June 14th, 1998: Michael Jordan Hits Last Shot

As a child, everyone who dreamed of playing sports practiced the scenario in which they were down with a few seconds and hit the last shot to win the game. Michael Jordan lived that dream on June 14th, 1998 when he sank the game winning shot against the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. The Bulls were down by one point when Jordan took control by crossing over Byron Russell and sank a 20 foot mid-range jumper with just 5.2 seconds remaining on the clock. John Stockton would miss the game winning three and the Chicago Bulls would clinch their sixth NBA Championship in eight years. Michael retired soon after claiming victory and this moment would then be known forever as the “last shot”.

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