The last ring of the Jordan Bulls, the possible fault and Andrés Montes: "Jordan has stolen it!"

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As 'The Last Dance' faced its final minutes, while Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, Dennis Rodman and the journalists of that time explained the context and ins and outs of the last seconds of the Last Dance, I could only hear to Andrés Montes.

The American narration is not bad, "Jordan. He stands out ... Chicago with the advantage! He is a murderer", but those three plays left one of the most iconic moments of NBA basketball in Spain, if not the most. The first penetration to put the Bulls to one, the robbery of Karl Malone and the definitive suspension on Byron Russell to get the sixth ring sound even more poetic today under the narration of our Montes. I wish one of those videos that Mike is shown in the documentary was this.

"Ball for Karl Malone, Karl Malone, Karl Malone ... (" Jordan! "Shouts Antoni Daimiel). It was Jordan! (" Jordan stole it! ", Daimiel shouts again). Jordan stole it Jordan has stolen it, Jordan has stolen it, Jordan has stolen it! Jordan! Welcome to flight 23, Jordan Airlines, Michael Jordan's ball ... ".

And ecstasy.

"Joooooooordan (" oohh ", shouts Daimiel) Jordan! Jordan! Joooooooooordan! Michael's basket, basket, basket, basket, basket, my name is Michael, Michael Jordan, like James, James Bond."

A couple of years ago, on the American Nights program of Radio Marca, Daimiel explained, in the voice of all Spaniards who at that time saw the league (much less than now), what he and Andrés felt at that time that they remember today Netflix and ESPN: "Every time they ask me about the memories I have as a commentator, that is surely the one I remember the most. It was a very special moment, because as a commentator and as an announcer you abstract from your professional work. You were in Salt Lake City Absolutely surrounded by emotions and you were aware, Andrés was, too, which was a historic moment. We didn't know if it was going to be the last, but it was a basket, and it was the most cinematic way of defining a very important moment. "

The intrahistory of the move

In the chapter that puts the final touch to the documentary, Jordan explains the peculiarities of the play, starting with the robbery of Malone. "They had made that play a couple of times in a row for Malone. He had been fighting with Rodman the whole game and forgot about me. When I had the ball, I looked for Phil to see if he was asking for time-out, but he didn't." "If we could do something without giving them time to speak and against a positioned defense, it would be better with the ball moving," Jackson said.

Jordan squared off with Russell, with his teammates wide open on the court. "I was just thinking, get out of the way," Pippen jokes. "I didn't have to do anything. He wasn't going to pass the ball, it was his turn"; Rodman sums it up, before Jordan details the moves: "When I analyzed the court, I thought I could jump or go straight to the basket. It was up to me to choose the right moment to attack." And he did.

Pippen cried over his back pain, Rodman danced knowing the party was coming, Kerr was bursting with joy and Jordan hugged Jackson: "It was beautiful," says the coach. "I had faith. I believed in it, I have never given up," Michael responds as they present the trophy.

Was it Jordan's fault for Russell?

Years later, in Salt Lake City it is still claimed that that historic move was actually a referee's fault, which should have pointed out Jordan's foul on Russell. According to his claims, Michael pushes him with his left hand and the defender becomes unbalanced, leaving time for the '23' to make the jump shot. "Everyone says I pushed him. Lie, it was his impulse. I didn't have to push him in that direction," Jordan defends himself.

A couple of years ago, Russell, who does not appear in the documentary, still claimed the fault. "I had studied him well and knew what his weak points were, the few he had. We measured almost the same and weighed almost the same, so I thought 'it will not beat me'. Then he made that little gesture that the world has not seen , that extra little push so he could have the right hole. He was one step ahead of him and it was like saying 'OK, there goes a little push, Russ'. Then the shot came and the basket. Everything went well, "he explained. Russell.

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