Michael Jordan

Cross-checked NBA historical features, Bulls retrospectives, official box scores, major-media rankings, and recurring fan watch lists. Championship stakes and universally named moments outweigh simply selecting Jordan's five largest point totals.

1. #1. Jordan scored 45 of Chicago's 87 points, stole the ball from Karl Malone, and hit the winning jumper with 5.2 seconds left to clinch his sixth title in his final Bulls game. NBA: Jordan clinches the 1998 title with the Last Shot · Fan consensus: Michael Jordan's greatest games
2. #2. Sick and visibly exhausted in a 2–2 Finals, Jordan played 44 minutes, scored 38, and made the decisive late three before collapsing into Scottie Pippen's arms. NBA: Michael Jordan's 1997 Flu Game · Bulls: Pippen and Jordan in the Flu Game
3. #3. Weeks after returning from a broken foot, Jordan scored a still-standing playoff-record 63 points in double overtime against the eventual champion 1986 Celtics, prompting Larry Bird's 'God disguised' verdict. NBA: Jordan's 63-point playoff record · NBA: Complete 1986 Boston classic
4. #4. Jordan scored 44 and beat Cleveland at the buzzer over Craig Ehlo in a winner-take-all first-round Game 5, creating the soaring celebration forever known as 'The Shot.' NBA: Jordan hits The Shot to eliminate Cleveland · NBA: The Shot from every angle
5. #5. Answering comparisons with Clyde Drexler, Jordan scored a Finals-record 35 first-half points, hit six threes, and punctuated the barrage with his famous shrug in the 1992 opener. NBA: Michael Jordan's 1992 Shrug Game · Bulls: 1992 Finals Game 1 retrospective

Reviewed through 2026-07-17