NBA Greatest Duels: Magic Johnson (23/12/20) vs Julius Erving (''Rock the Baby'' Dunk) (1983)

This one is a regular season classic. 23-year-old Magic Johnson going against the ''fo-fo-fo'' Philadelphia 76ers team with Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks and Bobby Jones. This game was a rematch of the 1982 NBA finals and preview of 1983 NBA finals. Lakers played without their ''captain'' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Two legends stole a show in this one. Magic Johnson: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 20 assists, amazing triple-double. Julius Erving: 28 points, 8 rebounds, ''Rock the Baby'' slam dunk at the end, one of the greatest in-game dunks ever. Jamal Wilkes scored 36 points for LA on 17/24 FG, rookie James Worthy showing his unreal athleticism, Andrew Toney hitting shots from everywhere, Moses Malone with regular 21/15 game, Bobby Jones with a chasedown block. Great highlights from a great era of NBA basketball. Alongside Boston Celtics, this two teams were NBA elite at that time. All that mixed with legendary Laker broadcaster Chick Hearn, one of the greatest play-by-play announcers of all time. Sixers won the game 122:120 in OT. http://www.basketball-reference.com/b...