What does the "Anti-Isolation Law" in the NBA mean and where does it come from?

The real Jordan Law - the 1988 League Anti-Isolation Law

Jordan scored the highest score in the history of the playoffs in the 1986.4.20 Bulls vs. Celtics game. 63 points, so the always unruly Bird said the words that will go down in history after the game: I think God wore the No. 23 jersey and played the game tonight. In the following season, Jordan became the scoring leader with an average of 37.1 points-a too dazzling result. You must know that before the 1980s, due to the emergence of some super players, the NBA was always accused of not being competitive enough. Therefore, in order to prevent overly powerful individuals from directly controlling the game, the league has been gradually improving basketball rules. The emergence of Jordan and his amazing performances on the basketball court are obviously contrary to the development direction of the league.

The Bulls' style of play in the 1980s was simple, and the coach did not have much ability to take this young team to a higher level. At that time, the Bulls' most common style of play was to spread out on the court - which greatly increased the difficulty of the defense - and then use Jordan's super personal ability to overwhelm the opponent. As a result, Jordan's outstanding performance not only won everyone's respect, but also had the opportunity to receive the league's highest personal praise-modification of the rules, which also directly contributed to the true "Jordan Law"-the 1988 Anti-Isolation Law. introduced.

The anti-isolation law directly caused the Bulls players to no longer gather on one side of the court as they did in the past, and then watch Jordan play singles on the other side, or wait for an open shot opportunity. Of course, this also makes some simple and effective offensive tactics no longer legal. It’s worth noting that this rule only applies to the attacking side.

In 1994, with the retirement of Jordan and the emergence of new players, the anti-isolation rule was abolished after a short period of time, which also gave this rule more of an "anti-Jordan" brand. The obvious regret: We will never know what Jordan could have done without the constraints of rules during his most outstanding technical period.