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   How did bird and magic influence the NBA?

   • “With the NBA struggling for an identity, Bird and Magic gave the NBA star power,” according to ESPN’s Andy Katz. “The rivalry allowed the NBA to become a form of entertainment. The media loved the rivalry and the pair seemed to flourish in it, as well. They were loyal to their cities and their organizations, which played well across the nation.

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   Did Magic Johnson play Larry Bird?

   • Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans defeated Bird and the ISU Sycamores in the 1979 NCAA Championship game by a final margin of 75‐64, kicking off a rivalry between the two players which would extend into the NBA. Magic Johnson played Larry Bird in college during the 1979 season. (Michigan State/Collegiate Images/Getty Images)

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   Where did Bird & Magic come from?

   • This was the environment Bird and Magic entered when they stepped onto the national stage in 1979. Both, as it happened, emerged from America’s embattled working classes. From Blue-Collar Backgrounds to the NCAA Championship Earvin “Magic” Johnson grew up outside Detroit in Lansing, Mich., one of seven children.

   Magic Johnson and Larry Bird: The Rivalry That Transformed the NBA

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   When did Magic Johnson meet Larry Bird?

   • The first of many epic meetings between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird occurred on March 26, 1979. The showdown came in the national championship, in what remains the highest-rated TV college basketball game ever, when Johnson led his Michigan State Spartans to a 75-64 victory over Bird's Indiana State Sycamores.

   Magic vs Bird: Remembering their first matchup as college stars

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   May 28, 2020 · Bird won three in a row between 1983 and 1986, whereas Johnson closed the decade out with a pair of MVP awards. It's clear the two dominated the decade, but who got the better of who? Let's...

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   Dec 28, 2019 · It all started four decades ago. On Dec. 28, 1979, Bird and Johnson met for the first of 37 NBA matchups (regular season and playoffs) when the former’s Boston Celtics played the...

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   Dec 27, 2019 · In 1979, Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird faced off for the first time in the NBA. SI examines the rivalry between the basketball hall of famers and how they changed the landscape of the NBA.

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   Mar 26, 2019 · Magic Johnson and the Michigan State Spartans defeated Bird and the ISU Sycamores in the 1979 NCAA Championship game by a final margin of 75‐64, kicking off a rivalry between the two players which would extend into the NBA. Magic Johnson played Larry Bird in college during the 1979 season.

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   May 13, 2011 · As the rivalry played out in the epic Finals of 1984, 1985 and 1987—the Celtics won the first, the Lakers the last two—Bird and Magic reached the height of their racial signifying—many...

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   Dec 30, 2016 · It actually started in the 1979 NCAA Championship Game, the two legends added a new, dynamic chapter to the ongoing rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics when they first faced off as...

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   Mar 26, 2020 · The first of many epic meetings between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird occurred on March 26, 1979. The showdown came in the national championship, in what remains the highest-rated TV college...