Magic Johnson: Always Showtime (Part 4)

Follow young Earvin from the driveway where his father taught him the game, to high school, and then to Michigan State, where his Spartan team famously beat Larry Bird's Indiana State team in the 1979 NCAA championship game. The action quickly moves to the NBA and Johnson's storied career with the Lakers - playing with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy - vanquishing first Julius Erving and the 76ers, then Bird and the Celtics, on the way to five championships and the birth of a great dynasty.

(This is Part 4 of 8)

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[kingbee10]

20 year old rookie hits for 42 points in a nba finals game WOW!

[ErickKing91]

Magic vs. Bird =

Play 4 Finals Between Them!!!!

Magic Win 3 Finals vs. Bird Win 1 Final.

I Rest My Case!!!

[hazmat1000]

@ErickKing91 They only played 3 finals against each other. Bird won in 84, Magic won in 85 and 87. Had the Lakers made the 86 finals, it woudl have been tied 2-2 between them cause the Celtics of 86 were unstoppable.

[lamontlewis]

The 79-80 championship game was perhaps the single greatest performance in the history of the NBA. A rookie comes into the league, leads his team to the championship series, plays all floor positions, replaces the most prolific scorer in the history of the game, and has a monumental game. God, how I miss his game.

[lier123654789]

@HaganeGinga no, but he is one of the few

[HaganeGinga]

Is magic the only player to win a championship in his rookie year?

[beastmode40205]

this will never be done again. a rookie, playing every position, with a stat line like that..yeah, never again

[Vergecurtis]

@iChan1229 what are you talking about we have 'lebron 'queen'' james now he is more inspirational than Earvng Johnson lol

[Vergecurtis]

@ErickKing91 you forget that bird only played 3 of them and that allot of celtics top players was injured when they faced each other. and if the celtics wouldn't have so many injuries they would probably won a couple more championships.

[iChan1229]

He's truly a inspirational player. We need somebody like him in the NBA right now

[theNL9]

5:39-5:46 thats in 2k insider

[assman3467]

lol i wish he stayed in school another year