Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal split their Playoff series with the Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic. A rubber match would have been gold. (Photo credit should read TONY RANZE/AFP via Getty Images)
The Orlando Magic defeated the Chicago Bulls in 1995 and served notice their time was next. They broke up before they could be the foil to Michael Jordan.
Michael Jordan had a mountain to climb. The Last Dance makes that painfully clear, spending an entire episode describing that climb to his first championship. The Detroit Pistons were his main rival.