No one took the SuperSonics or the Spurs seriously; everyone knew that Jordan and Roger were the theme of this era.
In the future, people would use countless words and videos to describe this war.
Even before the playoffs began, the league's publicity was essentially all about the Bulls and the Magic, Roger and Jordan.
Two days before the playoffs, NBC invited Roger and Jordan for live TV interviews at different times.
During his interview, Michael Jordan watched as the host played footage of him holding the championship trophy from his previous three-peat era.
In 1991, MJ faced MJ, and Jordan took the reigns from Magic. He nearly skipped back to the locker room and then sobbed over the championship trophy for a full 17 minutes in the locker room, letting the champagne from his teammates pour down over his head.