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Flashback Friday: Jordan greets history with a shrug

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Twenty-four years ago Friday, Michael Jordan was on fire. After setting a NBA Finals record with 35 points in a half - including six 3-pointers - in the first half of Game 1 against the Portland Trail Blazers, all he could do was look over at Magic Johnson calling the game on TV, and shrug in disbelief.

This move, along with other Jordan signature moments, was brilliantly replicated by a youngster in a 2006 Nike ad.

Jordan needed to only score four points in the second half as the Chicago Bulls took Game 1 on their way to a six-game series win over the Blazers for their second straight NBA title.

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