Michael Jordan Highlights 1989 ECSF Game 4 vs Knicks - 47pts, MOTHER is da REAL MVP!

[@ninjachannel007]

This is prime Jordan in terms of speed, hops, strength, shooting, post game, finishing, and defense. He had ZERO weaknesses in 1989-90, even making 92 threes on .376 shooting.

[@JSB-2Z-2K]

he could do ANYTHING: jumpshots, layups and dunks inside, fastbreaks, three pointers, shoot over multiple defenders, high free throw %, fg%, 3point %, one of the best stealers of the league and ever, could rebound, block, make great passes and assists, literally nothing he couldn't do!

[@eda639]

Ninja Channel didn’t they shorten the line

[@jeremyhart557]

Nd he playing point Gaurd wildin

[@waitz27]

@@eda639 Not until 96. Check out his 3pt% in the three NBA finals from 91-93. Shot over 40%

[@mrbattle2013]

strength and post game? no way. 96 jordan and up was the most skilled and way stronger this is athletically jordans peak tho. and finishing at the rim

[@ashtonjackfanny]

8:02 Jordan looked like he was going to float forever on that jump shot, dude spring off the floor was crazy af

[@AHMAD-2324]

The most complete basketball player I've ever seen. Michael Jeffery Jordan"

[@magst734]

In my opinion it’s bird. The most complete player

[@lukaz3336]

@@magst734 Defense?

[@rogercortez2982]

@@magst734 bird is a great player but his move is to basic he cant dunk over 7 footer

[@lecowardjames]

@@magst734 .bird defence is not elite

[@rolandbastian5295]

AHMAD2423 ,yes i agree, he is the standard of basketball, every great players will be compared to the greatest that is MJ

[@fjccommish]

At this time, Jordan worked hard for every point. Later, he knew the game so well that he made his points with ease.

[@dc4690]

Exactly

[@purplemonkeydishwasher4241]

I don't agree that at this state Jordan was working hard for every point. He scored very easily in 1989 and it was mostly him getting himself open and hitting mid range shots.

[@danielbarrios1370]

Jordan in 1989 was a beast and you can’t forget about the Air Jordan 4s

[@하얀양말-i8g]

What is 4s?

[@MrSantee2000]

Arthur King the 4's (shoes)

[@jarmelbennett7693]

@@하얀양말-i8g Jordan 4th signature basketball sneaker

[@Pygoman12]

Delores Jordan, "Player of the Game". Priceless!

[@HoustonIsImmortal]

I've never seen anyone want to win more than Mike. Just insane how competitive he was at all times.

[@obamaoraya6591]

He would do anything just to score a basket

[@Noname-fv7oy]

Young jordan so light and strong and athletic 88 - 93 unstoppable

[@ARC-zj5ur]

What blows my mind is that they had just played the previous game the day before! No rest! No excuses! Just all heart, sweat and GREATNESS!!!!!

[@Learsiii___]

Cocaine n beer ! 😂

[@patrickhook4424]

MJ when his mom told him to take out the trash: "From that point, I took it personally"

[@ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

Jordan was actually excellent at no-look passes.

[@donnelladams340]

People ALWAYS talk about how much off a gun Jordan was but they fail to realize that he was a SHOOTING GUARD not point guard.

[@MandyZor-El]

Love watching the GOAT at work!

[@jarvasedundy1]

Me too!

[@londonmcgrew8465]

Best ever

[@angrynoodles1318]

I see your comment on a couple Michael Jordan highlights

[@MandyZor-El]

Just the greatest ever!!!

[@londonmcgrew8465]

Yep

[@sonnyandreotte5451]

God i miss the mid range jumper.

[@jarmelbennett7693]

Watch Kawhi Leonard and KD

[@rambothefuckingmachine4541]

@@jarmelbennett7693 Yeah..but those 2 still shoot so many 3s.

[@daylacro9733]

@@rambothefuckingmachine4541 kawhi dont shoot that many

[@Black_Jesus21]

Jarmel Bennett they don’t shoot the mid range jumper like Jordan . Melo is prolly the only player that uses the mid range as much

[@thegreatestfinesser2338]

@@Black_Jesus21 You must not watch Jimmy Butler

[@peacefulmind1409]

What an amazing game by 89'MJ.

[@back2back379]

How any of these kids today can think Lebron is better than MJ is beyond me. I mean, LOOK.

[@mraaron81]

You answered your own question, “Kid!”. I don’t even argue anymore about it. Most people who argue in favor of Lebron, are either under 30, or they just hate Jordan, because he kept their team from winning.

[@C.G91]

@@mraaron81 Michael had 22! free throws in this game the most catered/babied player of all time

[@mraaron81]

One can and should expect to get that many free throws, when he’s attacking the basket the way Jordan did. The difference is, nowadays, cats who attack the Basket 10 percent of the time, is shooting that many free throws, and more.

[@michaelwayneterry]

In today's NBA, if you're a star like LeBron, you're allowed to simply forearm shiver your way to the basket. As long as you don't extend at the elbow, it's legal and LeBron does it constantly. MJ was super strong at the end of his career, no telling how long he could have extended it with that privilege.

[@iig2310]

@@C.G91 Its simply, this is when the league actually had real defense. Jordan was fouled and went to the free throw line often cause he attacked the rim and always put pressure on the opposing teams defense.

[@MandyZor-El]

MICHAEL JORDAN WILL ALWAYS BE THE GOAT! That’s his legacy to always be compared to the next great player. I love it, can’t wait to see who the next great player will be so that they’ll compare him to MJ. Oh and records of total stats are for people who play a shit ton of years in the league, has never made anyone the greatest, just ask Peyton Manning. Great players but not the GOATS. That just means you played more years. The fact that MJ’s accomplishments were in only 11 full seasons with the Bulls just blows my mind! Not to mention the style that Jordan played offensively and definitely was just exciting and awesome to watch, endless incredible moves, shots, and incredible defensive plays. He’s just the BOSS, the GOAT, the MEASURING STICK! So lucky to have lived thru his era!

[@dantezweathers3049]

Tom brady??

[@dantezweathers3049]

Everyone tries to distance their stats so no other can surpass them

[@jarvasedundy1]

Beautiful said!

[@TheTheladrillo23]

and some stupid people say that michael played on a weak unathletic era? every ONE of this games is a testimony about who is the GOAT in every aspect,

[@Dbails-wu6gu]

so, check out D being played at 3:00 mark. so much energy is expended playing TOUGH man on man defense. You had to be superiorly conditioned to play in they era to play man defense all the time while absorbing more physical contact. The overall intensity of the game was absolutely amazing back then! Glad I grew up watching 80s and 90s ball

[@cptnsx]

That also takes range off your shot WHICH IS WHY you didn't see that many 3's in the past. The first thing that comes up short when you are tired is your shot.

[@Dbails-wu6gu]

Wow, thank you for pointing out one example of lax defense. Maybe I should have clarified that not 100% of every game was going to be balls out defense. But any dumb ass knows playing man to man is more taxing and hard to do than playing some sort of zone- like in any sport that’s the case. NBA only cares about scoring now.

[@HeartsforJesus25]

Quickest first step I've ever seen

[@londonmcgrew8465]

Best ever

[@Zeal808]

Exactly, he’s already gone

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Dave Thompson

[@keithkool8308]

You don’t see that like this anymore in the NBA. Offense and defense MJ was amazing!! Best ever

[@mrbattle2013]

14:38 Wow that pump fake then taking a unorthodox jumper using the glass I have never seen that type of mix of athleticism and skill all in one

[@charlesc470]

It's great to see people watch these games & see Jordan highlights & see who is the greatest!!

[@lokey987]

Goat

[@AHMAD-2324]

jk Hands down!!!

[@daylacro9733]

@@AHMAD-2324 y Ur a jk hands down!!

[@میثمسلمانیان-ظ2ط]

Lebron

[@popeyeisgood]

give me one instance in today's playoff game that has the same level of intensity you see at 1:46. it really is not the same anymore.

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

popeyeisgood ....Money was still YET to be made. They went and made sure they EARNED that shit. Even mike wasnt making much $$$ playing ball compared to some of the other stars of the league during that time.

[@popeyeisgood]

funny your user name was kawhi leonard. i had high hope for him but when people say he is like jordan i always say otherwise. other than all the fundamental advantages jordan had, leonard was never as passionate to the game as jordan ever was. jordan played through injury countless of time. remember when he just recovered from his broken foot in 86 he was so ready to ignore team doc's instruction to play normal minute. jordan played bball because it is fun for him. not because of the money, and you can see that from his craft. and by the way, even by the standard back then, then earning was no where near bad.

[@chadwilliams2116]

Nothing happened what are you talking about

[@khaitran3709]

Damn, I miss Michael Jordan!

[@joeypaller4854]

Back when NBA's semis&finals is love to watch!

[@Ma1q444]

28 freethrows by Jordan

[@sportjames23]

Damn, hard to believe this was 29 years ago. I was in 10th grade, watching this series. Seeing MJ's Bulls go farther in that playoff run than anyone expected. I knew after this, it was only a matter of time before the Bulls would reach the top.

[@boogieloo1831]

sportjames23 - same age - great days. Jordan was incredible. Reading the paper everyday about MJ scoring 30+ was incredible.

[@kcire-tv3wy]

I was in the 11th grade at this time. Those were the days!

[@xsu-is7vq]

I think this might have been among the first NBA games I saw. I came to US in April of 1989. I saw a classmate drawing Bull’s logo on his notebook and that’s when I first heard of Jordan and the Bulls.

[@jamieking007]

I DONT CARE ABOUT THIS OR THAT ERA NONSENSE..JORDAN IS THE BEST THAT EYES CAN SEE PERIOD😳

[@ruffyllamoso826]

Greatest of all time..the goat...

[@kyoumeister8996]

'That's Playoff basketball you just saw.'

[@purpleman1974]

Every shot attempt was war. I just watched Joel Embid´s 59 points and he was just moving around and scoring alone like he was playing an exhibition game against the city bakers to raise funds for charity. It´s two different sports at this point.

[@uscgbmcmretired2490]

As a Chicago sports fan from the mid '70's on, what did Michael Jordan do for Our City?:______! Just incredible!

[@MandyZor-El]

Those 27 dislikes are freakin hilarious!! 😂 🤣

[@MadMatt41]

How good would life have been for Doug Collins son Chris? Dads coaching MJ, he was ball boy for the Bulls so he was courtside for all the home games. Hangin out with Mike and the team, life must of really been pretty sweet. I had the same Bulls jacket he was wearing too.

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

MadMatt41 ....could'na been all that good in the hood since he watched MJ get that ass whooped by Detroit 3x in a row.

[@MadMatt41]

theloverswineverytime - LOL Oh I still reckon it was all good in the hood. Jordan had some massive games during those Bulls Pistons playoffs in the late 80's. The playoff series went to game 6 in 88-89 season and game 7 in 89-90 season so its hardly a sweep or an ass whoopin' Do you know who DID get swept though.....? Thats right, the Pistons did the following season. And they cried to the refs that WHOLE series and left game 4 early out of utter humiliation. LOL remember that? That was hilarious. Good times for young Chris Collins hey :-)

[@ian7136]

Good crowd

[@londonmcgrew8465]

Greatest ever period.

[@ryder7459]

I noticed how michael Jordan can get to the line. It kind of reminds me how harden gets to the line too, only Jordan doesnt flop.

[@ryder7459]

@Litty 3 Titty if you knew how to read and comprehend sentences, this world would be a brighter place.

[@JohnJohn-ty2ym]

Or travel or hold the ball forever

[@gleanmcclain6251]

The king!

[@axLibrepensadorAntidotonatural]

The goat 23 !

[@shaunbomb602]

Mj the goat

[@yoe91]

oh he just loved fkng up those Knicks, didn't he...just LOVED it.

[@mikekirkland2487]

The unanimous G.O.A.T!

[@shomariwilliams9502]

I never debate. To debate is to acknowledge some degree of parity amongst competitors and MJ is on his own level and always will be, at least in my lifetime.

[@dice6953]

On one side it's Michael Jordan and on the other its everyone else!!

[@nitro5432]

The mvp of free throws...

[@Interscope100]

I still believe that Jordan should've won MVP that year not Magic Johnson 🙎🏾‍♂️

[@brianjohnson1665]

Notice Mj didn’t stagnate the offense by holding the ball? Every bucket was in the flow of the offense.

[@JohnJohn-ty2ym]

Classic lbj - hold the ball for 18 seconds to see if you can pad your stats, if you can't find something good then kick it out to a teammate so they can take a low percentage shot. What a selfish coward!

[@frederickthomas5963]

I agree Delois is player of all games MJ played

[@TC0901]

4 months later, his son Butler was born

[@catcountry0099]

Stop it already, they dont even have the same build or athleticism

[@kapo2012fb]

Nobody greater

[@gmoney8585]

MJ dashed the championship hopes of so many superstars

[@arasseo_wakarimashita3904]

This how defense played back then kids. Lbj would cry if he play this era

[@JohnJohn-ty2ym]

Lbj would cry in any era 🤣

[@fetaldropkick]

WTF was that defense by Mark Jackson at 7:09 he just kept backing up daring MJ to shoot a mid rage open J?!

[@funbigly]

either back up and take away the drive, or get posterized... a no win situation.

[@dmv118]

When you back off Jordan, you hope to God he misses.

[@MicroWave233]

@Danny Green Is A BRICK nah he was guarding jordan, which jordan was a nightmare to guard, he could drive and make the shots with contact 70% of the time or shoot a high percentage mid range. Jordan was a killer inside the 3 point line, you cant afford to give him an inch

[@MicroWave233]

@Danny Green Is A BRICK im talking about efficiency not just attempts, and no, not every shooter can drive and make their shots with someone on you. Back then handchecking was allowed which is really a game changer for the defense, you dont have to sag off your person as much as now, you were allowed to initiate contact.

[@MicroWave233]

@Danny Green Is A BRICK hand checking was taken away in 2004, i assume you mean the 2000s before the rule change, cause you look at how defense is played now to before, you see less contact and less physical presence you can have before the ref calls a a foul. I dont think you watched alot of basketball outside of the 2000s

[@algladyou]

The only think I can think of why Jordan didn't win is because of team defense. He can't do anything about that. No matter how good of shooting you are. If your team sucks on defense. They'll outscore you.

[@ravenbird4391]

The only athlete eveeeeer to have his mother be named mvp of a professional athletic event in the history of sports.

[@estybuenaventura9274]

G.O.A.T

[@WrathUponEden]

best ever

[@nimphalhab8543]

The goat

[@Allbetsaside]

Hard time believing Jordan was 6’6

[@datboielijah1234]

Wdym ?

[@geert574]

He's 6ft4

[@name-do9lw]

This is a 12-18 47pts with no 3pt at all.

[@michaellamon4787]

Jordan's first step was CRAZY!!!! Once he got that step it was OVA. You only had two choices, foul him, and possibly make him mad, or let him go, and he was gonna put somebody on a poster.

[@michealbell1088]

Michael Jordan is hurt don't you know players these days would've been sitting out.

[@JohnJohn-ty2ym]

They sit out because an 82 game season is too much for them to handle 🤣

[@JerseySchmutzler]

1989-90 was start of of his prime speed strength shooting post game finishing defense

[@nitchow]

You've also got to marvel at how aggressive likes of MJ, Isiah and others were close to the rim in this era. MJs strength to go against big men close to the rim was amazing - unafraid and aggressive! My sense is that today's guards are far more comfortable shooting from distance.

[@turtleislandlac1490]

Limping around and not using injury as an excuse. 47 points including 18 in the 4th quarter.

[@RellyRell-ud3iz]

Jordan is not 100% but still managed to score 47 points smh

[@ghodbc]

I hope many of the younger generations are taking note of the defense and made free throws. It all starts with the basics. If you don't have the basics mastered, then you're not anywhere near the GOAT.

[@ead838]

Playing injured on the second of a back-to-back.

[@markbay9275]

Those bank shots are money.

[@thebigone6969]

Jordan was always torching coaches with slicked back hair. Sorry Pitino and Riley!!!

[@sportsavant2937]

Is this an NBA game or a war zone? Current NBA game is like watching a bunch of guys taking a stroll in the park. I miss the good old days of basketball where guys really have to sweat to get a basket.

[@Cdub177]

8:16 Jordan doing the Steph shoot and turn around before Steph was born, lol

[@SS2-seniorYearIH]

I'd rather guard a to much dribble guy than a less dribble but effective player.

[@thetruemarksmen9124]

Dude really did get every call tho

[@MikeDuece666]

Ok dummy

[@rruucchhoo]

Like and suscribed 👍

[@albartworld6474]

what great competition, Gerald Wilkins, Trent Tucker, Johnny Newman - these scrubs couldn't make it onto an NBA roster today ...

[@김봉남-c1s]

Look at knicks' uncomparable-to-today crazy defense..and destroying that mj is even more crazy lol

[@kevinhunter3711]

Jordan backbas75 years old

[@Ma1q444]

Jordan was given this game he had 28 freethrows attempts,

[@MikeDuece666]

Cry

[@Daveyboy_RS3]

47/11/6 on one leg, tying the series at 2 a piece vs this defensive beast in the Knicks. LeBron gets a paper cut and he's out for 2 games lol

[@LatinMiracle]

Top 5 players '85 jordan '89 jordan '93 jordan '96 Jordan Kobe bryant.

[@geraldreyes2714]

LatinMiracle u forgot 91 jordan & 92 jordan (92 jordan was the one who lit clyde’s team with 3s in gm1 of nba finals)

[@algladyou]

Lol!

[@Kenjardo]

Got a have '88 in there

[@HaddySmokes1992]

No wonder he retired for a lil bit after the first 3Peat, foul him everytime he gets the ball guys

[@HaddySmokes1992]

Litty 3 Titty you cant even ball... silly

[@HaddySmokes1992]

Litty 3 Titty yea I read it stupid, I said ya dum ass cannot ball and FOULING AINT BASKETBALL DUMMY U SOUND LIKE U ASS IN BALL LOL and I meant you can’t BALL IN REAL LIFE ESPECIALLY AGAINST ME SILLY BOY

[@gmoney8585]

hell if he was healthy he woulda got 70🤔😀

[@Dontlookatme651]

Idk bout yall but I just watched a whole lot of free throws 🫤

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

Ummm, that was a "carrying" violation at 5:52.

[@daylacro9733]

He didnt put his hand under thr ball so its not!

[@Ma1q444]

28 freethrows lmao

[@vika0194]

The fake 16:9 screens are annoying. Much better with black sides.

[@deionjohnson9977]

Why was he hurt?

[@silentactor558]

1989 bulls will buried 2021 Warriors

[@luizthechief]

8:32

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

The Black Cat gonna get ya

[@archan6el774]

His midrange is wet

[@tlmcqu80]

MJ has killed Gerald Wilkins as a Knick, Cavalier, Grizzlie and as a Magic

[@elisaselmabermejomendoza2352]

Thats what i luvyou still lebron dosen't habe that dfnse at the other teams nowdays the defense i think desapear every.day , now are no defense tournaments

[@austin5640]

this should be renamed michael jordan takes free throws

[@MikeDuece666]

Ok dummy

[@nicobonita664]

Damn tony stark was coaching the Knicks

[@tmac731]

Load Management my ass

[@YoungBlood507]

They never call travel lol he traveled a lot. Still the 🐐

[@bookerwtight3457]

You can find a clown every where here one now 😆