Michael Jordan vs Mutombo 1997 - Bulls vs Hawks - Game 5

[@Godsadvoc8]

Jordan waved the finger at Mutumbo because he had given Jordan the finger wave after blocking Jordans dunk attempt in a previous game, and a very similar scenario to Alonso Mourning as Dekimbe, Alonzo and David Robinson were beyond doubt the premier shot blockers during that era, but my all time fav has got to be the dunk over Ewing as he still had a lot to do even after he reverse dribbled by the 2 defenders to the baseline, and though Ewing saw him coming Jordan still finished on top of him..

[@scottbignell]

Longely's dunk on Mutombo!!

[@mikemcgrath6150]

And he made that mj dunk happen w the perfect pass.

[@5317J]

greatest 7 minutes of my life

[@throwdown3927]

at 3:58...MJ knew how to make even the simplest dunks look unique/beautiful whether it's a little leg kick here, a slight lean in, or cuffing the ball...greatness

[@EarthquakeStar]

They say great players inspire greatness in those around them, and when look at Longley's dunk on Mutombo, and Rodman shooting an hitting shots from 3-point range, what more can you say about Jordan's inspirational effect on this team.

[@jordanlover23]

That shot by Jordan at 6:06 was insane. I don't think people who havent watched him extensively realize what difficult shots he used to hit regularly. Probably the best tough shot maker of all time. Only guys in his league there are Bird and Kobe.

[@123bigr]

A well done video.Good job. I really enjoyed it

[@lionelangemario]

@6:06, my first reaction was : "How in the world isn't it a foul?". And then : " How in the world can he make shots like that in this kind of game, specially at this age?". A double clutch fadeaway jump shot... There is only ONE MJ !

[@fatumukuba3226]

ok

[@heidern246]

I love that hawks shirt

[@TheDignam]

Rodman was unbelievable in defense and rebounds !

[@optimusprimeshead5369]

great video!

[@DorianGilmer]

How quick folks forgot that DR led junior college in scoring AND rebounding (led the NAIA in rebounding twice and registered a .637 field goal percentage).

[@darkeyeassassin3068]

Teach.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

Fair point but junior college in South East Oklahoma State who gives a shit

[@jriv27]

MJ would dominate in any era, and your forgetting that Jordan relished challenges and always rose to the top, Kobe and Lebron would fair no better than any legend MJ beat, they and their teams would just be victims to Jordan and the Bulls, PERIOD!

[@williamshereef2755]

To this very day, Coach Lenny Wilkens still has nightmares about Michael Jordan

[@LorenzoCastillo7]

FINALLY FOUND THIS GAME!!!

[@kaliaelizabeth]

thanx man........ i'm getting spoiled

[@corkystorky]

Greatest eva eva eva MJ23

[@julionica]

I remember that mutombo blocked pippen, turned around and waved his finger to the crowd.... then later on jordan dunked on him and I thought that was like revenge, very cool

[@nevelefilms7336]

You know you’re toast when Mutumbo gets dunked on twice and Worm is looking like Magic our there heat checking perimeter jumpers

[@Bet-O33]

Bulls weren't messing around in these game

[@winhawk23]

can anyone explain why MJ gets a technical for waving his finger, but Mutumbo doesn't for his blocks?

[@shaneswayze6228]

The G.O.A.T...

[@jordanlover23]

WOW, Rodman was unconscious in this game lol. Incredible.

[@Chihouse23]

The T was worth it at 1:20. I remember Mutumbo bragging because Jordan had never dunked cleanly on him before.

[@alvaro3347]

The legends

[@blackadam06]

@KRAPTiLE What's the matter? Did my impeccable syntax confound "U" or something?

[@74racingfan]

i have never seen a 7min video just on one dunk

[@rafikz77]

I came for the dunk Didn’t finish watching the video

[@adrianfromthecastle]

lol, @ MJ shaking his finger the 2nd time, but this time making sure the ref doesn't see.

[@moonoink]

Mutumbo not only got dunked on by mike, but longley dunked on him as well at 3:44

[@makkymokky]

the best team ever ...

[@conni70]

things would be more difficult for Jordan if he played in the league today...he didn't have studs like Kobe and Lebron to play against in his prime...don't get me wrong, Jordan is one of the greatest in history, but put both Kobe and Lebron in a time machine and send them back in time during Jordan's heyday and those guys would destroy the league and give Jordan fits...

[@keigorjai01]

MJ got technical foul by wagging his finger to Mutombo after his dunk. But why Phil Jackson was smiling for that?

[@nevelefilms7336]

Plus Dikembe was a shot blocking force and not many could say they got a banger on him

[@char4ever]

oh he did it! michael shakes his finger!

[@AirYu23]

it's really a funny game! Mutombo is lovely if he is on your team. but if he is your enemy,he becomes the one whom everyone hates.

[@LifeFirst]

That Longley dunk on Mutombo was better than the Jordan dunk..no lie

[@haler0716]

you rarely see phil jackson applaude like that and even stand up..well, he did...not sure right now if he still does that, with the players he has.. :)

[@blackadam06]

@vanh6strings "Almost forgot about them. Studs?" Uhhh..the "studs" comment wasn't mine. That's why it's in quotations. I was just responding to it.

[@jayscribe7547]

Jordan has a very high basketball IQ

[@darthprestige23]

96 was the best team ever.

[@Wrxrtd]

Dennis hitting all those jumpers was better than Mike dunking on Dikembe!!

[@Fantumh]

It's from a lay up over Mutombo, where Mutombo fouled Jordan, I'm pretty sure. Not sure what game, though. But I saw it on the "Preview to the Heat series" video you have up.

[@jamvan2k]

1:19 is the Jordan highlight he is referring too.

[@JackJonesYom]

I doubt April '97 was after November '97. But I figured it must have been from '96.

[@jIvEztImE]

Also it is Michael fricking Jordan.... what are you going to say to him? Phil: hey, ummmm Mr Jordan can you not do that.... MJ: hey ummm Phil...... I MADE YOU!

[@OrbitalHUB]

@ 4:39 Atlanta has 412 points...thats quite the blowout

[@andrewholt6386]

you see those "phantom" fouls for MJ sometimes....have you ever seen MJs defender push his elbow a little on a jumpshot and the ref not see it....MJ would get pissed and yell at the refs forever....they remember those scoldings....and their human too(coaches were telling players to do that a lot in those days to slow MJ down) the refs knew that

[@sunike07]

@Joakinrocker nothing is wrong, just that you're not suppose to wave it towards players, that's taken as a taunt. As you can see mutombo always and only waves it towards the crowd

[@zxy009]

Just think what if that shot before the dunk went in?

[@ratmachine87]

LOL the worm 3 pointers!

[@brainiac101693]

At 1:13, a great missed layup cause it led to a historic dunk.

[@matthewkoz]

Totally agreed, but badly time referenced, should be 3:52 imho.

[@Freesilver92]

messenjahmatt sent me here.

[@ceslovas5555]

Mutombo was good back den

[@moonoink]

First Mike Dunked On Mutumbo, Then Luc Does It Next!

[@yushululangat]

don't mess with MJ...

[@atenciaf]

One should know never to challenge the great MJ at anything. Poor Mutombo.

[@aaroneaton583]

Okay let me ask one question mutombo shook his fingers at players a lot when he blocked them so why did Michael Jordan get a technical foul for shaking his finger back at mutombo

[@macoy346]

what game was the 0:23 ?..Jordan finger wag.

[@cerebralassassin711]

6:08 "oh men"..LOL:D

[@rrTale]

Michael's skillset and athleticism combination separates him from KB and LBJ. Let's not forget these 2 were heavily inspired by MJ. He's a big part of why they play basketball. Scottie Pippen isn't the single greatest perimeter defender in NBA history. MJ is in the argument too. How unbelievable is it that a guy who had to be the primary offensive weapon night in and night out still had the energy to play defense as well as he did? It's not a knock on Pippen but c'mon he had the easier job.

[@JackJonesYom]

Wait, how can this be Game 5 in 1997 (so April) when there is an interview of Mutombo dated from November 1997?

[@canalla90]

damn, mj kills them.

[@jriv27]

@davedropd1 you are exactly right on everything you just said, im with you dude, the league now is just so lame.

[@aaroncon93]

Mutombo highlights???

[@kurtcobain5691]

LoL -_-

[@conni70]

@davedropd1all you Jordan worshipers are redundant... look, as great as Jordan was, he was very fortunate to have played alongside the greatest perimeter defender in NBA history and one of the best all around players of his era, in Scottie Pippen...Jordan was also blessed to have had Phil Jackson as coach and Reisnfeld as a GM...Jordan was a phenomenal player but trust me, he didn't do it on his own...a lot of things came together at the right time for the Bulls...

[@julionica]

I have that poster actually

[@mcneal78]

So one sided! Mutombo blocks someone, wags the finger, and doesn't get a tech. Jordan does and he gets one! Where's the justice?

[@brainiac101693]

Mutombo was probably super angry this game. Got dunked on TWICE and lost a series.

[@felixmoreno4931]

no1 can def8 on.mj of his tym.

[@SinSniper1]

michael jordan

[@popeyeisgood]

and it is such an insult to let dennis hitting the three like this.hahaha.

[@Ousvec]

Michael Jackson finger!! WHAT?

[@woodymagic]

lol Dennis Rodman thinking he's got range

[@popeyeisgood]

hahaha i love this. jordan is so competitive and he is trying to challenge not just mutombo but also the ref. yes that foul at the 2:49 is not really a foul but what the heck they always made stupid calls like this even to til now.

[@conni70]

@davedropd1 my bad! Krauss as a GM!!!

[@massdagod]

mutombo would get technicals after a while for taunting so he started wagging his finger at the crowd when he block shots....

[@Xanith83]

4:34 LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davedropd1]

@conni70 you are talking about the best ever that has 6 nba rings best selling shoe ever. He is the most sucessful athlete of all-time. When kobe or lebron achive that come talk to me.

[@Limey5.0]

@iliveRoDREAMS Jordan didn't have ''swag'' he had ''class''

[@rafikz77]

2:48 phantom foul

[@noel8421]

LUC LONGLEY????

[@gostraelkyrial]

@conni70 So.. there were Stockton, Malone, Barkley, Penny, Young Shaq, Erwing, Payton, Alonzo, Magic, Bird, Mutombo, Olajuwon, and more. And you're saying the current NBA has more parity, skill set? lololololol.

[@razlika]

Hah...good old times. I was 13 when this game was on. NBA sucks now. Cant see the beauty of the game now, as I used to.

[@efransophoto]

STILL don't understand the technical. STILL!

[@jlarsonres]

I know. Mutombo wagged his finger whenever he blocked a shot. Why can't you do it back.?

[@rrTale]

@conni70 KB had Shaq one of the top 5 centers in history and arguably the most dominant, he also had Phil Jackson so what's your point? KB had it easier sooner than MJ. Defense nowadays is softer than the 80's and 90's defense. That's, in part, the reason for the rise of perimeter players in the 00's. KB and LBJ are 2 tremendous talents but still far from the perfect combination that was MJ.

[@jamvan2k]

Laettner had 21 and 12 in this game, the rest of the Hawks didn't step up...mainly Steve Smith.....shame shame shame

[@LuigiLaker]

Jordan gives Mutumbo the finger and puts away the Hawks for good..

[@rrTale]

@cacable7 Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest player to ever grace the courts. Yet you think he ruined the NBA. I'll tell you what he did. He played fundamentally sound offense AND defense. He shot 50% for his career. He won multiple chips and MVP's. It wasn't his fault he didn't have a team to compete with the established Celtics, Lakers and Pistons of the 80's. And every superstar gets superstar treatment, stop being ridiculous and blaming it all on MJ.

[@LyricalThesisDJ]

haha Longley was getting Sloppy Seconds

[@jacobacosta167]

¿Solo aparecen jugadas de los Bulls? Jordan solo 1 vez in your face sobre Mutombo, 🤣🤣

[@dukeheat]

At 4:38 Atlanta has a score of 412. Lol.

[@RigbyBullnut]

Getting a technical for a finger wag is crap - if you can't take trash-talk and taunting from an opposing player, and not have it affect your game, you don't belong in the NBA. In an effort to "clean up the game", all the grit and physical play has been sucked out of it. The refs should back away and let the players play the game like real men.

[@MrWolframagnum]

mutombo got pwned

[@niiieman2da]

lmao luc beast

[@throwdown3927]

That comment makes a lot of sense. So saying someone made a dunk look nice is directly correlated with homosexuality? While you're here at your computer who's at home disappointing your parents? OWNED

[@NAMEEMAN-m7v]

@makkymokky jep right after the 1986 celtics team

[@fatumukuba3226]

mj thinks he the best

[@bronthebeat904]

Check out the score @ 4:38, Atl 412 Chi 58 WTF....LOL

[@ferrisbuellerdayoff]

4:57