WATCH: Classic 🏀: Rookie Magic drops 42 to lead Lakers to title

What's the next best thing besides live NBA basketball? Classic footage of NBA basketball.

Saturday's stream took us back to this day in 1980, when a rookie Magic Johnson clinched the NBA championship for the Los Angeles Lakers with 42 points in Game 6 of The Finals against the Philadelphia 76ers. Johnson's performance was especially notable because he replaced center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the starting lineup despite playing predominantly as a guard the entire year.

Watch the replay below: