I was at this game! I’ll never forget how he shot the free throw left handed and the entire Dome erupted. He was that good. Even at the age of 35 no one could touch him!

@panjiherboroX3

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah cuz everytime they touched your gonna hear weasel

@panchito1384

4 жыл бұрын

Lbj fanboy detected..👆

@samuelsagarnadiez581

2 жыл бұрын

I'm cracking up, my man said weasel 😂 He's kind of right tho.

@allenmoon545

2 жыл бұрын

After watching this game, I don't think he should have retired in 1998. He was still unstoppable in 1998 and the same in current NBA.

Not bad for a 35 year old, not bad at all. Even gave us a left-handed free throw. Just another day in the office. No sweat.

@Cwm368

6 жыл бұрын

wwbdwwbd every game when he's 35 you keep pointing out lol.

@wwbdwwbd

6 жыл бұрын

Cwm368, yes, I point out MJ's age because I don't want kids watching this to think he was 25 or something because he moved so well.

@Cwm368

6 жыл бұрын

wwbdwwbd Kids need to know 35 is NOT old. Lol

@wwbdwwbd

6 жыл бұрын

Cwm368, 35 is not old, but it's old if you play demanding sports such as football and basketball.

@Cwm368

6 жыл бұрын

wwbdwwbd Its old if you not in shape

That left handed free throw was too good lol.

I was at this game. It was the largest crowd in NBA history.

@edotano23

6 жыл бұрын

That’s right!

@ThePrufessa

4 жыл бұрын

The largest crowd in history? Must've been the first time playing in a new stadium. Or did they add more seats in the off-season just to sellout Jordan games?

@1CHOZN7

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThePrufessa I was there fam. I don't know what they did, but it was way more people that I've ever seen at any game in the NBA. I've been to several. Dozens, and dozens of limousines parked. Every celebrity you could think of then was at this game. Plus this is my birthday. That's why I was there. Just look it up

@bcjclj

4 жыл бұрын

ThePrufessa Philips Arena was being built so they played the season at the GA Dome.

@ThePrufessa

4 жыл бұрын

@@bcjclj you would think that the person who supposedly went to the game would know this information.

One of my favorite Jordan games ever. I haven’t even watched it yet but I know it’s the one with the crossover, the left-handed free-throw… Vintage

@mj23haf

6 жыл бұрын

Man you know your MJ games well

you can see how efficient Jordan was with his moves and his scoring. Unlike Kobe, Westbrook, Harden, or Curry, he didn't use too many dribbles to get off a jumpshot. MJ jumped as high as he would on a layup to shoot his jumpshot instead of arching the ball high to get it over the defender. He played within the triangle system and didn't need to handle the ball for most of the shot clocks. Most people forget that the reason Lebron, Westbrook or Harden fill the stats is because they handle the ball for the majority of the 24 second shot clocks. When you have the ball 15-20 seconds on every possession, you're supposed to get more assist. They haven't learned to be effective and efficient like MJ.

@glennweber9290

6 жыл бұрын

100% ^THIS^ The drive and kick, ball dominant, 30 dribbles per possession style of the modern NBA is actually more selfish than having your primary offensive option shoot 23 shots. Jordan was fitting into a system and had a role. Same as Pippen, same as Dennis, same as Kerr. You look at the long standing success of teams like Chicago under Jackson and San Antonio under Pop, and you see superstars and hall of famers fitting into systems and being better players for it. The LeBron system starts and ends with LeBron. It reduces his all star teammates to catch and shoot players, particularly when it comes to his all star bigs (Bosh, Love). And look at the results.... mixed at best.

@erik666111

6 жыл бұрын

Glenn Weber so true

@DarinAtkins

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You get it.

@chrisx2k6

6 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said. No offensive system. No flow. LeBron makes it happen for himself or whoever else, EVERY TRIP. That doesn't improve your teammates. Hands are cold when they get the ball, pressure is on to make the shot. Even more pressure when you've missed the first one. Stats from prior years with other teams don't translate well, as teammates aren't comfortable and loose on the floor.

@luisescobar7397

6 жыл бұрын

FACTS

All of those people, the equivalent to a small city came to watch the greatest basketball player of all time Michael Jordan!

I don't care what these youngsters say. LeBron isn't better than jordan!! He was basically telling the hawks I'm so good Imma hit a free throw with my off hand!!! Ridiculous!!! The only true GOAT

@chrisx2k6

6 жыл бұрын

silvester dorsey Look at how loose he was on that last quick step jumper over Smith. He was practically dancing to the rhythm of the universe. Best player there ever will be, in practically every category, including style. Most complete athlete in any sport I've ever seen.

@quitmon

6 жыл бұрын

chrisx2k6 he was just made to play basketball. 6 ft 6, around 215 lbs later in his career. Still quick, strong and crafty. Just the best ever!!

@quitmon

4 жыл бұрын

@tony tonyt no they don't, but look at all his personal achievements. Going to 9 finals doesn't make u the greatest. He's 3-6. Got bailed out on 2 by ray Allen and kyrie Irving. James is top 10, but he ain't better than Jordan.

@awesom2bemelonestar10

4 жыл бұрын

@tony tonyt You right son. Look at the numbers. Not not only a weak argument your making. It's stupid too...😂😂😂

@quitmon

4 жыл бұрын

@tony tonyt every team he beat in the finals had either 2 all stars or 2 hall of famers. At least he didn't team up with other stars to win. He had to wait until pippen and grant both matured before he started winning. James ran to Miami cause he couldn't beat Boston with Allen, Garnett and pierce. That's facts!!!

Jordan had all the moves, all the tricks and was silky smooth and graceful in using them. This man won defensive player of the year! Nobody played like MJ.

@usuck1883

11 ай бұрын

Won DPOTY AND the scoring title the same year (1988) 🤯

That crossover... that left hand free throw ...

I was at this game , so unreal the electricity MJ brought the the arena. This was also an at the time record crowd of 62,000 attendance

@angienatoyn

5 жыл бұрын

62K ? Holy sht that is a lot

@barney5583

Жыл бұрын

Action Jackson, you can tell Jordan turned it up a notch to give the record crowd a good show. This is another reason why mj is the real goat... he cares about his fans that come to see him play while lebron routinely takes games off.

No way this man is 35

When you've grown up watching the God of War, Michael Jordan play basketball, everything else pales in comparison. For opponents he was the Master of Disaster and yet opposing fans LOVED the G.O.A.T.

Most people say that MJ can't fill the stats like Lebron, Westbrook, or Harden but they forget the fact that in 88-89 MJ avg. 32/8/8. Doug Collins switched him to point guard at MID SEASON and he had 10 triple doubles in 11 games. He could've averaged triple double if he'd done it all season. Filling up the stats line like Lebron, Westbrook, and Harden is really overrated. Like in my earlier comment, if you handle the ball 15-20 seconds of the shot clock, you're supposed to to get more assists. Also, if you're a perimeter defender and goes in to the paint to grab rebounds, you're leaving your man for open shots when there is offensive rebound. It shows that even on defense, you don't trust your big guys are capable of getting rebounds. You can't win championship with a ball dominant player. People might say what about Magic, he handled the ball a lot and average almost a triple double. Well, Magic got most of his assists not from holding the ball for most of the shot clocks. The Lakers played fast break basketball and in the NBA, the average fast break takes around 5 seconds or less. Magic was so good with his passes, he didn't need to hold on to the ball for 15-20 seconds and most of his assists came on the break. When the Lakers had to play half court offense, they had a system with Kareem or Worthy in the post. Magic didn't dribble 20-30 times and threw it to the post player.

It's fun to revisit this game now that it's not the attendance record-setter anymore. The final score of Warriors-Spurs in 2022 was 144-113 tells the difference between the eras.

The way he palmed the ball on the reverse lay-up was simply beautiful..... I seriously don't know how I used to call LeBron a GOAT.....

@SuperTREND3114

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah your right bro!!!!!😁

@martezmerrill5625

5 жыл бұрын

Watch Jordan and you will realize his clutch game is the goat

@peacefulmind1409

5 жыл бұрын

Because you didn't watch enough Jordan's game before.

@KS-wb7ym

4 жыл бұрын

Its the media that made u believe

@igano111

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, that was so good it almost looked wrong.

Honestly this is one of your best fines ever… One of his most underappreciated games except by the people that really follow him… Great job I can’t wait for the next one

Thank you! I've been waiting 20 years for this one! The left handed free throw is legendary but it never gets shown in highlights.

@popeyeisgood

6 жыл бұрын

remember when kobe tried to shoot with his left hand the media made a big deal out of it. the fact was that it didnt help his already crappy fg% and bad shot selection...

Fadeways,reverse layups, crossovers,..only the goat can do these

2:44 Best layup I've ever seen in my life.

That move at 4:07 tho!! OMG!

That left hand FT.. 😊

If you take away his athleticism (his leaping ability) but still leave him with his speed his game was very very basic. His crossover is as basic as they get. But it's just as deadly as the most flashy and exaggerated crossovers. His moves are so subtle. He doesn't waste any movement. His entire game was about efficiency. From his shot selection (and shot making ability) to his moves on the court he made everything count.

wow super rare game ....respect man~~~

You are the King of MJ on KZread! Respect ✊

Left handed free-throw. What can you say.

@peter630222

6 жыл бұрын

5:21

@justadogwhousesmoderntech43

5 жыл бұрын

meg Absolute beautiful

@NPkogaku_shooter

4 жыл бұрын

...Chris Mullin ? ；)

What a classic signature moves by THE GOAT. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Respect .

As always wit The G.O.A.T. the fundamentals were always there.

By this time his game had been refined to perfection. You can literally see how much less energy he's having to expend to get these plays off.

MJ showing off the full repertoire

Wow. So many great moves in this game. The left to right crossover was so nice on smith for the dunk. And love the reverse and 1 layup. It’s cool to see him get to the bucket even in his older age where he seemed to shoot a lot more fadeaways.

Damn, even this version of Jordan was athletic.

@AHMAD-2324

4 жыл бұрын

That version of Jordan would average at least 40ppg in this version of the NBA.

He did that against Portland shot left handed and right handed I was like omg he is damn good goat

35yrs old in his prime , wins season MVP and finals MVP

Whaaaaaat???!? Can’t believe this one got uploaded.

Been looking for this one. Thanks for uploading. Always great content.

What can I say, MJ the GOAT, whatever he did, he did it with effectiveness and efficiency in a graceful way

Jordan’s showmanship was another level

Simply the GOAT!!!

Before you entered the game (and took over) there was a character named 79maestro that had tons of rare footage. He took his ball and went home lol. You have become the champ

@mj23haf

6 жыл бұрын

Some great vids this guy had, wonder why he quit though

@mjjumps

6 жыл бұрын

Well one night I came home and went to his channel and everything was gone… All the games were gone… I’m going to assume that he may have gotten trouble thrown at him or maybe some copyright issues… So that lets me know that there are games out there that we still haven’t seen… I’m glad this channel is so on point

@popeyeisgood

6 жыл бұрын

he is currently the most consistent jordan game highlight uploader and i can't appreciate enough for his effort. but there were/are a lot more youtuber than 79maestro that have tons of 7-10 mins highlight or full games still available to check out on their channels.

@mjjumps

6 жыл бұрын

popeyeisgood please share their names joshuaringer@hotmail.com

@1regularperson

6 жыл бұрын

MJ23 His Airness Forever Thanks for re-uploading this game!!! This was the first ever NBA game that I attended. I was in the 8th grade, and this was definitely the highlight of my early teens. Yes, 79maestro did have this game up around 2015, and took it down before I had a chance to share it with family and friends to let everyone know that my first game was a Jordan game. 😂 Although he did have super rare uploads, you have definitely passed him up. Speaking of rare Jordan games, could you start uploading some of his preseason games that he played in as a Bull?

Poetry in motion every shot!!! Undisputed GOAT!!!

Step back pump fake between the legs crossover jab step first step hangtime in and out dribble hesitation dribble fall away fadeaway turn around jumper elevation quickness strength single coverage double team triple teamed post up midrange reverse layup flying dunks freethrows eyes closed and left handed finger roll finish wit the left on ball d team d help d wat am I missing ?????

@Bionic_Fonzie

6 жыл бұрын

L Casanova - 🐐

Jordan was past 35 years of age in this game!

@DarinAtkins

6 жыл бұрын

Ahmad Sahim he was 35

@lamefart

5 жыл бұрын

@@DarinAtkins, 35 years and 45 days maybe...

The GOAT period!!!!

Great upload

The most beautiful playmaker!!

Jordan had an elite crossover. it was just so fundamental.

I believe this was his last game in Atlanta. He obviously was talking about retiring after 98 season before the season everyone knew about the last dance. The game was sold out if i remember correcrly but pretty much every jordan game was that year.

@1CHOZN7

6 жыл бұрын

dtown Man Yes I was there. It was the largest crowd in NBA history

@1regularperson

6 жыл бұрын

dtown Man It was his last game in ATL as a Bull. I was at this game as a youngster myself. Lol

62,000 people at this game? no wonder the players make millions

How everyone forgets!....

My phone is at 23 percent

Left handed on free throw 🤣 Goat

Atlanta just loves Mj. But pretty much every arena

Best of the best !.

Masterful

best ever

3:09 my favorite Jordan's move...Ive never seen this shot blocked...

And they be saying Kobe is more skill than this man. Y'all crazy as hell for saying that. No comparison. MJ the greatest to ever do it.

One thing that stands out regarding the goat debate is that to my eye and many others is the fact that Jordan was beautiful in the way he moved and executed his plays. Reminds one of a ballet dancer, or a conductor of symphony orchestra. Watch Lebron drive to the basket, it looks like a bull in a China shop. I thought that Kareem and Hakeem were also beautiful/graceful in there play. I enjoy watching a artist at work.

Magnificent beast! #GOAT

doing cut and dunk and block with such ease at 35 ... crowd stood up for guest team... only man I remember can match MJ is Dr.J

I was there!! In nose bleed section sad thing I had to walk around bc the seats I had bought we couldn't see the court!!!😂 but I saw Jordan do his thing..poor mookie and Steve even mutombo got dat work...😮

MJ was sooooo extra with that left handed free throw 😂😂

@lamefart

5 жыл бұрын

An ode to the 62K crowd maybe or just to add insult to injury against Mutombo... Hahaha

Hes asserting his dominance through that left hand freethrow

The FT is 💯🔥

No Scottie Pippen!

for those of you that have no clue.. wennington was a walking midrange bucket‼️

62,000 screaming fans. This guy is a Rock Star

Was Pippen hurt this game cause I didn't see him and at this point in the season he'd been back for about 2 months

@mj23haf

6 жыл бұрын

No he was out with a flu

Black Jesus shoots free-throws with eyes closed and left-handed and still hits nothing but bottoms. #GOAT

MJ’s move was more silky smooth than Kobe. No offense on Kobe. But MJ’s body seem more lighter when he’s showing his entire repertoire. And MJ very seldom had forced shots. All his shots were carefully calculated.

Damn that 2:43 move!!! He do that to kobe on there first meeting but MJ dunked it.

Sometimes i mistake mj with harper on the floor.. Then MJ moves.. And I apologize.. 😂

Why did he shoot it left handed? Anyone? Was it because of Mutombo again?

@HoustonIsImmortal

6 жыл бұрын

Bill Infante Just to show off a little with the game well in hand and to give Dikembe some grief.

This guy shoots better with his left and his eyes closed than some self-proclai9ming GOAT

04:06 MJs in between the legs penetration while in traffic is the best and most basic cross over move ever... Very effective due to the lesser energy it takes to go from right to left and vice versa. 😎

Oh yea jump from the foul line and dunk on ALL the elite hall of fame big men in his era

I never knew he shot a free-throw left-handed, for sport. One time he did against tha Cavs in, I think, tha '93 Playoffs, cuz his wrist was hurting.

Some of MJ's shots will be easily converted in today's game with 3 steps, instead of 2 in those days.

You know a player is good when he initiates his own shot and the defense is barely there to stop him.

I was born this day

Jordan's Smooth

A left hand ??????

Nique was the human highlight film. Steve Smith is the human highlighter....everytime I see him hes on a highlight reel being burned.

It’s crazy to think that he really retired being the best player in the league lol, I love Shaq, Timmy D , Iverson, young Kobe and other young prospects at the time who were amazing but if MJ stayed in the league for another year in 99’ he still would have been better than all of those guys and probably would have won a ring.

yall hear bobby r doin the commentary??? gah damn

Two questions about Jordan's statistics. What's his technical free throw percentage? I don't think I've ever seen him miss one and it's gotta be well over 90%. And what are his shooting splits when comparing his first half (before retirement) and second half? Or even compare pre first title splits to after first title would be better because all I've ever heard was Jordan couldn't shoot when he first entered the league. But from what I've seen his bad shooting nights are few and far in between when he was young and seasoned.

Jordan effect. Hall full of people. Not even one seat left

The funny part about the free throws is that he bricked the first one normally and then just looked at the fans and said fuck it

Cooking smitty!!

Those mits

No player comes close to MJ, no where on or in the same planet. It’s an insult and disrespectful to say that Kobe was close or LeBrongevity is the greatest...

Seahawks should have run the ball

\o/

3:38 he dodges 3 opponents with a 2nd reverse layup

Just toying with competitions. Should've kept playing another 2 years.

What are you gonna do about this?!

4:04.

Lefty free throw...nothing but net

MJ cooked Steve Smith!