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ESPN's SportsCentury ranked Johnson No. 17 in their "50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century" [163] In 2006, ESPN.com rated Johnson the greatest point guard of all time, stating, "It could be argued that he's the one player in NBA history who was better than Michael Jordan."
Finals. Holds the single-series record for highest assists-per-game average—14.0 (1985) Shares the single-series record for most triple-doubles—2 (1985) Holds the record for most points by a rookie, game—42 (May 16, 1980, vs. Philadelphia) Holds the record for most assists by a rookie, game—11 (May 7, 1980, vs. Philadelphia)
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, [ 9] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Jordan is the only player in NBA history to record back-to-back 50-point games in the playoffs, scoring 50 and 55 in Games 1 and 2 against the Cavs. He also scored 49 points on April 17, 1986 and 63 on April 20, 1986 in back-to-back games against the Boston Celtics. Games scoring 45 or more points, career: 23.
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Magic Johnson, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and more react to death of Jerry West: 'He was the silhouette for a reason' ... started his NBA career playing with the Memphis Grizzlies from 2001 to ...
NBA icons Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson battled on the court many times throughout their careers. But the ultra-competitive Jordan has one more challenge for Magic. Behind the scenes at ...
Michael Jordan was offered a co-captainship but he deferred to Bird and Johnson. USA Basketball asked the NBA to supply players for its 1992 roster; [15] the league was initially unenthusiastic about this idea. [8] In early 1991, Sports Illustrated labeled the forthcoming American roster as the "Dream Team" on the cover of its February 18 issue ...