my respect this is gross
MrUnctarheels5 7 months ago
thanks for sharing
la021583 7 months ago
Magic was a better player than Jordan.. only if his career wasn't shortened..
locd2death 7 months ago
he also had 3 steals
BishopOcelot 7 months ago
this guy is just incredible. this is just so amazing man, really. great upload, great player, its just insane man.
siggascation 8 months ago
What an incredible performance by my favorite basketball player of all time. What rookie in modern time could possibly have the maturity to play all 5 positions in the finals, in a game 6 for the championship, on a road game?
mightydesign 8 months ago 12
@mightydesign amazing
stallion0308 8 months ago
@mightydesign Michael JOrdan?
jesuisdavid1 1 week ago
@jesuisdavid1 Jordan wouldn't be able to play center. He's not big enough
PacManFan818 1 week ago
@PacManFan818 the big thing about that draft year, is that the team that had the no. 1 pick wanted a center, that's why mj went 3rd overall, everyone said they should have gotten jordan for center. jordan can play all 5 positions, this dude on Rockets is only 6 6 and he's diong a great job......so it's possible. just would be harder?
jesuisdavid1 1 week ago
@jesuisdavid1 Well yeah anyone can play center, it just depends if you can hold your own. Rodman was also a 6'6 guy who can play center, but to play like that you need a whole different style of playing and mental view of the game. Jordan is great, but no way he can play center. He is not built like a center. Rodman is a rare case. Landry (use to be with rockets) is 6'9, the same height as magic
PacManFan818 1 week ago
@PacManFan818 Hey PacMan i don't want to argue but...you do have a point
jesuisdavid1 6 days ago
hahaaaaa. the 6 dislikes must be the 76ers bench.
knuklo 8 months ago
This is a bunch of unorganized fast break ymca open gym defense i could score 42 on these guys ....... No one in this game even squares up and plays D they just run around like headless chickens ....
conaway82 8 months ago
A ROOKIE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS IN THE FINALS. magic was a boss
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felindinhavicente 8 months ago 102
Magic was the greatest playmaker in history, insane court vision.
fuzzylojiks 8 months ago
Magic Johnson # 1 .....Nuff said .
sheppardtrooper 9 months ago 2
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steveforprez03 10 months ago
It shows u that he was one of the best player of all time. he can do anything
HotDoglnABUN 10 months ago
Magic's best game ever. Says he.
reno93535 10 months ago 2
Greatest rookie season ever
servantinthekingdom 10 months ago 29
Magic is nice
JayMountain45 10 months ago 2
Magic is my all time favorite player.... LOVE LOVE his game... so unselfish and such a team player... If I started a franchise he would be my first pick... I"d build everything around him.... My team would be in the playoffs EVERY year...
funkyflights 11 months ago 3
@funkyflights
YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH ! MAGIC JOHNSON BEST PLAYER TO EVER STEP ON A BASKETBALL COURT !
sheppardtrooper 9 months ago 2
simply an amazing feat.....
Spitzerman 11 months ago
Magic is the best basketball player of all time to me because he was the only player in history to play all positions and dominate and the funny thing is he was just a rookie! HE WAS RIDICULOUS!!
jcjjcc 11 months ago 3
Magic had it all. He had more to go but had to retire due to HIV. Love you maj. Showtime forever!
MrTachyon3000 11 months ago
he could fuckin play any position, magic was the best
jackpfree 11 months ago
2.27 greatest play. amazing how even after they cut julious off to where he can only go out of bounds and he finds a way to score. amazing
MrAguanile 11 months ago
It's too bad that the ROTY is decided on just the regular season alone---Magic would have stolen it right from Bird as a result of this game.
AEMoreira81 1 year ago
I was never been a Lakers fan. Didn't like the Lakers at all. I was respecting Kareem and the showtime Lakers of course. Then I saw this outstanding game and I fall in love with Magic. Best game and performance ever. And beside that he did it against a very good Sixers.
Fenriz17 1 year ago
I'm wondering how other teams would have to defend Magic. They can't just put there starting PG on him because Magic is 6'9.
AllKobe24 1 year ago
was basketball better back then?
Thetrollmaster2000 1 year ago
@LlywellynFenn11362 Lebron>kobe
its the truth checks stats.
MrIamabitch 1 year ago
@MrIamabitch Lol, you actually think stats matter? And this is a Laker video, why the hell are you here? Only way stats would matter is if a guy averages like 15 assists, 20 rebounds, or 35 points. Now that Jordan retired, are we looking at his stats (other than 30.1 PPG) or his skill? Obviously his skill. Lebron doesn't have any skill. Only thing he can do is drive in and do simple 2ft layups. Kobe and Jordan shoot the ball. Lebron isn't even in the same sentence as Duncan. Kobe > Lebrick
AllKobe24 1 year ago
@AllKobe24 look at your name you are completely a kobrick cock sucker he ownd your fucking team shootng 5 silky 3s and he got injured and still knocked a 3 in the face i dont know what your talkng about only 2s.
MrIamabitch 1 year ago
@MrIamabitch Ok, look according to what your saying, you said that you killed us on Christmas, and if you were to meet us in the playoffs that could only be the Finals. You just care about the regular season, so lets see the regular season facts. You beat us so you think you will meet us in the Finals. But your 0-2 against the Celtics and they will be your best competition in the East. So you think by defeating us you will win the title, then doesn't that mean Boston will knock you out?
AllKobe24 1 year ago
@MrIamabitch King Kobe has 5 rings to Lebronze none. If you still wanna check the stats. lol!!
jcjjcc 11 months ago
@jcjjcc and how much longer has kobe been in the league than lebron. BTW you spelled his name wrong. smartass
LOLuPooped 11 months ago
42-10-7 beast mode
RTR9 1 year ago
@RTR9 15 rebounds actually.
MrIamabitch 1 year ago
this is by far the best well rounded NBA final performance of all time...... imagine a rookie playing all positions and as a guard replacing the center Kareen Abdul Jabar..... and winning it for the lakers in game 6.
levalpat 1 year ago
Who gives a fuck about weak ass Kobe and Labron..... this is about the bad ass and greatest legend ever... "Here comes Magic"!!!! Those where real basketball games!
LALOMAN18 1 year ago
Here comes the 20 yr old rookie down the middle score and send him to the line.
Interloper83 1 year ago
best pg ever. top 3 player alltime. magic>jordan he played 12 seasons still won 5 nba titles faced larry bird almost every year i the finals still won and had kareem. jordan wouldnt have won all thefinals mvps with the laker team
2pacisthebest90 1 year ago
@2pacisthebest90 : "magic>jordan"?....ok well that's just your OPINION & im sure of many others as well.....i say jordan > magic but i am a Bulls fan so.....oh btw i hate to admit this but even though this isn't a kobe vs lebron video you were right kobe is better then laverne.
imsljr420 1 year ago
@imsljr420 i dont know who laverne is if you can be more specific and if you mean lebron all and all yes i totally agree its pretty clear who the better player is look at the way they play and how there teams are doing right now and who has had a more succsessful career thats how you determine who is better
2pacisthebest90 1 year ago
@imsljr420 you got that right nobody can mess with his airness.
MrIamabitch 1 year ago
Greatest final game of a finals by any player ever. 76ers were favored big here. Kareem was injured the previous game. Magic was a ROOKIE. His stats 42,15, and 7. Remarkable. Jamaal Wilkes also had a great game with 37 pts. BTW, this was game 6 of the finals and I had tickets to game 7. I got a refund. Pppfffttt.
reno93535 1 year ago
Magic Johnson is the best pg ever
then d rose
PojekGwapzpo123 1 year ago
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arnoldisra33 1 year ago
Magic was a winner period. 5 Rings in 10 years. I'm from Louisiana and if you want to know where Earvin learned his Magic, look up the greatest college player of ALL time: Pistol Pete Maravich. His NCAA records still stand and will never be beaten.
bryanhfs 1 year ago
as a rookie to carry your team like that in THE FINALS in a position that you don't play, just amazing.
Kobeownzu81 1 year ago
i know this video is about magic but dr j was dirty... just dunking on everybody
cedatasu 1 year ago
This is when the NBA was playing real basketball
jimboedwardlee 1 year ago 3
all time best ever Magic, Bill Russel in any order
Whatj 1 year ago
And oh yeah, dork Pat Riley at 7:28 FTW. Haha...
cbaldwinjr 1 year ago
The thing I always remember about this game...the underrated game of Jamaal Wilkes. 37 points in a clinching title game. And no one seems to remember...
cbaldwinjr 1 year ago
This performance alone shows why Magic is the greatest laker of all time. I love Kobe and think he is great, but I think it's funny to even bring up him being a greater laker than magic. that performance as a rookie in such a big game. 5 titles. 8 finals appearances in a shortened career of 12 years in such a competive league where teams like Boston, Sixers, Pistons, Bulls, Rockets, Blazers were all so great as well.
dom3983 1 year ago 2
Earvin Johnson was the definition of do everything
ErikS1975FreeState 1 year ago
juluis Erving posterized Magic Jhonson at 2:29.
Gardinsky1 1 year ago
Rick Barry's toupee is on an endangered species list somewhere i'm sure
TayGizzle 1 year ago
greatest single sporting performance by a rookie hands down, maybe ever. Magic was the best ever and LBJ could never run the point like Magic did.
evloh 1 year ago
Pulling up from midrange...sigh...those were the days. We need more of that nowadays.
pogimax 1 year ago
No disrespect to Magic, but it seems like Dr. J didn't play very good defense in this game, especially on the plays where he was matched up against Magic.
zovkostanko 1 year ago
magic overrated?? sounds like some disgruntled bean town fans are enjoying their crack smoke. finals mvp at the age of 20?? FINALS mvp?? AS A ROOKIE?? seriously stop hating.
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Jackie88531 1 year ago
Love the socks!
jpaulodesigns 1 year ago
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Jackie4765 1 year ago
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Wumoy89 1 year ago
seems like the defense back then was not as good as it is 2days
1oldskaterat 1 year ago
@1oldskaterat on the contrary, competition in the 80s and 90s completely dwarfs that of the new nba...
rnb90s 1 year ago
wowowowo they had this beast to replace the beastliest beast kareem? team was way to stacked
HowToProductionsInc 1 year ago
doesnt seem like this game is as chippy or hands always on you like it is now
mjkingofmusicmj 1 year ago
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God that was such a stacked lakers team... i don't think any team after this era was ever better than the show time lakers.
jifyum07 1 year ago
God that was such a stacked lakers team... i don't think any team after this era was ever better than the show time lakers.
jifyum07 1 year ago
magic 4life
thegoat2005 1 year ago
This game proves why Magic is the greatest Laker of all time in my opinion
cbulify 1 year ago
Anyways, can we forget this Bird vs Magic debate. If you guys ever watch this game entirely (like off ESPN Classics) I want you guys to take note on how fucking fast the game was played back then. Watch Cheeks fly down the court and it truely puts to rest that players today are supposedly "faster"
willsmackyoudown 1 year ago
Some are flashier, others have scored more points and others are super hyped...bottom line, Magic Johnson is the best all around player ever. A true champion and a true team player. No bad attitude or finger pointing and never a quitter. I would pick him ofr my team over Lebron, Kobe and Michael. A geniune class act.
pissingelk 1 year ago
Some are flashier, others have scored more points and others are super hyped...bottom line, Magic Johnson is the best all around player ever. A true champion and a true team player. No bad attitude or finger pointing and never a quitter. I would pick him ofr my team over Lebron, Kobe and Michael. A geniune class act.
pissingelk 1 year ago
the greatest point guard ever.
brocky 1 year ago 26
@brocky john stockton was the perfect point guard
krazywu 9 months ago
Magic was something else.
EthnHayabusa 1 year ago
That game made Magic a legend!
saj8 1 year ago
best basketball player ever in history !!
so fuckin sad, that i cant watch him playin.
but that such of videos helps. txh for upload !
baryam11 1 year ago
@baryam11 Better than MJ. I think not. Jordan was in a league of his own
Jase291981 1 year ago
wtf a center and a guard. LEGEND
MrlhOise 1 year ago 2
men the lakers have a small lineup.
MrlhOise 1 year ago
Magic was a team player the first time he stepped on the court. You can't say the same for Jordan. There is no way Jordan could play every position like Magic did in this game, and put up the same stats. Jordan is too small to play power forward and there's no way in hell he could play center. If it wasn't for Phil Jackson, who knows how much longer into his career Jordan would have won a title. I do know this, there is no way in hell Jordan and the Bulls win 6 titles in the 80's..
reg4321 1 year ago
If I had to pick between Magic and Jordan, I would take Magic. Magic was a better passer and rebounder than Jordan. Jordan was a better scorer and individual defender. Magic could have averaged more points in his career but he shared the ball with great scorers (Worthy, Jabbar, Wilkes, etc)
reg4321 1 year ago
also if i remember correctly, with 10secs left for the win...when it came down to it..lakers would feed kareem in the low post. 'sky hook' or clutch freethrows. amazing watching him back dudes down.'mr low-post' that's where earvin learned it from booh-yah! :)
ratfinkdc 1 year ago
earvin @ 20.wow. kareem's not 2 bad. nice team and vid. thanks!
ratfinkdc 1 year ago
actually he played center a few minutes, he played pg, sg, sf...
Celticsfran 1 year ago
Whoa look at Pat Riley's hair! so normal hahaha
tubenachos 1 year ago
Total Points:
Magic43,856
Michael52,245
Bird39,461
Per Game Average:
Magic48.40
Michael48.73
Bird43.99
Points Scored/Assists(2pts each) /Accuracy (added shooting percentages)/Steals/Blocked Shots (2pts each)
As a Laker (Magic Johnson, still my favorite ever) through and through I must admit, as much as it pains me, by this formula His Airness reigns supreme.
agmvcc 1 year ago
agmvcc 1 year ago
get this shit out of here bro. these stats are fucking useless. watch the fucking games and look at the real stats u bum. how can you account for the points magic stopped defensively besides blocks and steals. there are things that happen throughout the course of a game that can stop points but dont show up in the stat sheet. magic wasnt a good defender and neither was bird. youre an idiot.
dawg55c 1 year ago
Whos The Greatest Basketball Player Ever?
Points Personal: Accounted Points (Assists): Accuracy:Points Stopped:Assuming 2 pts FG%3PT%FT% Stls/Blks
Magic17,70720,282520/303/848 1,724/374
Michael32,29213,266497/327/835 2,514/Unavail
Bird21,79111,380406/376/886 1,556/755
Estimated total point accounted for: Assuming 2 pts for assists
Magic37,989
Michael45,558
Bird33,171
agmvcc 1 year ago
i got your mommas pussy faggot haaaaaa . no i win you retarded imbecile . As usual flawless victory
ryanr20091 1 year ago
This game had great players, Dr J, Darryl Dawkins, Michael Cooper and magic.
CRXPhil 1 year ago
Scott, Worthy, and Kareem all credit Magic with making them look better than they otherwise would have without him. even Bird said Magic made those around him so much better.
after game 4 of the 1987 NBA finals, Larry Bird said: "MAGIC....I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY....HE'S JUST THE BEST IVE EVER SEEN."
i dont know how i made my point without using vulgarities, but somehow i managed.
buddywashere1 1 year ago
of course bird is gonna say that after he gets beat. its called showing ur opponent respect after his team beat yours. it doesnt mean its true. and ur telling me bird wouldnt have won five championships if he was with the lakers, hahaha. and even if macadoo and thompson were past their primes, they were still great off the bench. who did bird have coming off the bench? bird could shoot better, pass just as good, rebound better, and defend just as good. magic truly cant hold a stick to bird, FUCK
dawg55c 1 year ago
larry was great but magic did it all literally on the court . whatever was demanded he excelled at far beyond a normal great player . just the name magic definitley lived up to his name . i have magic even better than his successor michael jordon . Now you said hes overrated haaaaa thats just plain blasphemey and i never heard that ever being said about him . hes arugably the best player in the game period . noticed i said argubably, in my opinion hewas a better basketball player than mj
ryanr20091 1 year ago
dude are u fucking stupid? look at the god damn numbers. birds career 24.3 ppg, 10 rpg and 6 apg. magic's career 19 ppg, 7 rpg and 11 apg. bird was a better scorer, rebounder, and just as good of a passer. magic just happened to be in more of a gaurd role. and dont tell me magic could have scored more in a forward role cuz he couldnt due to his poor shooting. and guess what dipshit, the greatest player ever is not arguable. its fucking jordan hands down. you know absolutely nothing about bball.
dawg55c 1 year ago
good rebuttal. i guess when you have been proven wrong and have nothing to say, you respond the way you did. absolutely nothing to do with basketball. and as for trying to act tough, hahahaha, i dont see where i did that, if by swearing im trying to act tough then i guess i am. i swear to emphasize my point to all you pieces of shit who dont know anything. but overall good argument, really made ur point and certainly did not come off as a delusional jack-ass yourself. hahahaha
dawg55c 1 year ago
good excuse man. maybe you should just stop talking now. you said one thing and i came out with some numbers and facts and fucking killed you. you have nothing to stand on so you just yap and yap and yap about nothing. you have wasted my fucking time, i hope you choke on your father's fat cock, you thick skulled faggot.
dawg55c 1 year ago
ur gay. i got the last word.
dawg55c 1 year ago
@dawg55c u are a fuckin moron
MrProtuber 11 months ago
i obviously know more than you . you are the one saying that magic was overrated lol . haaaa you are dead wrong in that statement and dont try that tough guy bullshit with me on the net youll lose lol. see by your previous comments . You really come off like a jackass delusional fool . get a fucking life scumbag and watch you mouth fuckboy . take your finger and stick it up your ass faggot . thats what you like best anyway things going up your ass . mad cuz you cant get pussy haaaaaa loser
ryanr20091 1 year ago
you wasted your fucking life so just end it already and do mankind that sweet favor . lol you sir are a waste of sperm and btw your moms pussy is overrated haaaaaa . Since you love to talk about shit being overrated haaaaa what loser you are . damn your you father wasted his time trying to teach you how to be a man lol . All you are is a flaming queee faggot who loves to take it in the ass . you should be a fucking aids activist you fucking homo haaaa .now you are dismissed faggot fuck off
ryanr20091 1 year ago
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i got your mommas pussy faggot haaaaaa . no i win you retarded imbecile . As usual flawless victory
ryanr20091 1 year ago
i got your mommas pussy faggot haaaaaa . no i win you retarded imbecile . As usual flawless victory n go ahead and cry haaaaa
ryanr20091 1 year ago
Magic did not even have worthy or scott for 2 of his championships. bringing up rambis, a way past his prime mcadoo, past his prime michael thompson (was with lakers at the end of his career) demonstrates a lack of understanding of nba history.
Bird had plenty of talent around him.
ask any basketball expert if Magic would have won championships with McHale, Parish, Ainge, Johnson...of course he would have.
buddywashere1 1 year ago
if Magic was so overrated, how did he perform in this game without hall of famer Kareem?
somebody name me the hall of famer magic had helping him in this championship clincher. the answer is there wasnt one.
the Sixers werent prepared for him? dont you think by halftime they discussed trying to stop him?
on the '87 and '88 championship team, Kareem averaged 17 and 14 ponts, far from his hall of fame level.
buddywashere1 1 year ago
of first of all pal. i use profanities because people like you who dont know anything about basketball really piss me off. now lets look at the lakers during the 80's magic, worthy, nixon, wilkes, jabbar, cooper, scott, macadoo, thompson, rambis and lets look at the celts, bird, mchale, maxwell, parish, johnson, ainge, henderson, carr, wedman. are you fucking kidding me. look at that and tell me who had more around him. those guys made magic look way better than he actually was.
dawg55c 1 year ago
pussies always finish last haaaaaaa . so you are in last place . I mean there is no point in debating,you are too stupid to even say magic arguably player in the nba period is overrated haaaaa . you see when you say stupid shit like that you drown yourself in defeat . you already have lost and im just laughing my ass off at you pal . I cant be tactful to a jackass like you . everybody else was trying to be nice to you lol . I wont when you are acting like a prick . get laid get pussyokay haaaaa
ryanr20091 1 year ago
@dawg55c:
it is hard to give you any credibility when you cannot articulate your thoughts without using profanity. if you eventually graduate from high school and/or gain some level of maturity perhaps you will be able to form whole sentences wthout vulgarity.
the use of all the profanity just makes a person sound very defensive.
id say larry bird has credibility and he says magic was one of the best 3 players he has ever seen.
i think i'll take Larry Bird's opinion over yours.
buddywashere1 1 year ago
magic's got the magic
whokid1 1 year ago
@ xJustInfamousx DAM
saadaout 1 year ago
Hey medestinier, I m practicing to increase my vertical leap by doing the training program over at 50 inch vertical (dot) com - and thus far got like like 8-9 inches thus far but I m only a a little away from dunking on the rim It is only my 2nd week thus far, any tips?
Magic Johnson started at center (1980 NBA Finals G6)
traviscasspi763 1 year ago
does anyone no how many pts he had this game
saadaout 1 year ago
@saadaout 42 points :D
xJustInfamousx 1 year ago
@4:28 he starts to run down the floor as he delivers the pass to Coop. Vintage Magic!
soulchild2008 1 year ago
Don't Fear,32 is here!!!!!!!!!
cosmel29 1 year ago
LOL at Pat Riley and his hair.
Beansyom 1 year ago 2
Wow............what memories. I was in sixth grade when my dad and I watched this game. Magic was and will always be #1 in my book. This was one of the greatest games I've ever seen someone play on the biggest stage.
iguillo 1 year ago