It was the shot that ended the Bulls’ NBA dynasty: with six seconds left, Chicago down by a point, Jordan shoots over Bryon Russell just above the free-throw line, his shooting hand hanging in the air a second longer on the follow-through as though offering the grandest of farewells.
It goes in, the winning point in that last Chicago championship, Michael’s last game in a Bulls uniform. Let’s go back to the final few minutes of that 1998 Chicago-Utah finals game six, and see what Jordan did to make it an extra-memorable goodbye, one that would generate the highest rating for an NBA game in U.S. TV history.
2:55 left: Jordan stops a fastbreak pass
Michael misses a three-point attempt, but manages to intercept a fastbreak pass from Hornacek that could have increased the Jazz lead to four.
2:07 mark: Jordan hits two free throws
With five seconds left on the shot clock, Jordan drives and gets fouled, nailing both shots to cut the lead down to two.
One minute left: Jordan hits two more free throws to tie the game Fouled by Stockton on another drive, Jordan makes another set of free throws and ties the game.
43 seconds left: John Stockton makes a huge three Karl Malone passes to Stockton for a clutch three-pointer that got the Utah crowd roaring. Jazz up by three, 86-83.
37 seconds remaining: Jordan gets two points on a drive After a Bulls time out, Jordan drives hard to the basket and earns quick a two-pointer.
21 seconds left: Jordan steals the ball from Malone Jordan breaks up a Malone post play and steals the ball. Chicago down by one. Michael milks the clock a little, looking for the proper time to launch the shot that made history. “Jordan… open… Chicago with the lead!”
My name is David Berkowitz, and I am a big basketball fan, particularly of the Duke University Blue Devils. And yes, I love Michael Jordan. More info about me here..
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2:55 left: Jordan stops a fastbreak pass
Michael misses a three-point attempt, but manages to intercept a fastbreak pass from Hornacek that could have increased the Jazz lead to four.
2:07 mark: Jordan hits two free throws
With five seconds left on the shot clock, Jordan drives and gets fouled, nailing both shots to cut the lead down to two.
One minute left: Jordan hits two more free throws to tie the game Fouled by Stockton on another drive, Jordan makes another set of free throws and ties the game.
43 seconds left: John Stockton makes a huge three Karl Malone passes to Stockton for a clutch three-pointer that got the Utah crowd roaring. Jazz up by three, 86-83.
37 seconds remaining: Jordan gets two points on a drive After a Bulls time out, Jordan drives hard to the basket and earns quick a two-pointer.
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21 seconds left: Jordan steals the ball from Malone Jordan breaks up a Malone post play and steals the ball. Chicago down by one. Michael milks the clock a little, looking for the proper time to launch the shot that made history. “Jordan… open… Chicago with the lead!”
My name is David Berkowitz, and I am a big basketball fan, particularly of the Duke University Blue Devils. And yes, I love Michael Jordan. More info about me here..
