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Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals was dubbed the Memorial Day Massacre after the Celtics destroyed the Lakers 148-114. In the 34-point victory, Boston set a record for points in a half (79) and a game. But the blowout didn’t slow the Lakers, who won the series in six games. (Manny Millan/SI)
GALLERY: Memorable Memorial Day Moments
Is Michigan State primed for another Final Four run? The Spartans dispatched Valparaiso 65-54 on Thursday and will next play the winner of the Memphis-St. Mary’s game. (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Magic Johnson
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Michigan State’s Magic Johnson dribbles the ball upcourt during a Feb. 1978 game against Ohio State. (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
Members of the Los Angeles Lakers — Norm Nixon (10), Mitch Kupchak (41), Michael Cooper (21), coach Paul Westhead, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33), Jamaal Wilkes (52) and Magic Johnson (32) — sit in a classroom during an Oct. 1981 SI photo shoot. (Lane Stewart/SI)
Larry Bird intervenes as an angry Magic Johnson has words with Danny Ainge during Game 2 of the 1985 NBA Finals. The Lakers would wind up winning the game in overtime on their way to an NBA championship. (Manny Millan/SI)
GALLERY: Celtics vs. Lakers in the 1980s
Magic Johnson sits by his locker before a 1987 game against the Suns. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Magic Johnson | Iconic Lakers Photos
Happy 53rd birthday Magic Johnson. (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Magic Johnson | Magic and Larry Bird | Magic’s SI Covers
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson joke around during pregame warmups before a 1988 Celtics-Lakers game at Boston Garden. (Steve Lipofsky/Corbis)
GALLERY: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson | Iconic Celtics | Iconic Lakers
Adrian Dantley looks for space amidst the outstretched arms of Magic Johnson and James Worthy during Game 1 of the 1988 NBA Finals. The Pistons would win the game 105-93 but lose the series in seven. (Peter Read Miller/SI)
GALLERY: Iconic Photos of the Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons
This week’s SI cover features Magic Johnson and Matt Kemp, owner and star player of the resurgent Dodgers. (Peter Read Miller/SI)
Michigan State guard Magic Johnson relaxes on the couch of his East Lansing home during a 1979 SI photo shoot. (Lane Stewart/SI)
GALLERY: Magic Johnson - The College Years
Magic Johnson poses on the beach with a group of bikini-clad women during a 1985 SI photo shoot. Johnson is in the news as he is part of the new ownership group that purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion. (Peter Read Miller/SI)
GALLERY: Iconic Photos of the Los Angeles Dodgers
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Magic Johnson
These posters and hundreds more created by John and Tock Costacos are part of the “For the Kids” exhibit at the Country Club and Mondrian in Los Angeles. The brothers were originally T-shirt manufacturers, but started a side business creating “fantasy” sports posters that give professional sports heroes a larger-than-life look and appeal. Click on the link below for more posters from the exhibit. (Photos courtesy of the Costacos Brothers and Adam Shopkorn, New York)
PHOTO GALLERY: Sports Posters From The 1980s
We know Jack Nicholson (pictured here with Michael Cooper #21, Byron Scott #4, Kurt Rambis #31 and Magic Johnson) will remain a loyal Lakers fan, but what about the rest of Los Angeles? The Clippers are young, exciting and ready to make a push. Are they the new kings of L.A.?
JENKINS: New-look Clippers show power shifting in LA
LOWE: Controversy over Paul’s trade not going away
JENKINS: Renewed fight for L.A. in the Pacific Division
