NBA Final 1987: Magic Johnson decides final against Celtics

In the NBA of 87 the Angels Lakers and the Boston Celtics face each other again in the final, this time with a 4-2 victory for the Lakers. Magic Johnson was the man of the final, well seconded by Worthy and Abdul-Jabbar

Angeles Lakers *Johnson – 26.2p, 13.0a, 8.0r. *Scott – 11.8p, 3.0r. *Worthy – 20.7p, 5.3r. *Green – 7.8p, 5.2r. *Abdul-Jabbar – 21.7p, 7.3r. Cooper – 12.0p, 4.7a. Branch – 1.3p. (4) Matthews – 1.3p. (4) Rambis – 1.7p, 2.5r. Thompson – 11.2p, 5.2r. Smrek – 0.5p, 1.3r. (4) Brickowski –

Boston Celtics *Johnson – 21.0p, 9.3a. *Ainge – 12.5p, 5.0a. *Bird – 24.2p, 10.0r, 5.5a. *McHale –20.5p, 9.0r. *Parish – 16.5p, 6.5r. Sichting – 1.3p, 1.8a. Vincent – 4.8p, 1.3a. Daye – 4.5p, 1.3r. (4) Roberts – 4.4p, 1.8r. (5) Kite – 0.8p, 3.0r. Walton – 1.2p, 1.0r. (5) Henry – 2.5p. (4)

To reach the final, they eliminated … Angeles Lakers – Denver Nuggets (3-0), Golden St. Warriors (4-1), Seattle Supersonics (4-2) Boston Celtics – Chicago Bulls (3-0), Milwaukee Bucks (4-3), Detroit Pistons (4-3)