Jordan vs Isiah - The Bad Boys | 2
Sports Wars
Wondery
4.5 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2019
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
By 1987, Michael Jordan has established himself as the NBA’s most exciting player—not to mention the league’s top scorer. But it’s Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons who dominate the Eastern Conference, and their tough play earns them a new nickname, the Bad Boys. When Jordan threatens the Pistons’ reign, Isiah and his teammates must find a way to stop Jordan in his tracks. Their plan? The “Jordan Rules.”
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| 0:07.0 | Hi, I'm Lindsay Graham, the host of Wondries Podcast American Scandal. |
| 0:11.1 | Our newest series looks at the Kids for Cash Scandal, a story about two judges who stood accused |
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| 0:30.0 | It's May 26, 1987, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. |
| 0:40.1 | Isaiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons are facing off against Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics |
| 0:45.4 | in a series that's tied at two a piece and Isaiah is about to make the worst play of his career. |
| 0:52.6 | With only seconds to go in the game and the Pistons up one, Larry Bird drives to the basket |
| 0:57.6 | but gets blocked somehow. |
| 0:59.9 | Miraculously, the ball bounces off a Celtics player and goes out of bounds. |
| 1:05.1 | Pistons ball. |
| 1:06.1 | A clean in-bounds pass from Isaiah should win the game for the Pistons, but Isaiah, typically |
| 1:11.4 | cool under pressure, looks rattled as he throws in a sloppy pass. |
| 1:16.4 | Now that's a sale by Bird! |
| 1:18.4 | It's a stunner. |
| 1:33.4 | The Celtics win 108-107 Bird's Steel and a basket to win the game will be on highlight |
| 1:40.0 | reels for decades. |
| 1:42.9 | In the locker room after the meltdown loss, Thomas and his teammates are fuming, frustrated |
| 1:48.4 | with reporters crowd around the group looking for good sound bites. |
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