Jordan is almost recognized as the first person in the history of the league. He has played an irreplaceable role in the global development of basketball, but there is also the presence of kryptonite that restrains him.
That is the "Bad Boy Legion" of the Pistons. They established the famous "Jordan Rule" to prevent the Bulls from defeating them. The basic requirement of this rule is to defend Jordan in every possible way. If you can't defend, then cut off his contact with other players next to him and let Jordan complete the offense alone.
This made Jordan frequently languish early in his career, until the Bulls adopted a triangle offense, this state was relieved, for this reason, the US media "bleacherreport" also recently explained in detail the 4 playoff matches between Jordan and the Bad Boys. .
1988 Eastern Semifinals
The Bulls of the 1987-1988 season were obviously not ready to face the Detroit Pistons. At this time, Pippen had just entered the league soon, and Jordan also The entire series can't bear all the offensive burden, but the Pistons are smarter, stronger, and more mean.
Despite this, Jordan still shot 49.1%, averaging 27.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2 steals and 0.6 blocks per game.
But they did not cause any substantial trouble to the powerful Pistons.
Result: The Pistons eliminated the Bulls 4-1.
1989 Eastern Finals
After losing to the Pistons last year, this time, Jordan and his Bulls clearly did. Better still, at the beginning of the series, the Bulls caught the Pistons by surprise with him and Pippen.
Jordan even surrendered a crazy performance of 46 points in a single game, which allowed them to take a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately, this situation did not last long.
They lost the next three games and were eliminated by the same team again. It is worth mentioning that Jordan struggled extremely in the battle of Tianwangshan and only scored 18 points because he only scored 14 shots. .
Result: The Pistons eliminated the Bulls 4-2.
1990 Eastern Finals
After losing to the Pistons for two consecutive years, this time the Bulls and Jordan did everything. The preparations for both sides were inextricably beaten, and each played three cities in the first six games.
As a result, in the tiebreaker, luck was on the Pistons' side, and Pippen suffered a serious migraine problem, which caused Jordan to fight alone and eventually lost with regret.
But Jordan has tried his best. Throughout the series, Jordan averaged 32.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.6 blocks per game.
Result: The Pistons eliminated the Bulls 4-3.
1991 Eastern Finals
At this time, the Bulls are already better than the Pistons both physically and psychologically. To be strong, Pippen also grew up and began to share Jordan's pressure.
But Jordan is still the brightest star on both ends of the offense and defense. The entire series averaged 29.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.8 blocks, and the overall shooting percentage was as high as 53.5%.
Naturally, Jordan and the Bulls did not give the Pistons the slightest chance. They swept their opponents and officially opened their three consecutive championships.
Result: The Bulls swept the Pistons 4-0.
In the final analysis, no one can really hinder Jordan. If there is a team doing the best to contain Jordan, then it is undoubtedly the Pistons and them. The "Jordan Rules".
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