Ranking Magic Johnson's 5 Titles

#2 1984-85 season defeated Boston 4-2 in the Finals

Magic Johnson outdueled Larry Bird and helped the Lakers win their first title over the Boston Celtics.

This season culminated with the first Finals win for the Lakers franchise over their arch nemesis the Boston Celtics. This was also the culmination of a small makeover by the team, as gone were previous championship mainstays, Jamaal Wilkes and Norm Nixon. In their place emerged James Worthy and Byron Scott, adding some younger, fresher legs to help a now, in his prime Magic take over as the team's leading star.

This was one of the most balanced teams in all of Magic's tenure, as they paired the league's best offense with the 7th best defense. There were athletes all over the court to wreck havoc on defense and then kick-start the beautiful Showtime fastbreak that became synonymous with the mid-80s Lakers. They played with an overwhelming amount of pace, looking to avoid the half court if at all possible, and if they did find themselves having to run a half-court offense, they could just dump the ball down to Kareem for a skyhook. The Lakers finished the season with the best point differential in the league.

This team was once again the class of the West, running away with the conference by 10 games and the division by 20 games. They ripped through the West Playoffs, only losing 2 games en route to the Finals against the hated Celtics. It looked early on as though the Lakers would once again lose a Finals to the Celtics after losing game 1 by 34 points, but after tying the series 2-2, the combo of Magic and Kareem led the Lakers over the hump in games 5 and 6, with Worthy coming up big in certain moments.