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Coach Paul Westhead, who had replaced McKinney early in the season after he had a near-fatal bicycle accident, [53] [58] decided to start Johnson at center in Game 6; Johnson recorded 42 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals in a 123–107 win, while playing guard, forward, and center at different times during the game. [52]
The franchise's first head coach while in the NBA was John Kundla, who coached for 11 seasons with the Lakers. [1] ... Magic Johnson * 1994: 16: 5: 11.313 — — — —
Magic Johnson was voted Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. After two years in college, in which he averaged 17.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 7.9 assists per game, Johnson declared for the 1979 NBA draft .
He was a college basketball head coach for 24 seasons: five at the University of Montana (1971–1976) [2] and nineteen at Michigan State University (1976–1995). Heathcote coached Magic Johnson during his two years at Michigan State, concluding with the 1979 national championship season. [3]
Paul William Westhead (born February 21, 1939) is an American former basketball coach. He was the head coach for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an assistant for four others, and also coached in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and Japan Basketball League (JBL).
Winning Time Season 2 Episode 4 reveals how Magic Johnson asked to be traded from the Lakers. Here's what to know about his lifetime contract and his trade request.
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Magic Johnson at the Lakers championship rally, June 1980. The 1979-80 NBA season was the Lakers' 32nd season in the NBA and the 20th season in Los Angeles. It featured a 20-year old rookie Magic Johnson leading the Lakers to their seventh NBA Championship (second in Los Angeles), defeating the Philadelphia 76ers led by Julius Erving in six games in the NBA Finals, which was the first NBA ...