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Top 23 Facts to Know About Michael Jordan
The 23 most monumental milestones, historic records, & interesting occurrences to know about Michael Jordan
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Michael Jordan didn’t need an extremely long career to cement his legacy.
If MJ did not retire after the 93′ or 98′ seasons, he would’ve played in roughly 347 more games over 5 seasons.
Even with the time missed, he still has the highest career scoring average in NBA history
The Last Dance resumes tonight at 9 ET on ESPN, touching on MJ’s retirements pic.twitter.com/dzxVup2kJs
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 10, 2020
An update from @EliasSports Michael Jordan averaged 36.8 PPG in winner-take-all games, the highest average in NBA history among players with at least 3 such games. LeBron James (34.9 PPG) is 2nd on that list and Kevin Durant (33.3 PPG) is 3rd.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2020
MJ was 9-18 on potential game-tying or go-ahead FG in the final :24 of the 4th or OT in his playoff career.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2020
Players to win an NBA MVP over the last 20 seasons have shot 29% in those situations in their playoff careers and none of the 9 players with at least 10 FG shoot above 40% pic.twitter.com/Z3Hq9WZxjg
Michael Jordan made 9 game-winning buzzer-beaters in his career (including the postseason), the most in NBA history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 4, 2020
Kobe Bryant and Joe Johnson are tied for the 2nd-most game-winning buzzer-beaters with 8 apiece. https://t.co/tgbuFmeTHE pic.twitter.com/kLs7Ni988k
The Last Dance begins at 9 ET on ESPN.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 19, 2020
Michael Jordan faced 383 different players at least 10 times as a member of the Bulls, including the playoffs.
Not a single one of those 383 players had a higher scoring average than Jordan in those head-to-head games. h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/uXjsv7gUak
The Last Dance continues tonight at 9 ET on ESPN.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 26, 2020
Michael Jordan won all six of his titles with Phil Jackson, while winning nearly 78% of his games.
Per @EliasSports, that is the highest win percentage in NBA history for a player-head coach duo (min. 400 games). pic.twitter.com/6ZvTCsQIK1
Michael Jordan is the only player in NBA history to retire immediately after winning an MVP award OR scoring title.
In fact, MJ’s the only NBA, NFL, MLB or NHL player to retire immediately after winning an MVP award since Jim Brown did it following the 1965 season#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/85y3LB3yFf — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2020
Michael Jordan capped the 97-98 season with his 6th NBA Finals MVP Award. No other player has won Finals MVP more than 3x (first awarded in 1969).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 19, 2020
Jordan was 6-0 in NBA Finals, the most title round wins without a loss by an MVP in NBA, NFL, NHL or MLB history. h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/ZlVT433TSN
On this day in 1993, #Bulls Michael Jordan won his 7th straight NBA scoring title, tying Wilt Chamberlain's record. pic.twitter.com/8eO1n4YpxL
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) April 25, 2020
The GOAT was still getting buckets at almost 40 years old.
Did Michael Jordan have anything left in the tank?
He turned 39 during the 2001-02 season while with the Wizards, during which he played in 60 games and averaged 22.9 PPG, 5.7 RPG and 5.2 APG.
That makes him the only player 37 years or older in NBA history to average 20-5-5. pic.twitter.com/ppEja5JcDi— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2020
Michael Jordan played in 179 playoff games. He was his team’s outright scoring leader in 92.2% of those games, by far the highest such figure in NBA history (min. 25 GP). Allen Iverson is second at 80.3%, followed by LeBron James at 77.0%.#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/P6B8DrOskz
— Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) May 10, 2020
Michale Jordan became the unquestioned top athlete in the world during 1992.
Michael Jordan had a year for the ages in 1992, becoming the 1st player to win league MVP, Finals MVP, a title and an Olympic gold medal in a calendar year. Only LeBron James (2012) has been able to replicate that feat since.
The Last Dance continues tonight at 9 ET on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/YRgujvq9i4— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 3, 2020
Michael Jordan scored 759 points during the 1992 playoffs, the most in a single postseason in NBA history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 3, 2020
The Last Dance continues tonight at 9 ET on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/bL21dzwS19
In Game 6 of the 1992 NBA Finals, the Bulls overcame a 15-point deficit entering the 4th quarter to win and clinch their 2nd straight title.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 4, 2020
That is the largest deficit entering the 4th quarter overcome to win in NBA Finals history. #TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/kxxaNBaMpu
Michael Jordan averaged 35.1 PPG in the 1993 playoffs and 34.5 PPG in the 1992 playoffs, the most and 2nd-most in a single playoff run by any player to win the title that same year.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 3, 2020
The Last Dance continues tonight at 9 ET on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/eH7uWdVmOv
Michael Jordan averaged 41.0 points per game in the 1993 NBA Finals.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 4, 2020
Still the most PPG by any player in a Finals series.#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/fEfFftjlsg
Mike made scoring 30 PTS look easy.
Michael Jordan scored at least 30 points in 16 games during the 1992 playoffs, tied with Hakeem Olajuwon in 1995 for the most in a single playoff year in NBA history.
The Last Dance continues tonight at 9 ET on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/XxsrT7YWbH— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 3, 2020
Whenever Mike got a new coach, he let them know right away who’s the GOAT.
The Last Dance continues tonight at 9 ET on ESPN.
Per @EliasSports, there have been 5 instances of a player scoring 50 points in his first game under a head coach. Michael Jordan is the only player to do so twice.
Once under Doug Collins and the other under Phil Jackson. pic.twitter.com/DqzDdqoJgf— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 26, 2020
The HOFer was on another level from 1988-98.
Michael Jordan’s five regular-season MVP awards are tied for second-most in NBA history.
In the span between his first and last MVP awards, Jordan amassed 7,346 points in MVP voting, more than double second-place Karl Malone despite Jordan missing the entire 1993-94 season. pic.twitter.com/Hm9Be8ewT7— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 20, 2020
MJ dominated from the moment he stepped on the court.
Michael Jordan started his career off with a bang earning rookie of the year honors.
Jordan was prolific as a rookie, with 33 30-point games, fifth-most by a rookie in NBA history.
Only Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy, Oscar Robertson & Elvin Hayes had more. pic.twitter.com/qrJey41sCr— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 20, 2020
46 of the 72 regular season wins came by double digits, the 4th-most such wins in a season in NBA history.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 20, 2020
The 1971-72 Lakers had a record 50 such wins. https://t.co/uRwbaBgpzI
DID YOU KNOW❓ The 1995-96 @chicagobulls are the only team in NBA history to record at least 9 separate winning streaks of 5+ games. 📺: The Last Dance on ESPN
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) May 10, 2020
MJ and Scottie Pippen eliminated the most 60+ win teams in the playoffs in NBA history. Dispatching 7 teams with 60 or more teams in the playoffs. #TheLastDance
— BattleRapStats (@BattleRapStats) May 18, 2020
But let some of ya'll tell it, they didn't beat anybody … smh
Chicago lost their 3 best players and entered a disastrous rebuilding mode.
The Bulls are the only team since 1950-51, the 1st year of official record for individual rebounds, to win an NBA title and not return its playoff leader(s) in Pts (Michael Jordan), Ast (Scottie Pippen) and Reb (Dennis Rodman) the following season. h/t @EliasSports#TheLastDance pic.twitter.com/MqUZNgKcFs
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2020
If the Bulls were looking to get really bad really fast after #TheLastDance, they accomplished that goal with flying colors.
Among all teams in NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL history, the Bulls own the largest win percentage decline in back-to-back three-year spans. pic.twitter.com/rxVMccUhjt— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 18, 2020
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