Johnson, a 2-year-old rookie, replaced him as the main center, and scored 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals with his Xiaotian hook and rebound, which finally helped the Lakers win. He even opened the jump ball for the Lakers. Johnson also became the first rookie finals MVP in history. This is also a favorable example of how he can help the Lakers win in different ways.
After p>Johnson completed what he wanted to achieve in college, he gave up his studies for the next two years and directly participated in the 1979 draft. Utah Jazz was supposed to be the lucky one, but they traded this draft pick to the Lakers when they signed Gail Goodrich three years ago. So the Lakers chose Johnson with the first pick that year.
At that time, the Lakers were also undergoing a big shake-up: Jack McKinney became the new coach of the team, Jerry Buss was the new boss, and Johnson was also dressed as one of the seven new faces in the lineup. Buss hopes that the Lakers' stable fans can end their boring days and get back on their feet. "Showtime" was born.
The fans who were lucky enough to witness Johnson's first game saw Johnson's crazy performances in his later career at the first time. After beating the San Diego Clippers with Abdur-Jabbar's winning goal, Johnson went crazy. He gave everyone a high five and a bear hug. In that case, everyone thought that he might lose control at any moment. In the end, even Jabbar went to persuade him to calm down, because after all, there were still 81 games to play-they had not counted the playoff games.
The best rookie of the season went to Larry Bird, but the Lakers won the championship. The Lakers won the western conference championship with a record of 6-22, which is the second best record in the league. (After 14 games in the regular season, Paul Westhead replaced McKinney, who was injured in a car accident, as the team coach. In 77 games, Johnson's data is simply a replica of his high school data (18. points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists). He was selected to the first team of the best rookie team, and after Elvin Hayes 11 years ago, he became another player selected as a rookie in the All-Star Game.
when describing his rookie to LA TIMES, westhead said, "at first, we all thought he was a vase-level player, but later we found that he could really bring us more help and energy. It's as amazing as finding that a plastic surgeon can repair a bulldozer. "
The second season was quite cruel for Johnson and the Lakers. In the first month of the game, 7-2 Eagle center Tom Burleson pressed on Johnson's knee, causing him to miss the next 45 games. He paid for the Lakers' 2-of-3 playoff game against the Rockets, but only hit two of 13 shots, and threw a airball at the end of the third game. The Lakers lost the game 86-89 and also lost the series.
In the 1981-82 season, the Lakers began to rebound, won the Pacific championship again, and beat the 76ers 4-2 again in the finals, and Johnson became the MVP of the finals again. But some ugly things happened in that season. At the beginning of the season, Westhead hoped to adjust the offensive system, and Magic thought that would weaken his role in the team. In many reports, Johnson rushed into the rest after a game and shouted, "I can't play here, I want to leave, I want to be traded." Reporters waited for Johnson to say it was just a joke, but he didn't come forward to clarify.
the next day, Westhead was dismissed and his teaching assistant Pat Riley took office. In Riley's first game, west forum fans booed Johnson when the players introduced themselves. Later in Seattle, every time he touched the ball, he was ridiculed by the fans. For the first time in his life, he lost the all-star vote without injury. It was not until his gorgeous performance in the playoffs that he finally silenced the most radical people.
on the court, Johnson's performance is always excellent. He won the steal king for the second time, and in all his subsequent seasons, his score was no less than 17.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
In the two years after Westhead's class, Magic's personal achievements were quite good, but the Lakers had a hard time. Johnson won the first two single-season assists in his career during this period, and continued to consolidate his already excellent all-round play. However, in the 1982-83 NBA Finals, the Lakers once again faced the last 76 ers, Norm Nixon, James Worthy and bob McAdoo, who were all plagued by injuries and were swept out by their opponents.
Before the 1984 finals, Nixon had left the team, Jabbar was nearly 4 years old, and Magic signed a 25-year contract worth 25 million. That year's finals was the lowest point of Johnson's career. His last-minute mistakes in Games 2, 4 and 7 cost the Lakers the game.
While Johnson started to improve his outside shooting percentage and set an assist record, the Lakers also won the championship three times in the next four years. The first ring came from their revenge war against Celtic in 1985. After the first game was completely defeated by the opponent in the famous "Memorial Day Massacre" game by 148-114, the Lakers rebounded and won the championship in the sixth game. This victory at Celtic's home also made them finally get rid of the shadow of losing to their opponents eight times in a row since Minneapolis.
In the 1986-87 season, because Abdul-Jabbar missed many games due to eye diseases, Johnson did what many scouts thought he couldn't do: score. He scored 38 points against the Rockets and scored a career-high 46 points in the next game against Kings. The average score of 23.9 is also the highest in his career.
in that season, Johnson was named the most valuable player in the tournament. This award has kept him waiting for eight years, and Bird has already won three before. Johnson really wants to win this award. Before his final winner was announced, Johnson told LA TIMES: "Now, he is 3-. This makes me a little crazy. " He finally tied Bird with the MVP awards in 1989 and 199. )
Johnson also won the MVP of the 1987 Finals after defeating the Celtics 4-2. That year was also the year when Johnson completely replaced Abdul-Jabbar as the team leader. Abdul-Jabbar, a 4-year-old center, taught his favorite pupil his acrobatics in the bullfight inside the team. Johnson was able to use this technique flexibly soon, and hit the winning goal of 17-16 in the fourth game of the finals with this technique. That victory also directly led to the Lakers' second victory over the Celtics in three years.
In 1988, the Lakers beat the Pistons in seven finals, becoming the first team to win the championship in succession after the 68-69 season. In the next two years, Johnson averaged more than 2 points and led the Lakers to win the Western Conference championship in succession. In 1988-89, the last season of Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson suffered a hamstring injury in the finals, and the Lakers were swept by mature pistons in the finals. In the following year, the Lakers were the first to go out in nine years, and they were defeated by the Suns in the semi-finals of the division.
Johnson's performance in the 199-91 season helped the Lakers achieve a 58-24 record. After defeating the Trailblazers led by Clyde Drexler in the Western Conference finals, the Lakers reached the finals again. Although they finally lost to MJ's Bulls 1-4, Magic still achieved the feat of reaching the finals in his 12-year career.
Before the 91-92 season, Magic shocked the world with the news that he tested positive for HIV and therefore chose to retire. However, he still got the qualification to participate in the All-Star Game that year, and led the West to win 153-113 and won the MVP. Because he popularized the knowledge of AIDS prevention, he also won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizen Award that year. Former Lakers coach Mike Dunleavy commented: "Some people think that he is just a legend on the court, but now he has become a fighter for his beliefs."
Even in the most difficult time when he was infected with HIV, the smile on his face was never erased. Jack Knoll said: "The greatest thing about Magic is that its human courage has been brought to the level of God. We think he is one of the best people, and no one will not like Magic. "
Johnson participated in the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 on behalf of the dream team, wrote a book about safe sex, started his career as a businessman, became a TV commentator for NBC and tried to buy an NBA team. With 16 games left in the 1993-94 season, he replaced Randy Pfund as the head coach of the Lakers.
under Johnson's passionate leadership, the team began to attack the playoffs, and the Lakers quickly won five consecutive victories. But when the team lost five of the next six games, Johnson announced that he would not return to the Lakers as the head coach next season.
"I want to go home," he told the Associated Press. "Being a coach has never been my dream. I want to own a team and become a businessman. He must fight for your dream. " In 1994, Johnson realized his dream and became one of the Lakers' * * * people.
In 1995, he was involved in another commercial activity. He opened a chain of cinemas in a few areas of LA and made some speeches there. He also joined the Speaker Basketball Team (a team composed of former NBA and university players) and entertained fans all over the world in Asia and Australia.
but he hasn't completely abandoned the NBA. After resting for four and a half seasons, he returned to the arena in the second half of the 1995-96 season, playing 32 games for the Lakers in the regular season. At that time, his weight had reached 255 pounds, and he appeared more at power forward than at point guard. Johnson announced his retirement again after the Lakers were eliminated by the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs.
during Johnson's 13-year NBA career, he scored 17,77 points (19.5 per game), 6,559 rebounds (7.2), 1,141 assists (11.2) and 1,724 steals, the ninth in history. He also holds an all-star game record of 127 assists and 1 three-pointers.
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