{"id":1577764,"date":"2023-10-06T09:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1577764"},"modified":"2023-10-06T09:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:24:17","slug":"a-despondent-magic-johnson-eventually-admitted-what-held-him-back-during-the-crushing-loss-to-the-boston-celtics-in-the-1984-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/a-despondent-magic-johnson-eventually-admitted-what-held-him-back-during-the-crushing-loss-to-the-boston-celtics-in-the-1984-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"A Despondent Magic Johnson Eventually Admitted What Held Him Back During the Crushing Loss to the Boston Celtics in the 1984 Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nearly 40 years after losing to the Boston Celtics<\/a> in the 1984 NBA Finals, the pain still stings for the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/a> What could've easily been a sweep in favor of the Lakers, turned into a nightmare for LA as the Boston Celtics overcame an ugly start to the series to outlast LA in seven games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Worthy still cringes<\/a> thinking about his errant pass that was stolen by Gerald Henderson in Game 2 just as it appeared the visiting Lakers were headed back to LA with a 2-0 series lead. Magic Johnson admitted the Lakers lost their edge after Kevin McHale clotheslined Kurt Rambis<\/a> in Game 4, a play that shifted the momentum of the series. Johnson was despondent after the Celtics won the championship. He later admitted what hampered him for most of that series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magic Johnson and the Lakers let one get away in 1984<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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