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1982 NBA Finals: The Magic Is Back

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The 1982 Los Angeles Lakers got off to a rocky start. They were coming off a disappointing season in 1981 and an early first-round playoff exit, and before we got out of December in this season, tensions between Magic Johnson and head coach Paul Westhead had reached the point that Westhead was fired. Considered a spoiled coach-killer at the start of the year, Magic had a chance for redemption in the 1982 NBA Finals.

1982 Sports: Forgotten Baseball Moments, Another Garden Party & Legends Reach The Top

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This is part of a series of sports history articles aimed at preserving the best moments of the modern sports era, from 1976 to the present. The focus is team sports—college & pro basketball and football, major league baseball and hockey. This article offers a snapshot of 1982 sports, a year highlighted by some forgotten moments in major league baseball, the second straight big Game 7 in Boston Garden and two college legends finally getting a ring.