MJ never beat Larry Bird in the playoffs.
MJ was 1-3 against the Pistons and only won when IT was hurt.
MJ never had to face the Showtime Lakers in the Finals.
MJ never faced Hakeem in the Finals.

How did MJ dominate his era when he was always getting beat by the best teams and some of them he never even faced?

He dominated the expansion era, and that's why he was able to face so many 50 win teams because they were all padding wins while getting to face all the expansion teams.

MJ beat teams like the Knicks, Heat, and Pacers.

Teams that won a combined 0 titles during the 19 years MJ's career spanned.

Even the years MJ sat out there teams were unable to win.

Yet MJ stand claim how insanely tough they were.

@shendy456