: Jordan beat the Jazz 4-2 with 32 points a game and a famous flu-game 38 in Game 5, claiming his fifth Finals MVP.
: Jordan beat the Jazz 4-2 again, averaged 33, and hit the series-clinching shot in Game 6 to claim his sixth Finals MVP.
TheMVPtrophy,Maloneliftedtwice;thechampionshiptrophy,neveronce.Thatcontrastisthe
ThenameKarlMalonehasneverneededaprefix.WhentheNBAofficiallyplacedtheMostValuable
KarlMalone'sworkethicwasneverthepolished,poster-readykindofdiligence.Itwascloser