Michael Jordan 1992: 50pts Vs. Denver Nuggets

A 50 point game against a losing team was extremely rare for MJ. MJ usually cruised in 2nd gear against these teams so the Bulls could 'scrimmage'. But in this case, the awful Nuggets gave MJ some early jumpers and he just had to shoot. With his jumper on a string and a handful of relaxed, finesse drives, I'm not sure if MJ actually broke a sweat in this game and it absolutely appeared as if he was just playing in his backyard with his kids. I guess that's what happens when you shift into 3rd gear against a bad team and you happen to be MJ. But there was one big kid named Mutombo and perhaps this was just part of MJ's habit of dominating every Big Man in his career.

Or, maybe because MJ had an off shooting night at 10-22 at 45.5% the night before was the reason why he shot a bit more at 58% here. Or maybe he was just tuning up for the coming playoffs. But whatever the case, this is a rare gem to see since MJ never cared for the Nuggets and bad teams in general. And because the Nuggets were so bad and the game was meaningless, this game is not even considered a blip on MJ's resume. What is interesting to see is how the Nuggets started to send 2-3 men on MJ as the game wore on. MJ just resorted to his turns and fades at that point to produce the same result.

I do remember Mutombo making one excuse around this time. Responding to criticism from the press about the Nuggets' horrendous uniforms, Mutombo said, "It's hard to play good when you look so bad."

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[uberathlete]

lol at people saying Kobe is more skilled. Kobe does so many things just to shake his man that it looks like he's working so hard. MJ did things so effortlessly that sometimes it makes him look less skilled than he really is.

[hoopsencyclopedia]

Only kids say such nonsense so need to take that seriously.

[mrmacross]

More fun with stats. If Kobe hit his next 1300 consecutive shots, his career FG% would still be lower than Jordan's. If he played 75 consecutive games without a turnover, his turnovers/game would still be higher than Jordan's. Jordan has 8 playoff games with 50 or more, Kobe's next will be his first. Jemele Hill is on drugs.

[mrmacross]

Jordan dominates Kobe in stats. To put things in perspective, if Kobe played the next five seasons averaging 40 ppg (his career high is 35.4), 8 rpg (career high 6.9), 6.6 apg (career high 6), 3.8 steals per game (career high 2.2), and 1.2 blocks per game (career high 1.0), he still would have LOWER career averages than Jordan. In other words, 5 consecutive years of playing out of his mind and beyond anything he's ever done before and he still would have lesser career averages than MJ. Ouch.

[SOCRA7TES]

@MrYoyoma33 KOBE WHO??

[TributeToTesla]

legend 

[roll451]

@MrYoyoma33 55 points double nickel. GTFO kid. 63 on boston in the PLAYOFFs GTFO KOBETARD

[iverson246]

@MrYoyoma33 i think there was an away game for the lakers against the 76ers.. kobe scored 2 points in 38 minutes of play... he definitely RIPS SHIT UP ON THE ROAD! lol

[MrYoyoma33]

this is total bullshit. MJ NEVER pulled this shit off against a GOOD team on the ROAD. all this NIGGER lover HOOPS does is post every MADE shot against garbage teams when MJ is in the confines of his home arena. lets see some road performances, hot shot. KOBE rips shit up on the road, because thats what real KILLERS do. Fuckin con artist.

[RAV52]

MJ made things look so effortless but just remember this. He had TWICE the advantage over his opponents because he not only dominated them physically, he ruled them MENTALLY as well. He is one of the few players I can think of in any sport that simply imposed his will on the other team in a way that you could clearly see made them shrink under the pressure.

[illinifan512]

Hoopsencyclopedia you made a great point in your video description that people should take notice of when comparing Jordan to Kobe. Jordan didn't pile up big points vs. mediocre teams; he scored big against tough opponents when it mattered showing how Jordan wanted to will his team to win at any cost. Kobe scores big points vs. bad teams (81 vs. the Raptors and 61 vs. the Knicks in 2009) Phil said Michael scores big on the enemy's top player to take out their heart, while Kobe chases records.

[uberathlete]

@joelb9 I don't quite understand what you're saying so please clarify. As for me, I think MJ is one of the most skilled , fundamentally sound, and complete players in the history of the game on both ends of the court. He could literally do it all, and with incredible consistency which is a true measure of the completeness and refinement of one's skillset. Not to mention that he dominated in a physically more demanding defensive era.