Was Michael Jordan's 63 better than Kobe Bryant's 81?

[@cyber6sapien]

Consider this: Jordan missed most of his sophomore season in the NBA with a broken foot. Then he missed most the season when he returned from his first retirement just before the '95 playoffs. Which means Jordan accomplished all of the major milestones in his career in only 11 complete seasons with the Bulls. Just ponder that for a second.

[@airholland42]

12

[@denniscox4700]

@@airholland42 so half of his time w/the bulls he won championships. Great work

[@jrdb04]

@@airholland42 nah 11 only played 18 regular season games in 86 and 17 in 95 and if I count the playoffs that’s only like 47 games

[@olajawanmagee768]

And just think his last finals win he was still the best player in the game before retiring in 98 dude was on another planet

[@taylorleach9844]

What about Brian Scalabrine's 69,420 point game?

[@notgoodman6651]

Beward The Fridge you can't compare a basketball god to ants man it's just unfair

[@brentralphbautista9343]

Including that full court reverse 360 fadeaway dunk

[@AbnormalAxis]

Don't mess with the white mamba

[@kamlambam]

WITH THAT 100 INCH VERTICAL

[@jshonsmith3399]

Nigga that ain't funny

[@iNostraD]

You gotta consider the circumstances of Jordan's 63 point game, he was out for most of that season with a broken foot and it was against the best team in the league at that time (Boston). I still think Kobe's 81 was more impressive by far, seeing it live was something I'll never forget

[@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t]

Chivo u old asf

[@drakesims1579]

L

[@ericmedina2898]

Chivo o

[@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t]

Chivo then u didn't see it live cause u would be thirty something by now lol

[@iNostraD]

Steph Curry The G.O.A.T I saw Kobe's 81 live not Jordan's 63, I'd have to be well into my 40s to have seen Jordan's 63 since it happened in 1986

[@Dom2k16]

Kobe's 81 point performance has been ranked up there with the basketball gods for some time now, it truly is one of a kind. But when you look at MJ's 63 point performance vs. Boston in the playoffs, is it possible that, all things considered, it was more impressive? Thanks to www.theobrownmusic.com for the idea. I generally love both performances so I had never even considered comparing them, but when he brought it to my attention, I agreed that it'd make an interesting video. So what do you think? Like comment and sub if you enjoyed! Business email: [e-mail] Patreon: patreon.com/dom2k16 Facebook: facebook.com/mrnba2khighlights Twitter: twitter.com/mr2khighlights Instagram: instagram.com/nba_2k_highlights Snapchat: Dom_2k

[@brianbett1367]

Dom2k I love ur vids ur awesome when I see the notification that u upload I get so happy keep doing the good work

[@familyguy-er6978]

Dom2k Michael Jordan's was verse the the greatest team of all time in the playoffs while Kobe's was verse a horrible Raptors squad in the regular season. The Bulls still lost though but I think that Michael Jordan's performance was better

[@jxnipronto]

Dom2k 81>63

[@joshuajarod1909]

Jani 2 Clutch 63 vs the 86' Celtics tho and it was in the playoffs.

[@LeBeautiful]

Dom2k Jordan's was better: played in the playoffs while guarding Bird at times against a fairly stacked Celtics squad. No offense to Bean but he did this against a shitty raptors team!

[@dylankahn6820]

What about timofey mozgovs 93 points, he is so underrated

[@Dom2k16]

+Dylan Kahn (RichHomieKahn) GOAT

[@dylankahn6820]

Dom2k is beast he understands

[@razkable]

Did mozgov even score 90 points total in the cavs 2016 21 game finals title run...which would be 4-5 an night lol..I don't think so...damn...

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725]

Dylan Kahn pff scals 100,000,000 point game in the finals is always overlooked. It's despicable

[@keithnicolas3097]

Asmosis Jones why you ruin so many peoples days its hust a joke

[@Dom2k16]

For those saying MJ 69 point game would've been a better comparison, I disagree, that's a losing battle to me. That performance is missing many of the big points it needs to be able to go over an 81 point game, we can't just start ranking anyone who scored high against a tougher team over 81 points. This performance not only included one of the GOAT teams, but was also off injury in his second year, in the playoffs. Those are the qualities that build it's case against Kobe's game. If we just start looking at any high scoring game vs. Kobe's 81, you're able to make the argument for a lot of performances then and to me you really can't put that many up there with his. Jordan's Boston game is truly a special case. *Also, I wanted to make it clear that I completely understand if you take Kobe's performance, because by the stats, it was a better all around performance, there is no reason to be emotional or defense if you took Kobe and I took MJ. I laid out my reasons why MJ's impressed me slightly more, but I can totally see where Kobe's has the edge as well. Looking at the vote in the video, it's about half and half on who's was more impressive so some of us agree and some of us don't.*

[@carlosalegretros7939]

Dom2k in my opinion Kobe's was better but MJ's was more impressive because of the Celtics, the injury and the sophomore season

[@mgntv3969]

Carlos Alegret Ros also in the playoffs

[@flefly4765]

Dom2k Kobe also had 60 points with no 3s and if Kobe didn't shoot 3s then he would of had more points.

[@maxwellthomas6240]

Were the Bulls really that weak if they made the playoff with MJ playing only 18 regular season games ?

[@Dom2k16]

Maxwell Thomas I think that has more to do with the East at the time. They had some scoring, but outside of the top 4 teams it was pretty atrocious, Bulls only needed to do better than 29 wins for an 8th seed

[@PictureFit]

Thought this was just gonna be another video trashing on a player just for the sake of trashing. Found out it was pretty legit. Glad this popped up on my feed. Keep it up bro!

[@reirto8198]

but it depends man

[@manuelgutierrez3747]

@@reirto8198 lol

[@manuelgutierrez3747]

And why the fuck is picture fit on here

[@whissskasss]

I don't know why no one talks about Elgin Baylor's 61 points in game 5 of nba finals. They won the game and there was no overtime. And it's somehow forgotten

[@Dom2k16]

+whissskasss Probably cause people don't really know about it.

[@tmac731]

whissskasss because Elgin Baylor played in the 60's. Th Celtics era

[@grownupcaillou2685]

Dom2k or know about the player

[@mylesr9096]

Cause sadly hardly anyone cares about the 50s 60s and 70s when it comes to basketball and they only had 8 teams

[@mdmcdd1117]

That was a great performance too

[@wcsstudios1]

I'm gonna go with Jordan's 63 point game. It was the playoffs, they were playing under 1986 rules so hand-checking and all was legal making it tougher to score inside, it was against one of the best teams ever with the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, and it was at the Boston Garden where that Celtics team was at its best with a 40-1 record that year.

[@logandouglss5634]

MikeDiastavrone3 I agree

[@mpthegreat8046]

MikeDiastavrone3 kobes 60 in three quarters was more impressive though

[@drakesims1579]

Mj 63 was better then any game kobe had

[@yutathehakislayer4720]

+nyknicksfan07 💯💯

[@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t]

MikeDiastavrone3 nigga in the 80s they was putting up 110 points a night what u mean harder to score dummy. Look www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_stats.html in the 1985-1986 season the league average for points were 110 points a game dummy. Handcheck overrated

[@zachh13]

I would say that Kobe scored 18 more points on a better field goal percentage and in way less minutes soooo....

[@rondo9pgdw]

zach Horvitz ......at home, in January, against a garbage defensive team in his prime.

[@Stonecoldalston]

dab9watts so there was other great scorers in the league if it was so easy every great scorer would have scored atleast 30-40 against them

[@rondo9pgdw]

Ronnie Alston uuuhhh, they did kiddo. Here is the list: Kobe AI D-Wade Lebron Melo Vince Carter Gilbert Arenas Michael Redd Richard Jefferson Paul Pierce Joe Johnson Antoine Walker Dirk Nowitzki Elton Brand Corey Maggette Mike Bibby Jameer Nelson Rashard Lewis Tony Parker That's 19 players on 17 teams with a combined 27 games with 30+. So yes, it was that easy.

[@Stonecoldalston]

dab9watts okay fair but how many of them scored 50-60 plus it's not easy to do that on no NBA team idc how bad

[@rondo9pgdw]

Ronnie Alston exactly the point. And MJ did it against a team that is arguably one of the greatest teams of all time, on the road, in the playoffs, at 22 after missing almost all of his SECOND SEASON with an injury. Three of the most basic and important elements of judging a performance are the circumstances, the opponent(s), and the location, and he owns all three of those catagories .

[@valmirgashi6235]

and here i am asking how the hell the bulls clinched a place in the playoffs with a 30-52 record lol

[@Dom2k16]

+Valmir Gashi Lol yeah the East was pretty tragic tbh

[@nitthiangopi8609]

Valmir Gashi but there was only 23 teams back then

[@SpicyElaichi]

weak era

[@onyo6498]

A weak lower east

[@dutdut2.052]

Steve.josiah Aquino hes talking about the 80s dude

[@AndresFernandez-po7xf]

Jordan's by far was more impressive in the fact he did it against a dominant Celtics team "god disguised as Jordan" Kobe's was great because he almost scored 100 but you can't take anything away from Kobe

[@BillkillMs]

He didn't almost 100 moron. he was way off by 19

[@AndresFernandez-po7xf]

You must be the moron because 19 points away is actually pretty close to 100 you impudent fool ,no one else in the modern era has come closer

[@stevyluv743]

@@AndresFernandez-po7xf But if he had 80 points in the 3 quarter kobe would have/ Jordan Woulda score over 100 point's against them

[@nandy9285]

I think Kobe's 62 in 3 was more impressive. He outscored the entire Mavs team, and put the game away without having to play in the fourth. The Mavs were no Celtics, but it's hard to find an individual "ending" a game almost singlehandedly with one quarter remaining. Keep up the great content!

[@blueland9770]

Kobe is a top 5 Goat of mely selection but! Kobe 58pt in 3 Overtime which mean 7qt. and took 47 shot with lost in to the in 2006 again the Hornets the same season of 62pt 3qt.

[@KingFateless13]

To me, Kobe's 81 was more impressive because of the fact that he almost reached the 100 point record that wilt set! Don't get me wrong, MJs performance was legendary and Only he can do that kind of stuff against the 86 celtics, but It's only because a lot more people have gotten 60+ points in their career (Lebron, melo, T-Mac, Kobe many times) and there are only two people that have achieved 81+ points. To me, getting that many points in the NBA ins once in a lifetime performance.

[@Dom2k16]

+KingFateless13 Fair enough

[@jp3813]

Other than MJ, none of those players you named reached 60+ points in the playoffs. Kobe has one 50-point postseason game... in overtime. MJ has eight, seven of which came during regulation.

[@adolphdooley3632]

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[@c86alfonso]

KingFateless13 kobitch hit 81 points vs the worst team at the time . is like if you were slappin your 10 year old brother.

[@KingFateless13]

***** good point, and he did it against one of the greatest teams of all time, its just im talking about in general, regular season included. The rarity of getting 80, hell even 70 points in a game is so much greater than 60!

[@rumarspencer7302]

I think one thing that ought to be considered Dom2k, Kobe's 05-06 lakers were 45-37, even though with Kobe, they were 45-35, with 2 losses without him vs jazz, and Mike's 20 yrs prior, was 30-52, but in the 18 games mike played, bulls were 9-9. So not only is Kobe's 81 is more impressive, he didn't need overtime, it was all in regulation. Plus Mike's 86 bulls in the playoffs, as an 8th seed, got swept 0-3 by boston, while Kobe won 3 games in his first round series as a 7th seed vs suns, after having a 3-1 lead. Kobe edge in the scoring, and with his team.

[@bilalanani5555]

You can't say Kobe had 21 extra points off 3s tho it's actually 7 extra points if you break it down and that is more impressive considering the degree of difficulty those shots had he was busting in defenders faces

[@Madvillainy48]

To sum up the video, MJ's extremly hard earned 63 points vs Kobe's 81 point game.

[@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t]

S0 Friday L MJ did it in a weak defensive era. He only faced single coverage

[@CarmineUniverse]

S0 Friday Yup because scoring 81 points is not extremely hard as well.

[@twicegamer788]

Nabong its easier to score 81 against a shit defensive team

[@ryanlucca5324]

TwiceGamer so why didn't Jordan score more against weak teams in his era?

[@sean70729]

Ryan Lucca The Lakers were out of the playoff picture and Kobe had Jose Calderon guarding him mj always sat when the game was won focusing on that title and I remember Kobe surpassed Jordan's 40 pt game mark yet ended up averaging a career high 35.6 while mj averaged 37.1 while taking fewer shots and far fewer 3s.

[@grandizer4531]

How are you gonna compare the Celtics to the Raptors?? The Raptors look like they were stuck on stupid!

[@stevyluv743]

True Yes Thay was Stupid as Dust

[@airforcecr7425]

Kobe still won the game and didn’t use overtime. The Raptors were up by around 16 at one point and Kobe brought his team back to win by around 20. At least equal to Jordan’s 63, especially considering the Bulls didn’t win.

[@simple45679]

@@airforcecr7425 better compare it to Jordan's 69-point masterpiece vs the cavs

[@gregorkozelj2708]

I would take Kobe 81points just cause there were several games that season like 62points in 3q against the Mavs 3 weeks prior which means that Kobe could have scored 81points that game as well! Best Scorer ever!

[@BEDCORN]

I would say Kobe's 60 in 3 quarters against the Mavs may have been better then both

[@ENIGJAM]

My issue with that game is that Kobe had 25 fta... in 3 quarters. He made 22. That's a good percentage of points off fts, which I personally don't like too much. Still very impressive performance, one of the best all time for sure.

[@AngelSurgeSSX]

Bedcorn no Kobe shot better in his 81 and had similar usage compared to the 62

[@Chris1200923]

Fraser thats a guy. congratulations, you played yourself.

[@michaeljackson4538]

L

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

Outscoring the whole team is as impressive as anything else, really.

[@oneyedthing]

Kobe against Jalen Rose, Antonio Davis, Chris Bosh, Jose Calderon MJ against Larry Bird, Kevin Mchale, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson How the fuck is this even comparable? Celtics finished the reg games 65-17 and went on to the finals. While Toronto Raptors had 27-55. MJ did it in the playoffs against the Celtics while Kobe did it in a regular season game. MJ did the 63pts in the era when hand checking and physical play was allowed. While Kobe did 81 pts when flopping was allowed. HOW THE FUCK IS THIS EVEN COMPARABLE, again? Of course the 63pts against the top seeded eastern team was waaay more impressive.

[@c86alfonso]

oneyedthing I agree 100 percent

[@mdmcdd1117]

Thank you. This discussion is very stupid. Jordan's achievement is way better. Kobe was padding stats against the worst team in the league. They were up dlb digits with a few minutes left in the game but left Kobe in the game to pad stats.

[@mdmcdd1117]

They were 14-3 in the playoffs and champions.

[@mdmcdd1117]

Bullshit!! They were up 10 with six minutes left in the game. They were up 17 with 4 minutes left in the game. Up 18 with a minute left. Yeah, i see your point. The game was tight and in doubt to the very end. LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO!!!!!!

[@mdmcdd1117]

If thats your excuse, you're the dumb ass nigga not me.

[@manonthemoon2815]

kobe basically played against 5 james hardens

[@feelcollins4358]

@Not so Wealthy Gamer Were you even listening?

[@reallydude8996]

I think it should be Kobe's 63 points against the mavs instead of his 81

[@louisbrent9541]

Boston was such a great defensive team that year but they gave up the same amount of opposing points for the season that year as the Raptors the year Kobe dropped 81 on them correction: the Raptors actually allowed less than the Celtics, interesting

[@pekky9679]

It doesn't matter if they were considered the worst team in the league. Kobe scored 81 points against 5 professional basketball players! I'm gonna repeat that 5 pro players! & I rest my case.

[@lehoemaims5679]

By that logic, Michael Jordan did his performance against 3 hall of famers in his rookie year, with a broken foot on minute restrictions, being extremely young, and the only good scorer on the team.The raptors had decent at best role players.

[@katrinagwen]

Defensive rules back then makes it alot harder to score in the paint too.

[@ElCanipiola]

Warriors blew a 3-1 lead

[@ElCanipiola]

+The Lean King ur salty nigga

[@Mynamewhiteboy]

Metta World Paige same with the lakers

[@ElCanipiola]

Member Berry Larriors

[@scholastic2749]

Member Berry not in the finals

[@Theedd9991]

just like the Cleveland Indians in the finals

[@jeremylin6330]

Scoring 81Points during that era was truly astounding.That era was where defense was popular.Truly amazing.

[@kobegoatbryant7519]

Last time I checked 81 was a bigger number than 63 end of discussion

[@pasifikbwoy7278]

Leave it to some dumbass in KZbin comments to completely disregard the context of an all time great performance

[@jtpfla3]

what's more impressive to me is the level of detail and research that must have gone into making this analysis; job well done sir

[@kareenwilkins3233]

If any of you youngster's think Klay Thompson 60 is more Impressive than anything MJ ever done, it's just that, you're young. Klay cant score 60 like MJ could because he doesnt have a variety of shot making ability, like footwork, post up fade away's, aggressive drive's to the basket and dunks etc. He has to rely on screen's and wide open shot's to score in bunch'es. You will never see him size a player up and drop em in their face consistently like MJ did, because that's not his game. That's not being a dominate player, maybe a dominate shooter, it's a difference. Ya'll youngster's need to learn the overall aspect of what being a dominate player is and not thinking scoring is the only thing that is impressive. im 50 yrs. old and a true basketball junky and admire all of the players being spoke about in these debate's but if you're not old enough to have seen them play, you should'nt comment based on you tube clips. All this nonsense about weak era's, zone defense's, bigger,stronger era, non athletic era , more athletic era is BS because when it come's down to it, none of that has ever won a championship and the non athletic guy's always seem to win the DPOY award except for Jordan. Dwight Howard and Olajuwan at center. Like Tony Allen, Bruce Bowen, Rodman, Marc Gasol, Mourning, Mutombo, KG etc. Great's like Kobe, Wade, Lebron, Paul George, Mcgrady and Vince to mention a few, have never won it. Believe me, all the great's of the past that you young cat's did'nt see play, would have found a way to be great in any era. You can ask the NBA about that.

[@JrClips27]

100% correct.

[@justicehatcher5096]

learn these young fools!!...Jordan played in the NFL era

[@justicehatcher5096]

that jordan in today's era?....yall need to stop...raptors woulda been a snack to MJ!!..& I LOVE me some kobe..closest thing to MJ..got my respect..the boy went HARD!!!

[@marionbify]

I'll take 81 points and A win, Than 63 in a double overtime loss. It's still is about winning not looking good losing. Don't forget Kobe in his career went on a 9 game straight of 40 points or more, and a four game tear of 50 points. Only Wilt had more consecutive 50 point games.

[@chillbill4447]

when you put up 60+pts and still lose a game bruh what were your teammates doing lol

[@rickyhudson8001]

Wow that was really a good comparison. I'm not a fan of Jordan or KB but, they get my respect. Knowing what MJ had to endure for a sophomore is would make me agree with you DoM.

[@fraser5254]

Where would Kobe's 62 Points in 3 Quarters, place against Michael Jordan's 63 Points in a Double OT Game??????????

[@williamyount8291]

Fraser You spitting facts

[@ryanlucca5324]

Fraser W

[@mr.anderson1562]

your making it about time he obviously wasnt using time as much of a comparison it was more about degree of difficulty and importance of the game

[@DruMUSIC06]

3 Quarters playing with kids compared to that celtics team.

[@ELiizDa1]

@Dru Kids?? 60-22 Dallas Mavs w/ Dirk team who went to the Finals,? That team allowed 93ppg 44%... Yeah, Kobe made them look like kids.

[@Mike1122.]

All,the Jordan fans will say Jordan’s 63 was better but let’s get real, Kobe did something that may never de duplicated again from a guard. He scored 81 points people in 41 minutes. Not even the great Michael Jeffery Jordan could do that. Just deal with it!

[@stephenwa7417]

+Dom2k U r becoming my favorite youtuber man keep it up man. You'll have bare subs in the near future

[@johnathanmartmartine]

I've said it before and I'll say it again... You absolutely murder these videos 🤘🏼 Good shit

[@DwayKeezy]

Kobe, 81pts in 41 minutes says it all Edit: on 60% too

[@denniscox4700]

The raptors. 63 in playoffs. Big difference

[@hiei6706]

@@denniscox4700 You forgot to mention, 81 pts on a trash team and 63 in playoff on a champion team

[@Hahaa99]

Parish, Bird and Mchale says it all

[@mokushmasmo6009]

@@denniscox4700 You probably would shoot 2/26 against third graders. Let's be real. And he's facing NBA caliber players.

[@UndecidedColorway]

Kobe scored 81 points with a broken finger, and a couple other minor injuries.

[@JVO343]

Michael scored 63 in his second year in the playoffs.

[@andypalencia3365]

Johnny Montalvo Kobe is more impressive

[@jp3813]

As of 2016: Career playoff games Kobe Bryant = 220 (5th) Michael Jordan = 179 (18th) 30-point playoff games Michael Jordan = 109 Kobe Bryant = 88 LeBron James = 83 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar = 75 Jerry West = 74 Elgin Baylor = 60 Shaquille O'Neal = 55 Karl Malone = 54 Hakeem Olajuwon = 53 Rick Barry = 48 Dirk Nowitzki = 46 Larry Bird = 43 Wilt Chamberlain = 42 40-point playoff games Michael Jordan = 38 Jerry West = 20 LeBron James = 15 Elgin Baylor = 14 Wilt Chamberlain & Kobe Bryant = 13 Shaquille O'Neal = 12 Hakeem Olajuwon = 11 Allen Iverson = 10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar = 9 Rick Barry = 8 50-point playoff games Michael Jordan = 8 Wilt Chamberlain = 4 (once averaged 50.36 ppg in a regular season) Allen Iverson = 3 Jerry West = 2 Kobe Bryant & 15 others = 1 60-point playoff games Elgin Baylor & Michael Jordan = 1 Career playoff points per game Michael Jordan = 33.45 (1st) Kobe Bryant = 25.64 (11th) Postseason >>>>>>>>>> Regular season

[@marcosm1451]

jp3813 don't forget Kobe played more seasons than Michael so he had more time to do that and Michael still beat him

[@jp3813]

Marcos M Their career playoff games is the first thing I listed.

[@marcosm1451]

jp3813 I know I just said that in case anyone wanted to say something stupid

[@calvinluciano]

don’t forget kobe played in a western playoff bracket & he dropped 30 on jordan & a championship bulls team at the age of 19

[@40III]

You need to factor in that Kobe wasn’t a starter for two years and wasn’t the first scoring option until his 9th year in the league. He was forced to feed Shaq which held him back scoring wise for 8 years. Kobe was already regarded as the best player in the league by 2001 and he wasn’t the first scoring option. Already had Playoff games of 45+ as a 22 year old. Jordan’s scoring numbers only look better than Kobe’s career wise (regular season & Playoffs) because he had the green light from day 1. Jordan may be great but he can’t touch Kobe scoring wise. 81 in 41 minutes 62 in 3 quarters. Nobody but Wilt shot the ball as much as Jordan and Jordan never could do what Kobe did in just those two games.

[@dejayluis]

Men they always trying to find excuses to shadow Kobe Bryant 81 points game, This guy doesn't remember that every single player from the raptors defend Kobe None of them couldn't stop Kobe Bryant No one couldn't stopped Kobe in 2006 He was just great the best player in the NBA at the time so that guy was really good That's why he scored many points No one couldn't defend Kobe at his prime..

[@dejayluis]

Just appreciated greatness And enjoy his game, no player is perfect

[@Lobothemainman23]

Jordan scored 63 in a playoff game, which is still the all time record for a playoff game against one of the best teams in NBA history. Kobe scored 81 against the Raptors in a regular season game where they were instructed to single cover him because the coach was an idiot. Jordan, easily.

[@Lobothemainman23]

Playoffs + level of competition >> Regular season game with idiot coach.

[@marcosm1451]

nyknicksfan07 Kobe was playing the RAPTORS Michael was playing one of if not the best team of all time AT HOME (a 40-1 team which is tied for best all time) IN THE PLAYOFFS Michael easy

[@SpicyElaichi]

Jordan lost. Kobe won. Kobe had a better fg% and did it in less time. Kobe had 18 more points. Kobe did it in the era of zone defense. Kobe wins

[@edd2649]

But Dom how many all time greats have gone up against God awful defenses and gotten even close to 81?

[@Frenzy]

I would have liked to see LeBron's 48 on the Pistons vs Jordan's 63.

[@NickCapalbo]

Yo it’s frenzy

[@GBamaBoy]

Kobe scored 62 in 3 quarters vs Dirk and the Mavericks...man this is not fair. Kobe 62 is better than MJ 63.......Kobe..81 should ranked with Wilt 100 pt game

[@TheLilbigcat]

i dont really wanna compare the 2 bc they were 2 completely different situations in 2 completely different era's they were both all-time great performances but i got another video idea for u is defense going extinct or is offense just getting better?

[@CamelSportsWorld]

Holy crap doms channel grew i remember when i subbed to him at 9,009 subs

[@salihahmad4131]

also MJ did that IN Boston

[@cyber6sapien]

Celtics used to turn off the ac in the Garden on purpose too.

[@tankbusta7436]

Then why didn’t Jordan drop more on the same celtics team that year at home?

[@paulumazi3416]

King Savage how

[@stevyluv743]

@A1 Savage He's not the goat

[@stevyluv743]

@A1 Savage Okay WE Will No doubt

[@tacolover9768]

35k subs in 2 months. keep it up dom

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

Kobe's was slightly more impressive. I don't think I witnessed a more sensational performance. It's not only that he scored 19 short of 100 (Wilt's record) but the WAY he was scoring. The array of shots, display of inner will and his athletic prowess. On top of the fact that the Laker team was soo shit that year they were trailing that Raptors squad during most of the game... AT HOME! Smfh

[@shaft9000]

People STILL don't understand how unbelievable KB was. The 81 wasn't even as impressive as Kobe's *62 in 3 Qs vs Dallas* in 2005, I went to both games. So, he outscores the entire opposing team's first 36 minutes - in just 32 minutes of f play in that game - then sits his ass down for the 12 remaining minutes - and still wins the game. Let that sink in....No OTs - and he was subbed in that game at some point so he did it in under a full 3 Quarters. Thing is: MJ never scored at that rate - *nobody* in the entire history of professional basketball has, except Wilt, ONE TIME - and that was a circus show achievement, not in any sense a competitive game.

[@theanimationlads7598]

MJs team went 30-52 and they rushed him back the last 20 games. MJs team was just as trash

[@MrPrizziceless]

you've got some serious myopia if you think that 63 beats 81... his 81 is the greatest - not the second greatest - THE Greatest performance in NBA history!! you're insane to think that 7 from 3pt land is some how possibly a detractor from his performace. it just shows how much a better shooter he is. His ability to get to the rim, seemingly at will, shows his superior court IQ. the dunks, transition play, defensive effort - the full arsenal on display in a single game, nothing like it. In what world can any other performance compare to it? not to mention the fact that it's 81 frickin points! a two year old broken foot - means it aint broke no mo! leave that part of your reasoning at home - that car don't go. play off games, due to the elongated nature of the task facing NBA teams, typically don't allow for individual high scoring performances. usually, if a player scores a huge amount of points, it means his team is blowing out the other team. the smart thing to do then would be to rest him for the next game. the fact that MJ couldn't put them away in regulation means he had to do it rough. No 3pt game, had to drive it in the lane, getting fouled, shooting free throws - not a lot of skill involved. he wouldn't got to 63 without the 2OT! AND.. he coped the L like a champ! i mean, whats the point in dropping 63 if you lose?! in stark contrast, kobe's method of punching to the gut to lower an opponents defenses by getting to the rim meant that defenders had to hang off him (gotta respect the first step) left him wide open to take the second half 3's that ultimately got him the double nickle - single most points scored in a half. and i mean - 81 in regulation and the W... are you freaking kidding me? i really like your videos but you've got a lot of 'ain't saying nothin, but...', and when you dismiss an accomplishment like this so out of hand, raising external issues as a valid criteria for on court performance - you cheapen your brand dom, you're cheapening it!

[@drfredostein4410]

Didn’t mention the fact that the Celtics lost only 1 game at home that season and they were at the Garden. Great video, I think Jordan’s 63 was more impressive. What about Jordan’s 69 against the Cavs?

[@kobeandgary]

First of all Jordan is being guarded more often than not by a midget in Dennis Johnson, midget in Danny Ainge, extremely slow of foot Larry Bird. Let them guard Kobe and he would have got 90+. Let them guard Kobe and go into 2OT and Kobe going for 100+. Kobe was being guarded by 6'8 Jalen Rose most of the game, taller than Kobe and a decent athlete. Kobe rarely given chances to be guarded by shorter players.

[@Wholovesant]

heck no dom that's the Second most points In a game since Wilt Chamberlain 100 point game

[@joehalili8468]

Want A Cartoon I Do Free Check My Description boy he took 63 shots u stupid while shooting %37

[@Wholovesant]

Joe Halili I'm a kobe fan that's why

[@Ronnie-mx1wu]

Want A Cartoon I Do Free Check My Description I think wilt scored 90 in a game as well so it's the third highest

[@marklikeshark]

Want A Cartoon I Do Free Check My Description MJ would scored 200 on those trash raptors

[@Ronnie-mx1wu]

Mark Emanuel lies.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

Kobe scored almost as much points in the SECOND HALF, down by 22, than Jordan scored in a DOUBLE OVERTIME. WHY are we having a "debate"?

[@tonyavant1773]

Jordans was against a championship team Kobe's was against a 500 or lower team in the raptors

[@detroitmel914]

Tony Avant but they was down by like 20 tho and he brung them back 🤙🏽

[@tonyavant1773]

nyknicksfan07 😂😂😂Jordan was Playing a team that won 3 championships and had PLAYERS on the dreanteam I mean really are we can't see a difference in talent

[@mr.denzelsausageton9719]

thank you

[@bandanaman2840]

Kobe's team was 18 down, Jordan played in double OT, Kobe played through 4 quarters and. If no one on your team is going offensively then ofc you have to go, Kobe's was better, even though MJ is my favorite player of all time and is the Greatest

[@bandanaman2840]

nyknicksfan07 I know I said that Kobe's performance was better than Jordan's.

[@thatboyadog]

I absolutely love every video you make. I swear. I like the video before I even watch it most of the time.

[@ssamja]

Jordan made 63 against the legendary celtics team. Kove made 81 against.. mediocre raptors team

[@ninimoney1]

i find it funny when someone say Raptors was a bad team and the Celtic was a great team..If that was the case MJ should have drop 100 or 81 on a bad team.. 81 to 63 no comparison. kope drop 62 in 3 quarter.. 56 in 3 quarter multiple time..

[@jp3813]

How many 50+ point games does Kobe have in the playoffs during regulation? MJ has seven.

[@LeBeautiful]

Jack Taylor's 138 > Wilts 100, Kobe's 81 > Jordan's 69 and 63 with Klays 60 nuff said

[@coldwaters127]

LeBeautiful lmaooo jack taylor😂, Converse gonna come back one day

[@LeBeautiful]

Cold Waters amen fam LOL

[@prettyboyrickey]

LeBeautiful jack taylors was staged tho his teammates purposely passed up shots

[@LeBeautiful]

Rickey Young so tho? more than wilt all dat matters to me yeah yeah

[@nasyeezus7784]

LeBeautiful Nigga Jack Taylor plays like D7 basketball and took like 70 shots...

[@KtotheG]

Look at the opponents... the Raptors stopped playing defense near the end. In fact, I remember clearly a few defenders letting him get a free pass to the basket. Jordan had to earn all of his 63 points.

[@superzayman1]

You're acting like Kobe was wide open on every shot? He was contested on a lot of shots and the Raptors were playing better than they actually were. Kobe was just being Kobe. Jordan scored 19 of his 63 off FTs. Kobe scored 18 of his 81 off FTs. And yes the 3pt shots come into play because obviously you're putting the ball in the basket from a farther distance.

[@Mentallect]

Kobe hits 100 points with double overtime. This video is reaching for a conclusion which is senseless.

[@lexisato3826]

IMO MJ's 63 was more impressive

[@joejohn4012]

Kobe's was more impressive. 81 points in 41 minutes is impressive even against a bad defensive team

[@blakhope]

the thing many people dont speak on is that many of jordans higest scoring games came in over time and many of kobes came in regulation

[@linkluver_izn]

the fact that kobe did it in 4 quarters and way less than 53 mins is why i have his 81 over mjs 63

[@BillkillMs]

L..

[@franknice187]

MJ did had these type of games in the playoffs...........against all time great teams.......Kobe had his best games against teams that didn't even make the playoffs lol

[@DwayneIsKing]

I've had that Bell hit for a while but this is the first video from Dom that has came to my notifications in a while. I thought you hadn't made vids in a while.

[@phaines9]

they're the 2 best SG of all time..

[@BluWaves]

They both my favorite players. I just appreciate greatness from both of them!

[@michaelthompson7028]

yep jordan did some amazing moves in the game and it was playoffs much tougher defence

[@saeedmacosa]

Yo! Great vid, love your vids. Could u do a comparison between Kobe's 63 against the Mavs & Klay's 62?

[@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154]

I think Kobe's was better but this generation of NBA "fans" need to stop underrating stars from past era's. Don't brush Jordans performance off as just something most superstars can do. It was a once in a lifetime performance. Even tho I know older generations are annoying with the Jordan jocking. Especially since he was so great there is no need to dickride.

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Great Job Dom2k, excellent stats & comparison dude !!! Jordan's was my dude !!

[@wuliwei6939]

Jordan lost the game, and Kobe won the game. Winning is more important, so I take Kobe's 81

[@stevyluv743]

True But when you Look at jordans playoff game He was in a tough Era than kobe's If Prime jordan Played in kobe's Era he Woulda score 80 points as well or more /kobe played A Losing team & jordan played a Winning team

[@reirto8198]

but applying context, jordan's 63 is the highest in a playoff game while kobe's 81 is high but not the highest regular season game.

[@DeAnthonyWhitley]

@@reirto8198 I mean wilt scored 100 you expected that record to be broken

[@jojoprocess2820]

Stevy Luv ha Kobe might’ve played a worse team but his era is the toughest in nba history

[@monke2457]

Stevy Luv stop it with this the 2000s had the least amount of possessions per game of any era in history. Shut up

[@Biscuithandler4]

Why didn’t Jordan do this against the worst defensive teams, because he couldn’t. Kobe is a greater scorer fax

[@nunu5245]

Kobe played a shittier team with better players than Mike,Mj played a legendary championship team dubbed as the greatest team ever,85 celtics and can arguably be a top 3 team ever and it was a playoff game and is still the greatest scoring performance in playoff history...However MJ lost,Kobe won. Some people will still hold that against MJ because they look for every Kobe advantage. MJ wins in my opinion

[@JAMES-wl2pd]

Jordan Clark, I didn't like either player and I'm a Lakers fan. However, 81 is better than 63. Also, MJ played for over a decade and with their 72 win season, they alsy played weak teams. Again, no matter how you slice it, 81 is better than 63.

[@nunu5245]

So Wilt's 100 beats Kobe's 81 performance? Even though Kobe's was far more impressive

[@JAMES-wl2pd]

+Jordan Clark, I agree with you on that point however, the topic is about Kobe and MJ.

[@nunu5245]

james williams​​​ No but 100 beats 81 no matter how you slice it. So I guess the higher number matters completely and no other aspect of the game should be taken into account. Very narrow minded perspective of such a broad based game but I'm just applying your logic to it.So how could you agree with me on that point? Oh I see,because it's in favor of Kobe this time even though he has the lower number.

[@nunu5245]

james williams Btw just for future reference,you incriminate yourself when you start off with "I'm not a fan of such and such",or "I never liked either," those are usually the most biased people lol

[@unknown_suspect1245]

Let's see how hard it is to solve this debate with a math equation 81>63 damn that took awhile

[@oldschoolhiphop2275]

Kobe put up bigger numbers but Jordan had the better performance . I can tell Kobe forced that 81 every possession. Jordan didn't force it his game was more smooth & finessed.

[@russell9411]

Hiphopcents1987 forced? lakers was down by 23 at point of time

[@shoedude7713]

Hiphopcents1987 When your team is down by more than 15 points, you're probably gonna go full on Mamba Mentality

[@5.0Shaun24]

Hiphopcents1987 Kobe had to comeback to win

[@rumarspencer7302]

Hiphopcents1987 Kobe was just hottt, there was no force, lolll. It was simply his night, to single handily bring us back from 18 down, to win by 18.

[@airforcecr7425]

Biased Jordan fan

[@LYFISWAUMAKIT]

DUDE😎 YOUR ANALYSIS... GOD LIKE😇 Talk about going in depth!!! I subscribed before the 2min mark😁 and you made a great point in Jordan breaking his foot and being a sophmore in that historic game because I always was like Damn, Jordan never was hurt lol some NBA fan I am😑lol I'm about to binge all ya vids because if you produced something like this... there's no way in the Devils earth it can't be more😈 THANX ALOT BRO

[@FreakyFilipino3]

Kobe’s 60 on his last game made me cry.

[@AMShute]

You, sir have earned yourself another subscriber

[@mrosen9887]

MJs performance wasn't "better" but it probably was more impressive

[@denniscox4700]

What?!*#

[@blahblahjoe1500]

I'm only into NBA because of your videos! Your content is amazing. Keep it up kiddo!

[@shangtsunga.k.asouljaboy2883]

both of them were pretty impressive games, to put these games into perspective LeBron hasn't even scored 63. and he's still 2 chips behind Kobe and 3 behind Jordan

[@JOPPMAN8000]

Yea rings a team accomplishment fool

[@kvngjayb6335]

shang tsung A.K.A soulja boy lbj he had 61 points what is u saying?

[@shootaslay]

shang tsung A.K.A soulja boy And Melo had 62. Whats your point?

[@prettyboy3949]

And klay got 60

[@shangtsunga.k.asouljaboy2883]

don't put melo in this convo he hasn't proved shit he's a money hungry selfish player he won't win anything the rest of his carreer

[@cameronliller7570]

Very good topic! You should make a video if Kobe's 81 points were better than Wilt's 100! Love the videos man!!

[@AnthonyAnalog]

Jordans 63 would've been 100 against the Raptors team, and with the league rules (no handchecking and defense 3 second rule) that Kobe hit 81 on.

[@robbereal1982]

HooliganMovement a zone is harder bra when Mike played there was no zone

[@AnthonyAnalog]

robbereal1982 if you think a zone is harder you never excelled at actually playing basketball.

[@robbereal1982]

HooliganMovement sorry it's the other way around you've never played. a zone box and one is harder

[@robbereal1982]

especially for and isolation player do ya homework

[@AnthonyAnalog]

robbereal1982 Lmffo box & 1? Are you fucking serious. If you can't handcheck someone like MJ your & 1 on that island is getting DESTROYED. MJ was too strong, too fast, too quick, with too great of footwork, and could hit anything 22 feet and in. You leave 4 players to screen that & 1 off him and an entirely open key (because no corners of that shit box will ever close on him fast enough) he'd absolutely break Wilt's single game record, and season average record. This isn't about your skillset, which I'm sure get locked down by garbage ass box & 1 all day lmffo. Jordan would fucking destroy box & 1. The only teams that slowed him down did so because they could handcheck him and his teammates, push them around to disrupt and clog lanes, and then break off to hard foul MJ in an era where touch fouls weren't called. You need to watch footage of the league from the beginning of the 80s thru the mid 90s. David Aldridge himself stated that the rule changes in 2001 were to open up the lane and allow for more exciting play (because ratings were down after MJ left again and no one could create anything close to the same excitement as he did without rule changes chaining defenders to make penetration easier for perimeter players). You need to sit down bro.

[@jaimethomas8064]

Subscribed and hit the bell. You make some great videos with historically relevant context to go with the stats. Diggin it!

[@courage2002]

Jordan played through 2 overtimes, if kobe played through those two overtimes he would have 100+, this is not a comparable topic to me, the different era is way to complicated, The celtics allowed 104.7 ppg, that's .7 more points than the raptors but yet the argument is made about better defense, Look at the film, Jordan in fact did have open shots most of which the defender didn't even put a hand up, all he did was close out the gap and even then he was too late. as a matter of fact if the raptors 104.0 ppg allowed was compared to the 80s teams they would be 2nd in opponents points allowed so i can't see how that is a valuable argument. Micheal played 53 minutes and shot 53% while Kobe played only 41 minutes which is not even equivalent to a full game and shot 60% from the field kobe also shot and made less free throws. 81 points in 41 minutes!!! are u kidding me that's by far better than 63 in 53 minutes, no comparison.

[@Dom2k16]

For the adjustment, that simply means teams were scoring much more back then than in 06 (about 10 more ppg to be exact) If you were to stick the Raptors in that era, they would likely give up far more than 104 ppg.

[@courage2002]

But that makes no sense, if the celtics where giving up more points than the raptors and they were 3rd in opponents points scored then that means that everybody from 4-30 was allowing more than 104.7 ppg which is way more than the raptors 104.0 which was 29th. U may be wondering why i just said all that, well back in the day wasn't the defense suppose to be tougher with all those rules hand checking, and it was supposedly suppose to have better defense with the original big man etc. That means the defense had to have been better in 06 as the leading scorer in 06 was the suns with 108 ppg. I can't see how the defensive argument is valid, there where 14 teams avg more than the suns 108 ppg including the lakers who lead the league with 117 ppg. The warriors in 2015-2016 weren't even avg that much and they took 31.6 3 pointers per game and make 13.1 compared to the lakers 5.

[@courage2002]

***** Exactly my point, so if the zone defense gives up fewer points than the Celtics regular man to man, then technically isn't it the better defense?

[@40III]

Courage !!!! They give more credit to Jordan because of the allure of that Celtics team and because it was the Playoffs. But in reality like you said if you watch the footage you can clearly see that the defense of that time is overrated especially this Celtics team when you factor in pace. There was no zone and mostly man to man like you see in that 63 point game. Kobe’s game was better because it was done in fewer minutes in a slower paced game with no overtime. And how does one try to discredit the 81 point game because it was against the lowly Raptors but overlook that only a month prior he had 62 in just 3 quarters against the top team out West that year (Dallas)? We already know that’s another 80 point game if Kobe played the 4th quarter.

[@diamondstonenba4149]

But Jordan didn't win. Kobe did. I know the 85 celtics are better than the Raptors Kobe faced, but a win is a win.

[@jettycomlego]

Also it was an away game for jordan

[@imsljr420]

what makes Jordan's 63 even more impressive besides it being a playoff game against 1 of the best teams ever with HOFers is that this was game 2 and in game 1 Jordan scored 49 so the Celtics made a conscious effort to double Jordan and try to stop him in game 2.

[@jamesedwards1284]

Kobe can't score 63 on those celtics but mj can easily drop 81 on those raptors

[@tgc1635]

How do you know, where's your evidence, if it was so easy, why didn't Jordan do it against any of the weak teams in his era

[@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t]

That one guy L u Jordan nut hugger he faced a weaker defense than Kobe his whole career

[@DruMUSIC06]

This. (y)

[@chris357200]

That's pretty funny bc in Jordan era, he faced some of the worst defensive team all time (Denver nugget) and couldn't score just 70 point

[@ryanlucca5324]

Christian Rivera so...? Did anyone here say that kobe's better than MJ?

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

The really AMAZING stat is that Michael Jordan was in the playoffs with a 30-52 record. The other AMAZING fact is Jordan NEVER ONCE led a team to .500 in his career without Pippen, and in fact had a losing record in the NBA for his career without Pippen and won just ONE GAME out of ten playoff games without him. Without Pippen, Jordan will ball hog and hero ball like he did in this game...and LOSE. Kobe, on the other hand, WON two titles without Shaq. You REALLY want to compare the two?

[@yuryur7982]

How is this even a comparison....

[@paulumazi3416]

ThaBlueCrayon because Kobe played against bums

[@noelara5672]

Dom2k great video and how about top 10 nba Christmas game

[@condog209]

I think we should wait after christmas for that cus we got warriors at cavs in less than 10 days

[@Syientist]

This is almost insanity at its finest. Kobe would be more than capable of scoring 63 on ANY team in the playoffs if he was allowed to. I'm a big MJ fan but this video is just ridiculous. You mean to tell me, that a guy who scored 81 points on DIFFICULT shots and was down 18 at one point and made 7 3 pointers in that very game had a less impressive showing than a guy who played more minutes and still lost the game? I understand he played the great Celtics, but if you actually watch both games, you'll see how difficult Bryant's shots were. Difference is, that Kobe was in a zone.. MJ just went for layups and mid range shots. Kobe's game is hands down not only more enjoyable, but more memorable also. No one will ever score 81 again on ANY team. We will manage to see a couple of 60 point performances here and there though. By your logic, Kyrie Irving's 41 point performance against the Warriors was more impressive than Klay Thompson's 60 in 29. And I'm a huge Kyrie fan, but when a player is in THAT kind of zone, it's more fun to see no matter what team it's against.

[@random5299]

Osyris Just as you can make the argument for kyrie, you can make the argument for Jordan. Personally, I'll take kobe and kyrie. Klay vs okc was more exciting than his outburst this year tbh

[@ankleinsurance5885]

You didn't watch the video the circumstances definitely support MJ since he was doing it essentially off his ROOKIE season and the difficulty of shots were equal

[@mwgta2]

lmao this nigga said that kobe was capable of scoring 63 on the playoff even though Jordan's 63 its a playoff high and take in mind that kobe's has never shot more than 50% in any playoff series and the most points kobe has scored in a playoff game was 50, Jordan scored 50+ points in the playoff 8 times, even more than wilt.

[@drakesims1579]

Nice joke.

[@Syientist]

mwgta2 Perhaps you don't understand the definition of "capable".

[@TallGuyTutoringVancouver]

You make amazing videos

[@courage2002]

This is incredible, just to show u guys how times have changed in the Nba and how the Raptors trash defense cannot be used as an argument. The raptors avg 104.0 points allowed to their opponents while the celtics allowed 104.7 ppgs, the celtics gave up more points than the raptor but in this video the raptors are bashed for their terrible defense. The celtics 104.7 ppg allowed was 3rd in the league while the raptors 104.0 was 29nth in the league, do u see a pattern there. If anything the defense stepped up.

[@Dom2k16]

No, that's adjusted for era. Back when the Celtics played teams were regularly scoring over 110 (as high as 117) so holding teams to 104 in that era was incredible. 104 in 06 was close to the highest some teams were averaging a game.

[@courage2002]

Dom2k Exactly proving the statement that the defense has stepped up after the era.

[@LetsGetItKhan]

Im a big Kobe fan but one more thing going for MJ is that he did it in Boston, one of the toughest fan bases of all time

[@LetsGetItKhan]

Still think Kobe's 81 was better tho. MJ had two OT's and its not like Kobe couldn't do the same in lesser time. He outscored the Mavs (who also won the championship the year) with 62 points in 3 quarters