Full Game: Gritty Stadium War | Spurs vs Bulls (January 17, 1992)

On January 17, 1992, Michael Jordan overcame an early injury to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 102-96 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Chicago Stadium. Just 70 seconds into the game, Scottie Pippen accidentally struck Jordan in the face with an elbow. Jordan retreated to the locker room with a bruised right cheekbone, a headache, and his sinus cavity filling with blood before returning to action. After scoring seven points in the first half, Jordan scored 20 points in the third quarter alone. Michael Jordan finished with 31 points, 3 rebounds, and 8 assists for the Chicago Bulls. Jordan shrugged off fatigue from the previous night in Cleveland, where he noted, "You never like to be booed, but I utilize it as an energy." A wild brawl erupted in the third quarter when San Antonio Spurs guard Rod Strickland hooked and shoved Pippen into the front rows, injuring two spectators. Pippen said afterward: "When he grabbed me, I didn't care. But when he came back at me, he showed me he was for real." Strickland was booed relentlessly by the Stadium crowd, ending with 15 points and 17 assists. Reserve center Will Perdue stepped up with 12 points and 11 rebounds off the bench while holding David Robinson to seven first-half points. Head coach Phil Jackson praised the team's grit: "Without a doubt, they could have laid down... But they buckled down and won with hard work and sheer effort." By 1992, extraordinary nights were becoming routine for a global empire where excellence was the baseline expectation. Facing precautionary postgame hospital X-rays on his cheekbone, Jordan knew the physical tax of championship supremacy was mounting as the long season pressed on. Timestamp Index: 00:00:00 Broadcast Begins 00:01:06 Spurs vs Bulls Game Preview 00:03:19 TNT Studio Report 00:05:08 Starting Lineups 00:06:28 Tip Off 00:07:01 Paxson jumper 00:07:35 Cummings layup 00:09:45 Grant putback 00:10:06 Cummings baseline jumper 00:10:50 Pippen layup 00:11:18 Cummings putback 00:11:35 Pippen jumper 00:11:48 Green jumper 00:13:35 Pippen jumper 00:14:08 Grant layup 00:14:30 Green jumper 00:15:15 Jordan jumper 00:15:58 Strickland layup 00:16:20 Elliott jumper 00:17:47 Anderson jumper 00:18:02 Pippen block on Strickland 00:19:48 Carr jumper 00:20:01 Perdue jumper 00:21:46 Armstrong jumper 00:22:11 2 minutes left in the 1st 00:22:43 Robinson jumper 00:23:02 Jordan fadeaway 00:23:18 Armstrong steal 00:23:44 Sutton 3 00:24:52 End of 1st Quarter/Start of 2nd 00:25:58 Pippen layup 00:31:35 Jordan 3 00:32:53 Williams basket 00:33:12 Jordan steal 00:36:42 Green jumper 00:38:02 Royal layup 00:38:25 Cummings jumper 00:39:29 Pippen layup 00:39:55 Hodges 3 00:40:20 Johnson jumper 00:41:50 Green jumper 00:42:03 Hodges jumper 00:42:20 Johnson jumper 00:42:37 Strickland steal and layup 00:44:13 Referee O'Donnell falls on court 00:45:36 Referee fall replay 00:47:12 Green inside jumper 00:47:42 Green hook shot 00:48:09 Robinson dunk 00:48:28 Halftime Score 00:48:38 Williams interview 00:52:10 Hare Jordan Nike commercial preview 00:59:30 3rd Quarter 01:03:09 Elliott jumper 01:03:19 Paxson jumper 01:03:58 Grant layup and-1 01:05:36 Jordan switch-hands layup ties it 01:06:54 Strickland open jumper 01:07:31 Robinson block 01:09:35 Elliott inside layup 01:10:00 Robinson layup 01:11:07 Scoreboard 01:11:47 Grant layup 01:12:47 Paxson 3 01:16:03 Jordan steal and dunk 01:17:24 Strickland jumper 01:18:10 Jordan transition jumper 01:18:59 Paxson steal 01:20:18 Pippen block 01:21:05 Pippen & Strickland altercation 01:25:11 Jordan dunk 01:25:57 Elliott jumper 01:29:25 End of 3rd Quarter/Start of 4th 01:30:48 Pippen layup 01:33:02 Perdue putback and-1 01:35:10 Hansen jumper 01:36:56 Jordan jumper 01:37:10 Cummings layup 01:37:33 Johnson jumper 01:38:58 In the Paint 01:42:13 Pippen drifting jumper 01:43:17 Robinson jumper 01:43:33 Paxson jumper 01:43:58 Strickland floater 01:44:47 Scoring By Quarter 01:45:21 Paxson jumper 01:45:38 Robinson hook shot 01:46:22 Elliott baseline layup 01:46:42 2 minutes left in the 4th 01:47:26 Perdue dunk 01:51:02 Grant slam dunk 01:51:56 Final Score 01:52:20 Finishing Touch: Parish 20k Pts 01:54:21 Player of the Game 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. #MichaelJordan #ChicagoBulls #Spurs