23 bulls Michael Jordan INTRODUCTION TWO BASKETBALL GREATS It was the sixth game of the 1998 National Basketball Association NBA Finals The Chicago Bulls had won three games in the seven-match series But Chicago trailed the Utah Jazz near the end of Game 6 That’s when Michael Jordan took over FAST FACTS Michael Jordan won five NBA Most Valuable Player MVP awards Jordan was an NBA Finals MVP six times LeBron James was the first player to score at least 10 points in 1,000 NBA games in a row James has won the NBA championship with three different teams
Cavaliers 23 Jordan beat the Jazz defense and scored tying the game 85 85 As Utah tried to score Jordan took the ball from them With five seconds left he scored a jump shot The Bulls were the series champions and Jordan was the NBA Finals MVP Eighteen years later LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to victory and became a new basketball hero Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors would decide the champion The score was tied with less than two minutes left LeBron James
orter spalding 23 bulls Warriors player Andre Iguodala grabbed the ball He went for a close shot but James leaped and blocked the ball In the game’s final seconds James scored from the free throw line to give Cleveland a four-point lead For the first time the Cavaliers were NBA champions James had more points rebounds and blocks than any other player in the series He won the Finals MVP award Jordan was known for his ability to leap high in the air so his nickname was Air Jordan James’s nicknames include King James and the Chosen One With his large size he can push his way past defenders to score or pass the ball to open teammates Which player is better That’s up to you to decide Let the smackdown begin Michael Jordan drives for the score during the 1998 NBA playoffs
spalding spalding nba spalding 23 curry 30 23 LeBron James jumps for an easy basket against Stephen Curry and the Warriors during the 2016 NBA Finals
