Pippen, who entered the league in 1987 as a slender small forward, is looking like power forward Karl Malone these days. He showed off a ripped upper body in a social media post on Valentine's Day.

The only time Pippen finally admitted that Jordan would have the upper edge on him is if it was him and Clyde Drexler while Jordan had Karl Malone. In the two seasons Pippen played without Jordan ...

Jordan could guard John Stockton, Pippen could guard center Greg Ostertag and Harper could switch onto shooting guard Jeff Hornacek. Rodman and Longley took turns guarding Karl Malone.

The series was evenly split at two wins apiece, with Utah’s Karl Malone and John Stockton putting up monumental performances to keep pace with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Jordan woke up ...