Michael Jordan “Flu Game” – Bulls vs Jazz, 1997 Finals: Game 5

Michael Jordan "Flu Game" – Bulls vs Jazz, 1997 Finals: Game 5

"A courageous, classic performance by the flu-ridden Michael Jordan." — Marv Albert Fighting the flu and the rejuvenated Jazz, Michael Jordan put in one of his greatest games ever. Struggling even to stand at times, Jordan scored 38 points to will his team to a 90-88 win over Utah in game 5 of the 1997 Finals. There's not too much that can be said about what Jordan did in this game. One can really only watch and marvel at that man's will to succeed.

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14 Responses to “Michael Jordan “Flu Game” – Bulls vs Jazz, 1997 Finals: Game 5”

  1. MrJuozas9 says:

    If this game would have been in regular season MJ wouldn’t have played… D wade didn’t played because it was a regular season game

  2. Michael Jordan, meu ídolo!
    Jogava demais!
    Nesse jogo ele jogava com febre e dores estomacais e mesmo assim levou o time nas costas para ganhar mais um titulo com os Bulls.
    Esse é o tipo de profissional que vale a pena ser valorizado,
    não é a toa que foi o melhor jogador de basquete da história!

  3. this is one of the many reasons of why he will be remembered.

  4. rumor has it that he didnt have the flu..he was just hung over

  5. RyZombie619 says:

    yeah, and LeBron is supposed to be the next Jordan yet he can’t deal with a sore shoulder?

  6. SATCHELL3000 says:

    Michael had plenty of memorable feats during his amateur & professional career — pinpointing one as being his best, isn’t easy to do — but, in my opinion, this game in particular, given his determination to win, despite the circumstances that were at hand, I would consider it to be, his greatest performance.

    In life, there’s two types of people — those who [hope] to be [victorious] — & then there’s those who [expect] to be. Michael is one of the latter.

  7. rwc20071 says:

    THIS IS THE FINALS! Wade played when his knee got drained and when he dislocated his finger.

  8. Michael Jordan is the ILLEST!

  9. drakath43 says:

    its just a finger and not fatal.
    Flu could be worse or even fatal.

  10. rwc20071 says:

    The flu could kill MJ? haha? He doesn’t live in Ethiopia without healthcare

  11. Rick Steck says:

    I can’t picture LeBron playing in a finals game with the flu and performing this well.

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