5 Times Michael Jordan got shut down

Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan

#1 Bulls Vs. Cavaliers, 1986

Stats: 8 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist, 4-for-13 FG, 16 Minutes Played

Result: Cavs 123, Bulls 97

Michael Jordan #23
Michael Jordan #23

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A horrible game for Michael Jordan completes this list, only eight points on just 31 percent shooting led to a 26 point loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The worst game in Jordan's career also goes as the only game that Michael Jordan did not reach double digits in scoring while wearing a Chicago Bulls jersey. That's over 900 games that Jordan played and scored 10 plus points but this was the only one where he failed.

While this was the down point of Jordan's career, it goes to show just how great he was. 12 years followed and Jordan set the record for most consecutive double-digit games by any player. At the time many thought this would be an unbreakable feat until just last season when LeBron James managed to surpass him.

It just goes to show how rarely Michael Jordan had an off game and why there is so little talk about them as they are massively outweighed by every buzzer beater, 40+ point performances that the GOAT delivered.

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Edited by Abhinav Munshi
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