Wow, I was at that 1980 finals game 6 in philly , 14 years old. I (and everybody else there that night) thought that with Kareem out the 76ers were gonna extend the series... Magic broke my heart that night but he was incredible in that game as he would be in many, many more.
How was it to watch Magic live? It must have been amazing. I wasn't alive at that time, but I guess it was awesome to watch it live. Magic Johnson was an transcendental basketball player, revolutionizing the NBA with showtime play ☺
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 It was unreal. The hype before the game was that Magic was going to "play center" to replace Kareem that night so of course we all thought "he's good but not THAT good. A rookie? no way" but Magic was unstoppable that night. Of course he didn't stay in the paint all night, he was everywhere. It was the first time I saw a player seemingly taking over a game singlehandedly live like that, a rookie for goodness sakes! Whoever gave him that nickname was spot on. He put the team on his back and the Lakers won.
@@keifer39 wow! That sounds amazing ☺ did he have a killer instinct like Jordan, bird, kobe etc? I have heard that magic was a clutch performer. Certainly, he was clutch the night you mentioned. 👌 I think he hit a game winner in the 1987 finals with the iconic baby hook.
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 Killer instinct? absolutely, no question. He was the captain of the team that night and he took charge. Coaching from the floor, constantly giving direction to his teammates. A rookie! it was amazing. The thing is game 7 was going to be in LA and Kareem was more than likely going to play so we went there thinking the Sixers were going to take full advantage of Kareem being out to even the series. The Lakers were favored to win the series so with the loss of Kareem the thought of turning this into a one game series gave us hope, but Magic was a true killer that night. If I recall correctly we were tied at 60 at the half thanks to a Daryl Dawkins dunk just as time expired but Magic got some help from Jamal Wilkes in the third and Magic went nuts when it counted towards the end of the 4th so yes, he for sure had the killer instinct. I expected the loss of Kareem to make a difference but it sparked a fire in Magic that was amazing to see regardless of the loss. As rumored Philly fans can be "enthusiastic" when things aren't going our way, (especially back then) but my brother and I weren't even mad on the subway home... we were disappointed of course but even more amazed at what Magic did that night. Been a fan of his ever since.
Wow! That is definitely something to remember . I saw the Lakers play the Phoenix suns in 1987 or 88 . I vividly remember sitting court side and just being blown away by the height of everyone. I did go to a lot of UNLV Rebel games during that same time frame, but I just don’t recall being as impressed with the height of players. Maybe it was Kareem who just shocked me.
Funny when I look back watching these I was young and Johnson was my guy, As I've gotten older perspective changes and I never realized how amazing Bird was.
Another great video. Love all your work. Would love to see you do a video about Bill Russell's 11 championship rings and 12 Finals appearances in 13 seasons. Please keep doing what you do.❤
Great call out on Magic Johnson playing center in 1980 Game 6 as one of the greatest performances ever. Losing the NBA's highest scoring player AND playing out of position. As a Philly Fan, since this game I begrudgingly have said that this is probably one of the most underrated performance in NBA history
I really like your show. I have watched each and every one of your videos. I would really appreciate if you did something about the apparent bad sound mix on your intro pieces. The volume is so high that i always skip the intro and go straight into the content, which i find flawless. Keep on the good job :)
i really hope the '84 finals weren't corrupted. but, if they were, red auerbauch probably was involved. the '80s celtics had a lot of talent. but, for sure, auerbach "helped" them to win a lot of games.
Many people think Michael Jordan saved the NBA. But I would say that magic and bird saved the NBA. They made the NBA popular for all people in society. It must have been amazing to live at that time basketball wise 🤔 ☺
Magic and Bird made the game popular again in the States. MJ made the game popular in the world. Magic and Bird are still my favourite players. In Australia our ABC used to play the games in the middle of the night so my brother and I would record them and watch them before school the next morning. He was a Celtics fan I was a Lakers fan. In the 90's the ABC stopped telecasting the NBA so we both lost interest in it. Now we have youtube and I'm remembering all the guys from the 80's again. Plus we had the Lakers vs Celtics computer game from 88 so used to know all the guys from all the teams.
@@22copes thank you for the information. In your opinion, who was better. Magic or bird? :) it's true that magic and bird made it popular nationally in the U. S. And btw, did Magic Johnson have a killer instinct like Jordan , Kobe and bird? ☺ I'm just really interested in learning basketball history. Especially in the 80s. And isn't it true that TV ratings for NBA was down in the 70s? Sorry for many questions lol 😂 👌
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 Just interested to know if you're from Scandinavia with a name like that? There are way better people on youtube that can answer those questions better than I. But since you asked my opinion. Magic is was and always be my favourite player. He did have the killer instinct. As can be seen in the 80-s finals against the 76's without Kareem. Early to mid 80's Magic was in an awkward spot as the Lakers already had a superstar Kareem, who was a known game winner. As to who I think is better. I have them both at number 1. At the end of the day its a superfluous question some days I feel like watching Bird highlights other days Magic. But this rivalry is what made the NBA popular again. I wasn't around in the 70's but from the books I've read and things I've seen fans were disillusioned with the NBA, drugs were everywhere. The whole race thing was a problem middle white America had no one to barrack for. Games weren't televised or if they were it was a delayed Telecast When Bird went to the Celtics they had a handful of old star players past their prime but no superstar. Bird became that guy. Bird realised quickly that he was the go to guy when the game was on the line in the final few minutes. Magic was that guy without Kareem, with Kareem. You know the saying a star team will always beat a team of stars? Well that was the Lakers it's hard to have 2 bulls in the 1 pen. In the 84 finals I believe if the team gave Magic the responsibility to make the game winning shot they would of had the chance (you can see several times that he was open and still trying to get the ball to Kareem) but I could be completely wrong thats just my opinion. Magic I don't think was in the right frame of mind because he was looking for the pass instead of the shot. In 87 Magic proved that he could be a Big Game winner with the rolling hook shot. There are 2 reasons why I rate both Magic and Bird over Jordan. Both players could involve the whole team and make them all play better. But Bird and Magic could still dominate the game with a low scoring night, they can still win when only scoring something like 15 points, they'd just do it with assists and rebounds. Jordan was a scorer a very, very impressive scorer. It wasn't until Jordan learnt he could use his teammates and had Pippen as a wingman that he started to win. (after Bird and Magic retired) You could argue the 90-91 finals but Magic dragged a depleted Lakers side to the finals against Jordan that year but was kind of fitting like a passing of the torch from an 80's superstar to what would be the 90's superstar. Jordan couldn't involve the whole team like Magic and Bird could. Sorry for such a long reply and I hope others will help you with their opinions. I know I've only touched on a small amount of content that you asked. On a side note when I used to visit my ex's family in Italy they didn't speak English and I didn't speak Italian but the only bonding her dad I could do was with 80's basketball.
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 I'll quickly add I saw Magic play live in Perth in 1996 when he played against the Australian boomers side. I was in the crowd when he hit a 3 to tie the game and send it into overtime. It's one of the moments in life that I'll never forget. On a side note one thing I want to do before I die is see the Northern Lights.
I see some of the comments and I think to myself, I’m not the only one that thinks he threw those games. If you have eyes, you see it. The NBA was dealing with a lot of corruption during that time as well.
Jeffrey Miller mistakes are expected but look. He looked at the clock. Saw the time left. Kareem was posting up and he just dribbled and passed the ball with no time left so no shot attempt could be made. When I first saw this years ago, I was like bullshit. At the time I didn’t know how many other people thought the same thing. If you seen magic play before that whole thing looked really strange. Think what you want, I know what I do.
Sean, I love your channel and all the facts you share, but your intros are soooooooo loud! You gotta find a way to bring down that volume without having the viewers have to turn down their devices! Your the man! Keep up the good work!
The shot clock in Boston for the visiting team was not easy to see from the spot Magic was at. Magic was playing like a guy who had lost his confidence.
This is very troubling to watch. He either had his family threatened or was in on a big pay day. Painfully obvious corruptive behavior. Superstars do not choke or not even try.
In 87 Magic hit some clutch shots against the Celts on the road, in the finals and during the regular season. But in 84, the Lakers were heavy favorites and he choked in crunch time.
Looks like he threw those games for money, and he was a bad actor, but never got caught though. Godfather Auerbach was probably too powerful at that time.
I’m a diehard Celts fan and always will be. I have to say about Magic that at that point in the season in 1984 he had nothing left in the tank. Magic came back from that “tragic” series and proved he was still a great. Personally I wonder if HIV was taking a toll on him even then.
@Airpods Pro My job wasn't to influence. My job was to tell Magic and the other NBA Boys, "Do what we tell you, and nobody gets Hurt." Everyone made money?! So what, Who cares..
@@alyjulmim8447 So if a gay couple has a straight child does that mean that they were secretly straight all along? I mean if you hate a group of people so much why keep bitching about them?
At 7:10, there was no movement on the part of the other 3 Lakers Players, forcing Magic to pass the ball to a space limited James Worthy🤔🤔 credit the Celtics for reading the offense!!!
8:37- Cooper has to give it to Magic twice. In the last 90 seconds. Of a Finals game. With Magic at the point, and the star player. You can tell Magic doesn’t want it.
I know lakers won in 80 and 82 but i do not think magic was ready for the type of intensity, toughness and poise it would take to beat the Celtics in a best of 7....Dr J said beating the Celtics in 1982 gm 7 at boston was their championship and they just could not muster enough intensity vs Lakers after a 7 war with celtics.....game 5 of 1984 was a 97 degree furnace at boston garden and bird just smoked la with 34, 20 boards in 10 assists . There was definitely a carryover of Celtic pride in the 80s from the great Russell teams of 60s and the Havlicek, cowens, JoJo champions of 74 and 76. La and Boston were even with each other in reg season wins and championships in birds first 7 years. I think Celtics win in 87 if Len Bias survived and mchale does not break his foot
There's a lot of politics in sports and I believe the NBA wanted a balanced league and they wanted the Boston Lakers rivalry to go that's why magic through the game I watched a video where they talked about magic not having AIDS it's just a way to get him out of the league to make way for Michael Jordan Magic's the first person I know with AIDs that got fat wife doesn't have it kid doesn't have it and he's cured back then smells to high heaven
That Finals was indeed "fishy", to say the least. Had the Lakers winning in 5 EASY, that's how deep and talented that team truly was that season (best bench in franchise history looking back). Then again, probably could say the same for those 60s Celtics. I mean c'mon, were they really THAT good to win that many championships in a row!?!?! Willing to bet Auerbach had connections that weren't necessarily "kosher" to the game itself. Someday, someone's gonna spill the beans about the whole damn NBA operation in a "tell-all to end-all" book that will change people's perceptions of pro sports for good... 😔
In the game of basketball it is impossible to be perfect or even close to it , NBA players are human ! The best part about the game is ,time allowed , within 24 seconds you get another chance to perfect it or to fail again ! Magic Johnson was always trying to make a play , whether it was going to work or not depended on a lot of players clkcking . His style of play put a lot of teammates in situations of what the fuck are you doing !!!!
@@radar0412 lol No I mean there was Earvin "Magic Johnson drafted 1979, then there was Ervin "Tragic" Johnson drafted 1993. Compare stats and see why the nicknames stuck.
This series changed when Kevin Mchale took out Kurt Rambis in ....... game 4? I believe? Magic was f**king up because that 80's Boston team was more physical & mentally tougher than the then Showtime Lakers. Larry Legend OWNED Ervin in this series Magic did not throw the game.
Every great Player had Bed series Larry bird jorden and labron James they also have Bed Games in the Playoffs but Nobody Talk abut this bird in 81 and 85 and jorden in 95 Magic had one bed series agenist the celtics but what abut 80 82 85 87 88 final He was fantastisch one bed series Not Abig deal
The comments on here are stupid. The Celtics made the key plays and thus won. Magic was a great player but so was Bird. Magic was driven after losing this series. Not the look of someone who threw games.
Zamppa86 Magic won more games against Bird, Bird won more games against Jordan and Swept Him in the playoffs, In my opinion it’s like Rock Paper and Scissors !
Celtics had to deal with the 76ers, Pistons and later the Bulls. Lakers breezed through the West every year except 81 Magic got hurt and 86 the Rockets had a big upset. If the Celtics were in the West they would've had more Championships.
Damn that was a shitty play from Magic what was he doing? He just ran the clock out like and idiot but still top 5 to ever play but this was tough to watch not just that but the other one as well where he just gave the ball to a Celtic player and miss two free throws and to game winning short in his face and two turnovers wow talk about a bad finals
No, no, no, no, no, no. ... Athletes are just like racehorses, all you have to do is break their spirit by showing something that swells them with doubt Lesser horses will fall
Jordan and Magic got in trouble for shaving points and throwing games. That's why Jordan had to leave basketball after his first 3 peat and later Magic had to fake HIV. Boston had a good team but Magic Lakers were way more talented and faster than Boston. Not even close. That first win by Boston against Lakers was fixed. The 2 best top ten players of all time were on the Lakers team. Magic and Kareem. Boston didn't have anyone who could guard James worthy or Magic on the open floor. Magic nor Worthy were chokers. The game was fixed. Lakers were the favorite to win. I am sure Magic made millions for throwing that game. Magic and Worthy were tight.
Magic and Bird-what a beautiful rivalry, 2 very classy players. They revived the NBA
Pat Riley, Magic, and Kareem have all said they cherish their '85 ring the most.
Magic looked like he had bet on the Celtics in some of these games.
The finals was fixed somebody got the magic
That’s what I’m thinking he was completely trying to lose
Rip Dennis Johnson
RIP DJ 🙏💐.
Man we still love you Magic what a wonderful career.
Wow, I was at that 1980 finals game 6 in philly , 14 years old. I (and everybody else there that night) thought that with Kareem out the 76ers were gonna extend the series... Magic broke my heart that night but he was incredible in that game as he would be in many, many more.
How was it to watch Magic live? It must have been amazing. I wasn't alive at that time, but I guess it was awesome to watch it live. Magic Johnson was an transcendental basketball player, revolutionizing the NBA with showtime play ☺
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 It was unreal. The hype before the game was that Magic was going to "play center" to replace Kareem that night so of course we all thought "he's good but not THAT good. A rookie? no way" but Magic was unstoppable that night. Of course he didn't stay in the paint all night, he was everywhere. It was the first time I saw a player seemingly taking over a game singlehandedly live like that, a rookie for goodness sakes! Whoever gave him that nickname was spot on. He put the team on his back and the Lakers won.
@@keifer39 wow! That sounds amazing ☺ did he have a killer instinct like Jordan, bird, kobe etc? I have heard that magic was a clutch performer. Certainly, he was clutch the night you mentioned. 👌 I think he hit a game winner in the 1987 finals with the iconic baby hook.
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 Killer instinct? absolutely, no question. He was the captain of the team that night and he took charge. Coaching from the floor, constantly giving direction to his teammates. A rookie! it was amazing. The thing is game 7 was going to be in LA and Kareem was more than likely going to play so we went there thinking the Sixers were going to take full advantage of Kareem being out to even the series. The Lakers were favored to win the series so with the loss of Kareem the thought of turning this into a one game series gave us hope, but Magic was a true killer that night. If I recall correctly we were tied at 60 at the half thanks to a Daryl Dawkins dunk just as time expired but Magic got some help from Jamal Wilkes in the third and Magic went nuts when it counted towards the end of the 4th so yes, he for sure had the killer instinct. I expected the loss of Kareem to make a difference but it sparked a fire in Magic that was amazing to see regardless of the loss. As rumored Philly fans can be "enthusiastic" when things aren't going our way, (especially back then) but my brother and I weren't even mad on the subway home... we were disappointed of course but even more amazed at what Magic did that night. Been a fan of his ever since.
Wow! That is definitely something to remember . I saw the Lakers play the Phoenix suns in 1987 or 88 . I vividly remember sitting court side and just being blown away by the height of everyone. I did go to a lot of UNLV Rebel games during that same time frame, but I just don’t recall being as impressed with the height of players. Maybe it was Kareem who just shocked me.
Sean, you have my favorite channel on RUclips and once again you did not disappoint. Great video
Funny when I look back watching these I was young and Johnson was my guy, As I've gotten older perspective changes and I never realized how amazing Bird was.
Love your videos Sean. I stay tuning in.
Another great video. Love all your work.
Would love to see you do a video about Bill Russell's 11 championship rings and 12 Finals appearances in 13 seasons.
Please keep doing what you do.❤
Great call out on Magic Johnson playing center in 1980 Game 6 as one of the greatest performances ever. Losing the NBA's highest scoring player AND playing out of position. As a Philly Fan, since this game I begrudgingly have said that this is probably one of the most underrated performance in NBA history
What Magic did in that 1980 game six may have been the best single game effort by a rookie ever.
I really like your show. I have watched each and every one of your videos. I would really appreciate if you did something about the apparent bad sound mix on your intro pieces. The volume is so high that i always skip the intro and go straight into the content, which i find flawless. Keep on the good job :)
Larry Bird trash talked him. Duh!
1984 Finals, Tragic Magic headlines nation wide.
i really hope the '84 finals weren't corrupted. but, if they were, red auerbauch probably was involved. the '80s celtics had a lot of talent. but, for sure, auerbach "helped" them to win a lot of games.
The refs fucked us in game 4 of 87 finals....La shot 14 fts to our 2 in 4q. McHale broke his foot, bias died and no depth in 87
Many people think Michael Jordan saved the NBA. But I would say that magic and bird saved the NBA. They made the NBA popular for all people in society. It must have been amazing to live at that time basketball wise 🤔 ☺
Magic and Bird made the game popular again in the States. MJ made the game popular in the world. Magic and Bird are still my favourite players. In Australia our ABC used to play the games in the middle of the night so my brother and I would record them and watch them before school the next morning. He was a Celtics fan I was a Lakers fan. In the 90's the ABC stopped telecasting the NBA so we both lost interest in it. Now we have youtube and I'm remembering all the guys from the 80's again. Plus we had the Lakers vs Celtics computer game from 88 so used to know all the guys from all the teams.
@@22copes thank you for the information. In your opinion, who was better. Magic or bird? :) it's true that magic and bird made it popular nationally in the U. S. And btw, did Magic Johnson have a killer instinct like Jordan , Kobe and bird? ☺ I'm just really interested in learning basketball history. Especially in the 80s. And isn't it true that TV ratings for NBA was down in the 70s? Sorry for many questions lol 😂 👌
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 Just interested to know if you're from Scandinavia with a name like that? There are way better people on youtube that can answer those questions better than I. But since you asked my opinion.
Magic is was and always be my favourite player. He did have the killer instinct. As can be seen in the 80-s finals against the 76's without Kareem. Early to mid 80's Magic was in an awkward spot as the Lakers already had a superstar Kareem, who was a known game winner. As to who I think is better. I have them both at number 1. At the end of the day its a superfluous question some days I feel like watching Bird highlights other days Magic. But this rivalry is what made the NBA popular again.
I wasn't around in the 70's but from the books I've read and things I've seen fans were disillusioned with the NBA, drugs were everywhere. The whole race thing was a problem middle white America had no one to barrack for. Games weren't televised or if they were it was a delayed Telecast
When Bird went to the Celtics they had a handful of old star players past their prime but no superstar. Bird became that guy. Bird realised quickly that he was the go to guy when the game was on the line in the final few minutes.
Magic was that guy without Kareem, with Kareem. You know the saying a star team will always beat a team of stars? Well that was the Lakers it's hard to have 2 bulls in the 1 pen. In the 84 finals I believe if the team gave Magic the responsibility to make the game winning shot they would of had the chance (you can see several times that he was open and still trying to get the ball to Kareem) but I could be completely wrong thats just my opinion. Magic I don't think was in the right frame of mind because he was looking for the pass instead of the shot. In 87 Magic proved that he could be a Big Game winner with the rolling hook shot.
There are 2 reasons why I rate both Magic and Bird over Jordan. Both players could involve the whole team and make them all play better. But Bird and Magic could still dominate the game with a low scoring night, they can still win when only scoring something like 15 points, they'd just do it with assists and rebounds. Jordan was a scorer a very, very impressive scorer. It wasn't until Jordan learnt he could use his teammates and had Pippen as a wingman that he started to win. (after Bird and Magic retired) You could argue the 90-91 finals but Magic dragged a depleted Lakers side to the finals against Jordan that year but was kind of fitting like a passing of the torch from an 80's superstar to what would be the 90's superstar. Jordan couldn't involve the whole team like Magic and Bird could. Sorry for such a long reply and I hope others will help you with their opinions. I know I've only touched on a small amount of content that you asked. On a side note when I used to visit my ex's family in Italy they didn't speak English and I didn't speak Italian but the only bonding her dad I could do was with 80's basketball.
@@22copes you are right I am from Scandinavia 😂. Thank you for the information though. 👌 ☺ it's more than enough 👌 thank you sir! ☺
@@fredrikandredahl-andersen2757 I'll quickly add I saw Magic play live in Perth in 1996 when he played against the Australian boomers side. I was in the crowd when he hit a 3 to tie the game and send it into overtime. It's one of the moments in life that I'll never forget. On a side note one thing I want to do before I die is see the Northern Lights.
I see some of the comments and I think to myself, I’m not the only one that thinks he threw those games. If you have eyes, you see it. The NBA was dealing with a lot of corruption during that time as well.
Magic made mistakes too...just like everyone else.Watch Michael Jordan lose games the same way.These guys are human beings.
Jeffrey Miller mistakes are expected but look. He looked at the clock. Saw the time left. Kareem was posting up and he just dribbled and passed the ball with no time left so no shot attempt could be made. When I first saw this years ago, I was like bullshit. At the time I didn’t know how many other people thought the same thing. If you seen magic play before that whole thing looked really strange. Think what you want, I know what I do.
I fully agree. He sold this game. Had ample opportunity to throw the ball to Kareem. Also could have shot it. He sold
Kareem choked that whole series that's why he came back on a mission in the 85 finals
Choked my ass McHale was giving his ass da business.
I wouldn't go that far
The Celtics were a dominant team at this point in time.
Great. Thanx
I can really see myself say " whats the hell magic....MAGICCCCCC"
You people saying he threw it away on purpose are crazy. He was young and made a mistake, and Boston was a great team
Exactly why would he throw a championship against his rival bird
Shiid
He was paid to do it
It's tragic because he threw the game. You can tell watching the footage
"Tony" from "Blue Chips"...
MOB ties perhaps?
Sean, I love your channel and all the facts you share, but your intros are soooooooo loud! You gotta find a way to bring down that volume without having the viewers have to turn down their devices! Your the man! Keep up the good work!
Good content. Where are you from ?
africaRBG he's from Germany.
That was very suspicious!!!
Definitely threw that final. I feel for the other Lakers that was playing hard. Damn my favorite player was on the take
The shot clock in Boston for the visiting team was not easy to see from the spot Magic was at. Magic was playing like a guy who had lost his confidence.
This is very troubling to watch. He either had his family threatened or was in on a big pay day. Painfully obvious corruptive behavior. Superstars do not choke or not even try.
pretty weird! at 7:02 he had the open J with the game on the line and he didn't take the shot
Dame I wonder why he sold the team
I think the commissioner gave him some tips about the business of the NBA
looked like a video game where you tell your friend not to make the shot so you can play more overtimes
In 87 Magic hit some clutch shots against the Celts on the road, in the finals and during the regular season. But in 84, the Lakers were heavy favorites and he choked in crunch time.
Looks like he threw those games for money, and he was a bad actor, but never got caught though. Godfather Auerbach was probably too powerful at that time.
What about 81 and 86, did magic throw those series too?
I’m a diehard Celts fan and always will be. I have to say about Magic that at that point in the season in 1984 he had nothing left in the tank.
Magic came back from that “tragic” series and proved he was still a great. Personally I wonder if HIV was taking a toll on him even then.
He didn’t have hiv in 84
Hmmmm..... looks suspicious
No damn way Magic would make those mistakes. Bullshit
Did Magic have a gambling debt? Seems like he threw that series with those ridiculous unforced errors.
Love your channel man. We should collaborate
I though this was a video about his son
You're an ass
Magic sold that series.
Magic had to throw that series. He took our threats seriously. I had some bets placed for him though, so it wasn't like he didn't make any money.
@Airpods Pro My job wasn't to influence. My job was to tell Magic and the other NBA Boys, "Do what we tell you, and nobody gets Hurt." Everyone made money?! So what, Who cares..
@Airpods Pro Union Dues.
Magic never had enough luck. Then - with his career. Now - With his son.
@@alyjulmim8447 Disgusting.
You call it disgusting but, it's been proven by science. It's not talked about due to its sensitivity
@@alyjulmim8447 you're an idoit. Dr. Idoit!
@@alyjulmim8447 So if a gay couple has a straight child does that mean that they were secretly straight all along? I mean if you hate a group of people so much why keep bitching about them?
A 6 foot 9 point guard
imagine Magic being called Tragic, and now Russ is complaining because he's getting called Westbrick. Cmon
I NEVER WANTED TO BELIEVE IT BACK THEN, BUT I BELIEVE IT TODAY....MAGIC JOHNSON THREW THAT SERIES...💔😢...but why...???
Hey..That's the way we did business back then. I made my nickel, Magic made his.
Look at how much money magic has today... I wonder if it is related
Intro theme sounds familiar lol
Pete the Killer.
I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.
Lol he threw that shit .... but look where it got him
At 7:10, there was no movement on the part of the other 3 Lakers Players, forcing Magic to pass the ball to a space limited James Worthy🤔🤔 credit the Celtics for reading the offense!!!
8:37- Cooper has to give it to Magic twice. In the last 90 seconds. Of a Finals game. With Magic at the point, and the star player. You can tell Magic doesn’t want it.
You're forgetting about what happened after 84 one of the most big game players in NBA history
Tragic Bronson
"Magic was not himself''... you know the guy is goat level when he is not himself and still do a triple double lol
I’m convinced he threw the game lmaoo
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that 😂
To this day my dad still says that 😂
POINT SHAVING???
Braves Fan92 like look at his face he looked like he knew what he was doing
It's obvious lol. Damn the NBA crooked as hell
If i didn't kno better, I'd say he threw those games
Wow i didnt know about this. He really look like he threw the game
I smell Pay off!!
5:14 cheesy Johnson
He threw the game.
I know lakers won in 80 and 82 but i do not think magic was ready for the type of intensity, toughness and poise it would take to beat the Celtics in a best of 7....Dr J said beating the Celtics in 1982 gm 7 at boston was their championship and they just could not muster enough intensity vs Lakers after a 7 war with celtics.....game 5 of 1984 was a 97 degree furnace at boston garden and bird just smoked la with 34, 20 boards in 10 assists . There was definitely a carryover of Celtic pride in the 80s from the great Russell teams of 60s and the Havlicek, cowens, JoJo champions of 74 and 76. La and Boston were even with each other in reg season wins and championships in birds first 7 years. I think Celtics win in 87 if Len Bias survived and mchale does not break his foot
This don’t look like a choke.. he throw those games
It’s not that Magic didn’t perform in big games, it’s that he didn’t perform at the END of big games.
Get it right. It is “Tragic Brawnson”
There's a lot of politics in sports and I believe the NBA wanted a balanced league and they wanted the Boston Lakers rivalry to go that's why magic through the game I watched a video where they talked about magic not having AIDS it's just a way to get him out of the league to make way for Michael Jordan Magic's the first person I know with AIDs that got fat wife doesn't have it kid doesn't have it and he's cured back then smells to high heaven
Brother was bought out
That Finals was indeed "fishy", to say the least. Had the Lakers winning in 5 EASY, that's how deep and talented that team truly was that season (best bench in franchise history looking back). Then again, probably could say the same for those 60s Celtics. I mean c'mon, were they really THAT good to win that many championships in a row!?!?! Willing to bet Auerbach had connections that weren't necessarily "kosher" to the game itself. Someday, someone's gonna spill the beans about the whole damn NBA operation in a "tell-all to end-all" book that will change people's perceptions of pro sports for good...
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In the game of basketball it is impossible to be perfect or even close to it , NBA players are human ! The best part about the game is ,time allowed , within 24 seconds you get another chance to perfect it or to fail again ! Magic Johnson was always trying to make a play , whether it was going to work or not depended on a lot of players clkcking . His style of play put a lot of teammates in situations of what the fuck are you doing !!!!
Dennis was the best Johnson in the rivalry.
The earlier clips with Magic finishing in the post look a lot like Luca Doncic. They have similar handles.
If Magic were KD he'd go to the Celtics.
2:49 Bruce Jenner?
Tragic Johnson was that other Ervin Johnson.
That's right! Magic always told us he was Two people, but apparently he was Three.
@@radar0412 lol No I mean there was Earvin "Magic Johnson drafted 1979, then there was Ervin "Tragic" Johnson drafted 1993. Compare stats and see why the nicknames stuck.
I will put my money on - Magic intently throwing away both the games.
A little to obvious. Magic was up to something.
This series changed when Kevin Mchale took out Kurt Rambis in ....... game 4? I believe? Magic was f**king up because that 80's Boston team was more physical & mentally tougher than the then Showtime Lakers. Larry Legend OWNED Ervin in this series Magic did not throw the game.
I think it was on purpose
Every great Player had Bed series Larry bird jorden and labron James they also have Bed Games in the Playoffs but Nobody Talk abut this bird in 81 and 85 and jorden in 95 Magic had one bed series agenist the celtics but what abut 80 82 85 87 88 final He was fantastisch one bed series Not Abig deal
The comments on here are stupid. The Celtics made the key plays and thus won. Magic was a great player but so was Bird. Magic was driven after losing this series. Not the look of someone who threw games.
he had his setbacks. thought you were going to cover his off court antics with that title
Anyone that thinks MAGIC through This series is a fool!!!!! Need a check up from the neck up!!!!!
Threw you fool
Could it be more obvious that Magic was paid to do that. The game was fixed, and Magic executed it.
He's still the 2nd Greatest player of All-time next to MJ IMO.
Magic was gambling and just like Jordan had to leave the game
Wow i'm early
Epstein was just depressed
Magic 5, Bird 3.
Magic all time 2nd best behind Jordan, Bird 3rd all time.
Kobe had 5 titles...
Zamppa86 Magic won more games against Bird, Bird won more games against Jordan and Swept Him in the playoffs, In my opinion it’s like Rock Paper and Scissors !
LD77 FAN Hes overlooked in my opinion He belongs in the same conversation as Bird Magic and MJ
Zamppa86 bird had 3 straight mvps
Celtics had to deal with the 76ers, Pistons and later the Bulls. Lakers breezed through the West every year except 81 Magic got hurt and 86 the Rockets had a big upset. If the Celtics were in the West they would've had more Championships.
Damn that was a shitty play from Magic what was he doing? He just ran the clock out like and idiot but still top 5 to ever play but this was tough to watch not just that but the other one as well where he just gave the ball to a Celtic player and miss two free throws and to game winning short in his face and two turnovers wow talk about a bad finals
No, no, no, no, no, no.
... Athletes are just like racehorses, all you have to do is break their spirit by showing something that swells them with doubt
Lesser horses will fall
All that hype... others where more.
magic sell the game... Jabar is asking the ball... thy hv d time nd winning moments .
Looks funny, bets..gambles...helping his friend bird out...big fan of magic but looking at these clips his turnovers looks “funny”...anyone?
AIDS
Jordan and Magic got in trouble for shaving points and throwing games. That's why Jordan had to leave basketball after his first 3 peat and later Magic had to fake HIV. Boston had a good team but Magic Lakers were way more talented and faster than Boston. Not even close. That first win by Boston against Lakers was fixed. The 2 best top ten players of all time were on the Lakers team. Magic and Kareem. Boston didn't have anyone who could guard James worthy or Magic on the open floor. Magic nor Worthy were chokers. The game was fixed. Lakers were the favorite to win. I am sure Magic made millions for throwing that game. Magic and Worthy were tight.
Why don’t you ever make videos about Caucasian players?
I guess you didn't check all the videos my friend. In the last 2 weeks there are videos about chris Mullins and larry bird...