In the first six seasons of his career, Michael Jordan and his Bulls were ravaged a lot, and the Celtics and Pistons made him suffer a lot, but after rushing out of the East in the 90-91 season, Jordan entered the peak, standing on the stage of the Finals six times without a defeat, and his dominance was evident. Of course, about Jordan's failure to lose in the finals, some fans have also questioned it, believing that this is the reason why the opponent is too weak, so is this really the case? Let's take a look at the strength of the Suns in the '92-93 season and see what level Jordan's opponent in the last championship of his first triple crown is.
In the 1993 Finals, Jordan averaged 41 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.7 steals in six games, shooting 50.8%, 40% from three-point range, and averaging 1.7 three-pointers per game, it can be said that Jordan's performance in the Finals can only be described as crazy, to know that a considerable number of players on the stage of the Finals 40+ in a single game has been an excellent performance, and Jordan averaged 41 points per game throughout the series, which is crazy.
After talking about Jordan's performance in the Finals, let's take a look at what the Suns are like in the 92-93 season. The 92-93 season was Charles Barkley's first season with the Suns, and he averaged 25.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block in the regular season, leading the Suns to a 62-20 league record, and he personally lifted the regular season MVP trophy.
In addition to Barkley's outstanding performances, the Suns averaged six players in double figures that season, namely Dan Malley's 16.9 points, Kevin Johnson's 16.1 points, Richard Dumas's 15.8 points, Cedric Ceballos's 12.8 points, Tom Chambers' 12.2 points and Danny Angie's 11.8 points, the team's seven-man scored in double figures and four-man scored 15+ to make the Suns the league's most ferocious offensive team that season. Averaging 113.4 points per game in the regular season, it ranks first in the league.
Compared to the Suns' more scoring points and ferocious offensive firepower, the Bulls' offensive point difference that season was much worse, with only four people scoring in double figures that season, namely Jordan's 32.6 points, Scott Pippen's 18.6 points, Horace Grant's 13.2 points and BJ Armstrong's 12.3 points. The Bulls defended better, averaging just 98.9 points per game, the second lowest in the league, but the Bulls averaged just 105.2 points per game that season, fifteenth in the league, in the middle and lower levels.
In general, the sun attack is strong and weak, and the bull attack is weak and strong. Well, if the two teams play each other, the Bulls need to limit the Suns' points with excellent defense, and the Suns need to tear apart the Bulls' defense with excellent offense. In the six Finals, the Bulls and the Suns averaged as many points per game, both 106.7 points, in contrast, the Bulls' defense prevailed, after all, the Suns averaged 6.7 points less per game in the finals than in the regular season. But the Bulls' offense improved in the Finals, averaging 1.5 points per game more than in the regular season, which is actually Jordan's credit.
In the 1993 Finals, there were a total of 13 players on both sides who averaged not less than 5 points per game, including 8 for the Suns and 5 for the Bulls; a total of 8 players had an average score of not less than 10 points per game, including 4 for the Suns and 4 for the Bulls, but the 4 players in the Suns' doubles averaged more than 15 points per game, and the Bulls only had Jordan and Pippen scored 20+, of which Pippen averaged 20+ It's also because there are 4.1 more shots than in the regular season, but the shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate are lower than in the regular season. Jordan, on the other hand, shot 7.5 more shots than in the regular season, but the shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate are higher than in the regular season.
Admittedly, the Bulls' defense has hampered the Suns on the offensive end, but the Suns still played at a very high level on the offensive end, and the team's 4-man score of 15+ is enough to prove it. The Bulls were able to win the game even when Armstrong and Grant scored roughly the same as the regular season, and the key was Jordan's ability to take what he wanted on the offensive end. Paul Westphar, who was already driving the crane, was the Suns' head coach at the time, and his roar during the suspension, do you remember? Sorry, the sun did everything in its power, but still could not stop Jordan's attack.
Text/Duncan's laugh