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data-file-width="4192" data-file-height="3144" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Exterior of the Delta Center in 2023, where the game was held.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="; width:50%;text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1997–98 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></b></th> <th style="; width:50%;text-align:center;"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1997–98 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></th> </tr><tr> <th style="text-align:center;"></th> <th style="text-align:center;"></th> </tr><tr> <th style="text-align:center;"></th> <th style="text-align:center;"></th> </tr><tr> <td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:250%; line-height:100%; text-align:center;">87 </td> <td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:250%; line-height:100%; text-align:center;">86 </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;font-weight:normal;"></th> <th 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nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Official_(basketball)" title="Official (basketball)">Referees</a></th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Dick Bavetta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hue_Hollins" title="Hue Hollins">Hue Hollins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Crawford" title="Danny Crawford">Danny Crawford</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">19,911</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Game 6 of the <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998 NBA Finals</a></b> was a professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> game that was played on June 14, 1998, between the visiting <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1997–98 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1997–98 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta 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The game is widely cited as one of the most intense and iconic games in NBA history, and it is best known for Bulls superstar <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> executing a quick cross-over on Jazz forward <a href="/wiki/Bryon_Russell" title="Bryon Russell">Bryon Russell</a>, and then hitting a jumpshot from behind the free throw line with 5.2 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter to put the Bulls up 87–86. Chicago then held on to win after <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> missed a <a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a>, winning their sixth <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a> in eight years. Game 6 was the final game with the Bulls for <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> (both would retire from the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA), then eventually return). This game earned, and still holds, the highest <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_television_ratings" title="NBA Finals television ratings">TV ratings of an NBA game</a> of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1997–98 Chicago Bulls season">1997–98 Chicago Bulls season</a> and <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1997–98 Utah Jazz season">1997–98 Utah Jazz season</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998 NBA Finals</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 NBA Playoffs">1998 NBA Playoffs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98 NBA season</a></div> <p>Both the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls finished the regular season tied for the best record in the NBA at 62–20. The Jazz defeated the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference finals">Conference finals</a>, and the Bulls defeated the <a href="/wiki/1997-98_Indiana_Pacers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1997-98 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference finals">Conference finals</a>, setting up a rematch of the <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">prior year's NBA Finals</a>, which the Bulls won in six games. The Jazz swept the regular season series against the Bulls 2–0, giving them the tiebreaker for home-court advantage. </p><p>In the Finals series, the Jazz won Game 1, while the Bulls won Games 2–4. At the <a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a> in Game 5, Michael Jordan missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer, allowing the Jazz to stave off elimination with an 83–81 victory and return to Utah for Game 6 and a potential Game 7. None of the previous five Finals appearances for the Bulls had gone to a Game 7. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92fLApYaCGI"><span class="plainlinks">Full game broadcast by NBC</span></a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube_video_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="YouTube video (identifier)">YouTube</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> scored the opening basket on a <a href="/wiki/Slam_dunk" title="Slam dunk">slam dunk</a> that aggravated a back injury, causing him pain and difficulty moving throughout the game.<sup id="cite_ref-pip_back_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pip_back-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pippen was limited to 8 points on 4–7 shooting in 26 minutes played.<sup id="cite_ref-boxscore_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxscore-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael Jordan took 35 of the Bulls' 67 shots, leading the team in scoring and minutes played with 45 points in 44 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-boxscore_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxscore-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> led the Jazz in both categories with 31 points in 43 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-boxscore_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boxscore-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the first half of the game, while the Jazz led 28–24 with just under 10 minutes left in the second quarter, Jazz guard <a href="/wiki/Howard_Eisley" title="Howard Eisley">Howard Eisley</a> saved a pass that almost sent the ball out of bounds. As the <a href="/wiki/Shot_clock" title="Shot clock">shot clock</a> was running down, Jazz forward/center <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Carr" title="Antoine Carr">Antoine Carr</a> passed the ball a long distance to <a href="/wiki/Shandon_Anderson" title="Shandon Anderson">Shandon Anderson</a>, but the ball flew over Anderson's hands.<sup id="cite_ref-moved_on_2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moved_on_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eisley caught the ball and hit a 3-pointer, but referee <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Dick Bavetta</a> ruled that Eisley released the ball after the shot clock expired.<sup id="cite_ref-ap_recap_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap_recap-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Replays showed that the ball had left Eisley's hands with a second left on the shot clock <sup id="cite_ref-best_ever_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-best_ever-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (the NBA did not use <a href="/wiki/Instant_replay" title="Instant replay">instant replay</a> to review calls until 2002).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Calling the game for NBC, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> narrated a replay of Eisley's shot: "See if the ball isn't out of his hand. One second...it's on the way, and they missed the call."<sup id="cite_ref-moved_on_2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moved_on_2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jazz head coach <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">Jerry Sloan</a> opted not to argue the call because it may risk a second technical foul which could lead to ejection. In the second half, Bulls guard <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a> made a jump shot as the shot clock went off that tied it at 79; at the NBC play-by-play, Costas announced that Harper released the ball on time, but commentator <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a>, narrating a replay of Harper's shot, considered it to be "a tough call."<sup id="cite_ref-moved_on_3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moved_on_3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the replay, Costas indicated the call was likely missed and gave context: "If they missed that call, it’s a five-point swing in missed calls on shot-clock situations. They took a Howard Eisley three away, wrongly, in the first half. This one was even closer but it appeared that Harper may have been just a fraction of a second behind the shot clock.” <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomas concluded, "I think that was a shot clock violation."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the Jazz held a 49–45 lead at halftime and a 66–61 at the end of the 3rd quarter, they let them slip away in the fourth.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> hit a 3-pointer with 41.9 seconds left to give the Jazz an 86–83 lead.<sup id="cite_ref-Stockton_shot_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stockton_shot-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael Jordan scored a layup on the following possession to cut the lead to one. With 18.9 seconds left and the Jazz in possession, Jordan stole the ball from Karl Malone in the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_court#Low_post_area" title="Basketball court">low post</a> and dribbled down the court.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bryon_Russell" title="Bryon Russell">Bryon Russell</a> guarded Jordan as time wound down. Jordan drove inside the 3-point line, and executed a quick cross-over.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jordan then hit a 20-footer to give the Bulls an 87–86 lead with 5.2 seconds left. <a href="/wiki/Neil_Funk" title="Neil Funk">Neil Funk</a> made the call for the Bulls' radio network. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Hornacek screens across. Malone to the post. Malone...stripped by Michael, to the floor, stolen by MJ! Michael the steal! 16 seconds left, Bulls down one...Michael against Russell, 12 seconds...11...10. Jordan, Jordan, a drive, hangs...fires...SCORES! HE SCORES! The Bulls lead 87-86 with five and two-tenths left, and now they're one stop away! Oh my goodness...oh, my goodness!</p></blockquote> <p><a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a>, calling the game on television for NBC, had this call. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Jordan with 43. Malone is doubled. They swat at him and steal it! Here comes Chicago. 17 seconds. 17 seconds, for Game 7, or for championship #6. Jordan, open, CHICAGO WITH THE LEAD! Timeout Utah, 5.2 seconds left. Michael Jordan, running on fumes, with 45 points.</p></blockquote> <p>Then as the replays of Jordan's shot were being shown, Costas added. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>That may have been, who knows what will unfold over the next several months, but that may have been the last shot Michael Jordan will ever take in the NBA.</p></blockquote> <p>Utah called timeout to set up the final play of the game. John Stockton took the inbound pass, and missed a game-winning 3-pointer that would've sent the series to a <a href="/wiki/Game_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Game 7">Game 7</a>, and the Bulls celebrated.<sup id="cite_ref-ap_recap_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ap_recap-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was mentioned by Costas that Ron Harper may have blocked the ball with his fingertips. <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Carr" title="Antoine Carr">Antoine Carr</a> was open during the shot, but the rebound went just out of his reach. The game was Jordan's final shot as a Bulls player and his 25th game-winning shot for Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-game_winners_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-game_winners-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Box_score">Box score</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Box score"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div id="Chicago" style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 14, 1998<br /><small> 9:00 PM <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 PM MDT)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://stats.nba.com/game/0049700088/">NBA.com Box Score</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Chicago Bulls</b> <b>87</b>, Utah Jazz 86 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>25</b>, 23–<b>24</b>, 16–<b>17</b>, <b>26</b>–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 45<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Toni Kukoč</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Karl Malone 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> Karl Malone 7</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,911<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Dick Bavetta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hue_Hollins" title="Hue Hollins">Hue Hollins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Crawford" title="Danny Crawford">Danny Crawford</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> television network broadcast the game and all other <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998 NBA Finals</a> games live under the <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBA on NBC</a></i> series. The game registered a 22.3 <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_rating" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen rating">Nielsen rating</a> and 38 share with average 35.9 million viewers - the highest rated and most watched game in the history of the NBA, 72 million people in the US watched at least part of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous record was a 21.2 rating and 37 share for Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988 NBA Finals</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-la_times_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-la_times-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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style="background-color:#E31E27;color:inherit;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jordan_Lipofsky.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jordan_Lipofsky.jpg/75px-Jordan_Lipofsky.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jordan_Lipofsky.jpg/113px-Jordan_Lipofsky.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Jordan_Lipofsky.jpg/150px-Jordan_Lipofsky.jpg 2x" data-file-width="223" data-file-height="250" /></a></span></td> <td class="sidebar-person-title" style="background-color:#E31E27;color:black;"><div><span class="tmp-color" style="color:black">This article is part of <br />a series about</span></div><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: black; text-decoration: inherit;">Michael Jordan</span></a></span></span></td> </tr></tbody></table></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Career</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Michael_Jordan" title="List of career achievements by Michael Jordan">Career achievements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shot" title="The Shot">The Shot</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game">1982 NCAA Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Jordan" title="Air Jordan">Air Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jumpman_(logo)" title="Jumpman (logo)">Jumpman</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Rules" title="Jordan Rules">Jordan Rules</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Family</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_R._Jordan_Sr." title="James R. Jordan Sr.">James R. Jordan Sr.</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Jordan" title="Jeffrey Jordan">Jeffrey Jordan</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Jordan" title="Marcus Jordan">Marcus Jordan</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Prieto" title="Yvette Prieto">Yvette Prieto</a> (wife)</li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Books</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jordan_Rules_(book)" title="The Jordan Rules (book)">The Jordan Rules</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Nothing_Else_Matters" title="When Nothing Else Matters">When Nothing Else Matters</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Filmography</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/ProStars" title="ProStars">ProStars</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Jam" title="Space Jam">Space Jam</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan:_An_American_Hero" title="Michael Jordan: An American Hero">Michael Jordan: An American Hero</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan_to_the_Max" title="Michael Jordan to the Max">Michael Jordan to the Max</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Like_Mike" title="Like Mike">Like Mike</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Like_Mike_2:_Streetball" title="Like Mike 2: Streetball">Like Mike 2: Streetball</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Dance_(miniseries)" title="The Last Dance (miniseries)">The Last Dance</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Air_(2023_American_film)" title="Air (2023 American film)">Air</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Video games</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jordan_vs._Bird:_One_on_One" title="Jordan vs. Bird: One on One">Jordan vs. Bird: One on One</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan_in_Flight" title="Michael Jordan in Flight">Michael Jordan in Flight</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan:_Chaos_in_the_Windy_City" title="Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City">Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Jam_(video_game)" title="Space Jam (video game)">Space Jam</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K11" title="NBA 2K11">NBA 2K11</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K12" title="NBA 2K12">NBA 2K12</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K16" title="NBA 2K16">NBA 2K16</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K23" title="NBA 2K23">NBA 2K23</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="">Related</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Michael_Jordan" title="Statue of Michael Jordan">Statue of Michael Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan%27s_Restaurant" title="Michael Jordan's Restaurant">Michael Jordan's Restaurant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan%27s_Steakhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Jordan's Steakhouse">Michael Jordan's Steakhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stop_it._Get_some_help." title="Stop it. Get some help.">Stop it. Get some help.</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Jam_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Jam (Michael Jackson song)">Jam</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_Like_Mike" title="Be Like Mike">Be Like Mike</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Second_Generation_(advertisement)" title="Second Generation (advertisement)">Second Generation</a>" (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckethead" title="Buckethead">Buckethead</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Jordan_(Buckethead_composition)" title="Jordan (Buckethead composition)">Jordan</a>" (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crying_Jordan" title="Crying Jordan">Crying Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23XI_Racing" title="23XI Racing">23XI Racing</a></li></ul> </div></div> <hr /> <div class="skin-invert-image"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan's signature"><img alt="Michael Jordan's signature" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/MichaelJordanSignature.png/150px-MichaelJordanSignature.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/MichaelJordanSignature.png/225px-MichaelJordanSignature.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/MichaelJordanSignature.png/300px-MichaelJordanSignature.png 2x" data-file-width="883" data-file-height="282" /></a></span></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Michael_Jordan_series" title="Template:Michael Jordan series"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Michael_Jordan_series" title="Template talk:Michael Jordan series"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Michael_Jordan_series" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Michael Jordan series"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Michael Jordan's game-winner to put the Bulls up 87–86 with 5.2 seconds left is remembered as one of the greatest plays in NBA history. In 2010, John Hollinger of <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> ranked Jordan's last shot as a Bulls player fourth among 50 best single-game performances.<sup id="cite_ref-Best_single_game_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Best_single_game-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The shot was recreated for the 2006 television ad "<a href="/wiki/Second_Generation_(advertisement)" title="Second Generation (advertisement)">Second Generation</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-Rovell_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rovell-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The officiating of this game continued to be discussed decades later. In 2008, Tim Buckley of the <i><a href="/wiki/Deseret_News" title="Deseret News">Deseret News</a></i> (a daily newspaper published in Salt Lake City) wrote in a profile of Jazz coach Jerry Sloan that the calls involving Howard Eisley and Ron Harper "to this day continue to be discussed and debated by disgruntled Jazz faithful."<sup id="cite_ref-moved_on_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moved_on-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bryon Russell remarked in 2009: "Whether he pushed off or not, he was making that shot."<sup id="cite_ref-russell_quote_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-russell_quote-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> said Jordan did push off, but he would not have called it as an offensive foul.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Dance_(miniseries)" title="The Last Dance (miniseries)">The Last Dance</a></i> documentary, Jordan shared his thoughts. "Everybody said I pushed off," Jordan told the documentary crew. "Bullshit. His energy was going that way. I didn't have to push him."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, Jordan mentioned Russell in his <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> induction speech, recalling an interaction they had during Jordan's first retirement in 1994: "[A]t this time, I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of basketball. Bryon Russell came over to me and said, 'Why did you quit? You know I could guard you.' ... From this day forward, if I ever see [Russell] in shorts, I'm coming at him." In response, Russell challenged Jordan to a game of one-on-one for charity.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such a match-up has not yet taken place, though the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Flash" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah Flash">Utah Flash</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League" title="NBA G League">NBA Development League</a> did stage a halftime game between Russell and a Jordan look-alike. The Flash offered refunds to fans who expected Jordan actually to appear.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Michael Jordan retired, interest in the NBA declined, especially after the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_lockout" title="1998–99 NBA lockout">1998–99 NBA lockout</a>. Commenting on how the <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999 NBA Finals</a> had the lowest TV ratings for a Finals series since <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Boehlert" title="Eric Boehlert">Eric Boehlert</a> wrote in <i><a href="/wiki/Salon.com" title="Salon.com">Salon.com</a></i>: "Viewers stayed away because the season had been shortened; Michael Jordan had just retired; the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season">Spurs</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1998–99 New York Knicks season">Knicks</a> faced each other in the Finals." Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000 NBA Finals</a> had only half as many viewers as Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-salon.com_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salon.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, during Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001 Finals</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> won their second consecutive championship under former Bulls coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a>, garnered the highest ratings for a NBA championship-winning game on the network since Game 6 of the 1998 Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NBC's broadcast rights to NBA games expired after the <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002 NBA Finals</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season">Lakers</a> won their third consecutive championship under former Bulls coach Phil Jackson. The <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003 NBA Finals</a>, now on <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a> had even worse ratings (9.8 million), and only 11.5 million watched the <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005 Finals</a>; the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> won both years.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFUrbina2022" class="citation web cs1">Urbina, Frank (June 13, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-finals-the-games-with-the-highest-ratings-of-all-time/">"NBA Finals: The games with the highest ratings of all time"</a>. <i>HoopsHype</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in <b><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">1974</span></a></b></li> <li>Played in <b><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">New Orleans</span></a></b> (1974–1979)</li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">Salt Lake City, Utah</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFF21F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz_all-time_roster" title="Utah Jazz all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz_draft_history" title="Utah Jazz draft history">Draft history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_expansion_draft" title="1974 NBA expansion draft">1974 expansion draft</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz#Franchise_leaders" title="Utah Jazz">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Utah_Jazz_head_coaches" title="List of Utah Jazz head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Utah_Jazz_seasons" title="List of Utah Jazz seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2024–25 Utah Jazz season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFF21F !important; 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">NBA G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_Stars" title="Salt Lake City Stars">Salt Lake City Stars</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFF21F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Layden" title="Frank Layden">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_H._Miller" title="Larry H. Miller">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hornacek" title="Jeff Hornacek">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Griffith" title="Darrell Griffith">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Eaton" title="Mark Eaton">53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">1223</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFF21F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jazz%E2%80%93Nuggets_rivalry" title="Jazz–Nuggets rivalry">Denver Nuggets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz%E2%80%93Rockets_rivalry" title="Jazz–Rockets rivalry">Houston Rockets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFF21F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz_Radio_Network" title="Utah Jazz Radio Network">Radio network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_Bear" title="Jazz Bear">Jazz Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz_mural" title="Utah Jazz mural">Team mural</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Bolerjack" title="Craig Bolerjack">Craig Bolerjack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurl_Bailey" title="Thurl Bailey">Thurl Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Hot Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Roberts_(announcer)" title="Dan Roberts (announcer)">Dan Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KJZZ-TV" title="KJZZ-TV">KJZZ-TV</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Pride" title="Celtic Pride">Celtic Pride</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Coyne" title="Tiffany Coyne">Tiffany Coyne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kill_Gil,_Volumes_I_%26_II" title="Kill Gil, Volumes I & II">"Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (<i>The Simpsons</i> episode)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whatever_It_Takes_(Imagine_Dragons_song)" title="Whatever It Takes (Imagine Dragons song)">"Whatever It Takes" (Imagine Dragons song)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspension_of_the_2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season">Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_H._Miller" title="Larry H. Miller">Larry H. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Miller_(businesswoman)" title="Gail Miller (businesswoman)">Gail Miller</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Michael_Jordan" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Michael_Jordan" title="Template:Michael Jordan"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Michael_Jordan" title="Template talk:Michael Jordan"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Michael_Jordan" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Michael Jordan"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Michael_Jordan" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Michael_Jordan" title="List of career achievements by Michael Jordan">Achievements</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Shot" title="The Shot">The Shot</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game">1982 NCAA Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Jordan" title="Air Jordan">Air Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jumpman_(logo)" title="Jumpman (logo)">Jumpman</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Rules" title="Jordan Rules">Jordan Rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flu_Game_shoes" title="Flu Game shoes">Flu Game shoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Last_Dance_shoes" title="Last Dance shoes">Last Dance shoes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_R._Jordan_Sr." title="James R. Jordan Sr.">James R. Jordan Sr.</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Jordan_(basketball)" title="Larry Jordan (basketball)">Larry Jordan</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Jordan" title="Jeffrey Jordan">Jeffrey Jordan</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Jordan" title="Marcus Jordan">Marcus Jordan</a> (son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yvette_Prieto" title="Yvette Prieto">Yvette Prieto</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakeem_Christmas" title="Rakeem Christmas">Rakeem Christmas</a> (son-in-law)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jordan_Rules_(book)" title="The Jordan Rules (book)">The Jordan Rules</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Nothing_Else_Matters" title="When Nothing Else Matters">When Nothing Else Matters</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film and television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/ProStars" title="ProStars">ProStars</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Jam" title="Space Jam">Space Jam</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan:_An_American_Hero" title="Michael Jordan: An American Hero">Michael Jordan: An American Hero</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan_to_the_Max" title="Michael Jordan to the Max">Michael Jordan to the Max</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Like_Mike" title="Like Mike">Like Mike</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Like_Mike_2:_Streetball" title="Like Mike 2: Streetball">Like Mike 2: Streetball</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Dance_(miniseries)" title="The Last Dance (miniseries)">The Last Dance</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Air_(2023_American_film)" title="Air (2023 American film)">Air</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jordan_vs._Bird:_One_on_One" title="Jordan vs. Bird: One on One">Jordan vs. Bird: One on One</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan_in_Flight" title="Michael Jordan in Flight">Michael Jordan in Flight</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan:_Chaos_in_the_Windy_City" title="Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City">Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Jam_(video_game)" title="Space Jam (video game)">Space Jam</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K11" title="NBA 2K11">NBA 2K11</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K12" title="NBA 2K12">NBA 2K12</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K16" title="NBA 2K16">NBA 2K16</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K23" title="NBA 2K23">NBA 2K23</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan_statue" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Jordan statue">Michael Jordan statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan%27s_Restaurant" title="Michael Jordan's Restaurant">Michael Jordan's Restaurant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan%27s_Steak_House" title="Michael Jordan's Steak House">Michael Jordan's Steak House</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stop_it._Get_some_help." title="Stop it. Get some help.">Stop it. Get some help.</a>" (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Jam_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Jam (Michael Jackson song)">Jam</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Be_Like_Mike" title="Be Like Mike">Be Like Mike</a>" (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Second_Generation_(advertisement)" title="Second Generation (advertisement)">Second Generation</a>" (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckethead" title="Buckethead">Buckethead</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Jordan_(Buckethead_composition)" title="Jordan (Buckethead composition)">Jordan</a>" (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crying_Jordan" title="Crying Jordan">Crying Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23XI_Racing" title="23XI Racing">23XI Racing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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style="width:1%">Related<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Showtime" title="NBA Showtime">NBA Showtime</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_Inside_Stuff" title="NBA Inside Stuff">NBA Inside Stuff</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_USA" title="NBA on USA">NBA on USA</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_NBC" title="WNBA on NBC">WNBA on NBC</a></i></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Non-NBA_programs" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-NBA programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/College_Basketball_on_NBC_Sports" title="College Basketball on NBC Sports">College Basketball on NBC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBC_Olympic_broadcasts" 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Regional Networks">NBC Sports Regional Networks</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Bay_Area" title="NBC Sports Bay Area">Bay Area</a> (<a href="/wiki/Category:Golden_State_Warriors_announcers" title="Category:Golden State Warriors announcers">Golden State Warriors</a>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Boston" title="NBC Sports Boston">Boston</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Boston_Celtics_broadcasters" title="List of Boston Celtics broadcasters">Boston Celtics</a>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_California" title="NBC Sports California">California</a> (<a href="/wiki/Category:Sacramento_Kings_announcers" title="Category:Sacramento Kings announcers">Sacramento Kings</a>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Philadelphia" title="NBC Sports Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Category:Philadelphia_76ers_announcers" title="Category:Philadelphia 76ers announcers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>)</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1950s" title="NBA on television 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Finals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hammond" title="Tom Hammond">Tom Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hicks_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Hicks (sportscaster)">Dan Hicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lampley" title="Jim Lampley">Jim Lampley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Meyers" title="Joel Meyers">Joel Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Atlanta_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sunderland" title="Paul Sunderland">Paul Sunderland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Chuck Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_Sr." title="Mike Dunleavy Sr.">Mike Dunleavy Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Guokas" title="Matt Guokas">Matt Guokas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Issel" title="Dan Issel">Dan Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Joe Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Meyers" title="Ann Meyers">Ann Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Rothstein" title="Ron Rothstein">Ron Rothstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beck" title="Bruce Beck">Bruce Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gray (sportscaster)">Jim Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Johnson_(commentator)" title="Lewis Johnson (commentator)">Lewis Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Jones" title="Marion Jones">Marion Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Joyce" title="Andrea Joyce">Andrea Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Malosky" title="Lisa Malosky">Lisa Malosky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Rashad" title="Ahmad Rashad">Ahmad Rashad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Sanders" title="Summer Sanders">Summer Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Wragge" title="Chris Wragge">Chris Wragge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Croce" title="Pat Croce">Pat Croce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">John Salley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Vecsey_(sports_columnist)" title="Peter Vecsey (sports columnist)">Peter Vecsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Williams" title="Jayson Williams">Jayson Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play <small>(<a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954</a>–<a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">62</a>)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Doggett" title="Jerry Doggett">Jerry Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Glickman" title="Marty Glickman">Marty Glickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Donnell_(sportscaster)" title="Bill O'Donnell (sportscaster)">Bill O'Donnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Palmer" title="Bud Palmer">Bud Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_Finals" title="1955 NBA Finals">1955</a> (Games 2, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_Finals" title="1956 NBA Finals">1956</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a> (Games 1, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a> (Games 1, 3–4, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a> (Games 1, 3–4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="WNBA_Finals" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Championship" title="1997 WNBA Championship">1997</a> (single game)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_Championship" title="1998 WNBA Championship">1998</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_Championship" title="1999 WNBA Championship">1999</a> (Games 2–3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_WNBA_Championship" title="2000 WNBA Championship">2000</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_Championship" title="2001 WNBA Championship">2001</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_Finals" title="2002 WNBA Finals">2002</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1959 NBA All-Star Game">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1991 NBA All-Star Game">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1992 NBA All-Star Game">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1993 NBA All-Star Game">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1994 NBA All-Star Game">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1995 NBA All-Star Game">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Roundball_Rock" title="Roundball Rock">Roundball Rock</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_trial_of_O._J._Simpson" title="Murder trial of O. J. Simpson">O.J. Simpson's low-speed freeway chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Clock_Incident_(1994)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Clock Incident (1994)">The Clock Incident (1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clutch_City" title="Clutch City">Clutch City</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Day_Miracle" title="Memorial Day Miracle">Memorial Day Miracle</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Rivalries" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bulls%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Bulls–Knicks rivalry">Bulls–Knicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulls%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Bulls–Pistons rivalry">Bulls–Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heat%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Heat–Knicks rivalry">Heat–Knicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz%E2%80%93Rockets_rivalry" title="Jazz–Rockets rivalry">Jazz–Rockets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Championship" title="McDonald's Championship">McDonald's<br />Championship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1990 McDonald's Open">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1991 McDonald's Open">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1993 McDonald's Open">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_McDonald%27s_Championship" title="1995 McDonald's Championship">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_McDonald%27s_Championship" title="1997 McDonald's Championship">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_McNutt" title="Monica McNutt">Monica McNutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Chris Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 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