Liga ACB Presentation Games

The Liga ACB Presentation Games were exhibition matches at the start of a basketball season organised by the Spanish basketball league in the early 90s and they lasted for two seasons in 1990-91 and 1991-92. The games were both hosted in Palau Sant Jordi, in Barcelona, the home arena of Barcelona at the time. The main attraction of those exhibition games which could also be considered equivalent to the Spanish All-Star Game were the participations of NBA superstars: Michael Jordan[1] in the 1990 edition and his teammate in the Chicago Bulls, Scottie Pippen and Philadelphia 76ers player Charles Barkley in the 1991 edition. David Robinson of San Antonio Spurs was also part of the 1991 edition but a hamstring injury kept him on the bench for the entire match.

Concept

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The game was a contest between the Orange (Narranja) and the Blues (Azul), teams which included the best players of the Liga ACB, a league considered the top in Europe, alongside the Italian. The NBA invitees would play for both teams, one half for each. Jordan had not won any NBA championship when he participated in the 1990 Liga ACB Presentation Game,[2] but he would go on to win 6 rings in his career.

List of games

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Bold: Team that won the game.

YearDateArenaCityTeamScoreTeam
1990 [3]August 30Palau Sant JordiBarcelonaTeam Azul100-87Team Narranja
1991 [4]September 3Palau Sant JordiBarcelonaTeam Azul117-110Team Narranja

1990 ACB Presentation match

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Palau Sant Jordi, att: 12,000, 30 August 1990: Team Azul - Team Orange 100-87.
Michael Jordan started with the Orange team and switched at the second half with the blue jersey. The end of the game found him on the winning side.[5]

Rosters

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Michael Jordan's statistics

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PlayerFirst-halfSecond-halfPoints3-pointsTeam Narranja PtsTeam Azul Pts
Michael JordanOrangeBlue376/71621

1991 ACB Presentation match

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Palau Sant Jordi, att: 12,500, 3 September August 1991: Team Azul - Team Orange 117-110 (ht: 51-57).
Pippen and Barkley started with the Orange team and closed the first half with a six point advantage for their team. They switched at the second half to the blue jersey and they finally won the game. David Robinson stayed on bench due to an injury.[6]

Rosters

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Pippen/Barkley's statistics

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PlayerFirst-halfSecond-HalfTotal PointsReboundsAssistsBlocks
Scottie PippenOrangeBlue1522-
Charles BarkleyOrangeBlue22751

Players with most appearances

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PlayerParticipationsEditions
Mark Simpson21990, 1991
Brian Jackson21990, 1991
José Luis Llorente21990, 1991
José Miguel Antúnez21990, 1991
Mike Smith21990, 1991
Jordi Villacampa21990, 1991

NBA/CBA Guest players

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PlayerTeamLeagueEdition
Michael Jordan Chicago BullsNBA1990
Scottie Pippen Chicago BullsNBA1991
Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ersNBA1991
David Robinson San Antonio SpursNBA1991
Michael Anderson Rapid City ThrillersCBA1991

References

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  1. ^ "jordan acb 1990".
  2. ^ "jordan acb 1990, 37 points".
  3. ^ "historia jordan, agosto 1990".
  4. ^ "acb 91, pippen, barkley".
  5. ^ "partido 1990".
  6. ^ "partido 91".