In his career, Michael Jordan played in a lot of memorable games. He engraved his mark on the golden pages of the game's history by accomplishing a three-peat twice. Fans were left wondering why he performed that way in one particular game, though.
67-15 is Michael Jordan's record. After defeating the Cavaliers (4-2) to get to the 1992 NBA Finals, the Bulls were prepared to take on the Clyde Drexler-led Portland Trail Blazers and their 57-25 record. Jordan had an amazing performance in the series' opening game that many still find difficult to believe in. He flawlessly made six three-pointers in a half, giving an amazing performance that was finished with an iconic shrug at the broadcasting table.
As per Brandon Robinson, Magic can be heard saying “The night before he hit all them threes against Portland, we’re playing bid whist at his house.” and I said, ‘Michael, I got to go home. You got a game.’ Because I was working for NBC at that time.”
“So, he shot and made like four, five [3’s] in a row. And when he made that last one and turned to the score [broadcaster’s table], he was turning to me. He was so hot that night, so he owed me a lot because I’m the one he was mad at. That’s why he took it out on Clyde Drexler the next day in the game.”
Jordan was compared to drexler before the finals
As the two teams seemed set to face off, there was growing interest in the Portland-Bulls Finals, which led to parallels between Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan. The media pushed for a Magic-Bird-like rivalry between the two during the postseason buildup, naming Drexler as Jordan's main Rival.