(Getty) "Now, it appears we have a reaction to the reaction.Here's what Gary Payton had to say about Jordan dismissing him "Oh you know I was hot. Well, in the previous episode of “The Last Dance,” it was explained that after Washington Bullets guard Labradford Smith had a big performance against Jordan and the Bulls, he said, “Nice game, Mike.” That made Jordan want to destroy Smith on the court, which he did in quick order the next time Chicago and Washington faced each other. Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.This booming laugh from Jordan was provoked by a clip of present-day Gary Payton claiming to have cracked the code of defending him midway through the 1996 NBA Finals - albeit too late. The big sports event over the last month has been “The Last Dance,” ESPN’s 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. You know me, B. I'm not gonna admit to nothing, man. The Sonics had missed their shot (I’ll get back to that in second).Speaking of tugging on Superman’s cape, you had to know a story explaining Jordan’s motivation for beating the Sonics was coming in “The Last Dance,” and it absolutely did. Because Michael Jordan was wearing a Chicago Bulls jersey, and that was that.‘Last Dance’: Sorry MJ — stats show Sonics’ Payton gave you a problem "A lot of people backed down to Mike. I'm not mad at Mike because Mike didn't have too many games that nobody D'd him up. They were helped out by a group of solid veterans including Ricky Pierce, Nate McMillan and Sam Perkins, and the additions of Detlef Schremph and Kendall Gill gave them some extra star power and athleticism.The Sonics were the best team in the league that year, and Jordan was off playing baseball. 1 Michael Jordan has been taking no prisoners in "The Last Dance." I was thinking about calling him at the time. So head coach George Karl made the call to put Payton on Jordan, and the Sonics clawed back into the series with back-to-back wins at home.Jordan averaged 31 points in the first three games on 46% field-goal shooting, including 50% on 3-pointers. I didn't," Payton said in Episode 8 of the documentary. His average of 27.3 points per game was the lowest of the six Finals series, as was his 41.5% field-goal shooting. They fell flat on their faces in the playoffs, blowing a 2-0 lead against the upstart Denver Nuggets to become the first No. Finally, he hands the tablet back to Hehir and simply says one thing:Let’s dig into why Jordan in fact did have a problem with The Glove, as well as a couple more Sonics-related takeaways from “The Last Dance” – or perhaps more accurately, some memories brought to mind from the episode.This is actually a really easy argument to make, because it’s not all that difficult to determine that of every person who guarded Michael Jordan in the six NBA Finals he appeared in, Gary Payton was the best.First of all, Payton didn’t start guarding Jordan until Game 4 of the ’96 Finals, which is unfortunate. But coming back from 3-0 against Michael Jordan and the Bulls? Payton thought he had a plan to slow down Jordan, who was the regular-season MVP.

The 1996 Sonics were featured in ESPN's "The Last Dance" documentary on Michael Jordan's Bulls, and His Airness laughed off Gary Payton. In the final three games of the series, Payton held Jordan to 23.7 points per game on 36.7% field-goal shooting and 11.1% shooting on treys. The title was theirs to claim.Well, you know what happened. 'The Last Dance' winners and losers: Michael Jordan, Gary Payton win big; Scottie Pippen takes biggest loss Here's a look at the best of Sunday's episodes of the 'The Last Dance' The Sonics certainly could have given the Bulls more of a series, but in a lot of ways they had already missed their chance. If they ever do hop on the phone to discuss the documentary, they can commiserate over that.Make better choices. More: How to watch episodes 7 and 8 of "The Last Dance" Payton thought wrong. 1.8K Views 0 1. Tire the f**k out of him. The filmmakers showed Jordan watching Payton's comments, and Jordan let out a hilarious, earnest laugh, completely dismissing Payton's answer. He shouldn't have. 8 seed. Payton was nursing a calf injury, plus as a 6-foot-4 point guard he wasn’t the natural choice to defend Chicago’s 6-6 shooting guard. Michael Jordan Hilariously Laughs Off Gary Payton In "The Last Dance" By Alexander Cole May 11, 2020 08:58. … But you know what, that's what I expect out of Mike because I would've said the same thing. Michael Jordan's worst NBA Finals numbers came against Gary Payton and the Sonics. And instead of the Sonics, it was Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets who dominated during basketball’s MJ-less period, winning both the 1994 and 1995 titles.Seattle re-tooled, sending Gill to Charlotte for Hersey Hawkins, and the team was finally ready for the gauntlet that is the postseason in 1996.

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