Chicago Bulls - Cleveland Cavaliers | 1993 Playoffs | ECSF Game 1: Jordan with 43 points

[TheRatedIX7]

Gerald Wilkins, Jordan-stopper my ass. He ended up gettin' humiliated just like Ruben Patterson did years later after dubbing himself the Kobe-stopper LMFAO!

[lilmikemikesix]

@thetoyotaable jordan is better 3 point shooter and all around shooter than kobe have you saw the 3 point shootout with him and larry bird jordan just didn't want to define himself a 3 point shooter he wanted to be known as best all around look at how he perfected the fadeaway if he took normal shots he may have made more shots but he's taking tougher shots so they can't be blocked as easy

[adamdyerseve]

1988-1993 Jordan at his best

[MrHavok29]

this is peak-era jordan. NO ONE compares to this phase in Michael's career. kobe's best only compares to late 90s (older) jordan.

[dlawson688]

@MrHavok29 Well said!

[MrHavok29]

@MrHavok29 thank you :)! i should add that late 90s mike is a remarkable achievement for anyone....so kobe/fans should be pround (but not delusiional)

[RAV52]

Whenever challenged by another player or team, Michael simply switched into Super Saiyan Jordan and devoured his opponents like a bottle of Gatorade.

[KQH8]

@mambaKB24mvp, you are completely out of line my friend, you are in the wrong video room if you are a Kobe fan. Your fearless leader just got swept by the Mavericks, so dont talk no shit. He couldnt even send Phil Jackson out on top, so keep you fucking mouth shut.

[jeanrollan]

@SamuraiSwoosh Never thought of it like that...but ur right!

[jeanrollan]

No one has Michael's intensity! "Maybe he should offer an apology to Michael..." Lol!

[pretzelpimp]

who's that color commentator he's pretty good

[mambaKB24mvp]

omg look at this pathetic excuse for defense. and u wonder y MJ was "the best" Kobe would kill to see this garbage defense

[uberathlete]

@mambaKB24mvp Please. Kobe sucks.

[raiden594]

Jordan is simply the best to ever play. Wow, talk about memories... I can remember rooting against the Bulls with a passion because I was sick of them winning. All of this stuff from the 90s is so refreshing in terms of broadcasting. I don't know how much more of Mark Jackson and his girlfriend Van Gundy I can stand! UUGGHH!!!

[Claydogg72]

4:05 owns the jordan stopper,lol

[FightingForFreedom23]

Watch that huge layup at 3:13. Michaels head is literally above the rim...on a lay up! lol And in all seriousness, people talk alot about Kobe or whoever is better than MJ, but I think thats just kind of for the hell of it...I think everybody knows deep down theres no way anybody is better than Michael Jordan! Not even Lebron!

[SpamTheForum]

"Jordan stopper had a tough time tonight" LOL.

[vincentbar1276]

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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls | 1993 Playoffs | ECSF Game 1: Jordan with 43 points

[LCeh]

Ridiculously beautiful layup by MJ at the 3 minute mark. The way he led into the jump and his flying motion was just beautiful to watch.

[ayetee3045]

4:14

[TheRatedIX7]

Gerald Wilkins called himself the Jordan Stopper and got destroyed. 10 years later Ruben Patterson called himself the Kobe Stopper and found himself destroyed as well. LMFAO!!. They were better off not labeling themselves like they did.

[LilScotty777]

man this is so funny cleveland cant do anything with jordan....jordan is the best!!!

[jmcorpuz23]

say win 6 titles while leading the league in scoring..uhhh 'nuff said!MJ is the GOAT!

[jmcorpuz23]

was this the game where MJ taunted his defender saying ;he can't guard me?'

[bigdplaya25]

yessir

[jaboo82681]

When that man is motivated by a challenge he is unstoppable!!!

[donjabroni]

Now if they had gottenJoe Dumars instead of Wilkins, it might be a different story.

[heping10]

look at the fake away by MJ at 4.07, its unbeliveable. Noone does that better than MJ.

[vidaa82]

i just watched that over and over. mike had the best fakes. that was so sweet. i try to use those fakes when im playing pickup ball.

[kOrOne79]

LOL

Stop watching then, dipshit.

[heping10]

MJ was at his very best during that year, no one can stop him.

[LuigiLaker]

By this time, the Bulls were just plain better then the Cavaliers..it wasn't gonna be close like the '89 and '92 matchups in the playoffs..

[jaboo82681]

yeah Cleveland has actually taken a step back from the Bulls even though Cleveland wont he head to head regular season matchups 3-2

[palpatine55]

I remember this well, Wilkins supposedly was someone who might be tough for MJ, a supposed "Jordan Stopper". Even at 11 years old I knew how this would end. MJ torched Wilkins as usual.

[falkner23]

MJ embarassed gerald wilkins so bad i started 2 feel sorry for him LOL

[RR0849]

I feel sorry for Wilkins. I remember watching this series back then. Wilkins seemed to have a lot of energy and he was bouncing around MJ like a madman. But MJ just calmly used simple fakes to get himself free as a bird. It's amazing Wilkins didn't injure himself physically during that series. Mentally the damage was obvious.

[roncarl9]

4:08 got put in the blender on that one lol

[r8mi]

I just can't understand why you would claim yourself a someone's "STOPPER" ....especially when that someone is Michael Jordan.

[Market42Fan]

Noticed TNT used the same font that CBS had used about a decade earlier.

[vidaa22]

my goodness the move at 4:07 was so sweet. the jordan stopper are you serious? yeah right. the only time jordan was ever stopped was when he was at a red light while driving. lol.

[ForEmily23]

can't nobody watch this and still say Kobe Bryant is a better offensive player than Michael Jordan

you hear me Dan Patrick???

You, too, Mark Jackson...you know first hand how great MJ is...

put the Kobe talk to bed...he'll never be MJ

never

[popeyeisgood]

yea for once mark jackson has been a loser in his whole nba career. been beaten by jordan so many times on different teams. he is for sure bitter about it.

mj is a lot quicker and decisive than kobe, which means no excessive dribble and more effective, that to me is the definition of being better offensively.

[ForEmily23]

Amen, my man...

[blackadam06]

I ALWAYS ask the simple questions to all of these people who try to "jordanize" kobe in order to sell him & the NBA:

A) Has he ever averaged more pts for a season? No..

B) Is kobe Top 5 or 10 ALL TIME in PPG? No..

C) Has he averaged more pts in the Playoffs than MJ? No..

D) Does he have ANY of the ALL TIME scoring avg's for a series in Playoff history? No..

E) Any Top 5 or 10 Seasons Rankings ALL TIME? No..

F) More Scoring Titles or any offensive accolades that R comparable? No!!

[blackadam06]

With ALL of that being said, how can people honestly think he's BETTER offensively? You'd think they'd utilize common sense to see that as far as the offensive categories go, in 12 years of play, he WOEFULLY comes up short..

It's not even a comparison..

[uberathlete]

hehe word. All I ask is:

Has Kobe won the scoring title, DPOY, and MVP in the same year?

That usually shuts them up.

[romadkern]

soo true....another one is ask them if Kobe has won league MVP, allstar game MVP and finals MVP in the same yr....and even if he ever does...MJ did it twice in 3 yrs :-)

[hoopsencyclopedia]

It's rather strange listening to Jackson repeatedly say that great offense beats great defense as well while MJ always defense wins championships. I guess by MJ's 6 rings compared the little mj's 0 rings, one might want to change that tune just a bit. And again after the Celtics this year. Defense has always prevailed looking at history - except when MJ beat NY of course with little mj on it. Perhaps he needs to amend himself and say, "only MJ's offense beats great defense." lol.

[bballmemories]

hoops, the only reason why lil' mj says that is because the real MJ has dunked on him numerous times. You should probably put a video of all the dunks that lil' mj received from his Airness. Also, do you remember the last reg. season home game in '98 against the Pacers where MJ threw the ball at lil' mj's head because he thought lil' mj was undercutting him?

[uberathlete]

True that. It's a shame some media idiots like Mark Jackson, Greg Anthony etc. even dare to compare Kobe to MJ.

[palpatine55]

Damn straight! It isn't even close. Kobe would have to average about 40 points per game till he's 39 to go close to Jordan's ppg average.

[ukpongbball]

@ForEmily23 kobe is not better in not the same BUT hes up there....

[mambaKB24mvp]

@ForEmily23 this aint defense dipshit

[mikallink]

@ForEmily23 very true!kobe shoots 45% on average and jordan shot 50% for his career,so did bird.Kobe hasn't done it once!

[THETOYOTAable]

@ForEmily23 . mj is a better points score then kobe. kobe a better range then mj. mj a better flg % shooter then kobe. kobe a better 3pt% shooter then mj. free throw tied. mj a better into the basket, dunks,the lay up, the move. offensive= mj better. Defent the steal and block shot, kobe is not even close. rebound kobe is not evn close. less turn over a game mj is better then kobe. assistant passing the ball mj is better then kobe. kobe is not even close to mj.

[stsk7]

@ForEmily23 or defensive player

[dimedropper1992]

STACY KING!!!! lol damn bulls were beast back then

[AgentCirrus]

that's just crazy to be able to get that high on a layup, to get 30 inches off the ground on a jumpshot, what other player in the history of the nba could miss a dunk or a layup in a game and still be worth 1 point?

[rsx2]

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. It's the Jordan Stopper. that was the funniest shit ever.

[Adomini24]

B*tch slapped Gerald on national tv. Way to go, Jordan stopper.

[mjdbest]

look at MJ head above the rim at 3:13..

[ForEmily23]

How embarrassed are you if you're Gerald Wilkins.

[alaskanmarine1]

Jordan's vertical is impressive, but his hangtime is unmatched. He's simply the best and a joy to watch.

[afrowhit420]

I love how the commentator said "oh oh" in the beginning of the video. Its like he already knew jordan was gonna have a huge game

[dominicanair23]

''Michael Jordan He is michelangelo in baggy shorts, a player with such a rich imagination he has transformed

the game into a work of art.''

[rrTale]

Scoring mode on - there's no stoppin MJ. the first of 4 in a row, domination. kOrOne can u give us MJ's stats? Thanks a lot mate keep up

[kOrOne79]

I can't remember the exact stats, sorry. His shooting was around 60+ % I believe. I have to check it the next time I watch the entire game.

[jeanrollan]

That fake move in the post and then when he turns around and hits the shot on Wilkins was crazy. Kobe your good! Mike is still GOAT.

[blackadam06]

The move at 3:15 where he slips & STILL has the unreal speed & quickness to beats 2 defenders to the rim & explode over a 7 footer to finish, is unreal. And this is a 30 yr old, physically declining MJ. Hey YouTube youngn's.. y'all "still" wanna compare Kobe to him? Get real... Is it starting to sink in yet? You'll get it sooner than later..you can't be dumb forever..

[sfhguibnbhq]

LOL Jordan stopper.  What an oxymoron.

[adaonetube]

So much for Gerald Wilkins being the "Jordan Stopper"

[mikeybears]

i remember that jordan said he cant gaurd me after the and 1

[iiitrey23]

At 3:15, his head is at the rim. MJ is 6'6, so that gives him a 42 inch vertical right there in the middle of a game after having slipped and fallen, and with fairly poor footing underneath him on that jump. That gives credence to the rumors of a 48+ inch vertical when fresh. Incredible.

[IrinaDerevkoLives]

I love the jordan stopper games.LMAO

[kinfolk441]

There's no such thing as a Jordan stopper

[romans6thru8]

Simply put. Jordan had respect for 'Nique and his brother. Imagine, you get beat to the rim again and again, layup after layup. The he goes and dunks it toward the end. "93 seemed to be the beginning of the total floor player with the ability to soar when he wanted to. "He'll be ready, so will I". Never another.

I pray that all would have the joy and freedom forgiveness and strength in knowing Christ.

[mnkhan2020]

30 yrs Old GOAT is lightening quicker than 20 yr old TMacs, KObes, Carters in their athletic prime.

[throwdown3927]

Haha Jordan stopper...right...

What separates Jordan from today's athletes is also his ability to articulate; most of today's basketball players can hardly string a sentence together. Also pay attention to how classy he is, choosing to silence Wilkins with his play on the court while avoiding any verbal confrontation. We miss you Michael, and there will never be an athlete like you again.

[jaboo82681]

WHAT Jordan stopper!!!