Magic Johnson Finals Mvp

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Magic johnson finals mvp. Los angeles lakers 1978 79. With abdul jabbar johnson willed the lakers to victory in just his first season in the nba. Magic johnson fills in at center in game 6 of the 1980 nba finals to clinch the title. Enter johnson the 20 year old rookie.

Los angeles lakers 1980 81. Assuming abdul jabbar s position at center johnson sky hooked and. The 42 points scored by johnson were the most ever by a rookie in the nba a record that still stands today. The finals most valuable player award was stablished in 1969 14 years after the first regular season mvp.

Earvin magic johnson jr. Magic rang up 42 points 15 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the lakers to victory and was named most valuable player of the finals the first of three such awards in his career. Magic johnson arguing against magic johnson even rookie year magic johnson feels all sorts of icky. Year player team 2019 20 lebron james.

Awards a year by year list of the bill russell nba finals mvp award winners. Like leonard 1982 marked magic s second trip to the nba finals and the 22 year 9 month and 25 day old magic would put a cap on his third year in the league by winning a finals mvp trophy as a member of the los angeles lakers delivering a knockout game 6 victory to the philadelphia 76ers to the tune of 104 114 with johnson piling on a triple double with 13 points 13 assists and 13. What made johnson s performance even more remarkable was that he was an nba rookie and indeed one who had left college after only two years and was only 20 years old. Often regarded as the best point guard of all time johnson is also considered to be one of the greatest players in nba history.

Seattle supersonics 1977. Actual 1980 finals mvp. Johnson went on to win the finals mvp that year though he lost the rookie of the year trophy to larry bird. Born august 14 1959 is an american retired professional basketball player and former president of basketball operations of the los angeles lakers of the national basketball association nba.