In 1988, the Los Angeles Lakers were at or near the peak of their Magic Johnson-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fueled dynasty.
Michael Jordan was at the dawn of his rise to greatness. By 1988, he was clearly a major star and huge attraction, but he was not as iconic as he would become when the championships started to roll in.
But there was no doubt that he was an electric performer, capable of taking over any game and of dominating on either offense or defense.
On December 20th 1988, thirty-four years ago today, Jordan and his Chicago Bulls hosted the Lakers and to say Jordan put on a show was putting it mildly.