Marques Johnson and Norm Nixon were both injured.
His father is the former basketball player Norm Nixon.
Norm Nixon scored 29 points as the Lakers marched to a 129-108 victory.
Los Angeles already had a fine point guard in Norm Nixon, making Moncrief potentially a wonderful complement at off guard.
Norm Nixon selected as a reserve guard for the Western Conference All-Stars.
When Johnson arrived, the bulk of support was provided by Jamaal Wilkes and Norm Nixon.
Byron Scott joined the team the next year, in a trade for the popular Norm Nixon, and the Lakers got off to a roaring start.
Norm Nixon would finally seal the game at the foul line by making both of his foul shots.
When Norm Nixon retired from the N.B.A., he had only one thing on his mind: owning a business.
In the December game, at the beginning of the game's second half, Lakers guard Norm Nixon missed a shot.