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‘The Flu Game': 18 Years After Michael Jordan’s Night in Salt Lake City

No, Michael Jordan‘s greatest performance wasn’t hitting six three-pointers in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland.

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No, Jordan’s greatest performance wasn’t torching Cleveland for 69 points and pulling down 18 rebounds during the 1989-90 season.

Michael Jordan‘s greatest performance in his hall-of-fame career happened today … 18 years ago.

In Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against 1997 NBA MVP Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz, Jordan scored 38 points in 44 minutes and carried the Bulls to a 3-2 series lead, while fighting “flu-like symptoms”.