Allen Iverson 40pts Game Special - Game 1 44pts vs Michael Jordan the Bulls (1997)

4/7 at Bulls - LOSS - 44pts
Iverson was a fearless rookie and his games against the Jordan Bulls were the perfect example of this. In the previous two times they had met before this game Iverson had scored 32 and 37 points, and had even crossed MJ in the former. The Bulls knew what to expect, and that this rookie was no fluke so they planned accordingly to stop him. That did not happen as he shot 50% on his way to 44. Watch the highlights and notice how the Bulls defense always had their attention on Iverson throughout the game. Oh and don't think he was just scoring, he ended also ended with 8 assists and 2 steals. Said Jordan of Iverson: "Was I like that when I first was here?"

[@mattryanfan2ify]

No one was playing the game like AI back then , the commentators didn’t even know what to call some of his moves . He had the league confused . True legend

[@curtis713]

Agreed

[@mahadfarah7109]

‘As bad of a guy as he might be.... he walks around with a pistol...’ media had no love for rookie AI...

[@yesviews]

After reading Andre Iguodala's Memoir, you can bet on the Philly media being straight . . . ahem ... hard to deal with . . .

[@elijahreilly9247]

Right wft was that straight hate!

[@mr.chapman977]

Unnecessary!!!!!

[@marcustumblinii9438]

Smh

[@PIP...33]

@@elijahreilly9247 nba hate iverson and try to sell overrated Jordan guy whos 1-9 in career never carry team like Iverson or Drexler or Miller to finals. Literally Jordan is just marketing that media worship to sell his shoes like they do now to Bron. Iverson is better than Kobe or Jordan or Bron. U give him in prime better roster with only Pippen like 2 way player guy will win 7 or 8 rings.

[@johnwickkkkk1]

4:05 AI doing moves 20 years before their time

[@MrCarterVince]

I swear AI had no help. This was the example

[@pennyccw]

I will share ALL...i mean ALL AI games with 40 plus points! Love this idea??? and do you know how many 40pts AI had in regular season???

[@ebra27]

pennyccw Great go head!!!

[@collinsk85]

Thanks Penny! Long Live The Legacy of AI Much Love!

[@TheIverson1990]

I want to say 78. For some reason I think that's it

[@TheIverson1990]

Damn it's 79!

[@RobertsLyric]

You never finshed lol

[@jcmiisbeast5288]

Commentators would be offended by todays game based on them hating on Allen Iverson in these clips

[@FPietros]

Thanks for this video, penny. Much appreciated.

[@khalilsmith3730]

4:06 was not a travel

[@SupremeJetlife]

Thanks for this bro. Love to see my man AI putting in work

[@ShadyMcFly]

That stop at the dunk on MJ tho O_o

[@IronMan_thno]

Slim3303 that picture tho 👌 haha

[@TheIverson1990]

Sorry that's not a walk

[@royorbs3]

What was that thing about walking around with a pistol at the end?

[@MyronMagnus]

The Bulls was trying to Run a Zone on the sneak tip...lol... A premonition of a rule change soon to come

[@FC-sw6pt]

😂 Damn sure did.... Allen was giving them boys hell

[@jthrillz7288]

I'll take Iverson over Jordan or Kobe. Any day. He literally just dropped 44 on the best team in the league, possibly of all time. And they couldn't do nothing about it. Watch the bout again, Jordan was keeping up with him, not the other way around.

[@NShomebase]

Even though AI only ever won a single game against Jordan's Bulls?

[@C1sophus]

These commentators suck when it came to AI moves the company he keeps etc str8 haters

[@Linux1596]

great move 8:02

[@curtis713]

Rookie Iverson was A Beast They Couldn't Keep Up with him

[@coreyeatmon5101]

Icing during the game. GOAT

[@IronMan_thno]

A.I. most entertaining

[@michaelbeza7469]

A walk it's a hop step..

[@daGOATmj23]

Literally

[@wilsonpereira6581]

This ain't a WGN telecast but the commentators are?

[@edupbeat]

Wilson Pereira they would simultaneously broadcast back then. If you had cable, it was the Sports channel, if you didn't it was WGN.

[@legendcarter3451]

pass the ball ai damn ctfu

[@ethoro08]

Iverson by himself no help dropped 44 on the supposed best defensive team lol wtf do u think the warriors with KD Steph klay would’ve done? Lit that Ass up wake up stop crowning these guys like they couldn’t lose to the current players

[@TeamNikeBasketball23]

hatin ass commentators

[@curtis713]

Them commentors hating evertime iverson has the ball they be saying very high dribble lol