We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos. All rights reserved. G Effective Field Goal Percentage This statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal. Player Efficiency Rating A measure of per-minute production standardized such that the league average is Win Shares An estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player.
Player stats broken down into various categories; i. Player shooting history Player lineups View all Jordan high school, amateur, and exhibition games. Michael Jordan scored points Subscribe to Stathead , the set of tools used by the pros, to unearth this and other interesting factoids.
Become a Stathead. Per Game Bold indicates league leader. Regular Season. Only on regular season tables. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Choice is:. With the help of his teammates, Jordan led the Bulls to a first-round playoff win over the Cleveland Cavaliers before falling to the Pistons in five games in the conference semifinals. The Bulls, however, were nudging to a championship as each successive season the team would get closer. He also ranked third in steals with 2.
Jordan propelled the Bulls past the Cavs in the first round of the playoffs in the decisive Game 5, scoring the memorable buzzer-beater floating jumper over Craig Ehlo for a victory. Chicago management, however, was making other moves.
But when the play broke down and the shot clock waned, Jordan had free reign to create his own shot. Jordan set his career game-high in points with 69 against the Cavs in a overtime win. He also emerged as a 3-point threat, posting However, the Pistons defeated the Bulls in a tough seven-game series in the Eastern Conference finals.
That third consecutive playoff defeat to the Pistons prompted many to think out loud that a scoring champion like Jordan could not lead his team to a title. Were they ever wrong. The redemptive blow was the sweep of the Pistons in the conference finals. Jordan, who by now shaved his head completely bald, triggering another trend and making him recognizable by just the dark rounded silhouette of his head, was now known as a champion.
He was also known to be ultra-demanding of his teammates, ruffling more than a few feathers with his critiques. But winning was the soothing elixir. The Bulls would go on to successfully defend their title for two consecutive seasons, defeating both Drexler and the Blazers and the Charles Barkley-led Phoenix Suns in six games. By the end of that three-year run, Jordan had eclipsed stardom and approached folk hero status.
Early into his career, he drew Peter Pan-like admiration for his gravity defying leaps and belief that he would remain youthful forever. However, during the three-peat, players and teams seemed to concede that the title was Jordan.
In the Finals, Jordan opened up Game 1 with a record setting point first-half performance to lead the Bulls to a rout. The Blazers bounced back and seemed poised to force a Game 7 as they took a lead into the fourth quarter of Game 6. However, the Bulls roared back for a series-clinching win.
That summer, Jordan was the key figure in forming the Dream Team that competed in the Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In , Jordan led the Bulls past the Patrick Ewing-led Knicks for the fourth time in five postseasons — this time in the Eastern Conference finals in six games without the home court advantage. Jordan scored 54 points in a Game 4 win. The Bulls sealed the series with a victory in Game 6. In the Finals, Jordan set a Finals record as he posted a In the decisive Game 6, the Bulls again stormed back to overcome a fourth-quarter deficit.
This time, Jordan scored nine straight points down the stretch. But trouble was brewing. Jordan was under scrutiny for what was thought to be poor decisions with respect to his gambling endeavors. But that paled in comparison to the loss of his father who was murdered during an armed robbery.
Emotionally drained and seeking new challenges, just one day before the start of training camp, Jordan stunned the basketball world by announcing his retirement. After much speculation about his plans, Jordan returned to the spotlight in a baseball uniform.
Attempting to fulfill a dream inspired by his father, the younger Jordan set his sights on Major League Baseball. He was a competent if unspectacular performer. He was back, albeit with the unorthodox No. The most memorable game of the initial comeback occurred six games in when he scored 55 points against the Knicks in the Garden.
Robbed of his youthful bounce at age 32, he turned primarily to fadeaway jump shots and spinning layups. And in the waning moments of a tie game, he drew attention as he dribbled around the perimeter and passed to a wide-open Bill Wennington under the basket for the winning points in a victory.
Detroit also eliminated Chicago in the Eastern Conference semifinals in Those are the teams that stood in the way the most against Jordan in the postseason. Jordan's success wasn't limited to the NBA. He made the game-winning shot in the NCAA men's basketball national championship game.
LeBron debate. Seven of Russell's teammates in Boston have seven or more championships. Bob Cousy won six championships with Boston. There are only four players in NBA history who didn't play for Boston who have at least six championships. Robert Horry won seven championships through his time with the Rockets, Lakers and Spurs.
Jordan and James both have lengthy statistical resumes , but that six-championship trump card gets played the most in the debate. James turns 36 in December.
0コメント