A steal, then scores over a big man, blocked a shot after, then drive to get free throws all in consecutive possessions. Damn he is just simply amazing to dominate both ends of the court. Never seen a player like him. The GOAT.

It's crazy that this man was 6 foot 6 and could get so low and be so agile, truly a monster anywhere on the court

No one will ever be close to the level of basketball this man played. The energy, the focus, the agility and the skills are just of this world. 🐐

This is the version of MJ that would average 45 points in today's NBA and win defensive player of the year. He was just so aggressive offensively, attacking on every possession. He also was a predator defensively, always looking for steals and blocks. He averaged 37.1 for the 1987 season. But now there is no hand checking, the NBA allows offensive players full freedom of movement, there are fewer big men shot blockers, the floor is more spread and its much harder to double team perimeter players because teams are so worried about 3 point shooting. Jordan's quickness and athleticism would see him getting easy drives and dunks. Its a perfect recipe for a 24 year old Jordan to challenge Wilt's 50 point average.

@megadrive6573

5 жыл бұрын

@jx23 Well, in 2006 Phil Jackson was saying that Jordan would be averaging 45 points a game under the rules of 2006. And he was not talking about this version of Jordan since he started coached Jordan in 1990. The rules got considerably more softer today than it was in 2006. For example, now you're supposed to " protected he shooters" etc. So, today Jordan would be averaging 50. Specially this version...

@heinjordaan9258

5 жыл бұрын

jxn23 I saw a lot of easy and open jumpers, no defenders in his face on the perimeter to force drives until about after the first quarter, trash double and triple teams, about zero hand checking, and inside defenders who barely jump. Players today can play defense, there is still good help defense and athletic shot blockers who can jump and reach higher than Jordan. The league on average today is more talented and athletic. Jordan wouldn’t stand out today athletically like he did in his time

@jxn23

5 жыл бұрын

Hein Jordaan Everybody is so worried about 3 point shooters so the lane is wide open in today’s game. Help defence is terrible and there are few big shot blockers. If 1987 Jordan played today, he would be the most athletic player in the game. Seriously who can compete with him when it comes to jumping, quickness and speed. Zach LaVine? Dennis Smith Jr? Westbrook? Jordan has physical advantages over all of them

@weewee203ohSpecz

5 жыл бұрын

jxn23 look who was guarding him doe. Niggas thag didn’t lift and were tiny. U kidding me? FUCK the hand checking rule, he’ll play a bunch of niggas that are 6’8 240 with 40 inch verticals that’ll run the whole court in less than 4 seconds and u think the hand check rule being out is the reason why he’ll score 45? he’d average like 25-30 yea but no more

@GGWolfPackForever2

5 жыл бұрын

@@weewee203ohSpecz There's not one nigga in the league today that can stop or even slow down Jordan. Jordan would smoke literally everyone in his path. Larry Bird said it best, he is God disguised as Michael Jordan.

The greatest basketball player of all time Michael Jordan!

@oramishygone8463

4 жыл бұрын

Forever

@thegreatestfinesser2338

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed he is legendary MJ

53 points last night, 50 tonight! Amazing!

Michael is far better than anyone ever. Plus he played harder than anyone did, plus the game is so much more competitive and physical then than now. Today’s players get hurt by accident, like coming to the game, or just running down the floor, in the 70-90’s it was a very physical game for men, not over paid boys who cry.

I love the young Jordan- so many fast breaks and so much energy on defense.

@algladyou

4 жыл бұрын

Right? And they say he can't do fast pace games on today's games. . Smh

He did fifty without a three! Whats more crazy is he dominated the game on both ends of the floor. Defensive highlights were sick especially the blocks! #blackjesus

Ahhhh the good ole days, the days of sitting at the edge of my seat watching this man play his heart out one game at a time. The epidome of basketball greatness. MJ is the G.O.A.T period.

This Jordan always running tirelessly, coast to coast .As he got older he improved his 3 point shooting and added post moves and fade away in his arsenal so he could reserved more energy

How could you ever think anyone was better than this dude...

WOW MAN!, I can only imagine watching him in today’s game on HDTV. Would be too good to be true!

@bwink23

5 жыл бұрын

Jordan on the Home and Garden Network?

@evergreenthunder

5 жыл бұрын

@@MandyZor-El HDTV not HGTV you boob. 😧

@Mr25thfret

4 жыл бұрын

I remember sitting on my sofa, watching Georgetown play UNC for the NCAA championship, with my eyes glued on James Worthy. Even after Michael hit the famous jumper, I didn't see it. Dean Smith concealed, for 3 years, that he had Superman on that team! Haha! Just glad I was around to watch his entire career.

@Charmander009

4 жыл бұрын

Babe . I Wana see u in hd

@corkystorky

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr25thfret glued on Worthy, probably wondering why he missed crucial freethrows thanks to Jordan for saving the day

That had to be the quietest 50pts game highlights ever. It was that effortless.

He's in another league. Even magic and bird didn't belong on the same court with him.

He was so fast in the 80's! 90's he slowed a little bit but added more post moves and fade aways to his game.

@dapperdave918

4 жыл бұрын

Shiit 90s Mj was still probably more agile than 95% of the league at that time still

@PerfectlyFreedom

4 жыл бұрын

90's MJ may be slower, but his footwork is flawless.

@streetfightervsxenoverse1832

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewf0784 okay 40 is not that old if you're taken care of yourself, look at kobe Bryant he could have kept playing at 40 he was in great shape but choose to retire so he could spend more time with his family..

@davidjohnson5243

4 жыл бұрын

@@streetfightervsxenoverse1832 when you factor in an elite player that's 40 and has played 20 years in the league, 82 games regular seasons plus playoffs, torn Achilles tendon, broken knee cap, shoulder, and played with a dislocated finger. That body is 50 in basketball years. Regular human years 40 is not old. Kobe's body was done and he wanted to go out on his terms which very little happens.

@bcjclj

4 жыл бұрын

Street fighter vs Xenoverse Kobe had nothing left in the tank. After the Achilles he was never going to be the same.

MJ is still the ultimate basketball player to this day.

If basketball was a poster it’s definitely MJ

MJ was everywhere. He was opponents' nightmare!

If a 39-40 year old Jordan with one good knee could average around 22 ppg in a league that had a prime Kobe, Vince Carter, T-Mac, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Dirk, Garnett, Duncan, Iverson, and Shaq (and drop 40 or 50 in a game on any team if he got hot), then imagine what a prime Jordan with this type of athleticism could do to today's league.

@LovingTinha

4 жыл бұрын

Jordan would single handedly lift the NBA quality and force fools to lift their game, or he would literally embarrass them and dominate them.

@Alexander-vu6fw

4 жыл бұрын

40 year old stats are prime career highs for MANY .. exactly

@blackentertainmenthistory8601

4 жыл бұрын

40 years old is not old fool

@AntwoneAntJackson

3 жыл бұрын

@@blackentertainmenthistory8601 in basketball that's ancient

@blackentertainmenthistory8601

3 жыл бұрын

@@AntwoneAntJackson Why because most guys in basketball are teenagers or in there mid late 20's ?

Lebron ain’t better than this man.

@FrYLocK41

4 жыл бұрын

Never was, never will. Most people who say LeBron is the GOAT are a bunch of tik tok fucbois

@walterjones2169

4 жыл бұрын

I know he is Way Better....Who is Mike Going Against....He was the Brand New and Improved Basketball Athlete No doubt about an Icon one of the Greats....But he had his best games against the old NBA....There are Way More 1on1 lock down defenders in todays game....Imagine Jordan going agaisnt T Mac Vince Kobe Gilbert Harden George Leonard etc...Throughout his Career....Think about the Game and Not the Sneakers everybody rocks....Lol....Respect though Check the Stats Not the Titles in a Team sport....Yes Jordan is 6-0 But the Bulls were the Best Team In 5 of those year's....Lebron is Now the Best Point Guard in the League in Year 17....When there are Top Tier Points in the League.....We can Flow about this all day King....Respect....

@walterjones2169

4 жыл бұрын

U POOR BRAINWASHED CHILD U R TO FAR GONE....HEY U TRIED BUT WITH ALL THE INSULTS I GOT UNDER YOUR SKIN.....LEARN HOW TO DEBATE BETTER SHARPEN YOUR TACTICS F'N CLOWN....

@walterjones2169

4 жыл бұрын

Now Go Home and Get YOIR F'N SHINE BOX SON....

@walterjones2169

4 жыл бұрын

1st off just debate ball....U Can't Shine any sockets over here thug fingers....U the worst type Bro....Man Up King....Man the F Up....Unless Jordan is paying your bills check whats under your skirt 1st before the tough talk....

He was so damn good they used to Triple team him sometime quadruple team h i m and he still scored and score and scored some more and he was a shooting guard let that marinate the man is the goat

In his early days, if MJ’s jumper was on like that he could score whenever he wanted and no one could stop him.

This man was just sooo ahead of his time.

The most DOMINATE/GREATEST Athlete of All-Time. Michael Jeffery Jordan"

@JahleelX-xx9wd

4 жыл бұрын

Greatest basketball player. Gtfoh with that athlete stuff.

@juanvences3127

3 жыл бұрын

Jahleel X name a athlete more all around athletic and dominant then him I’ll wait

@corkystorky

3 жыл бұрын

@@JahleelX-xx9wd a basketball player is an athlete, perhaps you think that an athlete plays all kinds of sports. There are other athletes who are best in their respective sports but Jordan is the greatest of them all in terms of 'Greatness'.

@JahleelX-xx9wd

3 жыл бұрын

@@juanvences3127 Ali

@JahleelX-xx9wd

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameschristiantaylor123 He was not more popular than Ali or a greater athlete.

1:39 was a beautiful fuckin dunk look how he powers up to the rim from odd jumping angles

MJ is ten levels above physically and skillwise. The man is perfect.

@bryanburgos4685

3 жыл бұрын

Lisa Rose he would murder the league today

Hands, height, wingspan, instincts, and a Basketball IQ off the charts.

He was just on an absolute mission during the '87 season to prove that playoff spurt from '86 wasn't a fluke after his injury. He made it a point of attacking the rim every night and embarrassing any guy that might've thought his star was dimming. This was his first true "highlight" season. You wouldn't know that he was dealing with nagging toe injuries throughout the year. GOAT.

I can't even count how many steals blocks that he had in that game..... I don't know how you can compare anybody to a 23, 24 ,25 year old Jordan! . He would belittle any player before him and after...and I mean any player!!

6:56 watch his handles

Look how intense his defense was!!! lots of steals blocks

@essentialjordan23

5 жыл бұрын

he was the first player to record 200+ steals and 100+ blocks in the same season in 86-87

@ATL1995

5 жыл бұрын

ESSENTIAL JORDAN an he did again the following year as well

@mustafeasad9377

4 жыл бұрын

@@essentialjordan23 but hakeem was also recorded 213 steals and 287 blocks

@dmv118

4 жыл бұрын

@@mustafeasad9377 MJ, did it twice back to back, while being at the guard position. I respect Hakeem tho.

@dmv118

4 жыл бұрын

@Lisa Rose Not necessarily, and plus, Centers and Power Forwards are more known for shotblocking. So, being a Guard and doing that for two back-to-back seasons, that's more than impressive.

I’m not even a MJ fan but i don’t see how some people think Lebron is better than Jordan

@ricardovera116

4 жыл бұрын

OMC Dj I don’t get it. I talk to people who make this argument and they have the nerve to say things like “Jordan never played a team like the warriors or spurs.” Silly. The teams in the 80’s and 90’s were really good

@JahleelX-xx9wd

4 жыл бұрын

@@ricardovera116 he didn't. And u know u lying if u say he did.

@JahleelX-xx9wd

4 жыл бұрын

Because it's an opinion

@ricardovera116

4 жыл бұрын

Jahleel X so the fact that every finals opponent the bulls went up against had the best overall record or at least top three doesn’t mean anything huh?

@leanone64

3 жыл бұрын

Lebron was averaging mvp type numbers at age 35 this year, while playing in a faster and way more better athletic league than jordan, i dont like lebron but you gotta respect his work athletic and abilities

What's crazy is he didn't even make either of the All Defensive teams and that's after having the NBA's first 200+ steals & 100+ blocks season.

The whole GAME Michael Michael Michael.........unreal! ..

This is unstoppable

MJ ( 🐐 - at + d ) GOD

the damn truth man, so ahead of his time.

@TheTlewis3074

3 жыл бұрын

And is still ahead of his time even for today.

My idol michael Jeffery Jordan the goat greatest of all time

the guy just wanted it more than everyone else on the court night after night.

He scored more on double and triple teams than 1 on 1 coverage!!!

@johnlestersunaya-rpl1958

4 жыл бұрын

Mj played against zone defense

@TylerHingleton

5 ай бұрын

​@@johnlestersunaya-rpl1958Not compared to Wilt Chamberlain

This was one of his 3 straight 50-point games for Jordan. Unlike Kobe, Jordan did it against the best teams in the league.

@ashtonjackfanny

5 жыл бұрын

@Lakers/Eagles the mavs had one of the worst defenses that year so what's your point?

@bwink23

5 жыл бұрын

@Lakers/Eagles cherry picking at it's finest my guy.

@anonymoususer2080

4 жыл бұрын

@@ashtonjackfanny no they Didnt wtf

The best of the best: MJ.

The only people that think Lebron is better are people that were too young to watch Jordan play. I wasn’t even a Jordan fan. I appreciate him a lot more now than I ever did because there has never been anyone as dominant as him since he retired.

Imagine how many points he would average per game if he played in this era🐐. Mind blowing 🤯

@DwainDwight

9 ай бұрын

an easy 38+, maybe more. he just wanted to win more than any one else. ever.

@dragonball581

7 ай бұрын

Easy 40+

He did it on both ends

Can't stop watching at 3:38 Although he missed (because fouled), what he did was craazyy 🔥

mj draws lots of defenders, but still scoring.. the paint always has 3 white shirts on it

I love mj the goat

Magic Johnson won the MVP that year and probably had the best year of his career. But in retrospect, Jordan was the better player that year.

@guitarsforchrist5302

4 жыл бұрын

that's enough to fuel MJ's competitiveness to point out that he is more better..such a killer.

@copyrightstrikez_bandit143

4 жыл бұрын

SniffyPoo facts big homie!

@tremain7056

4 жыл бұрын

Sterlin Jordan They owed Kobe for the previous times they robbed him in the past 🤷🏾‍♂️

@opackdrum

4 жыл бұрын

@@tremain7056 Kobe was never, ever robbed of any MVP. The one he got was a career achievement trophy, it was close enough between him and Paul that voters decided we can screw Paul over without significant controversy.

@tremain7056

4 жыл бұрын

opackdrum Kobe should have at least two...’08 and ‘03 for sure but at that time the Lakers were aiming for a 4-Peat so after Shaq won a few years prior to and since the Lakers had won the previous 3 championships the league had voters fatigue and gave it to Duncan 🤷🏾‍♂️

Young Mike was bananas

The stuffs that he did.. You can't even do that in games like 2K

MJ first step is a see you later to defenders.

MJ’s game made basketball look beautiful

An unstoppable force of nature. Just flowing up and down the court. He was the best. And no one is close. There can be only one.

#23 WHAT ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE SIMPLY INCREDIBLE WOW GODBLESS PEACE AND LOVE ALWAYS TO YOU AND YOURS MY BROTHERS #NBA.😄..(*8*)

I keep tryin to tell everyone , 80’s Jordan was the BEST. Personally i use his rookie year (85’) player on 2k over the higher rated (90’s) older MJ.

1:37 "AIR" Jordan

Jordan defense was superb

Does anyone realize the argument made against jordan being swept in his first 3 yrs while true is misleading.He either lost to the eventual nba champion's or the runner up to that years championship FACTS!

@eazyduzit-tr3nx

5 жыл бұрын

Infirmary Psycho 1 That’s all MJ haters have, mostly it’s those LBJ groupies but yea dudes act like MJ was in his prime with a superteam or something when he lost in the first rd. They don’t understand is that MJ had played 2 full yrs (got hurt in 86), he was obviously young, had no other all star and was going up against eventual champs & contenders. They also try to act like those first rd exits were the championship rd bc I always see how folks try to bring that up when we talk about his finals record being better than most. It’s funny bc even if you bring up those first rd exits against him, he still has less playoff series losses than LBJ.

@infirmarypsycho1616

5 жыл бұрын

It's just crazy! The test alone = GOAT

@dontgotnonamebih

5 жыл бұрын

eazyduzit5150 y’all mention LeBron in every video,they’re both greats. Stop trying to divide. Both have had failures and both have rose far above their peers,both are all time talents. I’m a LeBron fan but I love mj too,both are great.

@eazyduzit-tr3nx

5 жыл бұрын

Red Demon Where did I say LBJ wasn’t great? I mentioned MJ haters, right now it’s mostly LBJ fans, hence why I brought him up. Get out of your feelings.

@rbrow1001

4 жыл бұрын

Infirmary Psycho 1 thanks mentioning that bro. I keep telling people

86/87..."Captain Marvelous" at his athletic peak!👊💪

@baselinejordan1744

5 жыл бұрын

TheRealist 811 91' was his last athletically freakish year

Mj the goat 🐐

1986-1987 my fav MJ.

The real 🐐

50 pts in both games back to back like what!

87-88 best overall season.

@Renegade-jk4ux

5 жыл бұрын

Steve P but 86-87 was his best scoring season. He wanted to make up for lost time in the previous season.

@AHMAD-2324

4 жыл бұрын

'91-'92

7:19 holy shit back to back 50 plus game

Has anybody noticed that in the 2nd quarter he changed shoes to the lows and changed it back to highs on the 3rd Q?

@kashrules8231

4 жыл бұрын

👀🔥

@henryleeiii9736

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this Comment

Defense leads to offense

People may not realize but MJ's brother had the greatest impact on the mindset of MJ. When his brother was teaching him basketball, and they go 1on1, as soon as MJ started beating him he started to think that if he could beat his brother then he could beat anyone else.

The amount of stamina this guy had to average 37ppg on 50% shooting and win DPOY all as a guard who mostly shoots from the mid, that could never be replicated by any other player in history.

he's got to be one of the greatest mid-range jump shooters of all time.

Michael Jordan was God in 1986-1987 his best season.

@AHMAD-2324

5 жыл бұрын

His best scoring season not his best all-around season. I'd say '89-'93 are his best overall season's from a dominate player on both ends of the floor point of view.

@Criglet7

5 жыл бұрын

He was so fast and agile in the 80s!

@TheMrKobeBryant2012

5 жыл бұрын

He was in his prime in 1992.

@TheMrKobeBryant2012

5 жыл бұрын

He could have averaged 40 in 1991-1992, but he knew he had other players who could score.

@eazycomeeazygo8557

4 жыл бұрын

87-89 was his true athletic prime, he did between the leg dunks and foul line stuff at the time, his all around prime was from 91-93, full skill set prime was in the last 3 peat though. He had more skill and talent than athletics. They’d always say “Vintage [Michael] Jordan!” after a dunk because he wasn’t flying, he was gliding.

THE GOAT 🐐 GREATEST OF ALL TIMES.......

The Best Ever

Oh to achieve even one day in life, such greatness

Jordan the 🐐 just accept it....99% of the world knows...

@anthonydoesgaming9184

4 жыл бұрын

Lebron James is the goat you dumb bitch

@AHMAD-2324

4 жыл бұрын

@@anthonydoesgaming9184 LeBron James 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@AHMAD-2324

4 жыл бұрын

And it's not even close!

Who said 80s basketball was slow pace? Look how fast these player and athletes they are!! ...Jesus 👀. These clip is shown Jordan early year he haven’t developed yet but pure raw strength and speed to win the game but when reach 20s late that when where skill take over the game. Slow but efficient he can still speed and use strength but use when necessary. Now that GOAT 🐐. Compete with Jordan is like living with full fed lion 🦁 it’s just about time. Jordan greed and ego make him untouchable, simple as said... he just want to win hahaha 😂

@algladyou

4 жыл бұрын

That's what I say. They said they can't keep on fast pace. Smh

the GOAT & it's not even close. Feel lucky to have seen him go off twice back in '91 in LA & NY

Notice that he ALWAYS. seems to be in the right place.

MJ His Airness Forever u goT some sick uploads, dayuM!!!

This exactly 2 weeks after I was born 😭😭 3/31/1987

It's impossible compare somebody with MJ23

Such a different game the defense in this game is crazy and he still got 50 amazing shout out to craig hodges 3 point sniper who would've shinned in this era also

I miss the young hAIR Jordan. Such a young legend in the making! 🫡💯🐐

🐐MJ

Crazy work

The goat is michael jordan

Rare game

No one better

this was a rare forgotten game,ive never seen anything from it in 30+ years

Hello sports fans, What we have here is an era of basketball that doesn't exist today. Here you see men cutting to the basket cutting throughout the middle and baseline movement. What you don't see is a bunch of 3s or flops. The particular era of basketball ball should be must see TV for any young team or coach.

He's the first player I ever saw that made you pay every time you double teamed him. He wasn't going to pass it, he was going to beat it and force you to find something else to do.

I scored 51 points in 2 on 1 game against my friends and that was tough

Last night 53, tonight 50. In only his 2nd full season.

@denniszenanywhere

19 күн бұрын

Saw that, too -- who does that back to back these days -- at that age!?!

Oh gosh MJ in 80's was a thief! So many steals!!

All in the jordan 2’s on feet

...”Jordan...” Then it’s “Michael Jordan.” Then it’s “heeerrrre comes Michael”

Incredible!1

Correction with the exception of that Milwaukee team that featured Sydney moncrief, Paul pressy, coached by Don nelson.