Today, Joey Gulino revisits Michael Jordan taking out 40 percent of the Utah Jazz back in 1987.
Being the petulant jackass Cleveland fan I am, I simply decided to write about my favorite dunk by my favorite player and break up all the Bulls love.
One of the great Jordan stories surrounds an anonymous road matchup with the Utah Jazz, well before their more famous NBA Finals encounters.
As such, there was really only one reason to file into the Salt Palace on Dec. 2, and he wore No. 23.
Jordan responded with 47 points, none more memorable than a four-point sequence late in the second quarter.
As he ran back down the floor, Jordan turned to the heckler and mouthed, “Was he big enough?”.
Regardless, Jordan had a big second half and shot 63 percent for the game in a 105-101 Bulls victory. »