Michael Jordan Playoffs Career High Highlights 1986 ECR1 G2 vs Celtics - 63pts! (720p 60fps)

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As Larry Bird said after the game. "He is the most exciting, awesome player in the game today. I think it's just God disguised as Michael Jordan."
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[@mr.dawson1988]

I think that Jordan’s ball handling in his early years are severely underrated. Especially considering that this was the 80’s.

[@jamesstack9777]

mf he couldnt dribble with his left for 3 consecutive dribbles

[@paintb0x]

Well he was in the same class as Isiah Thomas

[@81gwarren]

@@paintb0x And Isiah had the nerve to say recently that he didn't have a handle back then. He is insane.

[@paulherring8959]

@@81gwarren MJ didn't have AS GOOD a handle as a rookie compared to what MJ became, in every facet of the game, not just handle. EVERYTHING about MJ improved exponentially once he became the ultimate version of himself. Ole Roy Williams said Michael was 10 times better over his 3 years with UNC and then became 10 times better than that in the NBA. MJ was an amazing rookie for sure. But 90's Jordan blew 80's Jordan off the map.

[@leramfreeman2950]

​@paulherring8959 this wasn't his rookie year.

[@Hot33333333]

Dude was just pretty much better than everybody on the floor. Extremely ahead of his time. Shit is crazy

[@dondada1538]

No competition what so ever 🥱😴

[@znuwl]

@@dondada1538 you trolling right

[@xers8719]

@@dondada1538 lol, he's playing about 3 hall of famers in this video I think there was competition.

[@paulfoenem4862]

@@dondada1538 I hope you meant that in a good way, the Celtics in that season had the best win loss record in the entire nba at the time

[@dondada1538]

@@paulfoenem4862 dude just ran around in circles new nba defense is way better

[@taylorpack7705]

I remember my uncle told me he watched this game live with my dad, they were huge celtics fans. He told me when jordan started dropping 63 on them and they were literally switching defensive players on his to try and stop jordan my uncle said he looked over to my dad and said “I’ve seen some good basketball players but not like this guy, this guy is scary. I ain’t never seen anything like this, I’ve seen guys score 60 but not like that.” Watching this and watching others players score 60 is just different. Just the way jordan does it against the greatest team of the 80s is unmatched.

[@fezzik7619]

I watched it live as well. I just remember thinking he’s going to get his so they should focus on winning the game which they did in 2 OT. Jordan wouldn’t have broken the record that day had it not gone over. The loose foul call on McHale was the difference maker. The 86 Celtics still have the best roster and team I’ve ever seen play. I’d put them up against the 96 Bulls any day.

[@Arthur-ew5en]

I just watched this….where is the switch defence you talking about?????

[@ruck0sloc0s]

Greatest team of the 80s? 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@dwightlove3704]

Taylor Pack After the game Bird called Jordan GOD IN BASKETBALL SHOES

[@renzopeterson153]

​@@ruck0sloc0s exactly, the LA Lakers beat out Boston.

[@Ultra-BLV]

What always goes under the radar about this game is how damn good Boston was this season. They went 67-15, and 40-1 at home (an NBA record). They were the 3rd ranked offense and 1st ranked defense. This was Larry Bird at his absolute peak, Kevin Mchale at his peak, Robert Parish and Dennis Johnson still very good, Danny Ainge was among the best shooters in the league, and a rejuvenated Bill Walton came off the bench and won 6th man of the year on this team. A total of 5 HOFERS. I’d put this Boston up with the 96 Bulls and 17 Warriors for the title of best ever, the passing, balance, and defense was outrageous. Yet, Jordan made them look mediocre all night long. Shows why he’s the G.O.A.T.

[@jamieking007]

TRUE AND THEY TRY TO MAKE IT LIKE IT WAS JUST BIRD VS JORDAN

[@hybrid1339]

I tell people all the time that let Mike had at least his 91 team or even his later teams and his battles with Celtics and pistons in the 80s could have went way differently...but that Celtics team was tough to handle for sure

[@cyber6sapien]

I have a feeling this Celtics team was probably the greatest team ever. But if there was ever a way to put them against the '96 Bulls, I'm NEVER betting against Mike!

[@edwardclement102]

Who won? It is a team game. Steve Kerr hit it. Celtics won it. Bird is best all around, and Jordan is the most athletic.

[@jamieking007]

But people say Jordan never beat Bird..u mean Bird McHale Parrish DJ Walton Ainge Maxwell and the HALL OF FAME CELTICS 😩MJ NEVER complained about help or a SUPER TEAM 😳PSA he averaged 28 points as a ROOKIE

[@keqing311]

This team was ranked as number 1 defense and has a best record that season but still this guy drop 63 on them

[@VampireYoshi]

This guy was the greatest basketball player ever seen on God's green Earth. Plenty of guys today have impressive athleticism, but what set His Airness apart was his obsession with being the best player at every facet of the game, studying every opponent like Sun-tzu, and WANTING the pressure of every game to rest squarely upon him.

[@fernandotorres5013]

Looks like pretty pathetic defense to me Lol

[@OlympicSeason]

If you thought that was terrible defense Then you don’t know basketball Fernando.

[@jtonneck]

@@OlympicSeason no dude its pathetic no where near anything you would see today LOL. Dude not even better then kobe

[@OlympicSeason]

@@jtonneck holy crap how stupid are you????????? Whatever kobe had was from michael jordan!! (no disrespect tom kobe). Kobe even willingly admitted that. Michael jordan is the best basketball player to have ever lived no question.

[@Thinkingisdead]

My grandpa watched this game. He said he never saw him miss a point, he also said you could tell this was going to happen from the first quarter, he was in the zone, and you could tell because when he would take a seat, everyone would move away from him and let him do his thing. My Grandpa is still alive today.

[@anthonyakopyan]

That’s awesome 👏

[@warldorwessarnoelt3936]

Awesome. Extend the greetings .

[@Boston_CremePie]

Skeptics are going to say he scored on a bunch of unathletic old guys in this game but keep in mind Jordan has dominated the competition in 3 different eras. Even at age 40 with the Wizards and against younger and much more athletic players, this guy dropped 50 points.

[@whenisdinner2137]

@@user-gc1wj8tt2p hand checking was big in the 90s no the 80s bro

[@franjoikrloipatrik]

@@user-gc1wj8tt2p bahahaha right and this unathletic white guys lmao dude was a ball hog and thats about it had a superteam in 90s and thats why he won all those titles weak opponents and his fckin superteam thats why there was no game 7 lmao jordan fans are the worst

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

That's because even white dudes are racist against white ballplayers lmao. The 86 Celtics went 50-1 at the Boston Garden. No one has come close to that...except MJ's 96 Bulls. Y'all still too stupid to realize that athleticism isn't limited to us black folks and it doesn't just appear with high jumping.

[@franjoikrloipatrik]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 I aint racist i just know that he had no comp so stfu about racism fcking idiot, black people always lean on racism its kind of getting old.

[@oppsdontlikeme]

J if you watched the vid properly you'd see how many times the celtics team stayed in the paint making it extremely difficult for MJ to score but still managed to score 63 within the paint and 2pt area against 4-5 HOF

[@aimwrld3970]

He was in his second season and did this in the playoffs 63 and it still stands today

[@mr.dawson1988]

Its just mind blowing.

[@williejameshampton2825]

His third season*

[@JonathanEvans1977]

@@williejameshampton2825 um no this was his SECOND season. He was drafted in 1984. This was 85-86 season

[@JonathanEvans1977]

Keep in mind he missed most of this season with a broken 🦵

[@StoneGone]

@@JonathanEvans1977 exactly! Broke his foot earlier in the season in 85. The Bulls organization didn’t want him to rush back. He went back to the University of North Carolina and rehabbed like a mad man to come back and help lead the Bulls into the 8th seed of the playoffs. Unfortunately it was against a very good Celtics team.

[@markyang5763]

Just watched the last dance earlier today, the GOAT himself MJ

[@jakeman025]

J that’s cuz he was so fast and don’t tell me he didn’t get touched watch bulls vs Pistons.

[@shaqsburner7983]

@@jakeman025 awwww one team touched him and now he was getting touched his whole career

[@jakeman025]

@@shaqsburner7983 bro he got hammered by those guys for years not just a game or a series. Years and years same with the Celtics they played massive on him. Lebron would’ve thrived in this era if he was allowed to hand check no one would get by him.

[@theonlyalecazam2947]

@OIP ! lmao. So every jordan hater likes bron?

[@sooperfy]

Reminds you why he is the Goat of Goats. Kobe as his successor. Then maybe Lebron.

[@jessejazz3023]

This is Michael Jordan coming to play on a recovering broken foot.The team doctors told him not to play,but he still played tough in a losing effort.

[@thedragontactic]

Also Bulls front office told him not to play for a better draft pick.

[@youngerudit2524]

such lies...he had BEEN playing since the regular season but had a minutes restriction. He actually got CLEARED from the minute restriction by the doctor to play this series..Always lying to make the man seem like a god

[@dxtremecaliber]

@@youngerudit2524 but its still doesnt changed the fact hes not 100% and hes playing like this Jordan have many injuries during his championship runs hes just not whining about it thats whg they are not really known so stop saying that bs

[@Peakfreud]

@@dxtremecaliber He had a point, but ended it like a 12yr old...

[@Peakfreud]

@@dxtremecaliber Larry Bird himself who was actually on the Court, described him as God disguised as M.J Who's opinion actually matters an Opponent or Some random kid on social media.

[@bradpote2446]

People saying only victory is important are lyers. Cause if Jordan won that game scoring 20 pts we will not remember it. Scoring 63 in a lose and more than 30 years ater we still talk abiut it.

[@marvelousegbo7048]

I think if u ask Michael he'd rather score 20 and win

[@dookediconti9450]

@@marvelousegbo7048 Where what you said about MJ's mentality is true, Brad Pote is not wrong about his comment.

[@whenisdinner2137]

@@marvelousegbo7048 of course but it wouldn't be as memorable since this is a record that is still standing to this day.

[@fezzik7619]

liars* would* loss* later* about*. Back to 4th grade. Also, he broke the record because it went into double OT. I watched the game live and he was definitely unstoppable, but the Celtics had the best roster ever assembled that year. They had no problem with the Bulls in the series.

[@nathandalebout2141]

4 Hall of Famers vs. 1. But, that 1 nearly bridged that gap because he was that insanely amazing and had the strongest will to win we probably have ever seen!

[@davidashley1354]

As a Chicago kid, this was the first full game I watched while MJ was playing. Even though we lost, I remember jumping around staring at the TV like shit we(Chicago) got us one. My God was I correct! 😀 Thanks Mike!

[@hairjordan2620]

Lol

[@mrtruth7955]

And behold the Greatness of Jordan... he took a last placed Bulls team and turned them into a 6 Time NBA Champions... Dropping 63 on a Celtics Team that had H.O.Fers from the guards position right through to the Centre...

[@magic2103]

He turned nobody into the champions .. Jerry Kraus DID … You must be talking about Larry Bird who won an NBA title his 2nd year with a Celtics team that finished almost last the year prior his arrival …

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

​@@magic2103 Okay what's your point?

[@ATX-js1to]

This dude just floats across the court lol it’s so magical bruh I can’t explain it

[@kervindeguzman9440]

When MJ got fouled by McHale, he was only rewarded two free throws as the rules back then suggests that drawing fouls in 3-point attempts will only result in two free throws. If he played with the new rule of drawing foul in 3-point attempt = 3 free throws, he could have iced the game and atleast win one over the Celtics in the series.

[@JBMUSICEXP]

he shot three missed one made two... he could won the game if he made em all

[@23jarmk]

@@JBMUSICEXP wrong. 2 shots then.

[@JBMUSICEXP]

@@23jarmk go watch the game. He had three

[@JBMUSICEXP]

@@23jarmk idk I just went thru every video of it I can find and they all say two shots.. guess ur right.. I thought he missed one and made 2... guess the rule was only 2 shots back then?

[@MDCxThePG]

@@JBMUSICEXP That's literally what he said

[@3coursethoughts448]

Wow so that's what his old jumper was like. He improved like crazy. That combination of being psychotically competitive and naturally built for basketball was terrifying mix for sure.

[@jarvasedundy1]

I always tell people, Jordan game evolved like crazy

[@dice6953]

Jordan's 63 points still holds the record for most points in a playoff game.

[@sosdosautomaticos]

Bird says... god disguised of MJ

[@sosdosautomaticos]

I see MJ the videos every day at lunch, I do not get tired ever miss this time... Miss the 80 and 90 basketball!!!

[@feryadmezori8171]

I thought Jordan was clutch player yet he missed shot that could have won them the game damn clutch that’s ass 😂😂😂

[@housesports000]

Feryad Mezori Bitch please he’s a sophomore who scored 63 on the best defensive team and arguably the greatest team of the 80’s just shut the fuck up. He wouldn’t be in that last shot situation if his team wasnt fucking ass

[@dreip4411]

@@user-gc1wj8tt2p yep just like how bron demolished terry in the finals. oh he didn't.

[@tenthirty82]

@@feryadmezori8171 That's a dumb statement! He is the greatest not perfect

[@swaedank1029]

When Mj played as a point guard for a while he goat 10 triple doubles in 11 games.

[@trejohnson1980]

They had a losing record and 2 of them came from the two worst teams in the league at that time when he was playing point guard which is why they switched him back to sg lol

[@thebasketballfan6248]

@@trejohnson1980 but it at-least showed what he could do as Point Guard, he could easily pad more stats in that way. Like you said though, it wasn’t good for the team so they switched him back.

[@1CHOZN7]

@@trejohnson1980 His team was str8 garbage. I didn't know your favorite player won every game every time. So what you're saying really didn't make any sense.

[@marvinjones689]

@@trejohnson1980 and if u did that ur team would win 0 games u broke virgin loser

[@brandonkarena6138]

@@trejohnson1980 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@derrickbrewer8311]

Truly unbelievable unreal even watching the replays 30 years later I’m still in awe like I’m watching it the first. He was and is truly special I was ten years old when he came to Boston and did that I’m about to 46 years old and I live in Boston unreal!!!!!

[@gioproductionsm]

Jordan was literally scoring over the whole team...that's the goat

[@dalewoods6151]

0:57 Jordan’s game is so beautiful

[@panam4redd]

i replayed that part so many times, that move he did was so damn pretty

[@DonnieTheGent1]

To do that on Bird to, damn.

[@mavvzahardd2678]

so beautiful that defense is fcking garbage

[@charlessohou3960]

Rick Carlisle, John Havlicek and Danny ainge on the celtics... the team had only NBA executives

[@donnyjones6717]

And coaches remember bird and McHale both were coaches and I know bird is an exec now well recently

[@1CHOZN7]

Parish, Bird, McHale and DJ are all HOFs. 4 of them on 1 team.

[@andrewsmith3257]

@@1CHOZN7 exactly this team was stacked and MJ dropped 63

[@mpa1931]

Larry and McHale were executives too

[@rodzillabulls_4566]

To think my boy was only 22 right here. Striving for the gold since day 1. The best ever.

[@boredommademedothis]

He was 23. Lol.

[@timbuckthe2nd642]

Drops over 50, hit's the clutch 2 free pointers to tie the game to secure overtime, plays his heart out til the very end. Imagine if he had someone else to support him. Dude was a one man team. Unreal.

[@thehun24]

I been watching since 84', and I've watched many great players...Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player in NBA history.

[@troyduffie3836]

A couple of takeaways: the ease in which he creates space to get a shot off is still incredible, star players complained about the way the refs called the games for MJ and they were right to-- a lot of the those calls were phantom fouls, Jordan is an underrated passer.

[@afgcinc7206]

I'm actually surprised Walton didn't argue when he fouled out...that 6th foul was ridiculously ticky-tack...not taking anything away from Jordan, but this was the beginning of star players getting a lot of BS calls in games. Even guys like Reggie Miller later admitted they knew when the refs were likely to make calls and when they were likely to let plays stand no matter what happened, where it concerned the biggest stars.

[@LongerLasting]

DJ is all over his shooting hand and able to make contact with the ball when MJ gets by him. But he was definitely not getting the benefit of the whistle.

[@dariancunningham5112]

His pull up middy was crazy 🔥😂

[@crishunger8316]

10

[@uddielad]

Can you even imagine what he’d do today. That was a great Boston team..

[@FlyingPelican2]

you are lying to yourself if you dont believe the current era isnt more skilled than the 90s. not saying MJ would be bad in this current era, but cmon.

[@uddielad]

@@FlyingPelican2 Iverson says MJ would average 50 today. There have been many other great players that agree. Oh and 9 all first NBA defensive teams. See back then the played both ends…

[@x-force3372]

@@FlyingPelican2 with this comment alone you could tell you don't play basketball lol

[@austin5801]

I don't think it's a fair assessment to say he would average 50 today. Honestly, he would probably average the same. I've been watching a lot of 80s and 90s basketball tonight (full games, not highlights) just trying to analyze them and there's a lot of mistakes and turnovers made that just wouldn't happen today. It has nothing to do with the smothering defenses either. Just sloppy basketball on their part. That being said, Michael Jordan is leaps and bounds above everyone on the court in these games and he would be incredible in every era. Great players would just adjust. Jordan, Lebron, Bird, Olajuwon, etc.

[@mavvzahardd2678]

mj is generational player he can play in any era but this boston team will not make in playoffs with that fcking defense lmao

[@nomibe2911]

You give Jordan a second star at this time and I think the Bulls pull off an upset.

[@joaopedrocavalcante3184]

he did it against probably the best passing team of all time.

[@fezzik7619]

And the Bulls still lost the game. That’s how good that Celtics team was that year on their way to getting a ring.

[@greyk610]

What does the Celtics offense have to do with their defense though.

[@bigda6407]

Who’s here after the last dance?

[@julianalexander6602]

I dont got espn do u know when its getting on netflix

[@unlockedaccount]

julian alexander it’s out now

[@unlockedaccount]

BIG DA me

[@PAlex-us4ov]

Just watched the first 2 eps. Good stuff

[@jrtime8092]

P. Alex i already watch the first 8 eps now i have to wait for the last 2 in may

[@lamarrjohnson1180]

Jordan’s prime was his whole career

[@trentonpearson7353]

Crazy how many points he would have had if he played 19-20 seasons like Kobe LeBron Malone or Kareem. Literally 10 of the 13 seasons with the Bulls he was a scoring champion.

[@rickhammond2473]

@@trentonpearson7353 If you look at the stats it Jordan was better in most of the categories FGM,FGA.,FG% Steals not even close Jordan takes that.EFG% Jordan 33.45 avg per game Bryant 25.64.Jordan by far best player that ever played the game.Stephen Curry not in the league with Jordan.

[@trentonpearson7353]

@@rickhammond2473 I say the closet one to Jordan in greatest of all time status is lebron.

[@rickhammond2473]

@@trentonpearson7353 I would take Bird over Lebron

[@rickhammond2473]

@@trentonpearson7353 The birdman all the way

[@stoneharper7038]

Pretty wild when you consider that the 86 Celtics are one of the greatest teams of all time

[@jonathank786]

Even more so as Jordan was just getting off a broken foot and was still a rookie

[@mavvzahardd2678]

that boston plumbers team will not make playoffs in this era

[@billj4525]

@@jonathank786 Not a rookie, but year 2 in the league. Close enough though.

[@TKDBoy1889]

@@mavvzahardd2678 They would and they'd have today's cupcake players crying for mommy.

[@cafhead]

Tkdboy exactly

[@KN2X2]

I think what makes Jordan stand out as most people's GOAT is how ahead of time he was compared to the vast majority of his competition, it's almost as if he travelled back in time from the early 2000s. With how much the league has adapted, it's basically impossible to protrude this much in today's NBA.

[@arjunabazaz1006]

6:55 “8-feet beyond the three point line” what type of crack was that announcer smoking

[@mike-gn1wi]

Just guessing but I think he was saying that he fouled Jordan 8 feet away from the three point line maybe

[@my6013]

Exactly what I was wondering. He was about 8 inches from the line maybe.

[@Chipper33000tff]

@@mike-gn1wi makes no sense

[@fezzik7619]

I grew up watching 80’s NBA. The announcers always exaggerated

[@HeroT]

Welp it was the 80s, the time were everybody and their mother was doing coke

[@JerseySchmutzler]

He was so great to watch back in the day Jordan is my favorite player

[@Frank_Cohen]

Great title. Precise too :) Well done video. I'm a fan of your body of work, the finest video-archival tribute to the GOAT, Michael Jordan. Thank you. 2:58 is all the testimony to GOAT status one needs, as it comes from players from the opposition and one of NBA's greatest teams.

[@asterisk911]

The best thing is the aftermath. Context: it's a best 3 out of 5 series. The Celtics had gone up 2-0 but they avoided the home split ONLY by getting through a double overtime. Now the Celtics go to Chicago for potentially 2 games. Kevin McHale is spotted at the Chicago airport without a suitcase, as he arrives. The reporter asks "Where's your suitcase?" And McHale replies: "I'm only staying 1 day". Because of course he knew he'd be returning to Boston after game 3.

[@PerkVFL]

This record still stands and may never be broken.

[@ΣταύροςΤσαβαλος-χ2χ]

Most points in a playoff game?

[@PerkVFL]

@@ΣταύροςΤσαβαλος-χ2χ yep 63 points

[@Kamandi1971]

@Spokesman of MJ not gonna happen todays NBA players dont have the skills

[@PraiseThaDon]

It'll be broken cuz there's no defense in this soft era plus magnets in the basketball. Someone will break it just like someone's gon break Kobe's 81 pt game.

[@saminurkarim8012]

This is y old school ball is better than now bc of the competitiveness

[@osvie0167]

It's interesting to see that quick little interview of Danny Ainge talking about guarding Michael and then witness his 63 point performance since he will also be witnessed to Michael's 55 point scoring barrage when Ainge was part of the Suns in the '93 Finals.

[@NecromancerDehanne]

It is amazing to see how he improved his game iq, vision, ball handling and shooting technique. He knew that he needed to improve his game and he always stayed ahead of his time...

[@user619tlsdca5]

Before the game when rules were man vs man of no zone back then, there were talk of Larry Bird wanting to take on the challenge of GUARDING THE YOUNG MAN IN MJ. Boston s Coaches didnt want it that way but Bulls got heard of chat and MJ wanted the match up besides Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge that usually guard him. During game MJ was waiting for Larry but Larry backed off, plenty of times and MJ took advantage..

[@WhatsThatBeats]

Oh Jordan missed a potential game winner? The way he’s talked about I didn’t think that ever happened.

[@mentaledge7]

Bench's reaction after the play at 4:01 sums it up what he was doing to them!

[@localwear1]

This game is just amazing on so many fronts....,

[@AverageArsenalFan]

Watching this live I knew jordan was not just the best player on this court but would be the best ever

[@sosdosautomaticos]

The Return, amazing!!!

[@jss4877]

The worst part is, they still lost this game. MJ had to carry in the 80’s

[@RoyalCam9]

I can watch The 🐐‘s highlights all day🔥❗️

[@SneakerheadAD]

All I’m hearing is Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Jordan from the announcers. That’s the start of greatness right there 💯

[@fluff975]

i mean it's a jordan highlight reel so that's all you're gonna hear from them in this video lol

[@123Booduh]

"Come Fly With Me" on VHS, as a kid I thought that play against Bird where he went between his legs 3 times was the coolest shit I'd ever seen.

[@antinoob3501]

That was god disguise as Michael Jordan. - LB

[@KN2X2]

They called the NBA the exact same way back in 86', a lot of interesting calls...

[@nappyheadboi48]

That man didn't even shoot a 3

[@RWBprototype]

Bulls get swept but all the Celtics can talk about is "God i shorts waxed us."

[@jkl1672]

He torched they whole team bro lol

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

MJ is the damm goat, but boy did he get some phanton calls in this game; still would have had something like 50 lol but like at 1:15 people really like to claim that this was the era of physicallity in the nba? Refs calling fouls for breathing on people all through the 80s, there was a lot of fights indeed, but physicall defense no, in fact players could barely be touched without a whistle. Either way, MJ is the goat

[@Widkey]

@Lifes a Beach 1990s.. Pistons and Knicks.

[@dunkelschnitzelno5840]

Yeah I agree, a lot of these fouls were cheap.

[@rafliansyah.sipalinghi]

Man this is good!

[@coreyortiz9913]

0:55 prime example of great defense but just better offense

[@mavvzahardd2678]

normal posession in todays game lmao.

[@UlisesInThisB]

@@mavvzahardd2678 straight up

[@coreyortiz9913]

@@mavvzahardd2678 im just making a observation aint nobody comparing defenses in different eras smh

[@nathandalebout2141]

This was right after he came back too early from recovery from a broken foot in order to propel that crappy Bulls team on a win streak to sneak into the playoffs only to play against a team with 4 hall of famers! Yet, he gets this game into overtime with his relentless effort!

[@michaele.francis]

Double overtime at that.

[@eelcoblaauw6689]

7:57 That would have been a career highlight as well for Bird. And you know he could've made it.

[@WrathUponEden]

BEST EVER!

[@Loveveryday-f9j]

Bra Jordan’s hang time & air control is crazy.

[@Billy.DaGoat]

Rick Carlisle.. Coach of the Mavs 3:05

[@randysavage1011]

Dude did this after missing pretty much the entire season with an injury and was advised by everybody to sit this out. His Bulls were a pathetic 30-52, 8-33 on the road, and with no other all stars, barely making the playoffs. It was against the single greatest team ever at the time and still considered by many to be top 10. They were 40-1 at home in the most iconic stadium, a record to this day, the number 1 defense in the league, had 5 future hall of famers, the 6th man of the year, and the MVP Larry Bird at his absolute peak. Despite it being almost 40 years ago, nobody - not Kobe or Steph or Lebron or Dame - has come close to 63 points in the playoffs.

[@johncambridge7181]

When Jordan layup to get his 44 points there were 5 celtic players trying to stop him...and this was a peak Celtic team in 80s..that’s how good Jordan was and how people scared shitless of him..just listen to the interview from Celtic’s guards..

[@danielflores1299]

John Cambridge I think most of the guards were white. Can you name any all nba defense guards or small forwards who are white?

[@fried_riceee]

Daniel Flores Robert Horry and Ron Artest played with Kobe, jordan, and Lebron. They’re both black and claimed that jordan was as hard and as strong as lebron when guarding him... so. Even Shaq admitted he was scared of him back then. MJ has dunk on almost every center when he played and they’re black too. Just bc someone is white doesn’t make them bad? That celtics team is a 67 win team, won against the Lakers in the finals, a mostly all black team with magic and kareem LOL, wtf kind of ignorance is this

[@danielflores1299]

@@fried_riceee Horry and Artest can’t guard Jordan . They don’t have the same athleticism as Michael cooper or Gary Payton. The best defensive teams he played against were the Pistons and Sonics. Detroit had Rodman and Dumars. You can’t compare Rodman’s defense abilities to Bird’s defense abilities. Remember that the pistons eliminated the bulls three straight seasons. Gary Payton only let Jordan go over 30 points in one game during the finals. And it’s not like Jordan was averaging close to a triple double while under 30 points.

[@johnbennett1729]

@@danielflores1299 so you are a jordan hater?

[@danielflores1299]

@@johnbennett1729 No. Im just saying that white players aren’t good one on one wing defenders in basketball. Even in the nfl you won’t find a starting white cornerback.

[@Tewfurt]

1:26 It's so cool how Jordan prevents McHale and Bird from getting the ball by holding it behind his back with one hand.

[@baddrivers7383]

This was 85-86 season not 86-87. Channel dedicated to Jordan don't even know that smh

[@oneday5572]

He did this against a stacked HOF team, a team that was ranked top 5 defensively, and this was only his second season and coming off of a foot injury! Why Jordan hater refuse to give him his due props is crazy.

[@mamzersdream1]

Awesome

[@fjmoore4448]

Making 2 ft's all alone with the game on the line. That's clutch.

[@Widkey]

MJ was way ahead of his time.

[@28hotrods]

Where at these young Lebum fans at?…… This is a young Michael Jordan not yet in his prime yet…… against a Celtic team with at least 4 or 5 Hall of Famers

[@paungsu6778]

goat

[@Christappedin]

That’s Lebron

[@jordancromwell]

@@Christappedin Got outplayed by a bench player....

[@jangardini7909]

@Infamous 95 u made me laugh stupid asshole

[@lecowardjames]

@@Christappedin LeBron is a loser

[@lecowardjames]

@@jangardini7909 lecoward james is a coward

[@billj4525]

One of the amazing things about this game is that Jordan scored 63 against a very tough defensive team in the playoffs. DJ was guarding him, and he was known as a very good individual defensive player, and the celtics were knows as a great defensive team, you had Mchale and Parish. This was not a normal 63. Scoring 63 against this celtics team is out of this world insane. That's MJ for you, a beast.

[@arjunabazaz1006]

This just proves that all these narratives are BS. These players are perfectly athletic and the whole are the exact same as the ones throughout LeBron’s and Kobe’s career

[@aztronomy7457]

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. Jordan certainly would still be one of the top 3 athletes in todays game, but the rest of the players have gotten WAY more athletic due to increases in training/dieting and the internationalization of the game (bigger talent pool). Many of these players simply wouldn't be athletic or long enough to play in todays game. This era had a lot of pure 3 point shooters like Steve Kerr and Danny Ainge who would just stand behind the 3 point line and shoot and not be great at much else. Today you have to be able to switch and guard multiple positions, so they probably wouldn't make it in 2021.

[@BearBear5]

@@aztronomy7457 the whole argument about old players not making it in today's game doesnt make sense cos if they were playing today they would obviously have modern training and fitness so the argument is irrelevant

[@aztronomy7457]

@@BearBear5 its not just based on training/dieting it's mostly about the talent pool. Look at all the great players from Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Germany, & Africa in today's modern NBA...Jordan internationalized the NBA and thereby doubled or tripled the amount of talent that's out there. Now you almost need to have freakishly long arms, can dribble like a point guard and guard any position. Those less athletic 3 point shooters from the 90s wouldn't be able to play. In the 90s players would rarely switch and the short unathletic 3 point shooters would just follow their counterparts all around the court. Today, those players would get switched onto guys who they wouldn't be able to guard.

[@BearBear5]

@@aztronomy7457 bro you're acting like the majority of the league back then was super unathletic short 3pt shooters, they were hardly common enough to be making the point you are, and with unathletic white dudes like luka and jokic averaging damn near 30 jordan would dominate just as he did back then

[@aztronomy7457]

@@BearBear5 luka ain't unathletic man. He's 6 foot 7, 230lbs and plays the guard position and still overpowers guys. Look at how big his shoulders are. I'm talking about the Paxons, Danny ainges, Steve kerrs, etc. Everyteam had at least 2 to 3 of those guys.

[@PulledFLFGBANDFLFSV]

Bro dropping 63 in your 2nd szn against the 1st seed and the mvp is what a GOAT would do He only loss cuz he had no help at all and he against a team with 67-15 record

[@keem3795]

mj vs Orlando 1996

[@stevesibaja3123]

💪💪💪💪💪💪🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 Hyped Young Michael Jordan he drop 63 Points

[@juanchohitdalotto]

look @ this defence and all these phantom calls😂

[@brock2249]

Mad Bway rent free

[@ming4510]

Defense is sooo soft haha. people need to use the eye test more

[@marygravs6316]

A PERFORMANCE U CAN ONLY DREAM ABOUT WOW #23 GODBLESS PEACE AND LOVE ALWAYS MY FRIEND MY BROTHER.😄 .(*8*)

[@jangardini7909]

Ok, he made a lot of great buckets but.... those calls on him are ridicoulus😂😂. Also i'd say this celtics team can't play a good prepared defense. Nowardays if s team has to guard , for example, harden giannis or lebron, they play a specific defense against him. Here they just defend him 1 on 1 like he was a normal player

[@2kolbe010]

Jan Gardini exactly like wtf

[@jjballers81]

There was no zone defense allowed at this time, also no clogging the paint (warriors do for curry when he's iso on LeBron and draymond stands behind him) it was illegal defense. Overrated Era

[@jangardini7909]

@@jjballers81 dude, zone defense is allowed in nba, there is the defensive 3s rule but it doesn't matter too much. The modern era is by far the best in nba history for talent and athleticism

[@jjballers81]

Jan Gardini I’m saying back in 80s/90s zone defense wasn’t allowed. You either had to commit to your double team or guard someone one on one... stars in the nba are too good for one on one. Soo many of our stars would’ve ate in those times of 1 on 1.

[@jangardini7909]

@@jjballers81 oh, ok that's true, my bad

[@davidb_134]

No lie I watched this full game .. most unimpressed I've been by 60pts.. but it's not Jordan fault Boston looks like they all have bad knees

[@Gavin12447]

I’m sayin 😂😂

[@rxj0765]

If Jordan played in today's NBA, he would average 40 points per game

[@joshuasamuel9316]

smokin joe lmaooooooo stop he played against plumbers

[@rxj0765]

@@joshuasamuel9316 you're right, 35 points per game

[@wisechoice8]

@@joshuasamuel9316 Some of said plumbers who also had the opportunity to guard leBron said mj was as strong as bron so...

[@joshuasamuel9316]

Aa A like who?

[@wisechoice8]

@@joshuasamuel9316 Robert Horry and *Ron Artest* - the nba's notorious brawler that doesn't back down to anybody. Both played with/against MJ, Kobe & LeBron

[@TheRoniverseOfficial]

I went browsing in Wikipedia and discovered that MJ dropped 49 in Game 1, only to be blown out by 19. Then this happens and they still lose, then end up being swept. That's gotta be incredible fuel for the man.

[@ghozt-6708]

0:56 greatest play ever

[@sooperfy]

Jordan will forever and always be the GOAT of Goats. No one went through the same tribulations. For example, Detroit Pistons. They even had “Jordan Rules” just for him and basically beat the shit out of him. Stayed with the same team (as did Kobe) and stuck it out. Even had more in the tank if it werent for ole Jerry.

[@eelcoblaauw6689]

It's an amazing performance, BUT... so many bullshit calls by the refs on the Celtics. Walton was doing everything he could to go up as straight as possible and they still called the foul on him every single time.

[@dunkelschnitzelno5840]

Yeah I agree, a lot of these fouls were phantom.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

​@@dunkelschnitzelno5840 Rigged

[@thewhitemamba5702]

He was just getting started💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@jasonTL]

They talk about today being the "cupcake era". There were so many touch fouls called in this video. I'm amazed. People talk like in the 90s, they just started swinging in each other and no fouls.

[@jerrylanary4889]

Dumb ass. How about James Harden getting 50 FT attempts per game in simple touch fouls worse than the fouls in this video? Do you even see fouls that are upward swing motion and gets free throws in this video? All of those fouls are drives to the basket. Least defense today and more offense with more simplier touch fouls.

[@stevenwhiters8928]

Superstars calls have always been a thing but it ain’t the same as harden just manipulating the game

[@jordanrodriguez6412]

Todays era is an abomination compared to the 90s or 80s. Sit your ass down.

[@2kolbe010]

Jordan Bryant sit yo ass down tf

[@2kolbe010]

Jordan Bryant 2000’s better IMO

[@Identifyasgarbage]

I think MJ was pure ice 🥶 at the free throw line, too...... He was up against some excellent veterans in that series, but it started paying off in future years..... FT shooting is waaaaaay overlooked.....

[@lukamagicgod]

Wow tough defense 🤡

[@handlebucket6285]

Stop talking basketball

[@snoopy_next_door]

He is so fast and flying like a jet even from today's standard. Absolute GOAT without a single grain of doubt

[@Gavin12447]

Glaze at its finest get it out your mouth

[@MikeDuece666]

@@Gavin12447This ironic coming from you bronsexual

[@ChocManus]

Michael Jordan > Boston Celtics > rest of Chicago

[@800series]

Should have shown more of the game highlights. Bird had 36/12/8 Woolridge scored 24. McHale 27. This was a classic game.

[@800series]

Woolridge was a solid NBA player. RIP

[@EdgeHoops1]

Who is here after watching the last dance

[@trekerrymartin5611]

Legend has it that Mike still wants a chance to win this game…

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

The next day, he scored 19 at home and got swept....

[@LOL-ro9ef]

Stop hating bro. Jordan fould out of the game before the 4 qurter started in that game 3. This is Jordan in his secend year not even close to prime Jordan. If im not mistaken ur a Wilt lover. What Wilt does in the reguler season, Jordan does in the playoffs. No more debates

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

@@LOL-ro9ef Ah, here come Mr Apology and Alibi. Ooookay. The 63 point game was in double overtime. Dennis Johnson, their best defender fouled out on touch fouls on Jordan. Walton fouled out. Bird had five fouls, Parrish had five, Ainge had 5, and Jordan was often guarded by 6-1 Rick Carlisle and Jerry Sitching, and Jordan took 41 shots and 21 free throws. NONE of these things ever come up, but when Jordan folds and gets beat down, the excuses start flying.

[@LOL-ro9ef]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 Dude i was talking about game 3 where u said he fould out and only scored 19 points and "got" swept. U dont know basketball, its a team game kid 👌

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

@@LOL-ro9ef Ohhh! OK. If it's a TEAM game, then what's all this "GOAT" bullshit about?

[@LOL-ro9ef]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 This goat bullshit is about 1 player kid. U were saying Jordan got swept as he was the 1 at fault or he was the only 1 getting swept. Jordan is the goat based on his preformence in the playoffs and his basketball skills. Him "getting" swept against this 1986 celtics doesnt hurt Jordan goat case at all kid. Instead it only boost his goat status. Its easy teaching u basketball kid