on a 19-8 run to put them one game away from their first NBA Championship. Game 5 The Lakers were facing elimination, and the absences of James Worthy and Byron Scott were not any help to the Lakers. This would not stop Magic Johnson as Johnson had 20 assists in the game. Despite that while Johnson also got 11 rebounds, Jordan guarded Magic Johnson in Game 5 which led Magic to struggle by scoring 16 points on 33% (4/12) shooting with 6 turnovers. Elden Campbell outscored Michael Jordan with 13 points in the first half. The Lakers still fought and even led 93-90 in the fourth quarter, but the Bulls went on a 9-0 run, and Paxson's 10 points in the final half of the fourth quarter helped secure the Chicago Bulls', and Jordan's, first NBA title. It was the only one of the Bulls' six Finals appearances to end in four games to one. This was also the last NBA Finals game to be played in The Forum (by the time the Lakers returned to the NBA Finals, they had moved to the new Staples Center). Scottie Pippen led the Bulls with 32 points and collected 13 rebounds. Jordan, who was named the Finals MVP, added 30 points and 10 assists. Player statistics Chicago Bulls |- | align="left" | || 5 || 0 || 7.4 || .455 || .000 || .000 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | || 5 || 5 || 32.0 || .435 || .000 || .667 || 5.0 || 2.4 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 8.8 |- | align="left" | || 5 || 5 || 39.6 || .627 || .000 || .750 || 7.8 || 1.6 || 1.6 || 0.6 || 14.6 |- | align="left" | || 5 || 0 || 10.6 || .391 || .167 || .000 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | || 1 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |-! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" | || 5 || 5 || 44.0 || .558 || .500 || .848 || 6.6 || 11.4 || 2.8 || 1.4 || 31.2 |- | align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 |-