Game 7 eastern conference finals 1990

The five-time MVP averaged Jordan also knew his teammates would follow his lead and remain mentally strong. What a difference a year made for Jordan. In , he was crying after losing to the Pistons. Stats courtesy of Basketball Reference. Skip to content. Home NBA. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos. All rights reserved. East Conf 1st Round Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers vs. Detroit Pistons New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns vs.

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The former wanted to defeat the team that kept giving him scratches on his body, while the latter desired to retire Superman. Jordan and Miller, who got into a fight in , discussed what they were feeling back in the day.

It became personal with me. While Bryant's lob to Shaquille O'Neal against Portland is one of the NBA's most-replayed highlights , the premier Game 7 moment of Bryant's career has to be the Lakers' Finals victory over the Celtics , even if he shot just 6-for en route to the fifth title of his career. The Heat capped off a sensational back-and-forth Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics with a dominant second-half performance, outscoring Boston after halftime.

James tallied a game-high 31 points, 12 rebounds and two assists to finish off the Celtics, who got a triple-double from Rajon Rondo.

Miami advanced to the Finals, where they captured the first title of James' career by defeating Oklahoma City in five games. Jordan scored a game-high 31 points but Scottie Pippen, suffering from migraines, shot just 1-for in a loss. Detroit went on to repeat as champions by besting the Blazers in five games. After being eliminated by Detroit in three straight seasons, Jordan led the Bulls to a four-game sweep over the Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals.

Kobe Bryant : Like Jordan, Bryant has only suffered one defeat in a Game 7, a first-round exit against the Suns in Bryant finished with a team-high 24 points but the high-octane Suns blew out the Lakers thanks to 13 points and nine assists from Steve Nash and a point explosion off the bench from Leandro Barbosa.