The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets faced off on Sunday in a highly-anticipated matchup between the league's top two MVP candidates. The Thunder came out with a dominant 127-103, but the rival MVP candidates showed out.

Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing dominated the NBA throughout the 1980s and '90s. Jordan won six championships, while Ewing constantly found himself on the wrong side of history. Despite the center's Hall of Fame career,

Former Knicks owner Dave Checketts believed the team could’ve won at least two NBA championships in a row if they managed to sign Michael Jordan and pair him with Patrick Ewing.

Michael Jordan admitted at least twice that he never had his vertical jump measured because it wasn't that important for him

"He's said some things that inspired me," said Barkley in 1993, per the Chicago Tribune. "Private things not in the media just whispered to me. A lot of people are on my bandwagon now, but a couple of times when we played in the playoffs,

Jordan ruled the '90s, winning six championships and six Finals MVPs. Meanwhile, James has dominated in an era of analytics and 3-point barrages. Mahorn picks James over Jordan. F

Michael Jordan spent the summer of 1995 in Los Angeles, filming Space Jam for Warner Bros. He agreed to do the movie as long as he had a basketball gym to keep himself in game shape while awaiting training camp.