96). It all added up to an NBA Rookie of the Year Award, a slot on the NBA All-Rookie Team, and a selection to the All-NBA Second Team. After finishing fourth in the Central Division, the Bulls faced the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs and fell four games. Jordan averaged 29.3 points in the series. So far Jordan is looking like a “Legend” in progress.1985-86 Three games into the 1985-86 season, Jordan went down with a broken bone in his left foot. He was sidelined for 64 games before returning in mid-March. In 18 regular-season games Jordan averaged 22.7 points, 2.9 assists, and 3.6 rebounds, all career lows. He was voted to the All-Star squad but was unable to play because of the injury. In Game 2 against the Boston Celtics, he scored a playoff-record 63 points in Chicago's double-overtime 135-131 loss to the Celtics. He averaged an astonishing 43.7 points for the three-game series.1986-87 In 1986-87 Jordan began a string of consecutive NBA scoring titles that would last for seven seasons. He scored a career-high 37.1 points per game and became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to top 3,000 points in a season. Jordan also became the first player in league history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season. He played in the All-Star Game, won the Slam-Dunk Championship, and was named to the All-NBA First Team. Jordan averaged 35.7 points but shot just .417 from the field in that series (against the Boston Celtics.)1987-88 Jordan led the club in scoring in 81 of 82 regular-season games and topped 40 points on 18 occasions. Equally remarkable, he failed to reach 20 points only three times during the year. He won every major honor, including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, selection to the All-NBA First Team, selection to the All-Defensive First Team, an All-Star Game MVP Award (after scoring 40 points), and the NBA Slam-Dunk Championship. He led the league in scoring...
