The 80s Server: Sports -- Basketball



Before the glory days of The Bulls in the '90s, basketball was ruled by legendary players Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the '80s. Up and coming NBA stars Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley made their debut in the latter half of the decade and college basketball grew extremely popular in the nation. Below you will find the deserving champions from each year throughout the 1980s.
1980 NBA: LA Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2 NCAA: U of Louisville over UCLA, 59 to 54 1981 NBA: Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets, 4-2 NCAA: Indiana over North Carolina, 63 to 50 1982 NBA: LA Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2 NCAA: North Carolina over Georgetown, 63 to 62 1983 NBA: Philadelphia 76ers over LA Lakers, 4-0 NCAA: NC State over U. of Houston, 54 to 52 1984 NBA: Boston Celtics over LA Lakers, 4-3 NCAA: Georgetown over Houston, 84 to 75	1985 NBA: LA Lakers over Boston Celtics, 4-2 NCAA: Villanova over Georgetown, 66 to 64 1986 NBA: Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets, 4-2 NCAA: Louisville over Duke, 72 to 69 1987 NBA: LA Lakers over Boston Celtics, 4-2 NCAA: Indiana over Syracuse, 74 to 73 1988 NBA: LA Lakers over Detroit Pistons, 4-3 NCAA: Kansas over Oklahoma, 83 to 79 1989 NBA: Detroit Pistons over LA Lakers, 4-0 NCAA: Michigan over Seton Hall, 80 to 79

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