John Starks was 0 for 9 from the field. He had hit 56 percent of his shots in the first round.
With his 44-point effort, Michael Jordan has now scored 40 or more points in a playoff game 31 times.
How intense is the Bulls’ defense? In four postseason games, neither the Heat nor the Knicks has reached 100.
After pulling to within 81-80 with 5:15 to play, the Knicks didn’t score another basket the rest of the way.
The Bulls outrebounded the Knicks 48-40, including an impressive 18-12 advantage off the offensive glass.
Michael Jordan attempted 40 percent of the team’s shots and played 41 minutes, bad back and all.
Combined, Scottie Pippen and Toni Kukoc missed all eight of their three-point tries and shot just 5 of 23.
The Bulls had as many steals as turnovers (8), while the Knicks had 17 turnovers and 4 steals.
