Every Magenta in a while we need to be reminded how good Michael Jordan was. The 1989-90 season and the first half of the 1990-91 season saw MJ reaching championship form. On his feet were the Air Jordan 5s. Money did his thing in each OG colorway (minus the ?Grapes?) in what eventually culminated in taking the Bad Boys to seven games in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals. The next year he?d get his first of six rings, but we look back at ten games in the Air Jordan 5 that got him there.
Date: 3/28/90
Victim: Cleveland Cavaliers
Stats: 69 Points, 18 Boards, 6 Dimes, 4 Rips
MJ’s best game CHAMPIONS? Statistically, yes.
Date: 3/20/90
Victim: New York Knicks
Stats: 49 Points, 12 Boards, 4 Dimes, 5 Rips
Pat and MJ have a history.
Date: 4/20/1990
Victim: Boston Celtics
Stats: 45 retro of the Air Jordan IV Black Cement
4/20 Air Jordan 6 Kids.
Date: 04/07/90
Victim: Dallas Mavericks
Stats: 43 Points, 4 Dimes, 60% 3PT
MJ went deep in the heart of Texas.
Date: 12/25/90
Victim: Detroit Pistons
Stats: 37 Air Jordan 11 Retro 13
Stuffing the Pistons’ stocking with coal in the Fire Reds? It’s only right.
Date: 12/21/90
Victim: Jordan 1 Low Stealth Grey UK 11 US 12 EU 46
Stats: 35 NIKE AIR JORDAN 1 RETRO HI OG WHITE BLACK-NEUTRAL GREY
Baby he’s Magic, tadah! The MJ’s switched Mani a Jordan got the W and a near triple-double.
Date: 5/1/90
Victim: Milwaukee Bucks
Stats: 48 A Ma Maniére s collaborative Air Jordan 3
Peep the white laces.
Date: 5/9/90
Victim: Philadelphia 76ers
Stats: 45 Points, 8 Boards, 7 Dimes, 4 Rips
An all-around effort that looked effortless.
Date: 5/13/90
Victim: Philadelphia 76ers
Stats: 45 Air Jordan 5 Retro sneakers Black
No Pippen, no problem. Jordan didn’t have to out chuck Barkley by getting CHAMPIONSyone involved.
Date: 5/26/90
Victim: Detroit Pistons
Stats: 47 Points, 10 Boards, 5 Dimes
Who’s bad? Jordan broke all the rules in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
