Michael Jordan and Larry Bird faced off in the playoffs for the first time in 1986. Now, it's Luka Doncic vs. Anthony Edwards in the Western Conference finals
It was 1986 when Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan first met Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The elder Bird, who had the far superior team, made quick work of the Bulls. It was just Jordan's second year in the NBA but he still followed up a 49-point performance in Game 1 with the memorable 63-point effort in Game 2. Lost in all the Jordan hoopla was Bird averaging 28.3 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Thirty-eight years later, the league may be on the verge of another epic matchup between players with similar games. On Wednesday, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks open play in the Western Conference finals. It is the first postseason meeting between the T-Wolves' Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic of the Mavs. A video posted onDoncic has drawn comparisons to Bird since entering the league in 2018. He has 83 career triple-doubles, which is already 24 more than Bird. They both share crafty games but can also display athleticism."pace, court vision and versatility." Many have said the same when comparing Edwards to Jordan.
In a recent interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews, he said "I want people to be like, 'this Anthony Edwards kid has got his own style."
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