1980: Dr.J Baseline Scoop

Miraculous move by Julius Erving against the Lakers in the 1980 NBA Finals. Visit http://www.nba.com/video for more highlights.

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• los angeles lakers
• 1980
• nba finals

[Mayfield070796]

I tried to do this at home. Automatic Fail

[174HB]

I tried to do this at home, the ball hit under the backboard and then bounced down on my face

[Laxpro1297]

I tried to do this at home and I nailed it unlike those scrubs in the top comments

[SolerMotorsports]

It's not just that Dr. J palms the ball during a fully extended scoop without the ball flying off into the stands; it's also that he palms it immediately after a dribble without using the other hand to jam it in for a better grip. Just awesome

[juffurey]

@TheMerkMaster that's just the thing. dr. j was a revolutionary

[troyisfilming]

Best thing ever!!!

[TheMerkMaster]

Raw*



[TheMerkMaster]

yo all nba fans everybody does aw ass shit on the lakers in the playoffs including this and michael jordans famous mid air shot branch

[KingCast65]

@mobjack We were in high school and used a spring board to try to emulate it. luckily none of us died.

[darknesskick]

This is fake. Definitely nba live 1980

[mobjack]

Years later, Magic Johnson admitted that he didn't know whether to pass the ball in bounds or ask Dr. J to do it again. That move is still unreal!