Michael Jordan 1988 Playoffs: Game 2 Vs. Cavaliers, 55pts.

[RAV52]

Mike was always a great jump shooter. His spectacular leaping ability just obscured it somewhat during his early NBA years. But make no mistake fellow basketball fans: This here is the BEST THERE EVER WAS. He possessed a physical and mental game with NO WEAKNESSES.

[THETOYOTAable]

only a player

[YellowMK2T]

Thanks for this video Hoops.

Keep up the great work!

[nuthman18]

1:05 " ahh shit!" who was that?

[jasonlathan1978]

This game was a preview of the 90's model Jordan. The jumper was just starting to develop into the laserlike accuracy we got used to.

[araynova]

Poor ehlo. always on a island against the greatest of all time. Like Brad Daugherty said, "we try and try, its just no way u can stop that man." Couldn't had said it better myself. Captain Marvel is the greatest.

[81broncoman]

Eloh will only ever be remembered as the man who was humiliated over and over again by Michael Jordan.

[jasonlathan1978]

I love Mike, but damn Cleveland you had Larry Nance, Brad Daugherty, and Hot Rod Williams right there and no one could put a hard foul on him in the entire series? No wonder Mike busted their asses.

[smashp23]

Monster game, tremendous athleticism. Only player ever to get back to back 50 pt games in the playoffs. When it matters the most.

[CP3vsKobe]

no offense but thats rare to see Jordan to get 55 pts on 44 shots i guess im used to him getting 50 points on 26 shots lol but still great game from the Master crazy how he schooled the caviliers every year

[jimmychuang]

MJ could get 50 pts on 29 shots. 25/29, it's crazy. And almost all of MJ's 50 pt games on youtube are over 55% FG, and most of them are over 60%.

[chipratts]

damn he was doing that to ron harper, he was a good defender

[inamikgreg]

Ron Harper, a GREAT defender, claimed that Jordan "would never get 50 on me" following Game One. Obviously Ron was wrong. Think Mike didn't take that as a challenge?

[marble266]

i was 11 at this time i remember just watching the bulls just for jordan cause no telling what would happen that night.. i miss it...

[dllung]

wow, he got game !!

[airderekjeter2]

haha harper never insult the crocodile until you cross the water

[flandersfails]

That pass by Oakley at 3:30 looks hilarious!

[nomooon]

jordan's basketball talent inspires his teammates to do the same lol

[flandersfails]

LOL true

[blast2blast]

Man i wish i had that hang time. This is a huge game! Where's the love ppl?

[radio213]

i would trade my genitals for that hangtime

[maunus]

2:55

[coolster]

LOL calvilers... If you let one guy shoot 50 off you and then the next game shoots 55 you REALLY need to work on yer teams game play....

[Hypebusta]

His 24 field goals in this game also tied the NBA record.

[ChaosCat79]

Chicago Bulls fan. =3

*Chaos*

[ChaosCat79]

Wow... I still have the tape of this at home somewhere... and I remember watching it RELIGIOUSLY time and time again.

And for a 10 year old kid from Great Britain, getting his first real taste of basketball, this was all I needed to become a life-long basketball and

[nunadas]

Deadly jumper, awesome drives, love that dunk before the 4 minute mark

[Panther016]

somebody said shit at 1:05 lol

[rrTale]

I was checkin ur jordan games, the ones he scored 50 or +. U got about 25 of them here, which means there's 14 left. I like those numbers :)

[corelperfect]

this dude was insane. who scores 50 points when they want? He probably did it because harper was mouthing off, but he also won the game. harper said he won't do it again and the very next game he did it again.

[paulpx2]

Listen @ 1:05

[rrTale]

Hoops its a shame some of ur vids dont have the same visibility has others, in terms of visits i mean, this is a playoff game and he scored 55 for god sake, ppl should see this

[jordannemande]

when you see a video with michael jordan, you see a video of a guy who has superior fundamentals (footwork for example), vision, speed, jump,understanding, and will. He just played at another level, at that time, and created players like LBJ and Kobe, the masters in the nba of now.But when we see those videotapes, we must reconize the fact that Mr EverywAIR Jordan will never ever be matched by a human been on a basketball court.

[at1212b]

As the announcer said.."He's got class". Great great vid as usual Hoops.

[addinan]

i liked the 5:59

[sfhguibnbhq]

MJ couldn't get a block for us eh? :( :)

[rrTale]

his J was on and some great drives to the basket too. he was somethin else

[Luckyahg]

No doubt MJ's legacy will be on show in a museum 100 years from now

[pancon5]

your uploads are priceless!

[KB24andmj23dabest]

Dangg! hes realy da greatest.

[sfhguibnbhq]

Do I have this right?

1st: 12 pts, 6 FGs, 0 FTs

2nd: 16 pts, 8 FGs, 0 FTs

3rd: 15 pts, 6 FGs, 3 FTs

4th: 12 pts, 4 FGs, 4 FTs

[sfhguibnbhq]

Could you tell me if that open court reverse dunk was in the first half? Actually, would you be able to figure out his scores by quarter for some of these best games? That would be most helpful.

[sebsation]

great editing!

[airjoca]

Hoops, im on vacation in Thailand, and yet i make time to watch your videos, youre the man! :)

[D7B]

FG 54% amazing

[underwood23]

I always check for new videos!

[bones23jones]

greatamundo

[DALMX005]

He's just so ridiculously good

[Basil1976]

Big fan of your work Hoops.. Ive got a lot of these games on Video as well... very precious pieces of history now!

I like the way youve been writing about MJs psycology in how he played as much as his skill.. that single minded determination and confidence is what sets him apart from any player today...

[Gran4]

WoW! Nice! I love MJ! Thank u hoops!

[jugoncito]

Gracias.MJ23 4EVER

[kinkdinkling]

Hoops, you have me checking my YOUTUBE account daily for new MJ videos; you're my heaven-bound in my book!

[hoopsencyclopedia]

Thanks. Just uploaded game 3. Should be viewable soon.

[koneerok]

Awesome! You the man. I wait and wait, but you always come through...

[norshaedm]

finally it's out! i've waited a whole 2 weeks. great job hoops... keep it up!!

[hoopsencyclopedia]

Thanks, game 3 is already uploaded!

[rrTale]

Hey Hoops is it true that MJ is the only highschool player to average a triple double?

[hoopsencyclopedia]

I think I read that a long time ago but I would need to confirm that he's the only player ever to do that. I don't recall anyone doing it since so he probably is.