This was Doug Collins first game and the very game that Michael Jordan stated to Doug Collins "Coach don't worry; I'm not going to let you lose your first game."
He is the only guard in NBA history to have 200 Steeles 100 blocks in the same season and he did it two years in a row while leading the league in scoring as well.
He had double digits in this game in steals and blocks combined. Best ever in any sport. I saw it all live. Jordan was my sports hero from the age of 5. And I had the first Air Jordan’s.
OMG!! He's just not human! He looked so much better than anyone else but if MJ played right now I think I would be the same thing, nobody in today's game is on that level. Just imagine Jordan playing vs current stars J Tatum, Harden, Curry, lebron, etc...no contest, he would kill them.
Lebron and Kobe had their moments like this. Don't misconstrue their prime. Lebron may not be as clutch but he would frieght train through MJ if they played. And Kobe may have shot too much, but his footwork and ethic were on MJ's level. MJ was a freak was nature, but so was Kobe and LeBron in their own right. Hell if A.I. was taller and had a pippen or rodman or Shaq or D.Wade or Bosh or Pau Gasol we'd be saying more about him. MJ is always my favorite, but playing ball and watching over the decades you can't discredit our greatness we still have today. And don't disrespect Curry either or Durant. Both have their moments and Curry evidently is STILL haven't his agasint a all time Celtics defense. Not the best, but per position very fuckin close. Carry on
@@seanmike95 agreed with all besides LeBron freighting MJ. Plenty of people tried to intentionally harm him just because it was better to risk getting too many fouls than it was to let him score. LBJ just doesn't play against or with that level of tenacity, nor does anyone else in the current league. MJ would've been fine, esp if he could take an intentional foul from a young Shaq and walk it off, telling him 'not to apologize' for it, and that he'd 'be coming back'.
Curry takes more 3 pts and is attempted than any other guard and makes 40% more than anyone else this league has ever scene. He performs at a level where the hardest shot is the easiest making his EFG and TS higher than freaking bigman like Shaq. Ironically though the drawback of only making 40% from 3pt shots is that you'll get less free throw trips.
Listen to how the commentators are talking about him. Extremely high praises. You would've thought this was his 10th season with 3 rings in. This was just his THIRD year #GOAT
He was spoken of, and without qualification, as the best basketball player the game had ever seen (de facto) before he won a ring. (I got into watching MJ in 87-88: even my dad's generation just casually spoke of him as tho he was clearly the best.)
People think he was in his prime in the 90's because that's when he was winning rings. For those of us that saw him in the 80's, we know he was an unstoppable machine on both ends of the floor. Unmatched skills in one package. This is why we call him the goat. The six rings is cool, but watching the man play is like no other. None! Wilt was good, but bigger than everyone else. Kareem was kinda boring with one (very effective) shot. Magic and Bird had skill and brought drama, but Jordan was just on another level back then. A shell of his former self by the time the 2nd 3-peat comes around, which is the era most youngsters judge him by and simply don't know how great he was in his first 7 years before the rings.
Exactly! I tell people, from 84-90, that version of Mike was unreal! He didn’t trust his teammates yet(cause they were still scared) but my god he was GOD with a basketball. Especially the 88 season, Being born and raised here in Chicago during those times was some special shit!
Also, you’re so right about he younger gen judging on the 2nd 3peat! I tell people, go watch highlights of mike “with hair”(84-90). It was like watching poetry in the form of basketball! Damn I miss tuning in to WGN and watching those games!
Shell of his former self? That's absurd. It was MUCH tougher to score in the late-90s than just about any era in history. Certainly tougher than 1987. Jordan was past his peak (the early 90s), but for him to do what he did primarily with jump shots is unreal.
@@spitshinetommy3721 the late 90s NBA was watered down due to expansion. Plus the next generation hadn't really kicked in yet hence why the top teams was still led by aging stars. The 80s was all these dides in their primes.
@@drstone2358 lebron should've won the DPOY in 2013, but Marc Gasol won it. Gasol was only on the All Defense Second Team, while Lebron was the first. Lebron also can guard all 5 positions, something MJ can't do.
@M shut up why you always on basketball videos talking about how soccer's so good bro nobody cares about just kicking a ball until goal it's trash basketball's way better
What always fascinating is how he always change his shot in the air after full extension of his arm. Its like you bet if hes going to do a finger roll... Then all of a sudden, he change it into a side hook shot. Thats amazing
That's one of the many things I love about Michael's approach to the game of basketball. Every season Michael set out to get a jump on the NBA scoring title. So as a fan you was excited because you knew how he was coming (determined and focused).
Michael Jordan was the only player with his build and athleticism to really take his game to another level in turn made the next generation of players work hard to be like who??? The man that had an all around game DEFENSE and offense. That’s why he the greatest fam 🤷🏾♂️
Lisa Rose 20pts from free throws! How accurate & efficient was he from the line. It's one thing to get there but putting them in is a entirely different thing. Just incredible. Check the Cavs game from 1992. 44pts 4ft's.
@Lisa Rose Michael was always drawing fouls because he was so quick and aggressive getting inside. And Jordan was a great free throw shooter so he really put defenses on the spot. They were screwed either way.
He was coming out of college a couple years prior and was still playing all over the place like he did in college. He wanted the ball at all costs. I have never seen ANYONE else block, steal, rebound, score at all times. Greatness
A few things: 1) This is when MJ was still raw, and he was without a doubt the best player on the court. 2) His defense is magical. 3) That pass from C Oakley..damn!
A championship doesn’t mean you are the best player in the league. It means your team was the best for that year. But , tbh I didn’t say he was the best in the league, I said on the court; playing that day.
He was so blisteringly quick and agile and wasn't even in his prime yet as a player here....He could score 50 without even the refinements and increased strength that came later. Just awesome
Didn't quite have that killer fade away mid-range yet at this point but his athleticism and energy was something to behold. I grew up on Tobacco Road when he was at Carolina and we had a taste of what he was capable of but I don't know if many of us (or any of us) expected what was to come. It really was something else.
@ J Del Don't waste yorur time, they complain Lebron's fans disrespect Jordan but all i can see is them disrepect other players (in particular Lebron and Wilt) to worship their almighty god.
The way he can score a layup with all that hang time with a big man all over him is unlike anybody else in history, he was just completely unstoppable inside or outside, it's crazy, anybody else gets blocked in such situations, Jordan just pumps and fakes and keeps hanging in the air and adjusts and then scores once it's clear as the defender can't hang in the air as long and keep up with his changes of direction in the air. So much control. It's incredible.
The craziest thing about this video is watching the players just ignore the three point line and just pack the paint. 😂 one play I counted 9 players in the paint at the same time
whomever said he was a bad jump shooter in his early years...didn't know sh*t! he was so skilled and never wasted any movement. defensively, he was already top tier.
I'm sorry that all you millennials now days didn't get to watch him in his prime live.. But, now you know why all the hype.. I had VHS, and YOU have RUclips.. GOD is GOOD....
Jordan looked like a player dropped in from a time machine from a future era into an 80’s game. He made the other players look they were guys from the ‘Y’ in comparison. Compared to him, they looked sort of slow and clunky, like they had led in their feet.
@ciga daze No, kid, today's players are not more athletic and definitely not better defenders. Jordan against these crybabies today and no people in the paint will average 45 easy.
Why he is goat. Quantum leap of a player. He created an advanced body grammar of basketball which the world digested so now you got lil kids doing crossovers to double clutch reverse layups. Everyone is more fluid and smooth after MJ. Bird and Magic were great but look how stiff they look relative to post-MJ body mechanics.
I am pretty sure this was the season he had 100+ blocks and 200+ steals..and he did it again the next season the only player to do so..ever...for this game I will have to look it up my friend. ps..looked he had 3 blks. 4 ast. 6 rbs. 4 stls. and 50 pts.
Yep,the only player to ever do it in back to back seasons and the first player to ever do it period in nba history. The only other 2 players to do it in nba history was Scottie Pippen and Hakeem Olajuwon. Man,I miss watching MJ and Scottie turn up the defense in certain game situations when the bulls really needed a stop... Sometimes they’d be so on point the other team could do absolutely nothing but turn it over or dribble the shot clock out...It was like a bball video game when u turned the difficulty all the way up
@@rosariocarias7906 Damn Jordan was a cold as 23 year old! You'll never see another 23 year old this cold ever again! That 1 and done shit is ruining the game because players aren't getting developed like they use too!
Jordan had a good jumper, but his fade away was not good. However he was by far the most athletic and skilled player. That's why Jordan is the goat, no other player has the combination of athleticism and skill like Jordan. LeBron is (probably) more athletic, however he didn't have the skill set as MJ.
anthony smith No. Jordan only got his head at level with the rim on one dunk (free throw line dunk). However, this many occasions where LeBron has got his head over the rim (even in high school). LeBron also weighs 50+ lbs more than Jordan, so with that extra mass it seems even more impressive.
The consistency is what people should admire. it wasn't just a game here or there, or even this season here or there. It was just consistent. The swag is real as well.
Dude dropped 8 50 point games this season while scoring 37 ppg. To put that in perspective, LeBron has 10, Kareem has 10, Harden and Curry have 5, Durant has 4, and Wilt Chamberlain has... 118.
People also don't even realize that when you avg out his ppg avg over the 1st half of this particular season, it literally was 40ppg on 51.2 FG% LOL!! That is insane for a 2-guard!!!
@@luce.3560, exactly. That's why it's more amazing for him to achieve 200 steals / 100 blocks that same season and the next one so back to back 200st/100blk season. Only player to ever do it. 10x scoring champ, 3rd all time career steals.
the fact that mj is the goat is because of his... consistency efficiency leadership and his artistry in fadeaway plus the shooting percentage made the difference. and this separate mj from the rest.
+m Khan 89 MJ is not the only best MJ, the reason you see 89 MJ was doing so many freaking drives to the rim is because 89 bulls were starting to spread wide open space by Pippen, Grant and Cartwright, that makes 89 MJ drives, penetrates and layups so easily. Actually 88 MJ has the same leve lof athletcism as 89, plus 88 MJ's first two steps are even more explosive, but 88 bulls' starting teammates, Oakley, Corzine and Sellers, could not effectively spread the lane space like Pippen, Grant and Cartwright did in 89 bulls. If MJ's teammates can spread the lane in 88, you would see 88 MJ doing more freaking drives and dunks easier.
Even as a young boy Michael was a beast on the defensive end. His jump shot was suspect but he was a decent jump shooter. But when you can do everything else exceptionally, you don’t have to be an excellent shooter
This was only his 3rd year in the league. Want even in his prime yet, but still was dominating. His game became more refined in the 87-88 season. Also that's when Pippen arrived.
Them IIs, the perfect subtle design silhouette for the air assault he would lay upon the league for the following eight (ten) seasons (forever). The end of the 80’s starts right there on 33rd/7th
Useless stats they were barely an average team. East was worse then than now, Jordan led them to the Playoffs with 30 wins. Wilt ain't win crap neither dropping 50 nightly.
@@ASJyirod Lefraud got to the Finals because weakest east in history... FRAUD Player. Now he's being exposed in the west, last year the Lakers without Lebron was 10th seed... this year with Lebron, they're in 11th going to 12th, theyre worse with Lebron! What an overrated stat-padding player! Made the Lakers into trash instead of making them better.
@@Th3Passerby he missed 15+ games, Ingram and Ball missed odee games, Rondo missed odee games, they gutted the roster a bit via the deadline...please tell me how he got exposed when the core was looking like the Tune Squad before MJ gave them a bottle of water?
He also had 3 blocks 4 steal 3 ast and 6 rebounds to go with his 50 points no 3 pointers attempted or made and he was 15of 31 shooting ..a straight all around machine
All that offense and athletic ability over shadowed that relentless defense. An amazing block after the tip off and two clutch free throws to secure the win. Giving him a 50 point game in a season opening win. And if I'm not mistaking this is the game he told Doug Collins "Don't worry Coach, I'm not gone let you loose your first game today".
One thing that is undeniable that Jordan had, which you don't see in the game today, is his drive. For the entire game he was playing with a driving force that was unseen before or since. Kobe had a similar drive. But not quite like Jordan.
He is the best ever, even better than my favorite player ever, Dr.J. But it would have been nice to see them play head to head at 21 years old each. Doc was my man! I really think David Thompson would have given Mike a hard time because he was so quick, but Mike was the ultimate competitor than anyone I ever seen.
Konzerva they were plumbers let not overate them lmao there was no D being played,, were there harder fouls? Maybe is the defense so other Worldly as ppl make it? No lol
@@desmondhackney889 Look, they were the best players of their era. In 20 years kids will shit on your heroes the same way you underrate 80's and 90's basketball. You cannot compare different eras. All I can say to you, as someone who watches basketball and is a fan for almost 40 years, is that basketball was more interesting and fun to watch in those years (that doesn't automatically mean that it was superior). And only stupid kids who witnessed only this era can argue differently.
yo, while im watching this the points not even affecting me.. it’s how much he’s being effective on the offense and defense! it’s like he’s literally contributing somehow in every play. crazy
Dynomite this man is incredible he was doing this almost 30 plus years ago. You'll miss out this guy is from my generation he made watching NBA phenomenal he is the baddest cat that laced up a pair of sneakers
Faisal Aden melo hasn’t won shit there and only made it to the 2nd round once. At least Ewing went to the finals twice. Can’t forget about Walt Clyde Frazier and Willis reed they brought the knicks chips
Mike was so exciting I would listen to his games on the radio when I wasn't in front of a tv set. I've never done that with any other player. I loved to hear the radio announcers go off! One of a kind player
People need to recognize the dude was a defensive nightmare all over the floor! Every single game! This is, among his other abilities, a major differentiator between him and the other all time greats.
@@cv1368Bernard King, young Patrick Ewing (before his prime), Gerald WIlkins … Not a bad team. Knicks were powerhouse in the 90s, just like Bulls and MJ destroyed them every night.
He's simply the best of all time.
Yes
He’s not tho
@@shaqsburner7983 elaborate
@@shaqsburner7983 if you dont think Jordan is the best player of all time, you truly have never seen him play.
@@Fightanddie I’m 26 I’ve seen him play before
This was Doug Collins first game and the very game that Michael Jordan stated to Doug Collins "Coach don't worry; I'm not going to let you lose your first game."
George Gervin may have been the Iceman, but MJ was the coldest dude.
Dumb people sayin that he was just a scorer... Mj was all over the floor offensively and defensively
Satelite TV it was 200 stls and 100 blocks which is huge for a guard. Plus he won a DPOY award once which Kobe or Lebron never did.
Moun33 Man for anyone to say MJ was just a scorer. Immediately terminate that conversation, Because you are literally dealing with an Imbecile!!!
He is the only guard in NBA history to have 200 Steeles 100 blocks in the same season and he did it two years in a row while leading the league in scoring as well.
Moun33 Michael did it all. Scoring, rebounds, assist, steals, and blocks. He can lead and he’s an assassin at the end of the game...GOAT.
Moun33 yep he wasn't stat-padding player like LeBum
Dude was literally all over the court constantly aware of the game. GOAT.
Dude had 3 blocks 2 assists, and 1 steal before his first field goal….. 🤯
The god MJ.
He had double digits in this game in steals and blocks combined. Best ever in any sport. I saw it all live. Jordan was my sports hero from the age of 5. And I had the first Air Jordan’s.
OMG!! He's just not human! He looked so much better than anyone else but if MJ played right now I think I would be the same thing, nobody in today's game is on that level. Just imagine Jordan playing vs current stars J Tatum, Harden, Curry, lebron, etc...no contest, he would kill them.
Lebron and Kobe had their moments like this. Don't misconstrue their prime. Lebron may not be as clutch but he would frieght train through MJ if they played. And Kobe may have shot too much, but his footwork and ethic were on MJ's level. MJ was a freak was nature, but so was Kobe and LeBron in their own right.
Hell if A.I. was taller and had a pippen or rodman or Shaq or D.Wade or Bosh or Pau Gasol we'd be saying more about him.
MJ is always my favorite, but playing ball and watching over the decades you can't discredit our greatness we still have today. And don't disrespect Curry either or Durant. Both have their moments and Curry evidently is STILL haven't his agasint a all time Celtics defense. Not the best, but per position very fuckin close. Carry on
@@seanmike95 agreed with all besides LeBron freighting MJ. Plenty of people tried to intentionally harm him just because it was better to risk getting too many fouls than it was to let him score. LBJ just doesn't play against or with that level of tenacity, nor does anyone else in the current league. MJ would've been fine, esp if he could take an intentional foul from a young Shaq and walk it off, telling him 'not to apologize' for it, and that he'd 'be coming back'.
@@seanmike95 He’s entitled to his own opinion like you. How you gone tell him to carry on 🤦🏽♂️😅!!
Curry takes more 3 pts and is attempted than any other guard and makes 40% more than anyone else this league has ever scene. He performs at a level where the hardest shot is the easiest making his EFG and TS higher than freaking bigman like Shaq. Ironically though the drawback of only making 40% from 3pt shots is that you'll get less free throw trips.
Listen to how the commentators are talking about him. Extremely high praises. You would've thought this was his 10th season with 3 rings in. This was just his THIRD year #GOAT
He was spoken of, and without qualification, as the best basketball player the game had ever seen (de facto) before he won a ring. (I got into watching MJ in 87-88: even my dad's generation just casually spoke of him as tho he was clearly the best.)
ive always noticed that through out all the younger jordan videos.....its like they just knew. foreshadowing. finally someone else noticed that lol
People think he was in his prime in the 90's because that's when he was winning rings. For those of us that saw him in the 80's, we know he was an unstoppable machine on both ends of the floor. Unmatched skills in one package. This is why we call him the goat. The six rings is cool, but watching the man play is like no other. None!
Wilt was good, but bigger than everyone else. Kareem was kinda boring with one (very effective) shot. Magic and Bird had skill and brought drama, but Jordan was just on another level back then.
A shell of his former self by the time the 2nd 3-peat comes around, which is the era most youngsters judge him by and simply don't know how great he was in his first 7 years before the rings.
Exactly! I tell people, from 84-90, that version of Mike was unreal! He didn’t trust his teammates yet(cause they were still scared) but my god he was GOD with a basketball. Especially the 88 season, Being born and raised here in Chicago during those times was some special shit!
Also, you’re so right about he younger gen judging on the 2nd 3peat! I tell people, go watch highlights of mike “with hair”(84-90). It was like watching poetry in the form of basketball! Damn I miss tuning in to WGN and watching those games!
I’ll take 87 Jordan over anyone ever to play basketball!!
Shell of his former self? That's absurd. It was MUCH tougher to score in the late-90s than just about any era in history. Certainly tougher than 1987. Jordan was past his peak (the early 90s), but for him to do what he did primarily with jump shots is unreal.
@@spitshinetommy3721 the late 90s NBA was watered down due to expansion. Plus the next generation hadn't really kicked in yet hence why the top teams was still led by aging stars. The 80s was all these dides in their primes.
Although MJ was already phenomenal here, you can see that his game evolved over subsequent years. Shooting, post, fade away, etc.
What is fascinating is that 10 years later, MJ dropped 50 on the Heat in the season opener of the 1996-97 season!
He dropped 54 in the season opener against the cavs in 1990 as well
Michael L hed be a bench warmer into today’s game
Desmond Hackney Thats laughable
Landon M. Yea just like these plumbers he’s playing
Desmond Hackney fuck out of here you idiot
MJ was such an elite defender. Look at those steals and blocks! A Real GOAT should be able to score and defend.
Lebron is a better Defender. Lebron can also score and defend.
@@MrGoatMan3895 where’s Lebron DPOY 😂😂
@@drstone2358 lebron should've won the DPOY in 2013, but Marc Gasol won it. Gasol was only on the All Defense Second Team, while Lebron was the first. Lebron also can guard all 5 positions, something MJ can't do.
@@MrGoatMan3895 nah, Marc gasoline got robbed by not being in 1st team all defense
@@MrGoatMan3895jordan 3time steal leader how about lebron?
that charles oakley pass tho
4.17
Right. The name of the video should have been Season Opener - Michael Jordan 50 pts and insane pass from Charles Oakley.
@M shut up why you always on basketball videos talking about how soccer's so good bro nobody cares about just kicking a ball until goal it's trash basketball's way better
Best pass that Oak ever made in his career... 😂
That Jordan to Oakley bounce pass was nice too. :44
Jordan should have won 5 DPOY Awards, The Goat.
How many did he win?
@@jehovah0121MJ won 1 DPOYy
@@SwaggerLikeUz Well, 6 champions and 6 FMVPs and several Scorers are more than enough. No player so far has the chance to outdo him.
@@jehovah0121 Facts
idk about that tbh but he definitely deserved the one he got
What's so crazy about MJ... his game wasn't all away develop yet!! Such a BEAST.
King Allen wasn’t even close to developed. Didn’t even shoot his patented fade
King Allen I mean sometimes it takes a while to develop your basketball game
The entire game itself wasn't developed yet. Sport in its infancy stage.
What always fascinating is how he always change his shot in the air after full extension of his arm. Its like you bet if hes going to do a finger roll... Then all of a sudden, he change it into a side hook shot. Thats amazing
His highest scoring season 1986-87
37.1 PPG
3,041 Total Points
0:16 Damn 3sec into the game & he alrdy disrespecting 😳
I was thinking the same
With the left hand
That's one of the many things I love about Michael's approach to the game of basketball. Every season Michael set out to get a jump on the NBA scoring title. So as a fan you was excited because you knew how he was coming (determined and focused).
Basketball in the mid 80s was so raw and pure. MJ still a baby here
Michael Jordan was the only player with his build and athleticism to really take his game to another level in turn made the next generation of players work hard to be like who??? The man that had an all around game DEFENSE and offense. That’s why he the greatest fam 🤷🏾♂️
Scores 50pts without taking one 3 pointer 🤘🏻
Lisa Rose 20pts from free throws! How accurate & efficient was he from the line. It's one thing to get there but putting them in is a entirely different thing. Just incredible. Check the Cavs game from 1992. 44pts 4ft's.
@Lisa Rose they should learn not to foul. Lmao.
@Lisa Rose Michael was always drawing fouls because he was so quick and aggressive getting inside. And Jordan was a great free throw shooter so he really put defenses on the spot. They were screwed either way.
Yeah but he took 31 shots and 22 free throws!
@@thetruth72667 Olajuwon scored 48p with zero free throws at age 35
He was coming out of college a couple years prior and was still playing all over the place like he did in college. He wanted the ball at all costs. I have never seen ANYONE else block, steal, rebound, score at all times. Greatness
Look how many crazy highlights In ONE GAME!! Love MJ
A few things: 1) This is when MJ was still raw, and he was without a doubt the best player on the court. 2) His defense is magical. 3) That pass from C Oakley..damn!
Against the Knicks. Was he the best in the league in 1986. Don't think so. Win a CHIP in 1986?
A championship doesn’t mean you are the best player in the league. It means your team was the best for that year. But , tbh I didn’t say he was the best in the league, I said on the court; playing that day.
6:53 I swear it's like somebody lifted him up an extra 3 inches while he was in the air. Sick
He was so blisteringly quick and agile and wasn't even in his prime yet as a player here....He could score 50 without even the refinements and increased strength that came later. Just awesome
Didn't quite have that killer fade away mid-range yet at this point but his athleticism and energy was something to behold. I grew up on Tobacco Road when he was at Carolina and we had a taste of what he was capable of but I don't know if many of us (or any of us) expected what was to come. It really was something else.
No player in the history of the game has dominated both sides of the ball like this
Orlando Lewis go look up Wilt or NBA record books
@ciga daze so bill russel, jerry west, elgin baylor, bob cousy and a lot more are vaccum cleaner salesmen then?
@ J Del Don't waste yorur time, they complain Lebron's fans disrespect Jordan but all i can see is them disrepect other players (in particular Lebron and Wilt) to worship their almighty god.
Hakeem did
@Lisa Rose you definitely have a low IQ with a statement like that
This is amazing, it's like I'm watching mj in a video game score a lot of shots to the basket and then fix the glitch
It's the best my eyes have seen
Should’ve been a steals and blocks counter too. This guy was everywhere
Undeniably the best player ever. He played both ends of the floor like a Lion.
Oh there are denials
Mike was a SAVAGE in every positive aspect of basket.
The way he can score a layup with all that hang time with a big man all over him is unlike anybody else in history, he was just completely unstoppable inside or outside, it's crazy, anybody else gets blocked in such situations, Jordan just pumps and fakes and keeps hanging in the air and adjusts and then scores once it's clear as the defender can't hang in the air as long and keep up with his changes of direction in the air. So much control. It's incredible.
Yes he had incredible body control those mitts didn't hurt either lol
Damn MJ had a block in less than 2 seconds into the season😎
The craziest thing about this video is watching the players just ignore the three point line and just pack the paint. 😂 one play I counted 9 players in the paint at the same time
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That your mom is ugly. You didn’t get it?
@@MrShanester117 tell us your point? dumbass
mj is the greatest player
whomever said he was a bad jump shooter in his early years...didn't know sh*t! he was so skilled and never wasted any movement. defensively, he was already top tier.
You know you're a born killer when you have to DECREASE your scoring to reach your prime lol
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theloverswineverytime he’s the goat why he need multiple HOF
Noooooo😂🤣😂🤣😂chill
That’s how you know your the Goat!
Michael Jordan is the greatest two way player ever... Defense + offense... he was everywhere at the same time 🤷🏾♂️
I'm sorry that all you millennials now days didn't get to watch him in his prime live.. But, now you know why all the hype.. I had VHS, and YOU have RUclips.. GOD is GOOD....
And we're not even going to talk about the 5 blocks 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Jordan looked like a player dropped in from a time machine from a future era into an 80’s game. He made the other players look they were guys from the ‘Y’ in comparison. Compared to him, they looked sort of slow and clunky, like they had led in their feet.
@ciga daze No, kid, today's players are not more athletic and definitely not better defenders. Jordan against these crybabies today and no people in the paint will average 45 easy.
Why he is goat. Quantum leap of a player. He created an advanced body grammar of basketball which the world digested so now you got lil kids doing crossovers to double clutch reverse layups. Everyone is more fluid and smooth after MJ. Bird and Magic were great but look how stiff they look relative to post-MJ body mechanics.
He was more than an elite athlete he was an artist
Loved the onscreen score tally. With all those blocks and steals it would've been awesome to see them climbing up as well. What a performance.
So many games that show ledum James will never b in the same stratosphere as his airness!
Dude was a nightmare defensively. The total package.
you were a visitor, but still the crowd cheers for you? NOW THAT IS THE GOAT
Rolyven Unay teams do it for LeBron today😀
@@desmondhackney889 Not really.
@@theloverswineverytime1625 for you
@@desmondhackney889 they really don't....
@@myste6236 because back then fans doesn't bash players as much as people do today
How much steals and blocks did he have? That was a phenomenal performance defensively.
I am pretty sure this was the season he had 100+ blocks and 200+ steals..and he did it again the next season the only player to do so..ever...for this game I will have to look it up my friend. ps..looked he had 3 blks. 4 ast. 6 rbs. 4 stls. and 50 pts.
Yep,the only player to ever do it in back to back seasons and the first player to ever do it period in nba history.
The only other 2 players to do it in nba history was Scottie Pippen and Hakeem Olajuwon.
Man,I miss watching MJ and Scottie turn up the defense in certain game situations when the bulls really needed a stop...
Sometimes they’d be so on point the other team could do absolutely nothing but turn it over or dribble the shot clock out...It was like a bball video game when u turned the difficulty all the way up
And this was before Jordan really developed that Jumper or that post fade-away
TheKingofKings2272 true
@@rosariocarias7906 Damn Jordan was a cold as 23 year old! You'll never see another 23 year old this cold ever again! That 1 and done shit is ruining the game because players aren't getting developed like they use too!
Jordan had a good jumper, but his fade away was not good. However he was by far the most athletic and skilled player. That's why Jordan is the goat, no other player has the combination of athleticism and skill like Jordan. LeBron is (probably) more athletic, however he didn't have the skill set as MJ.
anthony smith No. Jordan only got his head at level with the rim on one dunk (free throw line dunk). However, this many occasions where LeBron has got his head over the rim (even in high school). LeBron also weighs 50+ lbs more than Jordan, so with that extra mass it seems even more impressive.
The consistency is what people should admire. it wasn't just a game here or there, or even this season here or there. It was just consistent. The swag is real as well.
Dude dropped 8 50 point games this season while scoring 37 ppg. To put that in perspective, LeBron has 10, Kareem has 10, Harden and Curry have 5, Durant has 4, and Wilt Chamberlain has... 118.
People also don't even realize that when you avg out his ppg avg over the 1st half of this particular season, it literally was 40ppg on 51.2 FG% LOL!!
That is insane for a 2-guard!!!
its not all about scoring yknow
Man, he averaged 37.1 points per game. That is pretty amazing.
@@luce.3560, exactly. That's why it's more amazing for him to achieve 200 steals / 100 blocks that same season and the next one so back to back 200st/100blk season. Only player to ever do it.
10x scoring champ, 3rd all time career steals.
He also went to the line 12 times a game that year in era with so called tough defense 😂
When you watch mj, you just don’t want to watch anyone else. I’m so sad there isn’t anyone like him.
MJ led the league in total points as a rookie. Dude was nuts.
the fact that mj is the goat is because of his...
consistency
efficiency
leadership
and his artistry in fadeaway plus the shooting percentage made the difference. and this separate mj from the rest.
What I saw on this clip is Jordan’s defense rebound assists Simply the greatest
wow.. mj goat... ny fans are cheering 2 teams..tnx
if i had to pick MJ out of all the years he played, i'd pick 1987 MJ.. he had it all that year...
@ 7:05 damn get got up!!
Well thats just cuz they put him in the point guard position alot in 1989.
+m Khan 89 MJ is not the only best MJ, the reason you see 89 MJ was doing so many freaking drives to the rim is because 89 bulls were starting to spread wide open space by Pippen, Grant and Cartwright, that makes 89 MJ drives, penetrates and layups so easily. Actually 88 MJ has the same leve lof athletcism as 89, plus 88 MJ's first two steps are even more explosive, but 88 bulls' starting teammates, Oakley, Corzine and Sellers, could not effectively spread the lane space like Pippen, Grant and Cartwright did in 89 bulls. If MJ's teammates can spread the lane in 88, you would see 88 MJ doing more freaking drives and dunks easier.
+m Khan But I agree with you that 87 MJ is not in the same level with 88 and 89 MJ. MJ's athleticism peak is 88 and 89 two years.
1989 he put up video game numbers!
@TheRealist 811 Realist shit I heard..
Michael Jordan genius the best player basketball of history NBA,USA in WORLD
Even as a young boy Michael was a beast on the defensive end. His jump shot was suspect but he was a decent jump shooter. But when you can do everything else exceptionally, you don’t have to be an excellent shooter
GOAT No Question.
He can all play! Score Assist Block Steal everything
MJ’s move at the 3:12 mark...breathtaking!!
GotDam he was sick wit it in his prime. Good Lawd"
This was only his 3rd year in the league. Want even in his prime yet, but still was dominating. His game became more refined in the 87-88 season. Also that's when Pippen arrived.
@Jay Thompson Jordan was drafted in 84
Them IIs, the perfect subtle design silhouette for the air assault he would lay upon the league for the following eight (ten) seasons (forever). The end of the 80’s starts right there on 33rd/7th
His royal "airness" 🙌
I love how many free throws they are doing. Drawing fouls and knocking down shots. That’s good basketball
1987 season Jordan put up 37ppg 100 blocks and 200 steals. lebum James could never do that in fact no player in today's NBA could do that.
Why you hating on Lebron?
LeBron was 2-3 yrs old when they played this game. Wtf you bringing him up for?
Useless stats they were barely an average team. East was worse then than now, Jordan led them to the Playoffs with 30 wins. Wilt ain't win crap neither dropping 50 nightly.
@@ASJyirod Lefraud got to the Finals because weakest east in history... FRAUD Player. Now he's being exposed in the west, last year the Lakers without Lebron was 10th seed... this year with Lebron, they're in 11th going to 12th, theyre worse with Lebron! What an overrated stat-padding player! Made the Lakers into trash instead of making them better.
@@Th3Passerby he missed 15+ games, Ingram and Ball missed odee games, Rondo missed odee games, they gutted the roster a bit via the deadline...please tell me how he got exposed when the core was looking like the Tune Squad before MJ gave them a bottle of water?
He also had 3 blocks 4 steal 3 ast and 6 rebounds to go with his 50 points no 3 pointers attempted or made and he was 15of 31 shooting ..a straight all around machine
Greatest player of all time
Blissful solitude of legend competitive mind Jordan
Dominant on both sides of the court, and he was no where near his prime. I wanna be, I wanna be like Mike!
Just look how many spectacular moves he did in only one game!? How can anyone see this one video and say there is anyone better??
Best Ever!
His greatness forever
The goat
All that offense and athletic ability over shadowed that relentless defense. An amazing block after the tip off and two clutch free throws to secure the win. Giving him a 50 point game in a season opening win. And if I'm not mistaking this is the game he told Doug Collins "Don't worry Coach, I'm not gone let you loose your first game today".
MJ, and kobe made scoring look so cool lol. I am sure Dr J as-well... but before my time
One thing that is undeniable that Jordan had, which you don't see in the game today, is his drive. For the entire game he was playing with a driving force that was unseen before or since. Kobe had a similar drive. But not quite like Jordan.
I'm sure mj is the g.o.a.t. he can fly.
He is the best ever, even better than my favorite player ever, Dr.J.
But it would have been nice to see them play head to head at 21 years old each.
Doc was my man!
I really think David Thompson would have given Mike a hard time because he was so quick, but Mike was the ultimate competitor than anyone I ever seen.
Career highlights for regular player, just another game for MJ.
Konzerva easy to do when u play plumbers
@@desmondhackney889 They may look like plumbers, but they had more brains and toughness than the whole teams have in today's pussyfied league.
Konzerva they were plumbers let not overate them lmao there was no D being played,, were there harder fouls? Maybe is the defense so other Worldly as ppl make it? No lol
@@desmondhackney889 Look, they were the best players of their era. In 20 years kids will shit on your heroes the same way you underrate 80's and 90's basketball. You cannot compare different eras. All I can say to you, as someone who watches basketball and is a fan for almost 40 years, is that basketball was more interesting and fun to watch in those years (that doesn't automatically mean that it was superior). And only stupid kids who witnessed only this era can argue differently.
@@desmondhackney889 name the plumbers
yo, while im watching this the points not even affecting me.. it’s how much he’s being effective on the offense and defense! it’s like he’s literally contributing somehow in every play. crazy
Everyone is there to watch jordan...even the opponents
Dynomite this man is incredible he was doing this almost 30 plus years ago. You'll miss out this guy is from my generation he made watching NBA phenomenal he is the baddest cat that laced up a pair of sneakers
MichaeL Jordan Had A Great NBA Career 6 Time NBA Champion An ALL Kind Of Other Great Stats
Simply you couldn't do better than this on a basketball court
Do Knick fans realize that almost all the great performances in the history of the Garden were from the opposition.
rrmond until Carmelo came. Born scorer. He put up the performances. Ppl hate him idk why. He HOF. Best Nugget/Knicks player ever lol
No way in hell Anthony is over Ewing as number one Knickerbocker
Faisal Aden melo hasn’t won shit there and only made it to the 2nd round once. At least Ewing went to the finals twice. Can’t forget about Walt Clyde Frazier and Willis reed they brought the knicks chips
Faisal Aden bro you are out of your mind. Carmelo would be lucky to be in New York’s top five
@@Devmac89 And Earl the Pearl, and Bernard effin King!
even at the earlier stages of his career, theyre already talking like he’s the goat. everyone knew
"Michael Jordan made us look like high school kids".........Isiah Thomas
This Jordan kid looks good. He might even win a championship one day.
1:59 look at these acrobatics.
Thank you for the wonderful uploads!
Mike was so exciting I would listen to his games on the radio when I wasn't in front of a tv set. I've never done that with any other player. I loved to hear the radio announcers go off! One of a kind player
Dope! Many thanks for sharing broski!
In a single game he does 15 different superhuman moves that I've never seen anyone else do in their whole careers.
People need to recognize the dude was a defensive nightmare all over the floor! Every single game! This is, among his other abilities, a major differentiator between him and the other all time greats.
mkeonine lol easy to look like a superhero when ur playing against junior high plumbers
Jordan can do all man. GOAT!
He really use to destroy the Knicks. Jeezus Christ.
jmaal2345 look who the Knicks had comp was horrible
I wounder.. What did the Knicks do to him?
@@cv1368Bernard King, young Patrick Ewing (before his prime), Gerald WIlkins … Not a bad team. Knicks were powerhouse in the 90s, just like Bulls and MJ destroyed them every night.
Every 5eam he kill
the knicks suffered gravely during early 90s cuz of jordan and the jazz was the victim during mj 2nd 3peat..
the audience's reaction means Mike has revealed The beginning of a whole new era.
His defense was simply amazing
The Baryshnikov of basketball. His moves were way advanced. The Harlem Globetrotter of the NBA. Simply, the GOAT.