Michael Jordan Highlights 1989 ECSF Game 3 vs Knicks - 40pts, GREAT BOUNCE BACK!

[@jxn23]

I've never seen a player do more in a playoff series than Jordan in this series. He single handedly destroyed the Knicks pressing defence and then on the defensive end he disrupted their offence. 35.7 points 9.5 rebounds 8.3 assists 2.5 steals and 1.3 blocks and shot 55% for the series. GOAT

[@TomiAdewoleAdetom]

The refs should've called Chicago for having 6 players on the floor at once. I could swear I saw two No. 23's out there multiple times that game - Michael was _everywhere_

[@jarvasedundy1]

Lol

[@sonnyandreotte5451]

Is it just me or does the game flow so much better back in the 80s n 90s? Nobody cuts to the basket anymore.

[@Shottamanrambo]

agree the Warriors style of play really influenced the whole league to play this soft Euro-style basketball. I still watch the NBA daily but the 90s was better. I dont really care for the bad boys so much because it was blatant hacking and trying to injure people when people like Laimbeer for example couldnt stay in front of their man, so they had to result to fouling

[@sonnyandreotte5451]

K.J Lawrence amen!

[@Yell_Dead_Cell]

Different rules now. Used to have illegal defense before so players had to commit to defense or to the double or be penalized. Now players can wander

[@getoffthisrocktravel2054]

Defense had hand checking illegal moving screens and alot of heavy contact back then. You will notice Jordan was smaller so after this season he hit the gym on a heavy weights program he was tired getting bullied and bashed. He said 3 months on a heavy weights program see how we go......did it for rest of his career with the bulls.

[@pomerlain8924]

Could not agree more. Much more cutting and teamwork. Now, everybody wants to run behind the three point line or go one-on-one and try to draw fouls. Hence, we get games like we saw in in the game 7 between the Warriors and Rockets a few years ago where the Rockets missed 27 straight three pointers, and had no B-game.

[@louisvelez40]

You see how versatile he is. He can get those rebounds and assists if he needed to. This was his best overall season of his career. Look how fast and quick he was at both ends. This guy had stamina for days and Michael had not even began to lift weights. But somehow Lebron is better, how?

[@cobrachannel100]

The speed at which he plays this series is mind bogling. Amazing.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

in a season he also averaged 8.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists while still scoring a whopping 32 points per game! He is also one of the all time leaders in steals and one of the best smaller shot blockers.

[@lamefart]

He aggravated his groin injury the previous game where he only scored 15. His lowest in a playoffs game in his whole career. He averaged 40+ ppg thereafter in the remaining games of this series against the Knicks.

[@mikekirkland2487]

@@JSB-2Z-2K he's 3rd all time in steals

[@abhijithashok2564]

He is buddy your not gonna change everyones mind

[@ashtonjackfanny]

Isiah Thomas said Jordan couldn't go left lmfao he went left a bunch of times in this game dude was fuckin ambidextrous and the best left handed finisher in nba history

[@LaMarcusMassey-om5xn]

Tell em

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

These videos remind me that Michael Jordan is even better than I remember. That's INSANE!!

[@bosshog9185]

Oh I know right.its amazing watching him when you get older,what he did was insane and now we are older we can really appreciate it

[@hairjordan5603]

It amazes me how much better he got every year. All the skill in the world, but compare 89 MJ to 91 92 93 Jordan and he’s bigger, deadlier and hungrier to win every season. Then completely switched up his game in 96 to 98 and was still the best player

[@billj4525]

Yeah, Jodan lost athleticism gradually a bit over time, but he was always adding new moves and learning new things to make himself more dangerous in other ways, incredible. That was his extremely hard work.

[@blackricktheruler]

This is hands down the best Jordan archive on KZbin.Thank you for all the hard work you do.I get to relive my youth and also show my son certain aspects of Jordan’s game that get vastly underrated like his passing vision,footwork and rebounding,especially from a SG.This wasn’t even a finished version of Mike which makes the fact that he continued to get better actually scary.

[@peacefulmind1409]

This is the best series MJ played against Knicks, averaged 36+9.5+8+55%.

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

23 MJ Those numbers sound impossible in the regular season, let alone the PLAYOFFS!!

[@michaelxu7132]

MJ is the GOAT!MJ in his prime can beat anyone.

[@TruthHasSpoken]

There is a reason MJ was the highlight of Space Jam. If anyone ever deserved a yacht, it was MJ. The memories are wonderful.

[@ryanreyes7206]

If jordan was stat padding he could actually get 3ple 2ble...the greatest ever....

[@Pele10KingForever]

Greatest Athlete of all time.

[@diamonddee178]

On Jordans first bucket of the game, he went end to end with only FIVE DRIBBLES!!!!!

[@tomtang8708]

Wow, prime jordan was so quick and explosive

[@victormartin3539]

Jordan was so good he was like a black panther toying with his prey this man is the goat

[@chrisdell5679]

That speed at 3:30 and people think Lebron is faster!?

[@nimphalhab8543]

Mj the Goat

[@JBMUSICEXP]

U cant help but grin with mike and oak

[@relaxstaycalm1906]

Medias and fans compare Lebron to his Airness, Lebron ain't anywhere close please.

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

Terry Y ....Well, that means nobody else is either. So why only think of LeBron as the one "who will never be..."? And if he is nowhere in MJ's class, why bring him up when no one else in the comments even mentioned him first for a response?

[@Shottamanrambo]

WHY on EVERY Jordan video do people need to bring up Lebron Lebron isnt Jordan (though they do play totally different styles) but just appreciate him now and stop sounding bitter because we will miss him after he retires because none of these new rookies and 1 year players strike me as being top 10 potential

[@eiichirooda664]

Terry Y if he wasn't anywhere close like 10× then Lebron shouldn't even be mention in this video. Also appreciate him because he is the only player who has a chance to catch up Jordan, Kobe could of catch Kareem and Magic (maybe Kobe is tied with Magic).

[@relaxstaycalm1906]

Because NBA is about business. They need to put someone into the spotlight to make profit. NBA picks Lebron because he is the greatest player in this era, still not close to MJ tho.

[@mikekirkland2487]

The G.O.A.T period!

[@wwbdwwbd]

I see no flopping from either team.

[@bwink23]

Bran Flakes would have stayed in the game to get that 1 more assist for a triple double.

[@refraktr6223]

3:27 how did he get there so fast ??? 😳😳

[@tyaniggy1397]

he is so much more than just amazing

[@jayp8124]

Jordan did it on offense and defense, man how can you make comparisons to the GOD.

[@blackadam06]

It's all a marketing ploy. That's how they sell the game to this generation. And attaching MJ's name to these stories is STILL their go-to tactic. Because he's STILL their biggest draw. The league KNOWS that this is a prisoner-of-the-moment, latest = greatest, mentality havin' generation, that knows NOTHING about the history of the game past 5 years ago. So they CONSTANTLY use the media to come up with these bogus narratives, that implies that these new guys are just as good (or is better) than MJ, because they know that the current generation DESPERATELY wants one of their own to be better than him. This will drum up interest/ratings in their talk shows and televised games, which translates into big $$$.

[@powerman1993tk]

@@blackadam06 i agree 100% Jordan set the bar so high the media always tries to compare to MJ. Sadly no one has been close.

[@jc23aircraftchannel]

MJs mindset and dedication towards the game is far, far more better than Lebron , that's why MJ is the GOAT..

[@mjjumps]

I don't know if it was THIS series but against one team in the 89 PO's (think Detroit) MJ has an UNREAL sequence bringing the ball up full court against 3 defenders...Pretty sure it was Detroit...he just crosses, behind the back, spins and leaves 2-3 players flat

[@peacefulmind1409]

That‘s from a regular game with Detroit.

[@mjjumps]

23 MJ I remembered the black shoes though

[@arto8854]

A little mini shrug at 6:20

[@futureicon23]

Signature Air Jordan highlight reel game right here.

[@metair3759]

Woow!! Jus loOved his energy and will Power to win as ah Youngin!

[@itbepoetry]

6:23-6:42 stinkin beautiful

[@PAntS-23]

Air dashing in real life lmao

[@jaydubb2005]

6:34

[@WrathUponEden]

Best Ever!

[@vondamn9943]

A good portion of Michael Jordan's playground comes from this game

[@hectorlopez1069]

Ewing and jordan are the goats of the old NBA.

[@Tfl_dj]

And people actually wanna compare this man to Lebron 😂😂😂

[@oneday5572]

Facts. There’s only been two games in which Lebron left me speechless and completely in awe: 2007 Game 5 vs Detroit and *2011 Game 6 vs Boston. Other than that, he doesn’t “wow” me at all. But MJ played like this consistently. He brought this same energy and effort every single game

[@eyes2338]

Its was harder to score 40 for a guard those days.

[@pyramiddesert]

40points 15rebound？！

[@hectorlopez1069]

Jordan showed that ewing couldn't not do anything to eliminate jordan in the playoffs.

[@bloody_outlaw8000]

7:15 ok now im convinced.. Jimmy butler is his son

[@croplaya]

Good god almighty

[@chadhenderson9732]

Why do first take and undisputed always day Jordan wasnt a good passer? Hell he's just as good passer as lebron.

[@oramishygone8463]

Better

[@depannist]

Because everything else he did was so good, his passing is overlooked. They also tend to only look at the number of assists as if that is an indicator of being a “good” passer.

[@oneday5572]

@@depannist Facts 💯 Same shit I was about to write. Ppl forget how efficient a passer he was because his scoring ability was so good. I remember when Paxson got injuried and missed a little over a month and MJ had to run the point... The man averaged 11 assists a game during that time and he was just subbing lol. IMAGINE if that were his ACTUAL role!

[@NoSheepMentality]

Mostly career assists average but the triangle offense cut down on his assists. Most people don’t use context with numbers. He’s obviously capable of averaging at least 8 a game over a season as he did it before. 10 triple doubles in 11 games too.

[@bazatronmurphy8596]

Crazy to see him get in the refs face like that and not get T'd up.

[@satatay23]

Barry Murphy I think it took a while for players to really start dragging out being in the refs face, and also the refs demanding more respect. Same as drawing a foul, and the blatant flopping from the 2000’s superstars. Hopefully that gets pulled back under control.

[@jcrhea001]

Obviously this is NOT game 2. That was in New York.

[@archan6el774]

His midrange is wet

[@dp233332]

dude at 5:12 MJ should be getting called for a technical foul then on the next 2 plays this highlight reel shows the refs make a BS call on ewing and a questionable foul and goaltending call to boot on the following play as well...the Pistons invented 1 set of Jordan Rules, but the NBA media and refs had another...I dont deny that he was the best, but I dont think its right to tamper with the outcomes of playoff games and championships in an effort to glorify individuals in a team sport.

[@oneday5572]

Every mega super star ( MJ, Kobe, Lebron etc) will get away with a lot more than other players. It’s always been that way. MJ wasn’t the first and he certainly won’t be the last. I agree that MJ should’ve been T’D up but you also have to understand that refs weren’t AS sensitive as today’s officials. There have been many a games in which you see the refs yelling right back at the players lol. It was a different era man

[@SephirothGodF7]

Compared to game 2 the knicks got hella lazy in there switches and did a horrible job containing him

[@ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

3:34 Where's the foul? Lol

[@edisonsubandi7231]

Wanna triple double for Jordan easy if wanna played for stats.

[@courtneywhite6036]

I thought Jordan didn't play defense

[@ksteve4042]

Where was Jordan touched at 3:30??? The was a hard foul in that era 😕

[@boogieloo1831]

K Steve - oh, you found one example of something. You're so stupid. You've proved nothing except you're a dumbass. Judging highlights is stupidity. It was twice as tough back then and if you knew the differences, you'd see them instantly. But idiots think finding an example of something proves causation which it doesn't obviously. Go back to school and study some basic logic.

[@ksteve4042]

Boogie Loo I love it, look at the Jordansexual trying to defend the inevitable. This happened alot. I remember Magic saying "if you breathe on Jordan it's a foul" yeah bad boys did him dirty in 87-89, but they changed the rules in Jordans favor in 90-91. Alot of people don't know the history. They only remember what they saw. Also. I remember Wilt saying they changed the rules to help you, but changed the rules to stop me" people just don't do their research. And I'm not saying MJ wasn't the man in his era. He was. But alot of rules changed in the 90s. Including the flagrant fouls. That stems from the bad boys. I can find many examples of tick tack fouls on MJ. Just watch the games to be honest. Now MJ was still one of my favorite players to watch, along with Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, Allen Iverson, Tmac, Penny, Grant Hill prime, but just because a couple fights took place between certain teams. Doesn't mean that era was better. Alot of those dudes wouldn't even be playing with the type of speed, size and athleticism in the league now. Like seriously, what white guy could guard MJ? Like seriously, there were alot of them trying to guard him. But Dumars have him problems, Michael Cooper, Gary Payton have him real probs. And MJ could never shut down Mahmoud Abdul Rauf 6'1 160, Grant Hill, Penny, AI, and many others. Something you have to think about. I can't imagine a Jeff hornacek, Reggie Miller, Dan Majerle, Byron Russell trying to guard LeBron or KD, Harden, Curry, Kyrie, that's BBQ chicken. And y'all know it. Competition matters and Brent Price just doesn't cut it for me.

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

Boogie Loo You should never argue with an idiot. People from afar might not be able to tell the difference. 😂😂😂

[@ksteve4042]

HoustonIsImmortal so the question where was he hit hard? Since Jordan went through hell every game, which I know not to be true, because I watched then like I do now. Y'all idiots are the ones stuck in the nostalgia. Y'all see clips here and there of fights and certain teams fouling hard. And think that was every game. It actually was more rare than every game. And y'all also forget the guys were much slower, smaller and less athletic then. MJ was ahead of his time. As far as athletic ability. But no way Bill Lambier fouling MJ vs Bron would have the same effect. You're talking about a 240 pound guy fouling a 200 pound guy knocking his ass down opposed to a 240 pound guy TRYING to knock down a guy 260+ pound guy that's bigger, stronger, faster, just as quick (even MJ if a little quicker), 40+ vert. Not going to be the same. That's why I don't listen to idiots. I listen to the players that played and the coaches. And taking my college experience and my pro experience and common sense. Bill Lambier said it best. We could knock MJ down, LeBron will not you down. We didn't have a player like that back in our era. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGKtaYaFpqagpKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpzMaJKuirJ2jKs

[@Benzene21]

This is how you prove you are stupid. Everything is relative. The players from Jordan’s era would have the speed, size and athleticism you talk about if they were playing in today’s era. Same thing if you look at it the other way around. Today’s players would be worse athletes 30 years ago. Jordan would be a better athlete today. He would still do what he did 30 years ago. It’s funny when people say rules were changed to help Jordan, because those rules still exist today, which means it is helping current players and it would help Jordan if he were playing today. smh

[@robertkrakaur511]

Hubie brown>>>

[@omardabo1287]

I swear he is not real. Out of this world. How do ya like that? Message from Michael Jordan 🤷

[@plainsimple244]

Jordan had it all but had to calm down because he would look like a heroin addict after the first quarter... then a cocaine addict at half time... by the end of the 3rd he was on weed and by the end of the game he took his liquor and went home... this guy Jordan did it all... but those coaches messed up his career which is why they had to go.

[@nappyheadboi48]

Game 2 jordan played horribly he really did bounce back though

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

they lost in the next round, though.

[@duanesantee7038]

theloverswineverytime they were basically underdogs the first two series... Nobody expected them to make the finals that year at all especially after only winning 47 games

[@AHMAD-2324]

That team he lost to swept Dominique in the first round, Swept Bird in round two and Swept Four HOF player's in the Finals. But MJ and the Jordanairs took them to 6 Game's...And that was with Horace Grant as the second best player giving him only 13ppg. You can keep on hatin but the baddest man the NBA has ever seen is non other than Michael Jeffrey Jordan.