Michael Jordan - 1993 Finals, Game 6, 33 pts vs. Suns

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Jordan was 13-26 for 33 points in this game. He also had 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 steal.
This is game 6 of the 1993 NBA Finals, the clinching game of the series where John Paxson made a 3 point field-goal with only seconds left when the Bulls were trailing by 2, securing the Bulls' 1 point victory over the Suns.

[@stephenciccone1739]

I was born in 95 and unfortunately do not have the privilege of seeing and remembering MJ in his prime. As a life long basketball fan I watch old games just to see what the different eras and generations were like, and I can confidently say that Michael Jordan is not only the greatest basketball player of all time, but the greatest athlete to ever live. And that is no disrespect to a lot of great players including LeBron who I have 2nd behind him. But NOBODY is Michael Jordan. He is in a class by himself.

[@deugea]

I grew up watching Michael. Looking back over these clips, the classic NBA Finals games on NBC with Marv Albert - man, there's just never going to be another MJ. Great, great memories.

[@JimmyJam1125]

Not only did the Bulls never lose in the NBA Finals. They were never even taken to a game 7. In this series, they were three and 0 at America West arena. In their first championship in Los Angeles, they were three and 0 at the Great Western forum. We will never ever see captivating dominance like Michael Jordan and the Bulls

[@michaelmacgregor2901]

MJ best ever...and it's not even close

[@mohamedabdi801]

@M sureee😂😂😂

[@waltrza7683]

Big FAXXXXXX.... !!

[@SaintLaurentDon1]

Six years later and now it's actually a debate

[@LawrenceAugust_]

@@SaintLaurentDon1 Nope. MJ = 🐐

[@James8107]

As much of a Jordan fan I am and even was more in my childhood you gotta tip your hat off to Sir Charles. The guy really showed heart out there and wasn't going down without a fight. Charles is a HOF player and as much attention MJ gets (rightfully so) I still wish Charles would have won at least one NBA Championship because he really deserved it.

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

I remember seeing this game back then, and thinking how in the hell the Bulls were going to win this game? That's why Jordan was the best leader I ever seen, He kept everybody calm, hitting all the shots in the 4th quarter except the 3 by Paxson. We were all lucky to have seen a player this special in our lifetime.

[@matthewalkman386]

2:49 DUDE THIS WAS LETHAL STUFF. PIPPEN DID THIS A LOT. This and Jordan is unbeatable.

[@reneperezz]

i remember this series.. 5 yrs old and loving basketball thanks to mj!

[@blang84]

Phil Jackson has said this play was the pinnacle of the Bulls teams he coached, because it truly epitomized the team's unselfishness and patience.

[@toobasaurus23]

From North Carolina, at gaurd, 6'6. Michael Jordan. Aaaaaaahhhhhhh.... And the crowd goes wild.

[@micmac99]

This was back when the Suns were the Suns, and the NBA was the NBA. Those days are NO MORE.

[@ericm242910]

I didn't think it could get more exciting as this as a Chicago sports fan but it has. CUBS!!!!

[@deneve3]

This guy is a beast.

[@toekneeshin23]

Great upload mlynch. I think the best part about this game was Jordan's leadership. After losing Game 5, the mood on the bus going to the airport was apparently pretty gloomy...until Jordan got aboard wearing a fedora and sunglasses, and chomping on a cigar, w/the words "Hey World Champs." That set the tone, and throughout the game, Jordan was always the calming influence when things seemed to be slipping away.

[@rgallaga1]

Michael Jordan the best

[@AD-eq4kn]

I remember watching this as a kid

[@marcusparks]

ahhhh...the good ole' days..... great video!!!

[@ephemerous]

GOD THIS IS CLASSIC. NO WONDER CHARLES ENDED UP SUCH AN ANGRY MAN. -pashkadottk

[@MasonsInquiries]

paxson had alot of guts nailin' that 3. the play was set up brilliantly. make phoenix think MJ was gonna' take the last shot, rotate it to pippen, then pippen kicked it to horace grant. at that point, i thought grant was gonna' just score & we were gonna' go into OT......never saw paxson standing in the corner all by himself (apparently, neither did the suns......lol). the rest, as they say, is history. i'm probably the BIGGEST jordan fan of all time.....since the dave corzine days.

[@stophatin777]

aww man i remember he retired after this one!!!then he came back and won 3 more

[@mzhellokittygirl]

if only I was born :( I wouldve been so HYPE! lol

[@xexeron1]

How can there even be an argumanet made for anyone else?? Jordan is the best ever- no doubt about it. No doubt that was the best era of the NBA- how about around the 3:00 minute mark- Pippen HUGE dunk, Ainge comes right back and nails a 3, then BJ Armstrong immediately rips a trey- fast, furious, & awesome!!

[@ChaosCat79]

To all the idiots that claim Jordan and the Bulls faced no "D" in this game, this series (and most of their championship winning runs), check out what Phoenix did in the 4th quarter of this game... How many players on the Bulls scored points during that period and how many did they get in total? Apart from Paxson's game winning 3, it was JORDAN who scored the remaining 9 POINTS in the 4th, because the Suns clamped down HARD on the Bulls defensively. Pippen went AWOL points wise.

[@acornsucks2111]

Pax misses that shot and it goes to game seven, not Michael, Paxson.

[@dpistons149]

the hardest series for the bulls were at the end of there 2 3peats suns and jazz

[@wildcat2k]

I remember watching the Suns and Bulls as a kid just not this particular game,but watching it now makes be realise that the classic Suns were 5 times better than Steve,Stoudamire,Diaw and the rest of the gang today,Shaq is their only great player IMO.Lastly it goes without saying Michael Jordan can destory any team.

[@KungFuMojo]

Looking back, nothing has changed. Players have been doing bone-headed players since forever. With a 2 pt lead, just protect the 3. John Paxon was money that year. Danny Ainge should have stayed home. Horace Grant still had to score over Mark West to tie the game. Danny Ainge should have stayed home.

[@steverangon1658]

I was watching live. I was 15 years old.

[@HeadlessEye]

Boston's defensive scheme, particularly their box one defense, is what allows them to play top stars like Kobe "one-on-one". It's fallacious to think the Allen is merely playing Kobe one and one, and locking him up. No disrespect to MJ, but never saw anything like Boston's D in an NBA Finals, certainly not against these Phoenix Suns.

[@TonyinMBSC8669]

Barkley said "The Suns were the Best team in basketball" by winning the most games in the regular season. But NOBODY remembers that. What matters is that Championship Ring. Jordan 6, Barkley 0. I am sure MJ gloats every time he gets together with Sir Charles. Barkley was a great player but was always beaten by a better player/team. Still he remains one of the funniest NBA commentators around. I love it when he say 'turrrible, that's just turrrible." What a TURRRIBLE golf swing he has too!

[@ajc2423]

Foreshadow at 4:20

[@halfreditol]

best NBA finals scoring ever play by any player.... 31.42.44.55.41.33, if LEBRON can accomplish that in a finals by the end of his career then u talk about him, please stop comparing MJ with any other athlete.

[@Flowerofchaos]

i 've watched the last seconds of this match so many times but i noticed for the first time that bj armstrong when paxson shoots, falls down with no apparent reason!!! hahaha

[@blang84]

Barkley with the taunt and then Pippen right back with the facial!

[@MorphingMandrel]

furthermore, the early 2000s were the period of the most intensely prohibitve defensive rules the NBA has seen, when rule changes led to all-time lows in pace, scoring, possessions, and viewership accordingly plummeted because it had turned into a drag-out drudge-fest. the 04 pistons benefitted and won on this era. yet 40 year old Jordan still put 20-23 on around 43.2%, 6 boards, 4 assists, and 1.5 SPG on a team where the second option was a rookie rip hamilton and the third brendan haywood.

[@TBlake34]

This was the last time two GREAT teams met in the finals.

[@Aminah6623]

I remember watching this game. I was 13:)

[@dustygrady]

@MrKingElvis Great call. I never noticed that before

[@NAMEEMAN-m7v]

@actionisnow1 no he is the 2nd best nba player ever on this planet

[@MRCESARCARDOSO1]

am i the only one who noticed how illegal oliver miller's pick on jordan on the last play to set kevin johnson free was??? oliver kept moving to block jordan, lmao, they never called fouls back then

[@81gwarren]

Certain parts of this game are similar to game 6 in Utah in 98.

[@ZimM804]

Lakers offense looks so much like this with kobe in stead of jordan in the post on the box. The only problem that Lakers have is that they use Gasol in the post more than Kobe who is the better passer and a greater threat than Gasol. Maybe Phil needs to play these tapes again in the locker room

[@rafikz77]

Barkley's mistake led to Pax being open. He shouldnt have gone for the steal

[@NAMEEMAN-m7v]

@actionisnow1 if you look 2 the shot ability bird was nuber 1 ;) oh yeah my top 3 of my fav nba players from the past changes dramaticly

[@Flowerofchaos]

12 points in the last quarter and 9 of them by jordan..

[@KobeConfidence]

Right now name me 4 shooting guards averaging 20 ppg or more. Kobe, Wade and Harden are the only 3 . In MJ's time there was him, reggie, rolando blackman, King and probably a few others i'm not remembering. The shooting guard position never was flying. It's consistant like it has throughout history. What u had was point guard/ combo guards. That and the fact that an increase could onyl be expected with lebron,carmello, wade, etc being rookies before the changes.

[@KobeConfidence]

Don't feel bad for me. I'm not a "kid" and I'm just gonna say any1 stuck in the past stuff is a poor old man.

[@MrHT23]

Its just a conversation bro

[@MrKayNGee]

Still blame Barkley for Paxson's game-winner. Gambling for a steal off Pippen...what were you thinking Chuck? Oh well MJ rules once again!

[@DanWalsh224]

paxon for three!!!!!!

[@LivingTheFantasy]

Pressing pause at 1:00 and thinking "damn"

[@gunsnroses1ful]

paxson hit 2 buzzer beaters in the game... bummer for my suns but great game

[@jxn23]

@takeit2thecourtmang Because MJ burned the taller suns defenders (including Majerle - All-Defence 2nd team that year) for 55 points in game 4 so they put KJ on him for quickness. That didnt work either...

[@RohoicRamz94]

I dont care who Kobe had on his team in the 08 finals..the Lakers lost a 20 point lead at home(sad).Before Gasol Kobe and the Lakers had a 3-1 lead vs the Suns with no big man and lost that series as well.

[@JRangerCR355]

@sencella But remember Kobe came out of highschool, meaning he has more years to catch up to MJ.

[@mariomarcano]

Go tell that to the Celtics... did they win the Game 7 vs the Magic in the 2nd round this season?

[@blackadam06]

@KobeConfidence con't. "Why with MJ don't u tell him to quit shooting?" MJ vs kobe in career FG/FT attempts and FG% in the triangle MJ: 23.10 FGAs 7.9 FTAs on [51.2 FG%] KB: 21.84 FGAs 8.3 FTAs on [45.2 FG%] Any questions? And when U look at their made/missed shots and ppg avg from those shots, it's OBVIOUS that MJ consistently MADE more shots (and avg'd more pts) than kobe, while also consistently missing LESS shots than him LOL!! His FGAs were more justified..period

[@KobeConfidence]

Dude last year Kobe had to have the ball in his hands more often than he ever did. Dude u haven't seen the lakers as a team. They were so awful that Kobe literally was the only one who could get them a bucket sometimes so of course he's going to do a lot of iso's. Have u noticed Pau Gasol the last 2 playoff years? The dude is average like 12ppg on 42% shooting. Do u know how bad that is for a big man? If he didn't decline so bad L.A easily makes the finals.

[@Jay80477]

pippen tried to bury barkley wit dat dunk

[@PensFan30]

I don't think this ONE finals series is the reason people consider MJ the greatest ever. Although I do agree, he is the best... just not based of of this 1 series.

[@MorphingMandrel]

for reference, kobe shot 43% this past year, in the era of the NBA which is most charitable towards guards and in which defensive rules are designed to promote scoring guards. so was kobe in 2003 better than jordan in 2003? duh. better than jordan in the totality of his career, or even the jordan of a few years prior in 1998? no. he never was, and he never will be. the stats reflect it, the awards reflect it, the play reflects it. he's never scratched jordan's level on any real basis.

[@showstoppa01]

Hard to believe the bulls only won 57 games in 92-93 season... i meaN 57 wins is a good good season. Not for the bulls standards. When i think of the bulls i think 60 plus wins easy and high 60 to 70 wins..

[@KobeConfidence]

@casey8155 SMH... That game was more physical and more effort was being shown on each and every possesion than any game ever. That's why both teams scored so few of points. Kobe didn't have a great post season because much of the time in the games he could be making plays offensively had to be used to try to get GaSoft and other lakers to quit lolly gaggin. Gasol saw weak defense last year is why he played well. It's one thing to be contained but vs good defense he just gets shut out.

[@sportjames23]

Johnny Pax!

[@KobeConfidence]

When a guy is standng near a guy but there hand is down that's not Michael Jordan being a god with great moves. That's bad defense. Perimeter defenders and offensive ones as well have better footwork and athletism to stay in front of guys, as well as bother putting a hand up when they're near him.

[@mariomarcano]

How can the Suns and the Jazz be better than the Bulls if they failed to defeat them in their respective Final series in the 1990´s? It´s useless to say that the Suns and the Jazz would have won a 7th game if it had took place... they couldn´t even force it... the Bulls would have won it anyway... that´s the truth... accept it...

[@casey8155]

@KobeConfidence yea i watched it and no way it was the most competitive all the Bulls Jazz games were ridiculous..best games ive ever seen....and Gasol was amazing last year in the playoffs....he just had a bad postseason so thats irrelevant....and kobe didnt even have a good postseason....and it all depends on how kobe performed with wade or james......i could see them losing the series....now put Jordan with any of them guaranteed series over....no doubt in my mind...jordan 6 for 6 in finals

[@blackadam06]

@KobeConfidence "MJ played in an era where 34 years old Benerard King could average 32 ppg" So what's that say about how good he was?!! U never even saw him play! He was a scoring machine in his prime! 6'1 A.I. won 4 scoring titles in this era. Mediocre guys like Stackhouse and G. Arenas were able to avg 30ppg and 28ppg respectively 1 season in this era. And T-mac won a scoring title on only 28ppg LOL!! But you're trying to imply that MJ's era was easier to score in?!! That's a joke LOL!!

[@dlawson688]

lol, no one that matters will ever say kobe is better than MJ, so let that crazy thought go. not even his own teammates!

[@KobeConfidence]

What part of new school is better than old school do u old timers not understand? If u took 1988 MJ the way he was that year and put him in the nba today do u really think he would do as well as he did back then? He's MJ so of course he's not gonna be a piece of shit but he's not gonna be the exact same player with more large guards, athletic as in stronger and faster players to guard him. Oh and hey he'd have to work on the defensive end as well instead of d'ing up no names!

[@nonamewillbegiven6847]

M/oron

[@KobeConfidence]

Oh wow dude I didn't know that! Long time no talk bro, bout to send u a pm or post on ur wall hhaha!

[@TwoThreeForever]

8:19 K.J. REJECTED BY GRANT!!!!!!

[@KobeConfidence]

How bad does it suck knowing Kobe aint gonna drop off like u haters want? Oh and by the way he's playing more off the ball with their new offense so there's that stupid myth that he couldn't play off the ball like MJ did. It just goes to show that even at 34 years old he can shoot 50%. He never cared to before because he knew it wasn't a big deal. The only reason he's doing it now is because hehas to because he can't take as many shots with his new team.

[@nonamewillbegiven6847]

M/oron

[@MorphingMandrel]

haha yeah man, i was just like agreeing with you. adding on. you may have already pointed all that stuff out there's a whole lot of text up in here

[@casey8155]

@KobeConfidence wallace and perkins were 2 totally different players....and he isnt getting paid to get rebounds ...and kobe is one to always make excuses jordan never did....just went out and showed the world y he is the best....and its not boo hoo about me not having perkins i dont even like boston....i just hate the people who think kobe is better than jordan...bc thats a load of crap...kobe is good but jordan is the best...no way jordan would get swept...or shoot 6-24 in game 7. Jordan> kobe

[@sencella]

just think about it, when you talk about the greates players to ever played the game, kobe comes in the conversation, im not saying hes the GOAT, but hes just 31 with 5 rings, jordan didnt get his fith ring till he was 35, do the math!!! so we will see wh the best player is when kobes career is over.

[@jaadtoly23]

I have watched all the games of the 93 finals dozen times. Suns's defense was shit. jordan scored 55points on game4, ok, "waw" but watch that game again, they were a joke in the paint.

[@KobeConfidence]

@LAMEXAME I wasnt born a mj hater. I watched videos to try and get better but would almost fall asleep watching him shoot so many uncontested shots and over shorty and non athletic players. Flat out just bad defense most of their time..

[@Captkillgame]

NBA in the 90`s was the best. I`m a little biased but it was my era lol. Oh yeah the first Dream Team....

[@WecanWinJesse]

NBA on NBC was the best like a movie!! NBA on ABC is cool a little 70ish.NBA on CBS was collegy but raw..

[@LBRAYNER]

I agree!!! Thank God I was there in the 90s...

[@rodney1b]

coming from someone who seen the 80's and the 90's the 80's was the best basketball I've ever seen easy.

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Paxton was huge for the bulls in their first 3 peat

[@JP-cu9zb]

absolutely agree, great player

[@blackadam06]

MJ scored EVERY point for the Bulls in the 4th quarter, EXCEPT the one FG scored by Paxson.. That's what U call a LEGEND right there..

[@Geebaby84]

I pissed in my pants when Paxson hit that Three!!! One of the Greatest shots ever!!!

[@أسامة-د2ض]

Amazing game .. only if the Vedio was clear!

[@btez31]

Every time the Bulls needed it, M.J. Provided it. Unreal

[@jso19801980]

i think this was MJ at his absolute peak, he had experiece + youth

[@user-br2jn4fk3q]

Yeah, this series was unreal by MJ. People talk about his lack of driving to the basket in the 1992-93 season, but in the finals he went ALL OUT

[@YoogiNation]

Dan Majerle led the NBA with 192 made 3's in 1993-94 season. In 2015-16, Stephen Curry made 400 3's!

[@rodney1b]

they shoot wayyyyy to many 3's today, that's why they lost this year, taking way to many stupid shots!

[@YoogiNation]

+DJ Rod B They lost cuz Draymond Green got suspended for game 5, lost their best rim protector in game 5, and one of their best defenders had to play with back issues in game 6 & 7!

[@rodney1b]

YoogiNation I know, but as a champion ship team that's up 3-1 in the finales going home for the close out should never loose in that situation never! that's the biggest choke move ever in the NBA Finales. sad!

[@bigben1986]

I CAN MAKE 400 3'S IN TODAYS NON DEFENSIVE NBA.

[@CoreyT127]

Marjerle attempted half as many though!

[@CoreyT127]

Somehow MJ was persuaded to board the charter. The announcers were sarcastic and charming and just better back in the day!

[@Angelsofia]

heart-stopping final! I remember watching this live and jumping out of my chair. Great memories...thanks sooo much!

[@allnationsag06]

i agree with that. Those Suns were such a great team. No way does the 2008-9 Suns version compare. Sadly they may have missed their window a few years ago.

[@mikemcgrath6150]

I tell ya, w the game on the line, I'd take paxson any day. I watched most if his career and the guy is just ice cold. No hesitation at all.

[@jlucien29]

Micheal Jordan ! Hands down the greatest basketball player ever! I've learned a lot of his moves when I was younger ... jean stephon / the living legend ,...

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Scottie Pippen was one of the most amazing at driving to the hoop, he made extremely tough layups look easy.

[@lamontewilliams3011]

Scottie was one of the most athletic players in NBA history.

[@montkv]

Michael Jordan dominates the game even before he steps on the floor, not Kobe nor Lebron could do that. Jordan dominates both offensively and defensively, as well psychologically. He is a great chess player. He thinks 3-4 steps ahead. There is only one Michael Jordan. He is often imitated, but never duplicated. IMO, the best basketball player ever.

[@javianjohnson8746]

My all-time favorite MJ highlights!

[@superman2day]

The first nine points. The last one coming off a quick layup that took only a few seconds off the time clock. Similar situation occured in 98' against the Jazz when MJ quick layuped over Russell that only took 4 seconds. That gave the Bulls time enough to steal the ball and get another gamewinner, this time from MJ himself.

[@jdubb1500]

Suns Barkley Uniform one of my all times favs along with the '99-03 Magic and the '00-05 Raptors

[@RickyMoss]

I used to have this game on tape.. one of the best games in nba history

[@iamthegame04]

Wait, Rick Barry held the record for scoring average in a finals?...

[@goodvibrations6]

Paxson buzzer beater 1st quarter and then that 3 pointer.

[@steelermia]

jordan's 30 yrs old here 0:34 .. look how fresh faced this kid looks .. always kept himself in top shape