NBA Final 1980: Magic and Abdul-Jabbar too much for Sixers
In the 1980 NBA, the ring went to the Angeles Lakers after beating the Philadelphia Sixers 4-2 in the final. A qualifying round marked by the exhibited level of two extraordinary players, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Angeles Lakers *M. Johnson - 21.5p, 11.2r, 8.7a *Nixon - 15.5p, 7.0a, 3.7r *Wilkes - 21.3p, 7.7r, 3.2a *Chones - 8.3p, 7.0r *Abdul-Jabbar - 33.4p, 13.6r, 4.6t Cooper - 8.8p, 4.2r, 3.3a Landsberger - 4.2p, 6.2r Holland - 3.3p. (3) Haywood - 1.0p. (2) Byrnes - 0p. (1)
Philadelphia Sixers *Cheeks - 14.7p, 6.7a, 3.2r *Hollins - 12.8p, 8.8a, 3.7r *Erwing - 25.5p, 7.0p, 5.0a *Jones - 11.0p, 5.7r, 2.0a *Dawkins - 20.2p, 6.0r, 2.3t Jones - 9.0p, 8.3r, 1.8a Bibby - 5.0p, 3.2a, 1.8r Mix - 7.2p, 1.8r, 1.4a. (5) Richardson - 0p. (1) Spanarkel - 0p. (1) Toone - 0p. (1)
In order to reach the final they beat… Angeles Lakers - Phoenix Suns (4-1), Seattle Supersonics (4-1) Philadelphia Sixers - Washington Bullets (2-0), Atlanta Hawks (4-1), Boston Celtics (4-1)
