The Shot

[1] With the best-of-five series tied at two games apiece and the Cavaliers leading the game by one point with three seconds left, Bulls player Michael Jordan received an inbound pass and made a buzzer-beater shot to give the Bulls a 101–100 win and clinch a series victory.

Chicago's regular season record that year was 47–35 which, although it placed them fifth in their division, was good enough for the sixth playoff seed in the conference.

It was the first of many game-winning shots that Jordan made in his playoff career; on Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals, Jordan made another series-winning buzzer-beater on the same end of the court in the same building, to give the Bulls their fourth playoff series win over the Cavaliers, this series being a four-game sweep.

Michael Jordan made a jump shot with 6 seconds left to give the Bulls a 99–98 lead.

Jordan first moved to his right, pushing Nance away, then cut left to get open and receive the inbound pass from Brad Sellers.

[3] The lasting image of the moment is Jordan's wild, emphatic celebration: a leap into the air and multiple fist pumps as Ehlo fell to the ground in despair a short distance away.

In my days in the NBA, 16 years, this is the greatest series I've ever seen!Dick Stockton: Sellers has Jordan.

Michael Jordan hit the basket at the buzzer as a disconsolate Lenny Wilkens leaves the floor.

And for the second time today, the visiting team has won a deciding game in an opening round series.

Jordan beat 'em at the buzzer with a jump shot in the circle and Chicago has knocked off the Cavs 101–100.