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Michael Jordan Leads Bulls To First Three-Peat

Was It The Shoes First Threepeat

With the story of the ‘Kilroy’-style Air Jordan IX releases being such a hot topic, let’s take a look back at the highest point of Michael’s career right before that event – the completion of the first NBA Championship Three-Peat since the Boston Celtics did it in 1966 (the Lakers would complete another in 2002). On June 20th, 1993, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to a third-straight NBA Title, leaving the Phoenix Suns laying in chalk and haplessly wondering if they ever really had a shot at knocking off the two-time defending NBA Champs. Read up on the 1993 NBA Finals and the Chicago Bulls’ first Three-Peat for the latest Was It The Shoes? below and let us know if you remember this historic MJ event of the 90’s!

Nba Three Peats

The term ‘three-peat’ is just one of the many coined terms that could fill a dictionary of Michael Jordan terminology. A feat that’s been done just twice in roughly half a century was repeated by Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in a span of just eight years, and had Jordan stayed in the NBA for the ’94 and ’95 seasons, the Bulls could be sporting a potential “eight-peat” and the title of the greatest dynasty in the history of professional sports. But still, a three-peat is an amazing feat on its own – especially when done at the guidance of the greatest player of all-time.

Barkley Jordan 93 Finals

The Chicago Bulls were heavy favorites to win it all again at the start of the ’92-’93 season, but the rough yet polished Phoenix Suns team, led by Charles Barkley, Kevin Johnson, and Dan Majerle put the Bulls to an extreme test. Despite the competition, Jordan put up one of the most incredible spans of scoring output in NBA Finals history by averaging nearly 40 points a game. However, what sealed the deal for the Bulls wasn’t a bucket by Jordan, but by one of Michael’s most trusted teammates – John Paxson.

John Paxson Three Pointer

Down by two and just seconds to go, the world’s best defensive coordinators and coaches would’ve set up their armor to contain Michael Jordan. As expected, Jordan got possession on the in-bound, but the ball traveled through the hands of four players – Jordan, to Pippen at the top of the arc, inside to Horace Grant, and back out to a wide-open John Paxson, who hoisted a three-pointer like he’s done thousands of times on an NBA, college, and driveway court. Horace Grant would block a final attempt by Kevin Johnson, and the three-peat was now a reality – a stunned Scottie Pippen would yell “Tell me the truth – did we just win three?”

Jordan Threepeat 1993

The 1993 NBA Finals capped of the Playoffs in the perfect way; the ’93 postseason is regarded by many as one of the greatest NBA Playoffs ever, with the Phoenix Suns facing elimination several times throughout the first three rounds and the Bulls battling it out with the Knicks in one of the most intense, defense-focused series ever. The one quote that continues to haunt Jordan’s rivals and proves just how “chummier” the league has gotten is this: “Individually, my goal was to win three straight because it was something that Isiah never did, something Magic and Larry never did.”

Michael Jordan Sneakers Threepeat 1993

Onto the shoes: the 1993 Playoffs featured a combination of the Air Jordan VIII in the ‘Home’ and ‘Away’ colorway. However, the Black version, now widely recognized as the Air Jordan VIII ‘Playoffs’, was Michael’s preferred choice as he wore them both in Chicago and in Phoenix throughout the Playoffs. The Air Jordan VIII ‘Playoffs’ is considered to be one of the greatest Air Jordans of all-time for it’s avant-garde design that featured crossing straps and a wild and chaotic print on the mudguard and outsole, and for this Was It The Shoes? moment, it deserves a spot as one of the most historically significant.

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