In the 1989 playoffs, Michael Jordan hit a game-winning shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers to ice the first-round series. Now tagged as “The Shot,” it is one of the most iconic plays not just in Jordan's career but also in NBA history. In the sports documentary “The Last Dance,” Doug Collins — head coach of the Chicago Bulls during that time — revealed that he drew up a very simple play that led to that moment.

Collins' marching orders for the Bulls were simple: give the ball to Jordan and get out of the way.

Via “The Last Dance”:

For some context, the five-game series was tied at 2-2. In the fifth and final game, the Bulls were down by one point with three seconds left in the game. Michael Jordan was already the best player in the league during that time, having been crowned MVP and Defensive Player of the Year just a season ago.

However, as what can be seen in “The Last Dance,” Jordan and the Bulls were figuring out how to win in the postseason.

So when Jordan drained the game-winner — celebrated by leaping and punched into air — it became a glorious moment. Some analysts say that it was the play that proved Jordan has the clutch gene in him. From the looks of it, the big win boosted the Bulls' confidence moving forward.

As detailed in “The Last Dance,” the Bulls moved on to the second round in a seven-game series against the New York Knicks. They took care of them in six games and moved to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.