25 times , hand checking , hard physical play on every possession, no layups in the playoffs. Real power forwards and centers , a completely different universe.
Watch an early 2000s game brother and put it beside a current game on your tv. Watch the difference in activity u will be shocked. Defences fell off a cliff these days. Guys only play it in small spurts.
@@Rumble225-qe7fy It's like you're watching another sport really. Late 90s to about 2004 the game was slow paced, physical and incredibly defensive minded. Not to mention the games seemed more intense, mainly in the playoffs. You can understand why the game changed so much, I doubt the league wanted a team like the 2004 Pistons to be the face of the Nba. They did whatever they could to remove the physicallity and make the game as offense-minded as possible and it worked.
NBA today is as g@y af... travelling allowed, chucking three like no tomorrow, stare downs are techs. Woke referees, mediocre NBA all stars and just playing for money not for glory. Players getting together to form superteams, load management, the list goes on and on... And the young ones thinks the NBA now is far superior than the old days? oh you gotta be kidding me kid.
And can people stop saying Jordan didn't have legit competition??? You see Clyde "The Glide" Drexler beasting? The days the NBA was worth watching.👀👍👍💪💪
@@dynamic6645 As an overall player, he's better than Harden. He could do some of everything. Drexler led his teams better than TMac and AI. He was 2 games away from going to 3 straight Finals during the Pistons/Bulls runs.
46 points on 61% on the road in a 2-2 series in the Finals and it’s a complete afterthought in terms of his memorable performances. Fucking hell, he’s the greatest ever by eons
This remains MJ's most overlooked gem. 46 points on the road in a 2-2 series...just basically grabbed Portland by the throat and squeezed. They never had a chance. LeBron did this ONCE against Boston and they treat it like a breathless masterpiece. MJ did it so much, people FORGET this game.
Actualy if you look at statistics, it seam that Chicago was lucky to win this finals. Jordan was hiting 43% of 3 pointers (what is unusual for him) and whole Portland team was hiting just 20% despite having better snipers like Porter (carier average 38%) Danny Ainge (carrier average 37%) Drexler (32%). It seams that Portland should have won this, if not the unlucky shooting.
@gitara2D. I like how you're fantasy land hypothesis completely ignores WHY those snipers weren't shooting well. Could it be something like Chicago's.....DEFENSE? Could Jordan hitting those 3's be because he FOCUSED on doing so specifically unlike he normally did? No. It was just "luck".
That was a Great Portland team. They were in the WCF vs Lakers in the late 80’s, Finals vs Detroit in ‘90. The most athletic team in that era. They came the closest to taking Chicago to a game 7 in the Finals, double digit lead in the 4th qtr game 6
@@TheMarkYouMake94 Utah & Phoenix were close... but Phil Jackson benched all the starters except Pippen vs Portland in that 4th quarter. Almost conceded the lost until the bench brought them back.
Just look at the energy. No one is trying to be cute and avoid contact nor are none of the guards spending 10 seconds dribbling just to turn the damn ball over or not score.
While Drexler’s rebounds and assists per game were higher than Jordan’s, his scoring efficiency went way down. Drexler’s regular season 47/34/80 dipped to 40/15/90 in the Finals. Jordan shot 53/43/89 in the Finals, which is pretty insane.
@@superman2dayyeah Clyde being switched on back and forth by 2 first team all defensive guys. Plus a disciplined defensive team, they made it tougher to score.
He is known as Clyde “The Glide” . If you watched the entire series, Drexler always have something spectacular to show in every of the 6 games. He always managed to glide towards the basket for a spectacular dunk at least once in each of the 6 NBA Finals game .
@@normsayl6424 Jordan got one call in this game and that was on the inbounds at the end of the quarter. The only other call might be when buddy was trying to front Jordan on the post up, except Jordan got called for hooking trying to post him up on another play. Looked like the game was called pretty well to me. Even Clyde got some love from the refs, don't know what your watching that was favoring Jordan on foul calls.
#22 my all time favorite. This finals was amazing back then always loved Portland at home. Clyde got UP he was huge for his position too. Some of MJs best competition.
So grant hill , Tim Duncan, Tracy Mcgrady, penny hardaway , Mitch Richmond, Tim hardaway, glen rice , Steve smith , Isiah Thomas , magic Johnson, Shawn kemp , Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Albert roberts, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neill, Gary Payton, Larry Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kendell gill, Kerry kittles, Vince carter , Kevin Garnett, Paul pierce, Chris mulling, Derric Colman,Larry bird , Sean Elliot, Dekembi Matumbo, Alonzo mourning,Reggie Miller, joe dumars , John starks, James worthy, Stacy Agmoun , Brian Williams, Doug Christie, Glen Big Dog Robinson, Chris Webber , jauan Howard, Hakeem , Kenny Anderson, Dirk, ect. So you mean Mike still DIDNT play nobody huh 🤔 y’all MJ haters cutt it out because all these guys would’ve flourished in todays game with very littles defense being played . Facts
Your acting like MJ beat all those hall of famers in the finals on his own. relax bro get MJs dick out your mouth 😂 a lot of players from todays era would dominating back then and vice versa.
At 12:54, game respecting game. Two warriors, two men at the prime of their careers, trying to kill each other but still showed respect for each other. love it. Drexler gave the GOAT a tough matchup this game and had a stellar gave himself, but he was overwhelmed ultimately. For game 5, the Bulls as a team probably played their best game in the entire series. Pippin also had an excellent game, including a thunderous dunk over Drexler in the first half that is one of the best dunks of his career.
@@benyah3390 Portland didn't shoot very well this game, but then again, the Bulls defense throughout their championship runs often did that to elite teams. Still, Drexler had five teammates in double-figures, so I would not say he did not have any help. Pippen have a very solid and good game, but Jordan was the difference-maker here. Without his dominant and efficient scoring, there's no guarantee the Bulls win this game.
91-93 jordan was the greatest player to ever play basketball… god I just wish we could have seen 94 jordan… I think he would have been the greatest version.. still had that insane athletic ability but had become a master of basketball
This series really brought out the best in the best shooting guards in the NBA @ the time...Jordan & Drexler. The Blazers almost pulled through in game 6, but that big 4th quarter by Chicago's Bench sealed it for them for the repeat championship.
It was interesting that the first 11 possessions that the blazers had in the 4th quarter the refs made every call against them. Some really bad ones, even the commentators talked about it. That is what allowed the bulls to come back from a 15 point deficit. If the roles had been switched with the blazers coming back and winning over the bulls in this fashion, bulls fans would have been screaming from the rooftops that the fix was in. This is why I firmly believe that the game was fixed for the bulls to win.
This is one of the most under appreciated finals performance of MJ’s career. He’s had so many so I understand. But still this was a masterpiece. And should they have lost this game Portland or pile have had control of the series. This series was tougher than ppl like to lead the youngins to believe.
Even tho MJ was 6-0 in the finals, 4 out of those 6 finals were actually VERY competitive (exception being the 91 and 96 finals even tho Seattle managed to win 2 games after going down 3-0). Everyone talks about how much Mike outplayed Clyde, and obviously he did, but Drexler to his credit still averaged almost 25, almost 8 rebounds and 5 assist in the series.
I'll admit Jordan was better, but it's a heckuva lot easier to outplay your opponent when your 2nd & 3rd best players are Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant and his is Terry Porter and, I guess Cliff Robinson. Clyde's 2nd best player was as good as Jordan's 3rd.
@@benyah3390 Portland had a squad. They could have went to 3 straight Finals if not for Magic in 91. This was a forgotten almost dynasty C Duckworth (Top 20 center) PF Buck Williams (Top 15 PF) F Jerome Kersey (Top 25 SF) Sg Clyde (2nd best 2 guard) Pg Porter (Top 15 pg) 6th Man Cliff Robinson At the time Terry Porter, Kersey and Buck were better than Horace Grant.
@@TheMaddBlackMann I gotta disagree with you on those 3 being better than Grant. Porter maybe slightly. Williams and Kersey, maybe equal, or right below.
Fans might not think of it as much, but another thing that makes Jordans greatness is if you foul him he's still going yo get 2 points at yhe free throw line
I watched two games in the Memorial Coliseum, where the Blazers had great home court advantage with an amazing 814 game consecutive sell-out streak, I believe up to 12,666 seat capacity. That made it much more impressive that the Bulls won there. Now the Blazers play in the Rose Garden, much roomier and fewer sellouts.
That Portland team was damn good! The Bulls did not play against any chumps in those championship runs. Especially in the eastern conference finals, nor the nba finals.
If the refs would have let him play they would have won and he would have had as many points as Jordan while playing better team ball. He had 3 fouls in the 1st qtr for crying out loud.
Michael Jordan worse stats as a bull was in 1994 when just came back from playing baseball and still avg 26.9 pts. So obviously was better once got back into swing of things and obviously he was better in 80s and early 90s. Clyde in 92 season avg 20 points a game and in finals stepped his game up and avg 25 points. In the 92 season MJ avg 32.6 pts and in 92 finals avg 35.8 pts. MJ was just a better player and better scorer
@@kenstar3692 you said Clyde would have had as many points as MJ, and would have won the series if not for the refs. I said no. And then I put some stats demonstrating MJ was a superior scorer
Being from Chicago, the 2 teams that gave the bulls fits were Houston and Portland. Drexler is underrated. Great player. They had a great team. Kersey (RIP) porter, cliff Robinson, a bunch of big bodies too,like Duckworth (RIP) and Bryant
Yeah...Horace Grant said the toughest team they faced in the 1st 3peat was Portland because they matched up the best against them. Portland had great chemistry and were only 2 wins away from 3 straight trips to the Finals.
@@dbanks128 Buck Williams made all the difference in Portland. Once he arrived, in 1989/90 season Portland won 63 games in the regular season (best record in the league) and went to the first NBA Finals, since 1977. Buck was also All-Defensive first team in 1989-90 NBA season.
@@mikjord I guess I didn't see a lot of blazers games besides the ones against the bulls. A few nationally televised games against the Lakers and such, but drexler, porter, and kersey usually had more highlights. Not disrespect for buck tho
THe smothering defense Jordan faced @4:52 with three guys spying on him. That's what Jordan faced not "one-on-one." You sometimes don't see that type of defense on highlights because the defensive traps forced Jordan to pass or make a turnover which doesn't show up on highlights. Also Jordan turns away from a double that he feels coming you often won't even see the double forming in a highlight video.
I miss the real basketball this is the first time isaw mj and the glide playing ..thats why i became basketball fanatic.i was in grade 4 back then so amazing mj the greatest
When I heard about The Dream Team during that time, M. Jordan, C. Drexler, M. Johnson, C. Barkley, L.Bird, D. Robinson, I Was like:😳, They are going to Destroy their opponents, They are going to bring home the gold 🏅
12:38 see how Jordan hides his hand away to the left before slapping that ball out of bounce, so as to lure the attacker into trusting he's got an open area to shoot from.
There was a heavy price to pay for Victory. MJ have to will his way to 46 points and playing the entire second half with an injured ankle and survived being in deep foul trouble after committing his 5th foul midway in the 4th quarter. In fact both teams had key players in foul trouble and the game ended with 3 players being disqualified with their 6th fouls which Horace Grant and Cliff Robinson joined Drexler to their benches after being fouled out.
Just ocurred to me, had Portland drafted MJ with the 2nd pick, Clyde would have essentially been the Pippen of the team. Kind of like Superman and Batman pairing with MJ and Clyde. Plus, Portland had a very good team as well in the 80's and early 90's with Buck, Kersey, Cliff Rob, Porter, and Duckworth. I think MJ would have had immense if not more success in Portland.
I disagree, it could have had a different effect if portland had drafted MJ.. drexler was already the franchise player in portland.. so drexler won't play second fiddle to a young upstart rookie like MJ.. I think it was more of a blessing that he went to chicago where he showed what he can do as a player and had good coaches like doug, who helped michael reach his full potential as an individual player and phil, who showed MJ how to thrust his team and then eventually showed him how to win it all..
Watching that series again. Drexler was great . The problem was at center and point guard . Porter and Duckworth didn’t do much when they were definitely better. Houston should have traded Sampson for drexler early
Gotta love the intensity of the game...you can tell this is the playoffs with these teams going at it in the last round. Also, it just seems like players had to really work to get their points because most attempts were in the paint or close to it where the bodies are. Just look at the sequence starting at 10:30.
It's a damn shame that Clyde Drexler's three teammates like Jerome Kersey, Cliff Robinson, and Kevin Duckworth all passed away too young and soon between their mid 40s to early 50s. So sad and messed up.
LOL!!! cant be to mad at Kawhi, he brought a championship to Toronto!!.....always thought it was not safe for the players to have camera men so close to the base line, they should have some sort of foam divider to help protect from those types of injury.
Lol Mike would always play in a finals game, regardless of the situation. The flu game where he had food poisoning he was throwing up all night, diarhea, and had extreme pain all over his body. He was sweating profusely and extremely miserable all day and all night. He also had insomnia and didn't sleep. He came out and had a great game in that condition and led them to a victory in a very important game. He hit a clutch 3 to win it as well. He literally collapsed into Pippens arms when they won. He willed himself to do that, it was fascinating to see. MJ could literally be dying, and he would still play if it was a finals game.
The people who say MJ didn't have any competition at SG in his era, Drexler was the real deal. Terry Porter was the 2nd best player on those Portland teams(he did have a few great underrated seasons 89-92) and Clyde got his Trailblazers squad to 2 NBA Finals. Even when he left Portland he was still a very good player for Houston. If history went different and Hakeem somehow was drafted by Portland over Bowie, Drexler wins multiple titles in Portland and is looked at in a totally different light.
@@AnHebrewChild then you don’t know you basketball history. That’s all you proved with that comment … there’s were plenty of reporters saying Clyde was MVP of the league. Go watch game 1 of the 1992 finals. Then you will see how wrong you are.
It's cool to see that the two best players on the court had 5+ fouls. And they were fouls. Stars played aggressively and refs didn't treat them any differently. Game actually looked well refereed.
Are you telling me Drexler almost fouled out a 3rd time in 6 games in the finals!!! holy shit, this is your best player on the team not a bench player, unacceptable!!!!
@@benyah3390 He had 6 players averaging double digits all season long. Jordan only had 3 double digit scorers. He made it to the 1990 finals and 1991 WCF, and 1992 finals with this team. They also added Danny Ainge. He had more than enough help.
Granted some of the former greats were passed their prime or retired when Jordan began to make his mark, there was still great talent to challenge him and dethroned him but failed.
This comment section shows how warped today’s kids view of the game is. You’re watching a modern NBA which barely even resembles the real sport of basketball. Defence isn’t allowed and positions almost don’t exist. And you think that’s normal. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Jake O'Donnell had to retire 2 years later because he was willingly giving bad calls against the Blazers in the 94 playoffs. He had a grudge against Drexler for years, and you could see it when Drexler picked up his 6th foul.
False claim both teams played as one unit. Highly competitive Jordan played till he couldn't play any more sore ankle on the 1st half and still got 46 points almost 10 assists. Almost fouling out. real basketball being played Love the game love the game
I get it when people say that about the 60's with Wilt Chamberlain, as there is a lot of truth to it, but it's BS with Jordan. There was A TON of competition in his career in the 80's and 90's.
I'll say now what I was saying that summer of 92 and since then.. Jordan is a great player, but Pippen deserves more credit than the media and these youtube content creators give him. As you saw in this game, Jordan got all of the calls. His best friend Charles Oakley even said it in his book. He said he would have conversations with Jordan and tell him that thre is nothing they can do because the league favors him. He also said Bill Laimbeer told them in 1992(the best knicks team of the 90s), "we hope the league let you guys win". Add in that you can't guard Jordan or it's a foul and on the other end Pippen is guarding Drexler and Chicago is allowed to get away with playing more physical than other teams. Charles smith was fouled at least 3 times at the end of the game 5 1993 ECF, and it was no call. Once again, Jordan is a great player, but when the league favors a player and their team (Lakers in the early 2000s), there is nothing you can do but hope they miss. Content creators and social media don't tell us this. I was alive and well as a teenaer when these games were being played.
Shoutout to "Clyde the Glyde" for his skills and competitive spirit! 🔥 On the other hand, I bet that a lot of Jordan fans began to hold their breaths whenever MJ limped in any kind of way. However, MJ always seemed to find a way to walk and shake off his injuries. Every player couldn't, and still can't do that! MJ just had a way of willing himself to victory no matter what! 🔥🔥🔥
I Didnt realize that Clyde had fouled out twice in 5 games in this series up to this point. They would never let MJ foul out especially in multiple finals games. This series was alot more competitive than i remembered it being.
@@RefRed_King that's true though Jordan when he attacked the rim was great at it and would either score or get fouled. I do believe the NBA wanted MJ and the Bulls to dominate and helped them out. They are still a great team though but sports is an illusion.
@@mrsinister8943casual what the hell are you talking about? They are literally fouling him. They shoving him everytime he turns and they trying to be sleek with it.
During the 1992 NBA Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, Michael Jordan delivered an exceptional performance. Here are his average statistics for the six games: - Points per game: Approximately 35.8 - Rebounds per game: Around 6.5 - Assists per game: About 4.8 - Steals per game: Roughly 1.7 - Blocks per game: Approximately 0.7 Michael Jordan's remarkable scoring ability and all-around contributions played a crucial role in the Chicago Bulls' victory in the 1992 NBA Finals. Scottie Pippen played in the NBA Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers in 1992. In that series, Pippen had notable contributions both defensively and offensively. Here are his average statistics for the six games: - Points per game: Approximately 19.0 - Rebounds per game: Around 9.2 - Assists per game: About 6.5 - Steals per game: Roughly 1.8 - Blocks per game: Around 1.2 Pippen's versatile playstyle made a significant impact on both ends of the court during that Finals series. Pipp true MVP
your playing against Jordan in the playoffs, score 30 w/ 10 boards from the shooting guard position, after averaging 26ppg, 7rebs, 6 assists, 2 1/2 steals on the season, and being the only nba player to lead his team in points, assists, and steals , and you see how good the glide really was
I still remember my sixteen year old self being straight twisted over this finals...... I was all about MJ the 🐐, but that trailblazer team SHOULD have won a title or two.... It seems criminal that they didn't.
Much better basketball than now.
This looks about 10 times harder to score than today's NBA.
25 times , hand checking , hard physical play on every possession, no layups in the playoffs. Real power forwards and centers , a completely different universe.
@@gabeeskridge8291Agreed.
Watch an early 2000s game brother and put it beside a current game on your tv. Watch the difference in activity u will be shocked. Defences fell off a cliff these days. Guys only play it in small spurts.
@@Rumble225-qe7fy It's like you're watching another sport really. Late 90s to about 2004 the game was slow paced, physical and incredibly defensive minded. Not to mention the games seemed more intense, mainly in the playoffs. You can understand why the game changed so much, I doubt the league wanted a team like the 2004 Pistons to be the face of the Nba. They did whatever they could to remove the physicallity and make the game as offense-minded as possible and it worked.
NBA today is as g@y af... travelling allowed, chucking three like no tomorrow, stare downs are techs. Woke referees, mediocre NBA all stars and just playing for money not for glory. Players getting together to form superteams, load management, the list goes on and on... And the young ones thinks the NBA now is far superior than the old days? oh you gotta be kidding me kid.
And can people stop saying Jordan didn't have legit competition??? You see Clyde "The Glide" Drexler beasting? The days the NBA was worth watching.👀👍👍💪💪
Clyde Drexler is not better than T mac Kobe AI D wade James Harden
@@dynamic6645 Definitely better than T Mac and Iverson.
@@air2373 No he is not
@@dynamic6645 As an overall player, he's better than Harden. He could do some of everything. Drexler led his teams better than TMac and AI. He was 2 games away from going to 3 straight Finals during the Pistons/Bulls runs.
Jordan bested T-Mac and Carter in their prime a game or to, even though there was a 15 year age gap. Jordan's Wizards years cemented his legacy
46 points on 61% on the road in a 2-2 series in the Finals and it’s a complete afterthought in terms of his memorable performances. Fucking hell, he’s the greatest ever by eons
This remains MJ's most overlooked gem. 46 points on the road in a 2-2 series...just basically grabbed Portland by the throat and squeezed. They never had a chance. LeBron did this ONCE against Boston and they treat it like a breathless masterpiece. MJ did it so much, people FORGET this game.
Uhhh once by LBJ vs Boston? So games 5-7 vs GS in the 2016 never happened either? 🤔.
Quiet 46, if that's a thing
And MJ played the second half with an injured ankle he sustained in the second quarter.
Actualy if you look at statistics, it seam that Chicago was lucky to win this finals. Jordan was hiting 43% of 3 pointers (what is unusual for him) and whole Portland team was hiting just 20% despite having better snipers like Porter (carier average 38%) Danny Ainge (carrier average 37%) Drexler (32%). It seams that Portland should have won this, if not the unlucky shooting.
@gitara2D. I like how you're fantasy land hypothesis completely ignores WHY those snipers weren't shooting well. Could it be something like Chicago's.....DEFENSE? Could Jordan hitting those 3's be because he FOCUSED on doing so specifically unlike he normally did? No. It was just "luck".
That was a good Portland team led by the great Clyde Drexler
And David Robinson
@@swanandjoshi333 THEY WEREN'T LEAD BY CLIFF ROBINSON . HE WAS ONE. OF. THE. CORE. GUYS .>🎤
That was a Great Portland team. They were in the WCF vs Lakers in the late 80’s, Finals vs Detroit in ‘90. The most athletic team in that era. They came the closest to taking Chicago to a game 7 in the Finals, double digit lead in the 4th qtr game 6
@@lastshallbefirst5516 idk Utah and Phoenix were pretty close also
@@TheMarkYouMake94 Utah & Phoenix were close... but Phil Jackson benched all the starters except Pippen vs Portland in that 4th quarter. Almost conceded the lost until the bench brought them back.
I absolutely loved the NBA during this era. So many good teams. The playoffs were great.
Just look at the energy. No one is trying to be cute and avoid contact nor are none of the guards spending 10 seconds dribbling just to turn the damn ball over or not score.
GREAT times!!
Miss this era. I find myself looking at old games from this period of time. Can't match the energy from the crowd and intensity today.
real ballers. .real games...highly competitive....GOAT enufff said
Exactly. Not all the 🌈 🏀 sissies in today's NBA
@@dougfredricks2017 so giannis and doncic are sissie's?
@@woo_shynen8805 Nah but they play a bunch of sissie's LOL, real fruity competition😄
Always loved watching these 2 teams play each other.
clasic Bulls vs Blazers
Jordan was an alien 👽 👽👽👽👽
Jordan won, but it's not like Clyde was vastly outplayed. He held his own, and I'm really glad he finally won a championship in Houston
While Drexler’s rebounds and assists per game were higher than Jordan’s, his scoring efficiency went way down. Drexler’s regular season 47/34/80 dipped to 40/15/90 in the Finals. Jordan shot 53/43/89 in the Finals, which is pretty insane.
Clyde was carrying in Blazers. Houston with healthy Hakeem and him was unstoppable and probably a better team than Bulls with Rodman.
@@superman2dayyeah Clyde being switched on back and forth by 2 first team all defensive guys. Plus a disciplined defensive team, they made it tougher to score.
No he didn't he averaged 27ppg during the regular season and only 24ppg in the Finals on 39% he dropped the ball when his team needed him the most.
He is known as Clyde “The Glide” . If you watched the entire series, Drexler always have something spectacular to show in every of the 6 games. He always managed to glide towards the basket for a spectacular dunk at least once in each of the 6 NBA Finals game .
Great bounce back win by Jordan and the Bulls Jordan 46,5,4 on a bad ankle
Yeah and the refs
@@normsayl6424 Today's refs suck. You can't breathe on star players without getting a tech.
@@FYourOpinions but the league helped Jordan sick of it
@@normsayl6424 Jordan got one call in this game and that was on the inbounds at the end of the quarter. The only other call might be when buddy was trying to front Jordan on the post up, except Jordan got called for hooking trying to post him up on another play. Looked like the game was called pretty well to me. Even Clyde got some love from the refs, don't know what your watching that was favoring Jordan on foul calls.
@@saltymonkey8874 are you tripping Jordan started that superstar call shit
#22 my all time favorite. This finals was amazing back then always loved Portland at home. Clyde got UP he was huge for his position too. Some of MJs best competition.
Look at the players back then, Jordan was limping at one point but he continued playing and still dominated the game!
This Portland team will beat any team that LeBron James has played for except th
Never boring always highly competitive,
So grant hill , Tim Duncan, Tracy Mcgrady, penny hardaway , Mitch Richmond, Tim hardaway, glen rice , Steve smith , Isiah Thomas , magic Johnson, Shawn kemp , Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Albert roberts, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neill, Gary Payton, Larry Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kendell gill, Kerry kittles, Vince carter , Kevin Garnett, Paul pierce, Chris mulling, Derric Colman,Larry bird , Sean Elliot, Dekembi Matumbo, Alonzo mourning,Reggie Miller, joe dumars , John starks, James worthy, Stacy Agmoun , Brian Williams, Doug Christie, Glen Big Dog Robinson, Chris Webber , jauan Howard, Hakeem , Kenny Anderson, Dirk, ect. So you mean Mike still DIDNT play nobody huh 🤔 y’all MJ haters cutt it out because all these guys would’ve flourished in todays game with very littles defense being played . Facts
Your acting like MJ beat all those hall of famers in the finals on his own. relax bro get MJs dick out your mouth 😂 a lot of players from todays era would dominating back then and vice versa.
Jordan was drafted 84 and only played 12 seasons. Gotta cut this list in half.
@@soseriouslygoofy nah not in half, you just need to remove Dirk and Paul Pierce. Everyone mentioned here MJ played up until 98.
Bruh. You have to eliminate 15 people from this list. Wtf. Lmao
According to today critics your list consists of all plumbers oops I’m sorry Lebron said that Jordan played against plumbers 🤡
At 12:54, game respecting game. Two warriors, two men at the prime of their careers, trying to kill each other but still showed respect for each other. love it. Drexler gave the GOAT a tough matchup this game and had a stellar gave himself, but he was overwhelmed ultimately. For game 5, the Bulls as a team probably played their best game in the entire series. Pippin also had an excellent game, including a thunderous dunk over Drexler in the first half that is one of the best dunks of his career.
The level of respect was undeniable amongst GROWN men in the NBA
Those were great rivalries and respect among fierce competitors. Very different from today, in my opinion.
Yeah, going against Jordan *and* Pippen would be quite overwhelming; especially when you don't have help.
@@benyah3390 Portland didn't shoot very well this game, but then again, the Bulls defense throughout their championship runs often did that to elite teams. Still, Drexler had five teammates in double-figures, so I would not say he did not have any help. Pippen have a very solid and good game, but Jordan was the difference-maker here. Without his dominant and efficient scoring, there's no guarantee the Bulls win this game.
@@stephenstine3049 true, but My point is: Jordan had Pippen, Clyde's 2nd best man was as good as Grant; "maybe" *slightly* better.
Favorite version of MJ...the '92 version
91-93 jordan was the greatest player to ever play basketball… god I just wish we could have seen 94 jordan… I think he would have been the greatest version.. still had that insane athletic ability but had become a master of basketball
I agree. I think that '92 was absolute peak MJ
Facts best of the best
I liked what he did in 91 most. Averaging 31 and 11 assists.
88 Jordan is my favorite
Just look at how MJ is stepping up to the free throw line and nailing them like it ain't nothin.
The good old days of the NBA😢😢
Clyde Drexler was very underrated
Very nice putback dunk by Drexler at 11:05.
Hard tip dunk! Drexler was a stellar athlete and great rebounder.
@FlorisDVijfde Yeah, he could jump out of the gym.
“In games where [MJ] has been either hurt or sick, has been bad news for the opponent.”
-Ahmad Rashad, sideline report before Game 5 of The 97 Finals
Clyde was INCREDIBLE! 🔥
Good that Drexler did finally end up getting his ring with his old phi slamma jamma teammate Hakeem in Houston
This series really brought out the best in the best shooting guards in the NBA @ the time...Jordan & Drexler. The Blazers almost pulled through in game 6, but that big 4th quarter by Chicago's Bench sealed it for them for the repeat championship.
As a Blazer fan back then, that comeback 4th quarter by the Bulls took forever to get over!
It was interesting that the first 11 possessions that the blazers had in the 4th quarter the refs made every call against them. Some really bad ones, even the commentators talked about it. That is what allowed the bulls to come back from a 15 point deficit. If the roles had been switched with the blazers coming back and winning over the bulls in this fashion, bulls fans would have been screaming from the rooftops that the fix was in. This is why I firmly believe that the game was fixed for the bulls to win.
Imagine if MJ didn't retire and still play with his basketball shape and greatness, he probably win 8 rings
I think so too.
I always say he would have won 8 and I'm a Knicks fan.
The Glide was such an underrated player. Definitely one of the best during the 90s era.
This is one of the most under appreciated finals performance of MJ’s career. He’s had so many so I understand. But still this was a masterpiece. And should they have lost this game Portland or pile have had control of the series. This series was tougher than ppl like to lead the youngins to believe.
that put back dunk by drex oooofffff
Even tho MJ was 6-0 in the finals, 4 out of those 6 finals were actually VERY competitive (exception being the 91 and 96 finals even tho Seattle managed to win 2 games after going down 3-0). Everyone talks about how much Mike outplayed Clyde, and obviously he did, but Drexler to his credit still averaged almost 25, almost 8 rebounds and 5 assist in the series.
Go back and watch the Lakers Finals. Magic almost had a 2-0 lead heading back to LA. The Seattle Finals was also competitive.
I'll admit Jordan was better, but it's a heckuva lot easier to outplay your opponent when your 2nd & 3rd best players are Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant and his is Terry Porter and, I guess Cliff Robinson. Clyde's 2nd best player was as good as Jordan's 3rd.
@@benyah3390 Portland had a squad. They could have went to 3 straight Finals if not for Magic in 91. This was a forgotten almost dynasty
C Duckworth (Top 20 center)
PF Buck Williams (Top 15 PF)
F Jerome Kersey (Top 25 SF)
Sg Clyde (2nd best 2 guard)
Pg Porter (Top 15 pg)
6th Man Cliff Robinson
At the time Terry Porter, Kersey and Buck were better than Horace Grant.
@@TheMaddBlackMann I gotta disagree with you on those 3 being better than Grant. Porter maybe slightly. Williams and Kersey, maybe equal, or right below.
@@benyah3390 Terry Porter was an Allstar at that time. Ho Grant didn't get really good until ring 2 or 3. Grant became better than them in Orlando
I remember this as a kid. Mj and Clyde going at it 2 of the best sg of all time.
Fans might not think of it as much, but another thing that makes Jordans greatness is if you foul him he's still going yo get 2 points at yhe free throw line
Drexler is also amazing! 90's is the greatest era for NBA
I watched two games in the Memorial Coliseum, where the Blazers had great home court advantage with an amazing 814 game consecutive sell-out streak, I believe up to 12,666 seat capacity. That made it much more impressive that the Bulls won there. Now the Blazers play in the Rose Garden, much roomier and fewer sellouts.
Thank God for RUclips! I can watch full games of my era. I have them on vhs too lol...
That Portland team was damn good! The Bulls did not play against any chumps in those championship runs. Especially in the eastern conference finals, nor the nba finals.
Clyde is worthy opponent for his Airness
If the refs would have let him play they would have won and he would have had as many points as Jordan while playing better team ball. He had 3 fouls in the 1st qtr for crying out loud.
@@kenstar3692 Clyde was a great player but no lol
@@anthonyurso3554 I have no idea what you're talking about. I know Clyde was a great player. So what
Michael Jordan worse stats as a bull was in 1994 when just came back from playing baseball and still avg 26.9 pts. So obviously was better once got back into swing of things and obviously he was better in 80s and early 90s. Clyde in 92 season avg 20 points a game and in finals stepped his game up and avg 25 points. In the 92 season MJ avg 32.6 pts and in 92 finals avg 35.8 pts. MJ was just a better player and better scorer
@@kenstar3692 you said Clyde would have had as many points as MJ, and would have won the series if not for the refs. I said no. And then I put some stats demonstrating MJ was a superior scorer
Being from Chicago, the 2 teams that gave the bulls fits were Houston and Portland.
Drexler is underrated. Great player. They had a great team. Kersey (RIP) porter, cliff Robinson, a bunch of big bodies too,like Duckworth (RIP) and Bryant
Yeah...Horace Grant said the toughest team they faced in the 1st 3peat was Portland because they matched up the best against them. Portland had great chemistry and were only 2 wins away from 3 straight trips to the Finals.
What about Buck Williams? Did you forget him? Buck was one of toughest defensive power-forward of the 80's and early 90's.
@@mikjord you're right, I did forget about buck!
Although he was more of a star with the nets than with Portland
@@dbanks128 Buck Williams made all the difference in Portland. Once he arrived, in 1989/90 season Portland won 63 games in the regular season (best record in the league) and went to the first NBA Finals, since 1977. Buck was also All-Defensive first team in 1989-90 NBA season.
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I guess I didn't see a lot of blazers games besides the ones against the bulls. A few nationally televised games against the Lakers and such, but drexler, porter, and kersey usually had more highlights.
Not disrespect for buck tho
I love the way mj respect Drexler 12:50 even he got fouled..his airness forever💪
THe smothering defense Jordan faced @4:52 with three guys spying on him. That's what Jordan faced not "one-on-one." You sometimes don't see that type of defense on highlights because the defensive traps forced Jordan to pass or make a turnover which doesn't show up on highlights. Also Jordan turns away from a double that he feels coming you often won't even see the double forming in a highlight video.
True. Jordan routinely faced triple teams and still led the league in scoring.
I miss the real basketball this is the first time isaw mj and the glide playing ..thats why i became basketball fanatic.i was in grade 4 back then so amazing mj the greatest
When I heard about The Dream Team during that time, M. Jordan, C. Drexler, M. Johnson, C. Barkley, L.Bird, D. Robinson, I Was like:😳, They are going to Destroy their opponents, They are going to bring home the gold 🏅
46 points in a pivotal game on the road .normal routine for the goat
That's what you call a superstar when your production is the same on the road. They call everyone a superstar now because they make $100mil.
Man Drexler was literally his only competition.
Still not buying any next gen 2K until it plays and moves as good as this and this was 1992
12:38 see how Jordan hides his hand away to the left before slapping that ball out of bounce, so as to lure the attacker into trusting he's got an open area to shoot from.
There was a heavy price to pay for Victory. MJ have to will his way to 46 points and playing the entire second half with an injured ankle and survived being in deep foul trouble after committing his 5th foul midway in the 4th quarter. In fact both teams had key players in foul trouble and the game ended with 3 players being disqualified with their 6th fouls which Horace Grant and Cliff Robinson joined Drexler to their benches after being fouled out.
I love that they both guarded each other throughout!! You don't see that as much today.
Some sport talk guy: Jordan had no competition compare to LBJ.
Bruh… how can ppl just get whatever the job they want and know nothing about it
Preeeeeeeeach!!!!
Defense was tougher, mj complained that he always would end up with some bruise after facing indiana
Ask Shannon Sharpe, Ryan Hollins, and Nick Wright. They don't shit about basketball
LBJ had virtually ZERO competition in the East his whole career 😂😂🤣🤣
@@Siegeclan34 oh come on man, celtic super team, the whole reason why he went to miami
Just ocurred to me, had Portland drafted MJ with the 2nd pick, Clyde would have essentially been the Pippen of the team. Kind of like Superman and Batman pairing with MJ and Clyde. Plus, Portland had a very good team as well in the 80's and early 90's with Buck, Kersey, Cliff Rob, Porter, and Duckworth. I think MJ would have had immense if not more success in Portland.
I disagree, it could have had a different effect if portland had drafted MJ.. drexler was already the franchise player in portland.. so drexler won't play second fiddle to a young upstart rookie like MJ.. I think it was more of a blessing that he went to chicago where he showed what he can do as a player and had good coaches like doug, who helped michael reach his full potential as an individual player and phil, who showed MJ how to thrust his team and then eventually showed him how to win it all..
Watching that series again. Drexler was great . The problem was at center and point guard . Porter and Duckworth didn’t do much when they were definitely better. Houston should have traded Sampson for drexler early
Great game. Superlative MJ and Clyde . Jordan playing with ankle injury and Clyde all finals series with a bad left knee...
Jordan was nasty in the triangle🔺
Your Majestik MJ23 forever !!! 👑 🏀
Gotta love the intensity of the game...you can tell this is the playoffs with these teams going at it in the last round. Also, it just seems like players had to really work to get their points because most attempts were in the paint or close to it where the bodies are. Just look at the sequence starting at 10:30.
Rip Kevin and Jerome
Yeah, and Cliff as well. RIP
@@edwardoutlawjr8154 Cliff Robinson also dead??? Since when? How?
@@sandervandenberg977 yes not too long ago
@@sandervandenberg977 yeah. He died last year.
It's a damn shame that Clyde Drexler's three teammates like Jerome Kersey, Cliff Robinson, and Kevin Duckworth all passed away too young and soon between their mid 40s to early 50s. So sad and messed up.
Coach :jordan your ankle is hurt?
Jordan:its ok im not kawhi leaonard.
LOL!!! cant be to mad at Kawhi, he brought a championship to Toronto!!.....always thought it was not safe for the players to have camera men so close to the base line, they should have some sort of foam divider to help protect from those types of injury.
Lol Mike would always play in a finals game, regardless of the situation. The flu game where he had food poisoning he was throwing up all night, diarhea, and had extreme pain all over his body. He was sweating profusely and extremely miserable all day and all night. He also had insomnia and didn't sleep. He came out and had a great game in that condition and led them to a victory in a very important game. He hit a clutch 3 to win it as well. He literally collapsed into Pippens arms when they won. He willed himself to do that, it was fascinating to see. MJ could literally be dying, and he would still play if it was a finals game.
This video encourages me to embrace the journey and enjoy every moment of it.
The people who say MJ didn't have any competition at SG in his era, Drexler was the real deal. Terry Porter was the 2nd best player on those Portland teams(he did have a few great underrated seasons 89-92) and Clyde got his Trailblazers squad to 2 NBA Finals. Even when he left Portland he was still a very good player for Houston. If history went different and Hakeem somehow was drafted by Portland over Bowie, Drexler wins multiple titles in Portland and is looked at in a totally different light.
Terry porter you mean, but yeah he was a weapon out there.
Jordan never flops
1:43 The Dreamshake
I LIKE DREXLER , REALLY GOOD PLAYER, BUT LETS BE HONEST , HE ONLY HAS ABOUT 3 MOVES , AND ALL OF THEM HES GONA GO RIGHT
Bad call that fouled Clyde out. Pip was still sliding.
Clyde the Glyde was probably the best Trailblazer of all time.
The Jordan vs Drexler was good, but also pippen destroyed Kersey
That's what nobody seems to see. Good observation.
Yeah cause Pippen was an all-time great Kêrsey was just a solid rơle player
actually not true, Kersey had roles guarding both Pippen and Jordan and held his own, his defense led to many fast breaks and dunks.
I Remember before this series started , there was a debate over who was better Jordan or Clyde ... well Jordan answered that 1 !
There was no actual debate. No one credibly asked that question.
@@AnHebrewChild then you don’t know you basketball history. That’s all you proved with that comment … there’s were plenty of reporters saying Clyde was MVP of the league. Go watch game 1 of the 1992 finals. Then you will see how wrong you are.
Dominique and Clyde are not easily bested. It came down to will power
It's cool to see that the two best players on the court had 5+ fouls. And they were fouls. Stars played aggressively and refs didn't treat them any differently. Game actually looked well refereed.
But they almost never call the 6th foul on Jordan
I like Clyde the glide style
This was the series where clyde was one foul away from fouling out a third time !
Are you telling me Drexler almost fouled out a 3rd time in 6 games in the finals!!! holy shit, this is your best player on the team not a bench player, unacceptable!!!!
Clyde had no answer for MJ
@@jayscribe7547 Clyde vs. Pippen *and* Jordan. How much answer is he supposed to have, especially with no help?
@@benyah3390
What do you mean no help? He had a great team lol
@@benyah3390 He had 6 players averaging double digits all season long. Jordan only had 3 double digit scorers. He made it to the 1990 finals and 1991 WCF, and 1992 finals with this team. They also added Danny Ainge. He had more than enough help.
I miss this basketball 😢💯🫡
Clyde played a good game, but MJ was just on another level
Yes he was.
Granted some of the former greats were passed their prime or retired when Jordan began to make his mark, there was still great talent to challenge him and dethroned him but failed.
MJ looked like joel anthony on that thumbnail.
These were great fucking times. I watched it live ...drexlers a fkn machine ..Jordans goat
Much better basketball than now.. Very nice putback dunk by Drexler at 11:05..
The refs clearly love Jordan
2011 Finals
This comment section shows how warped today’s kids view of the game is. You’re watching a modern NBA which barely even resembles the real sport of basketball. Defence isn’t allowed and positions almost don’t exist. And you think that’s normal. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Lol so true….. and young folks claim the 90’s was a weak defense era….they don’t even know what defense is smh
todays NBA is nothing but trash defense a bunch of switches pick & rolls every possession and and 3 point shots
I like when casuals say Jordan was guarded by midgets.
Morons dont understand the NBA has had basically the same height average since the mid 60's to today
15:09 That is a foul on Pippen instead of Drexler. The results could have been totally changed because of this call.
7:30 was a bs call too
You figure that call made a 10+ point swing?
Game was out of the reach already
And how did I not remember Clyde's one handed offensive rebounding dunk in the 3rd... otherworldly
29 years later, the only man who still plays low-post mid-range jumper is Carmelo Anthony. The bank shot have already disappeared.
This is one of reasons that the game is not as good.
Underrated Bulls team
Love Drexler
Jake O'Donnell had to retire 2 years later because he was willingly giving bad calls against the Blazers in the 94 playoffs. He had a grudge against Drexler for years, and you could see it when Drexler picked up his 6th foul.
Surprised to hear that. Clyde was a classy guy
Stop.
So you're saying that's why the Bulls 🏆
El baloncesto de la NBA en los 90 era un arte.
Blazers had a 13 point lead and blew it. I loved this Blazers team. They played as a unit while the Bulls was all about MJ.
False claim both teams played as one unit. Highly competitive Jordan played till he couldn't play any more sore ankle on the 1st half and still got 46 points almost 10 assists. Almost fouling out. real basketball being played Love the game love the game
So you basically saying Jordan won 6 titles by himself? Damn these fanboys!
The Era of 80s NBA basketball was loaded with competition..people need to stop it..90s as well
I get it when people say that about the 60's with Wilt Chamberlain, as there is a lot of truth to it, but it's BS with Jordan. There was A TON of competition in his career in the 80's and 90's.
I'll say now what I was saying that summer of 92 and since then.. Jordan is a great player, but Pippen deserves more credit than the media and these youtube content creators give him. As you saw in this game, Jordan got all of the calls. His best friend Charles Oakley even said it in his book. He said he would have conversations with Jordan and tell him that thre is nothing they can do because the league favors him. He also said Bill Laimbeer told them in 1992(the best knicks team of the 90s), "we hope the league let you guys win". Add in that you can't guard Jordan or it's a foul and on the other end Pippen is guarding Drexler and Chicago is allowed to get away with playing more physical than other teams. Charles smith was fouled at least 3 times at the end of the game 5 1993 ECF, and it was no call. Once again, Jordan is a great player, but when the league favors a player and their team (Lakers in the early 2000s), there is nothing you can do but hope they miss. Content creators and social media don't tell us this. I was alive and well as a teenaer when these games were being played.
Your comment badly needs to be pinned. BTW, mind if I quote from you? NBA is rigged
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te absolutely
@@allpositivenetwork How do you know the NBA is scripted? How can one rigg an NBA game?
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te by giving one team unfair calls and swallowing the whistle on the other end of the court.
@@allpositivenetwork Like traveling or palming the ball?
Shoutout to "Clyde the Glyde" for his skills and competitive spirit! 🔥
On the other hand, I bet that a lot of Jordan fans began to hold their breaths whenever MJ limped in any kind of way. However, MJ always seemed to find a way to walk and shake off his injuries. Every player couldn't, and still can't do that! MJ just had a way of willing himself to victory no matter what! 🔥🔥🔥
Miss those games….today nba sucks
Wow, you actually showed Jordan missing one….
‘91-93 Jordan is easily the Greatest player to ever touch a basketball ! We all Witnessed him
I Didnt realize that Clyde had fouled out twice in 5 games in this series up to this point. They would never let MJ foul out especially in multiple finals games. This series was alot more competitive than i remembered it being.
Referee always on mjs side
@@RefRed_King that's true though Jordan when he attacked the rim was great at it and would either score or get fouled. I do believe the NBA wanted MJ and the Bulls to dominate and helped them out. They are still a great team though but sports is an illusion.
@@mrsinister8943show the bogus calls on Jordan
Clyde Draxler Classics moments
ruclips.net/p/PLji-VXrijnu_NkYlku47qvUMf_jFkG-nJ
@@mrsinister8943casual what the hell are you talking about? They are literally fouling him. They shoving him everytime he turns and they trying to be sleek with it.
During the 1992 NBA Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, Michael Jordan delivered an exceptional performance. Here are his average statistics for the six games:
- Points per game: Approximately 35.8
- Rebounds per game: Around 6.5
- Assists per game: About 4.8
- Steals per game: Roughly 1.7
- Blocks per game: Approximately 0.7
Michael Jordan's remarkable scoring ability and all-around contributions played a crucial role in the Chicago Bulls' victory in the 1992 NBA Finals.
Scottie Pippen played in the NBA Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers in 1992. In that series, Pippen had notable contributions both defensively and offensively. Here are his average statistics for the six games:
- Points per game: Approximately 19.0
- Rebounds per game: Around 9.2
- Assists per game: About 6.5
- Steals per game: Roughly 1.8
- Blocks per game: Around 1.2
Pippen's versatile playstyle made a significant impact on both ends of the court during that Finals series.
Pipp true MVP
your playing against Jordan in the playoffs, score 30 w/ 10 boards from the shooting guard position, after averaging 26ppg, 7rebs, 6 assists, 2 1/2 steals on the season, and being the only nba player to lead his team in points, assists, and steals , and you see how good the glide really was
I still remember my sixteen year old self being straight twisted over this finals......
I was all about MJ the 🐐, but that trailblazer team SHOULD have won a title or two.... It seems criminal that they didn't.
MJ is GOAT need I say more ?
interesting hitting the backboard is goaltending.