Did MJ beat a 73 win team in the playoffs before?

[kamil]

No it was three. They finally beat them the 4th try.

I stand corrected. But hey, at least MJ didn't pull a LeBron* and bitched out to form a superteam.

[r0drig0lac]

Jordan wouldn't allow a team to win 70 games during his reign other than his.

/thread

[kamil]

Jordan wouldn't allow a team to win 70 games during his reign other than his.

TRUTH.

Reminds me of Walter White saying

'Danger? I AM the danger! I am the one who knocks!'

[Roundball_Rock]

Wasn't it two years?

Three. 88', 89', 90'.

Wins are clearly inflated in this era. The Warriors won 73 and the Spurs 67 this year alone. These are the records of all-time great teams--one lost in the second round and the other had the greatest meltdown in Finals history. What does that say about their regular season dominance?

In MJ's time winning 60 was tough. The Bulls were the only team to exceed 65 during the 90's and did so thrice. I believe the next best record was the 96' Sonics with 64 wins.

[guy]

Except the Warriors broke the Bull's record only to get sonned by LBJ


Curry and MJ fam take the L

How did "MJ fam" take an L? They won one more game, big deal. So Jordan basically had Curry's success in the regular season I.E. about the same amount of wins/MVP and Lebron's success in the playoffs I.e. winning the championship/FMVP.

[Odinn]

Three. 88', 89', 90'.

Wins are clearly inflated in this era. The Warriors won 73 and the Spurs 67 this year alone. These are the records of all-time great teams--one lost in the second round and the other had the greatest meltdown in Finals history. What does that say about their regular season dominance?

In MJ's time winning 60 was tough. The Bulls were the only team to exceed 65 during the 90's and did so thrice. I believe the next best record was the 96' Sonics with 64 wins.

Good call. Also '97 Jazz won 64 games.

[kamil]

Three. 88', 89', 90'.

Wins are clearly inflated in this era. The Warriors won 73 and the Spurs 67 this year alone. These are the records of all-time great teams--one lost in the second round and the other had the greatest meltdown in Finals history. What does that say about their regular season dominance?

In MJ's time winning 60 was tough. The Bulls were the only team to exceed 65 during the 90's and did so thrice. I believe the next best record was the 96' Sonics with 64 wins.

Yeah I remember the 90s really well, but not the 80s. Bulls' 72-10 record was huge, but the sonics had a very impressive season themselves (i think their best ever) and it got largely ignored.