Magic Johnson spent years as one of the Boston Celtics ' biggest enemies back in the 1980s. Johnson took part in the Celtics ' rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers when the two faced off in three NBA Finals in 1984, 1985, and 1987.

The NBA wires experts at USA Today give their predictions and picks for the upcoming Lakers versus Timberwolves first-round playoff series.

The pieces are in place for this to be a very compelling NBA postseason, with a mix of a new guard as the top seeds in both the East and West while a repeat threat is more than real in Boston and the duo of LeBron James and Luka Doncic try to go on a deep run to a title.