He’s proven it so many times, over and over again. I think this was the best performance ever that we’ve seen from Michael Jordan to win a game, win in a critical situation and critical game in the series. Phil Jackson – “I didn’t think he could top that performance,” Said Coach Phil Jackson referring to the “Flu Game.” “But he topped it here tonight. When Russell reached, I knew the moment was there.” “Once you get into the moment, when you know you are there, things start to get quiet, and you start to the read the court very well. Jordan – “When the crowd gets quiet, the moment is there,” Said Jordan. What did they have to say about the “The Last Shot”? The Chicago Bulls win their second three-peat, Michael Jordan leaves the court with 45 points, and the world sees Jordan as a Bull for the last time. The Jazz brought the ball back up with John Stockton coming agonizingly short on a three-pointer, The prolonged follow through and extension from Jordan after releasing ‘The Shot’ was almost like he was knowingly creating a moment in history. It seemed like we all knew what was going to happen, but not how it would happen.īringing he ball back up the court, Jordan went full isolation on Byron Russell at the top of the key, drove to his right and crossed over Russell with a slight “push” of the left hand, and sunk the most clutch basket in NBA history with 5.2 left on the clock. Malone receives the pass in the post from Stockton, however Jordan never clears the post area to follow matchup Jeff Hornacek, and strips the ball from Malone with 20.1 seconds on the clock. Jordan makes a quick layup, and with the scores now 85-86 with 37.1 seconds on the clock, the Jazz bring the ball up the floor, with a plan to run a play for Malone on the low post. With the Bulls down 83-86 following a John Stockton 3-pointer with 41.9 seconds on the clock, Phil Jackson calls a a timeout and draws up a play for Jordan to score quickly to give the Bulls a chance at a 2 for 1 possession. In Game 6 of the 1997-98 NBA Finals, Michael Jordan proved that fairytales are real. Michael Jordan – The Last Shot – 1998 NBA Finals
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