Michael Jordan 2002-01-31: 26 points and Gamewinning shot v Cleveland Cavs - The Shot part 3!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I was surprised that this game wasn't yet on RUclips. It is one of three game winners that Jordan hit in the 2001-2002 season where he only played in 60 games due to injury.
At age 38 and 348 days, Jordan dominated the whole game, not just the last seconds. He had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, but the stats dont tell the whole story. With Jordan on the court the wizards built a comfortable lead. With Jordan on the bench, the Cavs came back and actually built a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter. Jordan again led the Wizards back, either hitting clutch shots or making key assists.
Before the game, Cavs coach John Lucas was insisting Jordan is the league's first-half MVP. "He's doing it with smarts and not the same talent he had," said Lucas. "What he's done this year is off the charts. I know our league's [talent] is watered down. But these are still the best 300 players in the world and the best one is 39 (years old)."
Sorry that my edit misses 3 of Jordans shots, but my copy was missing the first quarter. The story below is from si.com
Jordan haunts Cavs with last-second jumper
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Only Michael Jordan, and only in Cleveland.
Jordan did it to the Cavaliers and their fans again, hitting an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer Thursday night to give the Washington Wizards a 93-92 win.
Jordan victimized Cleveland throughout his career with the Chicago Bulls, and although he's now wearing a Washington jersey, No. 23 still has the Cavs' number.
"Everybody in the place knew where the ball was going," Jordan said. "I've had some big shots in Cleveland, and they keep going in."
With 1.6 seconds left and Washington down 92-91, Jordan got free on a defensive switch and calmly drained his jumper for the Wizards, who trailed by 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Jordan's game-winner was almost identical to the shot he hit in Game 5 over Craig Ehlo at Richfield Coliseum in 1989 to beat the Cavs and eliminate Cleveland from the playoffs.
"There was no doubt. I wasn't worried," Jordan said. "There's only two things can happen, you make it or you miss it. I wanted a good look and I got one."
Jordan finished with 26 points and Chris Whitney had 20 for the Wizards, who trailed 85-73 with 7:43 remaining.
Wesley Person had 21 points and Andre Miller had 15 points and 12 assists for the Cavs, who took a 92-91 lead with 1.6 seconds left on Chris Mihm's putback.
All 20,562 fans inside Gund Arena knew exactly what the Wizards would try on their final possession.
Popeye Jones patiently waited for someone to get open and it was Jordan, who broke free on a slash toward the foul line and got open on a mix-up by Cavs forwards Jumaine Jones and Bryant Stith.
Jordan got a wide-open look, and after knocking his jumper down, he pumped his fist and was mobbed by his teammates -- just like he was 13 years ago.
Wizards coach Doug Collins, who was Jordan's coach in Chicago when he made "The Shot" in '89, just laughed and ran on the floor to high-five Jordan as the pair re-lived a special memory.
"No way," Collins said when asked if he jumped as high celebrating as he did in '89. "I got a bad hip.
"It wasn't exactly the same play, but it was the same result. I liked the way the horn sounded both times."
Jordan, who scored his career-high of 69 against Cleveland, has had a running feud with the Cavs all season.
Annoyed by the way Cleveland's Ricky Davis had dunked and pranced around in a Nov. 27 game here, Jordan responded with 40 points in a home win over the Cavs last week.
"I got to hear about this from Michael for the rest of the year," said Cavs coach John Lucas, who visited Jordan in the locker room afterward.
Late in the game, Lucas had tried to distract Jordan by talking to him as he inbounded the ball.
Jordan just pushed Lucas away.
"I told him, 'Not now, this is money time'," Jordan said. "After the game he called me a couple names I can't say, I just asked him, "Who do you think was going to shoot?'"
Tempers flared in the fourth quarter when Wizards center Jahidi White tangled with Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. The pair went face-to-face before White head-butted Ilgauskas.
Both were ejected, but Cleveland rookie DeSagana Diop may have received the worst punishment when he was knocked to the floor by Cavs assistant coach Keith Smart as he tried to help Ilgauskas.
Jordan said the exchange fired up the Wizards, who were trailing 85-73 after missing 12 straight shots.
"It inspired us more than them," Jordan said. "It was energy we fed off of."
Richard Hamilton, who missed 17 games with a groin injury, had 10 points for the Wizards.
After outscoring Minnesota 45-4 in a stretch over two quarters on Tuesday night, the Cavs reeled off 13 straight points in a 22-4 spurt to end the third quarter and take a 74-71 lead.
Michael Jordan was, and is so popular, that even fans from the opposing team cheered and rooted for him, he was and is the athlete that everyone has to love, I have the greatest respect for him
You're stating the obvious :) Lucky I got to see him multiple times. His come back with the Wizards was bonus time!
WHAT A SHOT FROM THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME!
I was at this game. It was awesome!!! GO MJ
lucky you!
Me too it was a great game
MJ was not only the best in creating space and shot but also he was amazing in "catch 'n shot" clutch situations. Simply the goat
And all this at age 39.... Best player ever and will always be
You how the team responded after hit shot. Jordan is calm like.....this what I do. The cave killer been doing it for years lol. This normal.
Then LeBron shows up…
lebron best player
@@Chico_Lachowski lmao
Big respect to the crowd of Cleveland for cheering the GOAT. They are now my favorite new team, I had never seen this...
i'd say the vast majority of the crowd was there just to see jordan and they weren't cavs fans at all.
YES!!!! thank you! i've been wanting to see this game for a long time! i'm surprised it hasnt been uploaded either! MJ all day baby! GOAT
I remember listening to this on the radio!
If you're the Cavs, how don't you triple team Jordan and just leave Kwame Brown wide open for the last shot? MJ got a wide open look, exact same spot where he hit 'the shot' in '89. Gotta respect the greatest of all time.
And in 1993 🙂
Simply the Greatest! 80s 90s..Millennium flow, endless., straight talent!
see how the crowd goes crazy on the road lol
Mostly Bulls fans
I was there that night everyone was cheering for jordan. Cavalier fans all cheered.
I was at this game and I was not cheering for Jordan. It was amazing to see the best play the game, but I and many other people were speechless when he hit the buzzard beater for the 3rd time in cleveland
Just unbelievable how quick and athletic he still was at nearly 39. This was one of those games when his knee was feeling good, and you can just see how effective he woulda been without the tendonitis.
A few things stand out: at :19, how hard he works to get free for the ball. An often overlooked aspect of his game, his off the ball movement. 1:02, the speed of his stop and pop. 2:05, the degree of difficulty on that shot is ridiculous. There are a lot of players in their prime today who can't
Look at Jordan's work off the ball from 18-22 seconds. A thing of beauty, and a very underrated part of his game. The pass is incredible, too. His body control and touch on the lefty alley-oop at the 52 second mark is awesome. Good to see you posting again jxn23.
Daymn... i got tears in my eyes watchin those clips!!! GOAT
Had to remind them again 😊
What a great play. It's amazing how fast it all happened. It looked liked MJ was just setting a screen under the basket and the next moment he is free at the free throw line.
even people in the arena were screaming and jumping when the witnessed jordan's game winner aka the shot part 3. and cleveland is surely a cursed team due to jordan's 3 game winners X)
i was about 10 years old when i saw this game and it was the only time i got to see jordan play and it was crazy
i love watching MJ , best ever.
Watta shot by the GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME ..
I read somewhere that LeBron was at this game and before the game Jordan asked him if he had added certain moves to his game yet.
the picture of mj at the start of this video is one of the coolest i've ever seen. the look on his face is priceless. it says so much.
0:52... beauty aerial artistry by his airness!
That damn commentator gets me hype every time!
All I can say is WOW
Watch Mike on the last play before they inbound. Hands on his knees, turns and looks like he's about to set a pick and then just cuts straight into the open space near the FT line all alone!! Game Over!!
Yes! another Wizards game. We need more Wizards games uploaded. Specially that game were he lit up Ruben Patterson.
I was at this game. It really was electric. Their were people screaming and crying around me.
The way he holds that ball is amazing 1:42
We don't see that anymore where plenty of players hold the ball with ease in one hand-palming.
I miss Jordan Hitting all those Game Winning Shots!! MJ is The GOAT!!!!!
the commentator was just as excited as all the fans out there, when mJ hit the shot. LOL
You know, the Cavs knew even if the team was ahead and winning. The fans knew there is still time and MJ is there. They were standing already so they knew. ❤😂🎉
WTF, that jump at 0:52 is just insane at age 39. MJ was more athletic than half NBA at that moment.
Just unbelievable! It didn't matter what age Jordan was, if He had the flu, if His knees were bad, He still got it done!
Nice play..perfectly executed
did u see how slick michael was on the last play? just amazing
The crowd has mixed emotions! lmao
5:52 Scoring fail. After Michael Jordan hits the game winner, they tack on 2 more points to Cleveland's score haha.
No matter what uniform he was in, Michael Jordan always stuck it to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This Wizards squad were very young and not a lot of talent. But MJ still brought the best out of them.
I bet Mike cringed when he saw Rip Hamilton pumping his fist
Its a poster picture and who wants to c Rip on your poster. Smh
I’m a LBJ fan and a bigger Jordan fan. And IMO Jordan is def the GOAT…for a lot of other obvious reasons but you never hear any announcers in game saying LBJ is the GOAT…Jordan has been called that many games 💯
MJ rockin the 17s
Look how everybody is rooting for MJ.
No Rip, you didn't make the shot.
I said those exact words when it happened! lmao
And then Ripp wants to act like a bitch after the last dance and talk shit about the guy he actually worshipped
Hahaha right
crazy to have 3 game winners in a season, especially at 38.
by the way he is still quick in this video.
If I was a Cavs fan at this time, I would not be bitter or upset at all that Jordan beat me. I would go crazy like I was on the Wizard's
Thanks for posting.
I was never interested in Basketball and Jordan was the first basketball player that i knew his name and made watch some games, after all these years i still think he was one of best of all time and still is the most recognizable basketball player in the World.
It's such a shame that MJ got injured later that year. People automatically think that MJ's Wizards stint was an abject failure, but before he got injured, the man was averaging 25 ppg, 5+ apg and 5+ rpg -- the only other player that was doing that at the time was a 13 year younger Kobe Bryant. Not only that, but the Wizards were actually the number 4 seed in the East. Had MJ stayed healthy, I'm almost positive the Wiz would've made the playoffs and some noise too.
I agree - Jordan's comeback with the Wizards was not a failure, but some people think that it was because MJ won 6 championships in his previous 6 full seasons
At the allstar break in 2002 (before his injury got really bad) MJ was averaging 25.1 points 6.2 rebounds 5.3 assists 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks at age 39. The Wizards were 26-21 after winning just 19 games the year before.
It's no wonder John Lucas said Jordan was MVP for the first half of the season.
Thanks everyone for comments
MICHAEL JORDAN THE CAVS KILLERS....
crowd was booing mj and when he made shots they be like "yaaay" lol. mixed emotions
I remember this . I was there. The crowd cheered him off even though he kicked their ass. They knew they probably witnessed the GOAT for the last time.
Jordan was exciting for basketball see fans at road arenas cheered him on he was 4/4 on free throws that's the difference between then and now. Sure LeBron scores as much but that's because the refs favor him because he's the cash cow of the NBA. 30 points on 12/17 free throw shooting. See players like Jordan and Bird they wanted to shoot not drive in get the favoritism and shoot free throws all day.
Give me facts
Matt Petrosky
Jordan was one of the greatest slashers of all time, and he used it to his advantage all the time. he didn't jack up shots from midrange. you're acting like playing smart and getting free throws is something new which tells me you don't know basketball. Jordan attacked the rim relentlessly.
+asian45 yeah I'm aware but did he just get a whistled called everytime he tucked the ball under his armpit and ran over everyone in his way down the lane?
Matt Petrosky
Jordan was the beneficiary of many questionable referee calls or no-calls.. Lebron didn't invent superstar calls.
you aren't implying that jordan didnt have the refs in his pocket, are you?
LEBRON WAS AT THIS GAME WITH THE EDITOR OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Goosebumps
haha i hope y'all notice after he shot the game winnin' shot, the scorer was so excited, he gave the 2 points to the cavs.
Obviously the crow had forgot. MJ had to once again and remind them that he is still the cavs killer😊. Great game
Jordan is better than Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and any player in the world!!!!!!!!!
this was the same game as the playoffs back in 1989 (correct me if im wrong about the year)...the cavs led by a point, then jordan scored...the cavs led again, bulls called timeout with 3secs remaining...and finally, jordan scores the winning basket...and that happened at the Cavs' homecourt....Jordan is the Cavs' nightmare...wish lebron was in this game, so that he too will be owned by the GOAT MJ's airness..
He had 3 winning shots as far as i remember.
God I wish that man was still playing in the league today.
james miles he would destroy this twitter friends era
Love it!
execute a shot like that without losing body control. This is MJ playing on the remnants of his athletic ability, and he was still schooling players 15 years younger.
Did you hear how many people were cheering at the end? Wasn't this in Cleveland?
Every game's a home game with Michael Jordan on your team
Legends esp MJ universally respected. ❤
one of the only times you'll see the home crowd celebrating for the away team.
Jordan respected everywhere
James hated everywhere lol
Was this the cavs home floor? Because the cheering for mj making the last shot was louder than Cleveland going ahead.
wow michael jordan the clevland killer
goat
lol rip was about to jump in jubilation but he saw MJ just doing his signature after the winning basket pose and copied it like a kid learning from the GOAT.
Announcer: What a Shot by The Greatest Player of All Time
probably THE ONLY PLAYER, BCOZ OF HIS GREATNESS IN BOTH OFFENSIVE and DEFENSIVE STANDPOINT WHO IS LOVED BY EVERYBODY TO THE POINT THAT THEY FORGOT THAT THEY SHOULD BE ROOTING AND CHEERING FOR THEIR OWN TEAM
Ohio Fans even Love Jordan More than their own LeFlop Boastful James
THE REAL and ONLY G.O.A.T
♥️🏀🐐🇵🇭
Ask Craig Ehlo, MJ is the top CAV killer
Legendary
rip hamilton needs to GTFO at 6:46
That was before his comeback while he was working out in pickup games.
that takes a man to say that respect 4 sure
dont matter what team my man plays for or what age he will still be 10 levels above u
Haha how on earth could you leave the Greatest Of All Time alone when there's only 1.6 second to go. Inexcusable. Great game-winner though Mike.
Well, I am very happy that MJ came back for two more campaigns.
For me it's the ultimate proof that a young Jordan would destroy today's league.
The only downside is that he should have made some better adjustments to the team. It was really a crappy bunch and sometimes I feel like a lot of guys on that roster simply did not deserve playing on MJ's side !!!
awesome off ball movement look at him before they pass it
He was close to 40 years old back then and could still boss a game ! can you imagine lebron or kobe at 40 playing in the NBA ....!? FAIL !
If you love the game. You gotta appreciate that last play. Hehehe
Damn right he's the cavilers killer I can remember in 1989 WHN he hit the first game winner on ehlo at the buzzer then hit the same shot on ehlo almost same spot on court about 4/5 YEARS later.. just listen at the excitement in the commentators voice screaming as Jordan buried the game winner..this is the excitement the man made you feel & 36 years since he entered the league & HV retired & still as famous now as he was in the 80/90"s..
I would've love to seen the Wizards make the playoffs with Jordan. The team was so inconsistent at times for them to make it.
Cav's killer !
the two greatest players of all time, michael jordan and lebron james really do love to destroy cleveland.
Did anyone notice at 5:58...after Jordan hits the game winning shot...the scorekeeper added the two points to cleveland's score instead of washington's!!!! lol
Lol
I think even Phil Jackson said MJ was his MVP at the time of the All Star break
Just wow !!!
hahaha o god that picture at the very start of the video "who do you think you are son THIS IS MY BALL" XD
Actually, it was 25+/6+/5+, and the only other player doing it that season was TMac, not Kobe.
Older than Kobe NOW (2011) whos slowing down, Jordan played much better and was much more effective !
If you're a Cavs fan, I don't even know that you could be mad when you see this.
hahah i love rip hamilton with the fist pump
@rakyaband LoL...He wasn't Richard Hamilton when MJ hit that shot...He was us, on the court w/ Michael Jordan as he hit a game winner...I can't blame him, nobody can.
did anyone else notice MJ's first basket counted for Cavs instead (of course they changed it back after).
When MJ came back with the Wizards, he said he did it to try and teach the younger players on the team the true game of basketball. I say bullshit. He did it to play the game and have some fun, also to kick Cleveland's ass yet again.
funny how the home team fans cheer after jordan makes a buzzer beater
How did they not show THE camera angle everyone wanted, the one facing the crowd.?!
they should not celebrate so fast because it's jordan who still has 11s to shoot the game-winning shot
Cavs owned!
@plot000000 Man I'm a huge Kobe fan but if Jordan came and played at Staples Center TODAY I would have my MJ Jersey on rooting for whatever team he was playing on. Believe that!
Wow, pause at 0:53. Not quite head-at-rim level but pretty damn impressive for a 39 year old.