The 1984 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was a battle for the ages. Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Byron Scott and the ‘Showtime Lakers’ faced off against the gritty Celtics, in the prime of their rivalry.
With Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish leading the charge for Boston, the Celtics-Lakers rivalry was more existent than ever. Often sought out as the greatest rivalry in all of sports, the passion of both fan bases truly came out during the heated exchanged of the 1984 NBA Finals.
Both Scott and Abdul-Jabbar appeared on ESPN’s The Jump, before the release of the 30-for-30 segment titled ‘Best of Enemies.