Originally published May 8, 1989.
RICHFIELD, Ohio — It all came down to one shot, and Michael Jordan used it to vindicate himself in spectacular fashion Sunday.
Jordan scored a game-high 44 points - including the 15-foot game-winning jump shot at the buzzer - to lead the Bulls to a 101-100 victory over the favored Cleveland Cavaliers in the deciding game of a best-of-five Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series.
Jordan’s shot stunned a Coliseum capacity crowd of 20,273, sent the Cavaliers to an early summer vacation and vaulted the Bulls into a best-of-seven semifinal series that begins tomorrow night in New York vs.