About this episode
Roland Lazenby (MAGIC: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan: The Life) joins host Thomas Emerick to revisit a passing-of-the-torch NBA Finals closeout game between the Bulls and Lakers. Lazenby covered this series as well as wrote biographies on Magic, Michael, and Phil Jackson. The story doesn't end here in 1991 either.This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist.I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show.Follow Remember That Game for the full archive:
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More from Roland Lazenby:
MAGIC: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson (Celadon Books)
Michael Jordan: The Life (Hachette Book Group)
Mindgames: Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey (Amazon)
More from Game 5 of the 1991 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers:
Box Score: Chicago Bulls 108, Los Angeles Lakers 101 (Pro Basketball Reference)
Scottie Pippen scores a game-high 32 points
Second-year Laker out of Yugoslavia Vlade Divac adds to his series-high 17 offensive boards
Magic Johnson still goes for the 20-rebound triple-double in the loss
Michael Jordan finds John Paxson for key buckets to close out the series 4-1, as MJ became the rare — rare for everyone else at least — simultaneous NBA regular season and Finals MVP
Game 1 intro (YouTube)
Game 5 intro (YouTube)
Game 5 highlights (YouTube)
HOSTRotoViz Contributor Thomas Emerick (@ThomasEmerick)GuestBest-selling author and award-winning sportswriter Roland Lazenby (@lazenby)SPONSORSBetterHelp - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at
