{"id":157862,"date":"2013-02-17T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=157862"},"modified":"2022-09-15T02:40:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:40:22","slug":"history-michael-jordans-playoff-kicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/history-michael-jordans-playoff-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"#MJ50: A History of Michael Jordan’s Playoff Kicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the court, Michael Jordan was a winner. Plain and simple, he got it done in crunch time and was clutch as anyone that ever played the game. In celebration of his 50th birthday, we take a look back at his postseason sneakers in this installment of #MJ50<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 1 White\/Black-Red<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 1 White\/Black-Red\n

Years:<\/strong> 1985, 1986
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 63 Points in Game 2 vs Celtics ’86<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 2 Low White\/Red-Black<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 2 Low White\/Red-Black\n

Year:<\/strong> 1987
\nOpponent:<\/strong> Boston Celtics
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 42 Points, 9 Rebounds, 11 Assists, and 9 Steals in Game 2 vs Boston Celtics<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 3 “Fire Red”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 3 \\”Fire Red\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1988
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 50 Points in Game 1 vs Cleveland Cavaliers<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 4 Black\/Grey<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 4 Black\/Grey\n

Year:<\/strong> 1989
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
\nHighlight:<\/strong> “The Shot” in Game 5 vs Cleveland Cavaliers<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 5 Black\/Metallic Silver<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 5 Black\/Metallic Silver\n

Year:<\/strong>1990
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 47 Points, 10 Rebounds, and 4 Assists in Game 3 vs Detroit Pistons<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 6 Black\/Infrared<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 6 Black\/Infrared\n

Year:<\/strong> 1991
\nOpponents:<\/strong> New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 1st Championship<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 7 Black\/Red<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 7 Black\/Red\n

Year:<\/strong> 1992
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers
\nHighlight:<\/strong> “The Shrug” in Game in Game 1 vs Portland Trail Blazers<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 8 Black\/Red<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 8 Black\/Red\n

Year:<\/strong> 1993
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 55 Points, 8 Rebounds, and 4 Assists in Game 4 vs Phoenix Suns<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 10 “Shadow”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 10 \\”Shadow\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1995
\nOpponent:<\/strong> Charlotte Hornets
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 48 Points, 9 Rebounds, and 8 Assists in Game 1 vs Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 11 “Concord”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 11 \\”Concord\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1995
\nOpponent:<\/strong> Orlando Magic
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 38 Points and first game back to #23 in Game 2 vs Orlando Magic<\/p>\n

Nike Air Flight One Black\/White<\/h1>\n Nike Air Flight One Black\/White\n

Year:<\/strong> 1995
\nOpponent:<\/strong> Orlando Magic
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 40 Points, 7 Rebounds, and 4 assists in Game 3 vs Orlando Magic<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 11 “Space Jam”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 11 \\”Space Jam\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1995
\nOpponent:<\/strong> Orlando Magic
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 39 Points and unveiling of “Space Jams” in Game 4 vs Orlando Magic<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 11 Black\/Red<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 11 Black\/Red\n

Year:<\/strong> 1996
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Seattle Supersonics
\nHighlight:<\/strong> Celebrating Fifth Ring on Father’s Day<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 11 Low IE Black\/Red<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 11 Low IE Black\/Red\n

Year:<\/strong> 1996
\nOpponent:<\/strong> New York Knicks
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 46 Points in Game 3 vs New York Knicks<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 12 “Playoff”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 12 \\”Playoff\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1997
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 39 Points and Game Winning Assist to Steve Kerr for Fifth Championship<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 12 “Flu Game”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 12 \\”Flu Game\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1997
\nOpponents:<\/strong> Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 38 Points, 7 Rebounds, and 5 Assists in Game 5 vs Utah Jazz aka “Flu Game”<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 13 Black\/Red<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 13 Black\/Red\n

Year:<\/strong> 1998
\nOpponents:<\/strong> New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 38 Points, 4 Rebounds, 72.7% FG in Game 3 vs New Jersey Nets<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 13 “Playoff”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 13 \\”Playoff\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1998
\nOpponents:<\/strong> New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz
\nHighlight:<\/strong> 28 Points, 9 Rebounds, 8 Assists in Game 7 vs Indiana Pacers<\/p>\n

Air Jordan 14 “Last Shot”<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 14 \\”Last Shot\\”\n

Year:<\/strong> 1998
\nOpponent:<\/strong> Utah Jazz
\nHighlight:<\/strong> The “Last Shot”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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