It was a game for the ages, arguably the greatest team, player and postseason performance all rolled into one spectacle of an almost-unimaginable scale.
Featured in the second episode of ESPN’s “The Last Dance”, the 1986 Boston Celtics faced off with Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, and while the latter team lost, MJ’s performance was enough to elicit comparisons with god himself by Boston’s Larry Bird.
Jordan scored 63 points that game without a single 3-pointer and many of his shots coming from the midrange. The North Carolina product shot 22-of-41 for 53.7 % overall, setting an NBA postseason record that stands to this day despite losing the game 135-131 in the end.
Watch the video above to catch the epic contest from start to finish while we wait for more episodes of “The Last Dance” — and the 2019-20 NBA season while we’re at it.
