Bulls vs Heat 1997 - Game 3 - Michael Jordan 34 points

Michael Jordan put on a clinic.

MJ hit 14 of 25 shots and finished with 34 points to lead Chicago past Miami, 98-74, in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Scottie Pippen was the only other Bull to score in double figures - he notched 21 on 8 of 16 shooting.

Jordan pretty much dominated the game, leading the charge in the first half with 20 points, and continuing the onslaught in the third quarter.

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[cccccc14]

kobe's my fav player but Jordan is the god of basketball

[AgentCirrus]

I cant even imagine what a 91-93MJ would have done to the league if he played from 1998-2008

[mrznwalker]

Man MJ got away with so many travels! Like on the replay @3:42 when he shot that 3 pointer, he shuffled his feet like a deck of cards lol.

[dkthg]

@TheWorldKing21 lol!

[TheJunrex22]

Jordan is prodigy in basketball. Period... the BEST and will always be the GREAT..

[stlukesroosevelt1]

Embarrassing!!!

[highflyer1985]

@AgentCirrus with defenses being all but outlawed nowadays Jordan would average at least 40 plus per game if not 50

[TheWorldKing21]

lebron is better.......

[delfra70]

@uberathlete Yes indeed. We always look at things on great or wanna be great players like size, speed, power, strength and athleticism, but sometimes we overlook the smaller things like moving without the basketball, post up game, footwork, timing, focus, determination, i could go on. It's those little things that can really elevate a player to new hieghts in his game. Little things can become big problems if you can't develop them.

[uberathlete]

@delfra70 yup. Add to that his inconsistent jumper and mediocre movement without the ball. While talented, he is very flawed. Jerry West noticed that years ago.

[delfra70]

@gbinct You're right. as great as MJ and Pippen were, they were also two of the best post players in the game, they were just so well rounded, i have never seen teammates who were so complete offensively and defensively. As strong and physically gifted as Lebron is, if he never develops any kind of post game, he will always be limited and containable, mark my words.

[delfra70]

MJ was MJ and Pip was Pip, they lit Miami up. Though the other offensive stars had less than stellar games, the Bulls still dominated. To me this is what set the Bulls apart from other great teams like the Lakers and Celtics, they had such a dominating smothering defense. High scoring teams usually struggle when their offense is not clicking, but because the Bulls were so special on defense, they could struggle offensively like this game and still beat you by 25 points, now that's scary.