Michael Jordan’s 3 best games against the Milwaukee Bucks

Apr. 13, 1987 – MECCA

Michael Jordan scored 50 points against the Bucks twice in his playing career, with the first of those coming here in the final days of the 1986-87 regular season.

The Bucks may have been entering the final stages of their own golden era at this point, but they were still comfortably the better team at that point when compared with Chicago.

The Bulls would go on to fall foul to a first round sweep at the hands of the Celtics just a couple of weeks later, while the 50-win Bucks would only lose to the same opponent in the second round after a grueling seven-game series.

Still, on this occasion, Jordan offered up a clear glimpse of the direction the two franchises were heading in, and how he was single-handedly set to drive Chicago forward for the decade-plus that followed.

In what was generally a close game overall, Jordan ensured the Bulls came out on top thanks to his red-hot 50 points, but also chipped in nine rebounds, four assists, four steals, and three blocks for good measure.

That ensured the Bulls won their season series with the Bucks for the first time in a decade, and they wouldn’t lose another until 1994-95 when Jordan made his return from baseball late in the campaign.