Best Of Michael Jordan's Rookie Season | The Jordan Vault

It really can be a spectacular night for the Bulls as Jordan has come up with another steal. Guard with possession, nice cross court feed. Jordan going in, throws it up! Oh, and Skiddy puts it in! Great defensive effort by Jordan, who has it on the break. Driving all the way in! Oh, Scott! An unbelievable ball! Can you believe that? Oh, listen to the crowd here now. Everybody is up on their feet. A great job by Smith, he grabs it across the arm. This guy is tough. He's tough. He makes a little fake against Butch Carter. Here's Jordan underneath. There's a steal. Jordan to the floor, and it's watched. The difference right now is Jordan brings it up. Fifty seconds remaining, Jordan with a seam. What a jam! And a foul called on Carr, who can't believe it. How can they give him a 9.5 on that one? That was the 10th I ever saw one. Jordan, from Watley. Okay, Michael Jordan that time, moving without the ball, received the pass while we're talking about scoring. They double-team him, the outlet pass stolen away. Jordan on the drive, can he get there? Can he get there? Here's Jordan. We'll see how they rate that one as he got loose under there. Oh, it's a miss. Michael Jordan didn't miss. 77-70 the mix. They're trying to go one-on-one, he lost the ball. Stolen away, laid out for Jordan, this should be an easy two. Kaboom! And that's what they came to see, didn't they? Let's go and roar here in the stadium. Jordan just rocked the cradle for his 10th point, and the Bucs are going to call time. Up off the bench was Don Nelson after that one. 9-15-6, here's Jordan, nice move on the baseline. Kaboom! Nick's applying pressure. And on the near wing, Steve Johnson, Jordan spinning through. Jones stepped it out to Jordan, down the lane, all the way. He's got him standing in the aisles already. Here he comes now, Billy Betts, and he turns it on, and he becomes Captain Marvel, slides down the lane, around, banks it in, and draws the foul. Misses, Bulls can cut it to one if they score. Here's Jordan, down the middle, all the way. There's the slam on a break. Listen to this crowd, they're on their feet. It was a 20-second timeout. Listen to this crowd. Here's the matchup that everybody came to see, Jordan against King. There's a kaboom. He didn't know how he was going to do it. They gave it to Poquette, tried to catch him. 57 to play first quarter. They clear out Michael Jordan on Vinny. He goes baseline, hit a high glasser in a hurry. Quickly in front court to Jordan, looking for penetration. Spin move, hangs in the air, off the glass, and in. Wes and I were talking about it the pregame. Out of three attempts, Jordan, spin move, Bradley, great defense to get back, Jordan goes up, hits it, and is fouled by Bradley. As you see, Dudley was not fooled by a great move by Michael Jordan. He just goes up and just puts a hand up, and a hand is part of the ball in the NBA. To Higgins, back to Jordan. Oh! Rivers, Jordan stole it away. Can he get to the hoop? Another visit to Slam City. One out front, Jordan driving to the left-hand basket by Livingston. By Livingston, thought he had him. He said, hey, this is the right street, but this is the wrong address. The Spurs on top by four. Jordan with the steal, driving. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, Williams with a shot, no good. Rebound, Jordan. And here he comes, steaming into the front court. Jordan with the pass off to Corzine. He scores. But they're playing a different role. Ricky Mahorn hustling underneath, can't get it to fall. Jordan to the hoop, being in the air, scores. Chicago has once again assumed command of the contest, 98-82. Back with more action after this. Cut the ball away, gets a feed from Wadley. Driving, basket, he puts it in. Michael Jordan with 21, and he drew the foul. A chance for a three-point play. Slam and the Bulls have it. Jordan driving. Oh! Unbelievable. How in the world did he do that? Can you believe it? Look at the traffic he goes through. He gets hammered, slides it up off the glass. 35 seconds left. This may be like the other night where the last team to have it. Jordan! Fresh 24 for the Bulls after the foul. Daily alley-oops, Michael Jordan. Oh, no. Double clutching on the reverse side of the board. That's 11-4, Chicago. When you don't give the opposite part. To the baseline, driving, left-handed layup. What a magnificent play he has done.