Historical Duel: Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Take a look back at the historic game five from the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals when Michael Jordan hit "The Shot" to clinch the series for Chicago.

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[SSPanzee]

Jordan was a Cavalier killer. 3 Game winners against them, including two in post season and one as a Wizard at age 39. Michael Jordan career high 69 points, also he had 18 rebounds and 6 assists in that game - against Cavs of course.

"The Shot I" - That was game 5, but back in 89' you needed to win 3 games to advance, that was game 5, so comparing to today's rules it was Game 7 also Bulls trailed by 1, so MJ decided who is gonna play in next round.

One of the clutchest shots in NBA History. No doubt about it.

[kinggam]

Ohhh how I miss the glory days of the Chicago Bulls.

[aznozjimm]

Look how high jordan jumps when celebrating after the last shot

[HalfCourtHero]

Nowadays NBA is a three point contest... I almost cried watching the third quarter of the Warriors Pacers game. 9 threes in a row. It's almost like whoever makes the most threes wins the game now.

[wanthedream]

Damn the 90s was even more athletic than the 2000s

[iKobe]

Comparing Lebron James to Jordan is like comparing bread to caviar

[patrickt]

1:21 MJ so smooth n flawless on that play fuaarkk

[ary]

Now LBJ is doing the same exact thing to the Bulls, that MJ did to Cavs.

[TheMichaelRN]

when players were rock stars and undoubtedly a man's game.

[killakan]

i wish i could have watched basketball in that time era

[mjprelic]

Those were the best basketball games. Today's game doesn't have the heart

[Kelen]

90s basketball is basically 90s hiphop, good and always will be.

[Mindi]

I fucken hated the Cavs SO MUCH back then, but damn they were a good team. Daugherty, Price, Nance, Ehlo, Hot Rod... I LOVED the Bulls-Cavs battles.

[gchara]

The Bulls-Cavs Playoff History, 1988 Bulls over Cavs 3-2, 1989 Bulls over Cavs 3-2 “The Shot”, 1992 Bulls over Cavs 4-2, 1993 Bulls sweep Cavs 4-0, 1994 Bulls sweep Cavs again in the first round 3-0, 2010 Cavs over Bulls 4-1 Lebron/Noah feud, 2015 Cavs over Bulls 4-2 Rose hits game winner in Game 3, Lebrons answers back with his game winning shot in game 4.

[miggycaparas]

Hey Milwaukee fans, you might still get your phantom/duel video. Just wait 20 years.😂

[lolnets]

80% bulls highlights, 20% cavs highlights. we clearly saw who was the better team back then.

[EndoTelevision]

Jordan also had a game winner against Cleveland in his Wizards days lol

[jumar]

Chicago bulls then is still the best team to ever exist in the universe and there's no doubt about it

[isam]

man basketball was much more competitive back then.

[tmg_sav]

As a 13 year old, this era of basketball looks much more entertaining