Bulls vs. Pistons - 1989 Playoffs Game 6 (MJ 32pts, 13 asts)
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- Obviously, this game is a loss but when you consider the circumstances, I think it's one of Jordan's most courageous and remarkable performances. In fact, I personally rate this one very high.
In this 6th game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Jordan finishes with 32pts (13-25), 13 asts, 4rbs, 3stls, 2blks.
This is against a Pistons team which swept the first round, Eastern semis and NBA finals in 1989. They were 15-2 in the playoffs, and the two losses were against Chicago.
They were inarguably one of the deepest championship teams ever. To give you an idea, 9 (yes, nine) Pistons players averaged at least 20 minutes per game in the 1989 finals against the Lakers. That has never happened ever since.
Having said that, here's what the Bulls starters other than Jordan produce in this game.
- Pippen: Out of the the game after the first minute when he takes an elbow in the head from Laimbeer.
-Grant: Silly fouls. Picks up his 3rd early in the 2nd quarter and plays very limited minutes. When he's on the court he can't finish easy layups.
-Cartwright: 0 for 5 and zero points in the first half. Finishes the game with a total of 4pts, shooting 1 for 8 (tap-in). Can't even hit layups and wide open 15 footers.
-Hodges: Only starter to have a decent game. Hits 3 threes in the first half, but only scores 2pts in the entire second half.
If Grant and Cartwright had been able to hit some wide open layups/close jumpers off Jordan passes, approaching 20 assists is not even out of question for him. I included some but couldn't fit most of them.
And what's even worse is that Bulls frontcourt can't rebound either. Pistons get 18 offensive boards in this game, and despite all the other factors that's probably the main reason they win. Also, it should be noted that Isiah has a great game, especially in the fourth. I wanted to include some of his shots but couldn't because of time limitations.
The best Bulls players in this game other than Jordan are Pippen's replacement Brad Sellers who was a 7ppg/3rpg player in 1989. And Paxson who is again a 7ppg/4apg bench player that year.
Post game notes and quotes:
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Jordan experienced a microcosm of the series and the entire playoffs within his 42 minutes. With Scottie Pippen forced out of the lineup one minute into the game after getting accidentially elbowed in the head by Detroit center Bill Laimbeer, Jordan carried the Bulls all night long.
"I was confident coming into the game but little things happen that you don't count on-Scottie getting hurt, getting into foul trouble-I guess you just have to be a man and accept them." Jordan said.
Jordan ended the game with 32 points and a game-high 13 assists. Warming up tonight he told a couple of the Pistons he'd "see them Sunday," as in a Game 7 date at The Palace.
"It would've been dumb to not say that," he said. "If I didn't that would mean that I thought we were going to lose the game."
For Detroit, it was a pleasing end to a grueling series in which defense ruled and physical play was a matter of course. That, of course, is the way Detroit likes it.
Yet the Pistons found themselves playing catch up again in the first, when the Bulls streaked to a 26-14 lead behind Jordan.
In fact, coach Doug Collins felt so secure about the edge, he opted to sit Jordan for the final 2:27 of the first. The strategy was disastrous. The Pistons ripped off 10 in a row and the Bulls didn't score again, leaving the Chicago edge a slim 2 (26-24).
"When I had to substitute, we didn't score," Chicago Coach Doug Collins said. "I had to get Michael a little bit of a rest, and then we had about eight possessions without a point. Brad played starter's minutes so I had to get him some rest."
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"They gave us a whale of a series," Detroit coach Daly said, "but our guys have been focused on returning to the Finals since training camp."
That focus Friday led to 15 rebounds by Dennis Rodman, 12 points, 9 assists from Joe Dumars, 11 points, 10 rebounds from Laimbeer, 11 points more from his backup James Edwards and 10 from Mark Aguirre.
"They look ready for the finals," said Horace Grant quietly. "They wear you down and wear you down until they have their way."
The Pistons had a bad shooting night by most standards but they took 18 offensive rebounds, and the Bulls could not cope with that.
When asked how the Pistons were able to contain the most creative player in the league when it mattered most, Detroit coach Chuck Daly answered, "We went to our Jordan
rules."
Those rules included throwing double- and triple- teams at him each time he caught the ball.
"I was concerned," Daly admitted. "They had proved before they could steal one. And the way Jordan was playing, there was no telling what would happen."
"I'm proud of myself and our team for the challenge we presented to the Detroit Pistons," said Jordan, who played the fourth quarter after re-aggravating his oft-injured groin early in the quarter. "I wanted to go further. The fans have been very hungry for an Eastern Conference title. My five years here I've spent every year trying to get us further."
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The most amazing thing about MJ was that he enjoyed playing under pressure!!
@Dave Wesley have you seen the stats of mj in the playoffs ? its not even close
Dave Wesley You clearly didn’t watch the NBA if you think this 💀
panosmj23 until MJ took it personally
Facts - the kid Bryce Young from Bama football might be the closest thing to that since Jordan, other than Kobe (loving to play under pressure) - that separates those guys from the other elite players - simply because they take their game to another level under pressure and against other top players
@@christopherbrock8913Lmao
Michael gave his heart on this one..It was heartbreakin. Who knows what could have happened if they forced it to seven. Not even MJ could take a team like the Pistons all by himself, but he sure died hard. The greatest.
The respect that they gave MJ was amazing. Damn near everybody from both teams gave him his props for his performance.
This 1989 Bulls squad had Jordan, a future Hall of Famer in Pippen, and a very solid player in Horace Grant, but back in 1989 Pippen and Grant were nobodies. It's amazing that this Bulls team (thanks to Jordan) were able to give the Pistons their only two losses in the playoffs that year.
mrmacross stop making excuses for Jordan in Detroit he's a straight bitch
Terence Lee you must be 1 too! Bulls were a fucking 6 seed and Pippen played 1 minute scored 0! Next season game 7 all bulls went absent Pippen had 2 points in 42 minutes said it’s a migraine!
Terence Lee after bulls dethroned pistons 3 peat dreams in a sweep only 1 ever for bad boy pistons, bulls 3 peated twice and the pistons never won a playoff series again until they got Ben Wallace a decade later 😂😂🤣🦍🦍🦍!
Every time Pistons beat Jordan bulls they came back better the next season but Jordan killed the bad boy pistons and the next decade of pistons basketball! Facts
PISTONS beat there selves bye starting to dismantle in the 91-92 season..Detroit was arguably the best team in the NBA from the 86-87 season to 90!! Yes we all can make excuses but the only team I seen beatin all 3 of the ALL-TIME GREATEST LEGENDS OF THE GREATEST ERA EVER IN THE NBA's History So many People seem to agree on was those BAD BOY DETROIT PISTONS!!!..So kids reading this always remember TEAM DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! Don't get all caught up in the single player ball hoggin type of game or you'll never Win that's the Real lesson learnt here ok!...
Joe Loomis what?? If Jordan got hurt in 91 the pistons 3 peat
I remember this series like it was yesterday,"The Bad Boys" were just too deep for Michael and The Bulls that season and the next. It just shows how great a player MJ was, he still averaged 30+ against one of the greatest defensive teams of all time. The NBA needs to put some of these great playoff series on DVD and let these youngin's see how great the NBA Playoff were.
Unbelievable clip yet again. This reminded me of Leonidas in 300. Jordan single handedly kept the Bulls in the game all the while playing 1v5.
I wish you didn't cut away from MJ when he was on the bench. I remember those eyes were full of anger. Never saw that look again
Every kid should see the way he walks off that court. Pure sportsmanship but also disgusted to his soul and determined to succeed no matter the cost. The way he pulls his jersey out and the scowl on his face. Shivers.
the crazy thing is that he really was everywhere in the game, doing all the job scoring and guarding. his stamina was unimaginable. he was also everywhere in the 92 game 7 against the knicks. really, it is great to see extremely gifted one playing with passion.
and once again starks23, thanks for the videos and i really like your detailed discriptions. please keep them coming.
That look on Daly's face after the blind 360 layup is priceless, especially while hearing the crowd's reaction. LOL
Man, I remember watching this as a kid. While watching it here now, I was hoping that the Bulls will win this game, then take game 7, then go to the 1989 Finals and win it all. Same feeling I had in 89. This Bull playoff run started with the Cavs, then Knicks. They were underdogs throughout. Thanks Starks23!
jesus, that play at 1:20 is so amazing. I can't imagine anyone else in the history of the nba puling that off with so much ease.
What they didn't mention about this game was MJ was so exhausted chasing Isiah Thomas that he had no legs in the end, resulting in 7 missed FTs in this game.
MJ should've jumped ship to the Piston's after this game to cement his legacy as the greatest basketball player that's ever laced a pair of sneakers
@Joel Villarreal lechoke James
Kevin Durant jump ship...weakest move ever smh
that what KD woulda done😂😂
Mike had the better team he jus lost so he don’t need to jump ship
A couple things about Jordan.
1. he inspires me to get off my lazy ass and replay certain plays cuz of how goddamn quick and agile he is. absurd.
2. in today's no hand check era he could average 45.
like simmon's said, look at steve nash's stats when handchecking was allowed. he was average.
Best defensive team in NBA history 1989 Detroit pistons!!!! Call us dirty but guess what don't care
ive gone thru these condensed versions of all 6 playoff games between det and the bulls in 1989 and all 7 in 1990 and chicago was just as dirty if not dirtier specifically horace grant, they just didnt like detroit because the Bad Boys were the team who spoiled the party for 3 different legendary dynasties and the Bulls and their fans and media just wont give them credit for ever having been better...McHale didnt have a problem admitting it and neither did Worthy, but ESPN doesnt wanna put a spotlight on them or anyone else who doesnt tow the company line...The Bad Boys were one of the best teams of alltime...
@@dp233332Detroit was far dirtier, they went out of their way to do dirty fouls.
@@kamfisher1714 not dirtier than any1 else and grant and others went out of their way to foul them hard too...mchale made a dirtier play vs LA in 84 than any of them ever did and not one of u call him dirty...mj fans need to go buy some more vagisil and stop believing all the shoe selling propaganda the media has produced...the bad boys are one of the best teams in league history and they handed it to mj 3yrs in a row...the game was played like that by every1 back then....the pistons got s bad rep because they ended the celtics eastern conf dynasty then ended the showtime dynasty while also delaying the bulls dynasty by3yrs and thats how the media and league chose2 deal with it by painting them as a team of sinners in a league of saints which in some ways is kinda the same thing the nfl and media did to the ne patriots dynasty many yrs later
(cont) I don't think people really understand the difficulty of what he did there. His footwork was immaculate, and he did it so naturally -- the game just flowed out of him so purely.
Pause at 1:29. Hahahahaha!!! That's classic!!! R.I.P. Chuck Daly.
I miss this playoff intensity basketball!!!! I hope one day the Chicago bulls will bring back another championship back to Chicago where it belongs!!! I still love my Chicago bulls!!!! Chicago bulls nation for life!!!!!!
1:30 that face lololol
Pistons bench reaction at 1:20 This was the era that Jordan was creating shots that no one had ever seen before.
No. They were amazed that the referee called that phantom foul
@@coachp1389 nah,that wasnt that kind of reaction.and i wouldnt call that a phantom foul,laimbeer slapped him on the back before he took the shot
The play at 3:09 is incredible. He gives like half a dozen jukes and fakes with the dribble, then splits the double, then has the presence of mind to gather himself with a slight hop-step and measure his steps to jump off his LEFT LEG for what was going to be a lefty finish before they fouled him. All of this in perfect rhythm and with perfect form. Sorry folks, but that is NOT easy to do. Wow. (cont)
1:17 MJ's original "spectacular move" two years before the more famous one in the Finals
you're keeping yourself busy starks23! Really nice stuff: Great write-ups, great footage. And yes very good game indeed and we've all seen that move in the beginning a million times but in it's context you've got to appreciate it even more. Thanks
These two teams would win the next five titles as Laker show time would come to an end.
Bulls honestly deserved to win in 1990 but pippen got a migraine
@@christianhilbert1446 .....Migraines are no joke
and yet he still managed to drive pass people every night. i just cant imagine playing against a basketball player like him, with all the physical gifts while knowing the game better than anybody and have more determination than most.
Jordan unreal. Never another guaranteed. Jesus will come to announce the apocalypse before that happens.
Makes me wonder why jordan was so passive in that game 5 loss he passing the ball all game he didn't have the killer instinct all series
starks 23 thanks for all the vintage jordan vids keep it up
Isiah Thomas scored 33 points to close out the Bulls in Chicago. Great hometown homecoming for Thomas.
I like the comment at 4:26 "he's playing his own game", which i think is what michael did, everyone else was playing basketball, while jordan was always on another level of the sport.
Love 80-90's NBA, once 2k hit it has gone downhill its become a different game than it used to be. This physical/big man stay low/strong intense defense is what basketball is supposed to be.
damn! it's been 15 tears since this game was on
You could also put game 7 of the 1990 ECF as another big Jordan game that came up empty. The other Bulls players combined to shoot 15/63 or so, and 9 of those buckets Jordan assisted on. I was wondering that afternoon if the other Bulls would ever be able to step up their games.
mrmacross facts! Pippen disappeared that game as well 2 points 42 minutes another head issue this time a migraine
Jordan making a point to shake hands with each of the Pistons as the clock winds down...
Yup and in 91 when Jordan was about to sweep the Pistons Jordan trashed the Piston in the media before game 4 ! saying they were bad for the league and they didn't deserve those championships! So there's that !
The Bulls weren't beating the Pistons in 1989 no matter what. This video has been edited in favor of MJ.
9:06~9:08 Oh~what a move~!!
great game ... and great highlights . thanks again starks23
9 years later I still watch em
Amazing 1:13 - 1:22
This was the game Isiah Thomas scored 18 4th quarter points on Jordan to eliminate the Bulls.
Emmanuel Enyinwa You just hate MJ don’t you? Lol
@@X02Overdose nah i think that shows how much good was Zeke and how much of a beast was MJ to be defeated.
@Joel Villarreal Be Quiet idiot
agree again. he was still really quick in term of reaction and decision making. it is quite obvious that he had less ease driving pass defenders with his first step since 93. but yea he just start prefecting his mid range at that same year which means that he didnt have to drive all the time.
GOAT
@fiftypercentrick after Jordan received the pass, he dribbled the ball once with his left hand, then proceeded to attack the basket with a two-foot gather/reverse lay-up. He is allowed to use a "two-foot gather" (kind of like dunking the ball off of two-feet) after a dribble. A 2-foot gather or commonly referred to as a "drop step" is allowed after the discontinuation of a player's dribble.
By the way..... I am a life long Pistons fan too.
i miss this time .....
skinny Jordan was a phenom, unbelievable offensively and defensively, Bryant was never anything like this & never will be he's too old I know we're the same age
JORDAN
CHRISTIAN congelos rules
Chuck Daly gets the face cam whenever Jordan pops off
Bulls. Greatest
Is that the same Kobe that went 6-24 against the Celtics in game 7 of the NBA finals, and had to get bailed out by Ron Artest(of all people)?
He owes his career to Pau and Shaq.
Dude. U have nailed it. Kobe got bailed big time. Refs also gave it to the Lakers
at1212 b 2001 game 6 vs Kings refs saved lakers 27 fourth quarter free throws, and 2010 game 7 vs Celtics refs saved lakers 21 fourth quarter free throws if lakers lose vs Kings or Celtics in those games they lose the series.
The best Nba defense were played in the 80s and 90s .The new players of today can play the same way like the 80s and 90s if the league stop calling a foul anytime they touch the guy with the ball.Its just make the game boring when fans ear a whisle blow every time.
And Michael is the greatest of all time period. Magic, Larry, DrJ, Oscar Robertson, Wilt, Jerry West, Bill Russell are all in his class but Jordan is the GOAT!!!
Thats how you do it.. at the end... great sportsmanship.
@ilovegod300 True, but keep in mind that after Collins was fired and Jackson came in, Phil brought in the triangle offense, which was fundamentally different from the sets that Doug used to run, because it gave a lot more responsibility and involvement to the other players than MJ. This proved necessary in order to build up the supporting cast against the Pistons. Who knows what would've happened if the Bulls had the triangle (or some other equal opportunity offense) since 1987 or so...
starks 23 couldnt argue with you at all. fine performance and great fact about those 89 Pistons. they were no joke. the steal and finish by mj is my favorite moment. unfuckinreal
thanks
I agree in some aspects but look at this way, Everyone is playing agianst different talent and athletic levels. Now a days i would have to say there are better players and better athletes than when michael was playing. There both great but im gonna give the edge to Kobe. Magic was just an all around great player but he wasnt as dominate as Kobe is. All amazing players and excellent defenders.
MJ basketball GOD
Isiah had 33 pts 4 rbs and 5 assists to lead Pistons over Bulls
Thank God for Pippen that carried Jordan through the 90's LeGoat > MJoke
@OIP ! 1st round exists 🤦🏿♂️
@OIP ! single handedly lead his team to the finals at 22 😁
@@danielcastillo9587 at 22 years old and eventually got swept in finals haha ahh okay...let me educate u..jordan losses in playoffs was against the champions..it means its the same as making the finals most of the time...while lebron only made the finals once and u really impressed though he got swept afterwards hahah...atleast jordan put up a fight and won a game against the champion team pistons .while lebron when got to the finals cant even win a single game against a third seed spurs
@@danielcastillo9587 let me educate u..how many losses and missed playoffs lebron has....4 missed playoffs, 6 finals losses, 1 first round exit and 1 olympic loss...come on..hahaha dont say to me missing playoffs was better than losing in first round against the champions
MJ congratulates Isiah Thomas in 1989. In 1990 Isiah, didn't want to do it with Jordan.
@burbonboy Jordan even says that Jackson was the missing piece that led them to win. Jordan could have willed them to win a championship at some later point with Collins as coach, but they could never have gotten past the Pistons with Collins as coach. Jackson and the Triangle was one of the main reasons the Bulls finally beat the Pistons. I don't think Jordan had faith in Collins, and you know he clearly respected Phil.
i just love hubie brown as commentator very imformative and fun to listen too...who was the other commentator does anyone know?
Dick Stockton
paydog23 means playoff meetings, they started to match up in '88.
I’m sorry but Michael Jordan is the best Basketball player you’ll ever see
Jordan made every shot imaginable in that game and his team still lost. Pippen was a straight up woman.
Here to check out the swag that’s all
Yo blackadam06! That was beautiful research, man. Teach those HOBE lovers who the real KING is. And i ain't talkin' bout Lebron. LOL
how exactly did the pistons beat the bulls in the 1988 1989 and 1990 playoffs
wow that was a lot of information
thanks for that, and sorry for my wrong opinion
too bad for me I saw jordan only in videos
ok after that I change my opinion and say jordan would have 40 ppg today
but my opinion that he is the best ever is the same ;-)
If Kobe played hard Jordan played God
Jordan handled defeat with class, unlike the Pistons in 1991
No he didn't he cried like a wuss every chance he got
chuck daly was an amazin coach espically on defence, shame isiah was injured durin the lakers series in 88 or we would of been 3 times champ then.
I gave this a thumbs up for Detroit winning this Game what great time this was!! Till I seen it was another Jordan highlight video lol that cuts out everytime Isiah an the PISTONS were about to givem the business ahh..guess that's wat ya gotta do forem back in those days..
i agree with you mnkhan2020. do u think weight training is one of the main reasons why mj's speed is slowing down since 93?
somehow the cavs and knicks for what it's worth went 57-25 and 52-30 in the 1988/89 season but most importantly the bulls beat them in the playoffs
Wish they would have kept it as clean as the Pistions.
Jordan should've been credited with 3 blocks, not 2. Looked like he got a piece of Salley's dunk attempt at 3:05. More comments later or tomorrow. See -- THIS is how you play an elimination game: 32 pts/13 ast/3 stl/3 blk (imo :P).
89 pistons was the greatest team ever
doug collins such a goon
Pippen got hurt and the ref dragged him off the court?!?!?!?! That shit would never happen today.
@ Jack Banks, that was the most hateful and ignorant set of comments I ever heard.... Jordan DID handle the defeat with class unlike the Pistons who slithered off the court like a bunch of mofos!!!
"his game was based on one on one"
What?! MJ, THIS SAME YEAR ('89), got placed in the pt guard position the last 24 games that yr. He wound up AVERAGING 32ppg 8apg & 8rpg & was coming off his 2nd yr IN A ROW, with OVER 200 steals & 100 blocks & had wound up with 15 triple doubles!
Magic's BEST season for that was 18, MJ almost bested that & he'd ONLY ran the pt guard position the LAST 24 games of the season! No one, who's game is "based on 1 on 1" play does that! WTF R U talkin' about?
That move at 2:20 was freakin quick
yes it was thats what people dont underestand about MJ in his prime which means before he went to play baseball he had the sudden burst quickness you only see in little guards like Iverson or players who are even shorter as in under 6ft tall...he never regained that quickness after returning from baseball...
9:07 can’t stop him
after the bulls lost the series Michael should have left and signed with the lakers to join forces with magic and Larry bird to win tons of CHAMPIONSHIPS YES oh wait...... thats Lebron sorry
Funny how the Pistons gave the bulls their respect when they were winning but when they lose they got a problem. That's why I can't respect them. They should have been that way win or lose but they weren't.
What a Class act Jordan was in defeat, unlike Isiah Thomas
MJs anything but classy...If he had shown respect to the pistons while talking to the media 1 day b4 game 4 they would have shaken his hand...he instigated that incident but puppets like you take your cues from espn and ignore the truth...
the only guy who can play similiar to mj is dwyane wade. similiar offensive moves as well as defensive intimidation
In other words, I think the NBA has been watered down. It's just not as competitive anymore... A few years ago I heard some even say T. McGrady is better that Scottie Pippen was. I wonder how many people would say that now. The difference between Kobe and Jordan is this... Jordan makes his team better and wills victory. Kobe wins when he has other stars around him ( I mean they already have to be All-Stars before he plays with them).
@Rucks90 OF course he had help, it's called basketball. It's not a game of 1 vs 5. But Jordan made a lot of B-ball players on the Bulls look like All stars.
I wonder if the 1989 Pistons or 1986 Bulls could beat todays Lakers
0:33 inadvertently lol
MJ traveled 😂😂
yeah Jordan was rejected three years in a row by the Pistons, but this story has a happy ending
Anyone who thinks the defense in the 80s and early 90s wasn't as good as in today's game doesn't know anything about basketball, and they know they know nothing about basketball. Plus, you want to talk about real crybabies? How about being so pissed off you lost, no got SWEPT by the team you thought you controlled you just walked off the court with your heads down in your chest. That's the worst type of cry baby. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them held their breath in protest too!
@Rucks90 jordan had alot of help? harper was way past his prime when he came to the bulls. longley is a average center. armstrong struggled playing with jordan. grant was solid but not exceptional. kukoc as well. shaq counts for at least 3-4 of those players by impact alone. kobe struggled in alost of situations that jordan would have thrived in such as the game in this video against a superior team. how many times has kobe choked against superior teams outside of 01 playoffs?
This was Doug Collins last game as Bulls Head Coach. The question I always ask Bulls fans is: "Was it Doug Collins' that kept the Bulls from the NBA crown in the late 89 & 90 or did they just run into superior Piston teams?"
Phil was the coach in 90 so it was Detroit n Scottie were why the could not get over the hump
@@TheSands83 You are correct. Phil was the coach in 90
0.21 fuking crazy!!!!
I hate that Kobe is even mentioned in the same breath as Jordan, Magic, or Bird. Kobe is GREAT but plays in an era where the defender cannot touch you. If Jordan could not be touched while defending him he would have easily scored 40+ pts per game. I also think that dunks and athletic ability don't equal better player as people seem to think about players today vs 15 - 20 yrs ago. The guys today have a more difficult time hitting the open jumper and lesser ability to play good team basketball.
The other commentator was Dick Stockton.
RegEJr i was reading your comments and i respect you, not trying to start anything but i disagree. From 2004-2007 Jordan would of been pretty much in the same position as Kobe. We had players such a Kwame Brown who was a bust and smush parker. The only decent player was Lamar Odom, and Brian Cook would wake up every now and then. In 2006 the Lakers would of made it to the semi finals against the Clippers but it was game 6 that screwed us. They didnt defend Tim Thomas well at the last second.