After a strong win over the Las Vegas Raiders, the Patriots head honcho wished the Boston Celtics good luck in their Game 6 of their Eastern Conference Finals series tipping off at 6:30 pm Eastern Time. Aside from a brilliant Game 2, Detroit did an excellent job of keeping MJ in check while the players around him struggled to keep pace. The 1987-88 Pistons essentially laid waste to the Bulls. Following a decade that included six years of wandering outside the playoffs, the Lakers have finally returned home with a berth in the NBA Finals. But, as could be witnessed in the final installment of ESPN’s documentary series, Jordan had to throw some trash talk Bird’s way after sending his Pacers fishing. This was an absolute mauling, with Jordan wresting away control of the NBA and the Eastern Conference from the Pistons for good. Jordan certainly did have something for every member of the Celtics on April 20, 1986.
From the start, Michael Jordan understood the value of his brand. Teammate Jayson Tatum added 24 points, a career-high 11 assists, 2 steals and a block, while guards Marcus Smart and Kemba Walker added 20 points each, Smart with 8 boards and Walker 5 assists. When did Michael Jordan become Michael Jordan?
The two New England coaches have developed a friendship over the years, each supporting the other in important moments as Belichick does ahead of Boston's must-win elimination game this evening. Three times for a conference championship.
A look at the numbers behind the Chargers’ 21-16 home loss to Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Back in 1986, Michael Jordan sets an NBA playoff record scoring 63 points against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their first round series. How good was Jordan on this night? Turns out Bird was right: The Celtics eventually won the 1986 NBA title, but Jordan would lead the Bulls to six championships while becoming arguably the greatest NBA player of all time.
A trio of Chargers joined a growing list of significant players who are dealing with injuries following Sunday’s loss to the Panthers.
NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. The Pistons would go on to reach the NBA Finals, where they'd lose to the Lakers in a seven-game thriller.
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You could argue it was exactly 34 years ago today. Bam Adebayo scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Heat defeats the Celtics.
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For LeBron James, it was the Kevin Garnett-Paul Pierce Boston Celtics.For Michael Jordan, it … [Celtics guard Dennis Johnson] I got something for him tomorrow.’”. While he got to the line 11 times and added nine assists, that performance goes down as one of the biggest blemishes on Jordan's playoff resume. A look at the numbers behind the Rams’ 35-32 road loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Individually brilliant in five of the seven games, including back-to-back 40-point performances in Games 3 and 4 to get the Bulls back from a 2-0 deficit, Jordan got little help from anyone on the roster not named Scottie Pippen.
But that seems to have led to one of the greatest playoff performances in NBA history. But the Bulls still got routed, 123-104. “D.J. Even after he launched his final shot of his career as an NBA player, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan couldn’t resist getting in a dig at Boston Celtics luminary Larry Bird. On this date, Michael Jordan dropped 55 points on the Washington Wizards in a Game 2 win in the first round.
In between Game 1 and Game 2, Jordan went golfing with Celtics guard Danny Ainge, Mark Vancil, who later wrote Jordan’s biography “Rare Air,” and Celtics beat writer Mike Carey. Even after he launched his final shot of his career as an NBA player, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan couldn’t resist getting in a dig at Boston Celtics luminary Larry Bird. On April 20, 1986, a young Jordan led his Chicago Bulls into the Boston Garden for Game 2 of their 1986 Eastern Conference First Round playoff matchup with the Celtics. Mike Williams, Bryan Bulaga, Chris Harris Jr. suffer injuries in Chargers loss. For four straight years, Jordan's Chicago Bulls went head-to-head against Isiah Thomas and the Pistons. An examination of The Times’ failures on race, our apology and a path forward.
Of course, by the time Jordan’s Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers team the Hick from French Lick was coaching in the season covered by the ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance”, the duo had long ago become fast friends. Relive Michael Jordan's incredible move where he switches hands for the nifty layup in the 1991 Finals.
While being interviewed on “The Last Dance,” Jordan was reminded that he had played golf with Ainge the day before that historic game. Find out who took Game 6 between the Heat and the Celtics in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. Jimmy Butler and Erik Spoelstra discuss winning the Eastern Conference of the 2020 NBA playoffs.