Throwback: When Michael Jordan Revealed How He Beat Dennis Rodman During 1991 Eastern Conference Finals
"Rodman, I said, 'Rodman, best defensive player? Jump your a** over here if you think you're the best defensive player in the league.' And that irritated the hell out of him. Every time he'd go past me, boom, knee me in the corner, knee me in the back. He was trying to frustrate me. And I was trying to do exactly what he would do. I'm trying to knock the hell out of Rodman. I'm telling Scottie to bring him off the screen—boom, I knock him. Rodman got pissed off because we were doing the same s*it that he would do. I knew I was getting to him."
Rodman's diminished impact even on the stat sheet—averaging just 4.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game—demonstrates the success of this strategy. In the end, Michael and the Bulls got their comeuppance as they defeated the Pistons en route to the Finals. That 4-0 victory felt especially sweet because it was the first time the Bulls had defeated the Pistons in the postseason since 1974. Additionally, Detroit had eliminated Chicago from the playoffs for three straight seasons.
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