hahaha..Russell should of never talked trash to MJ in 94 about he could shut him down...I know MJ remembered that during this game! lol

@Tizoxic94

5 жыл бұрын

"Well you about to get your chance. So if I ever see him in a pair of shorts again - Im coming at him". Loved that bit from his HOF speech

@aitorcfh8416

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tizoxic94 jaja. You know why would you quit. If i see you in a pair of shorts if i ever see you Xd

@esmith7293

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tizoxic94 Great memory! Thought I was the only one who remembered that line from '09.

@raheemhannah5369

4 жыл бұрын

Mike the king of grudges

@bwiz4376

3 жыл бұрын

Great mind think alike

"Since then, he's been on my list..."

MJ was a technical genius. His fundamentals were flawless.

@claireglory

4 жыл бұрын

some people might say jordan was made for this game. i say, this game was made for jordan.

@jaycee9153

3 жыл бұрын

he had flaws, otherwise he wouldn't have lost so much

@Se0420_

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaycee9153 fuck outta here. you probably just started watching basketball then. jordan had no flaws. post game deadly shooter, clutch, great defense, great passing 2guard, best rebounding 2guard ever, killer mentally. what was his flaw huh?? and winning is a team accomplishment dummy.. that’s why it’s 5 players on the court and not 1. once his teammates got better it was over.

@jaycee9153

3 жыл бұрын

@@Se0420_ bro he was taken to his limits by a backcourt that couldn't even dunk

@Se0420_

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaycee9153 you mean literally the greatest defensive team of all time. and dunking has nothing to do with being great at basketball..have you ever played a sport?

This was the Bulls first loss of the season and snapped their 12-game winning streak. Final score was 105-100.

Damn even when he would lose. It was still beautiful to watch...The G.O.A.T

@jamesv3309

5 жыл бұрын

Jordan made basketball an art form.

Nobody in the entire state of Utah, including the ringless deadbeat daddy Karl Malone, could defend Michael Jordan, who still haunts the dreams of every person who watched him rip the hearts out of their beloved Jazz twice in the Finals.

@momullins83

6 жыл бұрын

BHAHAHAHHAHA

@artvandelay19

Жыл бұрын

This comment needs a million likes.

The Jazz actually had a problem with their new floor that year and they couldnt play on it at the start of the season. They apparently had to borrow the old floor of Karl Malone and John Stockton who now literally owned it. That double crossover at 3:34 and the block at 5:15 are incredible! Thanks for uploading this great game

Bryon Russel before " Man why you quit ? Why you quit ? You knew i can guard you ass , you had to quit " MJ " Im sure that he'e not a great defensive player to me "

This is when NBA basketball was awesome!

@davonbenson4361

4 ай бұрын

Facts!

thanks for the upload! great game. that crossover at 3:36 is mj-patented. he swtiches directions so fast that every time he does that the defenders would be totally fooled. he did a similar one at 92 playoff vs the knicks when starks completely lost balance ( only that one is faster and more deceptive) footwork at 5:28 is beautiful as well. so graceful and unconscious he makes that little step in jumper with ease, unlike anyone who is trying to imitate him, turns out to be so stiff.

Lots of cool plays in this game. Thanks for uploading! 5 stars!

Utah always beat us in the regular season but come playoff time we always put that heat on em

44 points. Just another usual day in the office.!

3:31 school

Bryon Russell was never the same after this game

*thats when I took it personal*

I Wonder if he told Russell to get used to the abuse! lol

silly title. great video. remember this game like it was last night.

who misses the 90's?

3:36 Bryan Russell was like oops he went the other way

@patrickwillin8449

4 жыл бұрын

bryan?

@BxingOT.M

3 жыл бұрын

Completely ruined him 😂😂💀

Wayne Larivee on the call. One of the all time best play by play guys

“Ever since then, he’s been on my list”.... Jordan about Russell

"Man you had to quit, you knew i can guard ur ass".... Rest in pieces.

This video is like watching a game on the big ten network same quality of video can’t complain

the bulls-jazz rivalry is one of the most underrated in nba history

@dpistons149

9 жыл бұрын

Because it wasn't a rivalry

near the the end of his career-micheal jordan became a master of reading the defense from all the previous double and triple team situations he dealt with,then counter attacking his opponents.his basketball IQ is what made him a legend...

How the hell are you supposed to defend that?

@Se0420_

8 жыл бұрын

You don't. U just prayed he took mercy on you lol which he didn't

soon as i got done watching that speech i looked this game up lmao

For Emily, thanks for this upload of Jordan, the greatest of all time.

MJ's art of fadeaway, that Kobe loves doing..

@gilbertquirven8544

4 жыл бұрын

RIP Mamba

I miss these guys so much

Yo! I can watch Mike all day!

WOW !!! What a move against Russell!

Scottie congratulated Karl Malone after a solid regular season win class personified

That fade away was butter the goat Jordan

That feed to Longly is what sets him apart from the other greats.

I miss these days!

Russell was an awesome defender, the fact that Jordan made him look like perimeter Gobert proves how good Jordan was

This turn out to be that these two teams played in the finals

Russell: I can shut you down! Others: Oh no… MJ23: Imma get you

I’m watching this and although it’s edited, MJ seems unguardable, especially in the post

@dr9660

3 жыл бұрын

see alot of moves kobe used to do

They played the Sonics in 1995-1996 Finals...the Jazz changed their court at the beginning of the 1996-1997 Season, played them in the finals that year AND the year after 1997-1998

that man had the sweetest jumper

I like how the Jazz wore their new uniforms with the old court, even though I like the old uniforms better. But to those debating about when the game took place, it had to be during 1996-97 regular season since that is when they began wearing those jerseys.

@nonplayerzealot4

9 жыл бұрын

I remember that Utah began that year with that turquoise colored new court, but something was wrong with it and they had to replace it with the old purple floor until it was fixed. I don't remember what the problem was, water damage, maybe. I know the Lakers played them once that season on the purple floor and that was the same season Kobe shot all those airballs against them in the playoffs, which happened on the turquoise floor. I have a useless Rain Man talent of remembering sh like this, but the Heat changed their unis in 99/00 and were also forced to use their old black court for the early part of that season and by the playoffs, they had switched to that same exact yellow one they still have today. That's an old floor. They rarely keep em that many years in today's league. The Bulls have had the same design on their floor for 20 years, but it's been repainted and the logo touched up. Either that or they replaced the old wood and put in a brand new one that had the same basic design.

@HOTRAILProductions

8 жыл бұрын

+nonplayerzealot4 Same for me regarding the Rain Man talent! Here is so more useless trivia: In every NBA Finals for the Bulls were in, their opposing team wore new uniforms for that season except their first and last championships!

@scottmacdonald6096

Жыл бұрын

This is most definitely from the 96-97 season. The gold NBA logos on everyone’s jerseys were part of the NBA at 50 season long commemoration. No question about it.

@BassoNero I've never seen a crossover mix by any player 6'6 or taller.

Holy COW @ 3:34. Jordan broke him off something fierce. Jordan with a "new school" handle would be even mor eunstoppable than he was back then. Amazing move.

jordan is crazy and always will be he changed the game for everyone ps. look at how he has mastered the fade away

fade away machine, so godlike

That was ridiculous I just saw MJ cross Byron Russell on Sports Nation so I had 2 come here n search 4 it again AMAZING

"you know i can guard your ass" .... he cant even guard his parked car

@ForEmily23 maybe the Jazz were unable to change it before the start of the 96-97 season to match their new unis I do recall the court look change at thought it to be quite odd.

MJ Pippen and Harper were all wearing Air Jordan 12

@779michael Yeah, you`re right! And I wondered why there is no MJ`s crossover mix... I mean, he`s doing them for the reason (not for the highlight, like todays players) and they both have a purpose and look great.

I preferred the old Jazz uniforms to the updated ones they started wearing shortly thereafter (the ones they were wearing in the Finals 97-98).

You know MJ was salivating thinking about Hornacek and Stockton defending hm.

Jordan in the post--a nightmare!!

Well said, I agree with everything.

Jazz were wearing their newly designed jerseys, but the court doesn’t have the new paint job/logo yet

Yeah, I mean like "And 1" type handles. Jordan was easily the best handling SG/SF of his generation (1985-1993), and he invented/perfected several moves, like the behin-the-back split of the pick&roll, behind the back to the same hand to split the P&R, scissor dribbles between the legs, spin/reverse dribbles to split P&R's, in-and-out dribbles into crossovers etc. Guys like Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill (1995-1998) were the "bridge" generation in terms of handles between Jordan and And-1.

rare! thanks

her shooting is very classic... it's rare you can see it nowadays ..

Couldn't agree with you more

had to log back on cuz when 3:33 hit and he crossed over to score i tossed my comp and ran out the room screaming like a streetball game. man was a monster

Goat

Guy's brain and body worked faster than everyone else's.

Btw, I forget where, but there's an MJ highlight video on youtube somewhere that shows the sequence at 3:36 from the baseline camera (not seen in this video) at normal game speed. Sick. It may be in one of shine2345's videos.

LOVE the 96-98 bulls

JCR1992: WHOA! didn't even know he was the 3rd oldest player to ever play. age 43 in 1996

how do you do it better? faster? more effective? just wondering what you mean...

Can someone explain the rule changes to me since i dont know why some people are claiming that it was harder to score in the 90:s.

When Steve Kerr was knocking them down from three point land.

Jordan, Stockton, and Sloan: 2009 Hall of Famers. Nuff said!

completely agree!!! MJ never need to do Allen Iverson's deadly crossover move at all, he just break ur angles right away with a regular dribble.. and then speed up like 180miles/h

@VinmanMJ23 :I love it, great response

This was the game Jordan was talking about when he brought up Russel in the Hall of fame speech

They changed the floor before the '97 Playoffs...it's odd that a franchise does that in the middle of the NBA year..

3:36 watch Russell dance 🎶

damn. what a show by MJ.........

Im confused here ISthis the 95-96 season Cuz da Jazz have da Old court look with there new uniforms when they 1st went to da finals?

And a year later, you are eating your words

grands moments !

I would pay anything to hear Jordan's trash talk towards Russel in this game!

If you only had sound, you'd think the Bulls are playing at home

wow so this was 1 of their 13 losses all year

3:36 WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:59 Does he Flips the finger? I used to love this guy for his toughness,a true badass

Can you imagine being Brian Russel and having to pick your jock strap up off the floor that many times after talkin' all that BS? lol

3:30 You never associated Michael Jordan with having a killer crossover, because his crossover was so fundamental, but he was so good at it he always had the defender on skates.

@Ace-fe8gc

Жыл бұрын

Fundamentally a carry

back then defense wasnt even established that good

@roll451 0:28, 0:37, 0:57, 1:08, 1:19, 1:33, 4:22, 4:33 Who is guarding MJ in these plays, man?

@Dragontamer19 They did actually if you watch the video they tried it a couple of times, he just didn't sit around and wait for the double or triple team t come

@Eyesonme805. And thats why when Kobe faced Hornacek in the late 90s and even early 2000s that Kobe scored less on him than what MJ did. And MJ was about to hit his late 30s here against Horacek and Hornacek was still in his prime, while when Hornacek held Kobe to fewer pts Kobe was in his prime (early 20s) and Hornacek was pretty much over the hill done.

6:58 to 7:03 Oh Dennis! :)

@madgudlukin1 "The [rules changes] did what they were [supposed] to do -- [open up] the game. Scoring average has [increased] from an average [92.3] points per game in the 1998 season to this year's [100 per game]. [Overall FG%] has [increased] from [43%] in 1998 to [48.3%] this season. [3-point %] has [gone up] from [.326] 11 years ago to [.376] this season." -- David Aldridge: "Rules changes have affected defensive philosophies"; April 23, 2009

damn jordan nuts

god damn it! he crossover byron russell

5:31 fucking beautiful move

2:32 Ostertag fakes out the cameraman! LOL

man Mj's fadeaways are so good its disgusting

i like the term new school