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This was also the team's first season under the ownership of Jerry Buss. Magic's season represented the birth of the Showtime Lakers. Only 13 games into his tenure, coach Jack McKinney suffered a near-fatal bicycling accident November 8. Roster Last transaction: February 15, Having won everything possible at the college level, Johnson decided to leave college two years early and declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Johnson joined a franchise which had gone through major changes. However, Johnson was most excited about the prospect of playing with his personal idol, the 7—2 center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , who would go on to become the second leading scorer in NBA history. When Abdul-Jabbar hit a last-second free throw line hook shot to win against the San Diego Clippers , Johnson ran around the court, high-fiving and hugging everybody, causing concern that the "Buck" as Johnson was called by Lakers announcer Chick Hearn for his youth would burn himself out. However, in that —80 NBA season , the rookie proved them wrong. Johnson introduced an uptempo style of basketball which the NBA described as a mix of "no-look passes off the fastbreak, pinpoint alley-oops from halfcourt, spinning feeds and overhand bullets under the basket through triple teams".

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Despite missing Magic Johnson for 45 games due to a knee injury, the Lakers still managed an impressive record during the regular season, and they were the 3 seed heading into the Western Conference playoffs. However, the underdog Houston Rockets eliminated the Lakers in a best-of-three first round series two games to one. The Lakers did not have a first-round pick in the Draft. Their first selection was Wayne Robinson , the 31st pick overall, but he never played a game for the Lakers. Roster Last transaction: December 2, Contents move to sidebar hide.

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The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 to win their seventh championship. Abdul-Jabbar was listed as out of Game 6, although 76ers coach Billy Cunningham was quoted as saying "I won't believe he's not playing until their plane lands and he's not on it. In Game 6, Magic Johnson played what may have been the greatest game of his career. Playing on the road, Johnson a 6'9" rookie point guard started the game at center and eventually played all five positions in a dominating performance. The Lakers also received strong performances from Jamaal Wilkes with 37 points and 10 rebounds, [3] and Norm Nixon. Jim Chones played strong defense on 76ers center Darryl Dawkins , while Mark Landsberger provided rebounding off the bench, and little used Brad Holland chipped in eight key points.

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With center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar out with a severely sprained ankle, Johnson started at center instead, and ultimately played all five positions on the court in the game. Philadelphia earned their third Eastern Conference championship, but were unsuccessful in capturing their third NBA title. The Milwaukee Bucks appeared in the playoffs for the last time as a member of the West; the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs likewise appeared for the last time playing for the East.

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