NBA Greatest Duels: Magic Johnson vs Clyde Drexler (1987) 

I wonder if anyone agrees with me that this here is a superior form of basketball, so much more entertaining than everyone dancing around the perimeter and shooting threes.

Basketball was so beautiful and fun back then.

Compared to today's NBA, this is how basketball should be played. The lost art of posting and the mid-range game.

i wish someone would take the time to do a clyde highlight video.. there r only a handful on youtube and thats a pity ..the guy had so many amazing plays

That was my first time seeing Terry Porter dunk at 0:57

Magic could do it all; a 6'9 guard who handled the ball like he was 6'4. Greatest all round basketball player ever.

this is amazing !

So crazy about Clyde! Thank you for posting this LL.

Great match up, that finger roll at 1:39 was classic Clyde, so graceful and athletic very much like Julius Erving was.. you can see the inspiration in Clyde's game

Magic! Magic! Magic! Wooohooo!! He could really do it all. Shoot! Pass! Dribble! Rebound! If he wanted to take over a game, then he would!!

What a game here, great post.

Drexler is so smooth. Clyde 'the Glide' 'the Slide' Drexler!!

Kiki was so good before the back injuries. big time Kiki vandewedge FAN

I wish Kiki was fully healthy during his tenure with the Blazers

These teams are more fundamentally sound than todays teams. I feel like I am watching a 3 point contest in today's game. This Laker team would smoke the warriors. They could play any style you want. Kareem would fustrate Cousins. Magic would make Curry swallow his mouth piece. And I am not a Lakers fan. I was lucky to see

Clydes finger roll was so underrated...

...when the NBA was the best 2-way game.

Such incredible athletes.

Real basketball

classy clyde...

Memories !!!!😿

PORTLAND one hall of fame player in this game (DREXLER)....LAKERS 5-8 HALL of FAME PLAYERS in this game..and people talking about CYLYDE wasn't good he carried this team forever!...

Magic Magic Magic Magic

clyde the glide !

Magic in effin zone. Not only coming up in clutch situations but keeping everybody involved in the game. If you played with Magic and you wanted the ball all you had to do was run and he gets you the ball easy buckets💕 Dont care what anybody says. Old school ball was the best ever.

No one, absolutely no one was better than Magic on the fast break.

Damn its Magic

The Lakers took 5 out of 6 from the Blaze this season, the lone loss coming at Portland. In fact, Portland only won by one point! In other words, the Lakers OWNED the Blazers during this time period. Magic was making it look easy. He ended up with 25 points, 16 dimes and 5 boards. However, Drexler had a triple dub with 30-10-10. Hall of Fame caliber right there, folks.

Wow Magic ... Wow

Outstanding game. That bounce pass to Kurt Rambis from Magic, it just don't get no better than that.

kiki was killing it

Three Blazers playing this game are no longer between us. RIP

Magic's spin moves are impressive to me than Clyde's gliding, as they have the greater chance of being blocked.

Ahh, the old days when Portland was good for 41 wins and a first round exit. (kind of like the present times)

El magic y drexler jugaban mejor que kobe y lebron...

Shinichi Maki vs Akira Sendoh

1:51 oops Mr. Rambis ;)

0:20 wtf was that defense??

Caldwell Jones

Anyone know the name of instrumental at 3:25 mark? Can't think of the name

レイカーズのメガネは スラムダンクの 花形 ❓

These announcers are God awful! This video would be way better if it was the Chick Hearn version.