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1980 NBA Finals Gm 6: Lakers at Sixers
With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar not making the trip back to Philadelphia to rest his injured ankle and Norm Nixon playing with a sore thumb on his shooting hand, many thought this would be an easy win for the Sixers. Paul Westhead started rookie Magic Johnson at center and moved Michael Cooper into the starting lineup at guard. Magic would score 22 points in the first half and Jamaal Wilkes would live up to his nickname of "Money" by scoring 25 points in the second half. It would be a fast-paced game that seesawed back and forth in the first half after L.A. started the game with a 7-0 run. After being tied at the half, L.A. opened the third with a 14-0 run to give them a 74-60 lead. Wilkes would have 16 points in the third period alone. Despite its undersized lineup, L.A. pounded Philadelphia on the boards. Philadelphia would cut the Laker lead to two points on three occasions in the fourth quarter. The last time would be at 103-101, but Los Angeles would close the game with a 20-6 run as their fastbreak had worn down the Sixers.
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1988 NBA Finals Gm 7: Pistons at Lakers
The Pistons controlled the game in the 1st half and led by 5 after Isiah Thomas hit 2 jumpers in the last 27 seconds of the half. James Worthy and Adrian Datley both scored 11 points in the 1st quarter. Thomas, playing on a very bum wheel, scored 10 points in the 1st half but could play little after halftime. In the 2nd half, Michael Cooper finally broke out of his clump with some big shots as L.A. built a lead. The Pistons only made 1 field goal in the first 6:05 of the 3rd stanza. Worthy scored 7 straight to give L.A. a 56-54 lead. He would score 11 and Byron Scott would score 14 in the 3rd. The Lakers were leading 90-75 in the 4th when Chuck Daly went with a pressing line-up of Vinnie Johnson, John Salley, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman and Bill Laimbeer. The Pistons then mounted a comeback as they cut the lead to 98-92 with 3:52 left to play after a 13-4 run. They continued to claw back and cut it to 102-100 on a Dumars hoop with 1:17 remaining. Magic made 1 of 2 free throws but an ill-advised Rodman jumper got L.A. the ball right back and Scott nailed 2 free throws to make it 105-100 with less than 40 seconds remaining. Dumars again came through and cut it back to 3. Worthy made 1 of 2 at the line and Laimbeer nailed a 3 to cut the lead to 106-105 with 6 seconds left. A.C. Green got free for a lay-up on the ensuing in-bounds play and, when Thomas couldn't get a final shot off, the Lakers had repeated.
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