Michael Jordan shuts down Gary Payton - 1996 Finals Game 3

[@johnnyjohns7622]

I never knew MJ guarded Payton or that Harper was injured. Least of all did I know he shut him down. Great post.

[@johnnyjohns7622]

I also checked that Payton averaged 22-5-7-2 on 50% for the first 3 rounds - including the 2x defending champ Rockets with Hakeem in the paint - and Jazz with Top 5 PG/PF Stockton/Malone pretty crazy that Jordan shut him down after putting up those numbers vs great teams and HoFers

[@jaredfullmer5104]

⁠@@johnnyjohns7622check out game 4 and 6 when Payton outplayed jordan. Bulls won in 6.. game 6 Payton 19 points on 70% and jordan 22 on a terrible 26%. Payton held jordan to a way lower average and % than jordan held Payton The highlight video of Gary shutting down jordan in game 4 is 10x better than this highlight video that barley showed jordan guarding him. Game 3 Payton averaged 19, 9 and 7 on 47%.. how is that shut down 🤣

[@davidschmidt1793]

@@jaredfullmer5104 Jordan shot over 50% while being guarded by Payton in this series. Being more specific, he shot 11/21 against GP(2/2 in game 1, 0/0 in game 2, 1/4 in game 3, 2/6 in game 4, 4/6 in game 5 and 2/3 in game 6). Jordan's poor shooting in games 4 and 6 were the result of great team defense and not just Payton. As good of a job Payton did in game 4 against Jordan, MJ only attempted 6 shots against him and missed 4 of them. Jordan outplayed Payton in the first 3 games, leading the Bulls to a 3-0 lead, the series was over at that point. Even though Jordan shot badly in game 6(most misses came against Hawkins by the way), he still contributed in many other ways and he was not outplayed by Payton that game. Jordan's playmaking, rebounding and defense that game was key.

[@PoetaBoricuaLucha]

Growing up watching Jordan and the Bulls winning in 97 n 98 were, and still are the best basketball performances I've seen in my life, I was like 6 n 7 years old. My family rooted for Jordan, the whole neighborhood rooted for The Chicago Bulls. When the Finals were over we all went down to the corner with pans and spoons making noise, celebrating the championship like if they represented Puerto Rico or something. I guess that's how much we loved him, just basketball lovers, Bulls fans since being kids because of Jordan. I'm glad I got the chance to see this with my two eyes. Back in those days I know there were many great players but in that specific moment it was all about MJ, Pippen, Rodman, Kerr, Kukoc.. They were the squad. Still a Bulls fan even though they haven't been to the Finals since 98' but I'm glad the Spurs did made a legacy of their own. 72-10.. Best regular season team record, not just in the NBA but in every major sport. Chicago Bulls 1995-1996.

[@monicahavechristjesus5455]

MJ played defense almost as good as he did on offense. His goat status was earned because of his passion and competitiveness. Simply unmatched!

[@youtuber3328]

the #1 TIED best individual statistics ever is still the rebounding from the goats wilt chamberlain and bill russell

[@nickphillips4559]

GOD BLess Family

[@summertime2932]

Michael Jordan The real King

[@andyoc]

All people talk about is how well Payton did against MJ. The reality was that Payton did ok against him on D but MJ destroyed Payton with his D for most of this series.

[@jeremiahsymonette4781]

Lol

[@Jay-fk3fp]

No homo.

[@lukehamel3883]

Pause

[@youtuber3328]

no disrespect but without gary payton the sonics wouldn't have held michael jordan to his finals low of 27.3 points per game and michael jordan defended gary payton well

[@Vibestr]

it's like jordan was processing things two seconds faster than everyone else. look at 3:33 how he predicts payton's pass for a steal and then was aware enoguh to know where pippen was and does a no-look pass for an easy dunk

[@chitoleepasig6314]

high iq play jordan let paytonn see his team open so that he will pass to him

[@jan279]

Payton gets all the hype for the Sonics pushing the Bulls to 6 games in this Finals, I don't know why no one's even talking about Shawn Kemp, he was killing Dennis Rodman and rest of the Bulls' frontcourt with series averages of 23 & 10 on 55% shooting.

[@koshiloco496]

+jan279 I think the bulls were simple the better team. Gary only had Kemp...while Jordan had Rodman and Pippen.

[@jan279]

***** You forgot Hersey Hawkins. =)

[@koshiloco496]

***** So, what happen after just TWO years later after this.....what happen with all the "prime" players??? like you said..they were "good" ......just "good"....1997, 1998, the didnt even made it to the conference finals. In 1998, they got crushed by the Lakers 4-1 and then The Lakers got Raped by Utah 4-0. I dont know dude....i dont know "how good" were the Supersonics back in that time. After this, i only remember that "7 game serie" against the Indiana Pacers....oh and Indiana Pacers were "good" too.... like i said... the bulls were simple the better team.

[@koshiloco496]

***** Dont get me wrong. And stop the butthurt. I was an Indiana Pacers fan almost all the 90s....So believe me.... the Pacers were full of "good players" too...and i saw them lose many times against the bulls. Yeah, theres some kind of "truth" on what youre saying. But....like I SAID BEFORE, i was talking about the "BULLS" being the better team......TEAM. If you read my first comment, i never said Jordan was the "whole team"...i said he had Pippen and Rodman... I never sucked Jordan penis on my comments. The bulls were simple "the better team"....same team that beat the Pacers several times in late 90s. stop crying.

[@josealfonsoterrero5924]

@@jan279 detlef toó.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Gary Payton could not guard Jordan. Jordan was all over him.

[@LovingTinha]

I love these videos, you can see the defensive intensity and pressure is so much higher than what we see in modern NBA, Chicago pretty much outworked their opponents and wore them down, and that wasn't easy with the Sonics and Gary Payton, but it always worked, Everyone on the team just pressures non stop, modern players don't know what it is like to have that kind of defensive intensity and to be able to play through fatigue and maintain highest level of skill.

[@ejt3329]

What a luxury for Phil Jackson. Having 2 of the best defensive players in history on 1 team with Mike and Scottie. This defense also helped the Bulls shackle Magic Johnson in 1991. He got a steady dose of Mike and Scottie on defense. Magic had a decent series, but he wasn't nearly as impactful.

[@emekaezenwa1162]

Oldschool Gamer34 You forgot to say Dennis Rodman, hes a good defender also.

[@ejt3329]

You're right. The Pistons even used Rodman to guard Jordan because he was their best perimeter defender. Rodman is still the best defender I've ever seen guard Shaq 1 on 1. Rodman was so strong, Shaq actually struggled to back him down 

[@parkerxjr]

Oldschool Gamer34 BEST COMMENT

[@parkerxjr]

Oldschool Gamer34 ALSO SAW JORDAN AND PIPPENS score 40 a piece in a playoff game . KUKOC off the bench able to play 4 positions or start was a luxury also. THEY WENT REALLY TALL .

[@markozbunjol625]

Jordan and Pippen is not best defense players ever. They are elite defenders but best is Hakeem and Russell then Rodman.

[@hlf_coder6272]

7:45 That’s just freaking beautiful. I doubt that people who don’t actually play basketball understand just how difficult that shot is, or how much strength it requires. Both lower and upper body

[@cheryzheng]

He was a little off balance to start. Anyone else would not have been able to make that shot. But he was able to hang in the air a lil longer and found his aim.

[@zmoneytmnt]

Jordan shut down payton bad on march 18th, 1997 held him to 14 points and 3/16 shooting.

[@elindauer]

3:37 man Pippen in the open floor just hits different.

[@etv29]

“I had no problem with ‘The Glove’.”

[@toddsands6000]

Thank you. we are constantly hearing about how GP made life difficult for MJ after game 3. When the Sonics needed GP the most for game 3, the Bulls went up 3 zip before the Sonics finally showed up and made it somewhat of a series.

[@vesuviusenigma7739]

The Glove didn't 'fit'

[@superfans2324]

Its pathetic that payton never got a champion ring for his versatility and solid defense, until when he ended his career in miami where oneal and wade helped him to get the late reward before he retires.

[@ElGranSanto]

03:37 that little sequence was great.

[@koberino4872]

3:35 plays the lane perfectly and then the perfect dump off pass to pippen

[@leonwelcome7025]

Jordan was better on offense and more consistent mid range. he was much better than Kobr on D by light years.

[@dxburner222]

Your comment isn't relevant. Kobe has nothing to do with this video.

[@dxburner222]

Hemy Slaker Just like that flag in your profile picture

[@courtneywhite6036]

He was a great defender too

[@musicsdarkangel]

I'd like to think that after the prior Payton trash talk game, MJ said "Let me stick him" and this happened. It would be a very MJ thing to do, but who knows.

[@munoken]

Air Jordan always owned GP.

[@ronniebalolong1185]

I watched this game with beer bottle in my hands.. I enjoy watching this fantastic team Chicago bulls during 1996.. Michael Jordan is the real GOAT..In today's NBA found it boring compared to 90's

[@mightbegenius]

Jordan and Pippen alone would've been good enough to win championships. When they added Rodman, they were just a straight up juggernaut. if you were a basketball fan during this era, you knew they're gonna win as many championships as they wanted as long as they kept those 3 and Phil Jackson in Chicago, and that's what happened.

[@djbigceee4458]

Yeap Payton sure did shut down Jordan he only had close to 40 points in game 3

[@alejandroking9995]

i miss the 90s playoffs when Michael ruling the playoffs

[@hectorlopez1069]

Not 1 90s playoffs and that was against the Pistons.

[@James-hq1yv]

This series id what it's all about... two of the greatest defensive gaurds in NBA history went at each other all series. But still young Jordan would have destroyed any one. Remember MJ retired two years later.

[@derekmcfarland9352]

James Herndon he also was less than 2 years out of retirement

[@James-hq1yv]

Derek McFarland yep

[@pedukefan]

Rodman and Jordan double teamed Payton many times while he was bringing the ball up to disrupt the Sonic's Offense.

[@casualguy393]

4:00.... Pippin took 4 steps between the last dribble and the dunk.

[@philipconte5732]

I love at 13:20 how the Sonics ball boy doesn’t give a F about Michael Jordan lol

[@FeebzJohn]

I swear they don't play defense in the NBA no more. Besides the spurs this season, all other teams just want to run and gun

[@OmarVasquez2005]

Todo un espectaculo‼ Ver a estos hombres enfrentarse en la cancha‼

[@migueldefrank6004]

Así es herm no l’os conosco a usted pero la verdad que ver esa grandes leyendas jugar era un toque de queda yo lamentablemente después de eso retiro de esa grandes estrella jamas es vuelto a sentarme a ver un juego siempre fui fanático de Chicago ahora no al ese esquema de juego como los abia ante tiene toda la razón ver ese espectáculo daba gusto verlo jugar

[@philipconte5732]

Seattle deciding to wait three games before finally starting to play Sonics basketball was what cost them the series.

[@allstarwook]

GP had a bad leg and was still hoopin

[@handlebucket6285]

Clearly not true

[@catherinechang99]

3:37 這個傳球太好了🥰💯 My GOAT

[@youtuber3328]

please tell me why the sonics played their best in the 107-86 game four win and please tell me why the bulls as a whole and michael jordan individually played their best in the game three 108-86 win where he scored 36 points

[@jaredfullmer5104]

Because Payton was coming off injury and game 4 was the first time he guarded Jordan and shut him down . Shot 35%. In game 6 mj shot even worse 26%. Bulls were just the deeper team and of course had the refs help

[@youtuber3328]

@@jaredfullmer5104 refs probably didn't help the bulls and/or weren't a deciding factor and even though gary payton wasn't as elite as NON top 50 star scottie pippen the bulls would've PROBABLY lost 4-2 or 4-3 without legend michael jordan

[@kornwhiskey95]

So let's compare then. You be the judge 1. Who had the most scoring titles, or who had the most in a row? 2. Who had the most finals MVPs? 3. Who had the most league MVPs? 4. Who had the most first team all defense? 5. Who was swept in the playoffs more? 6. Who had more game winning shot? 7. Did any series go to a 7th game with Jordan leading in finals? How about Kobe? 8.Who won the most championships? 9. When Shaq and Kobe played together who did the opponents worry about most? 10. When Jordan and Pippen played together who did the opponents worry about most? 11. IF you were to switch Jordan in the league now, and put Kobe on the 90s Bulls team who would dominate more? 12. Did Jordan ever need a dominant big man? 13. Who played against more and better hall of fame players? Your answer is for you to decide. I have seen both. So if you're going to compare please consider these questions.

[@emekaezenwa1162]

kornwhiskey95 Number 6 is false! Kobe has more game winners. But I think Jordan is better.

[@vesuviusenigma7739]

I remember going to work nightshift, a Bulls finals playing ( and im loathing going to work) but im getting the commentary from all the houses that i walk by to get my transport; every single house had their TVs blaring, street after street and i had to walk seven streets down to the main rd! Did LeBron ignite that type of passion! Scheeeemmmmmee

[@jaredfullmer5104]

The rating definitely went up after Lebron was drafted. But yea, mj did have the most casual nba fans for sure

[@4687878]

Payton is good, but Jordan is the BEST,,,PERIOD !! Payton talked shit all the time, and got done up !!

[@frankluna1592]

The "Glove" Don't Fit! 😂

[@jaredfullmer5104]

The glove shut down jordan more than jordan shut him down check out game 4 and 6 when Payton outplayed jordan. Bulls won in 6.. game 6 Payton 19 points on 70% and jordan 22 on a terrible 26%. Payton held jordan to a way lower average and % than jordan held Payton The highlight video of Gary shutting down jordan in game 4 is 10x better than this highlight video that barley showed jordan guarding him. Game 3 Payton averaged 19, 9 and 7 on 47%.. how is that shut down 🤣

[@wazza9089]

I wonder what the NBA would look like today if the travel call was called like it was for the rest of basketball

[@jaredfullmer5104]

You say that like refs didn’t let jordan get away with traveling that even modern players don’t get away with 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZuYoa2dm9ioZ68si=OYLDxBZM0bdI-qpS

[@MikeJones-cs8gi]

The description says made up for poor shooting with shut down defense on GP... Jordan 11-22 (50%) 11-11 free throws for 36 points. (36 points on 22 shots is not horrible by any means). Granted you've seen some unbelievable games where a guy goes for 46 points on 16-22 10-10 free throws almost 80% from the field. Devin Booker, this year's playoffs put up some silly a%# numbers vs the Nuggets while KD simply "chips in" 28 points on like 15 shots maximum.

[@snakebitten6967]

But the guys today don’t have to deal with anywhere near the defensive pressure MJ had to deal with to still shoot 50%. Context to the numbers reveal a different picture than you are painting. Imagine MJ, Bird, Dominique, Kareem, Magic playing with todays spacing and weak defense? Come on now. Todays numbers are inflated by design. Silver wants superstars everywhere so he killed the defensive tools to allow artificial goats and superstars. One day, when the spell is over” the masses will see the truth. Games like these expose the lies from Shannon, Wright, Cowherd, Riddick(the plumber), Rich Paul and all the other Klutch media shills. B-ball is a business and to promote the brand Silver and the league are ok with tearing down the past to promote Tahoe present “exhibition style” league. What you just watched was real b-ball. Perfect balance of offense and defense.

[@jaredfullmer5104]

@@snakebitten6967when Gary guarded him he was terrible and shot nowhere near 50% Game 4- 33% and game 6 26%.. Imagine modern players being guarded by hornacek and Russell in the finals 😂🤣

[@snakebitten6967]

@@jaredfullmer5104 go look at the game.

[@tylercunningham4311]

This is crazy, what other pro team does a full court press!

[@jaredfullmer5104]

Literally every team at the end of games..not really seeing much full course press in this video

[@frescolive]

Gary Payton has no crossover. It was over before the series started.

[@freestylerandmc101]

floaters weren't common back in the day but a few players did use it! These new age punks act like they invented the fucking move! Look at 6:46! Hell Doc Rivers was trying to use the move when he played for ATL!

[@Echelonthemyth]

yeah baby its game time the 2017 playoffs begin lets get it cleveland !!!!! back to back! we lit!!!

[@slimjohn3351]

Yeah you lit... Back-to-back 2017 and 2018 finals

[@Texas_Cruiser]

Fuck I love Bill Wennington.

[@comrad1410]

i've always seen Jordan chewing gum, has he like ever choked on it? lol

[@ElGranSanto]

jaime reyes Nah he's never like choked on it.

[@greatwhitesufi]

+Fernando Baez Jordan isn't scared of chewing gum during games, you know why? Because he never chokes.

[@nickphillips4559]

GOD BLess YOU ALL!!!!!!!

[@franklinmarquez7662]

GARY STILL KEPT HIM AT 20 we still lost Chicago had the better team they always had a complete team

[@amaxlite]

Lol @ Rodman trying to fade-a-way

[@thomaswidjanarko273]

what if MJ in football?mixed of zidane + scoring ability like messi / ronaldo

[@ninjasumrai]

Thomas Widjanarko that is the dumbest fucking i have ever heard, honestly

[@markozbunjol625]

nah, he is Maradona from 86 world cup

[@ice_man81]

Kemp was the best player on the floor.. Just saying. This series came down to Scrempf and Sam Perkins not being able to hit shots...

[@bigben1986]

who the hell recorded this game. ????????? your missing the key parts. horrible

[@NobbyKNobbs]

omg there's Steve Kerr.

[@bballplayer231000]

Who's Michael jordan?

[@brucejohnson398]

Wow you're not bias at all here. 1. Payton was injured during the finals; George Karl's reason for not putting GP on MJ during the first few games. 2. The Sonics team defense lead Payton's during the series lead to MJ and the Bulls worst finals performance ever and that after their 72 win season. You comments make it like the Bulls just rolled Seattle up with ease. That was NOT the case.

[@brucejohnson398]

Rick Steck Yes Jordan's defense was good on Payton, although this was his worst finals (I think Rodman should have been MVP but that's a different bias conversation). But to make a deal in the description about Payton's 2 turnovers... I'd take a starting point guard with only 2 turnover any day of the week.

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Bruce Johnson Oh, I wasn't trying to make a big deal out of Payton having 2 turnovers, I was just saying that Jordan was responsible for both of the turnovers that Payton had And Payton is actually one of my favorite players. His defense and especially on Jordan is why I have a lot of respect for him. I actually have videos of his defense on Jordan in Game 3 and his D on Pippen and Jordan in Game 1 if you want to check them out

[@at1212b]

Bruce Johnson Lol, you don't seem to understand that MJ could perform at an MVP level, play all 82 regular season games, lead the league in scoring, play solid defense, LEAD his team to 72 wins and yet still play at the top level while managing his injuries. He did that 2 more times after this and in his 30s. Once they got up 3-0, they got sloppy in this series. It was anti-climatic. The Bulls were already looking forward to the parade and champagne. MJ never really forced anything in this season as the team was running so smoothly. So he never tried to make it a individual thing as much. Sonics were desperate and scrappy. Kind of what happened with Phoenix in 93. Except the Bulls didn't need MJ to take over or force it as that 93 team was more tired and depleted. The Bulls were known to try to turn it on and off and Phil Jackson was highly critical of it. Payton sure did disrupt MJ as he was very physical with him (would be fouls today). But that also means prior to this, Payton played above what his body could handle to help lead a 60+ win season, and into the Finals Sure Payton took it to MJ hard. He had the physical strength and mindset to. However, if Payton played MJ all games, he would have re-injured much sooner.

[@fpsfreak4079]

recorded from a iphone 10

[@Kap360]

A lot of ppl don’t know that Payton played with a pulled hamstring

[@twashtalk]

A lot of these clips are of Payton dribbling down the court and initiating the offence. Not much D there.

[@n1k3inthehouse]

Was enough to beat the supersonics. Just saying

[@twashtalk]

Having the best defensive wing duo helps but it would nice seeing MJ playing D against Payton.

[@Deangeles228]

Rick Steck they don't understand what playing defense is because their generation knows nothing of it. Playing defense to them is seeing someone dribble and dribble while the other guy tries to steal the ball. On ball defense isn't the only way one plays defense. Not mention Jordan was the ONLY guard to win DPOY. His company? Gary Payton.

[@twashtalk]

The title is 'Michael Jordan shuts down Gary Payton'. While standing in front of someone in a defensive stance is defense and having a reputation as an exceptional defender could be considered defense. He doesn't do much else.

[@Deangeles228]

William Trieu you're just arguing for the sake of it now. On ball is not the only D to be played. Payton was a fast break by himself and with Kemp trailing behind they were a circus. You saw NONE of that in this clip, so ask yourself why.

[@itsarendezvous]

I'm just trying to find the rough defense and hand checking people keep saying this era had. I don't see it. I see people getting petty fouls here as well

[@tom2314]

Ahmad Wright, The hand check rule went into effect in the 94-95 season. You are a year too late. Check out the Piston and Celtics against Jordan in the playoffs if you want to see the defense he was up against in his prime.

[@christianstokes4148]

Clearly a little kid bandwagon fan...go somewhere else with that bs...

[@festusaniemeka3350]

@@tom2314 all little guards stop the cap

[@vNatural956]

Tony Parker

[@sicnarf6971]

bulls had this in a bag. Gary played real scared and soft this game

[@conditionallyunconditional5691]

Seven years and still no 👍?

[@sicnarf6971]

@@conditionallyunconditional5691 aw did i hurt your feelings ya GP fanboy! Yous the type to only do things for the validation like a female lmao

[@PrettyboyBowden]

Pippen was the better defender my opinion

[@courtneywhite6036]

Wrong! Jordan won DPOTY in 88, Scottie never won that award came close tho

[@festusaniemeka3350]

@@courtneywhite6036 u on drugs if u think mike was the better defender if a guard wins dpoy while Hakeem is in the league u lose merit

[@SDSOverfiend]

This video is great but Payton Locked Mike ass up and refs always came to his defense... ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE WITH MICHAEL.. ALWAYS

[@Noble_Jedi83]

Absurd 💯

[@courtneywhite6036]

Like they come to Lebron's

[@SDSOverfiend]

@@Noble_Jedi83 How!? The Knicks used to lock Michael ass up have him shooting low percentages then he gets a lenient whistle for players to back off. You must’ve thought Magic was lying when he to Larry don’t go near Michael in the picture because the refs might call foul.

[@handlebucket6285]

That's the case for the bast majority of superstars LMAO. Clam down, he's still the GOAT.

[@Tor109]

Bulls won this series because of Dennis Rodman. Jordan didn't have a great series. He shot 41% from the field and had one 30 point game. Rodman should've been MVP, he was great in this series.

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Rodman was great and key for the win but he was not MVP. Jordan was the only Bull that showed up on both offense and defense in the Finals. For his standards it wasn't a great series. For anyone else, 27-5-4 on 42% and lockdown defense on a Hall of Fame PG like Gary Payton, with Ron Harper injured and out for Game 3 and 5, would be the series of a lifetime.

[@j-r-m7775]

Javier Torres how does 7 ppg. 14 reb. 2 ass. beat 27, 5, 4

[@jayscribe7547]

Javier Torres Yes, Rodman was the hero of this series

[@courtneywhite6036]

​@@jayscribe7547 How by staying in foul trouble getting Ts

[@daquanrobinson6982]

They locked eac other up

[@wayday5602]

Shawn kemp should of been more physical

[@Zeitgeist997]

I like the sentiment but Payton did his thing against Jordan which was the main reason Jordan knew Kerr was the best option to take the shot in Game 6

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Zeitgeistmusic997 I have a lot of respect for Payton. I have a whole playlist of his defense if you want to check it out, including defense on Jordan

[@stretfordender321]

Zeitgeistmusic997 Kerr hit that gamewinner in '97 against the Jazz if I'm not mistaken bro. But yeah I agree that Payton was at his tenacious best in this series and did a very effective job of containing MJ. For me MJ is the GOAT but it really annoys me that people tear apart every misstep made by modern players (see Lebron James being shit on by Skip Bayless and KZbin comment sections his entire career) while only ever looking at the upside of older players.

[@BatmanINDY]

Would that be the shot in game 6 when Chicago was up big at the end? DId Kerr his a shot to put the Bulls up 12 to win the game? Or is it more likely that you haven't got any idea what you're talking about, and Kerr hit the game winning shot against the Jazz the next year?

[@mikemcgrath6150]

Bs video. Payton gave Jordan all kinds of trouble and then the refs started blowing the whistle and that was that. Jordan and pippen were very physical defenders as was Rodman but as soon as anyone equaled that physicality the refs protected the brand.

[@gangvang707]

AJ on his Payton ass

[@leonblack751]

Jordan son Glove ass

[@johnsshowmauri2832]

This is a horrible highlight of a game.

[@jaredfullmer5104]

The highlights of Payton shutting down mj in game 4 and 6 are way better. That was some top notch defense

[@garytaylor4250]

pretty sure scottie traveled on that dunk lol

[@mrnikos8083]

you are drunk

[@Be.Blessed]

Gary Payton vs The Eastern Conference All-Stars... I mean the Bulls. 1 question. Would we consider MJ as The Goat if he doesnt get Scottie? Mind you before Scottie elevated HIS game, the Bulls struggled to win 40+ games a season with all of MJ's scoring and defensive titles.

[@Be.Blessed]

Pippen had an average year on offense shooting 47% from the field but I dont recall him ever having a mediocre year on defense. My point is, Pippen arrives, Bad Boys disband, Bird is old, now MJ wins. People always forget that Pippen was a defensive monster from day 1. Thats what made the Buls become unbeatable.

[@Be.Blessed]

@OIP ! You taking these Sonics over Paul Pierce, KG, and Ray? Lol. Typical Jordan blind fan.

[@life0093]

Help defense shuts down Gary Payton

[@DaRealNaga]

As a Bulls fan, that is all 🧢. Jordan had to get sent to the line a thousand times in that series. I remember it like it was yesterday. Rodman and Kukoc was the real reason for the Bulls winning the series.

[@lagalagtravelvlog7598]

Payton cry hahaha

[@jcmanasan9073]

JORDAN IS THE GOAT. PIPPEN IS SECOND. KOBE IS 3RD. NOWITZKI IS 4RTH WHO ELSE??..

[@jaredfullmer5104]

Hahaha

[@PrettyboyBowden]

Jordan didn't shut Peyton down Peyton teammates just couldn't hit shots

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Well part of the reason his teammates couldn't get good shots or started rushing shots was because of Jordan's defense on Payton and the Bulls pressure messing up the Sonics offense. Pippen did the same thing when he shut down Mark Jackson in Game 1 of the 1998 ECF. Pippen messed up the Pacers offense, and they didn't get off many good shots because of his pressure on Jackson.

[@courtneywhite6036]

Excuses

[@ronaldpadilla1201]

Nobody Touches Jordan i'm a fan of Michael Jordan and also a dickrider. his defense is good but not the greatest defensive SG player of all-time i think it's kobe bryant, if you look at his defense he seems to have a slow lateral movement, look at 6:56 of the video you can see that he got blown by payton, i'm not underestimating jordan defense but he always getting faked easily look at 1:40 of the video.. and he's always leaving his opponent to help the other defender but it's bad if you're guarding players like Stephen Curry etc. I don't think he can guard elite players now, if he play in this era at his post-prime.. kobe can do it better i think..

[@NobodyTouchesJordan]

Jordan played against Kobe's competition and at age 38 shut down prime Vince Carter to 0 pts in the 2nd half on Dec 16, 2001 - their first regular season meeting Google - "Jordan, Wizards shut down Carter" He also held Paul Pierce to 14 points on 6/16 (38%) shooting in their first meeting KZbin - "Jordan (Age 38) Defense on Paul Pierce Unfortunately I only found part of that game and not the whole thing and he had huge team defensive impact in 01/02 Before his injury, the Wizards allowed 92.2 ppg through 47 games which would be tied for 6th best in the league with the Pistons Wizards were 2nd worst in ppg allowed the previous year KZbin - "Michael Jordan Wizards Knee Injury" After injury, the Wizards allowed 96.8 ppg through the remaining 35 games which would be ranked 19th in the league Remember, this is in 01/02 - the Kobe/Shaq's last 3peat season prime Jordan would easily crush today's perimeter competition

[@KCRyder]

Ronald Padilla Jordan is ten times the defender Kobe will ever be. And that´s despite Kobe being pretty good.

[@1CHOZN7]

You think its kobe? Lol. Man you guys are funny! MJ is the only SG to win scoring title and defensive player of the year in the same season , in the history of the game. Not to mention he's led the league in steals several times. Kobe has never done that lol

[@skywalk3x]

Orlando Lewis im glad you told him lol. He's looking at one clip and decides Kobe is better. How many SG's do you see block centers? Jordan made it a habit to block centers shots

[@1CHOZN7]

+skywalk3x. Exactly!!

[@facelessandnameless]

Payton shut down Jordan this whole series...

[@Chris56076]

Michael Delgado who won the series? oh yeah bulls

[@facelessandnameless]

Chris56076 well obviously!! Way to go pointing out what eveyone already knows! The gold star goes to you...

[@aynakoitzjose]

Michael Delgado Sorry man, I'm a Seattle Sonics fan for life and GP is my favorite player of all time, but you must have forgotten that Payton had a calf injury the whole series. Hersey Hawkins guarded Jordan for the first 3 games (due to Payton's injury), until they finally put Payton on him. At that point we were able to contain Jordan to his career playoff low in points (average), but it just wasn't enough. That '96 Bulls team is the greatest ever.

[@facelessandnameless]

Jose Santiago I remember. My comment was made in spite because of the title of the video...lol

[@Deangeles228]

Jose Santiago Gotta admit that this is truth. Payton wasn't at 100% but it would've still been a tall task to beat those Bulls. It was a defensive battle on both sides.

[@麥香魚-j8z]

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[@jcmanasan9073]

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[@stefpurn1]

When did Payton get shut down in this video? First off he could score but he wasn't an offensive juggernaut. What I see is when GP drives they send a big man to help every time. Stop this MJ was a great defender nonsense.

[@cedmc6711]

Jordan won the 1988 defensive player of the year award for a reason! !!!!!!!!!! Get smart

[@stefpurn1]

Ced Mc what great players did he stop 1 on 1? I'll wait. Rick lead him into the traps? What does that even mean? That's apart of the game plan. You know like going into the game.

[@stefpurn1]

Rick so analyst know everything? Pippen was the real defender. He didn't need help or "lead" his man into traps.

[@stefpurn1]

Rick are you upset? Pip could guard almost anyone without help. I just know what I know.

[@stefpurn1]

Rick another mj ball sack guzzler. Smh sad. Mj couldn't even guard John Starks 😂

[@robinbatman9292]

you dont compare jordan with kobe as you can see kobe is not even a legend..