80's Michael Jordan vs 80's Magic Johnson - Epic Shoot Out In Chicago Stadium Bulls vs Lakers

[@useyourthirdeye9083]

I love this shit. Born in 77 I remember all this like yesterday. The 80s were great.

[@tobyncummins]

My gosh the effort to take all these videotapes, convert them, optimise them, and then edit them... one after the other after another... hats off to you @BlitzSportsNetwork for doing this; it’s very compelling viewing and a fantastic archive series.

[@BoBrewer-jo5wm]

Well it was worth the effort thank you

[@rice_goat80]

RIP HOF Broadcasters Skip Carey and Craig Sager

[@Dickey271]

MJ was right about that message he sent to Steven A Smith Magic is the best PG ever over Steph 💯

[@erichenderson844]

Youngsters love saying that MJ was just a scorer, but fail to realize that he had a complete game. He was all over the court in this game offensively and defensively scoring, passing, rebounding, playing the passing lanes, on ball defense, and help defense. He even hit 3's when it wasn't his forte. Complete player!

[@tommymack4677]

Yeah. He playing against Magic so he tries to show he can play all around

[@eddieG667]

@@tommymack4677 I remember that he would often hold back on his scoring just to compete with Magic at his own game. He was always a student of the game.

[@bbbbbzzzzzzzzzz5431]

Who is the GOAT 🏅

[@RightInFrontOfYou]

​@@tommymack4677 MJ played all around in every game. You better do more research and check his stats

[@Kingofthenorf420]

🐐🐐🐐

[@ynmonroe]

I mean...barely a couple of minutes into the game and MJ had rebounds, deflections, and the jumpshot poppin'. He didn't just expect the team to improve, he worked harder at it than anyone else.

[@LeA-gp3mj]

Game looked more entertaining back then!! On defense and offense there was no taking a break

[@BlitzSportsNetwork]

TIMESTAMPS: 3:59 - Game begins 4:59 - Michael Jordan to Horace Grant layup 5:10 - Michael Jordan jumper 5:23 - Michael Jordan hesitation pull up jumper 5:48 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunk 6:05 - Magic Johnson post up hook shot 6:22 - Michael Jordan driving layup 7:13 - Magic Johnson jumper 7:44 - Michael Jordan steal 9:15 - Byron Scott jumper 9:30 - Michael Jordan 3 point jumper 9:45 - Magic Johnson jumper 10:05 - Horace Grant put back layup 11:05 - Magic Johnson off balance runner 11:16 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper 11:53 - Michael Jordan drives past Magic Johnson for the dunk 12:31 - Replay of Michael Jordan vs Magic Johnson baseline dunk 13:51 - Michael Jordan steal from Magic Johnson 14:02 - Magic Johnson hook shot 14:15 - Pippen 2 handed dunk 14:59 - Michael Jordan Wheaties Newest Champion Commercial 15:29 - Walter Payton in the crowd with Jim Belushi 16:29 - Scottie Pippen knocks Magic Johnson to the floor 17:27 - Michael Jordan transition 3 point jumper 17:59 - James Worthy dunk 19:15 - Michael Jordan's defense forces James Worthy traveling violation 22:14 - Magic Johnson driving layup and 1 23:25 - Magic Johnson step back jumper 24:30 - Magic Johnson jumper 24:35 - Bill Cartwright elbows Magic Johnson 25:29 - James Worthy fadeaway jumper 25:35 - Magic Johnson steal & transition layup 26:03 - James Worthy post hook 26:11 - Michael Jordan baseline drive 26:32 - James Worthy fadeaway jumper 27:00 - Byron Scott jumper 27:20 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar final game in Chicago, Bulls presentation 28:55 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar layup 29:06 - Byron Scott driving layup 29:52 - Michael Jordan pull up jumper 30:16 - James Worthy reverse pivot jumper 30:34 - Michael Jordan jumper 30:54 - Orlando Woolridge dunks on Horace Grant 32:01 - Rick Barry's All Time Gum Chewing Team Candidates 33:04 - Byron Scott jumper 33:09 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper 35:12 - Byron Scott 3 point jumper 36:46 - Magic Johnson alley-oop to Orlando Woolridge 37:56 - James Worthy jumper 39:56 - James Worthy jumper and 1 42:59 - Magic Johnson clutch elbow jumper 44:23 - Michael Jordan clutch offensive rebound & free throws 45:25 - Michael Jordan clutch driving layup 46:59 - Michael Jordan clutch driving layup attempt & free throws 49:50 - Michael Jordan poster dunk on James Worthy 50:47 - Alternate angle replay of Michael Jordan poster dunk on James Worthy

[@jbl7946]

I've gotta give ya a 👍 for all that time an effort holy smokes Great Job!! To Bad my Pistons stoled the thrown from these boys 😂 bahaha!!!!

[@beeshor1]

@@jbl7946 The Pistons never stole the throne from the Bulls. They beat the Bulls before they were ever champions. The Bulls did however take the throne from the Pistons. Hahahaha

[@williammunny9916]

Wow, good job.

[@Mr-Angelo0U812]

​@@jbl7946what are you even yacking about? Pistons played thug ball everyone knows that. The Bulls were more athletic & plus Jordan & Bulls had 6 championships to your Pistons 2. The Bulls might even have had 8 championships in a row if Jordan didn't sit out for 2 years.

[@jinobass]

Worthy Fouls Jordan but he doesn’t wine….

[@michaelklein8598]

It's amazing to see MJ playing against the great teams with not so much help. It's nothing more than superhuman 🦄

[@davis2k1234]

1984 Olympics warm ups he torches NBA all star team 9-0

[@mireilledavidson9427]

Awesome game! I don't know if it's me, but I find these games far more exciting and captivating then the current NBA games. Thank you for uploading and sharing these games with us all. Much appreciated.

[@eddieG667]

today's game is fun to watch during highlight reels (with 80% of the plays as 3 pointers) but it's downright painful to watch live. 3 pointer from 35 feet...miss. Rebound....dribble to other side, 3 pointer....miss.....repeat.

[@bobbyvalentino6773]

​@@eddieG667 😪😪😪😪 f*ckin digusting. We barely see any backdoor cuts for lobs or posters anymore because everyone is standing on the f*ccn 3 point line bro smh

[@maxnomax1]

現代的比賽都在假摔，我以為在看足球比賽 The modern game is flopping, I thought I was watching a football game

[@thecliffold5879]

Because this is real basketball. Not a 3 point contest.

[@sacamentobob]

today's NBA is shit.

[@robertm.serrato258]

Love it! Proud Chicagoan! LEGENDARY GOAT MICHAEL JORDAN

[@cubfan69kmz85]

Chicagoan here as well. God, what a golden age of basketball for the Bulls. Wow!!!!!!! Love the old Chicago Stadium. The old barn was rocking to the rafters.

[@Mr-Angelo0U812]

​@@cubfan69kmz85i totally agree about the Old Madhouse on Madison rocking for Bulls & Blackhawks games👍

[@Nix-qq5je]

3 of the top 5 on the floor at the same time. Wild stuff.

[@Dumballa]

Thank you for this upload. Just basketball. Not a tv show like they're putting out these days.

[@nunyabusiness7927]

Bruce, thanks for putting out these (almost) full-game videos so people can see MJ in the context of a game and not just highlights.

[@GABEMOORE533]

🗣️EXACTLY . THEIR IS A BIG. DIFFERENCE .>🎤 🏀🗑️

[@beazy7751]

Truth

[@chaunseybillings5381]

That theme brings tears to my eyes huge bulls fan

[@chaunseybillings5381]

The real NBA

[@kevingumfory]

Im 58. If i take a notion to watch ANY PRO SPORT today ..... i come to youtube and watch 80s 70s and 60s sht. Its just so much better and so less fake.

[@jinpaloalto]

80s games were so fast paced. Yet, the players were required to play the full game without load management

[@JoseRivera-vn5ku]

Every era has its superstars but when Jordan came there was no stopping the inevitable. He was the Thanos of the 90s and they never learned to create a Time Machine for him!!!

[@danielbarrios1370]

The Home whites with the fire red 3s and the calf sleeve epic combo 🐐

[@turtleislandlac1490]

I'm sure that Pippen's 2 points in 15 minutes is what "carried" Jordan to this win 🙄 Scottie gets all the credit right

[@johnnythekid4601]

the same way the bronsexuals say "the bulls only won championships because of pippen" What the bronsexuals fail to acknowledge is that in 1991 pippen wasn't even an allstar

[@ThatboiWaterz]

Pip in his early days with the Bulls was absolutely trash 😂

[@bbbbbzzzzzzzzzz5431]

Who is the GOAT 🏀

[@CZARVII]

Jordan made Pippen .

[@kb2602]

salute blitz appreciate the videos, great history lessons

[@truthserum333]

Idk how someone can look at these players and think they couldn't play in today's NBA.

[@sacamentobob]

because they dont know basketball. Today's basketball is not basketball, it is trash - with weak defense, lousy rules, and flopping players. The ONLY player worth watching is Giannis Antetokounmpo who is really an old skool player at heart. I dont even watch the modern nba anymore, there's just no point. There is no competition, it is incredibly boring and just - frankly- a waste of time. The current NBA commissioner has ruined the game - along with the modern "players".

[@juliusj6033]

Yeah your right today's game is all about Money, trying to make a super team to try and get a ring unlike past NBA players who played on their own team playing up against other greats . They Past NBA players/teams played each game as if it was a playoff game the rivalries where real and exciting to watch and the sad thing is they didn't come close to make as much money the NBA players make today and the played far better than today.

[@hungmeow8284]

THEY ARE SUPERIOR TO ANY OF THE TRASH WEAK PLAYERS OF TODAY. ONLY STUPID PUNKS THINK THAT

[@tedstruthers]

They would dominate todays NBA.

[@mrres28able]

That interview in the beginning is what made MJ 6 Rings with the Bulls so incredible. His desire to win with the willingness to hold other players and people within the organization to his level of commitment was unmatched. He turned this crappy franchise into the best organization in basketball while he was there in-spite of the dysfunction. The way he played every possession on both ends of the floor is just maniacal! He is and will always be the GOAT!

[@RightInFrontOfYou]

And he didn't join forces with other super stars

[@Mr-Angelo0U812]

​@@RightInFrontOfYouthis is true & Jordan even said why he wouldn't join forces creating a super team. He said why would i do that when other superstars were his competition & driving force to become better.

[@АнтонСтоун]

Спасибо, получил удовольствие от настоящего баскетбола, не то что сейчас.

[@junlarriesgado4536]

big difference...

[@joycastorico2638]

first and foresmost , id like to thank BLITZ SPORTS NETWORK for bringing back the best hoop show on the planet where the best basketball era only witnessed once in a lifetime.

[@1968-b3n]

i Recorded this game on Tbs in 1985 on Vhs when i was in 10th grade in High school , i still have the Tape , Magic was unstoppable in Chicago

[@useyourthirdeye9083]

Pippen wasn't drafted until 87...ijs

[@eddieG667]

I think that game is on KZbin as well.

[@johnnythekid4601]

Do you stil lhave the tape or did you record any other games you kept?

[@randybutler1697]

Exactly!!...when Magic wanted to, he could score and there was nobody that could stop him...because he chose to be a pass first guard, he doesn't get the recognition he deserves....my all time favorite player!

[@fortrep1]

All can think about is "Hee-Heeee" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ZorzGaming]

Can we please go back to this. Please.

[@Blacklist324]

Kareem shared the court with Wilt & MJ

[@ShogunX11]

The Captain deserves his flowers

[@uncletony6210]

I saw Kareem vs Walton in 1983 and Jordan at floor level in 1989.

[@HERRY911]

Michael Jordan the GOAT forever🏀

[@JasonRothschild-yf6sd]

Jordan is the best, nobody is close in the game of Basketball!

[@fjccommish]

When there was D in the NBA.

[@deebrown5744]

Good old days..of real basketball..

[@nohisocitutampoc2789]

Excellent footage. The best player ever against M. Jordan 😊.

[@RightInFrontOfYou]

You would get in an argument with Magic over that comment

[@TOMC0275]

The great Skip Caray with the call!

[@Predrag2]

Amazing upload. Thank you from Poland :-)

[@Ilestun]

I don.t know if people realize how fast was MJ. The dude was insanely fast.

[@chaunseybillings5381]

When the NBA was real

[@encrumusic1277]

you can see mj's move compare to all the player in this era mj is way way ahead of his time

[@HerbertNavegar]

Un verdadero partido de las estrellas. Espectacular el partido de los lakers, lástima q fallasen en los minutos finales, pudo ser para cualquiera

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

Love the content Blitz! Salute from Texas 😂

[@kelvingillett5331]

All those who like to say Jordan didn't win anything without pippen, where is when the game started? He's on the bench .

[@Kylersinjin]

That Wheaties commercial is probably the best ad placement ever

[@jcool9748]

Did he just say after the game. Mother juggs and speed is coming on LMAO. One of my favorite movies

[@billblonco]

Pipp on the bench during crunch time. Of course jordan was a horrible teammate to you because you were a bench warmer, you had to earn his respect.

[@rolandasradzevicius6247]

At that time nba players were like basketball gods,now they losing for Germans,Lithianians and other teams :c(

[@alb9070]

At 21:00 the way they are talking about Collins being original in making the 3 point shot an important part of the game cut to 2010s & 20s

[@ppatocthereturn04]

Amazing work as always.

[@mikecasale438]

Wow at this time in he Bulls history Horace Grant was by fsr the second best player on the Bulls. Pippen and Cartwright especially sucked.

[@jdquadrider]

You could see in Magic's eyes that he knew he wasn't the best player in the league anymore.

[@andythomas9564]

As a kid it would bug me how much mj would knock down 2 pters all night standing on the 3 point line 😂 he could’ve had so many more points had he move back inches

[@GManxxoo54]

MJ respected MJ...

[@stevep4574]

All the magic in the world isn't going to help Earvin😮

[@jermo1213]

Thank you! You're a true blessing.

[@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081]

Glad to see Bruce Blitz still going hard in the paint with videos after all these years. Imo you should go ahead and just make a 100 hour doc on MJ. The last dance left out too much. Didn’t even include the Olympics dunk on magic Johnson or Bobby knight.

[@krisztiankovacs564]

Bulls was such a one man show that time.

[@benjamink7105]

I can smell this somehow lmao. I love the shadows and that dull glare on the old Chicago Stadium hardwood. That was a got damn gym. I suppose now a lot of professional lighting and staging takes place, anti-glare tv-ready varnish on the court something like that. This was a very different era, different technology. Different money. But you can see by the commercials how much the league is absolutely exploding across the culture on the back of these two plus Bird. What an exciting time in both the NBA and mass media! Then boom goes the dynamite in the 90s, man, and MJ is damn near as popular as MJ (tee hee). I'm not stoned, you're stoned.

[@MuDills]

Love the content

[@gibbytrowery9088]

I had to look at Jordan's sneakers to tell what year this game was.

[@victorramos287]

1988?

[@getnanoed]

If I had a chance to pick a team for a 3 on 3 tournament I'd choose MJ, Kareem, and Wilt.

[@洪林朱-s5s]

很精彩的比赛，乔丹和魔术师的水平高得难以置信，现在的NBA里没有这么高水平的球星。

[@BlitzSportsNetwork]

迈克尔乔丹是有史以来最好的球员。 梦之队是有史以来最好的球队。 迈克尔·乔丹在 NBA 历史上竞争最激烈的时代打球。

[@5stardetailingllc471]

I had forgotten just how awful Cartwright appeared that trade looked like it would turn out, but Ole' Billy C came around. This bunch here was hopeless. If Cartwright was an automatic fumble or TO, Sellers might as well played while carrying a purse.

[@jokermasmedia8091]

Am I the only one who noticed Jordan dunked the ball with 23 seconds left on the clock.. 😎😂

[@allclassallthetime4739]

Knowing or just trying to picture a yearly finals of the two MJ’s breaks my heart. I will always have to dream and speculate if Magic’s Lakers would have beaten a so called invincible Bulls squad. Dr. Buss fielding a healthy Magic Johnson would have been on those phones working without sleep trying to give Magic an even roster to go into battle with. Oh how delicious it is to drool on that what if.

[@deebrown5744]

Yo if magic Johnson had a jump shot there's no question he would have been the greatest player of all time

[@jimmyjamz2781]

If if was a fifth then we all would be drunk 😅😅

[@josefranciscogutierrezdesa2104]

EN LO PERSONAL ,, CREO QUE ES EL MEJOR DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS . EL GRAN MAGIC .

[@eddieG667]

I'm a big Magic fan and think he would've needed more to be the GOAT. For starters, he would need to WANT to be the GOAT and seriously he didn't care. He just wanted to win and go with the hot hand. Jordan is the only one I know that can win while showing he's the GOAT. All other players would hurt their team too much when trying to prove that.

[@ANDRE-vj4wm]

​@@jimmyjamz2781I don't drink😅

[@sandervandenberg977]

I temember this game from when I was young (51 now). We just had cable tv here in the Netherlands ('87 or '88), they showed the NBA on Superchannel, but only the second half.😊 So I'm watching the 1st half now, for the first time. I also recorded most of these games on the VCR, I still have those tapes, but I wonder if there's anything still on it. Good thing Blitz is here to do the dirty work for us 🎊🎉👍🏻

[@victorramos287]

Wow Chicago was good in his home!

[@leonblack751]

Epic

[@mepa-e3b]

50:09 what a dunk..!! 💪

[@Blacklist324]

Kareem & Jordan combine for 11 MVP's & 12 Championships

[@Southernwolverine]

11 mvp’s and 11 championships

[@Repunza]

No Kareem and Jordan both have 6 championships @@Southernwolverine

[@redtesta]

cartwright omg. terrible. Absolutely terrible hands. Then the lechina worshipers say jordan didnt do this or that early on, he had nobody. Scotty was not even significant at all in this game. Paxson was clutch because he is a great shooter but who else? Watching this game , then seeing at the end the up coming games and teams playing around christmas, how i miss looking forward to jordan playing. Miss jumping from one game to the next with say barkley etc ... Now? I dont even watch the nba. Jordan with really nobody beat Magic, Worthy, Kareem and B. Scott. Three of the four are hall of famers.

[@rubenbarrera5396]

I miss tba sports and nbc now you can’t even find the nba on television

[@cmn-rx3ff]

Hey Pippen where is that garbage Jordan player you carried? (while on the bench).

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

Before Dieon Sanders, A.C. Green made the Jheri Curl famous in sports!! 💦💦💦

[@jonesnicholos]

21:47 this is true

[@donniecook9757]

prophetic comments by MJ, PJ AND THE TRIANGLE LAY IN WAIT

[@davis2k1234]

Rookie MJ was the best player in NBA history up til that point just think about that

[@eugeneweeks3325]

When Pat realized how good MJ was.

[@GManxxoo54]

He should have taken his talents to southbeach 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marcus.6487]

mane theze telecasts we’re tha sh!t - on tha damn supa-station …tbs, it flip’t later and tnt had tha nba games

[@chesterhigh5886]

Brad Sellers the mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, his hometown.

[@kenyonr]

Orlando Woolridge beatin that sht off the glass!

[@carlosdavidjaimes]

Ya la música me pone de buen humor

[@esmeraldadelacruz9122]

Klay Thompson wasn't born yet in this game... Piston win the chips against Lakers.

[@belikartu6532]

Times MJ still passing others

[@ThatboiWaterz]

I see why people say Penny Hardaway was the next Magic Johnson their games were so similar Penny was just Magic on steroids like Magic mixed with Mj's athleticism a shame that injuries derailed his career cause watching these clips of Magic in his prime is like watching Penny in his prime before injuries Penny had a better arsenal of moves and better jumpshot was a Magic/Jordan Hybrid

[@j.m.flemmingii]

FACTS!!!

[@uncletony6210]

Penny was nowhere near the passer that Magic was. Penny was nowhere near the rebounder Magic was. Penny was not nearly as clutch as Magic was. Penny was nowhere near the floor general Magic was.

[@maxnomax1]

看看這個影片，再看看現代一堆年輕人說80、90年代，只能1對1防守，但不能包夾防守，實在很可笑！🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@B501R]

Hey where's scottie pippen?

[@asaptenebrae2240]

Can it be all so simple...

[@truckinndrivin3089]

I have one thing to say MJ played defense on Magic Johnson pretty much the whole game but in the 90s when they played at 9180% of that finals Michael Jordan played defense on Magic Johnson but they credited to Scottie Pippen and Scottie Pippen. Don’t look that hot in this game.

[@theresak2024]

Facts! Contrary to the opinions of some, Michael Jordan - not Scottie Pippen - most often drew the opposition’s toughest perimeter assignment. However, it was close: Jordan did so 8 times, while Scottie Pippen assumed this responsibility 7 times. Anyone who watched the 1991 NBA Finals in full would know that it was Jordan - not Pippen - who guarded Magic Johnson for nearly 85-90% of that series. The exception was the first half of Game 2 and the 2H of Game 3. Out of 24 playoff series, Michael Jordan - not Scottie Pippen -guarded the better perimeter player more often. Specifically,Jordan guarded the better perimeter player during 13 playoff series, while Pippen guarded the better perimeter player 11 times. So Pippen only guarded Magic for 2 halves....and yet most people think he guarded him most of the series. Its amazing what some highlights, reputation, and word of mouth can do!

[@thedrewshow4753]

I forgot how much Brad Sellers stank. That package about Jordan complaining about the team at the beginning was 100% about Brad and Doug trying to force a "stretch big" into the lineup with him. Doug wasn't wrong in the long run, but brad wasn't the guy and I think Jordan wanted them to draft a guard. Also, at this point of the season Scottie Pippen was coming off the bench still. So by playoff time, Pippen was starting alongside Jordan, but I guess that still didn't save Doug Collins' Job. Too bad Brad Sucked. He got fired after this season and thus the Legend of Phil Jackson was born. Phil and his Triangle bullshit, yet Douge and Jerry’s and Idea about stretching the floor with a big has proved a superior. They kinda Sorta got that with Tony Kukoc a few years later and that team set the Record for wins in a season.

[@deebrown5744]

No blood no fouls..loool

[@jbl7946]

MAKES ME WONDER 🤔 WITH MAGICS FG PERCENTAGE IF HE OF BEEN A SHOOT FIRST KINDA PLAYER WAT # HE WOULD OF HAD THO GLAD HE WASNT BUT BOY WHEN HE DECIDED TO SHOOT HE WAS $!!!

[@noneyabeeysnass8283]

Magic was the greatest overall offensive player of all time (IMO). Only reason I don’t argue when people choose MJ over Magic is because of the defensive end of the court.

[@ronnielightsey227]

If the Bulls had a better center then Bill Cartwright they probably would of went to the finals 89,90 bc he is ass..my goodness lol well he did help with the first 3 rings

[@311hitwall]

Wonder how many wim

[@navyblue12]

Brad Sellers would have a much better time if he played today. Abused victims are treated way more kindly.

[@lanceparker4796]

Man I have a list of guys who would be great in this current era. Being a Bulls fan I remember being pissed they drafted Brad Sellers a 7 foot guard over Johnny Dawkins who was a solid PG.

[@lawrencedaos3481]

Shannon sharp get over it already LeBron James will never ever become like Sir Jordan. SAY NO MORE.

[@BBQPitmaster626]

Magic is better than LeBron James in my opinion. But they are all great! Love the NBA.

[@NoName-ge6wc]

Michael bitch slappin them.

[@larpsim]

Magic Johnson was utterly disgusted. Loved every second of it. lol