NBA Champions
1980 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
Winning Coach: Paul Westhead
1981 - Boston Celtics
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Houston Rockets
Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell
Winning Coach: Bill Fitch
1982 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1983 - Philadelphia 76ers
Games: 4-0
Losing Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP: Moses Malone
Winning Coach: Billy Cunningham
1984 - Boston Celtics
Games: 4-3
Losing Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP: Larry Bird
Winning Coach: K.C. Jones
1985 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Boston Celtics
Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1986 - Boston Celtics
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Houston Rockets
Finals MVP: Larry Bird
Winning Coach: K.C. Jones
1987 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Boston Celtics
Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1988 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-3
Losing Team: Detroit Pistons
Finals MVP: James Worthy
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1989 - Detroit Pistons
Games: 4-0
Losing Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP: Joe Dumars
Winning Coach: Chuck Daly
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MVP Award Winners
1980 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers (Center)
1981 - Julius Erving
Philadelphia 76ers (Forward)
1982 - Moses Malone
Houston Rockets (Center)
1983 - Moses Malone
Philadelphia 76ers (Center)
1984 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1985 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1986 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1987 - Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers (Guard)
1988 - Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls (Guard)
1989 - Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers (Guard)
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Sixth Man of the Year
(Began 1983)
1983 - Bobby Jones
Philadelphia 76ers (Forward)
1984 -Kevin McHale
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1985 - Kevin McHale
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1986 - Bill Walton
Boston Celtics (Canter)
1987 - Ricky Pierce
Milwaukee Bucks (Gurd)
1988 - Roy Tarpley
Dallas Mavericks (Forward/Center)
1989 - Eddie Johnson
Phoenix Suns (Forward)
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Rookie of the Year
1980 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1981 - Darrell Griffith
Utah Jazz (Guard)
1982 - Buck Williams
New Jersey Nets (Forward/Center)
1983 - Terry Cummings
San Diego Clippers (Forward)
1984 - Ralph Sampson
Houston Rockets (Center/Forward)
1985 - Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls . (Guard)
1986 - Patrick Ewing
New York Knicks (Center)
1987 - Chuck Person
Indiana Pacers (Forward)
1988 - Mark Jackson
New York Knicks (Guard)
1989 - Mitch Richmond
Golden State Warriors (Guard)
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Coach of the Year
1980 - Bill Fitch
Boston Celtics 61–21
1981 - Jack McKinney
Indiana Pacers 44–38
1982 - Gene Shue
Washington Bullets 43–39
1983 - Don Nelson
Milwaukee Bucks 51–31
1984 - Frank Layden
Utah Jazz 45–37
1985 - Don Nelson
Milwaukee Bucks 59–23
1986 - Mike Fratello
Atlanta Hawks 50–32
1987 - Mike Schuler
Portland Trail Blazers 49–33
1988 - Doug Moe
Denver Nuggets 54–28
1989 - Cotton Fitzsimmons
Phoenix Suns 55–27
Leading Scorers
1980 - George Gervin
AVG. 33.1
San Antonio Spurs
1981 - Adrian Dantley
AVG. 30.7
Utah Jazz
1982 - George Gervin
AVG. 32.3
San Antonio Spurs
1983 - Alex English
AVG. 28.4
Denver Nuggets
1984 - Adrian Dantley
AVG. 30.6
Utah Jazz
1985 - Bernard King
AVG. 32.9
New York Knicks
1986 - Dominique Wilkins
AVG. 30.3
Atlanta Hawks
1987 - Michael Jordan
AVG. 37.1
Chicago Bulls
1988 - Michael Jordan
AVG. 35.0
Chicago Bulls
1989 - Michael Jordan
AVG. 32.5
Chicago Bulls
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Leading Rebounders
1980 - Swen Nater
AVG. 15.01
San Diego Clippers
1981 - Moses Malone
AVG. 14.75
Houston Rockets
1982 - Moses Malone
AVG. 14.67
Houston Rockets
1983 - Moses Malone
AVG. 15.31
Philadelphia 76ers
1984 - Moses Malone
AVG. 13.38
Philadelphia 76ers
1985 - Moses Malone
AVG. 13.05
Philadelphia 76ers
1986 - Bill Laimbeer
AVG. 13.11
Detroit Pistons
1987 - Charles Barkley
AVG. 14.62
Philadelphia 76ers
1988 - Michael Cage
AVG. 13.03
Los Angeles Clippers
1989 - Hakeem Olajuwon
AVG. 13.48
Houston Rockets
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#1 Overall Picks
1980 - Joe Barry Carroll (Center)
Team: Golden State Warriors
College: Purdue
1981 - Mark Aquirre (Forward)
Team: Dallas Mavericks
College: DePaul
1982 - James Worthy (Forward)
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
College: North Carolina
1983 - Ralph Sampson (Center)
Team: Houston Rockets
College: Virginia
1984 - Hakeem Olajuwon (Center)
Team: Houston Rockets
College: Houston
1985 - Patrick Ewing (Center)
Team: New York Knicks
College: Georgetown
1986 - Brad Daugherty (Center)
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
College: North Carolina
1987 - David Robinson (Center)
Team: San Antonio Spurs
College: Navy
1988 - Danny Manning (Forward)
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
College: Kansas
1989 - Pervis Ellison (Center)
Team: Sacramento Kings
College: Louisville
Magic Johnson Led the Los Angeles Lakers to 5 NBA Championships
NBA Dunks
Michael Jordan Debut
NBA 80's
A Video of some of the Best Slam Dunks from the 80s
On October 26, 1984 Michael Jordan Made His NBA Debut and Got Hurt on His Very First Dunk Attempt