It was very difficult to score back in Jordans' era because defense was emphasized, and more physicality was allowed. Today's NBA bench players are scoring 40 because of the emphasis for offense.

@rawbellco49

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget the 3 second rule didn't exist..

You can't compare Jordan's point totals to today because back then, they played tough, tight defense

The Bucks were a threat for most of the 80s. In the 84-85 season, they won 59 games and had the 2nd best defense in the league. They had Sidney Moncrief and Paul Pressey(2 great defenders), Ricky Pierce, Terry Cummings(great scorer around this time), Craig Hodges and the center, Alton Lister. Jordan had 63 against the Celtics, but he surpassed that mark twice in his career, scoring 64 against the Magic in 1993 and 69 points against the Cavs in the 89-90 season.

@katrinachavez3533

4 ай бұрын

Milwaukee also had that hall-of-fame big (Jack Sikma) at start of 86 season.

@davidschmidt1793

4 ай бұрын

@@katrinachavez3533 Yes they did, I wish he would have joined them sooner, Lister was ok, but he was no Sikma. A Sikma and Lanier duo in the early 80s could have been something.

@katrinachavez3533

4 ай бұрын

@@davidschmidt1793 Sikma was too busy being a supersonic in Seattle. But if he was a young buck in Milwaukee, that squad would have brought that havoc like Prodigy on a Mobb Deep beat.

That wasn’t a push off. Russell’s momentum is what carried him over. Jordan game back to the Wizards because he was asked to by the league because of failing ratings since MJ left after ‘98. The Washington Wizards owner even sweetened the pot by offering ownership to Jordan. A deal the owner would eventually renege on. Jordan actually showed enough flashes to thrill the crowd. He also played on both ends of the floor, unlike some fake goats

@djfriedice7754

4 ай бұрын

All facts. The controversial push off only looked like a push off against Russell. I watched that game in '98. They showed multiple angles (at least 4) and one clearly showed Jordan never touched Russell on the pull up jump shot. Jordan just stopped in his tracks, and Russell kept going forward. It's why Russell and the Jazz never challenged the call at that time.

@crestonburks2141

3 ай бұрын

Like I've said before: You know who never called it a push off? Russell. Fact

His father was car jacked and murdered. He played that game on Father's Day and was emotionally drained after that game.The flu game they say was food poisoning from pizza that only he ate before the game. That 7 game series with the pacers was when bird was the the coach. The defense was much better then.

Watch the Last Dance, it explains so much.

MJ scored 69 18 boards and other stats that game. He scored 40-50 often.

MJ retired only after his father was murdered.. 2 years later came back and won 3 more..

He scored 60 5x in his career.You mention 60 point games now youngster, it ain't that hard like it was in the 80s&90s.

@user-zo5cc2ns8z

2 ай бұрын

Over 50 points 31 times

@user-zo5cc2ns8z

2 ай бұрын

Wilt over 50 points 118 times

Think about a 63 or 69 pt game when the league average was 99pts or averaging 37 at that time and following up with a 35pt average.

Hey Wuando! Great job hosting this video. I know MJ scored 69 pts vs. the Cavaliers in the 1989/90 season. I'm pretty sure that was his best regular season game high and also, 63 pts in the playoffs.

10 scoring titles!

It wasn't that there wasn't better players back then but having to compete for awards against Jordan was virtually impossible

Jordan's career high game was 69, but he owns the all time career avg of 30.1 ppg and he won 10 scoring titles.

He had 69 pts and 18 rebs against the cavs, that was his regular season high. He scored 63 against one of the greatest teams in history in the playoffs which is still a record today. That’s what dude’s point was, feel me? So, he did score more than that but it was the regular season.

I believe Jordan has 39, 50+ point games...and 12 games with 49 points. Only Wilt Chamberlain has more 50-point games, and only Wilt has more points in one season than MJ. (3,041) MJ has the most scoring titles (10), highest ppg regular season (30.12), AND playoffs (33.4). Highest ppg (33.6) in NBA Finals for players with more than 10 games played. What are you talking about "expect more"?

@NostalgikOne

Ай бұрын

Some people just don’t know the history of the game…well played with these spot-on stats.

the reason why the scores were so low in comparison with todays games is a combination of DEFENSE, THE FACT THAT TEAMS TOOK LESS THAN HALF AS MANY 3 POINTERS AND THE FACT THAT THE NBA MADE RULE CHANGES TO MAKE SCORING HIGHER AND EASIER.

Jordan had 69, 64, 63, 61, and 61 point games.

@alfasiger4178

4 ай бұрын

Thats better than scoring 70 or 73 one or even 2 times.

His playoff career high is 63, the regular season is 69.

What I didn't like about this video was the highlights didn't match with what homeboy was saying. I liked your reactions 👍🏿💯

For the full experience on how good MJ was, you have to watch a full game of Michael Jordan and the bulls in the regular season play-offs and finals! The guy was absolutely amazing, and you will see why he is regarded as the goat! For comparison, watch a game of Lebron’s regular season, play-offs and finals! Facts!

Jordan scored 69 in 1990. Not to mention, the only scorer of the ones you named who could score 69 was Kobe. You can’t compare this cupcake era to an era where defense had a fair shake

14:10 James Jordan was killed after The Bulls' Third Straight Championship in the offseason of 1993. Michael Jordan' was VERY CLOSE with his dad. He actually gave him his FIRST TWO CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS. His Death was the MAIn REASON why he didn't play the following season, RETIRED after that third Championship. His Dad was a semi-pro baseball player in his younger days and wanted Michael to play baseball as well. He was killed in a car jacking by two thugs. (a car that Jordan bought him a couple months prior and took the championship rings as well) After his dad was killed, He QUIT basketball to fulfill his Dad's dream for him to play baseball. That's the reason for his FIRST RETIREMENT (in a nutshell).

Jordan did this during the NBA's Golden Era, the league's most talent-rich time frame (80's-90's). The defenses were much tougher than today. He was scoring regularly on guys who were flagrantly fouling him. Teams were, top to bottom, better than today as well. Team work was better, basketball fundimentals were better. I am around Michael's age and was in high school during the same time period he was here in NC. I've been an NBA fan since the mid-70's and have seen all of the greats. Michael Jordan is definitely the best player to ever play, regardless of the era IMO. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are my 2 & 3. These 3 are the only players to have no holes in their games and did it during the most talented era in NBA history. Fans do have to keep in mind; Player of the Year is for the overall best player in the league. League's Most Valuable Player goes to the player who meant the most to his team's success. Given that and following that season very closely, Karl Malone definitely deserved the honor that year. Utah wouldn't have gone nearly as far without him and the Bulls were stacked top to bottom, giving Michael much more help than Malone had that season. Too, I agree with you that Michael should not have returned to play with the Wizards. Though he did well, it just wasn't the same and didn't allow him to finish his career on a high note. About his dad; Michael was VERY close to his dad. His father was driving home from a funeral in Wilmington NC to his home in Charlotte. He became sleepy and pulled over to grab a quick nap. Two guys robbed and shot his dad in the head, killing him. This absolutely devastated Michael, an emotional wound so deep, he left basketball for 2 years. He gave baseball a try, because his dad taught him the game when he was young and was good at it in junior high and high school. But he ended up coming back into the NBA, better than ever before in honor of his dad. Great video!

All time playoffs record at 63 points, his career high was 69 against the Cavs

You're right young man you don't know defenses were a lot better back then when Jordan was playing 63 points back then it's just like a 100 points in the league today with all the soft defensive players and the week players and the crybabies

The NBA today is like flag football. No touch.

think abot it this way: MJs 60 50 and 40 point games were primarily achieved in the midrange.

MJ's Dad was murdered right after the '93 championship

Jordan career high is 69...off my head, Jordan had 69, 64,63, 61,61 point games. If you don't know, don't assume you do 😉.

Comparing a 60+ point game back in the 80s and 90s to the modern NBA is apples to oranges. The lack of defense and the amount of 3s players/teams take nowadays have inflated stats significantly. You clearly don’t comprehend how different the game was back then. Btw, that 63-point performance in Round 1 vs that legendary Celtics team in 1986 is still a Playoff Record. He’s also still the only player in NBA history to ever have back-to-back 50+ point games in the Playoffs.

Hey Man, You Are Talking About Guys In Todays Game With The NO DEFENSE LEAGUE !!!!!!!!!!!

The young folks today watch 10 years of soft basketball and think that is the 70 years the NBA has existed.

Jordan was still a top tier player when he played for Washington. Him being a shell if his formal self was just as great as the best players in the NBA. Kobe, Iverson, Carter, Tmac, Pierce, Ray Allen etc all wanted a piece of a twice retired Jordan. At 38 he still averaged 24 pts and took Washington to the playoffs. Made players around him better…Greatest of all time!!

That’s the problem with this generation right now. 63 back then would be easy 80+ today. They played defense back then. They don’t now that’s why anyone can score 60-80pts easily now. Even Kobe’s 81, go look at the game and look at the defense they played vs what they played back then. ESPN really doing a disservice to the up and coming generations with the lies and downplaying of recent past eras.

Kareem rookie year. 28.8 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.1 assist. Second year 1st of 6 rings

Nice reaction 👍 Don't compare today's high player scores to high scores from back in the 80s/90s, as it was much more difficult to score back then. Context is key, so it makes MJ's 63 score on the Celtics that much more impressive. His father got murdered during a car jacking. This was the main reason/motivation to go and pursuit a career in baseball. Most Lebron fanboys don't know this and just parrot each other claiming dumb and ignorant stuff like he just quit and retired (oh Jordan was a quitter, Lebron would never). There are many details/moments in MJ's career/life, which are overlooked or taken out of context by the LeBum fanboys and LeMedia, to try and make a case for Lebron being the GOAT. It's annoying and hilarious at the same time.

@wuando

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support ‼️

@wuando

4 ай бұрын

I didn’t even know his father was going through such a tragedy

Soon as MJ had his FIRST and only prime All-Star it was over like Kagney Linn Karter with baked biscuit.

Dude it was harder to get points back then came compare that to today😂

Neither Paxson nor Steve Kerr ever saved Jordan. Both of them got their shots in the finals where the bulls never faced an elimination game. They would have lived to play another game in each case.

MJ got 10 consecutive scoring titles my guy just saying

Jordan was just too good is what people are missing. Just because he won all time scoring 7 times doesn't mean there wasn't many great players. Once again he was just that good and he put fear in other players no cap!

Had more games of 60+… this was the playoff record and no one has been able to break his 63pts in the playoffs

As a vet: LeFlop/LeRest aint even close 😂😊! MJ NO1 BY FAAAR 🎉😊!!!

He played for management so he could own a nba team that’s why he played for the Wizards they wouldn’t let him own a team unless played for the Wizard’s

They swept the piston’s

@Kkampsenior

4 ай бұрын

G

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Doubt these so called scorers right now would be able to score as much then. The game right now is a joke. Look at the all star game now and compare it to the all star game of 80’s and 90’s.

Don't dawg on the 63pts, don't forget, at that time, there was plenty of hand checking, you could be benched for not playing hard enough defense (they would even try to time their fouls throughout the game with most players near or at max), your big guy or Center could hog that island all day long and a lot of these boys would bring that street ball aggression to the court. I used to see blood quite often during those games, especially during the 80s and a good chunk of the 90s. Also, while 3-point shooting was needed and could be impressive, you HAD to be willing to play that mid0-game and drive for the basket if you wanted that respect. I actually don't respect too many of the records of the past 20 years because the game started getting too soft. OH, and they actually would call you on Traveling strictly, not like today where you get pick up the ball and then restart or take 2 to 4 "gather steps" . The NBA has destroyed the game, MLB is destroying their game and the NFL is in the process of destroying theirs. If you are going to get all that cabbage for playing a physical sport then I expect you to play a physical sport.

He had more 30 pt games, more 40 pt games and 50 pt games than anyone in NBA history!!! Watch his Wizard days!!!

game six in 98, that was not a push off on the last shot. so no foul.

Sidney Moncrief, Terry Cummings... The Bulls were bottom of the League when Mike got there. Oakley wasn't there, Horace Grant wasn't there, Pippen wouldn't get there for another 2 years and when he did get there Mike had to raise him. He was a chump. Stats won't show this. Mike made him tough. Phil Jackson wasn't there .

Just cuz Jordan had all those titles does not mean their wasn’t good players . He was just that good offensively

That's scored 63 on one of best teams in NBA history in an era of super physicality and defense was preached LeBron James era is soft comparative to Jordan era

Jordan was incredible but he always looked like my dog slurping his water with his tongue hanging out. Dude you should do a reaction on Spud Webb

Now days the whole team is shooting 3 pointers which takes a lot a dominance away from the game in my opinion. That's why the score be like 134. MJ scored over 3,000 points in a season with pure dominance mid range and in the paint not relying on the 3 ball.

63 points he got against 86 Celtics was post season , not regular season , when you compared other players highest games .

@NostalgikOne

Ай бұрын

And is still the NBA Playoff record for points in a game. I wish these young bucks would learn their entire NBA history before they try to downplay something that hasn’t been accomplished before or after!

You’re equating D Mitch & these other guys you mentioned regular season career highs to MJ’s playoff career high lol. I guess that’s the only way to fairly compare other players to the goat 😂

@NostalgikOne

Ай бұрын

He downplays that 63-point game and it’s STILL the NBA record for a Playoff game to this day 😂

37 a game without taking many 3s

@user-zo5cc2ns8z

2 ай бұрын

Mike avg 2 3 point attempts a game

His dad dying was the reason he went to play basball.

When Michael Jordan retired from the bulls the first time it was because somebody robbed and murdered his father so Jordan retired and played professional baseball with the White Sox because his dad wanted him to play baseball

Jordan should have got MVP’s over Magic, Barkley, and Malone

@NostalgikOne

Ай бұрын

And it’s also why the Lakers, Suns, and Jazz got dismantled in the Finals against MJ and never even took the Bulls to a Game 7…he took those all personal!

Before trying to dismiss Jordan’s competition in your reactions try watching his full games. You young dudes will always come off annoying as hell when you make statements that you can’t back up for likes and views.

Young blood Paxton never saved MJ he just hit a big shot just like Kerr did! Saving is when you hit the game winning shot in game 7! None of those series were in doubt! Never went to a game 7 in the finals!

Mike's high is 69

Todays nba is to shoot a 3, so u have much more space in all the court, also refs are calling fouls every touch , well they are trying to call less. Back then was really physical and to shoot a 3 u had to be alone or be an specialist. I enjoy today nba talent and how differents team build their style, but i believe is was way more difficult to score back then at mjs era.

His career high as 69. We know why lol😂

The reason why Jordan retired the first time is because of his dad murder. He was killed during a robbery, and they stole Jordan 1st Championship Ring from his dad. He didn't quite he felt like he accomplished enough. The games was less scoring due to fewer possessions and no 3 second rule, which means more men in the box.

Yeah, the reason why Michael retired is because his father got killed and in the back of Michael Jordan mine, his father always wanted him to play baseball and we was playing baseball. His number was 45 a little bit information my brother.

Paxton did not save Mike. It was game 6. Mike has 10 scoring titles

How did Paxton save MJ? What from going to a 7th game?

The Bucks were great in the 80s

He had 69 18 8

I'm sorry u are a young.man ,,, 63+ he should had more ??? 2003-04 season they got rid of hand checking the nba is a disgrace now,,,period !!!! U think any point guard shooting guards could do that now without those rule changes ,,,,, naive

This dude do not know any REAL ball history REAL fans know this, we even collected UPPER DECK. We collected basketball cards. We also know that Bucks team was one the best teams to not play for a championship. Jordan’s high is 69 in the 80’s.

Jordan plays effortlessly and toys everybody.

Dude the new generation shoot the three that's why there getting 70 and 80 points MJ only shot 2's and they don't play defense now they played tough defense then

Had 69 vs Cavs

Mj dad was murder. By two people who came across his dad car the car I believe had a flat tire. A white and black guy took his life and when they were caught each had in their possession some of MJ stuff that he gave to his dad. They both were charged and sentences to life in prison and I believe without the possibility of parole. Soon after that he retired from basketball cause his father was his driving force. When everyone see him with number 45 that was his baseball number and the NBA un retired his number 23, and one more thing that him and his father wanted him to be is a baseball player. So once his father was killed he went to try and full his long life dream. That's the story on the murdering of the GOAT.

But NBA changed the rules for him

That's how MJ father was killed. MJ is still the GOAT

He had more 60 pt game

Go back to school and learn some history.

Do you know nothing about basketball ?

Ppl intentionally not to mention the opponents MJ played against, in that era Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, Jeff Hornacek, Mark Price…were stars. Players were averagely more skinny, smaller, slower, only a few can jump high or shoot 3’s, no big man can dribble, no eurosteps, no shammgod. They played brute, but no skills. Hand check yes, but no zone defense, to which Kobe said “I don’t care if yo hand check with 3 hands” “the zone I think cripples some of the top scorers” When prime MJ left the bulls in 93’ the went from 57 wins to 55, when prime LeBron left cavaliers in 10’ they went 62 wins to 19. And MJ fans always lie about MJ stuff, for example "his vertical jump is 48 inches" and "his body fat ratio is 3%" If those were true, LeBron & Carter would have a 50 inch vertical jump and Helmut Strebl would have -3% body fat ratio.

@TheIcemanthomas

4 ай бұрын

U just said a whole bunch of nothing and found a way to lie and disrespect players of the past just to discredit jordan and u failed at it at that.

@TheThreeHeadedDragon

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely everything you said was false.

@katrinachavez3533

4 ай бұрын

This is the dumbest $#!@ I've heard since King Flop said "Not one. Not two. Not three. Not four. Not five......" MJ didn't ball in a Monistat yeast infection cream generation. He played in an era that today's flagrant twos were just common fouls. Today's NBA is not even as physical as that Lingerie Football League. And that's why Luka said it's harder to score in Europe than the NBA. That could never be said when MJ played. It's obvious you're getting Dennis Johnson confused with Cam Johnson. DJ is one of the greatest perimeter defenders all-time. And the reason the Celtics acquired him was so he could defend Magic in the Finals. MJ faced the greatest perimeter defenders all-time (DJ, Moncrief, Alvin Robertson, Rodman, Michael Cooper, Payton, Dumars, Pippen-in practice). When he was able to avoid their lock-jaws he had to contend with some of the greatest rim protectors all-time (Hakeem, David Robinson, Mourning, Mutombo, Ewing, Eaton, Rollins, Parish). Skinny, smaller, slower? There isn't a big today with the power/quickness/explosiveness of Shaq and Hakeem. Them two beasts loved low-post contact. Can't say same with today's bigs that are soft as ultra-plush Tempurpedic pillows. That prefer finesse instead of beastin' then feastin' under the bucket. I guess you've never heard of Anthony Mason (two inches taller than Zion with better handles), Larry Nance, Chris Webber, Kevin Willis, Dale Davis, Antonio Davis, Roy Tarpley, Vin Baker (who has helped Giannis Antetokounmpo improve his footwork), Arvydas Sabonis (who was bigger and more skilled than his son Domantas), Wayman Tisdale, Xavier McDaniel, Otis Thorpe, Orlando Woolridge, Derrick Coleman, Jamal Mashburn, Larry Johnson, Shawn Kemp, Tom Chambers, Marques Johnson, Buck Williams, James Worthy, Dennis Rodman, Dominique Wilkins, Kevin McHale, Charles Barkley and Karl Malone. These cats were beasts in men. If any of them played in today's Massengill NBA, there would be a whole lot of modern-day ballers turning into Juwanna Mann and playing in the WNBA.

@NostalgikOne

Ай бұрын

I’ve never seen such a long rant that was 100% false. Congrats on the dumbest comment on this video.