A healthy '19 Warriors against the GOAT '96 Bulls and Michael Jordan.
Playing against these Warriors will immediately tell you why this team could have been the greatest team of all time. Everyone knows how potent the team is offensively, they can score very easily, from anywhere on the court. They take advantage of any opening, and even if they are not open, KD, Steph, and Klay can score against the best.
The length and athleticism of the Bulls backcourt give them a chance defensively, and the Bulls bench appears superior as evidenced in this game (Bulls bench outscored them 23-15 here), but once the Splash brothers get going, even the daunted defensive backcourt of the Bulls cannot do anything to stop them. And the defense of this Warriors team, is also understated. KD, Klay and Draymond play great D, they can cause turnovers and take advantage immediately.
The Bulls got off to a great start here, and had their Triangle offense working like a well-oiled machine. THey were up 13 by the end of the 1st, and they needed it. They needed that cushion against these Warriors. Even with the Bulls leading by as much as 19, the Warriors heated up late in the 2nd and went on a 18-8 run to cut the deficit to 8 at the half.
As always with these Warriors, the game turned in the 3rd. They went on a 14-6 run to tie the game, continued their offensive outburst and went up by as much as 10 in the period. They outscored the Bulls in the 3rd quarter 39-23, hitting 7/10 3-pointers, to go up by 8 going into the 4th.
The 4th quarter was special. As the Warriors grew the lead to 11, Jordan had a 3-pt play that started the furious Bulls rally in the period, to even take the lead late. It was great finish decided by a great defensive play.
Statlines:
Jordan: 48 pts 11 assts 2 stls 2 blks
Pippen 23 pts 6 rebs 6 assts 2 stls
Rodman 15 pts 19 rebs 1 stl 1 blk
Kukoc 13 pts 3/5 3pt
Curry: 35 pts 5 rebs 7 assts 6/11 3pt
Durant: 31 pts 4rebs 4assts 2/4 3pt
K.Thompson: 23 pts 4 rebs 6 assts 4 stls 4/8 3pts
D.Green: 17pts 6 rebs 9 assts 4 stls
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