5 teams Michael Jordan had his best field-goal percentage against

Basketball legend Michael Jordan had an amazing career leading the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championship titles, earning himself a total of 14 NBA Most Valuable Player Awards. He was nicknamed "Air Jordan" with respect to his amazing aerial ability and in-air acrobats.

Jordan is the fifth-best all-time scorer in the NBA with 32,292 points scored in 1,072 games played. He has a career average of 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. The NBA Hall of Famer recorded a total of 24,537 attempts from the field and netted 12,912 times, having a career field goal percentage of .497, but let's take a look at the top five teams Michael Jordan has registered the best field goal percentage against.

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Top five teams Michael Jordan has secured the best field goal percentage against

#5 Denver Nuggets - 52.2%

Former NBA star Michael Jordan looks on prior to a game between the Michigan Wolverines and Hawaii Warriors on September 3, 2016 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Michael Jordan played in 26 games against the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. He featured for a total of 942 minutes against the Nuggets, scoring 765 points in that time and averaging 29.4 points per game. He also secured 6.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.1 steals per game played.

Air Jordan scored 11.2 times from the field, from a total of 21.4 attempts made per game, attaining a field goal of 52.2%. This is his 5th highest field goal percentage against an NBA team. He completed 172 rebounds, 150 assists, 55 steals and 25 blocks against the Nuggets. In 36.2 minutes played, he secured an average of one block per game.

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#4 Sacramento Kings - 52.8%

Chicago Bulls President/COO Michael Reinsdorf Jr. (L) accepts the ceremonial All-Star ball from Charlotte Hornets Chairman Michael Jordan at the 68th NBA All-Star Game on February 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Sacramento Kings are the fourth team with the next best field goal percentage scored by Michael Jordan. He mustered a field goal percentage of .528 in 38 minutes played per game against the Kings, scoring 11.3 times from the field in 21.3 attempts made.

The six-time NBA championship titleholder has featured in 26 games against the Kings, which saw him score a total of 768 points while clocking 988 minutes on the court. Going against the Kings, he successfully made 135 rebounds, 129 assists, 63 steals and 21 blocks. He also registered an average of 30.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.8 blocks.

#3 Memphis Grizzlies - 52.8%

NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan and co-owner of 23XI Racing looks on from the 23XI Racing pit box during the NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 08, 2021 in Watkins Glen, New York.

Michael Jordan recorded the same field goal percentage against the Memphis Grizzlies as he did against the Kings. He put up a 52.8% field goal conversion from nine games played against the Grizzlies.

The NBA All-Star featured in 297 minutes against the Grizzlies and scored 204 points, completing 38 rebounds, 38 assists, 17 steals and two blocks. In an average of 33.0 minutes played per game, Jordan netted 22.7 points, made 4.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists. He made 17.9 attempts from the field and converted 9.4 such attempts.

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#2 Charlotte Hornets - 53.0%

Michael Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Hornets, talks to Dwight Howard #12 of the Charlotte Hornets during their game against the Utah Jazz at Spectrum Center on January 12, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Charlotte Hornets conceded 1,187 points in a total of 1,319 minutes played to Michael Jordan, becoming the second-highest record against an NBA team. In that time, Jordan registered a field goal average of 53.0%, after making 23.0 attempts from the field, he successfully netted 12.2 times.

The record 10-time NBA scoring leader completed 214 rebounds, 205 assists, 77 steals and 23 blocks against the Hornets. He has featured in an average of 37.7 minutes per game against the Hornets and scored 32.1 points, made 5.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.6 blocks per game.

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#1 Phoenix Suns - 53.4%

Michael Jordan congratulates Kennedy Meeks #3 of the North Carolina Tar Heels after defeating the Duke Blue Devils 90-83 during their game at the Dean Smith Center on March 4, 2017 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Michael Jordan has recorded the best field goal percentage against the Phoenix Suns with a .4% difference from the Hornets. He recorded a field goal average of 53.4% per game, having completed 13.0 trials from the field in 24.3 attempts made.

In a total of 952 minutes played against the Suns, Jordan netted 811 points, 144 rebounds, made 143 assists, 63 steals and 20 blocks. He has scored 32.4 points in every 38.1 minutes played, recording 5.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks against the Suns. He featured in 25 games against the Suns and converted 83.8% of 7.6 free throws attempts made per game.