Michael Jordan: 69 points vs Cavs 1990 (career high)

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Michael Jordan scores a career high 69 points against the Cavs. There was an article in the paper that Jordan read the day of the game. The headline was "Mission Impossible: Ehlo to try and ground Air Jordan." Ehlo failed.

[@JohnMegaton2062]

That was basketball beauty. Watching Jordan in the zone is watching basketball played to perfection. The greatest ever.

[@nbsqueeps7577]

Jordan is always in the zone

[@megatron6579]

People forget that in this game Jordan grabbed a career high 18 rebounds.

[@0sumgamezzz435]

They don't forget. It never crosses anyone's mind. They don't forget what he had for breakfast that day. It just doesn't cross anyone's mind.

[@USNAcheson]

Anybody who truly believes that LeBron's Era is tougher then Jordan's was obviously dropped one too many times.

[@blackadam06]

Ryan Acheson "Hopefully the league can figure out a way where it can [go back] to the [80s & 90s], where you had [three or four] All-Stars, Superstars or Hall of Famers on the [same team]. The league was [great then]. It [wasn't] as [watered down] as it [is now]." -- Lebron James: "LeBron hints contraction may help NBA"; msn.foxsport.com Dec 24, 2010 Even LBJ knows the truth LOL!!

[@donaldcatlett5850]

Okay🏀

[@USNAcheson]

All the great players of today would get put on the hardwood by bigs in Jordan's era. Hand checks don't get you free throws in his time. Jordan would've dropped 80 multiple times playing in this era cause he would've average 40 free throws a game.

[@blackcapra4674]

The GOAT BABY

[@TonyinMBSC8669]

One of the Greatest performances in the history of the NBA!

[@chronicchris]

michael is so amazing. this is my favorite michael jordan moment. every time i watch this i feel something i cant describe.

[@endokrin7897]

It's called an orgasm, Chris. "Everytime I watch this I feel something I can't describe." - Christopher Hale

[@waspix]

He was amazing in this game. He did absolutely everything, and he always craves for more when Ehlo is defending : )

[@hoopsencyclopedia]

Great work. I haven't added this one myself because I knew others might do it. With you now adding games, we will eventually get every single game worth putting up on this site.

[@ClipCoug]

Also Jordan poured 63 @ Boston (55 in regulation), against the Celtics, in the playoffs, when Boston ended up winning the NBA title. Kobe's scoring against this Celtics team in the Finals were 24,36,30,17,25, and 22. So it took Kobe roughly 2 games to match MJ and the champion Celts of this year are not better than the 85-86 title team (the one Jordan dropped 63 on)

[@youngrizzle2003]

dam the quality is good as hell on this homie, good look on the throwback MJ....

[@SevenMan]

5:10 just shows you how fast Jordan was. He easily sprints down the court leaving defenders behind.

[@Bo0mO]

Man, basketball back then was so exciting. I don't watch basketball these days, but I found myself watching like a million of these Michael Jordan videos because he is such a beast.

[@chrisdrake9807]

24 years ago hard to believe!

[@UserName________]

30 years now

[@troym.8331]

MISS WATCHING MJ LIVE. GREATEST EVER.

[@richhomiejuan1156]

Kobe the greatest followed by bron bron

[@troym.8331]

+Ethan Wood Your maybe too young to remember how much MJ actually accomplished and how much he changed the game. No denying Kobe was masterful.

[@kaiblack1093]

Bron Tha Goat

[@Mar2Legit]

jordan scored 63 in the playoffs in his 2nd year! c'mon 81 wouldve been possible if he wanted it. jordan scored 69 with less attempts, less 3point attempts and 18 boards. jordan 69 and 18 was more impressive to me.

[@ImpliedVolatility704]

also MJ was already 34yrs old when he had the flu and lite the jazz up,MJ was an amazing athlete.

[@austingee6192]

Lol 69 is the result of tripling 23.. Cleveland was clearly the most special victim of MJ

[@julittok]

+Austin Gee Makes sense there were like three Jordans playing that night at the same time lol

[@c22to]

man, jordan made it look so easy too. I like the move he did on ehlo at 2:13. he had 69 points, but he also 18 rebounds AND 6 assists AND 4 steals. Thats just amazing right there.

[@pkpimp22823]

1:24 slow mo might be the best part of this video

[@deangelokea]

+deez22 lol

[@vengeancecreed217]

lmdandao

[@fatboyRAY24]

+deez22 lmao, had me dyin

[@JohnMegaton2062]

I'm pretty sure every kid growing up watching these Bulls in the 80's and 90's had their own rendition of Cartwright's free throw they'd break out on the nerf goal when friends came over :)

[@feensanity]

In MY Opinion Kobe cant compare to Michael Jordan, MJ has too much greatness!

[@rushnoah6119]

Jordan era had: Bird, Magic, Penny, Hakeem, Wilkins, Thomas, Drexler, Barkley, Malone, Stockton, Kemp, Shaq, Kidd, Payton, Robinson, Miller, Morning, Mutumbo, Ewing, etc. Lebron era: Kobe. Durrant, Carmelo, Harden, George, Duncan, Paul, Curry, Aldridge, Love, Lillard, Davis, Griffin, Parker, WIlliams, Westbrook, Rose, Howard, etc.. If you look at the competition, they're both legit and both very talented. The only difference was the rules and work ethic. Good old fashion fundamentals were more prominent in the Jordan era as well as pure toughness as it was a much more physical game then. I'd give the slight edge to the Jordan era. Also, Jordan is hands down the goat regardless of what these young folks think they know

[@alfatrinininja]

I see your point but the talent today on your list is incomparable to the likes of the players you listed from the 90s like Anthony Davis and Paul George would stand a chance against any of those players

[@LofiSamurai11]

alfatrinininja Only Lebron Kobe KD Duncan CP3 Rondo Rose Melo and Curry really. The others would get manhandled. LMAO Damian Lillard Blake Griffin Anthony Davis and Howard? oml they would get creamed. DH and Blake Griffin don't even play like men in today's era. Anthony Davis would still be far too soft, Parker would have no lane so he'd have to adjust on midrange and shot creating, Westbrook would get benched for being outta control, PG would be too soft and Deron Williams hasn't been relevant as a player since his Utah Jazz days. He's just handed the superstar card by media like Melo is. Aldridge and Love would get manhandled. And HARDEN? LMFAOOO oh god no, Harden would be even less relevant than he'd already be today if it weren't for his ref-baiting. Harden would his shit kicked in for flopping back then as much as he does now.

[@ddke99]

Its funny how Wade isn't even being brought up in the conversation....

[@MrJeffying]

***** the more i watch it, the more i feel the defence rotation was so sloppy and slow back in the 90s. although individual defence was tougher, still this is a team game nobody can guard those superstar 1-1. they're trying to blocking mj's ball not his attacking lane. they should attack his body like what ppl do to lebron instead of looking for blocking the balls which actually opens the attacking lane. todays team defence was far better and more efficient than it used to be.

[@suave6077]

+Rush Noah did u seriously just said lebron era. i would of said kobe insted. lebron my ass

[@marianogesteira]

@THETOYOTAable The most incredible thing is that you left out 90% of feats/achievments/whatever MJ done that can be as remarkable as those from this list.

[@andrewjohnson4789]

LOL!!!!!!!! @ 1:19...WHAT IN THE WORLD KIND OF SHOOTING FORM WAS THAT, CARWRIGHT!

[@shackaduck]

Man i wish i grew up in the 90's so I could watch the basketball of the 1990's. A lot better than today's game.

[@That1Dude92]

5:08 (MJ grabs rebound and leads fast break) Announcer: THIS'LL BE GOOD!!!!!!! (MJ does a simple dunk) Announcer: .....................

[@Shermstyle23]

@Shermstyle23 Typo. It was 63 poitns against the Celtics.

[@makaveli1900]

He is a LEGEND :). Forget Kobe Bryant, he is never ever so good like MJ !

[@Mizzou522]

@MasterFlip89 Just a guess...but he probably rested the beginning of the 4th quarter. Teams usually rest their starters the first 3-6 minutes in the 4th. Could be wrong...

[@inallairness]

A fantastic game. On my MJ-era NBA podcast, a recent episode breaks down this game, in-depth. Plenty of humor and insight. Search for 'In all Airness'. Thanks.

[@YohannR28]

Kobe's 81pts game : 81pts (28/46 60%) 6rebounds 3steals MJ's 69pts game : 69pts (23/37 62%) 18 rebounds 6pass 4steals 1block with hand checking

[@julianp4529]

Jordan is better than curry

[@elvis316]

super bold statement lol

[@michaelredding6093]

Absolutely

[@PCDON87]

My goodness, this guy was unreal that night. The majority of his points came on jumpshots, which shows how great a shooter MJ was. Excellent vintage video !!! This gets 5 stars for the shots of legends alone. Bavetta, Phil and Doug Collins have been doing this for a very long time.

[@stephenjohn841]

Editor is hella petty for that slow mo 😂😂

[@jordanpittman7091]

Michael Jordan you are good at basketball

[@HikoSeijuroXIII]

+Jordan Pittman Why did I laugh?

[@chudyzam]

Jordan: "Yes, he's good - I consider it a challenge" :D :D :D

[@horaiyo]

Lol, the comments about "let him beat us if we can" and "but he can beat you" were priceless.

[@MrAzzalo]

damn i always jus round it to 70.. Naw he shoulda had 70 tho

[@ChrisJWatts504TV]

+john moore Right!

[@zolojikomuzikal47]

Unstoppable!!!! #1

[@ReggieBChannel]

Shaq had 61 with 5 minutes left in the game he could of beat him just saying

[@Mrken2786]

Righhhht... 😂

[@ChrisJWatts504TV]

+Sports Prodigy What Game Was This? Lmao!

[@reallynow5357]

+Sports Prodigy Could've, would've but didn't, just saying.

[@andrewpatrick3008]

+ChrisJWattsTV vs. the Clippers....on his (Shaq's) birthday nonetheless.

[@JohnMegaton2062]

Shaq = big strong dunker. MJ = best basketball player who ever put on a uniform. Jordan could have scored 100 if he wanted.

[@savemenico]

@CaveKanem Also J. Kidd guarded LeBron in the finals and he did pretty well and he's 38

[@illVeritas]

@mattrancho He had 5. But who needs assists when you score all your teams points?

[@75samuel75]

@Eyesonme805 your post is a perfect example of "I have no idea what to say because I have no proof to back up my statement so i'll just make up whatever comes to my mind". Starks was a journeyman who played well for a few yrs, and he played for one of the most bruising defenses of all time.Plus he was a great athlete and a streaky shooter.Give me the 1994 Knicks against either of the Finalists of this year, with the 94 rules, and they'd never lose a 7 game series.

[@sbeallvln]

3:34 How prophetic was that statement???

[@AwH22311]

@temorello Not only that but in this game cleveland was fighting for their playoff lives to secure the 8th spot.

[@EtherealKnight89]

I think rebounding too much, kind of made MJ tired in the 4th quarter.

[@rohw0016]

and the great part about the aftermath of that shot.. MJ just went right to the bench and sat down. the man just wanted to play ball.

[@osvie01]

As a young kid my favorite player was MJ, and now it is Kobe. While everyone is arguing back and forth about who is better, I am just rejoicing that I saw who I consider the two greatest players of the game play during my lifetime.

[@an2n07]

MJ is the greatest nba player of all time... and there is no question about it... No need to argue.

[@033723]

@jameboy how many nba finals mvp does kobe have 2 Jordan 6 Kobe mvp 2 Jordan 5... talk...

[@einsp227]

Jordan did this in an era where that many points wasn't normal. Today's NBA is more offense oriented and dropping 50 in the first half isn't out of the question nor would it be a shock. This was a feat back then.

[@StoicalShellz]

At 5:12 the announcer says this will be good for jordans dunk. Do you think his dunk equalled the level of excitement of the announcers prediction?

[@macienku]

no

[@blahblah234blah]

wow, while getting 69 points, he got 18 boards, and an amazing 6 assists!! Has kobe even got 6 assists in his lowest scoring game? i know im exagurating, but common..

[@michael2305]

even if there will be a player that could tie him by any athletic means ... still jordan is the most passionate and dedicated player EVER + he has charisma & greatness & still alot of respect for small things

[@bulls90s]

Steve Kerr. Damn.

[@elvis316]

1:30 silent critique of Cartright's FT. He made Shaq look mechanically sound.

[@EtherealKnight89]

I saw a full game of this in youtube, it seems that MJ got cold in the 4th quarter. I guess he was tired, but if he had rested more I think he would have gotten 70+ plus points easily.

[@immag530]

are you the youtube god?

[@tmac8892]

ehlo still having mj nightmares

[@Thekingpac2014]

I read in the Slam Magazine Gold Edition for MJ,and he said he took a hard hit from John "Hot-Rod" Williams and the Cleveland's crowd roared loud and he got pissed and then he put up an amazing 69 POINTS! You gotta thank Hot Rod and Cleveland's fans for causing a unreal 69 point game performance by Jordan.

[@CoolHandLuke7]

@c2g1980 Later in his career he was a much more habitable teammate. But in the late eighties and early nineties, before he got a couple championships, wow, a brutal guy. Openly disparaged the coaches, his teammates, his touches, just a huge Ego. That Jordan, if playing today would be despised.

[@CruzProductionz]

Michael Jordan=Greatest Athelete

[@Dcarp92]

1990 Fire Red 5's. Not sure if they are the Silver tongue or Black tongue versions

[@larryg1481]

Anybody hear the annoucers response to Doug Collins remark at 3:34

[@Markthegreat6789]

These announcers probably said Michael 1000 times

[@ImpliedVolatility704]

check this video out.this is the defense the pistons used called the "jordan rules".soon after the pistons started using this tactic, many other teams around league adopted the "jordan rules" as well.if you watch the vid closely,you'll notice jordan gets hand checked almost every time he drives.but jordan was so quick that he could usually still beat his man off the dribble.but even when he did beat his man,the pistons were in the lane waiting. watch?v=NLv2F33snCE&feature=channel_page

[@TBlake34]

Yes, you'll notice I made that very point earlier, it's a matter of historical fact. But when evaluating that Laker team, it's clear who the relevant player actually was. Shaq won all three finals MVPs without a contest. I understand you're trying to make a contrarian point, but Shaq won with Wade on the downslope of his career. Look, all you have to do is read Phil Jackson's book to find out who he thought was the most important part of that team.

[@AHMAD-2324]

And he's doin this wit skills not driving and dunking the ball. But using those amazing skills to repeatedly beat the double team. Not to mention the 18rbs 6ast and 4stls...Wow just simply The greatest basketball player/Athlete of All-time!

[@lexxussmooth]

I NEVER thought I would see, let alone ENJOY, Bill Cartwright.....in slow motion. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Just the fact that this even crossed your mind to do this.....Pure. Genius. 🤣🤣🥳🥳🥳

[@dairen45]

he shot over 61 percent from the field and rebounds,assists and steals to go with it...remarkable game he took that many shots because he had 31 points at half he was on fire

[@sbeallvln]

3:34 How prophetic was that statement??? 1994 of course was the year Jordan was playing baseball.

[@joeblack6536]

Every time when I look MJ I see joy of playing basketball. It's not just awesome dunks, what make U great, when U have 6'6 it's not hard to dunk. But..but all other aspects he moved to another level as well, like footwork. Man...add to that fake moves He was doing every time. To cheat opponent, to make a bit more place for clear shoot or penetrate defense and dunk. When He got the ball his not looking for fast way to pass to someone...it's like to pass all that joy, possibilities what ball in Ur hand can create..other players they usually trying to pass somewhere else and kill own spirit own passion. There are players who love to make nice moves but often without will to score, just to shine for a sec and pass the fckn ball. Here with MJ, everything is to score to pass defensive player like U are 1on1. He took that chalange game after game. Not enough words to praise his momentum , acceleration after fake move where defense went wrong way. He had that movement poetry, which camera loved from very beginning.

[@ImpliedVolatility704]

here are the nba league scoring averages on a year by year basis,since the rule changes in the summer of 2004.you noticed the ppg jump in the 2005 season after the rule changes?but according to you the the rule changes didn't do anything.on top of that,the pace of the nba hasn't changes at all since the rule changes, but the scoring average has continued to rise. (2009)100 (2008)99.9 (2007)98.7 (2006)97.0 (2005)97.2 (2004)93.4

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

I like that this clip shows how MJ played hard on both ends of the floor.

[@belandresjustin]

EPIC SCORE OF 69

[@marcusrayfieldwright9088]

If you watch Kobe scoring 60 vs Memphis in the '06-'07 season, they look exactly the same. That's crazy to me.

[@Dakkadot01]

Amazing

[@zhaq97]

what are you talking about do you want me to name the 06 team or whatt if so dwyane wade, Derek Andersen and even dorell wright.

[@blackadam06]

@MPaluba In kobe's BEST seasons for: pts -- MJ's topped and tied it 2x asts -- MJ topped it 4x AND tied it 1x (including his rookie season LOL) rebs -- MJ topped it 2x AND tied it 1x stls -- MJ's topped AND tied it 8x (and was 1 short of tying it in '96) blks -- MJ's topped AND tied it 6x fg% -- MJ bested it 11x AND tied it as many times So how exactly is kobe better again?

[@KinnereyB]

Oh, And Kobe was playing the RAPTORS PPL! Matt Bonner, Morris Peterson, and Jalen Rose were checking him that game with 6'10" Bosh at CENTER! MJ was playing AT a Cleveland Cavs team that was a mainstay in the playoffs for about a decade AND had a REAL Center guarding the middle AND during the days when you could handcheck full court...MJ is the greatest we will ever see.

[@ChaosCat79]

Hey, I have no problem with that. Your a Kobe fan and I can respect your opinion, especially since you've been honest enough to watch what Jordan could do and admitted who had the superior game. :) Kobe is a great player, no question about it. I just think it's unfair on him to have so many people making comparisons with MJ that Kobe will find impossible to emulate and surpass.

[@Bountyville424]

Lmaooo I can't stop dying off the replay slow-mo of bill Cartwright free throw in the beginning of the video lol that's too funny haha

[@leia072306]

@temorello VERY WELL SAID " JORDAN THE GOAT" UNDEFEATED IN FINALS !!!

[@Mar2Legit]

Im not downplaying kobe's performance, you're just downplaying MJ's great performance

[@MisterBinx]

You can't watch this clip and even say that there is anyone near Jordan, he is the greatest basketball player ever.

[@Mar2Legit]

before you guys mention kobe.....jordan scored 69 and had 18 boards with less attempts for the field and from 3pt range as well. Jordan scored 69 in a highly contested game. Kobe scored 81 when the game was already out of reach, they were up double digits and he was still pullin up for 3's early in the shot clock. IT WAS A STATS GAME FOR KOBE! listen to the commentator at 3:32-3:36 he says, " that's the greatness of Michael Jordan"

[@ImpliedVolatility704]

iv watched at least 40 full games of michael jordan alone,and thats not counting all of his games i watched live on t.v growing up. im not basing any of my options off highlights,or childhood memory,your just assuming that.

[@doesitreallymatter23]

Jordan scored 59% of Chicago's points in this game. Meaning over half their team's points. That's amazing.

[@kile20]

wait, which pixel is jordan?

[@amandawnipper]

the man just cant miss reminds me of the 86' boston game

[@davidcici11Evolution]

Jordon played in a defensive era, even Phil Jackson (former coach) and Larry Brown said Kobe would average around 50 in this era of basketball. There was more dominant centers and more defensive minded players in his era (80's and 90's) NBA changed a couple of rules like the Offensive 3 second violation and the hand check rule to make the game more offensive oriented, there was one point that games were some nights when teams would barely score 80 or 70 points. MJ was more contested by far

[@QuikScopeCommandos]

even back then all the focus was on jordan...

[@rrTale]

MJ's highest scoring games came when his team was on the verge of losing the game till the final seconds. Every single one of his 60+ pt performances. In KB's case he had his team confortable ahead but couldnt resist to stat padding.

[@leonidaselpatriota]

Great video

[@francescogeo]

how many shots he missed in this match?? THE KING!

[@BravoSquirrel]

If you compare this with Kobe's performance there are some factors to consider. Jordan hadn't refined his 3 point shot at this time. If he had done that, he probably would've had considerably more. As mentioned, Kobe scored 81 on the Raptors, an obvious mismatch between the teams. At the time, Cleveland was no bottom feeder. They were a perrenial playoff presence. Plus 18 rebounds for a gaurd is pretty spectacular. Both performances were incredible, but let's put things in perspective.

[@c2g1980]

@blackadam06 Bravo, extremely well put. I felt like I was reading the Great Debaters.

[@DNY21]

that helps MJ's case actually. the more you shoot, the more you miss, and MJ still shot 53 % from the field! 36 ppg on 53 % shooting in 17 Finals games. that's dominance, consistency and efficiency LeBron could only dream of.

[@jtaustinmusic]

Thank you SO much for the slow mo bill cartwright free throw....i forgot how truly awkward his shot was...we would mimic it as kids and just bust up laughing

[@ChaosCat79]

And yes, LBJ can and SHOULD be in the argument for best player in the league currently. Even if the league is much weaker in terms of defensive ability and intensity than in previous decades, Lebron's numbers this season have been pretty amazing, especially for someone only in his fourth year as an NBA player. He's been just as much of a team player as Kobe has been this year, in fact a better one actually, and to get the reshuffled Cavs into the playoffs was very impressive.