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In the Finals series, the Jazz won Game 1, while the Bulls won Games 2–4. At the United Center 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 ...
Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls and Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics are the only two players in the game, which allows the player to participate in a one-on-one basketball game, as either Bird or Jordan. Mini-games include a slam dunk contest (utilizing Jordan) and a three-point contest (utilizing Bird). [2]
The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1997–98 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.The two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls played against the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz, with the Jazz holding home-court advantage for the first 2 games in Salt Lake City.
Boston's chances were hampered by the absence of Larry Bird during these playoffs due to a season-ending injury earlier in the season; the first and only time in Bird's NBA career he'd miss playing in the playoffs. Former Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan made the first of 19 playoff appearances in a 22-year tenure. The only time he missed the ...
Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allan Houston, Bobby Hurley, Jamal Mashburn, Eric Montross, Rodney Rogers, Chris Webber, George Raveling and Roy Williams pose for a team portrait in June 1992.
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The Celtics–Heat rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat.. Since first meeting in 1988, the Celtics hold an 83–53 lead in the rivalry's regular season series, while the Heat hold a 4–3 lead in playoff series; the teams are tied at 21–21 in individual playoff games.
If the long-held grudge between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas had any hope of softening, “The Last Dance” has all but solidified them taking their beef to the grave.