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February 3, 2023 is yet another perfect opportunity to celebrate the illustrious career of Michael Jordan

Author psheppard

February 3, 2023 (2/3/23) is yet another perfect opportunity to celebrate the illustrious career of Michael Jordan.  Lets review some of his greatest moments,

1998 NBA Finals

Jordan led the way with 45 points, the most in a player’s final playoff game in NBA history. It is also the second most points in a Finals clinching win in league history behind Bob Pettit’s 50 in 1958.

Equally impressive, Jordan did all of this despite being 35 years old. He is the oldest player in Finals history to record a 40-point game, doing so at 35 years and 117 days old.

Jordan attempted 35 of his team’s 67 shots (52%), the highest percentage in any game of his career and the highest percentage by any player in a playoff game in the shot-clock era (since 1954-55), according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It was the only game of his career he attempted at least half of his team’s shots.

The Last Shot

“The Last Shot” is one of the most memorable moments in NBA history and is often considered one of Michael Jordan’s greatest clutch performances.

His ability to deliver in the clutch, combined with his skill and competitiveness, are what made him one of the greatest players of all time. His two go-ahead shots in the final 10 seconds of an NBA Finals game are testament to his clutch gene, and it’s a testament to his greatness that he is one of only two players to achieve this feat.

1998 marked the last time Jordan won Finals MVP. He won the award six times in his career. It’s the most Finals MVPs in NBA, MLB, NHL or NFL history.  He also has a perfect 6-0 record in the Finals, good for the most Final round appearances without a loss by a league MVP in the history of those 4 sports. He never went to a Game 7 in the Finals.

1993 Playoffs

His 35.1 points per game average in the 1993 playoffs is a testament to his dominance and his ability to carry his team on his back. It’s a remarkable accomplishment to average better than 30 points per game in all six of your championship-winning playoff runs. The fact that only two other players have accomplished this feat is a testament to how special Jordan’s career was.

Jordan averaged 41.0 points per game against the Suns in the Finals, the most in a single Finals in NBA history. He scored 40 points in four straight games during this series, the longest streak in Finals history and tied with Bernard King in 1984 for the second longest at any point during a playoff year in NBA history. Only Jerry West (six straight in 1965) had a longer streak.

Jordan the Closer

Jordan made nine game-winning buzzer beaters in his career, the most in NBA history (regular season and postseason) ahead of Kobe Bryant (8) and Joe Johnson (8).

His five go-ahead shots or assists in series-clinching games in the final 10 seconds of the game is a testament to his clutch gene and his ability to deliver when it mattered most.

His record of 4-6 in those situations is remarkable, and his ability to make big shots or set up his teammates for success is what made him one of the greatest players of all time.

If Craig Shemon decides to make this topic for Wiki-Pete-ia later today on the Shemon and Sheppard Show 2-6pm at 4:45pm, don’t blame me if I kick butt.  I am now 18-2, 90%, after I gave you the Denver Nuggets last night during Watcha Got.

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Florida Man Arrested While Trying To Conceal A Stolen Semi Truck By Spray Painting It A Different Color Like On GTA V

Why can’t a Florida Man find a Pay n’ Spray when he needs one? Reinier Lazaro Perez and Dayanly Cutino Gonzalez were spotted behind the Days Inn in Palm Coast Florida. They were spray painting a Peterbilt semi-tractor in the back corner of the parking lot. The hotel is located just off I95, we’ll get back to that. Someone (who obviously can’t mind they own business) thought that someone spray painting a semi truck in the parking lot of a hotel was suspicious. So they called the cops. When Flagler County Sheriff’s Office  deputies arrived the two dropped the cans took off running along Southbound I95. That’s your escape plan?

Dayanly clearly hadn’t been doing her cardio and was quickly captured. Reinier managed to hide in the woods for about 2 hours before they found him.

The Peterbilt semi-tractor had been stolen just hours earlier from Columbia County, Florida.

The recovered semi-tractor is valued at $280,000. The semi-tractor’s original color is pink (really). The pair were in the process of spray painting the stolen semi-tractor red to conceal its original color when deputies arrived. Makes sense. I’m actually impressed with how good their paint job was coming along. They even took the time to tape it off. The semi-tractor’s GPS had been disabled and removed but was found nearby in the woods.

The female subject, Dayanly Cutino Gonzalez, was placed under arrest.  Her charges were Resisting Arrest Without Violence, Grand Theft – Motor Vehicle, and Felony Criminal Mischief. She was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. She’s out after posting $13,500 bond.
Florida Man Reinier Lazaro Perez, was placed under arrest for Resisting Arrest Without Violence, Grand Theft – Motor Vehicle, Felony Criminal Mischief, Possession of a Removed Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and Possession of Fentanyl. There’s that last one. Fentanyl. Seems like it’s not a Florida Man story without Fentanyl.

 

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