Great partnership
1979–1989Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The sport's greatest fast-break conductor and its most dependable half-court weapon gave Showtime both speed and certainty.
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Greatest duos · 1979–1989
Magic Johnson & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
The sport's greatest fast-break conductor and its most dependable half-court weapon gave Showtime both speed and certainty.
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Defining games
Curated games from the partnership, season or same championship core. The order favors stakes, historical meaning and how clearly the group’s identity appears on the floor.
NBA Finals
1987Game4
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
BOSTONCELTICS
Score hidden
JUN 9, 1987
Lakers vs Celtics
1987 NBA Finals Game 4
NBA Finals
1988Game6
DETROITPISTONS
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
Score hidden
JUN 19, 1988
Pistons vs Lakers
1988 NBA Finals Game 6
NBA Finals
1988Game7
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
DETROITPISTONS
Score hidden
JUN 21, 1988
Lakers vs Pistons
1988 NBA Finals Game 7