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Rookie phenomenon in 1984/85, then injured a large part of the following season but still capable of sticking 63 points to the Celtics in Playoffs, Michael Jordan could finally express himself in 1986/87, and it hurt very much.
The back of the Bulls had thus turned to 37.1 points on average by scoring 12 3-PTS baskets … on the entire season! A mixture of power, relaxation, speed and aggressiveness, the young “Air Jordan” will cut all the defenses of the League and establish himself as the best NBA marker, until his first retreat in 1993.
And he will already lay the foundations for his myth, with anecdotes in a mess. On April 16, 1987, he received the Hawks of Dominique Wilkins, one of his fiercest opponents in terms of the brand, but also of the show. The latter Tell at The Athletic the pre-match.
“Jordan, it was something”recalls The Human Highlight Film. “He entered our locker room, he went ahead of me. I was wondering what he was doing in our locker room. He hit the leg of Randy Wittman and said to him, 'Do your laces, it's going to be a long evening'. He came out. He put 60 points that evening. »»
61 More precisely, at 22/38 in the shoot, his career record equaled at the time and his 37th match at more than 40 points this 1986-1987 season. He had not lied to Randy Wittman.
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