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Article: Jordan's 47 Points Speak Loud and Clear As Bulls Top Pistons
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- The Washington Post
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- May 27, 1990
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Detroit Pistons assistant coach Brendan Malone pointed to the
"21" on the statistics sheet following the Chicago Bulls' 107-102
victory in Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. It was the
number of Chicago offensive rebounds.
That, not the hoopla surrounding Michael Jordan's silence, was
the story of how Chicago closed this best-of-seven series to 2-1.
Even Jordan's 47 points, 18 of which came in the fourth quarter,
weren't completely the reason. Jordan frequently scores more than 40
in the playoffs, but it hasn't led to much success against Detroit.
But Scottie Pippen helped out with 29 points, and the Bulls
outrebounded Detroit by 46-36, with Pippen and Horace Grant each
getting ...