Michael Jordan's third NBA season - February 14 through 28, 1987 - NB87-9

NBA History Conversations: Basketball Record

Episode • Jan 22, 2018 • 36m

Adam & Aaron celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Jordan's third season in the National Basketball Association. This episode covers:

- NBA regular season – February 14 through 28, 1987

- Insightful minutiae, all but lost to the annals of basketball history

Notable milestones:

- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - surpassed 36,000 career points

- Sidney Moncrief - surpassed 10,000 career points

- Gerald Wilkins - career-high 43 points

- Buck Williams - career-high 35 points

- Michael Jordan - seventh-highest scoring game ever (58 points)

- Nate McMillan - career-high 25 assists

- Gerald Henderson - career-high 17 assists

- Manute Bol - (matched) career-high 15 blocks and career-high 19 rebounds

Links discussed:

* Jordan lights-up Chicago Stadium en route to 58 points

* Alvin Roberston spurs San Antonio to victory

This episode continues our coverage of the 1986-87 NBA season. We encourage your interaction. Feel free to suggest specific games, moments and events from within the season, for us to cover in future episodes of the series. Thanks for taking the time to listen to the show. If you enjoy the content, please share it with your friends!

Tune in to hear this and plenty more, as we uncover some hidden gems from the NBA’s golden era.

Players mentioned include Derek Smith, Horace Grant, Michael Cage, Larry Smith, Caldwell Jones and Ben Poquette.

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