1990-93

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CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS:
Part I (1990-93)

The years 1990 to 1993 were filled with excitement for Michael, the Chicago Bulls and the fans of both. Some highlights during this period per the Chicago Tribune include:

1990-91 -- Averages 31.5 points. Regular-season MVP. NBA Finals MVP. Leads Bulls to first NBA championship.

June 3, 1992 -- Scores an NBA Finals record 35 first-half points against Portland in Game 1.

1991-92 -- Averages 30.1 points. Regular season MVP. NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year, the first player so honored. Scores playoff record 135 points (45 ppg) in leading the Bulls to a three-game sweep of Miami in the first round. Included is a 56-point performance, his fifth career game of at least 50 points in the playoffs. Leads Bulls to NBA championship. Member of gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team.

June 2, 1993 -- Has a triple-double (29 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists) in playoff game against New York.

June 20, 1993 -- Highest scoring average in NBA Finals history, 41.0 points against Phoenix, as Bulls win third straight title, in six games. Becomes first player named Finals MVP three years in a row.

1992-1993 -- Averages 32.6 points to tie Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record of seven straight scoring titles. Scores his 20,000th point, becoming the second-fastest player to reach the mark

And with this success came literally hundreds of cards capturing Michael’s feats of athleticism. Before we highlight some of these cards, we present one of Michael’s ultra rare cards not to be seen anywhere else, the 1991 Pro Set Prototype:

These standard-size cards were samples produced by Pro Set with the hopes of obtaining an NBA license. The set which included only five cards was in fact never produced. Note that the information on the back is “dummy.” This Jordan card contains information on Glen Rice.

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#1/1 1991 Pro Set Prototypes #4 BGS9.5 (Front)

#1/1 1991 Pro Set Prototypes #4 BGS9.5 (Back)

We now continue with a sampling by year by manufacturer of unique and limited graded cards to give the viewer a flavor of the Jordan cards over this period. (We also include a couple of Fleer cards that are rather common but continue the match with the rarer BGS cards which we have shown up to this page):