Re: Best Championship Performance Ever?
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Magic Johnson, Game 6, 1980 NBA Finals.
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This is easily the best championship performance ever in the NBA. Nothing else is close. Kareem was out, and the Lakers literally didn't know who was going to play center for them in Game 6 of the finals, until on the bus ride to the arena when Magic volunteered, saying something like "I'll play center coach."
Legend has it that when Magic stepped in the circle for the tip off, the 76ers center (Tree Rollins?) looked at Magic astonishingly and said, "You've got to be kidding me."
So Magic, a rookie point guard, played center on the road against Philly and led his team to the series clinching victory.
Magic's line: 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists.
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