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NBA Deep Cut #22, Thursday, October 15: “Name a teammate of Magic Johnson.” The prompt had 78 valid answers, and nobody played it that day. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
Nobody named
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 842 games together (1979–1989)
- Byron Scott: 710 games together (1983–1991)
- Michael Cooper: 936 games together (1979–1990)
- A.C. Green: 549 games together (1985–1991)
- James Worthy: 794 games together (1982–1991)
- Kurt Rambis: 579 games together (1981–1988)
- Jamaal Wilkes: 429 games together (1979–1985)
- Mychal Thompson: 385 games together (1986–1991)
- Vlade Divac: 221 games together (1989–1996)
- Bob McAdoo: 262 games together (1981–1985)
- Sam Perkins: 89 games together (1990-91)
- Norm Nixon: 312 games together (1979–1983)
- Elden Campbell: 99 games together (1990–1996)
- Mike McGee: 318 games together (1981–1986)
- Orlando Woolridge: 151 games together (1988–1990)
- Mitch Kupchak: 186 games together (1981–1986)
- Maurice Lucas: 81 games together (1985-86)
- Larry Drew: 146 games together (1989–1991)
- Jim Chones: 133 games together (1979–1981)
- Jim Brewer: 112 games together (1980–1982)
- Terry Teagle: 97 games together (1990-91)
- Mark Landsberger: 201 games together (1979–1983)
- Spencer Haywood: 84 games together (1979-80)
- Tony Campbell: 94 games together (1987–1989)
- Eddie Jones: 36 games together (1995-96)
- Sedale Threatt: 36 games together (1995-96)
- Nick Van Exel: 32 games together (1995-96)
- Wes Matthews: 111 games together (1986–1988)
- Anthony Peeler: 35 games together (1995-96)
- George Lynch: 32 games together (1995-96)
- Dwight Jones: 37 games together (1982-83)
- Frank Brickowski: 37 games together (1986-87)
- Cedric Ceballos: 34 games together (1995-96)
- Swen Nater: 73 games together (1983-84)
- Eddie Jordan: 109 games together (1980–1984)
- Tony Smith: 68 games together (1990-91)
- Don Ford: 47 games together (1979-80)
- Larry Spriggs: 163 games together (1983–1986)
- Jay Vincent: 26 games together (1989-90)
- Steve Mix: 8 games together (1982-83)
- Corie Blount: 13 games together (1995-96)
- Mike Smrek: 94 games together (1986–1988)
- Mark McNamara: 74 games together (1988–1990)
- Billy Thompson: 67 games together (1986–1988)
- Derek Strong: 22 games together (1995-96)
- Jeff Lamp: 44 games together (1987–1989)
- Ronnie Lester: 55 games together (1984–1986)
- Marty Byrnes: 35 games together (1979-80)
- Fred Roberts: 2 games together (1995-96)
- Kevin McKenna: 35 games together (1981-82)
- Clay Johnson: 78 games together (1981–1983)
- Butch Carter: 15 games together (1980-81)
- Calvin Garrett: 28 games together (1983-84)
- Adrian Branch: 43 games together (1986-87)
- Kenny Carr: 2 games together (1979-80)
- Brad Holland: 69 games together (1979–1981)
- Tony Brown: 7 games together (1990-91)
- Ray Tolbert: 14 games together (1987-88)
- Chuck Nevitt: 22 games together (1984–1986)
- David Rivers: 47 games together (1988-89)
- Petur Gudmundsson: 19 games together (1985-86)
- Ron Boone: 3 games together (1979-80)
- Ollie Mack: 25 games together (1979-80)
- Jawann Oldham: 3 games together (1989-90)
- Anthony Miller: 5 games together (1995-96)
- Milt Wagner: 37 games together (1987-88)
- Billyray Bates: 4 games together (1982-83)
- Butch Lee: 14 games together (1979-80)
- Alan Hardy: 12 games together (1980-81)
- Irving Thomas: 28 games together (1990-91)
- Mel McCants: 14 games together (1989-90)
- Steve Bucknall: 18 games together (1989-90)
- Mike Higgins: 6 games together (1989-90)
- Joe Cooper: 2 games together (1982-83)
- Earl Jones: 2 games together (1984-85)
- Jerome Henderson: 1 game together (1985-86)
- Myles Patrick: 2 games together (1980-81)
- Tony Jackson: 2 games together (1980-81)
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