Michael Jordan Highlights 1997 ECR1 Game 2 vs Bullets - 55pts, Murder in the Process!
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his footwork is crazy.. he doesn't even need crossover dribbles to shake defenders... he breaks ankles just using subtle movements from a triple threat position
dolo747 yes and I hate Wen he's compared to u kno who.. there will never b another MJ
Exactly. Notice also how MJ doesn't spend a lot of time dribbling around, wasting time off the clock, like a lot of players do nowadays. He decides his line of attack and goes for it, not spending 10-15 seconds dribbling the ball trying to find an opening.
@@sportjames23 facts its a team professional game not streetball
I guess so if you gonna carry the ball like he did quite a few times. I wouldn't need to do shit else either.
mef12727 ....i just hate when yall bring up "u know who" in the comments of a MJ-highlight vid. Just watch & enjoy the vids or at least bring up names or hint at other guys the MJ actually played against.
Scoring 55pts by taking mid-range jump shots is a sign of greatness. Unreal performance.
MJ has the perfect fundamentals and footwork and also he's the master of fadeaway jumpers! GOAT
This was one of the greatest Jordan videos I've seen. The IQ, skills, ability.
7:55
@@bywer7580 the double was a big deal back then and he just totally destroyed it Also a phenomenal read by Rodman to ditch the triangle when he realized the situation. He shut off Webber from being able to challenge the layup because he saw the double.
This dude just glides in the air.
That's Drexler.... Jordan is the AIRness.
@@demskrats4836 So MJ doesnt glide in the air LMAO. Nobody out here talking about nicknames
@@mrblend Lol, i completely understand what you meant.... 🤣😂🤣 It was a joke when i said that. Imagine calling Jordan.... "Mike The Glide" Lol...Doesn't have ring to it.
@@demskrats4836 lol haha fair enough
His movements were as fluid as I've ever seen in a wing player.
Mike was a chameleon. So adaptable, so precise, so intelligent, so lethal... Nothing was capable of stopping him. Unbelievable.
Yup no weaknesses in his game. 🐐
Wasn’t as athletic for the second 3peat but his game (especially the midrange) was simply beautiful.
his fade away after the end dribble, floating at just the right space and height and then easy shot
Michael is older, isn't even that fast, here, but his moves are so fundamentally sound and smooth, defenders have to honor his every step.
Not fast? You're out of your mind.
@@RepublicConstitution this is 97 MJ he’s talking about
@@thebasketballfan6248 Still faster than you and anyone you've ever known.
@@RepublicConstitution bro what the hell? He’s just saying Jordan isn’t as fast here as he was in previous years so he managed to be just as lethal with his jump shot. I don’t know why you assumed I was a hater.
@@thebasketballfan6248 Sorry 😐
That shot a 6:40 is ABSURD! G.O.A.T.
lpvdg yes
For real!
Impossible
Bro the man was falling down and hit a double clutch falling down jumper! Like I dont ever fucking understand how lebron is even in the same conversation as mj!
There was some funky physics involved.
That fade away towards the end was godly
7:57 the way Jordan sees the double coming and immediately runs his defender straight into the help D is an absolute work of art.
son is just the greatest 🐐
True dat Larson Leilone
MJ has the best prettiest midrange jumpshot I have ever seen....
Wish they had a time machine so we could get a 30 year old mj to dominate this water down league
Thank you Michael Lalman
Michael lalman agreed
Yeah I know he would embarrass the league even worse today than he did back then.
I'd get a 27-30 year old Jordan in today's league. 40+ ppg, easy.
stop watching the league then 😂😂. it's easy to criticise . today's game is different, the defense is difficult and Jordan won't be as effective defender as he was then. he will never average more than 40ppg, bcoz he understands the team game.
MJ switching to beast mode with fatality ending.
6:40 that shot hang time is still surreal!
The man retired .came back with a whole different game.
Keep in mind that Michael notched his 9TH NBA SCORING TITLE this season. He was never just satisfied with being the BEST.
Relentless
man when he had it going he was just unstoppable. He set them up outside then he went inside on them goat
1997 was his best year probably. In 97 MJ set the record for most made midrange jumpers making over 500 of them on over 1000 attempts. MJ had no wasted movement at all that year. All he did was move without the ball shooting catch & shoot midrange jumpers, little left left to right or right to left jabsteps, scored in the post, small little pump fakes if they bite on the fadaway or turnaround, not really shooting over the double team but shooting the ball right before the double comes and only did a stutter step hesi pull up midrange off the dribble & did a crossover if the defender bites on the hesi with very little dribbles. MJ didn’t really shoot 3s but shot them when he was open that year. Every player that wants to be on that next level should study MJ’s 97 year. MJ had such a surgical approach that year. I bet you MJ time of possession was very low that year despite his high usage, MJ just didn’t play around with the ball a lot & found a way to score right away without taking too much time on the shot clock
People of modern day don't appreciate Jordans stamina, strength, toughness, intensity coupled with the concentration and will to dominate. That is what separates him from the soft players of today who play with so many stoppages and rests, and little to no contact. Jordan is the greatest not just for his talent, and athleticism, it was a complete package at maximum level. He was made so through fire at both ends of the floor. Todays superstars are made through softness, so it just doesn't have the same value when comparing and the league defense is a joke.
THANK YOU Mr. Thank You
Thank you. For example, to score 50 today ABSOLUTELY doesn't have the same value than to score 50 back in Jordan's era. To average 10 rebounds in today's league is ABSOLUTELY not the same to do it in a league full of big men, real centers and pure toughness...not the same value as you said.
@@TheLionaaa ofcourse man... Now even antetokoumpo who didn't have technical skills can score 50. Back then only jordan could score so much even though the 90s had beasts like olajuwon,robinson,malone,ewing,barkley,shaq,hardaway,hill,miller,mourning,drexler....
@@ivantheterrible4317 Exactly
Jordan and Wilt were the two greatest basketball players to ever live.
6:43 bruh that might be the greatest mid range shot ive ever seen
100%
MJ on "kill mode"
55 points with only 1 three pointer made and 9 free throws...goat
Jordan attacking the double team. Maybe Paul George should watch ;)
Man mike did this shit in his sleep! You just look at this man play he stands out from the entire court, so smooth and graceful and that mid range jump shot is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen in basketball. Man i can watch mj shoot a mid range jump shot all day
It looks like honestly he is just taking his time 🏀
Jordan had to guard Strickland most of this game too. So it was 44 minutes of work for him this game.
Is there nothing he couldn't do? Damn soooool smooooooth! Always in control with the ball.... NEVER appears nervous or flustered. NEVER! No player like that
I was one of the lucky ones to actually be there. It was amazing.
Top notch athleticism , Absurd will to win coupled to a perfect NBA sized body, unlimited stamina, comprehensive footwork, Clutch for DAYS, Killer midrange, and a near perfect fundamentals This is the GOAT
jordan was a killer on the court, lebron just very good player; its the truth dawg
Lebron is an all time great. Jordan is the greatest of all time
Lebron is great at whining
@@ATLKing404 Lebron is only great in his era, not all time great, when he retires he will be forgotten, or remembered as the flop king
@@corkystorky cap hes about to surpass Kareem and be first in all time points so how can he be forgotten
The dramatic cinema of his performance makes him so much more than just skill, athletic ability and heart. He truly played the game in such an artistic manner. The big moments he gets better the legend of his personal mind games and the fear of the opposition, dont trash talk him or you dead.. that stuff is more than basketball, its like a character from a movie or book that is superior and always conquers haha
He only used 1, 2 to 3 step pull up jump shot. Midrange assassin.
His Royal Airness
The Best Ever
GOAT
I read a quote from Cheaney where he asked Jordan if he was tired during the 4th quarter. Jordan asked Cheaney is the game over? Cheaney said no and MJ said that he's not tired.
Jordan was such a masterful player that it just boggles my mind that they compare lebron to him...its not even close. Lebron is great but never has and never will be as good as Jordan...the eye test doesn't lie.
And this is when he was getting old. You should have see how good he was in the late 80s/early 90s: more explosive and the best version in my opinion.
He did this so much, we kinda took it for granted at the end. That's how absurd he was. There's no "GOAT" conversation. I saw the one in my lifetime.
How is this man not your GOAT?
Goat in weak defense plumber's era
Like watching MJ shoot a jumper or hit that fadaway beautiful jumper, that to me is just as fun to watch as mj dunk. I can watch mj shoot jumpers all day!
MJ stands for Mid-range Jumper
What travel at 5:16? He lost control of the ball during an active dribble. Never been an athlete nitpickers are funny. GOAT.
Others thought it's a travel but he just did 1 step after gathering the ball with 2 hands right after his active dribble...
Unstoppable.
How he toys with the defenders!!! Incredible!!!!
if he loved taking 3s like kobe tmac n them he probably couldve scored 40k career pts
Easy
No not 3s, just if he never retired then 40k+
Jordan's era was tougher physically and athletically, and he didnt join with Bird and Majic to get his first 2; or Drexler and Kersey: or Dominique and Kemp
Anthony Mitchell he didnt need too his team was better than lebrons
Donte McLemore how?
LeBron will have played with at least 5 Hall of Famers when it's all said and done. 4 were in their prime or just past it (D-Wade) and the other saved his ass with a 3 point shot so just stop it.
@@JCR1992 he’s played with even more since then lmfaooo
Simply put! THE GREATEST EVER AND HE WOULD AVG 55 PER GAME IN TODAY'S NBA.. You get a tech just for talking trash now a days.. today's game is soft
No he wouldn't. His game was suited for the 90s and early 2000s. It was all about ISO ball back then. Now a days defensive schemes are too good to allow just one on one basketball. That's why Carmelo Anthony hasn't won shit. And he's definitely one of the greatest one on one scorers ever, im not saying he's MJ but he's still a beast.
LOL, Why so mad little kid?
Jay Harris Talking to me?
rambosexy2009 Yes lil kid lol hahaha
you so sure about that? Lol cuz the cavs look just like an iso basketball team either lebron drives and kicks or kyrie goes 1on5
1:46 Chris Webber always look like he about to cry. lol
He scores 55 with 9 free throw attempts. How many free throws attempts does James Harden get per game in this touch-foul, no defense era???
I remember this game. Jordan was hot from start to finish. And the bullets kept it close the whole game. In fact i remember the whole series. Rod Strickland was killing our pg's. Bulls swept them 3 in a row. Must have been demoralizing for the bullets.They had a good squad too. Big george at center, webber and howard at forwards, cheaney and strickland at guards. Not a bad starting 5. But unfortunately they faced the Bulls in round 1. Those were some good games. Actually those were the good ol' days of basketball.
Came here because of Tim Legler on the JJ Reddick podcast, great interview
The Goat
Footwork holy shit!
This is the most beautiful performance I've ever seen. Everything looks so easy. 55 points pretty much all from mid-range. The way he could get just enough separation to get off a shot without any wasted motion... Absolutely a work of art.
Greatest ever!
A mans man. Well spoken, well dressed and mature. MJ is one in a trillion. The league today is truly missing such a legend. Today it’s like a dam bunch of grown ass kids playing that dress and talk like children.
6:46 Kerr was doing the "unbelievable" reaction way before he started coaching Steph Curry.
Hey awesome video
Who da F..k can compare themselves with this guy can see how much he enjoyed the game
that baseline dunk....never touched the other hand...When Phill jackson said the biggest difference between Michael and Kobe was/is those hands.....no one could go baseline like MJ...tight rope....I remember watching this live in high school. You see youtube already tells you what you were in store for...but to witness this was inspiring.......THE GOAT MJ
the crazy thing is we all knew he getting ball and it was like nothing anyone can do. the ungaurdable michael jordan
I watched this was 1997 there's a lot of hand checking guarding Michael Jordan.. this is why Jordan averaging 40 to 45 PPG in today's game..because handcheck today is soft and without..
The thing about MJ is you have understand the time we were in and the beauty he brought to the game. It's not just that he was good at basketball. It was more than that. You knew you were watching something different, something special. If he's not your GOAT, fine. But you can't deny he was something special. We hadn't seen it before and we haven't seen it since. We never made a big deal out of the starting lineups. But damn if I wasn't glued to the TV just for that. He had a thing that moved you and made you want to watch. If he never won a championship, he'd have that. But he combined that presence with success, and it was the greatest NBA ride we've ever been on. I realize this is super cliche to say .. but you really had to be there.
6:43 OMG
Shidd, They needed every bit of those 55pts, As a team they only scored 109pts and the rest of them shot 41% from the field while Jordan shot 63%... Now that's carrying your team.
Not to mention the Bullets had a head coach who helped the 1994 Denver Nuggets upset the Seattle Supersonics. He had Washington in "upset mode" but MJ was having none of it.
Anybody notice my did not even take a 3. And he was not even breathing hard in the interview
he made 1 out of 2 threes
Share, the GOAT and the greatest scorer !
I used to love Jordan and the Chicago bulls
Love watching the ball stick to MJ's mitts. GOAT.
Amazing
the most surgical version of Mj
Poor Calbert
This Bullets team could have been an East contender in the early 2000s. They started this season 22-25 but finished 22-13 under coach Bickerstaff, would be on pace for 51 wins over 82 games. They had the talent, even had Ben Wallace on the bench, though he didn’t get any minutes in the playoffs. Shame they struggled with off court issues and were broken up.
Beautiful midrange technique
4:37 Say what? Jordan took over the 4th quarter alone? Yeah, unlike somebody we know sits out entire 4th when team's losing and nothing a coach could do about, flopking doesn't wanna play
Michael Jordan drops 55 points in 1993, 1995 and 1997 AD drops 55 points in 2022🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
He has the talent to control the game
That Washington team was loaded..I was nervous watching that series..they were young..tall..long and big
7:57 now that's superior basketball IQ
It's crazy how MJ is unmatched 🏀💯
He had one of the best midrange jumpers in the game.
Assassin....
Michael Jordan was so feared by the opposition because they had no clue what he was going to do offensively, which leads to panic and bad decision making in defence because of the fear of his superior abilities that allows him to have so many options with the ball!
Also lets make something very clear here, NOBODY GAVE A SHIT ABOUT THEID RANGE JUMPER UNTILL MIKE STARTED KILLING IT! and In my opnion michael perfected and created the turn around fadeaway...
GOAT made it look easy
Man he was just good like him playing in the league today at that age would be great. Him and his absolute younger days he would have definitely torched them boys of today
He carried both three-peat teams
Deadly in mid range superb in point blank.. in a no weak a$$ f#ck era
The o.g windy city assassin..
goat
I was at this game!!!
If this game would've gone to OT he would've beat his record of 63 against boston
taking 3 steps no traveling....MJ baby!!!
😂😂😂 ok buddy keep up the good work
The cope is real...
5:34 he palms the ball off the dribble and dunks it, Dr J style
As he played today a lot of those long 2s would have been 3s. He might score 60+ on a game like that.
No three pointers
In every one on one situation Jordan attacks his defender's mistake. Maybe, maybe prime KD could be as dangerous but that's just because he can pull up and shoot over anyone, but MJ has solutions for all situations.
I just don't c the comparison..