Michael Jordan 1989 Playoffs: 50pts in Game 4 vs Cavs (game before "the shot")

[Mraloneandsad]

if u ask me he isnt the greatest of all time.he i just the greatest so far.I mean u dont know whats gonna happen in 20-30 years.mabye someone ever greater will emerge but i really doubt it.the meantality of the poeple is yust not the same

[daratoc]

@Mraloneandsad Dude stfu what are you talking about of course there could be someone better then him but out of all the time so far he has been the greatest so he is the greatest of all time.

[Mraloneandsad]

yea he did get 50 but i think they lost this one.thank god they lost hhahah...

[triklops]

Thx for the upload. But did MJ not miss the crucial Free Throws that would have sealed the deal ? Would have been nicer if you had included those because it makes THE SHOT even sweeter :)

[MrR9999]

Rediculous.

[cRispYnUtZ13]

35 points 10 assists, thats doing it big

[waihong001]

damn, i can't stop watching mike's game each and everyday, although i am not his fan.

[vtecivicsib18]

@waihong001 huh

[JoshPerrick]

Best movie i have ever seen from NBA was at NBAPremium(.)tk it was so freaking great

[slimdown99]

I hate when people say that MJ got every callbut on that reverse lay up he was clearly fouled but there wasn't a call

[g0ldbuG]

27 fta?! is that the playoff record? no wonder he got 50 even after starting 0/6 from the field.  guess he kept shooting to make sure he was well out of that initial shooting slump!

[JCR1992]

how does a 50 point game in the playoffs only have 4200 views

[arkade2345]

and this isn't even one of MJ's most memorable games by average NBA fans.

the answer is b/c only Jordan could be this good to spoil us as fans where performances like this aren't even his best of the best.

Jordan always saved his best performances for the playoffs.

Look at who Kobe scores his highest totals against: sorry teams like the Raptors, current Knicks, etc. adn he doesnt do it in the playoffs.

[JCR1992]

So ture i agree 100%

[kobe24mvp90]

I'm sorry but your wrong on that statement

[diego24kb]

@arkade2345 but kobe didnt have a team so the raptors were pretty hard to beat and dont hate just cause kobe is better than you

[arkade2345]

@diego24kb "the raptors were pretty hard to beat"--- wow, ok! LOL obv you never actually watched that game. jordan scored so much early in his career b/c he knew it gave his team the best chance to win; kobe ALWAYS scores so much against poor teams simply to score, NOT to win. Watch that 81 pt game & try to tell me that is how the game should be played. He literally ran down the floor to jack up shots within the first :05 of the shot clock. MJ's scoring was always in the flow of the game.

[ThaLinguist]

@arkade2345 LOL, I read that guy's comment. Just leave him alone. "dont hate just cause kobe is better than you". LMAO

[uberathlete]

@diego24kb Actually, the Raptors were easy to beat. That year they hardly had a complete roster due to injuries and had a number of 10 day contracts. That game, the coaching staff directed its players to lay off Kobe and concentrate on stopping his teammates. Kobe and every other perimeter player today also have it easier because of the rules that give every advantage to perimeter players. That's why high scoring performances today have an asterisk beside them.

[jaboo82681]

4:34 patient Jordan fade away jumper, Looks so pretty leaving his hands.

[pm1789]

I have realy never seen Michael Jordan play before and that i just saw was unbelievable

[bassasson2007]

It's Funny How People Said He Couldn't Shoot When He Was Young...Shows Ya How Much People Know Even Analyst.

[outspoken34]

That only had to be because he didn't have to rely so much on his J in his earlier days. No one can say that MJ couldn't shoot at any point in his NBA career.

[craw32]

He had 50 in this game. 44 in the game prior and 44 in game 5! Reminds of the series he had in '88 against the Cavs

[jaboo82681]

Stats from this game:

50 pts, 9 reb, 6 assist

[JCR1992]

its 50 Points 3 Rebs and 4 Asts

[jaboo82681]

My mistake the rebs. and assist were from game 5

[MIKESOWELL]

yeah mike almost ALWAYS was double teamed.cleveland, for whatever reason i cant understand tended to play him 1 on 1.

[guigau28]

That means he was 2/8 FG in the final minutes, which is not what you could expect from him... Well, he was human after all. But as you said, he set things strait in game 5, for him, for the Bulls, for the world and for the pleasure of us all. Thanks for the upload.

(I loooove the move at 4:25.)

[bobo0383]

Yeah he also missed a couple of FTs that would have sealed the game also. Phil Jackson mentioned this game in that Michael Jordan to the Max film that came out on IMAX.

[jaboo82681]

great clip

[rrTale]

I know of a couple of KB nuthuggers who claim MJ played ISO all day that should watch this video and listen to the anouncers at 7:23.

Thx for the upload

[alaskanmarine1]

sweet move at 2:59