Earvin "Magic" Johnson was one of the greatest basketball to ever live and most likely the best passer the game has ever seen. He and Larry Bird is credited for the rebirth of the NBA. Magic always had the winning spirit in him. It was apparent from an early age starting with him beating Larry Bird's Indiana State team in the NCAA finals. It also goes into his pro career, winning the NBA Finals his first year. He ended up winning a total of five championships(1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988). He also is a three time M.V.P(1987, 1989, 1990). But his biggest acomplishment has been surpassing Oscar Robertson for the assist record, he has around 10,000.
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | StlPG | BlkPG | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1979-80 | Los Angles | 77 | 53.0 | 81.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 18.0 |
1980-81 | Los Angles | 37 | 53.2 | 76.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 21.6 |
1981-82 | Los Angles | 78 | 53.7 | 76.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 18.6 |
1982-83 | Los Angles | 79 | 54.8 | 80.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 16.8 |
1983-84 | Los Angles | 67 | 56.5 | 81.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 13.1 | 17.6 |
1984-85 | Los Angles | 77 | 56.1 | 84.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 18.3 |
1985-86 | Los Angles | 72 | 52.6 | 87.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 18.8 |
1986-87 | Los Angles | 80 | 52.2 | 84.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 23.9 |
1987-88 | Los Angles | 72 | 49.2 | 85.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 19.6 |
1988-89 | Los Angles | 77 | 50.9 | 91.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 22.5 |
1989-90 | Los Angles | 79 | 48.0 | 89.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 22.3 |
1990-91 | Los Angles | 79 | 47.7 | 90.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 19.4 |
TOTALS | 874 | 52.1 | 84.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 19.7 |
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