The Game: The Bulls win 101-100 on Jordan's flying buzzer-beaterto eliminate the heavily favored Cavaliers in the fifth game of theirfirst-round series in the Richfield Coliseum May 7, 1989.
The Postgame: "During the regular season, they swept us 6-0,"Jordan said, "and so many people predicted they'd do the same thingin the playoffs. I think the Cavaliers may have taken us so lightly,too. Some of their guys sat out to rest injuries.
"But winning that series turned things around for us in a big way.It boosted our confidence as a team and gave us the momentum toadvance to the conference finals."
There, the Bulls lost to the Pistons.
But the Cavaliers still have not recovered from that loss. Theylost their next 12 games to the Bulls before ending the slump thisseason with a 113-112 squeaker in the Stadium.
The 1989 victory, however, taught the Bulls never to take anyteam for granted.
"Or to think that just because we dominated a team during theregular season, we'd do the same thing in the playoffs," Jordan said.
"The playoffs are a whole new season."
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