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Hot Shots

Shots that Michael has never missed: the ones that win the games at the buzzer. Now, for you, the 25 game winning shots in Michael Jordan career: hoops that ended games lasted too long for his likes...

1 - 11 November 1984

Chicago - Indiana, 118-116
12-footer with four seconds left.

2 - 7 December 1984

Chicago - New York, 95-93
18-footer with five seconds left.

3 - 26 March 1985

Chicago - Indiana, 120-119
Two free throws with five seconds left.

4 - 24 April 1985

Chicago - Milwaukee, 109-107
Jordan nails the eventual game-winning jumper from the corner with 22 seconds left on the clock to force Game 4 in the first round of the 1985 Playoffs against Milwaukee.

5 - 25 October 1985

Chicago - Cleveland, 116-115
Jordan is at the line to win the game against the Cavs. He misses the first, but drains number two for the victory.

6 - 11 November 1986

Chicago - Atlanta, 112-110
Jordan drives through traffic to the basket and manages to sink the tough layup with nine ticks left, skidding out of bounds after the shot.

7 - 21 November 1986

Chicago - New York, 101-99
Jordan scores the last 18 of the Bulls' points, including the final two for the win on a running 18-footer with one second remaining to down the Knicks

8 - 12 February 1988

Chicago - Milwaukee, 95-93
Terry Cummings sends Jordan to the floor with the hard foul, but Jordan exacts revenge by coolly dropping in both free throws with two ticks left for a Chicago victory.

9 - 3 April 1988

Chicago - Detroit, 112-110
Two free throws with four seconds left.

10 - 15 April 1988

Chicago - New Jersey, 100-99
Jordan rises and strokes the jumper over Mike O'Koren with 20 seconds left to down the Nets in New Jersey.

11 - 16 February 1989

Chicago - Milwaukee, 117-116
20-footer with one second left.

12 - 7 May 1989

Chicago - Cleveland, 101-100
"The Shot." It's the reason Cleveland fans will never forgive Jordan, as this shot at the buzzer won Game 5 and the series for Chicago in the first round of the 1989 Playoffs.

13 - 19 May 1989

Chicago - New York, 113 - 111
After Trent Tucker's four-point play tied Game 6
of the 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals at 111,
Jordan stepped to the free throw line and iced the series
with two freebies with four seconds left.

14 - 27 May 1989

Chicago - Detroit, 99 - 97
With future teammate Dennis Rodman guarding him in Game 3 of the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals, Jordan wins the game for the Bulls with the pull-up jumper with 3 seconds left.

15 - 13 November 1990

Chicago - Utah, 84 - 82
As time runs out, Jordan creates some space for the shot over Thurl Bailey and Jeff Malone, downing the Jazz on their homecourt with the 15-footer

16 - 22 January 1992

Chicago - Charlotte, 115 - 112
Jordan picks up the loose ball in Charlotte and runs the length of the court for the layup, drawing the foul and completing the 3-point play for a 3-point Chicago victory.

17 - 11 November 1992

Chicago - Detroit, 98 - 96
Jordan victimizes the Detroit Pistons, draining the long range three-pointer at the buzzer for a 98-96 win in overtime.

18 - 17 May 1993

Chicago - Cleveland, 103 - 101
"The Shot -- Part Two"
Jordan does it to the Cavs again,
this time victimizing Gerald Wilkins with the jumper
to win Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals

19 - 25 March 1995

Chicago - Atlanta, 99 - 98
Jordan, fresh from his return from baseball,
brings the ball up the court and drains the jumper
over Steve Smith to drop the Hawks in Atlanta.

20 - 11 February 1997

Chicago - Charlotte, 103 - 100
Michael is at it again - this time he connects on the clutch jumper from downtown to lift the Bulls to a 103-100 victory over the gritty visitors from Charlotte.

21 - 18 March 1997

Chicago - Seattle, 89 - 87
With the Sonics battling the Bulls in OT, Gary Payton fouls Jordan on the jumper with 8 seconds remaining. Jordan goes to the line, sinking both free throws to shut down Seattle.

22 - 1 June 1997

Chicago - Utah, 84 - 82
Michael Jordan puts his cape on to perform the heroics again, when he drains the jumper as the buzzer goes off giving the Bulls a 84-82 victory and a 1-0 lead in the series.

23 - 13 February 1998

Chicago - Atlanta, 112 - 110
Michael Jordan scored 37 points, including the
game-winning pull-up jumper
over Steve Smith and Chucky Brown...

24 - 22 March 1998

Chicago - Toronto, 102 - 100
Jordan drove past Marcus Camby at the top of the key
before pulling up for the game-winning shot
with five seconds left

25 - 14 June 1998

Chicago - Utah, 87 - 86

1998 NBA Finals - Game 6 at Utah
Chicago trailed by 1.
With the clock ticking inside of 20 seconds,
Jordan sneaked up behind Karl Malone, swatted the ball away and dribbled upcourt. He pulled up 19 feet away, nearly faked Bryon Russell out of his sneakers and let fly from 17 feet with 5.2 seconds left.
M.J. finished with 45 points.

To be continued...

(I hope!)

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