Jordan Is High Flier Again

Yes, Michael Jordan can still dunk. And he can still take over a game. And he can still score 40-plus.

Jordan, who finished with 41 points, dunked for the first time in his latest comeback Saturday night, just two of 16 points in an incredible third-quarter run in the Washington Wizards’ 102-95 loss to the visiting New Jersey Nets.

In 33 minutes, Jordan shot 15 for 24 from the field and made nine of 11 free throws. He was truly the Jordan of old in a five-minute stretch in the third quarter, when he almost single-handedly closed an 18-point deficit to two.

Jordan went six for six, including two three-pointers, and scored 16 of his team’s 20 points during the run.