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Maurice Lucas takes a shot off of Magic Johnson's face in the finals

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Title: Maurice Lucas takes a shot off of Magic Johnson's face in the finals
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator: Jarzomb, Leo
Date Created and/or Issued: 1987
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: Title supplied by cataloger.
Photograph caption dated May 17, 1987 reads, "Magic Johnson discovered that Sonics and Maurice Lucas, who was whistled for foul, wouldn't let Lakers push them around." This was taken during the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Supersonics. The Lakers won the series, then went on to the NBA Finals, where they defeated the Boston Celtics and won the championship title for the 1986-87 season.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00084595
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box Johnson, Earvin - "Magic Johnson"
CARL0002887349
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/26504
Subject: Johnson, Earvin,--1959-
Lucas, Maurice,--1952-
Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team)
Seattle SuperSonics (Basketball team)
Forum (Inglewood, Calif.)
Basketball players--United States
Inglewood (Calif.)
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs

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