DPOY Dennis Rodman defended Jordan for extended stretches in Games 1-3-4 of the 1990 ECF, but not as much in the other games. Rodman had occasional success defending Jordan with off-ball denial, physicality, and his length. For the most part, however, Jordan bested Rodman's defense and often made shots or drew fouls against Dennis. Coincidentally, Games 1-3-4 were also Jordan's 3 highest-scoring games in the series. Perhaps Chuck Daly saw something in the matchup that didn't favor Rodman and decided to limit his time guarding Jordan afterwards. Rodman did also have a minor ankle injury in the later games of the series that could have also affected the amount of time he spent guarding Jordan. However, it wasn't until Game 3 of the NBA Finals against Portland that Rodman had to sit out because of his ankle injury.