Michael Jordan vs Magic Johnson - Point Guard Battle!! MJ Plays Point Guard!! Jordan defends Magic!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Recently, Michael Jordan proclaimed that he believes Magic Johnson is the greatest point guard of all time. Michael responded to Steph Curry self-proclaiming & Stephen A Smith co-signing that Steph Curry has "passed" Magic Johnson, All-Time, with the following statement: "Although greatest of anything is always a debate, I beg to differ on greatest point guard of all-time… Magic Johnson is easily the best point guard of all time. Steph Curry is very close, but not in front of Magic,” Jordan said, per Stephen A Smith.
Jordan did add in his message to Stephen A Smith that he believes Curry is “by far the best shooter of all time.” However, Jordan wrote that Johnson “invented the triple-double” and pointed out that Magic has five NBA titles, one more than Curry.
All-Time debates are fun. But this debate serves as a reminder of the time that Magic Johnson & Michael Jordan battled head to head in a point guard battle, at the Great Western Forum!
Well, it was 1989, and the MVP race was a hotly contested race between Magic Johnson & Michael Jordan!!!
PPG: 32.5 (Jordan) vs 22.5 (Magic)
REB: 8.0 (Jordan) vs 7.9 (Magic)
AST: 12.8 (Magic) vs 8.0 (Jordan)
FG%: 53.8% (Jordan) vs 50.9% (Magic)
DPOY Voting: 5th Place (Jordan) vs Unranked/No Votes (Magic)
All Defensive Team: Yes, 1st team (Jordan) vs No (Magic)
WS/48: .292 (Jordan) vs .267 (Magic)
Win Shares: 19.8 (Jordan) vs 16.1 (Magic)
Triple Doubles: 17 (Magic) vs 15 (Jordan)
More clutch performances: Jordan had more clutch performances that season
Head to Head: Jordan 2-0 vs Magic in 1988-89
Head to Head PPG: 31.5 (Jordan) vs 25.5 (Magic)
Head to Head AST: 12.0 vs 12.0 (Tie)
Head to Head REB: 7.5 (Jordan) vs 6.0 (Magic)
Michael Jordan lost the MVP race that season, to Magic Johnson, by the slimmest of margins. 42.5 first place votes went to Magic, and 27.5 first place votes went to Jordan. Did the voters get it right? Jordan definitely had a very strong case. History is history and the MVP is Magic Johnson's. But.... one last thing to consider, just to illustrate that Jordan played in the tougher conference:
Magic's 89 Lakers vs West: 43-15 (74.1% win%)
Magic's 89 Lakers vs East: 14-10 (58.3% win %)
Jordan's 89 Bulls vs West: 19-7 (73.1% win%)
Jordan's 89 Bulls vs East: 28-28 (50.0% win%)
Flashback to the 1980's for some retro NBA with Michael Jordan vs Magic Johnson! Michael Jordan actually playing the point guard position against, in his words, "The Greatest Point Guard Of All Time"! A fun piece of NBA history & Jordan Era history right here!
(1988-89 Season)
TIMESTAMPS:
8:07 - Game Begins
8:23 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hook shot
8:39 - Byron Scott jumper
8:45 - Michael Jordan baseline fadeaway jumper
9:15 - Scottie Pippen layup, and 1
9:50 - Michael Jordan scoop layup over Magic Johnson
10:42 - Magic Johnson jumper
11:23 - James Worthy post layup
12:26 - Michael Jordan to Horace Grant layup
13:03 - Byron Scott and 1 layup
14:08 - Byron Scott 3 point jumper
14:50 - Jordan to Grant jumper
15:28 - James Worthy layup
16:50 - Michael Jordan lefty layup
17:07 - James Worthy jumper
17:33 - AC Green cutting layup
17:49 - AC Green & Horace Grant battle to the floor
18:16 - AC Green jumper
19:32 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper
19:53 - Magic Johnson post up vs John Paxson
20:52 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper
21:08 - Magic Johnson 3 point jumper
22:07 - Jordan to Pippen 3 point jumper
23:12 - Mychal Thompson layup
23:40 - Orlando Woolridge dunk (Pippen business decision)
23:58 - Magic Johnson post layup
24:52 - Jordan to Pippen layup
25:14 - James Worthy dunk
26:01 - James Worthy jumper
26:18 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hook shot over Michael Jordan
27:12 - Kareem hook shot
28:10 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar year 20 (+3 in college) free throws
28:51 - Kareem free throws
29:33 - Michael Jordan steal
31:33 - Jordan to Pippen jumper
31:56 - Jordan to Hodges for 3
32:08 - AC Green driving layup and 1
32:27 - Magic Johnson transition layup
32:39 - Kareem blocks Michael Jordan
32:48 - Magic Johnson transition layup
33:46 - Byron Scott layup
34:09 - Magic Johnson hook shot
34:16 - Magic Johnson jumper
34:26 - Magic to Worthy layup
34:45 - James Worthy transition layup
35:45 - Scottie Pippen layup
36:48 - Scottie Pippen dunk
36:56 - Mychal Thompson dunk
37:23 - Michael Cooper hangtime scoop layup
38:31 - Magic to Byron Scott jumper
39:05 - Michael Jordan jumper
39:35 - Orlando Woolridge layup
40:00 - Magic to Michael Cooper jumper
40:15 - Michael Jordan backdoor cut & dunk
40:43 - Jordan to John Paxson layup
42:21 - Michael Jordan jumper
42:45 - Michael Jordan free throws
43:30 - Scottie Pippen jumper
44:21 - Magic Johnson free throws
44:45 - Michael Jordan clutch driving layup past Michael Cooper & Kareem
45:48 - AC Green put back, and 1
46:12 - Byron Scott dunk (Michael Jordan foul) and 1
47:38 - Byron Scott fouls Scottie Pippen out of the game & free throw (48:15)
48:59 - Byron Scott layup
49:45 - Michael Jordan eventual game winning free throws
50:43 - Magic Johnson free throw attempts
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MJ could have gotten more assists if his team mates didn't suck. There were a lot of missed open shots.
I just saw in the description that you put up their record against each conference that year. It's incredible how much stronger Jordan's conference was !! And despite the tougher competition he averaged 32.5 points per game, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block on 54% shooting, that's a crazy stat line ! I truly love Magic, but MJ got absolutely ROBBED that year !
Yes, he did get robbed. This was the second-best season recorded individually ever in the NBA. The following season was ranked 5th best ever and got robbed again. 2 MVPS! stolen.
1. 1988 MJ
2. 1989 MJ
3. 2000 SHAQ
4. 1994 DAVID ROBINSON
5. 1990 MJ
He was still being labeled as a ball hog who can score but not win it all. You have to remember the context that the scoring champ would usually not be the MVP as they often played for .500 or worse teams. He’d obviously break that mold in the 90s but would still get skipped on many MVP worthy seasons
the golden era. outstanding.
Thanks for posting this one! Mike did very well role as PG. It was short term and many dont know he did that. It increased assists but lowered his ppg avg. His passing skills are underrated.
Rodman played Center for Bulls at times. He held it down. Great players are multi talented & versatile. I miss these old school times! I got to watch them live growing up!
watching these two clash is always a treat thanks for footage
This years MVP should have went to Jordan
TIMESTAMPS:
8:07 - Game Begins
8:23 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hook shot
8:39 - Byron Scott jumper
8:45 - Michael Jordan baseline fadeaway jumper
9:15 - Scottie Pippen layup, and 1
9:50 - Michael Jordan scoop layup over Magic Johnson
10:42 - Magic Johnson jumper
11:23 - James Worthy post layup
12:26 - Michael Jordan to Horace Grant layup
13:03 - Byron Scott and 1 layup
14:08 - Byron Scott 3 point jumper
14:50 - Jordan to Grant jumper
15:28 - James Worthy layup
16:50 - Michael Jordan lefty layup
17:07 - James Worthy jumper
17:33 - AC Green cutting layup
17:49 - AC Green & Horace Grant battle to the floor
18:16 - AC Green jumper
19:32 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper
19:53 - Magic Johnson post up vs John Paxson
20:52 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper
21:08 - Magic Johnson 3 point jumper
22:07 - Jordan to Pippen 3 point jumper
23:12 - Mychal Thompson layup
23:40 - Orlando Woolridge dunk (Pippen business decision)
23:58 - Magic Johnson post layup
24:52 - Jordan to Pippen layup
25:14 - James Worthy dunk
26:01 - James Worthy jumper
26:18 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hook shot over Michael Jordan
27:12 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hook shot
28:10 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar year 20 (+3 in college) free throws
28:51 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar free throws
29:33 - Michael Jordan steal
31:33 - Jordan to Pippen jumper
31:56 - Jordan to Hodges for 3
32:08 - AC Green driving layup and 1
32:27 - Magic Johnson transition layup
32:39 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar blocks Michael Jordan
32:48 - Magic Johnson transition layup
33:46 - Byron Scott layup
34:09 - Magic Johnson hook shot
34:16 - Magic Johnson jumper
34:26 - Magic to Worthy layup
34:45 - James Worthy transition layup
35:45 - Scottie Pippen layup
36:48 - Scottie Pippen dunk
36:56 - Mychal Thompson dunk
37:23 - Michael Cooper hangtime scoop layup
38:31 - Magic to Byron Scott jumper
39:05 - Michael Jordan jumper
39:35 - Orlando Woolridge layup
40:00 - Magic to Michael Cooper jumper
40:15 - Michael Jordan backdoor cut & dunk
40:43 - Jordan to John Paxson layup
42:21 - Michael Jordan jumper
42:45 - Michael Jordan free throws
43:30 - Scottie Pippen jumper
44:21 - Magic Johnson free throws
44:45 - Michael Jordan clutch driving layup past Michael Cooper & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
45:48 - AC Green put back, and 1
46:12 - Byron Scott dunk (Michael Jordan foul) and 1
47:38 - Byron Scott fouls Scottie Pippen out of the game & free throw (48:15)
48:59 - Byron Scott layup
49:45 - Michael Jordan eventual game winning free throws
50:43 - Magic Johnson free throw attempts
Crazy how long some of the announcers have been in the business.
Magic and mj good stuff
Bruce, there are several channels now exposing this fake GOAT comparison..you pioneered that topic. We need more of your truth spilling vids.. crank it up baby
18:30 commentator talks about AC Green making 80 of 100 practicing shooting at the top of the key. We went to a Lakers game when I was like 12 years old- AC was at the baseline shooting a foot behind the 3pt line, and he hit like 20 straight shots in a row. These guys are so skilled it's not even funny!!
that 65% freethrower that's not good!.. the announcer just burned scottie
At 12:00 if Scottie would've gotten that dunk on AC Green that would've been SICK!!😮
Michael Vs Magic
Dave Corzine? I guess I just never got it.
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