Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan always did whatever it took to win at basketball. Whether he needed to defend the other team’s best player or finish a game with a game-winning shot, he was always up to the task. But in the 1993 NBA Finals, he met a player who was up to the task of trying to match him: Phoenix Suns forward Charles Barkley.
Barkley and Jordan both tried to push their teams to a win on June 11, 1993, with
Barkley and Jordan scoring 42 points each. Unfortunately for Barkley, Jordan and the
Bulls just had a little bit more to get across the finish line, winning the game 111-108.
Both Barkley and Jordan scoring over 40 points was the first time opposing teams had
players score over 40 points in an NBA Finals game in NBA history.
