Shots · Signature moves · #77
Jordan's turnaround fadeaway
Jordan repeatedly created an uncontestable release from the mid-post by turning, rising and fading above smaller defenders.
#77 · Shots · Signature moves
Jordan's turnaround fadeaway
1990 · Throughout a career-high 69-point game
Michael Jordan · Cleveland Cavaliers
1990 · Throughout a career-high 69-point game
Michael Jordan
Against Cleveland Cavaliers
The stakes
Overtime road showcase
The fadeaway extended Jordan's prime beyond pure athletic advantage. It became the late-career scoring language copied most clearly by Kobe Bryant and generations of wing scorers.
Regular Season
1990CHICAGOBULLS
CLEVELANDCAVALIERS
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MAR 28, 1990
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Bulls vs Cavaliers
1989-90 Regular Season · Mar 28, 1990
Chicago and Cleveland played an overtime regular-season game that became one of Michael Jordan's great scoring nights.
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