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Originally Posted by fidstar-poker
Also for the lols I watched the first quarter. MJ wasn't good. Brick after brick. You know he's allowed to have bad games and he can still be the GOAT.
13 points by Jokic is a bad game
8 points by Lebron is a bad game.. Or 6 points.
Accordingly, 22/8/11 isn't a bad game, especially when Jordan ended the game in the 1st quarter - I watched that game - it was common knowledge BEFORE the game that the Knicks would mail it in and focus on Game 4.. They knew that they wouldn't go up 3-0 in Chicago Stadium..
Again, this was common knowledge at the time.. The Knicks were going to come out hard but if the Bulls jumped out to a lead, they would conserve energy for the next game.. This is common strategy in many playoff series.
Maybe this was a bad decision, but it's the decision the Knicks made and it's common strategy in many playoff series to mail in a specific game to save energy.
And again, the only quarter where the game was contested saw Jordan get 8 points and 6 assists, compared to 6 and 0 for Pippen, so MJ clearly made the statement and ran the show.. That's why the intro to Game 4 said the cast rallied around Jordan.
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Originally Posted by fidstar-poker
Also for the lols I watched the first quarter. MJ wasn't good. Brick after brick. You know he's allowed to have bad games and he can still be the GOAT.
The issue is that everyone is carried compared to Mike, even Jokic:
1993 ECF
Jordan................. 32.2... 6.2.... 7.0... 2.5... 1.0... 2.2 tov... 113 ortg
Pippen................ 22.0... 6.5.... 4.0... 1.8... 0.5... 4.0 tov... 103 ortg
^^^ this is near Pippen's playoff high and among the closest that Pippen ever got to Jordan in a series
Accordingly, Jordan carried the Bulls in virtually every series, such as 10-30 ppg more than Pippen in every series, while also averaging more APG for RS, PO and Finals.. Jordan also got equal or more DPOY votes for 7 of 9 seasons...
People underrate the ability to play goat offense and defense simultaneously, but only Wilt and MJ did it for their entire prime - it takes goat energy.
Last edited by fallguy; 05-11-2024 at 10:02 PM.