NBA FINALS 1997 GAME 5 part 10

The games of Michael Life, 38pts in flu conditions.

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[christ28gfj]

when it comes to michael jordan i just got three words for you the best ever period.

[d4seasons]

my all time favorite michael jordan game. despite of the flu, he focused on the game. the whole bulls team played great. luc longley, great hustle down the court ahead of everybody.****

[axolotl84]

great game, thanks for the nostalgia!

[Blairbunke]

I hate to use this cliche cause it really is overused but you could make the argument that Karl Malone was the least clutch player of all time. Went 3-16 when they got eliminated by the Blazers in '99. Missed 2 free throws at the end of game 7 in '96 WCF. In each finals series he he had 2 good games and 4 bad ones. Has the ball stolen by MJ at the end in '98 then this debacle of a final 2 minutes.

[5011b]

Man Malone really choked. Turnover, missed FT, 2 airballs in the final 1:40 and then he forgets to foul down by 1 with 15 seconds left. Damn.

[mrmacross]

Of all the games that hurt Karl Malone's legacy, to me this one hurt it the most. He had a bad game as is, but in the last 4 minutes or so he missed a FT, airballed two shots, committed a bad foul, failed to commit a foul with time running out, couldn't box out Toni Kukoc or grab the defensive rebound off the missed Jordan FT. Say what you will about the missed FT's in game 1, or getting the ball stolen in Jordan's last Bulls game, this game was his most disappointing performance as an MVP.

[JMK213]

this is why mj is the greatest

[cryalex20x6]

That is what the best player is all about.

[howedo189]

Damn Karl Malone was takin crazy shots this game!!

[MrHrana1]

The two greatest performances in Finals history was this game by Jordan and Magic Johnson's game 6 against Philadelphia in the the 1980 NBA Finals.

[Indianbrkdncer]

@kinfolk441 Yeah and dude just fucking took his 5th ring from Boston. Smd Celtics.

[kinfolk441]

@Indianbrkdncer - I agree on the six rings portion but Kobe didn't have shaq for his 4th title, or this coming or next year. I see the Lakers three-peating again. I'll give ya that.