Michael Jordan 1988 Playoffs: Game 3 Vs. Cavaliers, 38pts.

[Salva46]

Unreal player.

[david3188col]

Bulls win game 3 in 2010!!!

[uberathlete]

I wonder how many of us watched this video and just kept shaking our heads in disbelief.

[neoContraVo]

OMG

[mychaelmajors]

Look at Dick Bevetta at :38. He was old even in the 80's!!

[Bigturns33]

People dont realize how unreal this series was... hoops got it down. I mean you had ron harper at the time was a unreal defender. YOu had shotblockers to content with and size in guys like nance and jordan just took it to them and absolutly dominated with finishes that where so hard yet he made look so easy.

[ineedmoneylol]

hes so amazing makes lebron and kobe look like horny school girls

[Bigturns33]

aboslutly notice jordans free throw stroke, got more stable after he got physically stronger, more legs early.

[outspoken34]

more defenders fell victim to mj's jab step than any of his circus shots/dunks/fadeaways combined imo

[arkade2345]

i believe this was the last time he woudl wear white shoes in the playoffs. starting next year, every playoffs featured black Jordans and the bulls wearing black shoes as a team

[JCR1992]

does anybody know what jordan shot in this game?

[milesdele313]

1.Jordan 2.kobe 3....no one

[KALANI12017]

3. Monte Ellis

[rocospi]

rofl

[mnkhan2020]

fucking 10 yrs old kid. 1. Jordan. 2,3,4 no one else 5. Magic 6. Bird.

[rrTale]

I've never seen anyone trying the kinda shots Michael did let alone hitting them consistently. 1:07 is a prime example of that

[H4ndych4ndr4]

i can't believe the comentators here were so boring! dude, most comentators today's will jump off their seats and screaming when seeing michael jordan plays in this game

[flandersfails]

0:55 is just an absurd shot!

[coolster]

Lol do you know why they say todays atheletes are stronger? Steroids. Jordan is a true athlete... (gives him 11/10 stars) :)

[dp233332]

Theres nobody on Earth whos even close to this good...Kobe cant even carry this guys jock, and he might actually be the closest in that one on 5 style of play...

Thank you for posting this, hadnt seen gm3 before, at least not since I was around 8 years old, also add that while hes making a plethera of highlightplays, he also always did a good job of letting things comes to him and mixing in plenty of the more fundamentally sound stuff like midrangejmprs and simply hitting the easy gimmes.

[timjr5000]

I don't understand that move at 3:40. I dont understand how he got the shot off to get it in. Jus Wow.

[TruBaller247]

Michael Jordan is truly great. But there iz another great in our generation.

[rrTale]

Well lets hear it

[1nf3rnus0153]

well kobe...!

[michellefarry]

I'm selling all my Jordan games. contact me if your intersted.  I have over 300 games on DVD and VHS. honestly, you name it I have it. I watched them so many times already it's time to pass them on

[hoopsencyclopedia]

Message me your list please!

[michellefarry]

well I want to say it was my dream to see MJ play in full lenght games because I was way too young to see MJ in his prime or even in his bulls days. I have all three of his slam dunk contest, all his all star games, all of his big playoff games, and regular season games. it will be easier for you tell me what you want. I paid around $500.00 but will sell them cheap. tell me what you want. please believe me that I have them.

[michellefarry]

hoops you do an awesome job showing people how good MJ was. (also bruce blitz) I just don't know how to put games on youtube.

[zopoundsakpase]

hey how in the hell do you have all the games when there are thousands of them,hoops i think said he has about as many as you but who knows

[NYCGERSON777]

@michellefarry DO U STILL HAVE THOSE JORDAN DVD'S? IF SO, WHICH GAMES DO U HAVE?

[rrTale]

KB fans get so blinded by his long range shots, that they forgot that penetrating 80's and 90's defense driving to the basket presents an equal challenge, being even harder sometimes. this man's game is unparalleled

[hoopsencyclopedia]

Shooting long range shots was Bird's game. I can see that all day long. During the era of the Big Men with no flagrants and hand-checking, going inside was so difficult, most scouts looked for shooters to draft. Meanwhile, MJ dominated by driving. There will never be anything close. The most disappointing games were the ones where MJ actually took 3s and hit them because you were deprived of his creativity which was what made him stand out.

[uberathlete]

@hoopsencyclopedia word dude, it would be so funny if Larry played today because he'd utterly destroy teams on offense. No perimeter D because you can't touch anyone now. Then Larry would just use the pick to shoot midrange jumpers all day. Larry made young Pip look silly back in the day. Imagine what he'd do to defenders now.

[rrTale]

That basket at 0:49 jesus..

[zopoundsakpase]

that move at 1:19,who is strong enough to get that shot off nowadays,the answers is no one,not to mention the fact that he squeezed through two defenders to get it off,face it jordan could execute shots that men couldn't dream of

[hotjun]

Hey Hoop do u have a game with Mike and the Iceman playing together?

[gunterjuska]

His fadeaway is surely one of the most elegant and picture perfect movements in the history of basketball. And the most efficient.

[zopoundsakpase]

and that move that at 2:22 that was sweet he shifted the ball three times until he found the opening,i love the way he comes off the dribble,its common place nowadays since all the punk two guards do it the exact same way,but before him noone came off the dribble like that he looks sick the way he dips his shoulder and comes hard off the floor like he ready to get busy,but noone gets the pus off the floor the way he does,they may copy the movements but they don't have the same results

[sfhguibnbhq]

MJ didn't really have 0 steals in this game, did he? By math he must have between 4 and 7 steals in games 3 and 4 of this series, so I was just wondering. I'm trying to put together some box scores.

[hoopsencyclopedia]

Yeah, I wasn't keeping track of that on this one. If you have the series averages, I guess you could estimate.

[zopoundsakpase]

these punks keep saying that athletes are stronger and faster nowadays,all i have to say is jordan,noone compares to his athleticism in the game of basketball

[dp233332]

As far as this modern day athleticism argument is concerned, its almost completely irrelevant on the court...Maybe in football it actually would make the difference on the LOS, but Larry Bird is living proof that it never did matter, because he was never the fastest, strongest, or most athletic, and neither was Magic Johnson...

Another guy no one has ever come close to the greatness of, this time at Center, is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

[sfhguibnbhq]

Ha, "off game" for Jordan, but if I did my math correctly shot 12-25.

[AllWorldProduction]

Hate to take it from Mike, but Price was a good player too. And forgot one too...

[rrTale]

man that hang time..unparaleled

[sfhguibnbhq]

88 Jordan vs. five NBA defenders. Who would you pick?

[Bobie4]

why didnt he fadeaway?

[g13m13]

he didnt need to fade away he could just jump right over

[Edo111567]

Hoops, you are THE BEST. Internet hoops junkies may soon be worshipping you. Keep the classic hoops footage coming.

[fitw]

this guy not only wins games, but also playing beutiful basketball.

[D7B]

He wins with grace and beauty.

[unskathd]

Hoops, I check for your new MJ vidz all the time. You are an internet legend! Keep up all the good work, although some videos of past stars like Magic and Bird would be awesome (if you even have videos of them)!!!

[mythia]

As mentioned in the Game 2 video, I think in 88 Jordan became not only the only player past and present to win a MVP and Defensive Player of the Year but also the only one to lead the league in both steal and scoring in regular season. Am I right here?

[hoopsencyclopedia]

Certainly the only one to do it first and MJ did the scoring/steals title 3 times. AI in 2001 led in scoring and steals and got the MVP but not the DPOY. AI also got the scoring and steals title in 2002.

[mythia]

Cheers for that hoops, youve been the star for us.

[jordanlover23]

Every game from Jordan was a masterpiece. Even later in his career, whether he scored 20 or 40 points in a game, he'd do 3-5 things every game, whether subtle or overt, that would make your jaw drop. Great job Hoops; it's nice to see this game especially, since I don't have it. :P

[tomernoy]

Every move is a work of art.

What can I say, he is basketball!

oh and by the way, you da man hoops!

[Gran4]

good job hoops

[DALMX005]

back to back games . great treat hoopsencyclopedia

[BillORele]

Hoops you're a legend for these videos!

Wow. It's ridiculous how many highlight reel shots one player can make in one game.

[andgar923]

Thanks, once again you've come thru.

Your an internet legend Hoops.

Props

[norshaedm]

you just don't see so many drives by a single player in today's game, let alone a playoff one. mj is simply too good

[det916]

Haha. Really, I don't even think I need to comment. The last two games were incredible, I haven't seen them for years! Certainly brang back some memories. Props again, Hoops. I've put them on M2.

[xkssxrrocks]

the hang-jumper at 0:50 was one of the most ridiculous and craziest shots that i've ever seen. WOW. Kudos to your yet another incredible video, hoops!

[kinkdinkling]

Mike was just a curse to the Cavs. I hope LeBron can somehow reverse it, though.  Thanks, Hoops!