Michael Jordan vs Mutombo 1997 - Bulls vs Hawks - Game 5

[Sundown4411]

amazing dunk by Jordan, but how about that pass from Longley ?, that was perfection as well

[iliveRoDREAMS]

Jordan had so much swag nothing like players today dancing and stuff

[ratmachine87]

LOL the worm 3 pointers!

[sinaftw]

you see that Kenyon Martin? you have to dunk ON Mutombo at his PRIME to be able to shake the finger.. and not come from behind while hes old as shit u bitch.

[TheJerchelle25]

When Dennis got the three's . Hes not the one whose happy but also the referees ... :D

[RigbyBullnut]

Getting a technical for a finger wag is crap - if you can't take trash-talk and taunting from an opposing player, and not have it affect your game, you don't belong in the NBA.

In an effort to "clean up the game", all the grit and physical play has been sucked out of it. The refs should back away and let the players play the game like real men.

[mairj023]

@4:38 score is ATL - 412 CHI - 58

[brainiac101693]

Mutombo was probably super angry this game. Got dunked on TWICE and lost a series.

[moonoink]

Mutumbo not only got dunked on by mike, but longley dunked on him as well at 3:44

[jubileeboy17]

When rodman is hitting those kinds of shots, you just know you cant win. haha

[brainiac101693]

At 1:13, a great missed layup cause it led to a historic dunk.

[kasfami]

a technical on a finger wave? wtf

[binka21]

the refs are disgusting. they really are. they ruin the game of basketball. 

[macoy346]

what game was the 0:23 ?..Jordan finger wag.

[corkystorky]

Greatest eva eva eva MJ23

[74racingfan]

i have never seen a 7min video just on one dunk

[dukeheat]

At 4:38 Atlanta has a score of 412. Lol.

[Freesilver92]

messenjahmatt sent me here.

[atenciaf]

One should know never to challenge the great MJ at anything. Poor Mutombo.

[LegendElTerror]

i think that tech foul for Jordan was delicious for give the finger to mutombo

[pointgodand1]

haha Longley was getting Sloppy Seconds

[titomoreno]

david stern and the fucking referees were always against rodman!!!!

[haler0716]

you rarely see phil jackson applaude like that and even stand up..well, he did...not sure right now if he still does that, with the players he has.. :)

[moonoink]

First Mike Dunked On Mutumbo, Then Luc Does It Next!

[packingXet]

Dennis for three!

[BIGBOSS1983100]

4 people are hawks fans

[LifeFirst]

That Longley dunk on Mutombo was better than the Jordan dunk..no lie

[Joakinrocker]

whats so wrong about the finger wave? jeez...

[sunike07]

@Joakinrocker nothing is wrong, just that you're not suppose to wave it towards players, that's taken as a taunt. As you can see mutombo always and only waves it towards the crowd

[canalla90]

damn, mj kills them.

[zxy009]

Just think what if that shot before the dunk went in?

[flipshady]

cacable7 is obviously retarded. To say Jordan isn't the best players in the last 25 years is ridiculous. He has 6 NBA championships for crying out loud. That's on top of all the other things he's achieved, and being a defensive monster to boot.

[cerebralassassin711]

6:08 "oh men"..LOL:D

[OrbitalHUB]

@ 4:39 Atlanta has 412 points...thats quite the blowout

[retrotw]

The interpretation of travel and offensive fouls are up to the refs. sure sometimes it seems obvious, but refs are humans, mistakes are bound to happen, if you dnt know thats part of the game,u are definately not a student of the game.. its about approaching every game with concentration, knowing what you can or cannot get away with.Mj used it to his advantage like many other players, stockton, malone,heck magic bird kobe..wat have you...they all have their own tricks, but MJ definately the best

[julionica]

I have that poster actually

[dark23water]

cacable7...your a.fuckin idiot, let me be the 1st to inform you of this,your obviously watching this vid for a reason, his teams in the 90's sucked, but still bro, that didnt stop him from serving them all a 40 pt dish every fucking night, bird and magic alike have said it, and isiah sucks his dick all the time,everyone that plays ball, like myself knows that being comfortable with your team is key, and mj knew that as well. but that dint stop him from being the greatest scorer, defender, winner

[jrockdaman2]

die hard bulls fan lol haha

[heidern246]

I love that hawks shirt

[devantesworld]

lol mike said not in my house shakes the finger lmfao

[luminux2]

jordan is way more better than lebron and kobe he had it times 10

[mrcleanva]

epic

[JoshPerrick]

Jack89 you dont know what you are talking about just see NBAPremium(.)tk to see whats up

[bustavela]

haha maan I remember Rodman went on a 3 spree in several games, haha love it

[brydavis]

Check out the score @ 4:38, Atl 412 Chi 58

WTF....LOL

[davedropd1]

god the league is PISS POOR PATHETIC now compared to then!!!

[conni70]

how is it "piss poor pathetic now" ? there's more parity in the league now, then in the late 90's...from top to bottom, the skill set of the average player is better than it was 13 years ago... remember, the evolution of athletes, particularly basketball and football players, gets better every decade... sounds like you're a Jordan worshiper who's harking over the good ole days...Jordan didn't have much competition at the 2 spot...in today's game, that position is stocked with talent.

[davedropd1]

@conni70 I'm not a "jordan worshiper" I really prefer scottie pippen much more. surf youtube and watch all the old clips of 90's games and read all the comments people post of how they miss those times. The NBA ON NBC TIMES!!! These kids now are just low skill stat/paycheck players. I love this game is now replaced with I MISS THIS GAME!!! YOU HAVE EXTREMELY POOR TASTE!!!!

[gostraelkyrial]

@conni70 So.. there were Stockton, Malone, Barkley, Penny, Young Shaq, Erwing, Payton, Alonzo, Magic, Bird, Mutombo, Olajuwon, and more. And you're saying the current NBA has more parity, skill set? lololololol.

[conni70]

things would be more difficult for Jordan if he played in the league today...he didn't have studs like Kobe and Lebron to play against in his prime...don't get me wrong, Jordan is one of the greatest in history, but put both Kobe and Lebron in a time machine and send them back in time during Jordan's heyday and those guys would destroy the league and give Jordan fits...

[davedropd1]

@conni70 you are talking about the best ever that has 6 nba rings best selling shoe ever. He is the most sucessful athlete of all-time. When kobe or lebron achive that come talk to me.

[jriv27]

@davedropd1 you are exactly right on everything you just said, im with you dude, the league now is just so lame.

[conni70]

@davedropd1all you Jordan worshipers are redundant... look, as great as Jordan was, he was very fortunate to have played alongside the greatest perimeter defender in NBA history and one of the best all around players of his era, in Scottie Pippen...Jordan was also blessed to have had Phil Jackson as coach and Reisnfeld as a GM...Jordan was a phenomenal player but trust me, he didn't do it on his own...a lot of things came together at the right time for the Bulls...

[mjdbest]

@conni70

yes of course because this is a team sports unlike boxing but then even in boxing you need to have an equally talented coach otherwise you are doomed to disaster. Do you think Manny Pacquiao would have gone this far in his career if not for freddie roach?

[rrTale]

Michael's skillset and athleticism combination separates him from KB and LBJ. Let's not forget these 2 were heavily inspired by MJ. He's a big part of why they play basketball. Scottie Pippen isn't the single greatest perimeter defender in NBA history. MJ is in the argument too. How unbelievable is it that a guy who had to be the primary offensive weapon night in and night out still had the energy to play defense as well as he did? It's not a knock on Pippen but c'mon he had the easier job.

[cacable7]

Every player in the NBA is inspired by Jordan: Thanks to him, every big star takes 40 shots a game, never fouls out and travels. He ruined the NBA

[rrTale]

@cacable7 Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest player to ever grace the courts. Yet you think he ruined the NBA. I'll tell you what he did. He played fundamentally sound offense AND defense. He shot 50% for his career. He won multiple chips and MVP's.

It wasn't his fault he didn't have a team to compete with the established Celtics, Lakers and Pistons of the 80's. And every superstar gets superstar treatment, stop being ridiculous and blaming it all on MJ.

[cacable7]

ARGUABLY greatest is right. I don't blame Jordan as much as I blame the league for letting it happen. He was a great player made greater by preferential treatment. As to my championship comment- that was directed at a comment made that Jordan's Bulls would dominate any team in any era. I simply said they didn't even dominate their own ere until other stars aged and retired

[at1212b]

@cacable7 I definitely see your point but consider the word 'aged'. MJ at 33-34 was a much smarter player and 'aged' much better then anyone therefore really didn't need to 'retire... many other stars around 30 declined pretty fast. So this argument of your're only good and it really counts the first couple of years is a bit too skewed imo.

[cacable7]

I agree that Jordan at 33 was in better shape than most other players. He was an amazing athlete. My point was simply that he happened to be 5 or 6 years younger than Magic and Bird and was therefore able to win after their careers were over. He didn't win while he was in his 20's and they were still playing

[lugawconyelo]

@cacable7 haha another jordan hater..

[cacable7]

Ummm yeah. I am a Jordan hater. i hated that his last play as a Bull was both an offensive foul and a travel yet neither was called because he was Jordan. I hate that he got away with the gambling problem that was going to get him suspended by "retiring", I hate that we'll never really know if he was the greatest because during the last 10 years of his career he could have carried a gun on the court and not been called for it. I have a whole list of what I hate about Jordan

[lugawconyelo]

@cacable7 ok stop crying hahaha

[rrTale]

@conni70 KB had Shaq one of the top 5 centers in history and arguably the most dominant, he also had Phil Jackson so what's your point? KB had it easier sooner than MJ. Defense nowadays is softer than the 80's and 90's defense. That's, in part, the reason for the rise of perimeter players in the 00's. KB and LBJ are 2 tremendous talents but still far from the perfect combination that was MJ.

[kevdgreat]

@conni70 dude, when jordan retired ing 94-95 season. the bulls cant win. i mean they didnt won a championship. when jordan returned. they was like? what? 72-10? cmon man. who can do that? jordan was like a OFFENSIVE GOD.

[conni70]

@davedropd1 my bad! Krauss as a GM!!!

[jriv27]

MJ would dominate in any era, and your forgetting that Jordan relished challenges and always rose to the top, Kobe and Lebron would fair no better than any legend MJ beat, they and their teams would just be victims to Jordan and the Bulls, PERIOD!

[cacable7]

You seem to forget that Jordan didn't win his first championship until Bird, Magic and Isaiah Thomas were done winning theirs. The Celtics, Lakers and Pistons were hardly victims. It's easy to dominate when the other great players of your era retire

[lugawconyelo]

@cacable7 wow are u saying that jordan didnt face asaiah bird and johnson? how about the 1990 the there win there 1st champ..what team in playoffs? pistons and isaiah.. and the finals?? lakers and johnson..how old r u???and bird retired in 1992..so how come you say that jordan played when the great player retired??

[cacable7]

I didn't say that he didn't PLAY against Bird or Magic or Isaiah. In fact, my point was that he did play against them early in his career and lost. Bird and Magic were both done by 1992 and Jordan won his first championship after both were in their 30's.

[nuzzinaples23]

@cacable7 You can't totally hold it vs Jordan that he didn't win rings in the 80's. His team was awful until '90. Even in '89 they were a lousy team but Jordan excelled as much as 1 player can in a team sport. Magic and Bird both had GREAT teams around them from the moment they put on a NBA jersey. As for Isiah, I always felt like he wasn't fully appreciated as a player and his "troubles" since he retired have only hurt his underrated legacy as a player.

[cacable7]

I understand that Jordan didn't have a very good team until the early '90's. I'm just trying to make people who have been brainwashed by the media understand that the idea that Jordan is the greatest player of all time is open for debate and that some people would say he isn't even the greatest player of the last 25 years.

[RazaIsCool]

@cacable7 it certainly is open for debate. theres jordan, magic, hakeem, wilt, russell, hell even larry bird or shaquille oneal. but pound for pound, i just believe michael jordan is the best ever. he is one of the most complete players ever (complete offensive game along with amazing defense) and has all the accomplishments to go along with it (6 rings, 6 finals MVP, 5 regular season MVP, 1 DPOY, along with many others). it certainly is up for debate, but most people will probably say jordan.

[luminux2]

i honestly think that kobe and lebron would struggle bcoz of the defensive scheme on that era however if you put prime mj in todays league he will average 40pts and kobe and lebron will have a hard time containing him

[DARIUSAKABYRD]

@conni70

no jordan IS the greatest in history

[blackadam06]

@conni70

"he didn't have studs like Kobe and Lebron to play against"

He played against kobe at ages 33-35 and KILLED him. He REGULARLY posted up bigger players than LBJ like Derrick Mckey & Anthony Mason, and ABUSED Pippen in practice all the time, but U think Lebron would bother him?

How STUPID are U?

And given the fact that he did that at a time when U actually could guard people, and in a era that's had MORE HOF inductees than any other era in history, REALLY makes U sound like a moron..

[vanh6strings]

@blackadam06 Kobe and Legron who????????? Oh yeah, you mean those paycheck players. Almost forgot about them. Studs? I think not! NBA players of today suck! Miss basketball when it used to be a real game. Obviousley everyone does, just look at the ratings.

[blackadam06]

@vanh6strings

"Almost forgot about them. Studs?"

Uhhh..the "studs" comment wasn't mine. That's why it's in quotations. I was just responding to it.

[KRAPTiLE]

@blackadam06 while I agree with you. Try using proper English when calling someone stupid. Putting "U" all the time makes you look dumb.

[blackadam06]

@KRAPTiLE

Me using the letter "U" is just text talk and me using the phonetic variation of said word, or didn't "U" learn what phonetics are in school? Being an english speaker U should know that. "U" speak of "looking" dumb", yet it's "U" who fail to realize that the representation of said word is being characterized by the letter itself.

What's the matter? Are your deductive reasoning faculties out of order?

[KRAPTiLE]

@blackadam06 I am well aware of what "U" represents. It is YOU who fails to realize my point. YOU look stupid when you use the grammar of a 13 year old girl. Not to nit-pick, but because YOU try to sound sound so smart in your reply I'd like to point out your atrocious punctuation. Also while not being grammatically incorrect, your first sentence reads like it was written by a retarded baboon. Didn't YOU learn sentence structure in school?

[blackadam06]

@KRAPTiLE

What's the matter?

Did my impeccable syntax confound "U" or something?

[dkthg]

@blackadam06 Shouldn't you be fighting Captain Marvel?!

[blackadam06]

@dkthg

Been there..done that..

Next..

[KRAPTiLE]

@blackadam06 Oh, and for the record. I never learned to use "U" in school. I went to college.

[Meckrocz3451]

@davedropd1 i agree the players then played real D.

[micljnes]

Jordan waved the finger at Mutumbo because he had given Jordan the finger wave after blocking Jordans dunk attempt in a previous game, and a very similar scenario to Alonso Mourning as Dekimbe, Alonzo and David Robinson were beyond doubt the premier shot blockers during that era, but my all time fav has got to be the dunk over Ewing as he still had a lot to do even after he reverse dribbled by the 2 defenders to the baseline, and though Ewing saw him coming Jordan still finished on top of him..

[Ousvec]

Michael Jackson finger!! WHAT?

[SinSniper1]

michael jordan

[makkymokky]

the best team ever ...

[darthprestige23]

96 was the best team ever.

[BASKETBALLJEZUS]

@makkymokky jep right after the 1986 celtics team

[rickalain]

yeah fck why da technical??? mutombo never got a technical foul for the finger still IN YOUR FACE DIKEMBE DENNIS ON FIRE LOL

[wowwhiner]

you can do that towards the stands but when you finger wag at a player its considered a taunt thereby the technical

[Mplay1983]

luc got big!!!

[keysib]

3:45  Oh Shit ! Luc!

[2333321983]

steve smith was a very good ball player, 10 outa 10

[julionica]

what I don't understand is why in hell did mike get a technical just for waving the finger? K-Mart did it. it'd be understandable if it was the middle one but other than that, stupid!

[tcstylist]

They went through a whole thing that year because Mutumbo did it after every blocked shot and told him that he could do the finger wave to the crowd but not in peoples faces anymore or it would be a technical, so I guess they were doing it to mj cuz they would have to do it to mutumbo. I remember in that series he blocked someones shot and turned to the crowd to do a finger wave and while he was doing that Scottie picked up the ball and dunked on him.

[julionica]

I remember that mutombo blocked pippen, turned around and waved his finger to the crowd.... then later on jordan dunked on him and I thought that was like revenge, very cool

[WHSSHHS2008]

How humiliating. Getting dunked on by Jordan and Luc Longley before the first quarter is even over

[razlika]

Hah...good old times. I was 13 when this game was on. NBA sucks now. Cant see the beauty of the game now, as I used to.

[throwdown3927]

at 3:58...MJ knew how to make even the simplest dunks look unique/beautiful whether it's a little leg kick here, a slight lean in, or cuffing the ball...greatness

[McSpitfire]

Wow you're gay...

[throwdown3927]

That comment makes a lot of sense. So saying someone made a dunk look nice is directly correlated with homosexuality? While you're here at your computer who's at home disappointing your parents? OWNED

[matthewkoz]

Totally agreed, but badly time referenced, should be 3:52 imho.

[fiaorz]

4:39　ATL:421 pts CHI:58 pts

[WONDERWIESS]

TECH ERROR.. LOL

[bamilton]

heaps of guys get t'd for waving a finger ast mutombo!! well worth the T

[dv122]

longelys dunk on mutombo was better than jordans and when johnny kerr goes "dont point a finger luc" lol

[Wrxrtd]

Dennis hitting all those jumpers was better than Mike dunking on Dikembe!!

[pinoyhinoyzinoy]

3:45.. damn luc, don't do him like that

[Xanith83]

4:34 LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nickmaurus]

RIP Johnny Red Kerr

[benaldido]

nice one dude

[jeanrollan]

That shot at 6:05 was incredible. He had two defenders on him!

[benaldido]

yeah man!!

[123bigr]

A well done video.Good job. I really enjoyed it

[AirYu23]

it's really a funny game! Mutombo is lovely if he is on your team. but if he is your enemy,he becomes the one whom everyone hates.

[fundy23]

I could watch that over and over again. Always hated Mutumbo

[winhawk23]

can anyone explain why MJ gets a technical for waving his finger, but Mutumbo doesn't for his blocks?

[gditteng]

They told Mutumbo he could only do it to the crowd and if he did it to another player it would be a technical.

[glr311975]

that give n go pass that freed mike up for his dunk on Mutumbo was beautiful.

[neofx23]

What an awesome game! Rodman hitting threes, Jordan's finger wave, Longley dunking on Mutumbo...ahh yes the 90s Bulls was sure a fun team to watch

[jeanrollan]

Yeah, you could say that again. I really, really miss watching the 90's Bulls. No team today really compares to them. I used to run home just to watch them play.

[noel8421]

LUC LONGLEY????

[Chihouse23]

The T was worth it at 1:20. I remember Mutumbo bragging because Jordan had never dunked cleanly on him before.

[dv122]

in the old days jordan would be dunking all over mutombo

[dv122]

rodman was on fire from 3

[LuigiLaker]

Jordan gives Mutumbo the finger and puts away the Hawks for good..

[nbabf2]

3 pointers from Rodman?! lol..

[LorenzoCastillo7]

FINALLY FOUND THIS GAME!!!

[jaboo82681]

OMG I forgot Dennis hit 3 three pointers, It should have been 4 but he steped on the line

[dv122]

denis rodman shooting those 3's was great

[kaliaelizabeth]

thanx man........ i'm getting spoiled

[char4ever]

oh he did it! michael shakes his finger!

[jordanlover23]

That shot by Jordan at 6:06 was insane. I don't think people who havent watched him extensively realize what difficult shots he used to hit regularly. Probably the best tough shot maker of all time. Only guys in his league there are Bird and Kobe.

[jordanlover23]

WOW, Rodman was unconscious in this game lol.  Incredible.

[ForEmily23]

technical foul be damned...that play isn't complete without the finger wag

[JCR1992]

where did that other finger wag come from in the intro

[ForEmily23]

you got me...I really don't know

[Fantumh]

It's from a lay up over Mutombo, where Mutombo fouled Jordan, I'm pretty sure. Not sure what game, though. But I saw it on the "Preview to the Heat series" video you have up.

[niiieman2da]

lmao luc beast

[popeyeisgood]

and it is such an insult to let dennis hitting the three like this.hahaha.

[popeyeisgood]

hahaha i love this. jordan is so competitive and he is trying to challenge not just mutombo but also the ref. yes that foul at the 2:49 is not really a foul but what the heck they always made stupid calls like this even to til now.