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Jordan's steal, move and jumper silence Jazz
"On the other end Jordan sneaked up behind Utah's Karl Malone and stripped the ball from him. Back
upcourt, he faked Russell nearly out of his hightops to free himself for a 17-foot jumper that gave
Chicago the lead with 5.2 seconds left. When Stockton missed a three-pointer, the Bulls were
champions for the third straight year. Jordan's game-winning sequence, which capped a 45-point
performance, may have surpassed the countless other memorable moments of his career, even Game 5
of last year's Finals, in which, despite being sick with a stomach virus, he scored 38 points to lead the
Bulls to victory. 'I didn't think he could top that,' said Jackson. 'But he topped it here tonight.' "
—Phil Taylor, Sports Illustrated, June 22, 1998
Photo by David E. Klutho
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