At the end of the last century, after the Bulls won three consecutive championships for the first time, Jordan chose to bring his talent to the baseball court because of losing his father. However, having a basketball talent does not mean having a baseball talent. Jordan did not have any results in the American Professional Baseball League, so at the end of the 1994-95 season, Jordan said the words "I'm Back" to fans all over the world. Since the regular season was about to end, Jordan could not recover his form in a short time, and the Bulls were eliminated by the Magic in the second round of the playoffs, which greatly stimulated Jordan's competitive spirit. In the 1995-96 season, the Bulls scored 72 wins in the regular season, setting a record for regular season wins in the league at that time.
It is obvious that Jordan is the biggest contributor to the Bulls' 72 wins. He played in 82 games and averaged 30.4 points per game. Not only did he win the scoring champion and MVP of the season, but he also led the Bulls to the end of laughter and won the first championship of the second three consecutive championships. Many fans were curious that as the top team in the league at that time, the Bulls had a winning rate of 87.8%, with a winning rate of 72 games. So which teams were lost to in the 10 games lost? So what was Jordan's performance?
1995, in the 6th game of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Magic away. In this game, Jordan played for 40 minutes, made 8 of 20 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and scored the team's highest 23 points. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Magic 88-94 and won the first defeat of the season. On November 26, 1995, in the 12th game of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Supersonics away. In this game, Jordan played for 40 minutes, made 6 of 19 shots and 0 of 4 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 22 points. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Supersonics 92-97.
December 26, 1995, in the 26th game of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Pacers away. In this game, Jordan played for 43 minutes, made 11 of 2 shots, and made 1 of 2 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 30 points. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Pacers 97-103. On February 4, 1996, in the 45th game of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Nuggets away. In this game, Jordan played 42 minutes, made 13 of 29 shots, and 4 of 7 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 39 points. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Nuggets 99-105. On February 6, 1996, in the 46th game of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Suns away. In this game, Jordan played 9 of 22 shots and 0 of 2 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 28 points. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Suns 96-106.
February 23, 1996, in Game 54 of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Heat away. In this game, Jordan played 40 minutes, made 9 of 21 shots, and 1 of 4 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 31 points. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Heat 104-113. On March 10, 1996, in Game 61 of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Knicks away. In this game, Jordan played 43 minutes, made 12 of 26 shots and 2 of 4 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 32 points. In the end, the Bulls defeated the Knicks 72-104. On March 24, 1996, in Game 68 of the regular season, the Bulls challenged the Raptors away. In this game, Jordan played 39 minutes, made 14 of 22 shots, and 0 of 1 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 36 points. In the end, the Bulls defeated the Raptors 108-109.
April 8, 1996, in the 75th game of the regular season, the Bulls played against the Hornets at home. In this game, Jordan played 42 minutes, made 13 of 27 shots, and 1 of 3 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 40 points. In the end, the Bulls lost 97-98, which was the first time the Bulls lost at home in the season. On April 20, 1996, in Game 81 of the regular season, the Bulls played at home. Jordan played 31 minutes in this game, made 9 of 23 shots and 2 of 5 three-pointers, scoring the team's highest 24 points. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Pacers 99-100. Do you think the Bulls were suspected of strategic resting in the late regular season and preparing for the playoffs?
