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6-5-1991: Michael Jordan’s Spectacular Move
Filed Under On This Day . . ., NBA, Chicago Bulls, Loose Balls | Leave a Comment
Last night the Los Angeles Lakers blew out the Orlando Magic in Game One of the 2009 NBA Finals. Eighteen years ago today, the Lakers were on the other end of a championship blowout, this one courtesy of the Chicago Bulls in Game Two of the 1992 NBA Finals. As Chicago was crushing them in the fourth quarter, the Lakers would have a close-up view at what one of the greatest and most celebrated moves in the accomplished career of Michael Jordan. Catching a pass from Cliff Levingston, Jordan took one dribble and soared to the rim. Going up and showing the ball with his right hand, Jordan would see a defender out of the corner of his eye, sweep the ball to his off hand and finish with a graceful and beautiful left-handed layup. Pumping his fist in celebration of his own amazement at the play, Jordan would be mobbed by his teammates after an immediate timeout from the stunned Lakers. Continue on to examine a move by Jordan that was famously described by Marv Albert as “spectacular.”
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