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Top Ten moments of Michael Jordan's career

**10.** "40 points, 40 years old": His Airness scored 43 points at age 40 as a Washington Wizard against the New Jersey Nets.

**9.**"1989-90 playoffs": The Bulls did loose in seven games to the Detroit Pistons, but Jordan had the best playoff averages of his career, averaging 36.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game.

**8.** "The shrug": In the NBA Finals of 1992, Jordan was on a mission for his second title. In game one, Jordan hit six three point shots and finished the first half with thirty five points. The Bulls won the game and the series and this game became known as "The Shrug Game."

**7.** "63 points against the Celtics": At this time in his career Jordan was in his second year in the league. He was a rising superstar with no one to help him on his team. The Celtics were the team to beat, and Dennis Johnson the best defensive guard of all time was guarding Jordan. Jordan had the will to beat the Celtics all by himself and he took the game into double overtime. The Celtics won, but Jordan set and NBA playoff record with 63 points. After the game, Larry Bird said, "I think I saw god, his name is Michael Jordan."

**6.** "Jordan's first title": The Bulls made it the NBA Finals against Magic Johnson and the Lakers. Nothing phased Jordan, not even Magic, as he averaged, 31.2 points, 11.4 assists, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.8 steals per game throughout the entire series. In game two, Jordan had an amazing highlight play, where he jump and moved the ball on one hand to the other to avoid Sam Perkins, all in mid air.

**5.** "Dunk Contest Victories": In 1987 and 1988, Jordan put on a magical performance showcasing his ability to "fly." His most memorable dunks were his "rock the cradle dunk" and both of his dunks where he jumped from the free throw line. In 1988, Jordan defeated the legendary dunk artist, Dominique Wilkins.

**4.** "The shot": In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls were down 1 point, with three seconds to go. The twenty five year old, Michael Jordan, received the ball and he faked right and went left, jump, hung in the air, and shot over Craig Ehlo. The ball was in mid air when the buzzer went off and then the ball went in. The Bulls won the game and Jordan saved their season from ending, as the Bulls advanced to the semifinals.

**3.** "The Shot (College Edition)": As a North Carolina Tar Heel in the championship game, the game was tied. Jordan's team was stacked with great players, such as James Worthy, Sam Perkins, and himself. Both Sam Perkins and James Worthy were better than him at that time, and James Worthy was the best player in the entire tournament. But with game on the line, Jordan caught the ball on the wing, just inside the tree point line, he shot the ball and drained it. The shot ended up being the game winning shot, and legendary coach Dean Smith's first National Championship.

**2.** "The Flu Game": No human that has a flu can go out and score 38 points and lift their team to victory in the NBA Finals against a great team, the Utah Jazz, except for Michael Jordan. The result of the game was the Bulls leading the series 3-2, and after winning the next game, Jordan and the Bulls won their fifth NBA Championship. The Bulls were trailing after the third quarter, as Jordan was exhausted, scoring only two points in the third. But his ten in the fourth, leading the Bulls to a comeback were crucial. He also hit the go-ahead three point shot with twenty four seconds left. That shot was the most important shot of the game. After the game, Jordan collapsed into his teammate, Scottie Pippin because he was so tired.

**1.** "Jordan's Final Shot": In 1998, Jordan was determined to win one more NBA Championship, by scoring 45 points. The Bulls ended winning the game and the NBA Championship. But before the game ended, the Bulls were down one with the ball. Jordan got the ball and was isolated one on one with a premier defender, Byron Russel. Jordan put on a incredible step-back crossover that made Russel slip and fall. Jordan pulled up and hit the game winning shot, giving him his sixth and final NBA Championship. Now this shot is on of the most iconic moments in sports history.

