NBA FINALS 1993

1993 Finals Game 1: Bulls at home on the road

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen combine for 58 points as the Bulls' quest for a three-peat begins with a road win over MVP Charles Barkley and the Suns.

1993 Finals Game 2: Epic MJ/Barkley battle

Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley each score 42 points, just the second time in Finals history that opponents had each went for over 40. But the end result remained the same: the Bulls rule on the road and leave Phoenix in an 0-2 hole.

1993 Finals Game 3: Suns top Bulls in triple OT

The Chicago-Phoenix Finals of 1993 seemed the ideal matchup to cap a wonderful 12 months of basketball that included the Dream Team experience in Barcelona as well as thrilling regular season and postseason in the NBA. Jordan and Barkley raised the bar in Game 2, each scoring 42 points – Jordan using a finely-calibrated mid-range game to complement his evasive drives, Barkley taking a sledgehammer to the painted area, leaving everything in his wake. The Bulls outlasted the Suns in this one to take a 2-0 lead, leaving its onlookers to wonder if this dream season was about to wrap in a sweep. But as history would suggest, this odyssey of basketball nirvana was far from complete.

1993 Finals Game 4: Jordan strikes for 55

Michael Jordan authors his most prolific Finals performance, 55 points, becoming just the fifth player in Finals history to reach 50, while giving Chicago a commanding 3-1 series lead.

1993 Finals Game 5: Suns hold off elimination

Phoenix uses a hot-shooting opening period to get the jump-start on the Bulls, then holds them at bay as Charles Barkley and Kevin Johnson keep the Suns alive in the series.

1993 Finals Game 6: Bulls complete historic 3-peat

One possession encapsulates a dynasty: all five players touch the ball on the Bulls' final offensive possession, ending in a John Paxson game-winning 3-pointer and Chicago three-peat.