45 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assits and 3 steals at nearly 39 years old...and ALL IN JUST 3 QUARTERS of play? Nobody will ever come close to MJ.

@paungsu6778

7 жыл бұрын

Mike Sannitti 👍👍

@harryshelton3106

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Sannitti almost a triple double

@fuckthechinesevirus9462

4 жыл бұрын

On last day of the year against the eventual East champions

@gmoney8585

4 жыл бұрын

SICK

@chrishandsome4267

3 жыл бұрын

Against a finals team that year

For whomever watches this, keep this in mind while you do. This game was played around 6 weeks before Michael Jordan's 39th birthday. He's playing against guys 10-15 or more years younger than him. He's the best player on the court despite being way past his prime.

@m42037

2 жыл бұрын

40th

Dude made the 2001-2003 era look weak asf. Imagine what he would've done if he was 26 or 27 & even 1/2 way healthy. The best athletes in league couldn't guard a 40yr old with bad knees.

@jben3231

8 жыл бұрын

+Curt Ingram The GOAT, even a prime Ron Artest couldn't check him, the last non big man to win defensive player of the year SMH

@mojojojo1362

8 жыл бұрын

Prime Richard Jefferson Cant do nothing Guarding 40yrs old Jordan, Jefferson now is one of the main Factor on Defense in 2016 Cavs VS Gsw finals. if Prime MJ played now its a easy basketball . "NO QUESTION"

@masterofpuppets232

7 жыл бұрын

and a messed up finger in 99 slicing it when he was trying to cut his cigar

@fuckthechinesevirus9462

4 жыл бұрын

He relied on his experience and fundamentals

@vika0194

4 жыл бұрын

Not really. KZread will only show you the higlights of him at those years.

Way past his prime Wizards Jordan backed down PF strong tough guy All star Kenyon Martin like it was nothing. Then made a move with his footwork so effortlessly to get WIDE open for the layup. Then he proceeded to score 45 points in just 3 quarters. And people compare current players to him?

Jordan is the greatest basketball player I have ever seen! Still...

@beekay7269

5 жыл бұрын

Jay Scribe preach it!!

@BD-in9ln

5 жыл бұрын

@@beekay7269 STILL!!!!!

Man I love this, most NBA players if they are still able to play at the age of 39 they are on the bench basically there to help young players develop and help out coaching staff...not MJ, he is still making the opposing teams look silly dropping 30, 40 and even 50pts on them,SMH................. GOAT and its not even close

@hoochymama

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, not even close.

@m42037

2 жыл бұрын

He could of played longer

@chuckd1586

Жыл бұрын

Not even close...

@chuckd1586

Жыл бұрын

@@m42037 his knees were shot Homie! He could've played longer but... think of the games he's played through life? Olympics, Pan-American games, college, tournament of the America's, he played everyone one on one, not counting practices! And golf all day? It would've been selfish to want him to stay... I personally was selfish! 🤣

This is absolutely ridiculous. He is by far the most skilled guy on the floor and he’s at least 2 steps slower than everyone and he doesn’t shoot 3’s. He was backing down Kenyon Martin like he was a baby and Kenyon bullied 90% of the league.

I went to this game! Incredible! Michael Jordan! 40 year's young! The greatest player of all time!

Jordan at 38 years old. didn't play for 3 seasons! schooled the nj nets the eastern conf champs in this season. youll never see anyone from 38-40 dominate like Jordan did after a 3 season hiatus. he came back and even though he wasn't that same Jordan he still was the greatest. imagin if he never retired and played them 3 seasons

@orlandolewis1629

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@RageCage1701

5 жыл бұрын

The Bulls at the end of the 97-98 season had *at least* one more championship in them and arguably two. There's a very plausible alternate reality where Jordan retires as a Bull at the end of the 99-00 season with eight rings on his fingers. Jerry Krause, true to his character and reputation (and out-of-touch egoist with a distorted sense of his own importance), dismantled the second three-peat-era Bulls before their time. He prematurely ended arguably the greatest dynasty in sports.

@1CHOZN7

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

Kenyon Martin was an elite defender and was almost 20 years younger than MJ in this clip. KMart also weighed 30+ more pounds than Jordan with a 3" height advantage and still could not slow him down in the post. This video shows that even close to the age of 40 (with much of his athletism diminished), Jordan's basketball IQ, skill and strength at the guard position is unmatched. What makes all this shit even crazier is that this same Nets team made it to the Finals. A prime MJ ('88-'93) + the no handchecking rule would allow Jordan to humiliate the competition in the 2000s.

@m42037

2 жыл бұрын

Not 93, MJ was prime till 98! Every year with the Bulls he was fkn amazing, better than James or Kobe.

@WARMATRiX_

2 жыл бұрын

@@m42037 I never said Jordan wasn't great in '98 (Jordan's entire career as a Bull was legendary). I said his prime years were in the late 80s to early 90s - prior to his 1st retirement. Every knowledgeable basketball fan knows Jordan's absolute physical peak was from the '87-88 season to the 92-93 season. Yeah, after he came out of retirement the 1st time (after baseball) he was still amazing and the best player in the league. But his game in 1998 was less explosive and he relied more on mid-range jumpshots and fadeaways. Was he still great? HELL YEAH! However, Jordan was 35 years old in 1998. He was not in his prime in the '98 season. No athlete is in their prime in their mid 30s. Again, he was still the best player during the 2nd 3peat run ('95-'96 season to the '97-98 season). However, the point I was trying to make in my previous post is this: if a 39 year old [Wizards] version of Jordan could drop 45 points on Kenyon Martin, imagine what a peak version of Jordan would do.

@m42037

2 жыл бұрын

@@WARMATRiX_ No athlete is in his prime at 35? I was (drummer), Tom Brady was/is, (and save the long bomb bs Brady never was a bomber) and will win another ring or two, I could write all day guy's that are still fabulous in their mid 30s, MJ was a smarter player as he got older, so what if he wasn't running as fast, he was doing more on the court in his 30s. We're living longer, boxer's are fighting into their 40s now unlike decades past when a fighter was done in his late 30s. Tschüss

@WARMATRiX_

2 жыл бұрын

@@m42037 Tom Brady is an exception. He is playing well in his mid 40s at the QB position. Most athletes are not in their prime in their mid 30s, let alone their mid 40s. This is common knowledge. I NEVER said athletes can't play or perform well in their 30s. I merely said Jordan's physical prime was 87-88 to 92-93. He was not in his prime at age 35. Yeah, Jordan got smarter as he got older. That is the case with most athletes. You learn more as you get older. However, the body breaks down as you get older as well. What I'm referring to is peak performance of an athlete. This is when you are at your physical apex + you have experience and mental toughness all rolled into one. Of course, modern technology allows athletes to play better for a longer periods and have extended careers, allowing them to play well into their 30s. But that doesn't change the fact that every athlete has prime years. In basketball, your physical prime is usually mid to late 20s - and in some cases early 30s. Jordan was not doing more on the court in his 30s. That is false and you are wrong. He won defensive player of the year in 1988. His most prolific scoring years came prior to his first retirement in '93. He averaged more steals, blocks and assists per game prior to his 1st retirement as well. PER is the best way to judge a player's performance. Jordan's best PER years were '88, '89, '90, '91. Numbers don't lie. This is not up for debate. Bye.

@mozdaboz

Жыл бұрын

​@@m42037MJ's athleticism was beginning to diminished when he came back from baseball so the above commenter was just right about that his prime was 88-93...

Kenyon Martin was getting toyed with by a 38 year old MJ past his prime...GOAT. Against the best defensive team of '01, he played them like a fiddle

I miss having you in the NBA, Michael. The game just isn't the same anymore.

@jessegarza4500

6 жыл бұрын

You said a mouthful

Michael Jordan, 6 weeks before turning 39 scored 45 points (22 points in a row) against New Jersey nets!!! MJ is the "GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!! GOAT!!!

If Micheal was playing in todays NBA he would average 40pts a game.

Yeah that was amazing. The Nets finished first in defensive efficiency that year. Jordan had just had his knee drained. He scored 51 and then followed it up with this game against the toughest defense in the NBA. Even in the twilight of his career he could destroy teams when his knee was under control. I've never seen a talent like him.

He's killing a young Kenyon Martin on the block...ridiculous

@kobekold

4 жыл бұрын

I swear I was thinkin the EXACT same thing

@fuckthechinesevirus9462

4 жыл бұрын

@Greg Hubbard The Nets made the Finals two years in a row. I wouldn't call him trash. Sure he underachieved as a No. 1 pick though

This whole game is nuts, but I've always LOVED that between the legs dribble and fake half spin at 5:51. Sick.

That would have been a 60+ point game for a 38yo GOAT... He could easily have done that just if he wanted to in the 4th quarter... Just if he wanted to. There´s no one even close to him... No one.

Jordan’s down the block posts is so underrated. He can post anyone up at any given time. One person rules over a king and that is a god. MJ is basketball god!

the best there ever was, the best there ever will be

6:24 certified PF , #1 pick overall can't post up Jordan if his life depended on it 6:34 a 38yr old giving up 5 inches abuses him in the post

jordan at age 38 vs kobe at age 28. gotta go with jordan. the greatest of all time.

he did it to keyon martin,jason kidd and jason richardson in their prime in 3 quarters at 39 !!! GOAT !!!

He was so good, players were proud to say, "I got schooled by Jordan"

6-6, 39 year old veteran guard Jordan defending a 6-9, in-his-prime 24 year old all star forward Martin, and Martin got his pocket picked like he was nothing.

LOL.. MJ's post moves..the man truly has no weakness

the way he posts up kenyon at 6:30 and scores on him like he is in junior high.. kenyon is one of the most athletic pf's in the league. i can't really think of another 2 guard today that has this type of ability.

Being born in 1992 I can say these Wizard 🧙‍♂️ years for Jordan extremely underrated

And they have the nerve to compare LeBron to this guy! Who can even score like this at the height of his career!

If Jordan could score 51 points at age 38 on 55% shooting (including 24 points in the first quarter in that game) in today's NBA, do you honestly think Jordan in his prime couldn't score 100 in today's NBA?

goodness thats a 40 year old man torching youngins like childplay..lmao imagine jordan in his 20s now a days in the league..45 ppg 5rb 7 ast..average easy

@derekmcfarland9352

7 жыл бұрын

Angel Colon he averaged 9 Reb and 8 assists in his 20s. he would average a triple double in today's league.

MJ"s intelligence at that age was amazing,

6:45 why Lebron's strength would mean nothing to Jordan.

@yaiqab

9 жыл бұрын

EnduringArts I've heard many players say that Jordan was the strongest player they ever went against. His natural strength was unbelievable.

@jayscribe7547

8 жыл бұрын

+EnduringArts Jordan would abuse Lebron

Jordan played good in those 2 seasons on his second come back , but he doesn't get enough help from his teamates in order to reach the playoffs

@bball90

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@billybryson2009

6 жыл бұрын

no doubt! he was still a top 10 player in the league!

@YoshimizRobots

5 жыл бұрын

when they were on the court. A healthy team would have made the playoffs.

@jeremyhart557

4 жыл бұрын

Tbh if the wiz were healthy esp RIP nd mike ain't fck his knee up that 1st yr they prolly coulda went to the playoffs fr

BEST PLAYER EVER NO DOUBT! 👑

A prime Jordan would average 40 in this era

Went to this game with my Sister,Jordan is a Legend always will be!

amazing . . . no words can describe . . .

What an amazing performance. Won't see the likes again.

less than 48 hours before this game, jordan scored 51 points, and before the 51 point game, jordan scored 6 points. dude can do whatever he wants..

i just miss him so much, i enjoyed watching the video... thanks for the upload ;)

I LOVE THAT! "IS THERE ANYTHING HE CAN'T DO??" 🤣

The greatest basketball player of all time

6:35 This MOVE AND THAT 2 POINTS WAS....FREAKING AWESOME...THATS WHY ID THE GOD OF 🏀

previous gale MJ droped 51. in this game Jefferson is hère, hé is a top defender of 2004 team USA and 2017 Cavs team. MJ broke her easily, and do it again on hier next year droping 43pts (NBA record at âge 40)

wow, I never knew this video existed, and just when I thought I've seen everything... and then this... this GOAT never ceases to amaze me

2:38 Good things happen when you don't flop... Take notes, James!

Not to mention, against the team that made it to the finals that year & the year after as well. AND, they blew them out by 22 pts. 98-76. Amazing, simply amazing!

Agree, an even better example be the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament, where the supposedly bigger, stronger, faster and more athletics USA team were almost beaten by Lithuania and Spain who are not even half as athletic as they are.

wow he filled up the stats! and its amazing how a man that old gets 45 with a double double

@oneman91 MJ was quick in spurts. It was really a question of stamina. When he had the energy he could still out quick the younger players. I fear what he might have done had he been in his prime ... especially in this weak defensive era.

MJ. Basketball GOD

this guy is amazing. He was what, 38, and it looked like he was doing this with ease. Look at the first two steals he had, lol

He was 39 but he handled the Nets like kids at a playground. Such great composure.

WOW MEDESTINIER HAS THE BEST QUALITY VIDEOS ON KZread. GREAT STUFF MAN. THANKS BIG TIME.

Not bad for an old man :p Simply the best!!

5:35 he catch and palm the ball off of bounce with just one hand. how many guys can do that today? blake griffin, anthony davis?

@dereknyc4402

8 жыл бұрын

+paolo-1283 that's not a skill, he's was born with those mitts

@paolo-1283

8 жыл бұрын

+Derek L. i didnt said it's a skill i was just asking how many players could do that today because i'm pretty sure they also havr big mitts

@javonrussell1038

6 жыл бұрын

Kawhi

200% aGrEE with U!!! Miss MJ so much!!!!!

It is amazing when you think that MJ set a record for most consecutive points (23pts) himself when he was way younger :D And then he comes back to the game second time and nearly does it again :D

The best there ever was the best there ever be

THE GOAT. Period. Givin' the Eastern Conference champs that work! If MJ didn't get hurt after working himself back in to shape, the Wizards would've been a real spoiler in that 2002 season out East. It was WIDE OPEN.

Dam near 40 years of age and playing like he 29 again. MJ all day and everyday. He would have a field day in todays league.

42 pts in 3 quarters at age 38/39!!! wow.... that's y he is G.O.A.T

A message for Kenyon Martin : You can't guard the GOAT, son :)

greatest of all time

it's so beautiful the manner how he shoot. it seems so easy for him, i bet it's really easy for him...

If MJ played with the Nets that year they would have champs!Lol..

hé also drop 51 un the previous game... GOAT

I have never seen anybody dominate like michael jordan. I wish the debate about lebron being better than jordan would stop bc everybody knows jordan is the best there ever will be.period

he is schooling these youngins...

Kobe has been in the league now for 14 years (1996-2010). By the time Jordan was in his 14th nba season (his first with the Wizards) he had won his 10 scoring titles (to Kobe's 1), 6 NBA titles (to go along with 6 Finals MVP's to Kobe's 4 titles and 1 Finals MVP), and he won the NBA MVP five times (to Kobe winning 1). Kobe Bryant is ARGUABLY the best player in the NBA today. MJ, when active with the Bulls, was the best player in the NBA. Chew on that and bring it to Phil Jackson.

Damn 2 steals in the 1st quarter, at that age... Wow!

GOAT

37 years old and he scores 45 points in 3 quarters and 22 in a row hes the fuckin greatest hands down its not even close

during most of this game, if you know MJ you can tell he wasnt even trying hard, he would turn MJ mode on when needed. Thats how good this guy was, even at that age.

@eorobinson3

11 ай бұрын

This is a great point. Sorry no one had liked it or commented in the affirmative.

37 years old and he scores 45 points in 3 quarters and 22 in a row hes the fuckin greatest hands down its not even close and he grabs 10 rebounds

lmfao, he's quicker and stronger than he was in 95-98 era

You can't tell me that Kobe doesn't mirror every bit of Michael!

45 points without traveling and without looking at referee like a cry Boy baby when he didn’t get a foul call

Jordan's much better than everyone else its like watching a video game & someone has cheat codes lol.

This was just 2 nights after scoring 51 !!!!

Michael Jordan: The Legend.

If only Jordan had wall and beal

@6:30 sick move! the younger, stronger and bigger Kenyon Martin got owned!!

Okay this man was being guarded by a young Kenyon Martin, a legit powerhouse, awesome player, very strong, and Michael literally literally made him his bitch. He was the top pick in the 2000 draft and Jordan basically murdered him. At the age of 39 or possibly 40 he just out ran the entire Nets team, no one could guard him at all. This man in his prime in today's game, i guarantee you he would average 39 a game easily, very easily. One scary ass player, he breathes basketball.

GOAT....period

it keeps working..because he is the greatest to play the game

He still looks so quick here for his age.

Greatest ever.

If jordan had a little more help in this wizard team, they can make it to the playoffs. Jordan is so competitive that he want to know what is his limitations in terms of playing,who can stop him.

WHAT THE??/... I LOVE MJ..4EVA

Great job

Simply the best

Kobe will always be the G.O.A.T........next to MJ. Even at a younger age of 37 Kobe wasn't as quick, strong, or efficient as MJ when he was 40yrs old. MJ was still ballin, hittin 40 point games at the age of 40!!!!!!! This is insane people!!!

@BD-in9ln

5 жыл бұрын

granted, Kobe was in the league longer

Just a reminder youngsters: Fundamentals (individual and team) is still the foundation of any sport especially Basketball. Strength, Size, Athleticism are only meant to complement and boost fundamentals. It is not a substitute and a shortcut to achieve results. That's the reason why MJ was still this good even at 38-40 years of age and outplaying younger and more athletic players as you can see in this vid.

beating up on Kenyon and taking advantage of these new age b ballers low b ball Iq.

I was lucky enough to see him play in person 3 times 2 as a Bull he scored 50 & GW 3 pointer & once as a wizard he scored 18 in the 3rd qtr 34 points total

MJ can post a Center or a Power power in the middle see how strong the GOAT is

It's not about who has the most career points! It's about this man just is the best ever man!!

At 8:24, MJ had this look on his face that said, "This is too damn easy..."