Michael Jordan 1992: 44pts Vs. Boston Celtics, Larry Bird
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- Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2007
- The most efficient player in history would get his 3rd game over 40pts in just the 4th game of the young season. Larry Legend was his usual legendary self with a brilliant game - scoring 30 on 13-22 shooting and 9 assists. But wait, MJ would switch gears as he normally did against the greatest teams on the road. This time, he would hit 12 of his first 15 shots for 41 after 3 quarters in the hallowed Boston Garden - adding along the way a few moves we'd never seen before (as was the case with every game). With the outcome pretty much in the bag, MJ came in for two minutes in the 4th, hit one more three for the nail in the coffin, and bowed out. Time to rest those legs in 1992 at age 29. There was a dynasty to build.
(Sad to be reminded of sharp-shooter Reggie Lewis and what he might have become.) 
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I believe Michael was floating in the air with the Carmine VIs.
You're right - it happened on 11/6/91. However, the NBA year is 1992 which is what I use. Thanks.
this game was from the '92 season, but played in November 1991
Hoopsencyclopedia...you have NO idea,how many hours of joy you give me and all my Jordan wanna be friends.Thank you one million times and please please please keep em coming
bird could still hang in there. with all the injuries he had, it is amazing how good he is.i wish his career could last longer. every time he played against there are gonna be shoot out.
hoops, ur a legend man. theres no better place for rare jordan clips. thanx for everythin.
88 he won Defensive plyer of the year,MVP,scoring champ,dunk champ,All star game mvp...Jesus is there anything else except a championship??!!? Each year he brought something new to the table.I just like 98 cuz it was a new era of ballers that he still dominated against.I like 88,92-93 and 98.Of course I like em all,but those are my favorite ones to watch
The Celtics on the other hand after they acquired Bird, did what they always did back then and built a side of ALL STAR PLAYERS. Danny Ainge (Once), Dennis Johnson (5), Kevin McHale (7), Robert Parrish (9, one as a starter), Reggie Lewis (Once out of a possible many before his life was cruelly cut short). Add to that a whole host of very solid role players, experienced championship winners (Bill Walton anybody?) and a great manager, it's no wonder the Celtics were so good in the 80's.
Thanks hoops and great videos as usual!
just too good.... thanks for the vid once again.
88, 92, 89, 91,87 are my top five favorite versions of Mike.
how about 90?
Hoops, you need to be payed by some big time company or something for this channel and the dedication and time you have given to showing us youngins' how the game was really played by the master himself.
hosps you are great!!!
Thanx!
Awesome variety of shots. MJ did it all
love the video
Bird is so good
To give some perspective to Jordan's efficiency - 10 games into 91-92 (age 28) MJ was averaging 31.6 points shooting 59.8% from the field!
10 games into the current NBA season, the leading scorer (LeBron) is averaging 29 points on 47% shooting. McGrady and Kobe (who are the same age as jordan was in 91/92) are averaging around 27ppg shooting 46%.
Just shows how amazing Jordan was because these are today's best players
jxn23 what do you mean by 10 games into 91-92 season?
I think people took Jordan for granted while he playe. Most forget Jordan was great every single night and grew as a player; he was great with where his game and abilities were every single night. He never took a night off. Each year he became better and better. 1992 he had it all--he was at the top of his game and fame while being a world champion. Plus, Detroit was out of his way (No Edwards and Microwave) so it was Jordan's championship to lose.
You have no idea how I love that game. I am a Pistons fan and I love that game. It's also quite historic. Do you know that was the last game where Jordan lost a playoff series when he played an entire season? The Pistons toyed with Chicago in that game which is why it was a shock that they got swept in 1991. I personally believe that 1991 series was fixed because "Zeke" mysteriously broke the tendons in his wrist yet nobody knew how? HMMMMMMMMMMMMM?
thanks
Jordan was basically 29 at the start of the '91-'92 season. He was 28 years and 9 months old when it began, which I count as basically 29. :P
Parish went on to be a member of the Bulls as a 3rd string C in 1996-97..
What was that ridiculous no look half jump hook at 430? Never seen that one before! And that shake and spin post up move at 4:00 - that's on "Air Time"
Once again, thank you hoops.
Yes, I remember that.
In 41 games during the '87 season, his avg in those games was 41ppg on 51% shooting LOL!!
What guard U know of that has played before or since he's retired, has avg'd 40+ for half a season? LOL!!
R.I.P Reggie Lewis.
No prob. The NBA lists the ending year as the year. Yes this game was held at the end of 1991 but the NBA year was 1992.
He looks like he is playing against children in this game. He and Larry were obviously on a different level than everyone else. There will never be another Jordan, and There will never be another Larry. Jordan had everything going for him. He was the greatest ever.
nice game
What the heck are you on mate?
As rrTale mentions, The Celtics already had a couple of HOF players on their side who had missed important games in the 79 season which attributed to Boston's failure to make the playoffs. With them fit again and a rookie Bird firing from the start, it's no surprise they had such a turnaround in fortunes.
MJ never had that luxury in Chicago. And Gervin was a spent force when he came to the Bulls for one season, and Oakley came in during Jordan's injury.
Yes, this was 11/6/91. Since the NBA year is from 1991-1992, it's considered the 1992 season. That's how I title the games.
Also Oakley was only at the Bulls for 2 seasons, so they didn't have much time to work with the teak-skinned power forward before he was traded to the Knicks.
And just in case you STILL want to flap your gums, both Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen took a good FOUR years to develop after they joined the Bulls in the 87-88 season, whilst the likes of BJ Armstrong, Cartwright, Brad Sellers and a few others came in around 89-90... And all of those players were only solid role players at best.
Is this the 91-92 season or 92-93? I'm guessing this must be in November of 91 as I see Cliff Levingston is still around with the Bulls and I'm pretty sure he wasnt on the 92-93 team. Just curious!
3:57
sick!
Hey Hoops, if I'm not mistaken, I remember seeing that scoop shot @ 4:00 on MJ's "Air Time" video. Am I right?
U could say the Celtics had about a 40 win turnaround if they had like 38 ,39 more wins, but that's not the case it was 32. And lets not overlook the 2 HOF that were on that '80 Celtics team when Bird arrived - Cowens and Archibald. They both missed 14 games in the previous year, if that didnt happen they could have easily helped that '79 team win 40 games. Bird had HOF type of players to help him, MJ had noone of this caliber in '85.
So how can you spin Bird leading a college team to nearly undefeated season with teamates that were nobodies? Bird was a type of player who wins whoever is on the team unlike your Jordan who clearly needs several help.
I wonder if Michael and Bird were playing for a Big Mac, like in their commercial. One who out does the other gets the meal.
Not that I'm disagreeing, but I remember you mentioned Mike played in the tallest era. I mentioned this in an argument and was asked to prove it.
Do You have a link?
Thanks
I echo those sentiments. I swear his game & Paul Pierce's, R very similar..
Nah..he had been battling a heart problem that initially was undetected until they ran test to see why he was having chest pains.
He wanted to continue to play, which he did & it gave out on him unfortunately..He was a great player & one of the rising stars, as far as shooting guards in the league at that time..
The commenting page is always lagging. I think youtube needs to fix something. It'll probably show up later.
I hate to bring up bad memories; however I would like to see the Bulls vs Pistons game 7 from 1990 (The Pippen migrane game). Hoops do you have this game?
He was born in '63
What year was his best year? My buddy says 92,I think 98 cuz he was at his mental peak,still physically up there...whaddya all think?
Plus MJ missed almost the entire '86 season which was the season Gervin, out of his prime mind u, played for the Bulls, and the same year Oakley joined the Bulls. Cartwright only joined the Bulls in '89, MJ was a powerfull weapon from day one, but he didnt have the means around him, he had to wait for guys like Pip and Grant to develop, only then he could contend. U gotta realise the Bulls didnt reach their prime as a team till the 90's. In their prime they could contend with anyone
finally MJ get even with bird this time he beated all the legends in his time like magic/bird/barkley/malone/young kobe/young shaq he takes them out all his the fucking best player ever!!!
What it says is MJ faced the Celtics in a very early stage of his career, when he didnt have a team to compete. Thats what it says.
Actually Shaq is #2. Wilt is #4 (but probably would be higher if they had blocks and steals back then).
Jordan is 0-6 vs. Bird in the playoffs. That pretty much says it all!
everybody was tall back then
How did Reggie Die?Was it Coke O.D?
who is jordan?
Guessing this was a joke from 10 years ago?
wow rick fox was still a rookie.
rrTale: Sure, but the Celtics had (about) a 40 win turn around over their previous season when Bird came to the team as a rookie, with no McHale, DJ, or Parrish. But MJ's first couple of seasons made little progress for the Bulls. They were still only average, despite a great roster of Bill Cartwright, Charles Oakley (Top 10 rebounder), and George "The Iceman Gervin" (Top 50 all time)! MJ didn't win anything until after the NBA's league expansion which watered down the talent level.
You're confusing him with Len Bias
Reggie Lewis died from arithmia..
oh i know about len bias died from cocaine but i thought they found cocaine in reggie lewis' body
How can you say that he couldn't even dunk from the base line ?
You apparently haven't watched his 1998 dunks...
You better get that footage here on youtube...
Here's one: watch?v=1LySuh9QqLM
@ 8:04 he makes a sick contact/facial dunk on 7.1 Greg Ostertag...
Sure, he was far more explosive/athletic in his prime and that's no wonder, but still he has had some good hoops at the age of 35...
But I thought jordan only played against short white guys.
Thx for upping btw.
lol
C'mon. You gotta say something at least right?
yeah jordan is the most efficient.did you know elgin baylor has a higher career shot attempts per game average than jordan? yet jordan scoring average is 30.1 to baylor's 27.4.
Thats pretty funny joke your telling there. Nobody was beating the Bulls
it was a heart attack from using coke
Dirk is no Bird. Is like Charles Barkley said about Jordan and Kobe's similarities being black. Same applies here. They are both white, that's it.
good joke
Lol. Interestingly, the NBA is whiter and more asian than ever before with the international players. Height has remained the same for the past decade as we all knew.
jordan vs a washed up big 3!
They WEREN'T that WASHED UP. BIG 3 STILL won THE SEASON SERIES and The ONLY TEAM that BEAT MJ MORE then MJ BEAT THEM.