Heat vs. Bulls 1996-1997. Jordan's 50 point statement

[Nintariz]

And he did ALL this at 34. Look at Kobe...he's 33 and completely finished lol.

[JhayMNOP]

stop the lebron. jordan thing mj is the best lebron cant be as good as mj and as great as mj too the only thing lebron know is when he scores a basket he's always bragging about he's score or when gets a block he shouts to the crowd. but jordan never did that he tries to chase the ball after the block. look lebron doesnt have the passion for the game that mj has.

[drewbear1096]

HUNSTOPABLE! THIS IS AMAZING just like NBA Live 97 For the PlayStation from October 31st 1996 and this match up is between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat at the Miami Arena in Miami Florida Home of the Florida Panther From NHL from 1993-1998 and Home of the Miami Heat From NBA from 1988-1999 and this is NBA ON TBS SuperStation Broadcast by drewbear1096. LET'S GO MICHAEL JORDAN.

[CroPETROforever]

Saša SRBINE sjeba te Jordan u PM

[redeh2]

Even the home crowd, Miami Heats, were clapping for the Bulls! O.O

[redeh2]

Even the home crowd, Miami Heats, were clapping for the Bulls! O.O

[jaboo82681]

This truly was a statement game!!!!

[jsmasterlubu3]

See, Kobe tries so hard to be Jordan. Lebron just tries to be Lebron. He's different than jordan, and may turn out be the best all around player to ever play the game. No one can do what jordan did scoring wise.

[23kidace]

@jsmasterlubu3 - Kobe doesnt try to be jordan in any way...i hate when ppl say that shit. Kobe suse to study Jordans game, thats why his game is similar...has nothing to do with "TRYING TO BE SOMEONE"...Jordans favorite player was Magic Johnson...and he played nothing like him. All of these guys play thier own game...Jordan was the best. Kobe isnt done..lebron neds to get his head right...everyone has potential, it just depends on what they do with it.

[jsmasterlubu3]

@23kidace Lol. I'm not talking out of my ass. I'm talking about Kobe sticking out his tongue, doing the finger wag, and the shrug. All famous Jordan tendencies. He tries to walk like him. Kobe has changed so much over the years. He tries hard to be like Jordan. Lebron does need to get his head right and Kobe isn't done. I didn't say Kobe was the same player as Jordan, I'm just saying he tries to imitate him all the time.

[kevante1]

0:07

in this video, kurt thomas is playing for the heat!!! a couple days ago(5/26/2011), he's playing for the chicago bulls that got knocked out the playoffs(4-1) by the miami heat in the eastern conference finals, that's crazy!!!!!!

[sumphoneo]

Between 3:45 and 4:00.....EPIC!

[jude26464]

Move of Jordan was never to compare to kobe and lebron he move just soo smooth not like others.but both of them had a talent in their own basketball carrer....and three of them wer my idol...more power to all

[DawnTharpe]

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[RealHarry18]

Bulls won the 96-97 season because he wanted to get his team mate a ring??? That's Chuck Norris stuff right there.

[dtrip09]

Best roster bulls have ever had!!!!

[iTzeXile13]

haha pippen 4:38 "Yeaaah Boooyyyy" to his buddy MJ

[krane121]

best testament to his greatness is the lowkey reaction he got to the shot at 5:07.

[cerebralassassin711]

@3:58..are they at the United Center?? hahahaha..the crowd was so loud when MJ hit that 3!:D

[vidaa11]

the greatest i dont care what anyone says! ppl need to show respect. i recently got into a looooong discussion with two friends who believed kb was better. come on man!

[airjair23]

"You know Michael, he comes for 50," Heat coach Pat Riley said. "When he's 40, he'll want to make a statement."

^^^^^^^^lmao!!!! from the chicago sun times quoting pat riley' damn right he would make a statement when he was 40!! dropping 40 plus as a wizard against the nets...THE G.O.A.T.!!! Coach Riley knew the future!!

[airjair23]

"You know Michael, he comes for 50," Heat coach Pat Riley said. "When he's 40, he'll want to make a statement."

^^^^^^^^lmao!!!! from the chicago sun times quoting pat riley' damn right he would make a statement when he was 40!! dropping 40 plus as a wizard against the nets...THE G.O.A.T.!!!

[MegaPower809]

jordan with tha 12's on his feet too

[helenlundeberg]

pip yelling yeah boy to jordan !!priceless

[PEPEelZAPATISTA]

The Beatles- Hard Day's Night @ 8:36 - 9:57 . Hell yeah, Chicago knows how to do it. And hear the crowd on full blast at times... on the road in Miami. CHICAGO represent!

[PEPEelZAPATISTA]

The Beatles- Hard Day's Night @ 8:36 - 9:57 . Hell yeah, Chicago knows how to do it.

[sbeierly]

jordan was likeable like kobe will never be

[jonnyrisas]

@sbeierly to you maybe.....but if you don't like kobe it doesn't mean he isn't likeable....

[libetta]

no doubt, one his best games during this season

[ta4life27]

thats not thats not fair to had that kinda skill! lol that fadeaway shot is so pretty so prettyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[1984chupacabra]

I really miss 90's NBA basketball. It was before the league ruined itself by fixing playoff games.

[jayr809]

JOrdan was on the Perfect Team with the perfect Number. like Jordan wuldnt off looked good in another team with another number lol.

[jamiehardy4506]

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Heat vs. Bulls 1996-1997. Jordan's 50 point statement

[doomdragon103]

Mr Wade, this is what you have to strive to be

[elef003]

mike just...well...he was just the air up there. he was so damn smooth with his shots and jumps.

[atl21chi23]

that was the most emotion Kurt Thomas has shown in his whole career.

[realrocky8591]

Damn, this was before they had Jamal Mashburn and PJ Brown in Miami...and Voshon Lenard.

[CeilingF4n]

Actually, Voshon was in this game.  Look around 6:40.

[realrocky8591]

This was when they had Kurt Thomas too, lol.

[Rookietop]

mj in the fucking zone, what else is new lol

[osondoson]

Everone cheering for Chicago in Miami

[cerond]

MIke is just awesome. Kobe is Kobe, but he ain't Mike.  Lebron, keep working, bro...

[dkg247]

i love how when Jordan would get fouled and didnt get the call, he'd still run back on defense and wait till the next dead ball to say something to the official. these players today (kobe, lebron, wade, etc.) will stay complaining to the refs while the rest of their team is getting back. Jordan is by far the greatest ever!!

[mmucc073]

well said my man....

[ndc18]

@dkg247 Yep. It's the little things that make him the greastest ever.

[realword27]

@i love how everyone uses lebron,kobe and wade in their bad examples.Just shows how really great they are

[ITSALLGROVEY]

@dkg247 GET OFF HIS MEAT DK!!

[jsmasterlubu3]

@dkg247 What are you talking about? Lebron does complain but he is always doing it while getting back to the defensive side of the ball.

[drewbear1096]

dkg247 NBA I Love This Stuff and this Is NBA on TBS SuperStation and this is Between The Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat in the Miami Arena in Miami Florida Home of the Florida Panthers From NHL and Home of the Miami Heat From NBA and this like NBA Live 97 for the PlayStation and it was developed by EA Sports and released on October 31st 1996 and I'll go for the Chicago Bulls to win aganist the Miami Heat by drewbear1096.

[KAGilligan]

@ 1:20 dude looked cockeyed as hell!

[FenslerFilm]

That alley-oop from Pip was so soft. Absolutely Beautiful.

[runway2007]

much better speaker than most of the players now a days

and a ball player

^_^

[logalogalog]

He was always so good at talking to the media. He acted like he was just talking to his fans. What a player. I was 7 when the bulls began their 2nd 3 peat run and I will never forget how inspiring the Bulls were to me!

[mafoco82]

vintage mike in that game..

[sfjnskf]

yeah, dwades wouldn't av stoods a chance!!

[nystagmus]

mj has such strong fundamentals.

[sfjnskf]

true, true!!

[tony2crunk]

lmao rodman made everyone hate him!

[nystagmus]

its funny and sad at the same time. he was begging for attention

[GTDyno]

Funny thing is the Bulls never needed a good center...Jordan was their best post player.

It's so much that Mike was the greatest ever...But also how he carried himself on and off the court. A true professional and class act.

[tony2crunk]

yea foreal the blueprint of what a ball player should strive to be

[mikedamz]

kobe tried... he failed his character sux!

[madsvh666]

damn i miss nba with jordan

[cooljjjj]

The alley-oop at 3:15 had me cheering like this game was live.

[lennix25536]

buzzer beater

[btc1988]

haah kurt thomas what a pussy

[GoCelticsNow]

The Jordan Rules.

[GoCelticsNow]

And Scottie.

[GoCelticsNow]

NOBODY but MJ.

[tdot122]

3:15 is awesome!!!

[afilson88]

Who really gives a shit about Kobe Bryant? Im tired of seeing his name in these vids. We're tlkin about the greatest of all time. Not some punk wannabe. Its an insult to Mike that even has to be compared to anyone, esp. to KB.

[dimedropper1992]

who scores 6 points in 2 seconds

[pearlmaiden]

Hubie Brown IS THE MAN!!!....But he ain't Mike..LoL

[bigdplaya25]

i just love how he could just take 1 step and pull up so quickly and hit the jumpshot the man is just...UGH words cant define it!!

[TheSkeiN]

Damn, how can anyone NOT be a fan of Jordan???

[mjumpman42]

Jordan had fewer chances to score than Kobe but still averaged more points. Zone defenses were put in to speed up the game and open up the game. It worked scoring is up in the NBA and has been the last few years. Plus all the hand checking rules that exist now didn't exist when MJ was dominated. Kobe the verbal flopper would lose his voice if he played against the tougher and more physical defenses Jordan destroyed. Phil Jackson himself said MJ would average 45 a game if he played now.

[mjumpman42]

I love the comment about zone defenses being making the game tougher now. What a joke, zone defenses were put in to help offenses. The nba wanted to figure out a way to get rid of the way teams were taking advantages of illegal defense which slowed the game down and meant fewer possessions. The average NBA game since rule changes sees each team get about 110 possessions as compared to 95-100 during the 90s after the Pistons, Knicks and Heat slowed the games down. Less possessions less points

[andgar923]

He looked like he was playing with them!! I saw pieces of "zone defense" as well. The way he avoided double and triple teams is unparalleled.

[EMB229903]

kobe 5th, are you crazy... kobe doesnt touch magic jordan bird kareem wilt or hakeem... shaq has had a much better career than Kobe as well... kobe might be the 5th best laker of alltime, 5th best player of alltime is an absolute joke

[RohoicRamz94]

I agree.

[FerrariSorry]

Jordan is the GOAT

Kobe is prolly #5 all time

[Jiggahata1]

MJ was my childhood..I remembering watching the nba every weekend as a kid with my father and will always be wonderful nostalgic memory :) thnxs for the post brought back fond memories

[vidaa11]

i just realized i was at a pistons game while this game was being played. i only realized it because the game notes said the heat were up 30-19 at the end of the 1st quarter. at the palace of auburn hills when they showed that score everybody went ooooohhhh because they bulls were so dominant and we couldnt believe it.

[reefturkey]

I meant crowd the star player

[reefturkey]

you really can't compare kobe to jordan anymore. The zone defense has changed the way the game is played. One on one coverage is a thing of the past when the defenders are allowed to cheat the lanes and crown the star player before he even gets the ball. Both are great players let's be honest, just different eras.

[thettruest]

man shut the fuck up.

[franchisejr15]

Man Kobe isnt no where nere MJ. Kobe's era in this league they arent playin defense. Tey get fouls off of barely touching people. He bitches 2 referee's and is a verbal flopper. Kobe is great but he will never be on MJ's level. PERIOD

[ManuelKobe]

I wonder what have happened if jordan never had his foot injury in his second year and he would have never retired 2 times

I think he could have 10 titles

[kaliaelizabeth]

5:06 it's showtime

[megadriver23]

rodman the best defender in the 90

pippen the best SF in the 90'

jordan the best SG of all time

[adammanymoons]

Listen to that crowd at 4:02-4:05....sounds like a friggin' home game.

[Timsozai]

MJ FTW !! ^^

[thedude0088]

Yet another reason why he will always be the best basketball player to ever play the game. He got better with age, and never lost his drive or will to win. He motivated himself and worked harder than anyone.

[michalus]

when i see MJ i know that now in the NBA there is no stars...there are just great players.

[JD5519]

Michael Jordan was a pretty good quarterback..

[dv122]

the only competition for jordan during his 6 championship run was his age in his second three peat, he was so far above everyone else it was too easy for him.

[MaxwellVigant]

Michael Jordans Careeer is Superior to Lebrons It should be argued there could be no LeBron without Michael. Michael had the most endorsements and was rich but had his respect when he beat Magic head to head.

Kobe has respect. its just too bad he cant respect anyone else and caused Shaq to be traded by way of his immaturity. Finally 2 high schoolers who get an extra 4 years of statistics will eventually pass Jordan. We only had to give them 6 quarters compared to his 4.

[timhoward5]

lebron or kobe career is not over so it is impossible to compare both until career is over

[bridogg23]

Jordan is 3rd.....what a joke. You must be like 10 years old and not watched MJ or something. How can Lebron be higher than Jordan with no rings? Somebody come back and get me when Kobe wins a ring with Bill Cartwright and Luc Longley. There is no touching MJ, 50% shooter, 10 scoring titles! Kobe has 1! 5 MVP's! Kobe=0! When the Lakers won those titles Kobe wasnt even the best player on his team. I could go on for days but I think if you ask 100 people whos better, 95 of them say MJ=GOAT

[JDezi4]

actually kobe has two scoring titles, and one mvp.

[HB823]

are you kidding me? that is the dumbest thing i have ever heard. there will never be another jordan. Kobe is the greatest in the game currently, but his accolades will never touch jordans

[thettruest]

uhh kobe is Far from the "greatest" in the game currently, he's Top 10 in the NBA if that.

[KAGilligan]

or his influence on the game. Jordan took basketball to a whole other level that (dis me if you want) Kobe, Lebron, DWade will never be able to duplicate or surpass.

[KillaCali4200]

jordans been kicked down to #3 on the all time list. its Kobe then lebron then jordan, jordan started it lebron will take it to the future but kobe perfected the game of basketball

[tmcswe07]

EVERYBODY KILLACALI IS OBVIOUSLY 12 YEARS OLD AND NEVER WATCHED MJ PLAY. use some stats and facts to back up ur argument nobody wants to hear ur retarded opinions. isn't it funny how everybody in the country admits mj is the best ever except for people from LA hmm. interesting

[mj23ao]

ur wrong not all people think that kobe is better than MJ here in L.A. theres only one mj n kobe will never be like him

[adammanymoons]

If you grew up in my era (I'm 24) then you know without a doubt that Jordan will never be topped. Nothing was like seeing him play. Sometimes you were shocked when he missed a shot.

[ManuelKobe]

that's right, it's like gretzky in hockey or ali in boxing

kobe is my fav since he joined the nba, but he will never top jordan.......it's a pity, but the truth :-)

[budlite8]

i was readin that article and hardaway was sayin he wanted to guard mj...im lookin at the video and unless i missed something i didnt see hardaway guardin him at all!

[23thegoat]

Towards the end of the game, he guards (or tries to guard) him for some possessions.

[KillaCali4200]

r u kidding me they never kiss kobes ass they antagonize and criticize him repeatedly and when he does a sick move they make it seem like he did nothing jordan does a lil lay up they go crazy kobe does the same lay up they make it seem like its nothing

[rrTale]

Ur not hearing the same commentators i am then. Stu Lanz, Mark Jackson they dont kiss KB's ass? Ur just overreacting, if u think it through u'll see KB, as good as he in fact is, is also a very overhyped player

[KillaCali4200]

stu lants is a local thats why he kisses his ass, go to any local channel and theyl kiss their best players ass. oh god i dont even wana kno how badly they kissed jordans ass on the chicago channel

[thettruest]

stu LANTZ (you don't even know your pathetic teams commentator correct name) is nothing and a has been without Chick Hearn, RIP.

u RIP 2.

[thettruest]

shut up kid.

[KillaCali4200]

why did all the commentators in the fucking nba kiss jordans ass through out his whole career every commentator i hear during a jordan game is screaming MICHAEL JORDAN!!!! like their having sex

[rrTale]

They kiss KB's ass even more when they make idiotic comparisons between the 2. Why dont u bitch about that instead?

[tmcswe07]

because they knew they would never see a player as good as him. and dont even think about saying someone else is unless u have some stats to back up ur argument. which is impossible because no one else has the stats and the achievments mj has

[mtz313]

3:14-3:57 fuckin love it!

[grooveskin]

it is excellent to watch jordan and pippen

[keenkeel]

Thanks, starks23 - such an excellent job.

[kralc27]

who invented basketball???--- MJ!!!!lol

[zelionprime]

JORDAN SICKNESS at 1:58! He turns away and begins running up court before the shot made it threw the net! My God, that's ownage!

[hkahar]

MJ should be sodomized to death by convicts.

[clarkman83]

LOL! why you say that?

[clarkman83]

This is a great video, but watching 'Zo in this video just makes me shake my head knowing that he won't be able to finish his career on his own terms.

[monstro7]

NEVER will there be another team like this in the NBA again!

[nashMVP]

i love his shoes on this game, how can you even compare his performance with some other nba players?

[hanzallubna]

Did mourning have to take a shit on 7:05

[youdhi]

Best and Greatest basketball player ever. He is the role model.

[jordanunbeatable2345]

watch him break whiteboy's ankle at 1:56

[luckeee1]

Who done did dat? black boy done dat? I aint seen black boy do dat, do da do da all da do da day.

[jordanunbeatable2345]

i didn't know crackhead use computers?

[azuki1982]

Hardaway and Mourning were great pair

[RyoSan23]

Greatest ever

[IrinaDerevkoLives]

I can't believe tim hardaway challenged jordan, he no where near on jordan's level.LMAO

[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.''he played defense the same way he played offense. No one could match his intensity

[LivingTheFantasy]

Greatest player ever.

[rrTale]

He looks so good with those AJXII. That alley hoop was fantastic. He was so balanced, nothing was forced, its like it was meant to be.

[romans6thru8]

Great comments everybody. I love the articles, especially the Chicago Sun Times about the fan!

Thanks starks23.

Peace and God Bless

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Find Freedom in walking in Him (Romans 8:1)

[Mannythaballer32]

You know its nice to see that there is a place with rational Basketball fans that understand who the greatest is, and not just cause they are told so. I get tired debating these kids on why Jordan was head and shoulders above any one playing today but they just dont get it.

[blackadam06]

And he was 34 yrs old in this game!! These aren't even his prime years!! You'd think these kids would've figured out by now, that "THIS" is the MJ Kobe tries to copy because MJ from '86-'92 has no peer. That was "Air Jordan"..that's a different beast. That MJ "CAN'T" be duplicated...

[esrefb]

7:56 is everything Jordan was. High-basketball IQ. He waits and as soon as he sees Alonzo coming from the left side to double him, he drives to the right and uses Alonzo's own teammate as a screen. Then it's either a basket or a foul.

[glr311975]

the one huge difference that makes mj superior to kobe to me was jordan was a defensive beast.his d was incredible.someone should post a vid on mj´s defensive plays.

[glr311975]

jordan...

[chrisguy90]

Shaking off double teams, fading over multiple guys where it seems impossible to able to get the shot off with defenders hand right on the ball, over 50% shooting (and there are NO open layups or easy inside shots). this game has it all. plus it's got the great hubie commenting, and the games which actually have mj commenting himself afterwards are priceless.

[chrisguy90]

Man the spin at 2:20 was nice. love the jordan pippen connection alley oop, and the back to back 3's at the buzzer. One can only imagine the reaction watching that live. and you see some reminiscence of the baseline, fake, then drive back baseline dunk on ewing, at 5:05.

[joseucr23]

Is there any doubts about his game...

He´s the best, thanks Starks23, great vid!

[popeyeisgood]

hey been really looking forward for your next video! i remember when mj hit the buzzer beater in the halftime, randy brown was so excited that he chest pumped jordan, and jordan didnt seem to like that.hahah..

and that alloy oop is just perfect.

thank you starks23.

[zopoundsakpase]

lmao was that kut thomas,got damn he looks nuts,he should be in an institution not playing basketball