Michael Jordan 54 pts, playoffs 1993 bulls vs knicks game 4

[@상추키우기-f8y]

What a monster! Prime MJ is unguardable through the all time NBA players

[@oneworldkingdom]

This is when MJ was at his absolute peak. 1993 was the year you could see Jordan at his finest. I wish I could find the complete 1993 season and all the games in their entirety.

[@dujuantubbs1977]

Knicks - 95 Bulls - 105 Bulls teammates total 51 pts Michael Jordan - 54

[@hectorlopez1069]

pretty impressive for the bulls. No way the Knicks could of come back and win it.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

MJ's first of TWO "FUCK YOU, We're not losing this" games of the 1993 playoffs. 54 vs the Knicks to tie the series and truly plant the seeds of doubt in that confident veteran Knicks team. Of course, he did it literally one better dropping 55 vs the Suns in Game 4 of the Finals. No one touches MJ.

[@musicsdarkangel]

Guarding Jordan was the biggest nightmare matchup. Even at age 39, Artest called him the hardest to guard.

[@diannellaguno6057]

i love jordan but... who tf is artest xDD ik him but he isnt the greatest defender xD

[@lazarosmaroulis3969]

multifandom yeoja he's a great defender what the fuck are you on about

[@rambosexy2009]

multifandom yeoja You = a complete loser

[@DwyaneWadeCounty]

@@diannellaguno6057 MWP is a not a great defender? Ask James Harden.

[@arndbrack2339]

when dislike turns into blunt pity

[@SunOfRa]

Man that intro brought me back to the glorious days of youth. I miss some NBA on NBC. Hell I miss the NBA in the 90's period. There was so much talent and so many great players... magical time in history.

[@Gofkagschoice]

MJ is the best ever.

[@jldub23]

HANDS DOWN!!!

[@GoHARD99]

𝚈𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚓𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛

[@kdogg716]

@@GoHARD99 that's a true statement

[@billj4525]

@@GoHARD99 Lol, some people would argue they both are in what they do.

[@REALGOLD20]

Man, all my life, ever since I've been watching NBA, I've thought what you just posted... 1993 was the year for MJ... 30 years old he was at his very prime! I wish I have the whole 1993 Bulls Season as well.

[@NateTheGr8ness]

There's a 1993 Bulls championship on KZbin.

[@turtleislandlac1490]

I think a huge reason Jordan struggled somewhat in this series: He decided to go exclusively to the jumpshot to protect his sore wrist against the physical Knicks. He remembered how badly the Knicks beat the Bulls up in 1992 and he wanted to survive. Even in this game nearly all of his points were from jumpshots. Against the Suns, he went back to taking it inside because he knew the Suns weren't as physical.

[@TheLionaaa]

True

[@saigalrahoul]

Fan from new delhi india here! thank you for this ! brings back the best memories of the nba from the golden era of the 90's. i remember watching this match live when i was 13 at 7 in the morning before school - love the NBC tune too they used to play it out here too lol .

[@BrownBoyVisuals]

I always said Kobe was the goat , mainly because I grew up in that time , but sheesh , Jordan made free throws look like highlights!

[@jojobustamante]

54-pts against the 1993 Knicks is just remarkable! MJ is truly the greatest.

[@hectorlopez1069]

The greatest to play in the NBA.

[@Daizlol]

In the previous 3 games of this series Michael Jordan shot just over 30% from the field, and 3-18 in game 3. If Scottie didn’t drop 29 and 12 in game 3, this wouldn’t have been a series and the Knicks would’ve Gentleman swept them.

[@pepedahepe2258]

@@Daizlolyou know there's no would've and wouldn't have in basketball 😅

[@depannist]

⁠@@Daizlolyou forgot to mention 16/17 from the line, the 11 assists and the 8 rebounds. Terrible shooting performance for Jordan but he contributed significantly in other ways, most importantly setting up his teammates.

[@davidschmidt1793]

@@Daizlol That was Jordan's worst shooting performance in his entire playoff career. But you can't simply mention his shooting and leave everything else aside. His jumpers weren't falling, so he drove to the basket a lot and ended up with 22 points after shooting 16/17 from the line. He became the main playmaker on the team and finished with 11 assists. He also grabbed more boards than anyone else on the team, finishing with 8 rebounds. And to top it off, he guarded the best perimeter player on the Knicks, John Starks(who torched them in the first 2 games) and shut him down(He shot 2/7 from the field). Jordan may have shot badly, but he contributed in many other ways in that game.

[@lukaz3336]

Absolutely incredible. Truly the GOAT there's no doubt about it. I'm not even old enough to have watched him in his prime but I have to say hes the greatest ever. As much as I love LeBron James and as much as I've watched him MJ is simply better. Hes got the jumper, PURE JUMPER. The big hands and hustle, the athletic ability and talent and most importantly, the will to win and do anything it takes. I think I could legitimately say that Michael is the only player that could actually will himself and decide on any given night when he wanted to, to drop 40 to 50 points. Especially when he had to.

[@lukaz3336]

The perfect example is this game.

[@Cutbyik3]

I love KZbin bc I can watch MJ anytime

[@musicsdarkangel]

4:29 - just look at how explosive Jordan is, moving from point A to point B in a flash, fading and hitting the shot! It's like watching Kawhi in fast-forward with more lift! Insane.

[@JC-le3sy]

Exactly I always said Kawhi was like wizards Jordan!!!

[@o1weezy1o23]

Micheal will always be the g.o.a.t. Period‼️

[@sabrinateamer-woodall610]

Yes sir....ALWAYS

[@sabrinateamer-woodall610]

Nope not at all....he is good not better than MJ

[@Jessica-co7lu]

Man!..... I wish The NBA was on NBC

[@dreamcage1801]

According to reports NBC is being very aggressive in getting the NBA package again in 2 years

[@gregl9175]

11 years later , you might get your wish my man!

[@lajoy845]

I KNOW YANKEES AND REDSOX, LAKERS AND CELTICS, PACKERS 49ers...BUT IN THE 90s THE BULLS VS KNICKS WAS THE GREATEST RIVALRY AND ENTERTAINING GAMES EVER...and YOU KNEW MJ WAS GONNA DO SOMETHING SPECIAL!!!!!

[@diazdiaz4898]

People are complaining about how the Knicks played starks on Jordan but he always did and he always played great D in my opinion but there was just no stopping Mj, people forget starks made an all nba defensive team... no one else on that squad had the lateral quickness to guard mjs lightning first step, they rather have mj take jumpshots then slash to the rim cus mj could make any layup with those huge hands.

[@joshuajarod1909]

He was a monster

[@joshualong8200]

wow. just watching him making those shots... no one is playing like this anymore... NO ONE... that and his team is why he is the greatest of all time.. period... his drive is leangendary

[@yashwantgahlot3734]

Greatest Player Ever seen

[@riojonmejares8996]

mj the greatest basketball player ever! g.o.a.t

[@kcire-tv3wy]

I love hearing that Bulls intro music!!!

[@EdmondLau2007]

If you are not old enough to have seen this, you missed the golden era of the NBA. Everything was just better from the NBA on NBC presentation, Marv Albert, Mike Fratello, the iconic Bulls entrance music at Chicago Stadium to the coaches, players and intense rivalry. Starks was a very very good defender. Athletic, physical and unafraid. This was during the era of more physical play and no zone defense so no zone to cover for weak defenders. Some guys today would get ate up back in those days with the no zone rule and physical play. This game led to a classic game 5 at Madison Square Garden. I consider game 5 of this series to be one of the greatest of the 90's.

[@kingtutt880]

This right here is the GOAT. Hands down, no questions asked.

[@battlefield6789]

NBA on NBC was classic

[@AHMAD-2324]

The GREATEST basketball player/Athlete EVER. " Michael Jeffery Jordan "

[@madcek]

The amazing thing about this: Mike did this in the Playoffs, against one of the best (if not the best - definitely most ruthless) defensive teams of that era. Unless i see someone (which i doubt i will in the foreseeable future) who can take his team on the back in EVERY area and lead them to 2 threepeats, with the same determination, will and mental toughness, there should not even be a discussion about the GOAT.

[@jonathanwilliams0824]

The whole Bulls bench was like "let Michael cook!!!!" SAME for Phil Jackson.

[@craigrutter4620]

some of these fadeaways he takes are just stupid...like you laugh when he makes it because of the difficulty

[@mikehammer1777]

That in and out dribble pull-up @ 4:46 was rotten...MJ was unreal

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

54 Points!! 60% From the Field. OMG!!!!! THIS MAN IS NOT A HUMAN BEING

[@robulon8041]

Watch games 1 and 2 and 3 from this series. Starks and co. had Jordan on lockdown. Jordan was tired at this point in his career and you can see it. Mentally and physically, you could see Jordan was a little uneven. And the Knicks were a great defensive team. But Jordan was really coming into his own in terms of how to choose his spots and when to layoff and when to attack. And on this night, in his arena, he knew it was time, and got after it. A dazzling display of basketball intelligence, and above all, artistry. I learned more about basketball, that is, offensive moves, from this game, game 5 of this series, and from Jordan's 55 point game against Phoenix than any other games in the past 23 years.

[@samuelbell3124]

Rob Ulon they won this series though 😂😂

[@andrewhoyle1521]

By MJ standards they guarded him well. Part was the bulls blew past their first 2 opponents winning 7 straight and then ran into the monster knicks. The knicks blew game 5 and after that loss they weren't winning

[@turtleislandlac1490]

I think Jordan was tired the whole season, that's why he went more to the jumpshot in 1993 than any other season. People say he was in his prime in 93-- he wasn't. He was no longer the high flyer he was. This was where Jordan transitioned into the older, jumpshooting Jordan you saw in the last three peat. He no longer had the same lift.

[@purplemonkeydishwasher4241]

@@turtleislandlac1490 I don't agree at all. He was definitely still in his prime, even if he went to the jump shot more often. He was probably a little fatigued due to the long playoff runs of the previous years combined with the Olympics, but he was still by far and away the best player in the league. In the NBA finals he was about as dominant as any player has ever been and he looked very explosive.

[@turtleislandlac1490]

@@purplemonkeydishwasher4241 Prime means when player was at the peak of their abilities, it's not whether they're still the best player in the league or not. Jordan had an extra gear in 1991 that he didn't have in 1993, both from a speed and leaping ability standpoint. If you watch Jordan's best dunks from 92-93 most were subpar compared to what he had done in previous years. Especially 1991 you'll see him doing things he didn't in 1993. Jordan is unique because he was the league's best player even when he was past his prime because he found ways to conserve energy and evolve his game.

[@ryanpaulaskas8314]

When MJ took it personal, NO ONE suffered more than John Starks…

[@tew6]

Those early & mid 90’s Knicks,Bulls rivalry we’re the best.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Yes, Two tough teams going at each other. I love 90s Basketball.

[@bradleyboyer9979]

That old Chicago Stadium was a nightmare for opponents. You couldn't hear yourself breathe in there. The United Center isn't quite the same.

[@foleynj86]

I hated these Bulls teams but man I respect the hell out of them. It's a shame the Knicks couldn't win ONE series against Jordan.

[@moregoldmoregold]

Epic Jordan

[@genesisgenesis9888]

So fukking good! The GOAT!

[@Ghenges]

I grew up on this stuff. It's running through my blood.

[@mariobryant8803]

Just pure abuse of the whole Knicks team- 54 points, just incredible

[@larrylegend199]

golden age... amazing game, thanks for the video!

[@dreamcage1801]

MJ is GOAT! FINAL & DONE! NBA will return to NBC in a couple of years and it’ll be epic as it was in the 90s up to 2002.

[@dreamchaser1419]

👎🏾Marv albert retired

[@dreamcage1801]

@@dreamchaser1419 yeah I know but there’s always a new guy like Ian eagle

[@jarmalporter3801]

WOW!!! The boos were very loud when they introduced John Starks

[@brew7676]

Mike was just doing his best Jimmy Butler impersonation :)

[@bsimmons4284]

I wish basketball had rivalries like this today.

[@EnduroDreaming]

B Simmons Warriors vs Cavs

[@deadkiller008PK]

OGMudbone And Thunder vs Warriors too. Wizards and Celtics have a rivalry right now too

[@erik666111]

@@deadkiller008PK Not like this.

[@deadkiller008PK]

@@erik666111 woo this season doesn't have no rivalries

[@erik666111]

@@deadkiller008PK Yes because is boring af

[@BB0ysGames]

my dad watched this game! he will love this! thanks!

[@ninjachannel007]

People are like "Starks got destroyed"....I'm like, what is he supposed to do against an 18-foot fadeaway from a guy who elevates high enough to shoot over you every time? Get a hand up. He did, most times. The hand didn't matter.

[@ninjachannel007]

***** Oh, right. I forgot Jordan struggles to hit off balance shots.

[@ninjachannel007]

***** Yeah, that's basically what I was saying in the original comment.

[@ninjachannel007]

***** I think they do get it. There's a reason MJ is considered the greatest basketball player ever, and LeBron is considered the best player of our generation. I think maybe you've been talking to too many casual fans.

[@ninjachannel007]

***** Yeah, I do hear that a lot from young folks. I stop listening, really, because I saw both Kobe and MJ in their primes. You can't compare them off MJs highlights. You actually have to see him play in a playoff game. It instantly tells you a person doesn't know basketball when they even imply Jordan was overrated.

[@vengkong8344]

exactly

[@brotheldan2009]

l loved the intros NBC did when they did basketball

[@chaunseybillings5381]

That intro give me goosebumps Marv Albert I miss the NBA on NBC

[@alejandrobarrionuevo9957]

WOW ! NOBODY better THAN Michael Jordan. (NOT Kobe, NOT Lebron, NOT Kareem) 'NOBODY' ['period'].

[@NateTheGr8ness]

When the NBA on NBC aired, I always liked how Marv Albert brought it in with his pregame commentary to describe the moment and hype it up.

[@DPMusicStudio]

I really liked how you left in the some of the pre- and post-game footage Most of these types of videos only show the gameplay action

[@TRJ2241987]

From this night on, Michael Jordan owned John Starks for the rest of their careers. It was never close between them after this.

[@kcire-tv3wy]

The intro brings back such good memories

[@miguelramirez5068]

I miss those games.

[@1103bullsnation]

If you think that the Celtics and Heat is a heated rivalry. Let me tell you something watch the intro between the Bulls vs Knicks and watch the anger, drive, mental toughness, ruthless aggression, THIS IS A REAL RIVALRY KIDS!!!

[@brandonconnors9676]

This jordans greatest performance. 18/30 (60%) 54 points, not a single layup majority of his jumpers mad off balance deep with stark draped all over him. Not one freaking layup or dunk made. This performance is a work of art

[@PeteyP39]

Remember this game like it were yesterday..90's were the best..feel sorry for teenagers these days

[@vengkong8344]

I love the notion that Michael Jordan was not a great defender. Lol...I understand this video doesn't include his defensive game, but all everyone sees is his offensive game yet he's arguably one of the best defenders in NBA history. 11 time NBA first team defense, defensive player of the year and MVP in the same season, and one of only three players to have over 200 steals and 100 blocks in one season(Scottie Pippen and Hakeem are the other two....Jordan did it three times). In 1989 he average 33 points 8 and 8 with 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. That's is sick!! This is why everyone considers Jordan the greatest of all time, the man played both ends of the court.

[@HeemXVI]

9 time first team all-defense..but I agree he was a beast on defense

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@HeemXVI "I love the notion that MJ was not a great defender." I've never heard of that notion. I mean, do people say that? He's definitely the best 2-guard defender in league history.

[@londonmcgrew8465]

Greatness defined...

[@Rambo20244]

kobe never had performances like this in the playoffs

[@illjwill5360]

Kobe is still considered a great player I'm a Kobe fan. The Bulls are my favorite team. But I definitely have a lot of respect for Kobe and what he brought to the game.

[@ronash5163]

"I like my STARKS, WELL DONE, PLEASE....THANKS !!!" -HIS AIRNESS......BASKETBALL GOD.....THE G.O.A.T/MJ, THE GREATEST EVER.....HE "COOKED" STARKS, DAMMIT, MAN !!!!!!!!! ☆☆☆☆☆ GAME.

[@lechokewisheshewasmichaelj3226]

Tell me how you gunna stop this man with that 99 mid game?

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

He got torched but Starks pretty much stayed in front of MJ despite that lightning quick first step.

[@kennylopezjeetkunedo5555]

And here's a good example for the youngsters that weren't around back than to see the competitive aspect of Basketball. Jordan dropped 54 points against my Knicks(yup, I was rooting for the Knicks to beat him and we actually were up 2-0 against the Bulls and they somehow managed to comeback and beat us lol ) and not only did he do this against a great defensive team in New York, but John Starks who was on the all defensive team and one of the best defenders in the league at the time, played Jordan better than you could ask anyone to play him, he hand checked the shit out of Jordan as you'll see in these highlights and stayed showed good footwork by staying with Jordan when he tried to beat him with his first step like he's always done to everyone and Jordan still dropped 54 points on him!! So could you imagine what he would do to the league now? Lol It would be over with, they'd have no choice but to bring physical basketball back now if he played because he'd be an unstoppable force!! Lol

[@jeremiahsantini5740]

I just love the whole "Lebron G.O.A.T over Jordan" bee esss 😂

[@kingofeverything2159]

Starks did everything, tremendous player, tremendous defense. He was just short for MJ.

[@DPMusicStudio]

I hated John Starks in the '90s. LOL. Now I truly respect the player that he was.

[@millssaintfleur]

I don't care what anybody says. Lebron is not better than mj

[@dermer007]

Mills Saint Fleur it's not even close

[@Kidlat432]

only very few are saying that

[@camelemosbleu781]

Wilt Chamberlain would destroy both 😂😂

[@AHMAD-2324]

Shidd, that's nothing new only Dumbass 9 yrs old's think that.

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

You're Smart

[@tangiers59]

With the exception of this game, MJ didn't really have his shot going in this series and his timing was off in most of the games. Great playoff moment, though. MJ had a much better series against the Suns in the following round. Love Marv Albert's call at 9:25, "He has 50!" "Michael Jordan has 50 points".

[@therealjsnr9468]

The abc intro gives so much goosebumps

[@awelch31]

I miss that NBC playoff intro

[@meharinationsportspodcast2582]

I remember near the end of Game 3 when Starks tried to fight Jordan and that only pissed him off to torch him in the worst way and he did with his 54 points by shooting over the top of Starks.

[@75samuel75]

The defense in this game compared to the league today is night and day. Every single shot is contested, there is no room in the lane with Oakley, Mason and Ewing hanging in the paint, and Starks is hand-checking Jordan the whole time. Most NBA teams today wouldn't break 70 points against that Knicks team playing with those rules.

[@MohanIphoneGames]

75samuel75 Help defense today is FAR more complex.

[@johanndiaz8387]

This is due to lack of spacing and shooting cmon now

[@75samuel75]

No it isn't. The only reason why it is more difficult is because you can't guard the paint at all anymore. You could park Ewing or another big guy in the paint and stars would get double teamed instantly when they got the ball. Go look at old Sixers games and see what happens when Barkley gets the ball. He gets double teamed immediately. If you guarded him straight up (like they do today), the defender would be crying after the first quarter. And there's nothing wrong with the spacing. When you can't dribble like a globetrotter like Curry does today, because you would get handchecked to death and lose the ball, it limits what you can do. These guys hit 50% of their shots while being held and the paint was filled with guys. Now with wide open lanes guys struggle to get to 45% and games still end in the 120's. If you enjoy dunks, lack of fundamental basketball, bad defense and mediocre teams, current NBA should fit you just fine. Three good teams and a bunch of scrubs. That's the current NBA landscape.

[@johanndiaz8387]

And another miseducated Jordan fan, basketball is not as easy as double teaming a big man www.google.com/amp/s/thelasttimeout.com/2016/05/19/the-evolution-of-defense-in-the-nba/amp/

[@boogieloo1831]

Keyser Soze - ur an idiot and you don't play a lick of basketball. Anyone can find an editorial or opinion piece. Rule changes and the reasons for them including helping perimeter players is in the NBA.com website - facts not opinions. If you don't understand how much harder playing with and against any physicality is, you don't play any basketball on any level - it's twice as hard and exhausting. If you don't understand how not being able to stand in the 120 sq. ft space in front of the basket when defending the basket is an an unsolvable handicap in team defense, then you don't basketball at all. Anyone who plays and team ball understands that you cannot defend the basket against good teams effectively without being able to stand in the paint for more than 3 seconds. And finally, if you understand logic or science at all, you would understand why defenses evolve. Evolution occurs only when conditions change and you need to adapt to those conditions. The 3 sec defensive rule and the elimination of hand checking and all related physicality made effective defense impossible - this is the change in the conditions that sparked the evolution of today's NBA defenses that you refer to. But in this case, it is an evolutionthat tries to makes the best of an inherently inferior situation in terms of effective defense. Finally, proof is In the pudding. Go look at the scoring averages of starting perimeter players from between the 2003-2004 season and 2004-2005 season - this is when handchecking and related physicality was eliminated - anyone with starter minutes including Steve Nash, Tony Parker or even Kobe Bryant. Their averages jump 2, 3 -me even 4 points which is a tremendous increase for seasonal scoring averages. Why? Because of the elimination of hand checking. You refer to a individual opinion in some internet article. The rest of us rely on facts and the opinions of those on the know like NBA players who lived through that change and all acknowledge how much harder it was to score. Today's game looks more athletic because players have more room to move and use athleticism which is why most fundamentally unsound. Kids today even learn half of the proper fundamentals of just 20 years ago. Money has corrupted and weakened the game at every level form high school to AAU ball to the NBA. I won't bother to mention how weak every team but GSW and Cleveland is today while these two teams are the deepest in history - and this is at the expense of the rest of the NBA. And with all this money and kids just lovin the lifestyle, players are softer overall and mentally weaker. LBJ simply is not the competitor MJ was and he has shown this year how desperate he is to manufacture championships instead just fuckin balling hard.

[@ryanpaulaskas8314]

Ok NY… You had a GREAT TEAM… Spotted a 2-0 lead… And then, you got your ASS KICKED…

[@MrBimirud]

Jordan is the G.O.A.T., he was my childhood idol, but he sure carried the ball a lot ...

[@familiasosa6379]

Not as much as Lebron, Durant or Curry... Todays NBA players are allowed to take 3 and 4 steps and carry all the time

[@andrewhoyle1521]

I kinda agree this was a better series then 1992 even though that went 7, it shouldn't of been 7 games the bulls were exhausted and showed a couple times in that 92 series.

[@ForeskinTim]

Man, I never realised how flat Jordan's shot was! #Ifitaintbroke

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

Nba on nbc was the shit!

[@brentburdett8800]

No one ever has and I doubt ever will take over games like mj did. He is the best of all time. No question about it.

[@davidca96]

"Jordan.........yes!"

[@poligonzo5300]

I remember all the s*** they were talking about that Stark was stopping Michael Jordan is not that he was stopping Michael Jordan Michael was playing in a triangle offense , the next game, that was this one by the way, he told Phil Jackson:" give me the damn ball and everybody get the f******out of the way, I'm going to prove these people wrong", he killed John Starks 💪💪💪💪💪 like he said in the documentary, he took it personal

[@kuriaki71]

MJ basketball GOD

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was in the 90s.

[@seansae]

Chris Smoove Brought Me

[@Zachzzz10]

Lol I searched "Michael Jordan playoffs" too

[@dontemorris6743]

lmaoo me too

[@kristierose27]

same

[@mattyKallday]

"Michael jordan best games"

[@pelofrusciante77]

2:55 God bless those damn Bulls.... #Dinasty

[@smerk_11]

Amazing

[@briangatlin6954]

He was killing Starks lol

[@benjaminfloman2663]

Am I crazy or does Kahwi Leonard have the same mid range jumper. He’s lookin more n more like an mj facsimile.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

The intro, like the officiating, was 100% pro-Bulls. I mean, Marv Albert is from New York, and he could have mentioned to the audience how much this game meant to the long suffering Knicks and their fans, and how hard it is for their team of outcasts and misfits and rejects to make it this far and how they have to give it their all to win this pivotal game. Instead, ALL the footage is of the Bulls kicking and knocking down the smaller Knicks and trash talking them on the ground It's almost like the intro was taunting the Knicks so much had Jordan been adopted as a favorite son by the media.

[@foleynj86]

Yes. I was living in the Chicago area at the time and it was absolute hell when the Bulls were in their heyday. The Chicago media were Jordan's doormats that whole time it was so disgusting. My mom always complained about Marv Albert because he thought was biased towards the Knicks which was hardly the case. Marv praised MJ to the moon and rightfully so. The guy was incredible. The Bulls fans are so fairweather most of them stopped watching after everyone left after 98. They have had a few good seasons since then i.e. Derrick Rose but don't have much a loyal fan base like the Knicks. I grew up a New Jersey Nets fan in the 90s and that was really hard. But I never really hated the Knicks either. When the Nets moved to Brooklyn, I gave up on them. I don't like 🏀 at all compared to the 90s, but I attended my first Knicks game at MSG last year and it was a lot of fun. So I guess I am a Knicks fan now, however I am not emotionally invested in them like the Mets, Giants and Devils.

[@christopherhoward7753]

When they tied the series up... The Knicks (and their fans) knew it was over.

[@meharinationsportspodcast2582]

MJ scored 50+ in two playoff games and he did it different ways Against the Knicks he went to the jump shot a lot because the Knicks interior defense was tough and they couldn't double team him because he didn't put the ball on the floor which would invite the double team. Against the Suns in GM 4 he went to the basket with regularity and since the Suns interior defense was weak he went to the basket untouched most times. Anytime he beat Dan Majerle or Kevin Johnson on the drive the help defense came late which led to FT's or 3pt plays.

[@musicsdarkangel]

Dude - MJ scored 50 in plenty more than two playoff games. He did in 8! In 1992 the Heat series alone he averaged 45 points per game! 50 point playoff games since 1984 - MJ 8, rest of the league combined 13, Kobe 1, Lebron 0. Amazing.

[@meharinationsportspodcast2582]

bledredwine I was talking about in 1993, and of course he had more 50+ in his playoff career. Either way, you're absolutely right.

[@musicsdarkangel]

Ah! Sorry about that bud. Anyway, go bulls! We were so spoiled to live during the Jordan era.

[@alexanderthegreat3]

Jordan the GOAT not even close

[@chaunseybillings5381]

I miss NBA on NBC Marv Albert and the Chicago bulls 😢😢😢

[@1103bullsnation]

Heading into Game 4, Starks pissed off MJ in nearing the end of Game 3 so I believe he made Starks his main target and just destroyed Starks the entire game.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Jordan destroyed Starks the entire series.

[@heritagehomeandproperties7055]

He had one Layup the whole game all the rest were straight jumpers that's too mean!

[@JackyHuang727]

Lebron should come and listen the first couple sentences said by the presenter.

[@dantheman8152]

He figured it out

[@zmoneytmnt]

This was part of MJ's worst playoff series of his prime(lol), and he averaged 32-6-7-3-1 in the series. Also this series was partly the worst playoff series only because he was hobbled with injuries especially for game 1-2. That really shows you great MJ in his prime was. When he came back the second time, he was a legend but he wasn't the GOAT.

[@Silligk]

why was everything better in the 90's :(

[@hectorlopez1069]

the atmosphere was great, everything was just perfect. 90s rule.

[@akonvict]

THESE WERE THE FUCKING DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brotheldan2009]

l loved the bulls ricky the dragon steamboat theme