James Worthy
James Worthy was one of the great sidekicks of the 1980's, playing alongside Magic Johnson on six teams that advanced to the NBA Finals and coming up big when it really mattered, which earned him the nickname "Big Game James."
While nobody will dispute the fact that Magic Johnson was a better player than James Worthy, Worthy was actually the Lakers' leading scorer in 3 of the 9 seasons they played together. For 7 straight seasons he averaged between 19.4 and 21.4 points. He always got between 5 and 6 rebounds per game, and the Lakers (almost) always made it to the NBA Finals. His steadiness makes it very difficult to pick out a single season and call it his best.
From 1984 to 1986, Worthy was the Lakers' third-best player, playing behind Magic and Kareem, and won a championship during that time. The Lakers went on to win two titles in 1987 and 1988, with Worthy supplanting Kareem as the #2 guy. In 1989, Magic had a down season and Worthy took over as the best player on the Lakers team that was swept in the Finals. In 1991, he made one final trip to the Finals, again playing behind Magic on the team that lost to Michael Jordan and Chicago.
Worthy was named the MVP of the 1988 NBA Finals after his great performances in the final two games of the title series. In game 6 he scored 28 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, then he easily surpassed that in game 7, when he put up a triple-double of 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. While it was probably Worthy's performance in those two games that clinched the championship, he still wasn't the best Laker in those playoffs. Here are he and Magic's stats from 1988:
Magic - 19.9 pts, 5.4 reb, 12.6 ast, .514 FG%, .500 3P%, .852 FT%
Worthy - 21.1 pts, 5.8 reb, 4.4 ast, .523 FG%, .111 3P%, .758 FT%
Arguments have been made that Worthy would not have been considered one of the all-time greats if he hadn't been drafted by the Lakers, and that may just be true, but the fact is that it happened, and Worthy did exactly what he was supposed to do and fulfilled the role that was given to him perfectly for a decade, which allowed the Lakers to continue to prosper even after Kareem was well past his prime.
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