Handles · Playoff plays · Signature moves · #84
Magic's no-look pass
Johnson used his eyes and shoulders to send the defense one way while his hands delivered the ball to a different lane.
#84 · Handles · Playoff plays
Magic's no-look pass
1987 · Championship series
Magic Johnson · Boston Celtics
1987 · Championship series
Magic Johnson
Against Boston Celtics
The stakes
NBA Finals Game 4
Magic did not invent looking away, but he made deception central to transition offense and turned the pass itself into the event fans anticipated.
NBA Finals
1987Game4
LOS ANGELESLAKERS
BOSTONCELTICS
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JUN 9, 1987
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Lakers vs Celtics
1987 NBA Finals Game 4 · Jun 9, 1987
Los Angeles and Boston played another Finals classic with the series balance hanging on a late possession.
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