Magic v Jordan Notice how little respect Mike got from the refs...
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@radar04123 жыл бұрын
Basically any game in the 80's that featured any combination either Magic, Larry, Isiah or Michael playing against each other was an instant classic.
@JA_WILL2 жыл бұрын
Indeed -- I used to go the Omni to watch the Hawks battle these great players. If Bird and Magic were playing against each other my schedule was changed so I could watch it. You can't pay me to go watch Lebron.
@jordandwiggins10262 жыл бұрын
@@JA_WILL Your loss if you miss out on the best player of the current generation.
@JA_WILL2 жыл бұрын
@@jordandwiggins1026 - I understand -- As you get older priorities and timelines change. In 2022 I only have time for Atlanta Falcons games and Braves playoff-games.
@Wh4L205 Жыл бұрын
@@JA_WILL I’m not a fan of Lebron, but I would definitely want to go see him. Not that serious 😂😂
@frankyboy75969 жыл бұрын
the golden age of basketball, simply amazing!
@scottyc38939 жыл бұрын
yup. look at the passing and hardly any dribbling.
@mathewidicula64252 жыл бұрын
The teams where so much better and the players where legendary. True there was no Klay Thompson, Steph Curry Splash Brothers funk and historical shooting percentages, but teams played defense in that era, and not everything came down to a three point shot, and a game of horse. No super teams but teams played defense, and who could forget that threehundred plus point game against Detroit and Denver. In one word legendary give me that era of play, to any highlight of today.
@Black_Diamond31 Жыл бұрын
@@mathewidicula6425 celtics lakers and arguably pistons were superteams.
@Black_Diamond31 Жыл бұрын
@@mathewidicula6425 great era tho my favorite to watch
@allclassallthetime47392 жыл бұрын
that's how mj scored so much as a youngster, he knew how to glide to the cup by tracking his teammates movement to get defenders to go around him, something that seems undermentioned about his legacy. he instinctually knew that and probably did it better than anyone in the nba at the time
@Payne_Inc.2 жыл бұрын
Magic's face on the no-look passes 😂
@richardmorris70632 жыл бұрын
Fooled everyone in the house except Coop!
@MDN891 Жыл бұрын
Master magician 🎩 indeed
@MrJpk74110 жыл бұрын
These Lakers where the best team in the 80's and Jordan was a rookie. He took his lumps like everyone else
@JonathanPaspula2 жыл бұрын
Them and the Celtics
@spaceaustrailia58952 жыл бұрын
Magic retired just in time when Lakers were falling apart. If his career was long like Lebron James, he would be getting swept in 1992 and 1993 because the Lakers team was really falling apart. It would be just Magic putting up numbers.
@MrJpk7412 жыл бұрын
@@spaceaustrailia5895 they finished almost .500 both years add magic to the team and they are definitely a playoff team. Probably not better than the Blazers or Suns. Magic is the GOAT of point guards so maybe he gets them there but I doubt it. The glory years were probably over. He's still better than LeBron though.
@earvinwilliams81402 жыл бұрын
@@spaceaustrailia5895 Lakers still would have been a contending team. In 1993 the 8th seed Lakers won the first 2 games against the Sun's. The Suns won the next in LA. Game 5 came down to the last minute and the Suns won in 5. They went on to face the Bulls in Finals. Now would the greatest PG that was clutch would have made a difference?? Also, the Lakers had Portland's number that year. The Lakers swept them 5 games to nothing in the Regular season.
@rafikz772 жыл бұрын
@@MrJpk741 In what universe is Magic better than Lebron? You old heads need more meds tbh
@joecaljapan8 жыл бұрын
man, that Kareem sky hook is so beautiful
@emmanuelreyes36765 жыл бұрын
Mágico r
@leetate19634 жыл бұрын
Team Play...
@steviangarcia15834 жыл бұрын
First shot I ever practiced.
@blindthief4 жыл бұрын
Unblockable and unstoppable. Definitely a combination of power and beauty.
@bean70394 жыл бұрын
I'd of swatted that junk into another atmosphere.
@LeDoctoer8 жыл бұрын
This was the golden era of basketball. Great teams, great rivalries.
@MrPeter12332112 жыл бұрын
Kareem and his sky hook... unstoppable
@jfernandez80264 жыл бұрын
3:35 Jordan with the 1984 fadeaway!Crazy how much he developed that shot
@walterlv017 жыл бұрын
I always forget how good of an announcer Skip Caray was - most people knew him for his work on the Braves on TBS but he was great at basketball and great at football too in the early 1990s when TNT had the NFL. He was a network-level announcer in every way. We lost him too soon.
@Mrconsigliere44410 жыл бұрын
Magic was the best all around player in my not so humble opinion. His basketball I.Q. was off the charts. If I'm a GM and I'm starting a team from scratch, Magic is my first pick. To me he understood the game better than almost anyone who has ever played, period.
@counterstrike896 жыл бұрын
No actually Bird was even better, but Magic was up there certainly better than Lebron.
@devilzdandruff91995 жыл бұрын
Counter Strike Disagree. I’ll take Magic over Bird.
@joshm68545 жыл бұрын
Too bad he played D like Harden
@FuShengAlex5 жыл бұрын
Oh you meant Magic that threw a hissy fit and cherry picked a winning team from the get go rather than join a losing Chicago franchise like Jordan in this video had no issues joining?
@BogdanSpaarakey5 жыл бұрын
are u nuts??
@MrAschiff8 жыл бұрын
I don't know what it is, but I find this brand of basketball much more interesting that what's being played today.
@Gerkinstock8 жыл бұрын
Way too many brain-dead three-pointers being shot today. That's not good team basketball. It's more fun to watch players who are in sync with each other and feeding off each other and looking for the best opportunity to score rather than taking the ball just beyond the halfway point and putting up a shot.
@caspuchiha7 жыл бұрын
the fuck are you talking about? Have you even seen a NBA game lately? WHO puts up a shot beyond the halfway point? If you are talking about the Warriors, they are probably playing the best team basketball since these showtime Lakers
@MrAschiff7 жыл бұрын
What the f*ck am I talking about? Gee, you're really classy. I don't watch a lot of modern basketball. I do like watching the Warriors and they remind me old school Lakers. But you should be more respectful and show a little class when addressing another person's point of view.
@caspuchiha7 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Schiff I was talking to the other guy lol
@Skannerz7 жыл бұрын
Andrew Schiff They think it's corny; old-school; not exciting; boring. But, they fail to realize that having an almost automatic shot like that would lead to MUCH success.
@charlesshabazz50062 жыл бұрын
The Lakers of the 80s were the greatest teams ever! No team not even the best teams today could touch them.
@bennylohan17799 жыл бұрын
I am not MJ obsessed but he was showing us the future with no fear whatsoever just playing ball. Definitely more than a BB player a real competitor within.
@johannesswillery51464 жыл бұрын
Magic could score thirty any time he wanted to but knew his whole team had to play well to be a champion. Michael learned this several years later.
@allanhouston67594 жыл бұрын
Blah blah blah. JORDAN better than Magic.
@allanhouston67594 жыл бұрын
@ You are a casual fan. Get out of here.
@waltercastillo59213 жыл бұрын
And then proceeds to score 40-50
@fester23063 жыл бұрын
TBH, I think Jordan knew this from the start, but he didn't have any help around him until they got Pippen, so he kind of had to do it all for the Bulls. ETA: Magic is my favorite player, but he had the perfect roster around him to take advantage of his game.
@randybutler16972 жыл бұрын
@@fester2306 It wasn't that Jordan didn't have help....it was thst he and Magic played different...Jordan was a scorer not a passer that made teammates better. Had Magic and Mike swapped teams, the results still would've been in Magic's favor because those guys would have been running and scoring whereas the Lakers would just have added JUST another scorer that needed the ball...now that's not to say Jirdan never passed, but that was the weakness in his game...Pippen came along and became the facilitator they need...and with Lakers and Boston getting older, they eventually began winning
@PInk77W14 жыл бұрын
Magic scored 42 in game 6 of finals in his ROOKIE year playing CENTER.
@brucescott42614 жыл бұрын
Him Bike ...You're absolutely and positively correct! The Showtime Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in game six and won the 1980 NBA championship.
@PInk77W14 жыл бұрын
Bruce Scott people don’t talk about Magic for GOAT very often because assists ain’t as sexy as 39pts And slam dunks. Magic beat bird in college Magic won NBA title as a rookie I love bird but I think Magic was better. Magic is the ultimate team player Basketball is a team sport
@brucescott42614 жыл бұрын
@@PInk77W1 ...Again, you're right! Magic played five positions in game six, during the 1980 NBA Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers, and both teams were not a walk in the park, either! Magic was the second rookie ever to win the NBA championship. The great Bill Russell was the first. Magic was also the only rookie to win the NBA Finals MVP, to say the least. Air Jordan was one of the best. The same goes for Johnson and Russell. The latter is the greatest winner in sports, PERIOD!!! I'm sixty-seven years old now, and I've been watching this sport for over five decades. Air Jordan was not the star when UNC defeated Georgetown. James Worthy was! Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. didn't care about statistics at all! He was the ultimate team player who had one focus...WIN!
@PInk77W14 жыл бұрын
Bruce Scott I’m 59 and don’t remember seeing Russell. I remember Wilt but only in his end part of his career. I love bird but Magic was better. MJ was great, I just don’t like his one on one style. I didn’t know Russell won in his rookie year. Thx
@brucescott42614 жыл бұрын
@@PInk77W1 ...You're welcome! My two late uncles took me to an NBA game at the old Madison Square Garden, which was located on 8th Avenue, between 49th and 50th Streets. It was right after the Thanksgiving holidays in 1959. The New York Knickerbockers were playing against the Minneapolis Lakers. However, the latter won by three points. I was six years old, and enjoying myself watching both legendary teams going at each other. Elgin Baylor was in the Lakers' lineup at the time. That was my very first experience watching an NBA game.
@mpcc20224 жыл бұрын
He may have lost but it's experiences like this that made Michael Jordan whom he was.
@ProdSangreNueva3 жыл бұрын
I've seen Magic doing things here I never saw him doing in 1990 or 91. He was faster and more daring, but he also got better in other things like 3 point shooting. What a great player indeed.
@MDN891 Жыл бұрын
He was slowing down by then, but he added 2 his repertoire w/ the 3 & more post ups & still making that ball disappear running the break
@alzinn8231 Жыл бұрын
Nzinn73 I am not sure I am seeing Jordan exactly getting schooled here. Lol. Magic had a great work ethic, helped him to keep improving over course of his career.
@TK0808 Жыл бұрын
Hiv slowed him down. Who knows how long he had that.
@epvendetta11 ай бұрын
Showtime became Slowtime. But it was interesting with a young Vlade.... a running, 3 point shooting center.
@troofball411 ай бұрын
Yea he was a post up player that year
@digitalmusicalart34944 жыл бұрын
@2:38 You've seen all the major Magic no-look passes, but I've never seen this one. This is why I like watching old games, because you'll see something that's not in a Superstars highlight package most times. Sheesh Magic!!!
@DaveJ65154 жыл бұрын
What a great team we had: Kareem passing like a guard, Magic playing three or four roles each play, a legendary fastbreak, and even well known plays that everyone was expecting and yet always succeded, like the backdoor from James Worthy and the alleyhoop by Cooper. What a team! And so much fun to watch.
@TiltBrook6 жыл бұрын
Arguably the two greatest players in the history of the NBA
@red23rd4 жыл бұрын
Wow Karem, Magic, Mj, Worthy, so many legend in this game.. Back in 1985 Jordan became the only rookie in NBA history to lead a team in four statistics (points, assists, rebounds, steals)
@Mike1122.6 жыл бұрын
Magic was the most unique player in nba history, a 6’9” point guard that played all 5 positions when needed. Also, people think magic was slow but he was fast and athletic too in his prime.
@StuntMasta4 жыл бұрын
Big Mike people think Magic was slow? Who? Nobody thinks that.
@steez47784 жыл бұрын
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C man please shut the fuck up
@OctoberBaby983 жыл бұрын
History .... *cough* *cough* Lebronnnn.....?
@notengoideas002 жыл бұрын
@M if you like "soccer" ( because real fans call it football) why are you looking at a bazketball video?
@sulumonlives49322 жыл бұрын
@@StuntMasta I've gotten into many a debate about Magic's speed and athleticism; there are a ton of ignorant b-ball fans who mistake Magic's "old-man" looking moves for unathleticism but few points could run a pace as fast as the Showtime Master.
@user-ug4hw7oq7y4 жыл бұрын
i was in the 10th grade when this game came on Tbs , i recorded the Whole Game on Vhs an i Still have the Tape to this Very Day 2020.
@perryrobinson11464 жыл бұрын
MJ learned a lot from his battles with the 76ers, Pistons,Celtics, and Lakers he knew they were the elite teams and MJ was putting everything in his memory bank and unleashed it on the 90s and they did not have the mental or physical toughness to get the job done against the Bulls
@bossup648 Жыл бұрын
😂
@j-r-m77759 жыл бұрын
Magic is in his absolute physical prime right here. He is more athletic and quicker in this game than I have ever seen him.
@j-r-m77759 жыл бұрын
Doug in San Diego I love Magic he's in my top 5 all time and nobody that knows Ball would have him outside of the top ten greatest to ever live... BUT you are forgetting one key point. Mike was a WAY better defender than Magic. Magic was decent on D and could play pretty good team defense but he wasn't in the same stratosphere as Jordan when you are talking individual defensive capabilities. Magic would struggle with quicker point guards but with guys like Cooper helping him out and Kareem protecting the rim he played well enough for the Lakers to be the team of the 80s. Michael may be the best defender at the shooting guard position of all time. Again this is no knock on Magic and I do agree with you he was a lot better than Mike at distributing the ball and at 6'8+ he was a better(not by that much) rebounder.
@j-r-m77759 жыл бұрын
+Doug in San Diego I agree with a lot of your points but to say Michael is only a slightly better defender than Magic is wrong bro. Jordan was a 9 time all NBA first team defender. Magic NEVER even made one all NBA defensive team, not even second team. Also I don't see how 5 of 8 is better than 6 of 6 when it comes to rings. 5 of 8 is better than 5 of 5 I'll give you that, but 6 rings trumps 5. Granted Magic's first 9 years were better than Mike's but Mike's last 9 were better than Magic's last 9. I also disagree with Karl Malone in your top ten. You say it cannot be debated, not true. Here's my to ten(no particular order) which I feel can pretty much not be debated. Jordan, Magic, Wilt, Russel, Bird, Kareem, Kobe, Duncan, Oscar, and then either Shaq, Lebron, or Hakeem. Honorable mention(Dr. J, Elgin Baylor, Bob Pettit, Jerry West) Please tell me how Karl Malone( with no rings) is more deserving to be on this list. By the way the conversation is all with a good spirit. I love debating hoops with other people that love the game and it's all respect.
@j-r-m77759 жыл бұрын
+Doug in San Diego I hear you but don't forget two of the greatest white boys of all time John Havlicek and the great Rick Barry. Rick is only player to lead the NBA, NCAA, and ABA in scoring. He averaged over 30 .ppg four times. His second year he averaged 36 ppg 9 reb. and 4 ass. I would put Barry and Hondo over Pierce and Clyde but it's splitting hairs.
@thkalas9 жыл бұрын
+Doug in San Diego no, magic was at his prime in 1988-1989 and 1989-1990 season, he played his best and most matured basketball during these 2 seasons, and physically and technically and wisely. Also , you overlooked the 1990-1991 season, that he led a whole new laker team with a new coach, a new system and without jabbar and Cooper , to the NBA finals . That was his wisest season.
@j-r-m77759 жыл бұрын
+Doug in San Diego +thkalas Yup. I was talking about physical prime as in speed, quickness, jumping, strength, agility, and power(among others). That's why I didn't just say prime. Prime is when your experience and knowledge meet your athleticism for a window of a few years. They are going in opposite directions and, depending on the sport, they overlap in that sweet zone where you don't get outsmarted by the vets but have enough athleticism to keep up with the youngsters.
@aleksandrpondios10 жыл бұрын
Three of my favorites(Jabbar included),but let's be fair,Michael played very well against team which was 3-times better,imagine,great Bob Mcadoo was not even a stater,those Lakers had one go the best(if not the best) rosters ever.
@fancybrooks31565 жыл бұрын
A lot of former UNC players on the court: McAdoo, James Worthy, Michael Jordan. Was Mitch Kupchak still with the Lakers then (as a player)?
@johnbrownwasright3 жыл бұрын
Let's be fair. For the Bulls in this game, Orlando Woolridge (30 points), Quintin Dailey (26 Points) and Wes Matthews (18 points) all scored more points than Jordan's 16.
@johnbrownwasright3 жыл бұрын
@@fancybrooks3156 Kupchak was indeed a Laker at this time. He played 6 minutes in this game, had 2 points and a rebound.
@chrispalin40438 жыл бұрын
Jordan averaged about 33 points a game from 1984 to 1989. He had a great game literally every time he played in the 1980s.
4 жыл бұрын
No, he didn't. For example, how is only scoring 19 points on 9-19 shooting in game 3 vs Boston in the first round of the 1986 postseason a great game after his 63-point performance?
@johnbrownwasright3 жыл бұрын
Jordan only scored 16 in this game.
@royjohnlouguzon212 жыл бұрын
@@johnbrownwasright check again bro
@spaceaustrailia58952 жыл бұрын
@@johnbrownwasright Jordan scored 20pts and 53% field goals.
@christopherbanuelos82082 жыл бұрын
@@royjohnlouguzon21 You're looking at the stats from the wrong game. You're looking at the stats for Bulls AT Lakers from December 2nd, 1984. This game is Lakers AT Bulls, February 19th, 1985. Recognize the uniforms and the arena before spouting off next time. I mean, it says which game it is in the title of the video, dude.
@atribecalledlen35677 жыл бұрын
5 hall of famers on one court at the same time wow
@JFairhart4 жыл бұрын
The most amazing players in NBA history. It’s inspiring to watch.
@NoGoodJim11 жыл бұрын
Man, you know Kareem was gonna do a sky hook and it's still unstoppable! What a shot.
@officespace77777 ай бұрын
I like using the skyhook when I play. It really is unstoppable. Your left arm creates distance. Your right shooting hand is so far back, a defender can not reach to block the shot.
@TiltBrook12 жыл бұрын
You are 100% correct sir! Magic is rediculously underated when compared to Jordan
@FredyKay9 жыл бұрын
What a fun game to watch. I wish the NBA today was this much fun to watch.
@HpHH839 жыл бұрын
***** Bro... I wish I could agree, but it has nothing to do with "it was better back in my day". The league is on the weak side right now, which is good, because maybe they'll start to get it back up to par.
@mayi7579 жыл бұрын
Fake and Gay this is much better team basketball than we see today. We know what play is gonna come next: Lebron / Curry will dribble it down court and force a shot. That's predictable and boring
@mayi7579 жыл бұрын
Apparently you're an immature fanboy. Suddenly the Warriors are good again and everyone who isn't a Curry fanboy is an idiot (they do play somewhat old school with Kerr coaching them) but your kind is just as bad as the Kobe fans who say Kobe is the best ever. Both Kobe and Curry shoot too much and throw up too many bricks if you ask me in crucial games. . I've probably been watching the NBA for longer than you're alive. The NBA today is engineered to make the players stats inflated. Curry is finally a great player but his finals performance was mediocre, he started making those crazy shots at the end of games, so his teammates had to pick up the lack and pulled it off because the Warriors are deep and Cleveland was undermanned. The Warriors got lucky because there's no way they would've beaten the Spurs (only team that plays entertaining basketball comparable to back in the day) It took LeBron 10 years to finally compete hard in all 4 quarters of a series and it took a miracle shot by Ray Allen for the Heat to win their last chip. Here we have Curry stinking it up for three quarters but he's the league's MVP, Next guy for MVP? James Harden, who killed his team's chances with more turnovers than points, terrible performance in the game of his life. The only thing that saved your boy Curry from having a terrible finals was the desperation 3s started falling for him for him in the 4th quater. An MVP in the 90s and prior would've given better playoffs/finals performances than the so called "MVP"s or "best players on the planet" we we have now. Get real and don't be a clueless fanboy. Your warriors are gonna go home quick if they meet up with the Spurs next year.
@blackadam069 жыл бұрын
***** "The league is on the weak side?" Let's ask Lebron: "Hopefully the league can figure out a way where it can [go back] to the [80s] and [90s], where you had [three or four] All-Stars, Superstars or Hall of Famers on the [same team]. The league was [great then]. It [wasn't] as [watered down] as it [is now]." -- Lebron James: "LeBron hints contraction may help NBA"; msn.foxsport.com Dec 24, 2010 Checkmate... "and without a doubt the overall skill level is higher" Oh really? FACT #1: All of the Top 50 teams in league history with the highest FG% and assist ratio, are from the 80s & 90s. Not 1 team from this era is even in the Top 50 in either category. FACT #2: Only 64 teams in league history allowed fewer than 101 pts per 100 possessions. 1992-04 featured 48 of those teams, meaning 8 of those seasons are from the 90s ALONE! During MJ's ENTIRE career in CHI (13 seasons), there were only 2 seasons of teams (13 in total) that won 39 or less games. During the 1st 13 seasons of the 00s ALONE, there's been 182 teams like that LOL!! And from 2000-15, there's been 209 teams like that, as well as teams with 39 wins that even made the playoffs...ask the '08 Hawks. In fact this era (2000-15) has THE MOST 20-30 win sub .500 teams in league history. And your lil young a** is trying to claim that the "skill level" today is higher?!! That's a joke! And a BAD ONE at that! No kiddo, they're just playing under EASIER RULES that FAVORS perimeter players! That's a WELL KNOWN and established FACT! You uninformed Y2K fanboys don't know the meaning of the word skill! Kobe said it best: "You can't even touch a guy out there [today] without it being a flagrant foul. But these [kids today] might be a little [too sensitive] for that. The truth is [it] (past eras), made players [have to] be [more skillful]. Nowadays, [literally anybody] can go out there and [get to the basket] because you [can't even touch 'em]. Back then you had guys hand-checking and puttin hands on you on defensively. So you [had to] have [skill] in order to play [both ways], change directions, post up and have a mid range game. Because you certainly didn't want to go all the way to the basket. You'd get [knocked down]!" -- Kobe Bryant: "Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose Have Similar Injury Plights, Different Paths"; by Kevin Ding, NBA Sr. Writer, Jan 21, 2014 Oh yeah...that's checkmate again!
@elai31479 жыл бұрын
+Mygaffer If low post offense is the main reason you enjoy watching the nba, which is for me, then today's league is unwatchable.
@JV-qb5pr4 жыл бұрын
"Magic, 1 on 4. And he shoots a layup anyway."
@AMilitantAgnostic9 жыл бұрын
People don't understand how good Bob McAdoo was - rookie of the year, MVP, put up 50 in a playoff game - his body just fell apart.
@timsmith10338 жыл бұрын
I agree mccado & his skill set was decades ahead of his time. He was amazing
@ARIZJOE5 жыл бұрын
Big Mac was an unbelievable shooter. After him, Dr. Buss went out an got Mychal Thompson. Those Laker teams had a ton of talent.
@jayoly62735 жыл бұрын
I remember.... he was quite dominant for a few years in the early/mid 70s. Later, he found his niche as a great reserve player for the Lakers. Although I was young then, I could still remember his Buffalo Braves years and knew he could really contribute coming off the bench for the Lakers. And he made some big contributions to a very talented team. Tremendous talent
@B501R4 жыл бұрын
Yes McAdoo was great sixth man.
@vincentestone57644 жыл бұрын
After ALL those years, anyone's body would. But, NOBODY could stop HIM.
@Sough10 жыл бұрын
Unreal how Magic would push the ball and pressure the D damn near every possession, and yet still not get out of control ala Westbrook and others
@espdemon10 жыл бұрын
The guy's nickname is magic for a reason.. remarkable player. Magic is my all time favorite.
@frankyboy75969 жыл бұрын
lmao, westbrook pressure is like, runs to the free throw line, take a jumper, miss, get pissed xD
@UPxYOURs29 жыл бұрын
Franky Boy damn that's accurate
@LiKeThEsHaDoW9 жыл бұрын
Franky Boy Can you repeat that again ? 5/6 games triple doubles ? Rekt ? GG?
@keithclark82997 жыл бұрын
Sough ala Westbrook? Magic was doing this long before Westbrook was born
@metehanturkyilmaz57076 жыл бұрын
I feel young again. It is so nice to see these elite class basketball players. Thanks indeed... 🙏🙏
@joserobertonakata594710 жыл бұрын
Two of the best players in the history of basketball. They are the starting point guard and shooting guard of any all-time team.
@darlenetillman70842 жыл бұрын
That's the basketball I grew up with...I watched the 85 Lakers play in the playoffs after my High school graduation...my priorities were in order🥰🥰🥰🥰
@noneyabeeysnass8283 Жыл бұрын
Another incredible pass by MAGIC at 2:35 ! Magic was *incredible*!
@jackalgonz12 жыл бұрын
Magic makes being on a 1-on-4 situation look so easy!
@Fernandocatan9 жыл бұрын
Bob Mcadoo: What an incredible sixth man!
@uncletony62108 жыл бұрын
+Fernando Catan he was actually the 7th man (Cooper was 6).
@uncletony62108 жыл бұрын
+Doug in San Diego plus they had Mike McGee - who Chick Hearn aptly dubbed "point a minute McGee" cause he averaged something like 12 minutes and 12 points, makes you wonder why they didn't play him more.
@ContextReallyMatters4 жыл бұрын
Magic is my favorite player but you could see that Jordan was going to be something special.
@anthonypetty1777 Жыл бұрын
Takes me back to when I was kid. So much talent on this floor. Possibly 3 of the top 5 players ever in the same game!
@mrmacross10 жыл бұрын
Sometimes, the only way you become great is when you get humiliated once in a while. Magic Johnson wouldn't be the player we remember him today if he didn't have those "Tragic Johnson" moments in the 1984 Finals. He was already great by 1984, but winning titles in 1985, 1987, and 1988 just took him to a different stratosphere.
@thkalas9 жыл бұрын
and would have won 1992 had he not retired coz of hiv
@carlrest65534 жыл бұрын
Magic and Bird together changed the game. In my opinion, those two and Jordan are the greatest!
@randybutler16972 жыл бұрын
@@thkalas would have won in 91 if worthy and Scott would've been healthy
@randybutler16972 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget, it's 5 titles, not 4
@spaceaustrailia58952 жыл бұрын
@@randybutler1697 If Magic played in 1992, he would of gotten swept. Magic retired just when the Lakers fell apart. The 1992 Lakers were worse than this team right here. The 1993 Lakers were useless. If Magic Johnson played for 2-3 more seasons, you would of witnessed him not making the playoffs for the first time.
@Gixxiemoto12 жыл бұрын
I watch this generation basketball,and i love the players we have today,BUT THERE NEVER WILL BE ANOTHER MICHAEL JORDAN!
@mturner871244 жыл бұрын
Cooper's socks were iconic................. One of my favorite lakers ever...........
@brillopad69113 жыл бұрын
Miss this era so badly, it was so fun to watch.
@tsmit4411 жыл бұрын
MJ played like the Rookie of the Year and the team leader. Magic played like an All-Star veteran point guard.
@cflo13869 жыл бұрын
I take Magic over Jordan any day Magic makes my team an automatic contender I don't have to wait eight years to win a title.
@mariosk21398 жыл бұрын
+cflo1386 Did you "accidentally ignore" that magic was playing with Kareem while MJ was playing with....??
@TiltBrook8 жыл бұрын
Word! I agree!
@loo0oop8 жыл бұрын
U do know magic won a championship as a ROOKIE (only player in nba history to do so)...without kareem, worthy, and any showtime laker....and did it while playing CENTER (bcuz kareem got hurt)....and did it on the ROAD in philly (game 6 of the finals)...and against the jordan (dr.j) & shaq (darryl "chocolate thunder" dawkins) of that time.... ...magic also didnt need a system (jordan needed the triangle offense & a hall of fame coach to get to 6 finals)...magic CREATED a system...it was showtime....plus, magic took THREE different coaches in THREE different decades ('70s, '80s, & '90s) to the finals....jordan needed ONE coach to make it 6 times in JUST the '90s.... ...oh yeah, and magic had a rival (larry bird)...jordan never did...and magic saved the nba from bankruptcy (we wudnt be talkin about jordan if it wasnt for magic fyi)... Jordan may have been the GOAT (greatest of all time)....but magic was the greatest PLAYER of all time...
@mariosk21398 жыл бұрын
loo0oop recheck the 'won a championship without kareem' argument please... Because if you think that the championship is just the last 2 games, we should stop this conversation
@loo0oop8 жыл бұрын
Marios Komodromos and u make it seem like kareem did it ALL by himself...to GET to the nba finals! For a ROOKIE...to HELP kareem GET there and then to WIN it when he gets injured...while playin center...is pretty impressive....considering he does this the year AFTER he beats his rival (Larry Bird) in a college championship game...
@gfreddy30089 жыл бұрын
That damn sky hook was deadly! Undefendable, no wonder Jabar is the NBA all time leading scorer !
@TheAzurinBoyz20129 жыл бұрын
James Worthy without goggles.
@cooper4820114 жыл бұрын
He started wearing the googles late in that season (1984-85).
@brucejohnson84344 жыл бұрын
That no look from Magic @3:18 had everyone (including the camera man) fooled
@madhavyu4 жыл бұрын
That rookie Jordan looks pretty good, I think he will make the all-star game some day.
@Rjptz3 жыл бұрын
Nah he’s a bust
@madhavyu3 жыл бұрын
@@Rjptz Good call. Just like you said, he is now out of the league.
@gaddyify3 жыл бұрын
Jordan as a rookie was still having his way despite the players who was around him, the Lakers and the Celtics was the two best teams in the 80s.
@spenser63532 жыл бұрын
Magic was the one having his way
@gaddyify2 жыл бұрын
@@spenser6353 Yeah but Magic had the better team around him, look what happened later in their careers.
@DG-bi2yj4 жыл бұрын
0:06 can we take time to appreciate rookie Jordan with the chain in his player pic 👌🏽
@Lemon_Drums_USA8 жыл бұрын
yo, that damn skyhook was straight up unstoppable. and why does Pat Riley look like al pacino ScarFace?
@patc13094 жыл бұрын
Yea that hook shot was absolutely insane! No way to stop it
@jlovely11634 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reminding me how awesome that skyhook was and still is!
@RustyHinge5 жыл бұрын
Magic was the best overall basketball player in history. He was a team player who could have put up consistent Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant ball hog numbers but instead shared the ball and allowed his teammates to shine, too. His trick plays and no-look passes are legendary, his dribbling superb. And then there was the time when he played center for an injured Kareem. The best, I tell ya.
@cflo138610 жыл бұрын
Till this day I don't understand why centers don't develop their own skyhook.
@slikdarelic9 жыл бұрын
bcuz todays players arent historians.. and they dont study player moves like they should.. only person is Kobe
@pasifikbwoy72784 жыл бұрын
Because none of them are Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
@cosmo15784 жыл бұрын
Hard shot to develop and master, that's why.
@datcryptog4 жыл бұрын
@ted smith wth are you racist
@roeblingamores11394 жыл бұрын
@ted smith It may be boring, but it made him the greatest scorer of all time....racist idiot!
@zombear139 жыл бұрын
73-63 at the half. Man, those were the days.
@TheOJOMOTV9 жыл бұрын
No defense
@expositooculto10409 жыл бұрын
Ojewelo1996 Not necessarily. Just much faster pace and more posessions per game. Magic took about 2 second to go cross court, where nowadays most teams consume all 8 seconds and use up mort of the shot clock. The Lakers determined the pace the game was played in those days (at least, most of the times), and that was super fast.
@erohawk119 жыл бұрын
Ojewelo1996 the Defense is Better than Nowadays
@scottyc38939 жыл бұрын
+Expósito Oculto more great passing and playmaking makes for more possesions. alot nicer to watch than the overdribbling show we see theses days.
@erohawk119 жыл бұрын
It was way more physical than today's game though
@SV-lf5me4 жыл бұрын
At that time all great players had their own style, after MJ, players started to imitate him
@masco24838 ай бұрын
Jordan's athleticism was 50 years before its time. You can drop him in today's NBA and his athleticism would still stick out like a sore thumb. He makes it look like he's the only player not wearing ankle weights.
@VinmanMJ2311 жыл бұрын
In the late 80s (88 & 89) defense became very tough and physical because of the Detroit Pistons' stye of play. "Defense Wins Championships" became the mantra across the NBA. From 1988 until hand checking was banned and zone defenses instituted, the defense was much tougher than it is today. That is mainly due to rules changes.
@lovebaja5 жыл бұрын
Magic running a Showtime Lakers fast break was the absolute pinnacle of team basketball. It'll never be that good again.
@skahler5 жыл бұрын
So wild the deception plays w/ Lakers - love watching that. It's such a huge sell, like so easy to miss. You just don't see that kind of thing at *all* in basketball today. It's all straightforward rhythm, really honest game to hit. Probably b/c shots are more from the outside these days, more likely to miss so it needs the rhythm more.
@rockrocktheragnorok91845 жыл бұрын
Should be titled: Hall of Fame player against Hall of Fame team
@stephenjohnson96324 жыл бұрын
Or perhaps GOAT vs HoF team.
@charlesmessina52534 жыл бұрын
I agree Jordan all by himself out there
@tdanoticias33154 жыл бұрын
Lakers were a super team
@palcochino47944 жыл бұрын
Really shows how much he needed better teammates and better coach ing system to compete with championship teams
@rawn42034 жыл бұрын
@@tdanoticias3315 Yeah for pretty much that entire decade. Tapered off a bit though in the 90s but were back on top in the early 2ks.
@SwaggerLikeUz5 жыл бұрын
In the collegiate Pre-NBA olympic contest Jordan dominated Magic, Isaiah, & others in 84' and won the game.
@rostin0811 жыл бұрын
Amazing hand switching lay up made by Magic! 7:50
@DGF24 жыл бұрын
7:28 ... those two plays in a row are why that Laker team was probably the best ever. Known for their unstoppable fast break, and then they could pull off these types of plays. And if all fails....SKYHOOK! Add in a former MVP in McAdoo ON THE BENCH. Just ridiculous.
@mauitingles19303 жыл бұрын
Jordan even in this game was still amazing on the offensive end, and I am a HUGE Magic fan. Both phenomenal otherworldly players.
@spenser63532 жыл бұрын
Magic was a real showman
@iTzeXile1311 жыл бұрын
Great upload from the true golden age of the NBA
@Amoneywilson008 жыл бұрын
The title of the video should be "MJ gets bullied by Magic, Kareem, and Worthy"
@mesariakyp60378 жыл бұрын
I guess you saw only the first half. Second half is a nightmare for MJ
@slipnorris58826 жыл бұрын
excuses are pathetic
@TheBmills4155 жыл бұрын
@@mesariakyp6037 I mean yea they called hella fouls on MJ for playing D 5 friggin fouls...Lol It wasn't his time yet he had to pay dues
@fancybrooks31565 жыл бұрын
@@mesariakyp6037 Just what do you think "bullied" means?
@fancybrooks31565 жыл бұрын
@@TheBmills415 A ROOKIE! And it took those 3 and the rest of the team to corral him.
@fromanotherstar11 жыл бұрын
the Magic Man.....my favorite player of all time.....SHOWTIMEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
@chrissmith67269 жыл бұрын
the good old days when there was real talent and the game was fun to watch
@sicfrynut12 жыл бұрын
thats what made him so good, those ball handling skill at that size. opposing guards had no chance to guard him.
@leonard96244 жыл бұрын
One of the most stacked team in nba history vs a one man team
@johnellizz10 жыл бұрын
The assist at 3:18 was pure 'Magic'
@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam10 жыл бұрын
That 6:28 rejection on Jordan was the best part. Jordan has 2 open big men in the paint and instead of passing the ball, Jordan ballhogs only to be swatted with impunity by one Bob McAdoo. 73 Laker points at Halftime. Thanks Jordan.
@joshm685410 жыл бұрын
Keep living in the past and pretending MJ is still a rookie that hasn't completed anything. When you decide to return to reality you'll be happy to know MJ is still the best ever and MJ in his prime would've killed Magic. Loser.
@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam10 жыл бұрын
MJ in his prime was out playing baseball. Are you saying he would have killed Magic at baseball? That doesn't make any sense. Magic never played pro baseball.
@stuartperry814110 жыл бұрын
TheLAKERSareGodsTeam Michael Jordan was at his prime from 1986 to 1998 minus two years suspended(baseball). What world did you live in?.The Bulls beat the Lakers with Magic for their first championship in 1991. Magic was only 31 years old at the time and Michael 27. In this game the difference is Michael is just 21, a rookie and Magic has been playing for 5 years and is 25. The Lakers were one of the best teams in the league and Chicago was an average team at best.
@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam10 жыл бұрын
The 1991 NBA Finals were an aberration, everyone knows it. If I were you, I'd be embarrassed to even mention them as part of Bulls history. The reason the Bells were able to win the series is injuries to 2 Laker starters. And the only reason the Bells went on to win 6 titles, the only 2 reason I should say are Magic's illness and and NBA Expansion that flooded the league with otherwise unworthy scrubs.
@greggygonzales475010 жыл бұрын
TheLAKERSareGodsTeam No, you're the only one knows it because you cant move on and accept that Chicago Bulls of the 90s is the greatest team ever of all time. From coach to the players, they are the only team with plenty of HALL OF FAMERS. Move on dude and open your mind to reality.
@soaky44 жыл бұрын
Legendary announcer Skip Caray on the play-by-play
@Captainobvious919110 жыл бұрын
How nasty was the sky hook! The shit was unstoppable.
@grosskopf210 жыл бұрын
Agreed it was the perfect shot, the only player to constantly contest it and block it a few times was Wilt.
@200mphz069 жыл бұрын
+grosskopf2 And that was Wilt past his prime.
@Abdur_Rahman_S.6 жыл бұрын
200mphz06 and a young Kareem
@zaxapitsa512 жыл бұрын
that long sky hook by Kareem is one of the finest things you can watch in basketball
@brianperro4354 жыл бұрын
Showtime was no myth! Turn the lights on, it was a magic show! The proficient teams?!: The Houston rockets championship teams. They faced the best competition of their era and any collective era,and Beat 1,2,3,4 seeds! There is no comparison.
@thewisegod54134 жыл бұрын
The poster of this video must be a Magic fan!!!! Jordan, as a rookie, still was dominant in the league!!!! Lakers were stacked 1 thru 5
@ericwright25945 жыл бұрын
Rip Orlando Woolridge
@ghosttownhunterofficial9 жыл бұрын
"Notice how little respect Mike got from the refs..." You mean this was before they started letting him take 4 steps without a dribble and before they started calling fouls on people for not running away from him when he got too close to them.
@matthewgonzalez96149 жыл бұрын
Don't forget when they didn't eject him for punching Reggie Miller too
@t100base9 жыл бұрын
Annihilated By Society that was in the water down 90s. no more magic, bird, kareem, thomas.
@ManHaiVu9 жыл бұрын
M Fox ....
@JSwanKilowJ9 жыл бұрын
M Fox not at all. in the 90s you couldn't look at Jordan without fear of a foul being called. Larry Bird talked about how he got away with murder on defense. no one else was allowed to defend like him.
@Felix-6159 жыл бұрын
Annihilated By Society Any video of jordan taking 4 steps without a dribble?
@WILLNOTCOMPLY728 жыл бұрын
it says Majin schools jordan but I can't tell,jordan was all over the place,doing everything for his scrub team.
@Amoneywilson008 жыл бұрын
MJ lead his team in scoring, rebounding, and steals.
@drewfilson67958 жыл бұрын
+Andrew Wilson You forgot assists.
@lashawnjames41848 жыл бұрын
Buu isn't here
@courtneywhite82905 жыл бұрын
@@Amoneywilson00 assist too
@brovold724 жыл бұрын
Yeah the commentators even said how it was a really great all-around team effort by the Lakers to so effectively contain Jordan, and mentioned how, even facing that, he really only took one bad shot the whole game.
@CaIIMeAK11 жыл бұрын
Magic is the reason I love basketball.
@joesimon20184 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that even though Jordan is a rookie, the strategy is already all about neutralizing him specifically
@spaceaustrailia58952 жыл бұрын
He is the only one that can score
@MrAitraining6 жыл бұрын
3:18 super sweet from Magic
@lovebaja5 жыл бұрын
You have Michael Jordan and Magic. Then you have everyone else.
@brovold724 жыл бұрын
Yep. And some of the best ever "else" players were keeping Michael off his game this night. Is fun to watch Magic in his own one-on-one (or two or three or four) prime here.
@jesusflores21214 жыл бұрын
This is when a head to head match up could mean the best player of one team goes against the best player on the other team, but only on offense. I think it was Jordan primarily who made head to head match up to mean best player against best player at all phases of the game. Kobe continued that tradition.
@mikeb143610 жыл бұрын
3 GOATS playing at the same time
@Romamb3 жыл бұрын
3? Explain that to us.
@tubenachos3 жыл бұрын
@@Romamb Jordan, Magic and Kareem
@astheskylarksings9 жыл бұрын
i wish the refs still officiated like this. that charge called on jordan when he jumped into kareem is called a "player control foul" where the dudes are out of control. they could call that on lebron, wade, irving, and HARDEN especially... part of greatness for a lot of these cats is all about getting the calls too
@jTacticsBeats9 жыл бұрын
This video should focus on Kareem, damn how do you stop that hook shot in the paint.
@abdulwaheed53675 жыл бұрын
Right✔ I don't remember Kareem Abdul Jabbar ever getting 👦his hook 🔫shot blocked ever
@eggsdabomb5 жыл бұрын
@@abdulwaheed5367 oh you never heard of a guy named WILT CHAMBERLAIN?!
@abdulwaheed53675 жыл бұрын
@@eggsdabomb of course I 🙋have
@jayoly62735 жыл бұрын
Loved watching Kareem play. As a 5-6 year old my older brother talked a lot about how great this Lew Alcindor was at UCLA. Then I saw highlights of Lew Alcindor at UCLA. I was astonished. I bundled up a sheet of paper and would throw it into a lamp shade pretending I was Alcindor. I also remember sitting in a bar in college watching Kareem breaking the all time NBA scoring record. Wonderful basketball player who gave this spectator a helluva lot of enjoyment. Cheers to you Kareem.
@jayoly62735 жыл бұрын
@@eggsdabomb You are right. Wilt was another who could be called the greatest ever. They were almost polar opposites but, I loved watching both Wilt and Kareem.
@alzinn8231 Жыл бұрын
Nzinn73 you can see that Jordan has the tools for greatness, and that Kareem still has that hook going late in his career. Lakers obviously have the far superior team at this point.
@sstelevision637612 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, the 2 greatest ever to do play the game. This video shows why you need more than just 1 good player to be a winning team. Once you find a way to slow that one player down, the other players have to step up, and if they're not that good, they can't, and the team loses. You definitely don't have that problem with Magic & Kareem plus more on your team.
@esquerc9 жыл бұрын
MAGIC SIMPLY THE BEST.
@MrDeevo9 жыл бұрын
Meg Doyle Whooaaa!!! Slow your roll. Magic was OKAY??? Think about what you're typing!! Magic is a LEGEND!!! He has earned all of our RESPECT. A 6'9" guard who PLAYED EVERY POSITION ON THE FLOOR! WELL!! Are you kidding?!!?! Don't get it twisted, Jordan is one of the all time best ever, but so was Magic!
@jaygatling19779 жыл бұрын
Meg Doyle U Buggin!
@jaygatling19779 жыл бұрын
Did MJ guard Dominque?? No.. Did MJ guard Bird or Isiah?? No. Magic is a PG that can guard bigs and smalls. But great teams have defensive specialist like Scottie Pippen, Joe Dumars, Michael Copper to do the dirty gritty work so the the superstars can have energy to do what they are good at.
@acornsucks21119 жыл бұрын
Jay Gatling Jordan did try guarding Bird, and got destroyed. how old are u?
@jonnytonny4719 жыл бұрын
acorn sucks ummm are you sure? an injured jordan guarded larry bird that still managed to droped 63 on him? bird got destroyed and then got bailed out by his team. come on man.
@slipnorris58826 жыл бұрын
Jordan had to wait till Magic and Bird got to old to start winning championships lol
@blakfloyd4 жыл бұрын
Magic's last title was at age 28 and Bird's was at 29. You're thinking about the Piston's emergence and that only lasted two years before MJ and co. swept them.
@brucescott42614 жыл бұрын
@@blakfloyd ...That was in the year 1991.
@blakfloyd4 жыл бұрын
@@brucescott4261 nothing I said was incorrect.
@brucescott42614 жыл бұрын
@@blakfloyd ...I never said it was. The Chicago Bulls were the team to defeat throughout most of the 'nineties. The latter, the Detroit Pistons, the New York Knickerbockers and the Orlando Magic were the only teams in the Eastern Conference that advanced to the NBA Finals.
@o7511063 жыл бұрын
Had to get better teammates asshole.
@arthainius12 жыл бұрын
Watching this clip you realize how good those Lakers actually were. Magic Scott Worthy and Kareem. Career PPGs of 19.5, 14.1, 19.6, and 24.6. Plus they were all unselfish and all except Magic were premier defenders. Ridiculous Lineup..
@gmn54512 жыл бұрын
This was the '85 Lakers, one of the greatest teams in NBA history and THE best passing team (31.4 assists per game). Ball movement / team play got them scoring with remarkable efficiency: 54.5% FG as a team. Jordan was a rookie, leading his squad in rebounds per game as a SG (along with points, assists, and steals). That tells you how much "help" he had, compared to a squad that had 4 Hall of Famers on it (Magic, Kareem, McAdoo, Worthy).