Michael Jordan in 1984 Olympic Mens Basketball team

Posted by SportBoy on June 12, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan in 1984 Olympic Mens Basketball team

We covered the early years of Michael Jordan, his championship dynasties, his first and second retirement, he returned Wizards, the NBA All-Star Game, but Michael also dominated the game at an international level. Two distinguished points on his wall of trophies and awards are Olympic gold medals he won in the team’s basketball Olympic men of 1984, which had a number of non-professional actors who will soon enter the NBA, and the 1992 Dream Team history, long considered the largest collection of basketball players of all time. Michael was the shining star of both teams, leading the 1984 team with 17.1 points per game and an average just under 15 for the Dream Team in 1992.
After being drafted by the Chicago Bulls, Michael joined the likes of Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, and Sam Perkins – future NBA stars – the basketball team to the 1984 United States men. One of his rivals budding Michael on the Olympic stage was Yugoslavian standout Drazen Petrovic, a superstar in Europe who led his country to a bronze medal at the ’84 Olympics and a silver medal in 92, and Michael spoke fondly of Drazen and their short-lived battles during Olympic and NBA play. Michael Jordan wore Jordan 7 during the 1984 Olympics, but the Star Player Converse basketball shoe, as the entire ’84 team was equipped with Converse shoes.
1992 was another story, Michael Jordan had just finished his second straight NBA championship and its seventh signing with Nike Air Jordan shoes was released. For the Olympics, Michael began an “Olympic” colorways of the Air Jordan VII, which featured an accentuated by navy blue, red and white gold base. A bit of controversy surrounding the Air Jordan VII, Nike, and the Olympic Stadium in marketing, Nike and Reebok both struggled for international recognition as the brand of basketball Prime Minister and some of the athletes of the team dream – including Jordan – who had lucrative contracts with Nike refused to wear Reebok warm-up suits. Instead, Michael and fellow Nike athletes have turned the hose down and draped American flags on their chests to hide any kind of Reebok brand.

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Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XIV

Posted by SportBoy on February 27, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XIV

The last time Michael Jordan has retired, he was on top of his game, the Bulls were undoubtedly the best team in the league, and the retreat itself was a big surprise. In 1998, the circumstances were a little different. Their NBA Finals opponent was once again the Utah Jazz, Utah Jazz better, the Bulls did not have the best record in the league, and the impending retirement of Jordan has begun to weigh on the City of Chicago and his beloved Bulls. Even Dennis Rodman, Chicago primary against Karl Malone was a bit distracted from his participation in pro-wrestling and others. Karl Malone, John Stockton and Co. already beaten the Bulls twice during the regular season, and followed with a game 1 victory in their home court. Prospects, while not being sad, do Bulls fans have the edge of their seats, wondering if the flame burned too fast. Is this the way Michael Jordan would say goodbye to the league?
The answer is simply “no.” Jordan and the Bulls beat the Utah Jazz in three straight games, setting up Game 5 in the United Center for a possible host city celebration Bulls sixth NBA championship and final wave goodbye to the greatest player all time. For the second half of the game, Michael Jordan started the Air Jordan XIV, an ultra-sexy made her feet look like miniature sports cars. The Jazz managed to beat the Bulls in the game, moving the series and momentum to Utah, home field advantage and probably the strongest crowd in the history of the sport would definitely help the Jazz play the right notes and stay on the sidelines. With only 36 seconds left and one, the Utah Jazz were on their way to seal the match and force a decisive game 7. The crowd roared and the ball was thrown into the hands of Karl Malone to be cleverly stolen by Michael Jordan, one of the best guards and pickpockets defense of all time. Jordan with the ball in hand, dribbled up the court with a strange calm with a significant goal. Something extraordinary would happen.
When Jordan Brand reached halfcourt, all sentient beings in the building had any idea what would happen. It was a strange feeling of deja vu, or something like a dream sequence occurring in real life, a quick moment of total confusion that leaves you with goosebumps and stupid behavior. For fans of Utah, it was a nightmare realized prior possession, Jordan scored a bucket in less than four seconds to cut the deficit to one, and when he had the ball in his hands, the was lost. The inhabitants of the Delta Center and millions of viewers around the world saw Michael Jordan RHD. They saw him carry the ball on the left with a crossover. They saw the defender alone, Bryon Russell, falling to his knees. They saw Michael Jordan, slightly to the left of the top of the key, run a jumper from 20 feet with perfect form, hitting something other than the back of the net. It was Jordan “Last Shot, the one who put the Bulls in front of a point with 5.2 seconds to play. It was the shot that gave sixth championship of Michael Jordan. It was scope of the definition of a legend.
The Air Jordan XIV was, again, designed by Tinker Hatfield. Inspired by the love of Jordan for Italian cars – the Ferrari 550 Maranello to be precise – the Air Jordan XIV was the twelfth Tinker Hatfield design of the Air Jordan line. Tinker noted that each model stories and muses behind each model and got deeper involved in Michael’s life. The construction of the Air Jordan XIV was also not like the others, it featured the finest materials on the upper, cushion low profile Zoom Air, a new silhouette to give this real skinny appearance. Michael did the color Black / Red in a game, but he was spotted outside the basketball court with other colors. After a successful launch of Mid and Low versions above in 1998 and 1999, the Air Jordan XIV was again reissued in 2005 and 2006 in a number of colorways both new and old, and again in 2008 part of Collezione Package. Continue reading for a summary of Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XIV and stay tuned to Sneaker News for the next installment of Michael Jordan throught the years.

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Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XI Space Jam

Posted by SportBoy on February 25, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XI Space Jam

After easily manipulate the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1995 NBA Playoffs, Chicago Bulls faced off against the Orlando Magic – a team that was younger, faster and more energetic than the Chicago Bulls. Led by Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway, the Magic # 1 seed were ready to face Michael Jordan and the Chicago team rejuvenated, and considered the match against Michael as a true test of greatness. Game 1 was very good for the Bulls, with twenty seconds left in regulation and one in Chicago had possession of the ball and the game seemed to be under their control. It was during these last twenty seconds that could shed light on the possible fall of Jordan size – he left the game too early for his own good and let out a reign supreme that could compete with the of the greatest dynasties in history. Michael had the ball stolen from him properly, allowing the bucket green light to score. Now with six seconds to play and an opportunity for the winner, Michael made an errant pass to Scottie Pippen and turned the ball over, sealing Game 1 of Magic. Orlando won the series in six games, despite Michael averaged over thirty points per game and not retire jersey No. 23, and Nick Anderson, who was responsible for the part at the end to steal in Game 1, said Michael “n ‘t look like the old Michael Jordan”.
There was no doubt that a 18-month hiatus from the game wreaked havoc, but the loss of Orlando does Michael hungry, angry, and ready for a challenge. Michael and the Bulls back with a vengeance with fire and came to the 1996 NBA All-Star break with an amazing 42-5 record. So how does the Air Jordan XI tie into all this? Tinker Hatfield, who was again the designer of the shoe, presented Michael with a pair to wear in the color test “Concord” White / Black during the 1995 series against Orlando. Ignoring pleas Hatfield not wear shoes, Michael simply could not resist and wore the Concords for a few games until he is given a stern warning from the NBA for non-compliance with the uniform policy team. For a match, Michael did not have any choice but to borrow a pair of Nike Air Flight One Penny Hardaway rival, but was at the Penny one cent cut heel tab of the shoe. The next play, Michael introduced the Air Jordan XI Black / White, which is now known as the color “Space Jam” – but of course, at the time of its debut, the film has not even been made yet. This series would be the last time that Michael was wearing the colors Space Jam, because once the 1995-96 season came, Michael wore the colors for Concord in the regular season until the All-Star Game, where he will launch a brand new never-before-seen version.
The design of the Air Jordan XI is clearly one of luxury, but did you know that the Eleventh Air Jordan was inspired by a lawnmower? Tinker Hatfield found inspiration in unlikely places, but his keen eye has certainly rewarded once the Air Jordan XI was finally released in November of 1995 before a crowd of rabid fans and Jordan amateurs. The “Concord” was reissued in October 2000, following the first release version of “Space Jam” later in December. A slightly modified version of the Concorde was reissued in 2006 as part of the first Air Jordan Defining Moments Package, which celebrated the Air Jordan VI and XI – the two shoes that jump-started both Michael three peats. Another retro version of the Concorde has been set for 2011. The latest version of either the Concorde or Space Jam came in 2009, the Air Jordan XI Space Jam was released at the end of December and featured a single slide on the packaging, solid plastic shoe, and a $ 175 price tag. They were immediately sold, inciting riots and general chaos, and was selected by Sneaker News as the best basketball of the year 2009 – and deservingly so. Continue reading for a full recap video of Michael Jordan in the Air Jordan XI Concord and Space Jam, and stay tuned for the next volume of the slice Air Jordan XI Michael Jordan through the years.

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Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XI Bred

Posted by SportBoy on February 23, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XI Bred

The seed was planted in the NBA playoffs in 1995 when Michael Jordan, plus retirement, began unofficially “Concord” Air Jordan XI of during the Eastern Conference semifinals. Michael took the decision to the test sample simply because he could not resist the incomparable beauty of the shoe. The cat is out of the proverbial bag when margin journalist Ahmad Rashad Jordan shoes up to the camera before a game and introduced the Air Jordan shoe next to the chagrin of Nike Tinker Hatfield mad scientist who asked Michael do not wear shoe because it was not in production and was still a sample. As they say, there really is no bad publicity, because the Air Jordan XI Jordan quickly won fans around the world and created an amazing ‘hype’ for a shoe that has resulted in huge lines and near riots upon its release. Although the Bulls lost the series in the playoffs for the Orlando Magic, Michael was already bubbling to return full season later this year.
On paper, the Chicago Bulls 1995-1996 were not very different from the previous season, even with Michael Jordan, the Bulls were unable to overcome the young Orlando team. The only major change to the Bulls line-up was acquired Dennis Rodman, who is an extraordinary penchant for bouncing stray bullets was surpassed only by a flamboyant off-the-court lifestyle. Not only Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls bounce back, they finished the 1995-96 season with wins in the regular season and more in NBA history, winning 72 of 82 regular season games and 87 100 games counting the playoffs. The league was to thank you for Michael Jordan, which he never abandoned his steady hand, a long-awaited revenge against the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals was severely disappointing that the Bulls swept their opponents in the Eastern Conference in four games and dismantled the Seattle Sonics in six years. Michael Jordan, who was a spectator at retirement only fourteen months ago, its size defined by bringing a championship back to NBA Chicago Bulls.
The best known and probably the most memorable pair of Air Jordan XI is the classic Black / Red colorway, it featured a tonal black upper, patent leather and Cordura nylon combined with a white midsole and a translucent red outsole and Jumpman logo. The quintessential Chicago Bulls combination of black / red is often representative of each and every Air Jordan model each color Air Jordan XI was immensely popular, it is the color Black / Red Bulls will be the figurehead of the eleventh installment of Air Jordan. According to a statement of sell-out home in 1995, the Black / Red Air Jordan XI released in 2001 and again in 2008 (as part of the Air Jordan XI / XII Collezione Package). Michael Jordan also wore the White / Black-British colors during the 1996 NBA All-Star Game is too re-released in 2001 and there are now rumors of a release in 2011 or 2012. Version of the low top Air Jordan XI called Jordan XI IE Low was also released – who was Michael for a few games too. Continue reading for a full recap video of Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XI below and stick with Sneaker News for Part 3 of Michael Jordan through the years: Air Jordan XI.

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Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XII

Posted by SportBoy on February 21, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XII

The ’95-’96 season for the Chicago Bulls was one of the books of record, Michael Jordan led his team to a stunning 72-10 in the regular season and a NBA championship, winning the MVP trifecta regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals. It was also a spotlight incredible for the Air Jordan XI, which today is still attributed to moments victorious and prosperous Jordan. Say the NBA last season was a tough act to follow is as much a redundant statement as can be, but the eternal greatness of Jordan tends to leave us at a loss for words. Season ’96-’97 NBA was just another chapter in the story in the history of the NBA, Michael led the Bulls to their fifth NBA title and 69 regular season wins, dismantling league MVP Karl Malone and Utah Jazz in six games.
Despite its clear domination over the entire league, some critics noted that Jordan might be on the decline, as most of the star players around them early 30s. At the age of 33 years, Michael has proved critics wrong challenge while declaring “Tell me I can no longer fly. I want you. “And his words back with another campaign MVP worthy performance triple-double in All-Star Game, and as a marker of the league, while being named one of the best defensive players in the league. A meeting in June with Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz was thrown Michael toughest opponent yet Finals, Michael again quieted critics by hitting a buzzer-beater winner in Game 1 and scoring 38 points in a legendary performance in a game pivot 5, one in which Michael put his team on his back while being hampered by a terrible flu. Finals Game 5 of ’97 is now known as the ‘Game flu, “one in which Michael displayed air power and the size of the field while seeming terribly human and physically devastated button.
During the ’96-’97 NBA season, Michael introduced the Air Jordan XII, and was designed by Tinker Hatfield once, which was inspired by Misshoki (the Japanese flag) and the Rising Sun as well as dress boot a woman of the 19th century. The Air Jordan XII featured the unique styles of stitching on the upper part, a reptilian material on the mudguard, lace-plated eyelets and full-length Zoom Air cushioning – a first for the Air Jordan. Five colors of the original Air Jordan XII exist, with the most recognizable is the Black / Varsity Red colorway that Jordan wore during ‘Game flu “history. Another is included a color black / white, that Michael wore during the playoffs and the All-Star Game, a color white / red, which was worn during the regular season, and a fourth pair, given a “Taxi” nickname for his use of Yellow Taxi on top. A fifth Obsidian / White pair was also released, but was never worn by Michael in a game. The most notable version of the Air Jordan XII was in fact the ‘flu Game “Black / Red, he published in 2009 with special graphics commemorating the release of Michael unbelievable score during his period of illness. Was the ’95-’96 season a tough act to follow? Certainly, but only Michael Jordan was able to match or surpass his own achievements and create another legend, chapter story in his own career. Continue reading for a summary visual Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XII, and stay tuned to Sneaker News for the next installment of Michael Jordan through the years.

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Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XI Cool Grey

Posted by SportBoy on February 19, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XI Cool Grey

Jumping a bit forward in the history of Michael Jordan through the years focuses on a short period of time during the tenure of Michael Jordan with the Washington Wizards. During his second return from retirement, Michael Jordan mixed in a wide range of sports shoes with Air Jordan flagship models of those years – the Air Jordan XVII and XVIII. In fact, Michael had a penchant for wearing over his models for retro games, including “Cool Grey Air Jordan XI. Perhaps his best performance in these shoes came in 2003 during his last trip to Madison Square Garden, Michael, who has repeatedly expressed his love for playing in the garden, once again showed that he was the best player on the biggest stage, scoring 39 points while allowing youth advocates voiceless, helpless and in awe.
Cool Grey Air Jordan XI’s released in March 3rd, 2001 to a crowd of rabid fans Jordan. Six years ago, Michael Jordan and Air Jordan XI led the Chicago Bulls to dominate the longest season performance in league history, having won 72 regular season games and won the NBA Finals with ease. Michael completed the trifecta of MVP in the same year as well, winning the ‘Most Valuable’ NBA title, the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, and 1996 NBA Finals. There is certainly no doubt that the Air Jordan XI carries with it a rich legacy of winning, embodying the career of Michael Jordan in the game, and although the original colors of the Air Jordan XI – Space Jam “high”, “Concord”, “” and “Columbia” – were all famous, the new statement issued plotted gray Air Jordan acolytes into a frenzy. TLC network is interested in this announcement awaited release of the Cool Grey NikeTown Chicago IT has been featured in “Buy-ology,” a program that explored the psychological drives behind shopping and the power of consumer culture as a whole.
Cool Grey Air Jordan XI released again December 23, 2010. As expected, the Cool Grey were instantly sold in the United States and other stock available in the rest of the world was allowed to leave shortly after. As the release “Space Jam” Air Jordan XI of 2009, the Cool Grey 2010 were housed in a special slide-out box with a plastic liner, solid shoe tree inserts and carbon-fiber paper. In a year filled with countless Air Jordan Retros, ‘Cool Grey’ Air Jordan XI was above the pack that Jordan Brand saved his big retro release of the year to the end, dropping a few days before Christmas. Everyone who wants it, the shoes are out in the winter night to guarantee a pair, as hundreds packed NikeTown in New York at midnight and another crowd gathered at Deerbrook Mall in Texas. Continue reading for a complete overview of Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XI below with some great videos, and stay tuned for the next installment of Michael Jordan through the years.

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Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XIII

Posted by SportBoy on February 17, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XIII

The last hurray? Michael Jordan just seems to improve with age, and after leading the Chicago Bulls to 72 and 69 wins in the last two seasons while capturing many individual awards, at the age of 34-35 was Michael as good as any other. Other NBA players are usually well into their decline, at this age, but Mike not only remained afloat, it was the buoy that has kept the league over the water with its exciting game. Lead the Chicago Bulls to a 62 win season and captured his sixth NBA championship (while winning the MVP trifecta), Michael Jordan capped a legendary career Bulls come out on top – again. But the NBA 1997-98 season was a milestone era for Michael off the field as well as the Nike Jordan brand forks and becomes its own independent brand.
The Air Jordan XIII was again designed by Tinker Hatfield, who used the black panther as the inspiration behind the design. It was a fortuitous circumstance alarming because scarcely two years before the creation of the Air Jordan XIII, Michael got “Black Cat” nickname. Call it a coincidence – that we call the unification of two great minds. Along with the Air Jordan XIII Jordan Brand are the first non-inherited conceptions under the auspices of the Jordan team. Jordan Brand has also made his first-team athletes in the NBA, which included Ray Allen, Vin Baker, Michael Finley, Derek Anderson, Eddie Jones, and more. The culmination of the marketing campaign for the Air Jordan XIII was Michael Jordan the “CEO” as the net value of his name and everything related to it was valued at $ 10 billion.
So what exactly Michael colors to wear? For the regular season, he wore the black / white and white / red for Home and Away, and introduces an interpretation Black / White for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. Later he wear this colorway during the NBA playoffs 1998, turning the black / red and low-high PEs. In 2004, the Air Jordan XIII was reprinted in a number of colorways both new and old, and again in 2010/2011. In 2010, the Air Jordan XIII was the third selection of the Jordan Brand Bin 23 Collection, an ocher color which featured brown and red. The Air Jordan XIII is considered a favorite of many fans Jordan, but the NBA 1997-98 season will be remembered for two different Air Jordan shoes. The first is the Air Jordan 1, Michael wore in his last game at Madison Square Garden, and the second is a new design for his last game as a Bull in Chicago. Continue reading for a full visual recap of Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XIII and stay tuned to Sneaker News for the next installment of Michael Jordan through the years.

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Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XV

Posted by SportBoy on February 15, 2013 No comments

The 1998-99 season was the “age” a new good faith in the NBA Sport. Player lockout shortened season of 32 games, and the Chicago Bulls were without Scottie Pippen, without Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman without, and of course, without Michael Jordan. Michael has officially announced his (second) retirement from the Chicago Bulls January 13, 1999. Final list of achievements was one that can not be matched by 10 other All-Stars at the time, six NBA championships, 10 scoring titles, five MVP, two Olympic gold medals, twenty-five winning shots game – including the “Last Shot” during Game 6 of the ’98 Finals or rider floating on the Cavaliers in ’90. Michael Jordan was a part of the comic book superhero, his incredible aerial maneuvers, Aura power, and the thrill of attendance Jordan a crusader cape an athlete and coach in uniform, but his emotions arising from the tragic death his father, his play suspected disorders, and the occasional loss reminded us of the “Air Jordan” was made man.
With the retirement of Jordan, the horizon was quite new NBA championship team was all taken into account, and a gaping vacancy of the throne NBA was very clear. But Michael poignant and bluntly stated in his Hall of Fame speech: “Do not look for the next Michael Jordan. There will not be a new Michael Jordan “This statement is true as you see through the mirror, there will not be a dominant figure like Michael as ever, but the game has changed and the size can grow elsewhere -. team play, leadership, defense, and so on. Michael and Jordan Brand teamed up to find greatness in other sports as well as basketball, showing Ray Allen, shooting guard talented Milwaukee Bucks, Randy Moss, the receiver ultra-fast spectrum of the Minnesota Vikings , and Derek Jeter, the performer in the playoffs and a young leader of the New York Yankees. In these three individuals, Michael saw a reflection of his own greatness, and four athletes and Mary J. Blige “Overjoyed” unique are the central characters of the marketing for the Jordan Brand Air Jordan XV.
The Air Jordan XV was the first Air Jordan shoes in its infancy when Michael retired. It was designed by Tinker Hatfield and inspired by the X-15, an aircraft developed by NASA rocket futuristic. Tongue out was a tribute to Michael habit of signing his tongue during games, and woven Kevlar upper heel and rubber sole added futuristic concepts to the shoe. The Air Jordan XV was also an important step in the Air Jordan legacy at the time that Tinker Hatfield, the mastermind behind the Air Jordan III series of, I would call his latest Air Jordan XV shoes. The XV published in four different colors along with three low-top versions and a new ‘moc’ slip-on version – something useful for Michael now that he spent his time lounging around rather than running along the court. The Air Jordan XV joined the Air Jordan IX as the only Air Jordan shoes never be worn by Michael (so far), but Air Jordan remained high despite the popularity of Michael hang for good. Continue reading for a reminder of the Air Jordan XV and the retirement of Michael Bulls, and stay tuned to Sneaker News for the next segment of Michael Jordan through the years.

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Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in 2003

Posted by SportBoy on February 13, 2013 No comments

Michael Jordan 2003

On February 1, 2003, Michael Jordan was at the end of his illustrious career, research and overweight in a strange uniform Wizards leader of a team going nowhere 23-25 ​​Washington.
Jordan was a few weeks before his 40th birthday, and Washington had lost five of its last six games. During this sequence, Jordan showed his age from 4 to 14 against the Bulls and 4-of-16 against the Nets. MJ was rarely get to the rim at the time and tried to just 11 total free throws in his last six games.
But on February 1, 2003, MJ was new. He played 44 minutes and wanted the Wizards to a 109-104 victory over the Hornets, despite injuries to starters Jerry Stackhouse and Larry Hughes. Jordan has 18 of-33 field and 9-of-10 from the line to score a match with 45 points. He also dished out six assists and grabbed three rebounds.
Jordan eventually retire at the end of the 2002-2003 season. His 45 points that night remain the most points he has scored in his last year in the NBA.

Kobe Bryant 2003

At the same time MJ was about to disappear from the universe NBA, Kobe Bryant was preparing to dominate.
On February 1, 2003, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were the three champions of the NBA Wizards while Jordan would miss the playoffs.
While Jordan was poorly conducted February 1, 2003, Kobe was sensational. Lakers in 12 games in January 2003, Kobe averaged 30.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.4 steals, while shooting 47% on the ground.
But when Kobe exploded for 42 points against the Jazz on Feb. 1, it was still three points behind Jordan had scored against the Hornets. Kobe Jordan dragged six four assists. Bryant shooting 12-25 (48 percent) was less effective than MJ 18-of-33 (55 percent).
On a night 10 years ago to the day, Kobe was great, but MJ was, once again, it is even better.

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Michael Jordan Once Again Left Kobe Bryant in His Shadow

Posted by SportBoy on February 11, 2013 No comments
Michael Jordan Once Again Left Kobe Bryant

The careers of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant will be linked forever.
Jordan set the standard impossibly high that Kobe’s career will always be measured against. As time passes, it seems that no matter what Kobe realizes he will always find terribly frustrating and little legend of MJ.
The same scenario played 10 years ago to the day, a night when Kobe was great, but Jordan was even better.
On 1 February 2003, a nearly 40 years, Michael Jordan scored 45 points to lead the Washington Wizards to the New Orleans Hornets. Later that evening, Kobe Bryant would score 42 as Lakers beat the Utah Jazz.
Ten years ago, the future of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant could not be more different, but the pattern played that evening because he apparently always set the standard Jordan and Kobe came a little less.

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