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| MJ |
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Position:
Guard |
| Height:
6'6" |
| Weight:
216 lbs. |
| Birthdate:
February 17, 1963 |
| Birthplace:
Brooklyn, NY |
| High School:
Laney High School in Wilmington, NC |
| College:
North Carolina '85 |
| NBA Experience:
13th season |
| Drafted:
Selected by Chicago in the first round (third
overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft |
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1996-1997
Season |
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Started all 82 games |
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Named one of the NBA's 50
greatest players |
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Captured ninth scoring
title (second consecutive) with a 29.6 average |
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Named to All-NBA First Team |
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Named to NBA All-Defensive
First Team |
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Named NBA Player of the
Month for November (31.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.4 apg,
1.50 spg and 35.9 mpg) |
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Scored 25,000th career
point (entered game 35 points shy) on 11/30 at
San Antonio after scoring 35th point on the last
shot of the game |
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Passed Alex English for
eighth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list
(25,613) on 1/15 at Minnesota |
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Became the first player in
NBA history to record a triple-double in an
All-Star Game (14 points, game-high 11 rebounds
and game-high 11 assists) |
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Passed Alvin Robertson for
third place on NBA all-time steals list (2,112)
on 2/16 vs. Orlando |
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Passed Dominique Wilkins
for seventh place on the NBA's all-time scoring
list (26,258) on 3/3 vs. Milwaukee |
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Passed John Havlicek for
sixth place on the NBA all-time scoring list
(26,395) on 3/11 at Boston |
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Passed Oscar Robertson for
fifth place on NBA all-time scoring list (26,710)
on 4/6 at Orlando |
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Has scored in
double-figures in 758 consecutive regular season
games |
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Scored season-high and NBA
season-high 51 points on 1/21 vs. New York |
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Tied career-high 18
rebounds on 3/18 vs. Seattle |
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Had season-high 12 assists
on 2/18 vs. Denver |
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Recorded one triple-double
this season on 4/14 vs. Toronto (30 points, 11
rebounds and 10 assists) - 27th career regular
season triple-double |
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Scored 20+ points in 74
games |
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Scored 30+ points in 44
games |
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Scored 40+ points in eight
games |
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Scored 50+ points in two
games (11/16 at Miami - 50 and 1/21 vs. New York-
51) |
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Grabbed 10+ rebounds in
five games (12/25 vs. Detroit - 10, 1/19 at
Houston -14, 3/18 vs. Seattle - 18, 3/27 at
Toronto - 10 and 4/14 vs. Toronto -11) |
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Averaged 29.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg,
4.3 apg, 1.71 spg and 37.9 mpg |
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Started all 19 games |
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Scored NBA Playoff-high 55 points
in Game 2 vs. Washington (4/27) - eighth time in career
to score 50+ points in a playoff game |
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Grabbed playoff-high 16 rebounds in
game 2 vs. Atlanta (5/8) |
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Had 1997 playoff-high 9 assists in
Game 2 vs. Utah (6/4) |
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Had playoff-high 4 steals in Game 1
vs. Atlanta (5/6) and Game 2 vs. Miami (5/22) |
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Had playoff-high 3 blocks in Game 1
vs. Atlanta (4/25) |
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Scored 30+ points in eight games |
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Led the team in scoring in 17 of 19
games (co-led in one game) |
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Scoring by rounds:
Washington -29, 55, 28
Atlanta 34, 27, 21, 27, 24
Miami - 37, 23, 34, 29, 28
Utah - 31, 38, 27, 22, 38, 39
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Led team in rebounding in four
games (Game 1 vs. Atlanta - 11, Game 2 vs. Atlanta - 16,
Game 4 at Atlanta - 8 and Game 2 vs. Utah - 13) |
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Averaged 37.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 5.3
apg, 1.33 spg and 43.0 mpg in First Round vs. Washington |
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Averaged 26.6 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 5.2
apg, 2.00 spg, 1.40 bpg and 42.0 mpg in Eastern
Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta |
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Averaged 30.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.6
apg, 1.80 spg and 41.8 mpg in Eastern Conference Finals
vs. Miami |
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Averaged 32.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 6.0
apg, 1.17 spg and 42.7 mpg in the Finals vs. Utah |
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Averaged 31.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 4.8
apg, 1.58 spg and 42.3 mpg in the 1997 NBA Playoffs |
