Michael Jordan 1989: 52pts vs. Boston Celtics (Full Re-edit)

[@x-man9473]

Jordan was tearing them up. Hitting threes, posting the Celtics up, dunking the ball, fast break runs, stealing the ball from the players, utilizing his foot work, and making great passes. This was one of my favorite games of him.

[@Airestotle09]

86-93 Jordan is the greatest professional athlete of all time. Period.

[@popeyeisgood]

that steal and fast break is still really insane even after watching it so many times. high speed hesitation dribbles twice and a dunk to finish and shaw could only watch. so smart and athletic.

[@studlynesss]

There was no defense for Jordan. He did what he wanted to. On top of that he was one of the best defensive players of his era. Jordan was unstoppable.

[@pomarramirez6725]

MJ = GOAT on a sidenote, I think this is around the time Barkley told Michael to go with a shaved head...

[@djmouseshadow4735]

This year was peak Jordan. Outside shot was coming together, and he was just brutal -- like a damn ninja flying through the air, karate chop to the basket.

[@mr.positive1829]

@Secret Wars - Michael Jordan vids channel Actually his outside shot was there since college. His 3 point shot is what became great during this year

[@mr.positive1829]

@Secret Wars - Michael Jordan vids channel We'll have to agree to disagree. I recall Jordan always having a consistent jumper. It just wasn't flat out unstoppable until later in his career. Later in his career he added his signature turnaround fade away. Making him a post up powerhouse

[@Bigturns33]

Absolute Domination! I thought people said jordan wasnt a jump shooter. He just absolutly turned it up for this game.

[@1CHOZN7]

I am blessed to have grew up watching this guy play!!

[@nunyabusiness7927]

Nobody played both ends of the floor like Jordan. That's why he's the GOAT.

[@Bountyville424]

Jordan rips that Defense up. That rookie ass Brian shaw lol

[@slantone]

hi energy is electrc- amazingthe way he moves.

[@Airestotle09]

52 points on an “off” night Thats 80s Jordan for you

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

Jordan was like a hungry young lion here truly beginning to fully comprehend the power and greatness he possessed.

[@chuckbarrientos6848]

players now dont have killer instinct like mj lol

[@kuriaki71]

All you young kids who really never seen MJ play watch these old games and you will see why hes the greatest of all time

[@AHMAD-2324]

The Man was Frickin Machine...Good Lawd!!!

[@CoreyF84]

This game was actually played in November 88 at the beginning of the 88-89 season, but that's irrelevant. GOAT

[@MrCrapheadist]

I was wondering why he was wearing the Air Jordan 3's

[@joecalhoun5303]

Larry had surgery soon after this. You could tell he was in serious pain.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

2 years b4 his 1st ring

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Yeah you can tell by the way Jordan was playing it was like the 88 season he polished up by 89

[@method526]

young jordan..what a menace to opposing defenses.

[@ested23]

9 steals!!???!!!??? Damn. That's beast mode from the GOAT.

[@springfieldbearpatrol2937]

Jordan wearing the IIIs just putting on a clinic. Love studying his footwork. That last turnaround fade is sublime (yeeessssiirr!)

[@Hamidxa]

Another great video of the greatest by Hoops, thanks again!

[@robomanification]

This is the start of the 1988-89 NBA Season. November 1988.

[@kuriaki71]

mj could not be stopped

[@winhawk23]

That 29ppg was MJ's avg at the time that game was played.., early in the '88-'89 season. He actually finished the season at 32.5ppg on 53% shooting. I don't know if he's the best.., but he's the best that I've ever seen.

[@derblack31]

thanks hoops. another great vid!!

[@brianptaylor9500]

Pretty sure Dennis Johnson had PTSD after trying to guard Jordan (RIP).

[@inmymind801]

i forgot how ridiculously fast jordan was. his speed is so effortless it doesnt look like hes moving very fast. he moves like a cheetah

[@yeon723]

MJ always torched the Celts

[@jimmy3610]

The dunk @ 4:20 he just rose up and passed Parish like "Get outta my way!!!" LOL...All Jonny "Red" Kerr could say was WHEW. That was classic Jordan 87-89.

[@tommybrown187]

its almost like they dont belong on the same court as him

[@mineralmax]

HE, as always, I enjoyed the vid. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more.

[@Gritterdone]

Come on guys... I like Kobe a lot but there is NO WAY he is better than Jordan. Let's just relive the magic here!!

[@HDN8833]

MJ was quick as a cat!

[@airjoca]

7 steals in the first half... 0.0 GOAT

[@NoSheepMentality]

It was actually 8 in the first half. They didn’t show the 8th steal in this video but in a video by another user the announcers reference the 8th steal when it happened.

[@kennygriff24]

3:36 is just incredible. I know MJ had huge hands but that is simply not fair

[@SSGx386]

JORDAN is the best EVERRRRR. Kobe is good too. But noone will ever be THIS good

[@jesserucker9174]

Just watch this no name game and you see, Michael Jordan BY FAR Best Dunker Ever!!!! Especially Game Dunker!!! Wow!

[@Redfoot138]

+Jesse tiger As someone who grew up loving and watching Jordan I eventually had to concede that Vince Carter usurped MJ as best dunker.

[@brianptaylor9500]

Poor Dennis Johnson was always getting torched by Mike.

[@pablotupone4190]

That s true but...most of the times Boston won...so...in those year Bulls are just MJ and Boston was Real team...after some years MJ realized that if he wanna win, he has to play with teammates

[@MicroWave233]

@@pablotupone4190 im tired of people saying this dumb comment, you do realize Jordan's teammates when he came into the league were all doing drugs, like non if them were basketball focused like mj, a teamate of hik even said he was the best player on the team no doubt. Jordan needed a mchale, parish and johnson like bird had to be a contender in the 80s. Even bird said in an interview that he was gifted with great teammates throughout his whole career. No disrespect to bird but that shows you need a great team to win. Mj was a 1 man wrecking ball but he needed more force to get through the walls of the celtics and pistons. Thats why his regared as the best individual player.

[@x-man9473]

@@MicroWave233 Also to add to your comments, what Jordan ended up doing was more impressive. The players in Jordan's starting line up during his first 3 peat were bench players. He developed with his team until they became a dynasty. He's a great team player and he has the mindset of a winner

[@MicroWave233]

@@x-man9473 very true, bird was a great player out of college, but he had hofs like nate Archibald and cowens when he came to the celtics, and red aurback as a coach. Bird had all the ingredients to became a contestor much like magic. Compare that to jordans start with the bulls, all the great players like bob love retired and your left with a franchise tanking games to get good picks likd how they got jordan. Thats why i hate when people compare his early years to bird, cause bird winning over jordan alot of the time doenst mean his better, you can see in any game jordan had unbelievable talent, but you could never say that about his teamates. Lol, the next best dude was Oakley and i wouldnt want him as my 2nd option on a team.

[@jermycha]

1:09 grippin the ball like its a baseball... crazy

[@bryanventura2778]

The GOAT

[@x-man9473]

2:47 That was an incredible sequence of moves.

[@smoothSnake23]

G.O.A.T !

[@Unckickz]

hoops can you upload MJ's last game at the Boston Garden in 1995?

[@bluechipsss]

wow. God in bulls uniform

[@philagon]

gotta give Bird for knowing the odds are great that he would be posterized by Mike while going for that block, but he still goes for the defensive play anyways. Shows he didn't care about being embarassed on a play if there was even a chance he could disrupt the play offensively.

[@MicroWave233]

Yah guys don't really play like that anymore

[@MrEternity1]

jordan was tearing that team apart..

[@MrYoumitube]

and when you have children..you can pass this video on.

[@kinglouie23]

@pc2650 The game actually took place 11/9/88. He probably whipped out the 4s around Xmas to hype up the all-star break release. I'm not sure exactly when he would start wearing a new model, but i know he would usually wear a new colorway of the previous year's model for the first part of any given season. for example, he would wear the fire-red 3s at the start of the 88-89 season, the fire-red 4s at the start of the 89-90 season, the fire-red 5s in 90-91, carmine 6s in 91-92, etc.

[@SeecretWeapon]

@8cali94 dont sweat it. these Laker/ kobe idiots have nothing to point to in Kobes carreer where hes had a better game than this. 52pts, 9 stl , highlights against a team that has 4 hall of famers

[@Bigturns33]

Your statements are 100% accurate. Not only that you can just see how great his footwork is along with the speed. I mean he just must have given people like D. Johnson fits. YOu can see it in his face as well. Think of playing Jordan one on one. Even Scottie got destroyed by Michael one on one. I've talked to scottie about it before and he said you just dont understand the abililty of the man.

[@PreVaylMusic]

The NBA would NOT be the same without MICHAEL JORDAN BUT the NBA WOULD be the same without Kobe. If you find this true then thumbs up

[@diamenz]

nine steals LoL - what a beast.

[@LowManWins80]

He was COOKING these guys 😂

[@MrMuaythai84]

jordan had to work for his points today lebron kobe dont if things dont go their way they flop like soccer players

[@dizza213]

2 awesome up and unders at the end which failed tho...but still great!

[@robomanification]

Hey friend how about uploading the whole game. I dont know uh put some Bird highlights in there as this was just before his surgery. I enjoy this period of Jordan his skills were peaking at the right time.

[@billj4525]

Larry Bird and Luca Doncic do have similar tendencies about their games. The more I see Bird I realize this. MJ obviously just the GOAT. A complete animal.

[@THETOYOTAable]

52pt 9steal, 8steal in one haft.

[@andgar923]

@NBA1529 Of course he is, just trying to make a point that those stats while impressive, don't necessarily equate to being better defender. If a player gets 12 steals in one game is that player gonna be better than MJ? no MJ is a better defender than Kobe for many reasons, not just having 7 steals in one game, which is what I was the point I was trying to make.

[@-1f]

this is the year that he got the defwnsive player award.

[@ChyChildMusic]

4:11 PPG= 29.3 AST=7.7 But TO THE REAL REASON I WROTE THIS 4:15 Oh My...Was that Some Type Of Inside Out Move lOl

[@dimedropper1992]

Smoooove

[@RohoicRamz94]

@8cali94 Because the NBA has embedded the comparison in our head!

[@dixiebrick]

DAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNN,

[@8cali94]

why the FUCK do u guys talk about kobe when he is not even in the video?

[@TheTheladrillo23]

HE WOULD SCORE 60 IN THAT GAME EASILY, AND I ALREADY LISTENED ABOUT THE STEALS, THEY WERE 9

[@ukkillinking4001]

They play harder there than they do now!! Now all they do is offense no defense at all

[@TheTheladrillo23]

MONSTER GAME DEFINITELY

[@trueballertv665]

No Scottie Pippen!!🤔

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Scottie was added a few months later via trade.

[@trueballertv665]

Renaldy Calixte no not true Scottie was drafted with Horace Grant by the Bulls in 87

[@akonvict]

This Michael Jordan guy was pretty good.

[@boss12]

Do you guys know if this game was before Larry hurt his back?

[@Estonskii]

Yes,Sir !

[@LucielZ1]

Puro ritmo y confianza,,,, aunque se le notaba mucho mas individualista que el Jordan de los campeonatos,,,, Mucho tiene que ver que Pippen comenzo a pesar muchisimo en el equipo un par de años despues.

[@Silentwatcher23]

reggie blocks mj 4 times...but in this game he take a lesson...

[@koolyoh213]

6:46 was just unbelievable

[@will40299]

MJ is better than Kobe but why is everyones main argument speed. you understand Kobe is old right now watch a younger video of Kobe.

[@pc2650]

sure is the 1989 game? MJ was wearing the AJ III's. 88-89 season AJ III, 89-90 season AJ IV, 90-91 AJ V, 91-92 season AJ VI. see that will be wrong because MJ won his first championship in the 90-91 season wearing AJ VI's.

[@mikemcgrath6150]

Brian shaw got paid this game to let Jordan piss on him.

[@theotheranswer]

fans sound pretty pissed about that no call at 5:27, but even more pissed when it goes in to beat the shot clock

[@alfredoo8343]

just think less than 4 years after this he retired.

[@calabis]

Has anyone noticed Pippen still wasn't starting yet?

[@Muxtaine]

I see Kobe and Lebron after this and they seem slow... damn slow... no one like Mike on defense or ofense

[@bruce2k4u]

1:12 sounds like he said "Michael holding on to his johnson". lol

[@andgar923]

For those stating that Kobe's defense is inferior because MJ got 9 steals they're wrong. Nine steals doesn't necessarily mean one if better than the other. Having said that, Kobe is indeed an inferior defender, but NOT because MJ got more steals in this game.

[@TheTheladrillo23]

HOW MANY STEALS? DAMN

[@TheWeb946719]

5:25 seemingly a travel :P

[@jesusleooo]

El rey por siempre

[@philagon]

should read: gotta give Bird [credit] for knowing...

[@JackJonesYom]

He was averaging 7.7 per game at that time, so...yeah, I think so.

[@MrCrapheadist]

M. J. Vs Bird and Reggie. Can't beat it

[@daren420c]

@NiWdLES That's because the video is mainly just showing Jordan's scoring highlights. Not that hard to comprehend

[@paeng46]

There's nothing much about the 52 points he scored, but the 9 steals with 8 in one-half? You're kidding!

[@newerafrican]

The Celtics were old and tired. Bird was about done with back & heel injuries. Jordan's time to shine!

[@joness1056]

thisi is how games should be commentated

[@caloyjp]

grabe husay!

[@OmarScruggs]

So weird seeing Jordan shoot a 3

[@mr.positive1829]

Not weird at all. From 89-93 Jordan improved his 3 point shot a lot and shot from 3 more often.

[@theotheranswer]

look at he ref at 1:15

[@kevincolderjr5058]

Wait till Edwards gets this speed

[@yanshane]

people are scared. they don't want k to get more than j... or even tie him.

[@nancymeyers479]

That white boy name bird could not mess with jordan facts

[@h0opman]

@0MG1TZRJ1 and at 3:51