Prior to the 1986–87 season, the Lakers moved A. C. Green into the starting lineup, and acquired Mychal Thompson from the Spurs.[118] Johnson won his first career MVP Award while leading the Lakers to a 65–17 record,[118] and Michael Cooper was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year.[118] Before the season, Riley had made the decision to shift the focus of the offense to Johnson over the 40-year-old Abdul-Jabbar.[119] The Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals by sweeping the Nuggets, defeating the Warriors in five games, and sweeping the SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals.[120] The Lakers defeated Boston in the first two games of the Finals, and the teams split the next four games, giving Los Angeles their second championship in three seasons.[118] The series was highlighted by Johnson's running "baby hook" shot to win game four at Boston Garden with two seconds remaining.[121] Johnson was named the NBA Finals MVP, in addition to regular season MVP.[122] At the Lakers' championship celebration in Los Angeles, coach Riley brashly declared that Los Angeles would repeat as NBA champions,[118] which no team had done since the 1968–69 Boston Celtics.