The news related to Zhang Hao and the Lakers kept coming, temporarily stealing the spotlight from the playoffs.
But on the first day of the new month, June 1st, the day of the Finals' first game, the media and fans' attention returned to Chicago, back to the Bulls and the SuperSonics.
However, there was still a topic related to Zhang Hao on the first day—would Jordan once again get exasperated and play recklessly?
Some media observed a pattern; during the regular season, every time Jordan exploded for 50+ points, it was almost always related to Zhang Hao.
Either he was directly facing Zhang Hao, or he exploded after Zhang Hao taunted him, or after Zhang Hao stole the headlines.
But not every time Jordan was taunted or had his headlines stolen did his crazy shooting result in a good performance. At least two games in the regular season were lost because Jordan was provoked into shooting excessively.
