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Rivals Magic, Bird highlight AP’s 1980s all-decade NBA team

FILE - Houston Rockets' Moses Malone goes up for 31 points to lead Houston to a 92-90 victory on May 7, 1981, in Boston. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Atlanta Hawks' Dan Roundfield (32) catches Philadelphia 76ers' Moses Malone (2) on the jaw with an elbow as they battle for a rebound off the 76ers backboard during NBA game, March 27, 1984, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Joe Holloway) FILE - Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan, right, goes to the hoop next to Philadelphia 76ers' Mike Gminski during second quarter of an NBA basketball game on March 1, 1988, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Bill Cramer, File) FILE - Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan drives past Washington Bullets' Dudley Bradley during NBA action in Chicago, on Oct. 26, 1984. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell, File) FILE - The Los Angeles Lakers' Earvin "Magic" Johnson pauses for a moment's thought during a question and answer period, June 1, 1987, at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., where the Lakers will meet the Boston Celtics in game one of the NBA Championship series. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File) FILE - Los Angeles Lakers' Magic Johnson raises his hands as he acknowledges the crowd, June 8, 1982, in Los Angeles after the Lakers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, to take the NBA Playoff Series four games to two. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File) FILE - Philadelphia's Julius Erving (6) goes to the basket past Milwaukee's Sidney Moncrief and Brian Winters (32) during first quarter NBA playoff action in Milwaukee on May 2, 1982. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Philadelphia 76ers Bobby Jones, left, embraces Julius Erving after 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games to win the NBA Championship, May 31, 1983. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, right, is defended by Wes Matthews, of the Atlanta Hawks, left, in second half NBA playoff action at Boston Garden, April 20, 1983. Bird led all scorers in the game with 26 points as Boston defeated Atlanta 103-96 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. (AP Photo/Mike Kullen, File) FILE - Boston Celtics' Larry Bird receives NBA's Most Valuable Player of the Year award during the NBA's award ceremony in San Francisco on June 23, 1985. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) FILE - Sixers' Julius Erving (6) dunks the ball through the basket over Chicago Bulls' Artis Gilmore (24) during first half of game in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 3, 1979. (AP Photo, File)
Rivals Magic, Bird highlight AP’s 1980s all-decade NBA team