If Michael Jordan’s dominance was born out of torment, then the “Bad Boys” Detroit Pistons were his recurring nightmare.
That is until he broke them in the 1991 playoffs.
But before Jordan pounded Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, and yes, Scott Hastings, leading to the infamous “walkoff” that signaled the end of the Pistons’ run, they knocked Jordan’s block off.
Three straight times, from 1988-90, the Pistons ousted Jordan’s Bulls from the playoffs. Over that time, as unveiled in ESPN’s riveting “The Last Dance” documentary that peels back the layers of Jordan’s reign, the Pistons helped build a monster.