On May 27th, 1996, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to a 106-101 Game 4 victory against the Orlando Magic. Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway combined for 56 points. Jordan responded with 45 points on 16-of-23 from the field, 3-of-4 from the three-point line, and 10-of-14 from the free-throw line. Jordan scored 10 of his game-high 45 points in the fourth quarter. Chicago’s Game 4 win completed a sweep of the Magic, which knocked off Chicago in 6 games of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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December 17th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Interesting thing watching this video, Jordan never faced a single double team on any of his shots. You never seen Kobe or LeBron get away with that!
December 18th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Good point.