Bulls vs Suns 1993 Finals – Game 1, Michael Jordan 31 points
1993 NBA Finals Bulls vs Suns Game one Bulls win 100-92 Michael Jordan – 31 points Bulls lead 1-0 Box score: www.basketball-reference.com
1993 NBA Finals Bulls vs Suns Game one Bulls win 100-92 Michael Jordan – 31 points Bulls lead 1-0 Box score: www.basketball-reference.com
(If you watch, please subscribe. More MJ to come.) With their aggressive and physical style of play, the New York Knicks surprised the Bulls in game one of the 1992 eastern conference semifinals, beating Chicago 94-89. Michael Jordan scored 31 points and Pippen added 22 for Chicago. The Knicks were paced by Patrick Ewing, who scored 34.
The Chicago Bulls rebounded from their game one loss to pull out game two, 93-88. Michael Jordan scored a game-high 37 points on 14 of 33 shooting. Scottie Pippen also had a solid game, scoring 21 points. Utah’s Karl Malone was held to just 16 points on 5 of 16 shooting. Jeff Hornacek led the Jazz with 20 points. John Stockton scored just 9 points. The Bulls tied the series 1-1 and headed back to Chicago for games 3, 4 and 5.
This game was played on Jan. 25, 1998. Utah beat Chicago 101-94. Michael Jordan scored 32 points, two of which came on a nasty dunk on Jazz center Greg Ostertag in the fourth quarter. Enjoy.
Michael Jordan put on a clinic. MJ hit 14 of 25 shots and finished with 34 points to lead Chicago past Miami, 98-74, in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals. Scottie Pippen was the only other Bull to score in double figures – he notched 21 on 8 of 16 shooting. Jordan pretty much dominated the game, leading the charge in the first half with 20 points, and continuing the onslaught in the third quarter.
With a 3-1 series lead, the Chicago Bulls looked primed to win their sixth championship on their home court. But Utah’s Karl Malone had other ideas. Malone hit 17 of 27 shots for a game-high 39 points and led the Jazz to a tight 83-81 win. Michael Jordan scored 28 points, but hit just 9 of 26 shots. Toni Kucoc led the Bulls with 30 points on 11 of 13 shooting. No other Bull scored in double figures. Scottie Pippen scored just 6 points on 2 of 16 shooting. The Jazz win forced a sixth game back in Utah. NOTE: My DVD cut off just before the end of the game. Sorry about the abrupt ending.
In yet another magnificent performance in the NBA Finals, Michael Jordan fell just one assist shy of his first triple-double in a Finals game. MJ scored 38 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dropped nine dimes to lead the Bulls to a 97-85 win over the Utah Jazz in game two of the 1997 NBA Finals. Jordan’s triple-double seemed like a sure thing after a pass late in the game to a wide open Scottie Pippen. Pip missed the layup, however, and Jordan finished with nine assists. Pippen had somewhat of an off night offensively, hitting just four of 13 shots for 10 points. Ron Harper scored 13 points on 5 of 10 shooting. The Jazz were led by Karl Malone’s 20 points, followed by 19 from Jeff Hornacek and 14 from John Stockton. The Bulls took a 2-0 lead in the series and prepared to head to Utah for games 3, 4 and 5.
youtube.com Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman dominated this game to move their record to 46-5. . Jordan scored 44, Pippen scored 40 and Rodman cleaned the glass for 23 rebounds.
The Utah Jazz looked fresh and re-energized playing in front of their home crowd at the Delta Center in game 3 of the 1997 Finals. Behind 37 points from the MVP Karl Malone, the Jazz beat Chicago 104-93. Greg Foster had a huge game, finishing with 17 points. John Stockton also scored 17 and added 12 assists. Scottie Pippen paced the Bulls with 27 points, while Michael Jordan added 26. (Michael Buffer never gets old.)
Michael Jordan had some memorable plays in this one, but again, it just wasn’t Chicago’s night. The Sonics beat the Bulls in game five, 89-78. Jordan hit 11 of 22 shots for 26 points. Pippen added 14, while Kucoc and Longley added 11 each. Ron Harper did not play due to injury. With the win, the Sonics forced a game six in Chicago on Father’s Day. We all know what happens next.