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The Shot
Jordan rose over Craig Ehlo and hit the series-winning jumper as time expired.
#1 · Shots · Playoff plays
The Shot
1989 · 3 seconds left
Michael Jordan · Cleveland Cavaliers
1989 · 3 seconds left
Michael Jordan
Against Cleveland Cavaliers
The stakes
Winner-take-all first-round Game 5
It is the cleanest early image of Jordan becoming inevitable: an elimination game, a hostile road floor, and one shot deciding an entire series.
1989 Eastern First Round
1989Game5
CHICAGOBULLS
CLEVELANDCAVALIERS
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MAY 7, 1989
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Bulls vs Cavaliers
1989 Eastern First Round Game 5 · May 7, 1989
Chicago and Cleveland played a decisive first-round game that came down to the final seconds.
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