Jordan vs. Bird: 1988 Duel No One Remembers | The 1988 Tapes 📼

Another entry from the CLNS archive vault — January 12, 1988, Chicago Stadium, and the Bird-Jordan duel almost nobody brings up. Maybe bc it wasn’t in the playoffs? Maybe bc time just skipped over it. Either way, CLNS The Tapes series is dustin off the vhs and breaking this one down..

Larry Bird went for 38 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in 44 minutes. Michael Jordan answered with 42 on 19-of-35. Both men had exactly 10 points at halftime. Then they combined for 60 after the break.

But the number nobody talks about is zero.

With 23 seconds left, the Chicago Stadium PA announcer called Michael Jordan for his sixth personal foul and sent him to the bench. The foul belonged to Charles Oakley. Jordan finished the night with ZERO personal fouls and ZERO turnovers in 43 minutes — and re-entered the game with two seconds on the clock.

Also on this tape: Kevin McHale's 10,000th career point, Danny Ainge extending his three-point streak record on a 1-for-5 night, Robert Parish going 18 and 16, a rookie Reggie Lewis, Fred Roberts wearing Cedric Maxwell's number 31, and Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes sitting courtside in fur coats.

Boston won 104-97. Twenty-five days later both teams were back in this same building for All-Star Weekend. Two rounds apart that spring, Detroit ended both their seasons.

📼 FULL GAME AVAIL TO MEMBERS HERE: youtu.be/4s5BQxJ98jA

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📼 THE TAPES — RARE NBA ARCHIVES PLAYLIST:
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⏱️ CHAPTERS:
[SEE SECTION 4 — TIMESTAMPS NEED VERIFICATION AGAINST FINAL CUT]

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0:00 The Coldest Night in Chicago
2:02 TBS Takes the Air
2:29 Dirk Minniefield and a Broken Celtics Bench
3:19 Artis Gilmore Faces His Old Team
4:12 Fred Roberts Is Wearing Number 31
4:35 A Rookie Named Reggie Lewis
5:00 Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes Sit Courtside
6:10 Halftime: Boston 45, Chicago 39
6:32 Sixty Points After the Break
7:16 McHale Hits 10,000
7:48 Ainge Extends the Record
8:18 The Fourth Quarter
9:10 Boston 104, Chicago 97
9:35 All-Star Weekend, Same Building
10:55 Detroit Ends Both Seasons
11:41 The Box Score Nobody Believes
12:54 Who You Taking?

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