Prime Magic Johnson 1987 Playoffs Highlights - G.O.A.T.! (Greatest Offensive Player Ever?)

[zhugelianges]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFChUXnAUfs

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Magic Johnson is considered as one of the Greatest NBA Players that ever played the game.He won both MVP and FMVP and Champ in the season 1987.In the playoffs he could average 22/11/7 which is pretty insane.Hope you guys love my video. Thanks a lot!

[lefty]

Magic looooooved backing down opponents and mixing it up in the paint
Too much

[lefty]

Would be a decent Ben Simmons backup if he played today tbh

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Magic looooooved backing down opponents and mixing it up in the paint
Too much

+ Backdoor penetration
+ Putting pressure on the D
+ Beating his man
+ Getting to the rim

etc.

[SpursforSix]

+ Backdoor penetration
+ Putting pressure on the D
+ Beating his man
+ Getting to the rim

etc.

great ball handler

[MultiTroll]

Kid already looks traumatized.
https://theundefeated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gettyimages-86154922.jpg?w=700

[Aspergtacular]

false...Danny Ainge was easily the best PG of all time but (((media))) had their narrative and propped up his career while sabotaging white Christian Ainge....do your own research sheeple and think for yourselves.....

[zhugelianges]

Very true.
Never know Magic had such a good pressure D...

[Spurtacular]

25 minutes of EJ highlights? Skipped to just after 9 minute mark right off;
and it was simply him dribbling twice and feeding Kareem in the post for a sky hook. :lol :lmao :rollin

[Spurtacular]

Kid already looks traumatized.
https://theundefeated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gettyimages-86154922.jpg?w=700


Or just straight-up demented.

[lefty]

25 minutes of EJ highlights? Skipped to just after 9 minute mark right off;
and it was simply him dribbling twice and feeding Kareem in the post for a sky hook. :lol :lmao :rollin
Basic entry pass to Kream, dribble dribble dribble, turns left, swings right, sky hook, 2 points

Assist : Magic :lol

[Mitch]

Magic showed the world, Timothy "backdoor" Duncan especially, that a gay man can play basketball

[MultiTroll]

Yep. Appears nothing could have straightened Magic out.

This was not enough to turn John Amechi.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/65/4b/a7654b619821465bb5d0bf1fc1fcbcc2.jpg

[Dirks_Finale]

Magic looooooved backing down opponents and mixing it up in the paint
Too much

All innuendos aside, it made a lot of sense to do that when he's playing against Mugsy Bogues or Michael Adams.

[Dirks_Finale]

Kid already looks traumatized.
https://theundefeated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gettyimages-86154922.jpg?w=700

:lol

[lefty]

All innuendos aside, it made a lot of sense to do that when he's playing against Mugsy Bogues or Michael Adams.
tbf he could do it against bigger dudes too

[Dirks_Finale]

tbf he could do it against bigger dudes too

True.

Pippen is about the only one I have seen really rattle him.

[LkrFan]

Magic >>>>>>> JimPERIOD

[LkrFan]

87 Lakers
01 Lakers (SWEPT the Sp:lolrs)
86 Celtics
96 Bulls

Mount Rushmore of Championship Teams :toast

[lefty]

True.

Pippen is about the only one I have seen really rattle him.
Rodman was actually the one who could rattle him

[Texas_Ranger]

Kid already looks traumatized.
https://theundefeated.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gettyimages-86154922.jpg?w=700


He grew up to be a nice looking girl.


https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/09/03/fashion/03EJJOHNSON3/03EJJOHNSON3-jumbo.jpg

[Spurtacular]

Basic entry pass to Kream, dribble dribble dribble, turns left, swings right, sky hook, 2 points

Assist : Magic :lol

Not hating on Earvin. But damn, I think he's the most over-rated player ever. :lol

[Spurtacular]

All innuendos aside, it made a lot of sense to do that when he's playing against Mugsy Bogues or Michael Adams.

He was legit good at it too, playing out of the post circa mid 90's on his last stint back.

[zhugelianges]

Agree with your list bro

[zhugelianges]

87 Lakers
01 Lakers (SWEPT the Sp:lolrs)
86 Celtics
96 Bulls

Mount Rushmore of Championship Teams :toast
Agree with your list bro

[zhugelianges]

Not hating on Earvin. But damn, I think he's the most over-rated player ever. :lol
WTF...I saw the exactly same comment on Reddit lol

[zhugelianges]

Rodman was actually the one who could rattle him
I think Jordan play pretty good D on him too

[lefty]

I think Jordan play pretty good D on him too
That never happened

[LkrFan]

He grew up to be a nice looking girl.


https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/09/03/fashion/03EJJOHNSON3/03EJJOHNSON3-jumbo.jpg

:lol

[Spurtacular]

87 Lakers
01 Lakers (SWEPT the Sp:lolrs)
86 Celtics
96 Bulls

Mount Rushmore of Championship Teams :toast

01 Lakers weren't better than 01 Blazers or 02 Kings, tbth.

[Spurtacular]

WTF...I saw the exactly same comment on Reddit lol

For what it's worth, I think Magic was the ultimate glue guy; even better than Kyle Anderson.

SAGirl (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=49524) MemphisGirl (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=52960)

[davethedope]

87 Lakers
01 Lakers (SWEPT the Sp:lolrs)
86 Celtics
96 Bulls

Mount Rushmore of Championship Teams :toast

88 Pistons should be on there tbh

[Spurtacular]

88 Pistons should be on there tbh

Healthy 87 Celtics and 87 Pistons were both better than 87 Lakers, tbh.

[LkrFan]

01 Lakers weren't better than 01 Blazers or 02 Kings, tbth.

The 15-1 Lakers championship team that lost 1 game in the playoffs - including an epic demolition of your Spurs? :lolK

[LkrFan]

88 Pistons should be on there tbh

They choked. But I'll humor you. Which, of the 4 teams I listed, do you replace them with?

2014 Spurs are better than 88 Pisstons and they didn't make my list.

[LkrFan]

Healthy 87 Celtics and 87 Pistons were both better than 87 Lakers, tbh.

Millions of MAGA fans believe the 86 Celtics were the best eva. 87 Pisstons beat them. 87 Lakers beat the 87 Pisstons. IJS

[lefty]

Objectively the 86 Celtics would have obliterated the 87 Lakers tbh

[Neo.]

tbh as hateable as they are, the 17 warriors have to be on that list. a legit argument as the goat team

[lefty]

tbh as hateable as they are, the 17 warriors have to be on that list. a legit argument as the goat team
Definitely
They would have swept the 90s Bulls tbh

[MultiTroll]

Healthy 87 Celtics and 87 Pistons were both better than 87 Lakers, tbh.
This.
Lakers trip to the food stamp office goes to the All Time ease list like 2015 Warriors etc.

[davethedope]

They choked. But I'll humor you. Which, of the 4 teams I listed, do you replace them with?

2014 Spurs are better than 88 Pisstons and they didn't make my list.

Pick one Lakers squad since one franchise shouldn't be represented twice.

88 Pistons were robbed we all know this... would've gone back-to-back against prime magic and bird and three-peated, all while fending off Peaking Jordan.

That should put them ahead of 2014 Spurs only because they won one championship against a fairly washed up Heats team.

[Dirks_Finale]

Definitely
They would have swept the 90s Bulls tbh

Wrong :lol

MJ/Pip/Rodman defending those guys.

Come on, man!!

But it would be a good series.

[Dirks_Finale]

87 Lakers
01 Lakers (SWEPT the Sp:lolrs)
86 Celtics
96 Bulls

Mount Rushmore of Championship Teams :toast

Lebron's super team in Miami noticeably absent :lol

I would also add the 2017 W's.

[ambchang]

:lmao 87 Lakers going up against 37-45 Nuggets in round 1, 42-40 GSW in round 2, and the 39-43 buzzsaw Sonics. They were so well rested, they needed 6 games to dispatch the Celtics that had a hobbling McHale, that started Danny Ainge, and played heavy rotation minutes to a guy called Jerry Sichting. And this is after the Celtics were all banged up by the Pistons, a 50-32 Bucks team in the 2ND round, and Jordan and the Bulls in the 1st round.

Switch the two teams and the Lakers won't even go past the Pistons, or maybe even the Bucks.

And :lmao on the 01 Lakers, which had to go through the strongest contender in the Spurs who started a 37 year old Terry Porter and Danny Ferry. For reference, Antonio Daniels was far and away the second best player on the Spurs that series.

There's no love for the Malone 6ers, but the 82 team should definitely be there.

[MultiTroll]

:lmao 87 Lakers going up against 1986 West Finals Rockets had eliminated the Fakers 4-1. Summer of 86 going into '87 their starting guard and 6th man 25 minutes a game guard taken out by Bitch Ass Stern to additionally pamper the Fakers.

Entire NBA was on coke but he somehow only investigates and bans 2 Rockets.

Also Len Bias dies.

Up there if not the most Fake title of all time.

[ambchang]

1986 West Finals Rockets had eliminated the Fakers 4-1. Summer of 86 going into '87 their starting guard and 6th man 25 minutes a game guard taken out by Bitch Ass Stern to additionally pamper the Fakers.

Entire NBA was on coke but he somehow only investigates and bans 2 Rockets.

Also Len Bias dies.

Up there if not the most Fake title of all time.

Could you imagine a world where LA celebrities don’t do drugs? I can’t even do that with the reality stone.
:lol magic partied so hard he got aids but didn’t do drugs.

And don’t forget Reggie Lewis. They have to make sure the celtics were really dead.

[Thread]

Could you imagine a world where LA celebrities don’t do drugs? I can’t even do that with the reality stone.
:lol magic partied so hard he got aids but didn’t do drugs.

And don’t forget Reggie Lewis. They have to make sure the celtics were really dead.

...+ Bias, amb. (forget it, Mult beat me to him.)

[Thread]

1986 West Finals Rockets had eliminated the Fakers 4-1. Summer of 86 going into '87 their starting guard and 6th man 25 minutes a game guard taken out by Bitch Ass Stern to additionally pamper the Fakers.

Entire NBA was on coke but he somehow only investigates and bans 2 Rockets.

Also Len Bias dies.

Up there if not the most Fake title of all time.

Lewis Lloyd, Mult?

Thank Christ, he wasn't going to have any of Magic's good natured nonsense, skinnin' & grinnin' ear-to-ear, et al. NONE! So, Magic called in a marker. Presto...no more Lloyd. tee, hee.

[Spurtacular]

Millions of MAGA fans believe the 86 Celtics were the best eva. 87 Pisstons beat them. 87 Lakers beat the 87 Pisstons. IJS

Low IQ argumentation and you know it.

[lefty]

Wrong :lol

MJ/Pip/Rodman defending those guys.

Come on, man!!

But it would be a good series.

they were good defenders










for their era

[Neo.]

MJ/Pip/Rodman defending those guys.

Come on, man!!

But it would be a good series.

regularly getting fed by chuck, penny and others for 40+, im sure KD and Steph would do just fine :lol


Lebron's super team in Miami noticeably absent :lol

probably because it wasnt a true superteam on par with magics lakers, birds celtics, jordans bulls and steph/kds warriors

those teams all had 3 stars and a bunch of quality balanced depth

miami had 3 stars and mike miller/ray allen

[ambchang]

regularly getting fed by chuck, penny and others for 40+, im sure KD and Steph would do just fine :lol



probably because it wasnt a true superteam on par with magics lakers, birds celtics, jordans bulls and steph/kds warriors

those teams all had 3 stars and a bunch of quality balanced depth

miami had 3 stars and mike miller/ray allen

Jordan’s bulls, especially the first threepeat was not a superteam. It was Jordan and pippen.

The Lebron heat were clearly a superteam. The fact that Ray Allen is a fourth wheel tells you how great a collection of talent they had. Players like Shane battier and Haslem are quality role players.

[Spurtacular]

probably because it wasnt a true superteam on par with magics lakers, birds celtics, jordans bulls and steph/kds warriors

those teams all had 3 stars and a bunch of quality balanced depth

miami had 3 stars and mike miller/ray allen

Ray Allen was not that far removed from all-star Ray Allen (if at all removed).

And Mike Miller was a stat stuffer in Memphis. I :lol at Tom Rivers or whoever it was calling him out on playing possom with all that lurching over like his back was bad.

All the same, I would agree Miami was not as deep as other teams.

But would that matter if Bosh, LBJ, Wade were considered more dominant / clutch in their own right?

[lefty]

Jordan’s bulls, especially the first threepeat was not a superteam. It was Jordan and pippen.

The Lebron heat were clearly a superteam. The fact that Ray Allen is a fourth wheel tells you how great a collection of talent they had. Players like Shane battier and Haslem are quality role players.
They were considering the 90s nba was diluted and other teams had so many scrubs

[ambchang]

They were considering the 90s nba was diluted and other teams had so many scrubs

I would agree that they were clearly the most stacked during the era but I thought we are comparing cross era.

It’s most likely the most stacked teams winning it all. Not often you can have four HoFers with a couple of them in their primes not winning a ring.

[Biggems]

Wrong :lol

MJ/Pip/Rodman defending those guys.

Come on, man!!

But it would be a good series.

why does everyone forget Harper? The guy was a very good defensive player, especially with Chicago. IMO, if that Bulls team had David Robinson, they go 82-0, instead of 72-10.....The defense would have been the best in the history of the NBA.

[zhugelianges]

Healthy 87 Celtics and 87 Pistons were both better than 87 Lakers, tbh.

I agree with you bro, healthy 87 Celtics was pretty insane....

[zhugelianges]

tbh as hateable as they are, the 17 warriors have to be on that list. a legit argument as the goat team
Ya, did not know why no one simply mention the 17' Warriors team, dude has two GOAT-tier candidates KD and Steph...
Simply invincible...

[zhugelianges]

Pick one Lakers squad since one franchise shouldn't be represented twice.

88 Pistons were robbed we all know this... would've gone back-to-back against prime magic and bird and three-peated, all while fending off Peaking Jordan.

That should put them ahead of 2014 Spurs only because they won one championship against a fairly washed up Heats team.
2014 Spurs are not better than 1999 Spurs, which was 15-2 in the playoffs and 74% in the season...
Just 1 tier behind 01 Lakers

[Dirks_Finale]

Bulls had scrubs like Simpkins, Buechler and Randy Brown. Not sure I would call that quality depth :lol

Still a super team, just like Miami was a super team by virtue of being so top heavy.


regularly getting fed by chuck, penny and others for 40+, im sure KD and Steph would do just fine :lol



probably because it wasnt a true superteam on par with magics lakers, birds celtics, jordans bulls and steph/kds warriors

those teams all had 3 stars and a bunch of quality balanced depth

miami had 3 stars and mike miller/ray allen

[Dirks_Finale]

why does everyone forget Harper? The guy was a very good defensive player, especially with Chicago. IMO, if that Bulls team had David Robinson, they go 82-0, instead of 72-10.....The defense would have been the best in the history of the NBA.

You are correct. Shame on me for forgetting Harp.

Damn that Bulls team was long and mean. Bulls over 2017 Warriors in 5.

[lefty]

Bulls had scrubs like Simpkins, Buechler and Randy Brown. Not sure I would call that quality depth :lol

Still a super team, just like Miami was a super team by virtue of being so top heavy.

Kukoc the best 6th man and also the best international player at the time, could play multiple positions and hit big shots

[lefty]

Bulls over 2017 Warriors in 5.

:lmao Bulls would be lucky to win 1 game

[Dirks_Finale]

Battier and Haslem were no bums.

Heat had some players. Bulls depth was only marginally better, imo.


Ray Allen was not that far removed from all-star Ray Allen (if at all removed).

And Mike Miller was a stat stuffer in Memphis. I :lol at Tom Rivers or whoever it was calling him out on playing possom with all that lurching over like his back was bad.

All the same, I would agree Miami was not as deep as other teams.

But would that matter if Bosh, LBJ, Wade were considered more dominant / clutch in their own right?

[Dirks_Finale]

Kukoc the best 6th man and also the best international player at the time, could play multiple positions and hit big shots

Yeah but Simpkins, Buechler, Brown and Scott Burrell :lol

[lefty]

Yeah but Simpkins, Buechler, Brown and Scott Burrell :lol

Buechler was a decent rotation role player for their needs tbh
Obviously he was limited but he did what he had to do , a couple of 3s, some rebounding and energy off the bench

[Neo.]

Ray Allen was not that far removed from all-star Ray Allen (if at all removed).

he was 37+, barely averaged 10 a game, and played trash defense. he was very far removed from all-star Ray Allen


And Mike Miller was a stat stuffer in Memphis. I :lol at Tom Rivers or whoever it was calling him out on playing possom with all that lurching over like his back was bad.

yes my point. they had known names but not quality depth. Miller and Battier were decent players at best in their careers, but were mostly 1 trick ponies on offense (hitting spot up 3s)


All the same, I would agree Miami was not as deep as other teams.

But would that matter if Bosh, LBJ, Wade were considered more dominant / clutch in their own right?

winning 14 our of 16 playoff series and back to back championships in a 4 year span is among the most dominant stretches in modern NBA history, id they they accomplished quite a bit, and potentially could have won more had they stayed together.

[Neo.]

Bulls had scrubs like Simpkins, Buechler and Randy Brown. Not sure I would call that quality depth :lol

Still a super team, just like Miami was a super team by virtue of being so top heavy.

lol yes they were scrubs who mainly played scrub minutes in blowout games. they were never relied on in any kind of meaningful situations, compared to mario chalmers who while he had a clutch gene, negated it with a retardation gene by doing 3 stupid things for every clutch thing he did. or how about relying on joel anthony or birdman as starters? :lol not comparable

[Biggems]

:lmao Bulls would be lucky to win 1 game

Rodman would make Green his prison bitch. Pippen would be glued to Klay. Jordan glued to Iggy. Harper glued to Steph. If the play by 90s rules, Bulls sweep. If they play by today's sissy ass rules, Bulls in 6, as they would need a few games to adjust to the bitchness of the league. BTW, offensively, Jordan would be unstoppable if you can't touch him anymore.....he would be going off for 50 or 60 a game in the series, living at the FT line.

[Biggems]

lol yes they were scrubs who mainly played scrub minutes in blowout games. they were never relied on in any kind of meaningful situations, compared to mario chalmers who while he had a clutch gene, negated it with a retardation gene by doing 3 stupid things for every clutch thing he did. or how about relying on joel anthony or birdman as starters? :lol not comparable

off the bench....Kerr, Kukoc, and Salley are not a bad trio. Their 3 headed C of Edwards (2 time champion), Longley, and Wennington are more than adequate against whatever C the Warriors had.

When the Warriors added Durant....Rodman on Green, Pippen on Durant, Jordan on Klay, Harper on Curry.

[Neo.]

off the bench....Kerr, Kukoc, and Salley are not a bad trio. Their 3 headed C of Edwards (2 time champion), Longley, and Wennington are more than adequate against whatever C the Warriors had.

When the Warriors added Durant....Rodman on Green, Pippen on Durant, Jordan on Klay, Harper on Curry.

i personally think the warriors simply have too much scoring punch for the bulls to keep up

the bulls would have to get a lot of offensive rebounds and turnovers to win 4 games in that series

both teams are built away from the post, and the warriors are simply better built at that style of game. i believe the only way to beat such a team is to have a guy like shaq, timmy or kareem and outlaw zone defense.

[lefty]

Rodman would make Green his prison bitch. Pippen would be glued to Klay. Jordan glued to Iggy. Harper glued to Steph. If the play by 90s rules, Bulls sweep. If they play by today's sissy ass rules, Bulls in 6, as they would need a few games to adjust to the bitchness of the league. BTW, offensively, Jordan would be unstoppable if you can't touch him anymore.....he would be going off for 50 or 60 a game in the series, living at the FT line.

Is that a copy/pasta from a 12 y/o Redditor, what the actual fuck

[davethedope]

he was 37+, barely averaged 10 a game, and played trash defense. he was very far removed from all-star Ray Allen



yes my point. they had known names but not quality depth. Miller and Battier were decent players at best in their careers, but were mostly 1 trick ponies on offense (hitting spot up 3s)



winning 14 our of 16 playoff series and back to back championships in a 4 year span is among the most dominant stretches in modern NBA history, id they they accomplished quite a bit, and potentially could have won more had they stayed together.

Spurs choked up that one legit title LeBron got. The other was another shortened season handout. The Heatles were a bust.

[Spurtacular]

6:00 "Okay, that's not beyond Magic Johnson kind of numbers."

:lol I got to remember that line.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD63ZceRabM

[zhugelianges]

Somebody told me that Magic was not top 5 players all time as when he did not have GOAT-er like Jabbar, he just lost fucking twice in Finals.

What do you guys think? Just curious, man

[Spurtacular]

Somebody told me that Magic was not top 5 players all time as when he did not have GOAT-er like Jabbar, he just lost fucking twice in Finals.

What do you guys think? Just curious, man

Can't remember if Kareem was there in 89 or not. But honestly, Lakers were injured. Also honestly, they still would've lost. No stopping a Pistons team that was robbed the prior season and blew their chance the season before that. They were on a mission. In 91, the Lakers had no business being in The Finals. Frankly, rookie Divac was an upgrade on old Kareem. But it should've been the Blazers in the Finals. SternRef wanted Magic vs. Jordan though.

[lefty]

Somebody told me that Magic was not top 5 players all time as when he did not have GOAT-er like Jabbar, he just lost fucking twice in Finals.

What do you guys think? Just curious, man
He lost 3 times in the Finals tbh

[ambchang]

He lost 3 times in the Finals tbh

I thought it was four:83,84,89,91

[lefty]

I thought it was four:83,84,89,91
You are right, I forgot about 83

That dude Moses Malone bullied their frontline :lol

[ambchang]

You are right, I forgot about 83

That dude Moses Malone bullied their frontline :lol

Moses would be a consensus top 10 if he played in LA.

[DMC]

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[LkrFan]

Pick one Lakers squad since one franchise shouldn't be represented twice.

88 Pistons were robbed we all know this... would've gone back-to-back against prime magic and bird and three-peated, all while fending off Peaking Jordan.

That should put them ahead of 2014 Spurs only because they won one championship against a fairly washed up Heats team.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/g69ZPJfLy7hD2/source.gif

1987 Lakers are the best ever, but 2001 Lakers kicked every teams arse including your Spurs. Both teams belong.

[LkrFan]

Lebron's super team in Miami noticeably absent :lol

I would also add the 2017 W's.

Nah, the Heattles wouldn't hang with the teams I mentioned.

I'd put 2014 Spurs over 2017 Dubs tbh. That was Pop's best championship team IMO.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

No player sweating AIDS onto the court will ever be GOAT

[lefty]

Moses would be a consensus top 10 if he played in LA.
Easily

[ambchang]

https://media0.giphy.com/media/g69ZPJfLy7hD2/source.gif

1987 Lakers are the best ever, but 2001 Lakers kicked every teams arse including your Spurs. Both teams belong.

:lol beating a 39 win team in the WCF.

The blazers won 35 games in 1999 and they did it in 50 games.

Looking good because stern destroyed the mavs and the rockets offcourt.

[lefty]

Looking good because stern destroyed the mavs and the rockets offcourt.
Are you talking about the 80s Rockets and Mavs who somehow were the only teams whose players were snorting coke during the freaking 80s - the Golden Era of cocaine - and the 2 teams in the WCF that were a legit threat to the Golden Goose L.A Lakers?


Noooooooooooooooooooooo, Stern could never do that




/s

[ambchang]

Are you talking about the 80s Rockets and Mavs who somehow were the only teams whose players were snorting coke during the freaking 80s - the Golden Era of cocaine - and the 2 teams in the WCF that were a legit threat to the Golden Goose L.A Lakers?


Noooooooooooooooooooooo, Stern could never do that




/s

:lol LA didn't have cocaine but only AIDS in their parties, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhure