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It is now 35 years since the world of basketball saw one of the most memorable nights in its history at the hands of Michael Jordan on April 20, 1986
It is now 35 years since the world of basketball saw one of the most memorable nights in its history from the hand of Michael Jordan on April 20, 1986. Game 2 of the series against the Celtics, the star of the Bulls was dispatched with 63 points against the Celtics, the best team in the league and that would be champion.
Just in his second season as a professional in the NBA And at 23 years of age, Michael Jordan surprised the greatest of this sport with skills that had never been seen and that were enhanced because he did not belong to any of the most powerful teams.
Game 1 went to the Celtics, and despite the exceptional night that the Bulls experienced on 23, game 2 also went to Boston. Bird, McHale, and Parish were too much for anyone in those days, for a young Jordan, too.
On a day like today, but in 1986, Michael Jordan set the scoring record for the #NBAPlayoffs with 63 points against the Celtics ????#ElUltimoBaile
— NBA Latam (@NBALatam) April 20, 2021
Michael had 41 field goal attempts, of which 22 ended up in the basket. Over the course of the game, he also had the luxury of grabbing five rebounds, making two blocks and giving six assists, as well as stealing the ball three times. The perfect night except for the end result.
That night, MJ unseated Elgin Baylor from the top as the player with the most points in the playoffs, a mark that the Lakers legend had sustained for 25 years by scoring just 61 points against the Celtics.
One of the phrases that remained in everyone’s memory was the one that Larry Bird blurted out at the end of the meeting. “I think it is God disguised as Michael Jordan. He is the most amazing player in the NBA. Today at the Boston Garden, on national television, in the playoffs, he hosted one of the best shows of all time. I couldn’t believe that someone could do that against the Celtics, ”said one of Jordan’s great idols.
The historic night of Michael Jordan! ????
On a day like today, 35 years ago, MJ scored 6️⃣3️⃣ points against the @celtics ☘️, the most by a player in Playoff history. ???????? pic.twitter.com/9xXpEq3Kf2
– NBA MEXICO (@NBAMEX) April 20, 2021
The most recent case and one that was very close to reaching the two legends was Donovan Mitchell, a Jazz player who in the last postseason devoured the Nuggets in Game 1 of the series scoring 57 points, which took the podium together with Jordan and Baylor.
Nowadays there are many young talents who at some point can light up and make an excellent game in the playoffs that can surpass Jordan in points, such is the case of Doncic, who has left everyone in the NBA speechless since his irruption ago. a couple of seasons. However, that a situation like the one that Michael lived in front of the great team of the 80’s can happen again and perform a feat of that caliber, is almost impossible.
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