Lakers History: Magic's Junior Skyhook Sinks Celtics

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson battle for rebounding position during the 1987 NBA Finals.The series’ biggest moment required a “junior, junior, junior skyhook.”

At least, that’s what Magic Johnson dubbed the most iconic shot of his career after he lifted the Lakers over the Celtics in the final seconds of Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals.

Due to the game’s famous ending, it can be easy to forget what a disaster much of the night was for the Lakers, who trailed by 16 in the third quarter.

However, from there the Lakers steadily began clawing their way back.

Johnson — who scored a game-high 29 points with eight rebounds and five assists — and James Worthy (21 points) led the way, as Kareem…