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  1. Paul William Westhead (born February 21, 1939) is an American former basketball coach. He was the head coach for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an assistant for four others, and also coached in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and Japan Basketball League (JBL).

  2. Apr 18, 2022 · The basis of the whole episode is that Paul Westhead is struggling in his first season and the Lakers are debating whether to wait on Jack McKinney to be healthy once again, or to hire Elgin ...

  3. Aug 4, 2023 · Learn about the career and achievements of Paul Westhead, a retired basketball coach who led the Lakers to the 1980 NBA Finals and the Mercury to the WNBA championship. Discover his unorthodox coaching style, his conflicts with Magic Johnson, and his controversies and redemption in different leagues.

  4. Learn about Paul Westhead, the former NBA coach and player known as The Guru of Go. Find his coaching record, awards, full records as a player and more on Basketball-Reference.com.

  5. Aug 11, 2023 · Magic Johnson wanted to leave the Lakers after clashing with coach Paul Westhead over playing style. He asked for a trade in November 1981, but was traded to the Celtics in March 1982.

  6. Mar 27, 2022 · Learn about Paul Westhead, the retired coach who led the Lakers to the 1980 NBA Finals and the Showtime style. Find out how he got the job, his coaching record, and who plays him in HBO's "Winning Time".

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  8. With Spencer Haywood suspended and a hobbled Kareem Abdul-Jabbar back in Los Angeles, Westhead gambled by starting 20-year-old rookie point guard Magic Johnson at center for Game 6 of the finals against the Philadelphia 76'ers. Johnson had one of the greatest games in finals history, finishing with 42 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, three ...

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