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Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on June 14, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n

Michael Jordan denied the Utah Jazz again.<\/p>\n

One year and a day after leading the Chicago Bulls past the Jazz to win the 1997 NBA title, he foiled us all again on June 14, as the Bulls clinched their sixth NBA championship in eight seasons in a thrilling 87-86 win at the Delta Center.<\/p>\n

Read more Chicken Salad Chick opens up to long lines in Utah<\/a><\/p>\n

Jordan hit the game-winning shot in the final seconds \u2014 pushing off, of course\u2014 and earned his record sixth NBA Finals MVP on June 14, 1998.<\/p>\n

And the Deseret News archives were filled with angst and woe. Utah hasn\u2019t been back to the Finals since.<\/p>\n

After the 1997 season, the Jazz kept the roster intact, but an 11-7 start to the season due to a John Stockton injury had fans worried. Then Jerry Sloan\u2019s squad fired up and stayed hot, ending up with 62 wins and home-court advantage in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Utah plowed through the first two rounds of the postseason, then swept a Los Angeles Lakers squad with Shaquille O\u2019Neal and a young Kobe Bryant. Nothing could stop the Jazz.<\/p>\n

Except Jordan. The Jazz won the series opener but then lost the next three, scoring just 54 points in Game 3 of the series. Utah fought back and won a thrilling Game 5 on the road, with Game 6 set for the Delta Center.<\/p>\n

Read more Opinion: Ask Congress to strike a deal on permitting reform now<\/a><\/p>\n

The Jazz led for most of the game, but in the final minutes, Jordan stole the ball from Karl Malone, as any Jazz fan will recall.<\/p>\n

In the final seconds, MJ outdueled Byron Russell, hitting the \u201cLast Shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

It still might be too soon \u2014 even 25 years later \u2014 for Jazz fans to think about, but for many Utahns, the playoff runs were truly exciting times, never to be forgotten.<\/p>\n

Here are some Deseret News archive stories from that season, and that series:<\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s what Jazz, Bulls must do to secure title\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNeither Bulls nor Jazz care to be favored\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c20 years later, Utah Jazz\u2019s 1998 NBA Finals team still haunted by Jordan\u2019s \u2018Last Shot\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSee Phil Jackson\u2019s scouting report on the Utah Jazz ahead of the 1998 NBA Finals\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Opinion: Patriotism through peacemaking<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cUtah Jazz: Accept it! The Bulls deserved the series\u201d<\/p>\n

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Today in history: Utah nemesis Michael Jordan leads Chicago to another title with an MVP performance. 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