What happened in the years when Jordan at Peak didn’t get the MVP?

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In 1987, 23-year-old Jordan was elected as the scoring champion for the first time in his career and was also selected as the first team;

From then on until 1998, he never lost the scoring champion and the best team in every normal season - since 1988, he has been in the double team.

So I usually regard 1987 as Jordan's peak starting point; the two years after the gap is removed, it is exactly 10 years to 10 scoring champions in 1998, 5 MVPs, 6 championships and FMVPs, 1 DPOY, 10-on-one team, 9 defense team, 3 steal kings, 2 dunk kings...

The terrifying dominance of both offense and defense can be seen.

But even so, he failed to achieve the MVP three consecutive banks like Bird; in terms of the total number of MVPs, there was still one less than Tiangou.

In those years, who snatched the MVP trophy from Jordan?

Let's talk about 1987 first -

This year's MVP was a 27-year-old Magic, averaging 23.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.5 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 52.2%;

Jordan had 37.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.9 steals, 1.5 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 48.2%.

In terms of data, Jordan certainly did not fall behind; but the Lakers lost 65 and 17 in the regular season, ranking first in the league; the Bulls had 40 and 42 losses, ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference.

So the MVP was given to the magician, which was natural.

In the playoffs this year, the Bulls were swept out by the Celtics for the second consecutive year, while the Lakers defeated the Celtics 4:2 in the finals - just in the top three on the MVP list, namely Magic, Bird and Jordan.

In 1988, Jordan won his first MVP in his career, but he has not been elected for two years since then - in 1989 and 1990, the Magician was elected MVP for two consecutive years.

In the 1988-1989 season, the 29-year-old Magic averaged 22.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.3 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 50.9%; the Lakers won 57 wins and 25 losses in the West and second in the league.

25-year-old Jordan averaged 32.5 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 53.8%; the Bulls won 47 and lost 35, sixth in the Eastern Conference.

In the 1989-1990 season, the 30-year-old Magic averaged 22.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.4 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 48%. The Lakers lost 63 wins and 19 losses, ranking first in the league.

26-year-old Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.8 steals, and 0.7 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 52.6%; the Bulls lost 55 wins and 27 losses, second in the Eastern Conference and fifth in the league.

and in the past two years, the championship was the Pistons - in the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons eliminated the Bulls 4:2; in the finals, the Pistons swept the Lakers 4:0; in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons eliminated the Bulls 4:3; in the finals, the Pistons defeated the Trail Blazers 4:1.

So there was a voice in those years - Jordan was a great scorer, but not an excellent leader, and he could not lead the team to the championship like Bird, the Magician or even the Assassin.

Of course, later we all knew that Jordan used 2 waves and 3 consecutive championships to destroy all doubts and obstacles.

1991 and 1992 for two consecutive years, Jordan achieved a Grand Slam of MVP + Championship + FMVP - the Lakers who defeated the 1991 Finals happened to be the Magicians.

But in 1993, the judges gave the MVP to Barkley -

That year, Barkley was 29 years old, averaging 25.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.6 steals and 1 block, with a shooting percentage of 52%; the Suns 62 wins and 20 losses, the league first--When Barkley had not come last year, he had 53 wins and 29 losses, and was sixth in the league.

Jordan, also 29 years old, averaged 32.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.8 steals, 0.8 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 49.5%; the Bulls won 57 and lost 25, third in the league - the previous year was 67 and 15 losses, the league ranked first.

Judging from the changes in the regular season results of their respective teams, the MVP to Barkley is well deserved.

But in the finals, the Bulls 4:2 Suns, Jordan probably created an unforgettable shadow for Barkley: in the

series, Jordan averaged 41 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.7 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 50.8%;

Barkley had 27.3 points, 13 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.5 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 47.6%. The gap between

MVP and MVP can also be extremely huge - in a few years, the postman will also deeply realize this. After winning the championship in 1993, Jordan retired; in the following two years, the MVPs were Dameng and General, and the champions were Rockets - the Postman also lost to Dameng in the playoffs for two consecutive years.

In the 1994 Western Conference Finals, the Rockets 4:1 Jazz, Dameng averaged 27.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.6 steals, 4.6 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 50%; the Postman had 26 points, 12.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.6 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%.

In the first round of 1995, the Rockets 3:2 Jazz, Dameng averaged 35 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.8 steals, 2.6 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 57.3%; the Postman had 30.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 3.8 steals, 1.4 steals, 0.4 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 46.6%.

Then in 1996, Jordan returned and once again monopolized MVP, scoring champion, championship and FMVP.

Finals, Bulls 4:2 Supersonics - On the way to the finals that year, they also defeated the Rockets (second round, 4:0) and the Jazz (Western Finals, 4:3).

By 1997, the 33-year-old Postman finally got the MVP - averaging 27.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 55%. The Jazz won 64 and lost 18, second in the league.

Jordan, who is also 33 years old, averages 29.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 48.6%; the Bulls won 69 wins and 13 losses, ranking first in the league.

So this year, many people said that the postman stole Jordan's MVP trophy - the two were on par with each other in the data, but the Bulls had a better record, but Jordan had won too many MVPs, so it was inevitable that he was aesthetic fatigue.

So in the finals, the Bulls 4:2 Jazz, Jordan averaged 32.3 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.8 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 45.6%; the Postman had 23.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.3 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 44.3%.

Barkley and the Postman, who snatched the MVP from the peak Jordan and were still facing each other head-on in the playoffs, were both defeated by Jordan that year, and they failed to win the championship in their entire career.

When in 1998, the 34-year-old Jordan won the final scoring title, MVP, championship, and FMVP Grand Slam, and then retired again.

His era has officially come to an end.

So there are 5 MVPs in 10 years, and the team lineup in the previous few years is not outstanding enough.

When the teammates support you, you can defeat the Magician in the finals;

And when Barkley and the postman behind, even if they rush to the finals stage, they will only have the only way to get scolded.