Full Game: Seven-Game Streak on the Line | Bulls vs Hawks (January 18, 1991)

Dominique Wilkins and the Atlanta Hawks had a score to settle when Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls into The Omni on January 18, 1991. Riding a seven-game winning streak in the 1990-91 season, Chicago hit 15 of their first 18 shots for a 33-23 lead. Jordan pushed the pace, but Atlanta answered from deep. Chicago's bench faltered during a 12-4 Atlanta run late in the second quarter. Glenn Rivers sank four three-pointers and Sidney Moncrief added 16 reserve points, prompting Jordan to call out the reserves: "They've got some players on that second team. You've got to be able to control that unit." Wilkins punished Chicago with 34 points and nine rebounds, punctuated by a tomahawk dunk. Atlanta took the 114-105 victory as 17 turnovers doomed Chicago. Michael Jordan posted 30 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 4 turnovers in 41 minutes, shooting 13-of-28 from the floor, 4-of-4 on free throws, and 0-of-1 from deep. Four turnovers from Bill Cartwright and five from a listless Scottie Pippen sparked Atlanta's 13-2 third-quarter run. Jordan dismissed Phil Jackson, Pippen, and Cartwright blaming tired legs after six games in 10 days. "When you lose you've got to find some excuse, so I guess being tired is as good as any," Jordan snapped. "The game was there for us to win. We just didn't want it bad enough. We made a lot of key turnovers, and that kept breaking our backs." Jackson baffled the arena by burning three timeouts in the final minute trailing by 14 with Jordan on the bench, sparking jokes that he had been out in the sun too long. The loss dropped Chicago to 27-11, exposing the discipline still required to chase a crown. Jordan walked out into the Atlanta night stewing over careless play, with plenty of road ahead. #MichaelJordan #ChicagoBulls #NBA1991 Timestamp Index: 00:00:00 Broadcast Begins 00:04:03 Studio Report with Johnson 00:05:11 Starting Lineups 00:06:31 Tip Off 00:06:53 Webb fast break layup 00:07:29 Paxson layup 00:08:09 Grant putback 00:08:33 Rivers 3 00:09:16 Jordan assists Grant dunk 00:09:46 Jordan dunk 00:11:30 Webb 3 00:11:47 Jordan assists Paxson 3 00:12:13 Jordan assists Grant dunk 00:12:33 Wilkins layup 00:14:34 Jordan assists Pippen layup 00:17:13 Wilkins layup 00:18:35 Cartwright fadeaway 00:19:33 Bull Bonanza stats 00:20:43 Grant jumper 00:21:00 Ferrell jumper 00:21:14 2 minutes left in the 1st 00:23:15 Jordan fadeaway 00:24:11 Wilkins layup 00:24:25 Jordan jumper 00:24:45 End of 1st Quarter/Start of 2nd 00:28:37 Malone block 00:28:48 Jordan fastbreak dunk 00:29:41 Levingston reverse layup 00:31:48 Battle layup 00:32:33 Pick-and-roll defense breakdown 00:33:57 Player of the Game preview 00:35:53 Rivers 3 00:36:04 Jordan alley-oop tip 00:36:48 Battle fastbreak layup 00:37:38 Rivers driving layup 00:40:20 Malone block 00:40:49 NBA scoring leaders 00:41:30 King and-1 layup 00:43:27 Rivers steal 00:43:54 Malone fastbreak layup 00:45:38 Jordan jumper 00:47:53 Pippen steal 00:49:34 Halftime Score 00:50:16 Halftime Report 00:52:47 NBA Friday Flash 00:54:30 Sager report 00:55:02 King interview 01:00:21 3rd Quarter 01:01:58 Wilkins dunk 01:03:32 Pippen putback 01:04:30 Wilkins steal and and-1 dunk 01:05:17 Jordan turnaround jumper 01:05:48 Webb bank shot over Grant 01:06:04 Paxson jumper, Jordan assist 01:07:19 Webb fast-break layup 01:08:53 Jordan alley-oop layup 01:09:24 Paxson jumper, Jordan assist 01:09:42 Wilkins turnaround jumper 01:09:58 Jordan pull-up jumper 01:10:16 Rivers 3 01:11:36 Malone turnaround jumper 01:12:15 Webb 3 01:12:39 Wilkins 3 01:14:55 NBA Update 01:16:02 Jordan fast break layup 01:16:41 2 minutes left in the 3rd 01:16:56 Wilkins putback 01:18:13 Battle 3 01:18:33 Jordan pull-up jumper 01:20:41 End of 3rd Quarter/Start of 4th 01:24:33 Grant putback 01:24:54 Ferrell block 01:25:06 Moncrief layup 01:28:59 Jordan assist to Grant dunk 01:29:38 Moncrief layup 01:30:03 NBA Tonight update 01:30:58 Moncrief block on Jordan 01:32:59 Jordan jumper 01:33:14 Rivers 3 01:35:39 In the Paint graphic 01:36:24 Wilkins windmill dunk 01:36:58 Moncrief layup 01:37:26 Ferrell layup 01:38:38 NBA Update 01:43:04 Hodges steal and layup 01:49:34 Levingston dunk 01:51:20 Hodges 3 01:51:46 Final Score 01:52:05 Postgame Show / NBA Tonight scores update 01:54:49 Player of the Game: Hawks bench Fair Use Declaration: This video is transformative: historical sports footage restored and enhanced for educational and archival viewing. No claim of ownership; rights remain with the NBA and original broadcasters. Not monetized by mjschannel23.