With just 20 games left in MJ's epilogue season, the game itself took a backstage to MJ's historical presence. And at age 40, even Father Time could not steal MJ's singular ability to raise his game at will. With Madison Square Garden as the center stage one last time, there was no doubt we'd see once again why there will never be anyone quite like him.
And we did. Running on sore knees and a stiff back, MJ began the game slowly. The Wizards were in a tight playoff battle and needed to function as a team. But then, Shandon Anderson began to yak and awoke the Beast. MJ took his team's 20 point deficit into his own hands by calmly entering the zone - finishing the half with 19 points in the final 6-7 minutes to get 26 on 9-14 shooting. Thanks Shandon.
In the 2nd half, the Knicks doubled and tripled every possession 40 year MJ had. Passing to get his team involved, the lackluster Wizards just could not match his zone. MJ clawed his way back to the final moment with his customary clutch shots and steals to set up, once again, the game-winner. Only a foul by Sprewell at "The Moment" took the final second away from Mike this time. But the message was clear and MJ's performance was as pure as ever. Win, lose or draw, this night was all MJ as it always has been.
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아쉽다,...이길 수 있었는데.. ㅠㅠ
참 -_-... 40살에 아픈 등을 이끌고 저런 경기력을 보여준다는건 말이 안됩니다 -_-. 4쿼터 2분여쯤에 리그 최고의 수비수 스프리웰을 포스트에서 농락하는 장면을 보고 있자니 ... 어잌후..
40살이 된 이후 경기에서 23.2득점에 7.9리바운드군요^^