Actual Result: What would turn out to be the last Magic v. Bird Finals would go to the Lakers.
MVP: Magic Johnson
West Semis: Lakers d. Warriors 4-1
Sonics d. Rockets 4-2
East Semis: Celtics d. Bucks 4-3
Pistons d. Hawks 4-1
Simulation: The Celtics have won 4 titles in 7 years, Bird and Parish looking to join a very thin group of 5x NBA Champions; they're in the East Finals against a newcomer, Detroit. The Pistons have never made the NBA Finals. The Lakers won back to back titles in '84 and '85 and they will square off in the West Finals against the Sonics, Seattle won the West in '79 and '80, taking the NBA Championship in '79.
East Finals (May) Boston Celtics (59-23) v. Detroit Pistons (52-30)
West Finals (May) Los Angeles Lakers (65-17) v. Seattle SuperSonics (39-43)
East Finals Game 1 (Bost) Celtics 125 Pistons 86
The Pistons werent ready for this, Boston wiping them out in game 1. 33 for Kevin McHale, 25 for Bird and Parish. Isiah Thomas goes 17 with 10 assists to lead for Detroit.
East Finals Game 2 (Bost) Pistons 124 Celtics 116 (OT)
The Pistons with the big road win in game 2. 27 for Isiah. 26 and 11 rebounds for Adrian Dantley. 20 for Joe Dumars. Double/double for Laimbeer and Salley. Kevin McHale again is the high man for Boston with 32 and 17 rebounds. 24 and 13 for Parish. 26 and 11 for Bird. Double/double for Dennis Johnson
East Finals Game 3 (Det) Celtics 121 Pistons 115 (OT)
The Pistons took game 2 on the road in OT and the Celtics return the favor. 26 for Bird, 25 and 14 for McHale, Vinnie Johnson leads Detroit with 22 in 21 minutes, 20 rebounds for Laimbeer, and a double/double for Zeke.
East Finals Game 4 (Det) Celtics 114 Pistons 102
Boston moves a game from their 18th NBA Finals appearance. 25 points/16 rebounds for Larry Bird, 24 and 14 for Kevin McHale. Adrian Dantley scores 24 in the defeat, 21 and 14 for Rick Mahorn, Double/double for Laimbeer and Isiah.
East Finals Game 5 (Bost) Celtics 115 Pistons 109
The Celtics win their 5th Eastern Conference Title of the 1980s. One more series MVP for Larry Bird, he scores 33. 20 for Danny Ainge, he missed the first two games of the series, this was his first start. Double/double for Parish and DJ. Isiah goes 22 and 10 assists in the loss, 21 for the Microwave, Laimbeer double/double.
West Finals Game 1 (LA) Lakers 122 Sonics 107
Bird's Celtics have faced Magic's Lakers once for the NBA Title, 1982, the Celtics won in 7. LA is 3 wins from the rematch. Magic want it, 32 points, 13 assists. Kareem scores 20, 12 boards. 27 and 11 for Xavier McDaniel.
West Finals Game 2 (LA) Lakers 125 Sonics 113
LA takes both at home, moving 2 wins from the NBA Finals. Magic Johnson sees Larry standing in front of him and wont be denied - 31 pts, 20 assists, 12 rebounds. 25 for Worthy, 20 for Kareem. 29 for Dale Ellis in the loss. 20 for Xavier McDaniel and Tom Chambers.
West Finals Game 3 (Sea) Sonics 105 Lakers 100
The Sonics take game 3 at home and move the series to 2-1. The X man has been the key Sonic thusfar, he scores 24 with 10 rebounds. James Worthy lights it up in the loss, 39 pts. Magic double/double.
West Finals Game 4 (Sea) Lakers 125 Sonics 121
The Lakers take a 3 games to 1 lead and we are now 1 Laker win away from that 2nd Magic/Bird Finals showdown. Worthy again is the high man with 27. AC Green goes 22 and 15, Byron Scott scores 22, Magic double/double.
West Finals Game 5 (LA) Lakers 125 Sonics 94
The Lakers win the game 5 blowout and one more time, it's Lakers/Celtic for the money. James Worthy is the series MVP, he scores 35 to lead the way. Magic goes 27 and 12 assists. Double/double for AC Green. 23 for Dale Ellis in the loss. Double/double for McDaniel.
NBA FINALS (June) LOS ANGELES LAKERS v. BOSTON CELTICS
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird met in the 1979 NCAA Championship, the highest rated Championship game of all time. A year later they were NBA rookies and between the two of them, have won 6 of the 8 NBA Titles in the 1980s. The Lakers and Celtics met once in the decade for the title, 5 years ago, the Celtics beat LA in 7. The Boston Celtics are playing in their 18th NBA Championship, they are 9-8; the Lakers are 13 time champions, the most in history, this is their 20th Finals appearance, also the most in history. The Lakers and Celtics have met 8 times in the NBA Finals, also the most in history, the Lakers up 6-2, Boston winning in their first and most recent meetings.
Bird and Parish are both playing for their 5th NBA Championship, that would put them in a very, very small group, Wilt has 8 titles, West has 6, without scouring, I dont believe anyone else is higher than 4.
LAKERS
HC Pat Reilly
C Kareem Abdul Jabbar (37) All Star
PF AC Green (23)
SF James Worthy (25) All Star
PG Magic Johnson (27) MVP, 1st Team All NBA
SG Byron Scott (25)
C Mychal Thompson (32)
F Kurt Rambis (28)
G Michael Cooper (30) - Defensive Player of the Year, 3rd 6th Man of Year
The Captain is now 37 years old, looking for his 4th NBA Championship; AC Green is in his second season, he and 28 year old Rambis split time at the big forward, Mychal Thompson eats up a lot of minutes spelling Kareem. 25 year old James Worthy was the West Finals MVP. Magic won his first regular season MVP award this year, two years ago he was the Finals MVP, Byron Scott is the off guard and Michael Cooper was named Defensive Player of the Year as the 6th man.
CELTICS
HC KC Jones
C Robert Parish (33) All Star
PF Kevin McHale (29) 4th MVP, 1st Team All NBA
SF Larry Bird (30) 3rd MVP, 1st Team All NBA
PG Dennis Johnson (32) 1st Team All Defense
SG Danny Ainge (27)
F Fred Roberts (26)
F Darren Daye (26)
G Jerry Sichting (30)
Larry Bird is a 3 time regular season MVP, a 4 time Finals MVP, tied for the most of all time with Wilt. If he wants a singular place in history, he'll have to go through his forever rival, Magic Johnson, to do it. Also on the first team All NBA this season was Kevin McHale, he and the Chief remain the front line for the Celtics. Lot of guys getting bench minutes on the front line, Fred Roberts, Darren Daye, Greg Kite and, in his final season, Bill Walton. Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge are the backcourt, Jerry Sichting off the bench.
It's a Heavyweight Trilogy. Magic won in '79, Bird won in '82. It's Magic v. Bird III.
NBA FINALS GAME 1 (LA) Lakers 116 Celtics 100
Round 1 goes to the Lakers. This round goes to Magic, 24 pts, 19 assists, 10 rebounds, it's Magic's 11th NBA Finals triple double. Worthy scores 24. AC Green double/double. McHale leads for Boston with 25, Bird scores 22.
NBA FINALS GAME 2 (LA) Celtics 111 Lakers 97
Round 2 goes to the Celtics. This round belongs to McHale, 27 pts and 12 rebounds. 20 for Bird and a double/double for Parish. Worthy goes 22 and 10 in the loss. Michael Cooper double/double off the bench.
NBA FINALS GAME 3 (Bos) Celtics 124 Lakers 112
Round 3 goes to the Celtics, they are 2 games away from their 5th title in 8 seasons, Kevin McHale is the best player on the floor, 34 pts, 17 rebounds. Bird matches Magic's game 1 triple double, 24 pts, 12 rebounds, 12 assists. Danny Ainge has a playoff career high 27 pts. Magic's 25 leads for LA, Kareem goes 22 and 12, Mychal Thompson double/double.
NBA FINALS GAME 4 (Bos) Celtics 115 Lakers 106
Round 4 goes to the Celtics, Boston with the commanding 3-1 lead, 1 game from their 10th NBA Title. This is the Larry Bird game, 42 pts and 11 rebounds. Danny Ainge scores 22, Double/double for McHale, Parish, DJ. Magic has 27 with 16 assists as the Lakers fall into the hole. 25 for Kareem, 22 for Worthy.
NBA FINALS GAME 5 (Bos) Celtics 113 Lakers 89
The Boston Celtics go back to back, winning their 5th NBA Title in 8 seasons, it's the 5th NBA Championship for Bird and Parish. The series MVP is Kevin McHale, who leads with 24 pts, 22 and 11 assists for Larry Bird, 20 for Kareem, a double/double for Magic.
NBA Finals History
1947 (BAA): Philadelphia Warriors d. Chicago Stags (4-1)
1948 (BAA): Baltimore Bullets d. Philadelphia Warriors (4-2)
1949 (BAA): Minneapolis Lakers d. Washington Capitols (4-2)
1950: Minneapolis Lakers d. Syracuse Nationals (4-2)
1951: Rochester Royals d. New York Knicks (4-3)
1952: Rochester Royals d. Syracuse Nationals (4-3) - MVP: Jack Coleman (PF 27 yrs)
1953: Boston Celtics d. Minneapolis Lakers (4-3) - MVP: Bob Cousy (PG, 24)Back
1954: Minneapolis Lakers d. Syracuse Nationals (4-2) - MVP: George Mikan (C, 29)
1955: Minneapolis Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-3) - MVP: Clyde Lovellette (C, 25)
1956: Philadelphia Warriors d. St Louis Hawks (4-0) - MVP: Neil Johnston (C, 26)
1957: Boston Celtics d. St Louis Hawks (4-2) - MVP Bob Pettit (C, 24)
1958: Boston Celtics d. St Louis Hawks (4-1) - MVP Bob Cousy (PG, 29)
1959: Syracuse Nationals d. Minneapolis Lakers (4-1) - MVP Dolph Schayes (PF, 30)
1950s Playoffs All NBA
1st Team
C George Mikan (Lakers)
F Bob Pettit (Hawks) - Playoff Player of the Decade
F Dolph Schayes (Nationals)
G Bob Cousy (Lakers)
G Bill Sharman (Lakers)
2nd Team
C Bill Russell (Lakers)
F Neil Johnston (Warriors)
F Clyde Lovellette (Lakers)
G Slater Martin (Lakers/Hawks)
G Paul Seymour (Nationals)
1960: St Louis Hawks d. Boston Celtics (4-2) - MVP Bob Pettit (PF, 27)
1961: Boston Celtics d. St Louis Hawks (4-0) - MVP Bill Russell (C, 26)
1962: Los Angeles Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-2) MVP Elgin Baylor (SF, 27)
1963: Cincinnati Royals d. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) MVP Oscar Robertson (PG, 24)
1964: San Francisco Warriors d. Cincinnati Royals (4-3) MVP Wilt Chamberlain (C, 27)
1965 Philadelphia 76ers d. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) MVP Wilt Chamberlain (C, 28)
1966 Los Angeles Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-3) MVP Elgin Baylor (SF, 31)
1967 Philadelphia 76ers d. San Francisco Warriors (4-2) MVP Wilt Chamberlain (C, 30)
1968 Los Angeles Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-2) MVP Elgin Baylor (SF, 33)
1969 Los Angeles Lakers d. New York Knicks (4-1) MVP Jerry West (SG, 30)
1960s Playoffs All NBA
1st Team
C Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors/Sixers/Lakers) Playoff Player of the Decade
F Elgin Baylor (Lakers)
F John Havlicek (Celtics)
G Jerry West (Lakers)
G Sam Jones (Celtics)
2nd Team
C Bill Russell (Celtics)
F Bob Pettit (Hawks)
F Chet Walker (Sixers)
G Oscar Robertson (Royals)
G Hal Greer (Sixers)
1970 Los Angeles Lakers d. New York Knicks (4-3) MVP Wilt Chamberlain (C, 33)
1971 Milwaukee Bucks d. New York Knicks (4-3) MVP Kareem Abdul Jabbar (C, 23)
1972 Los Angeles Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-3) MVP Jerry West (PG, 33)
1973 Los Angeles Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-1) MVP Jim McMillan (SF 24)
1974 Boston Celtics d. Chicago Bulls (4-0) MVP John Havlicek (SF 33)
1975 Washington Bullets d. Chicago Bulls (4-0) MVP Elvin Hayes (PF, 29)
1976 Phoenix Suns d. Boston Celtics (4-2) MVP Paul Westphal (PG, 25)
1977 Philadelphia 76ers d. Portland Trail Blazers (4-3) MVP Julius Erving (SF, 26)
1978 Philadelphia 76ers d. Denver Nuggets (4-2) MVP Doug Collins (SG, 26)
1979 Seattle SuperSonics d. Washington Bullets (4-3) MVP Dennis Johnson (SG, 24)
1970s Playoffs All NBA
1st Team
C Wilt Chamberlain (Lakers)
F John Havlicek (Celtics)
F Julius Erving (Sixers)
G Jerry West (Lakers) Playoff Player of the Decade
G Jo Jo White (Celtics)
2nd Team
C Dave Cowens (Celtics)
F Elvin Hayes (Bullets)
F Bob Dandridge (Bullets)
G Doug Collins (Sixers)
G Walt Frazier (Knicks)
1980 Boston Celtics d. Seattle SuperSonics (4-1) MVP Larry Bird (PF, 23)
1981 Boston Celtics d. Kansas City Kings (4-0) MVP Larry Bird (PF, 24)
1982 Boston Celtics d. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) MVP Larry Bird (PF, 25)
1983 Philadelphia 76ers d.LA Lakers(4-3) MVP Moses Malone C 27/Julius Erving(SF 32)
1984 Los Angeles Lakers d. Milwaukee Bucks (4-3) MVP Kareem Abdul Jabbar (C, 36)
1985 Los Angeles Lakers d. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2) MVP Magic Johnson (PG, 25)
1986 Boston Celtics d. Houston Rockets (4-1) MVP Larry Bird (SF, 29)
1987 Boston Celtics d. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) MVP Kevin McHale (PF, 29)
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