The Eighties in America - Salem Press (2009)

National Basketball Association (NBA)

Championships
1980: Los Angeles Lakers 4, Philadelphia 76ers 2
1981: Boston Celtics 4, Houston Rockets 2
1982: Los Angeles Lakers 4, Philadelphia 76ers 2
1983: Philadelphia 76ers 4, Los Angeles Lakers 0
1984: Boston Celtics 4, Los Angeles Lakers 3
1985: Los Angeles Lakers 4, Boston Celtics 2
1986: Boston Celtics 4, Houston Rockets 2
1987: Los Angeles Lakers 4, Boston Celtics 2
1988: Los Angeles Lakers 4, Detroit Pistons 3
1989: Detroit Pistons 4, Los Angeles Lakers 0

NBA Most Valuable Players
1980: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles Lakers
1981: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
1982: Moses Malone, Houston Rockets
1983: Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers
1984: Larry Bird*, Boston Celtics

1985: Larry Bird*, Boston Celtics

1986: Larry Bird*, Boston Celtics

1987: Magic Johnson*, Los Angeles Lakers

1988: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

1989: Magic Johnson*, Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Rookies of the Year

1980: Larry Bird*, Boston Celtics

1981: Darrell Griffith, Utah Jazz

1982: Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets

1983: Terry Cummings, San Diego Clippers

1984: Ralph Sampson, Houston Rockets

1985: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls

1986: Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks

1987: Chuck Person, Indiana Pacers

1988: Mark Jackson, New York Knicks

1989: Mitch Richmond, Golden State Warriors

College Basketball

National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Championships
1980: Louisville 59, UCLA 54
1981: Indiana 63, North Carolina 50
1982: North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62
1983: North Carolina State 54, Houston 52
1984: Georgetown 84, Houston 75
1985: Villanova 66, Georgetown 64
1986: Louisville 72, Duke 69
1987: Indiana 74, Syracuse 73
1988: Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79
1989: Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79 (overtime)

National Invitational Tournament (NIT)

1980: Virginia 58, Minnesota 55

1981: Tulsa 86, Syracuse 84

1982: Bradley 67, Purdue 58

1983: Fresno State 69, DePaul 60

1984: Michigan 83, Notre Dame 63

1985: UCLA 65, Indiana 62

1986: Ohio State 73, Wyoming 63

1987: Southern Mississippi 84, La Salle 80

1988: Connecticut 72, Ohio State 67

1989: St. John’s 73, Saint Louis 65

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