Michael Jordan 1996: 46pts Vs. Washington Bullets

There really seemed to be no reason for MJ to come out against the mediocre Bullets with this sort of tenacity. But watching the game closely, it seemed MJ purposely set up his jumpers in order to open up his drives to challenge the 7-7 Muresan for a dunk. Big Men were just the main course during MJ's reign and Muresan just came along a little to late for his own good. There was no doubt that MJ made several attacks with Muresan on his mind but the collapsing Washington defense averted a few embarrassing moments for the Big Guy. But, nevertheless, with 46pts on 52% shooting and the cool victory, MJ still had plenty to be happy with.

This performance was sandwiched inside an 11-game span where MJ averaged 55.1% with a low of 50% and a high of 64.3% while scoring 27-48 points per game for a 36.2ppg average. But then again, considering a career that spanned 1072 games at 50% and 30.1ppg, that's just a normal drop in the bucket.

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[Keyabr]

Best Mid Range jump shooter of all time...Period. This guy has the most complete game, and I do like this videos of him vs Current so called "Stars" like Rasheed and Steve Nash, Shaq, and KG. Because it shows how dominant he was against those players as well. And what is crazy is people this guy in this video is like 34 years old! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! The G.O.A.T without a doubt

[zvrljhlsl]

Im not a bulls fan anymore so I dont care. I was a bulls fan untill MJ retired

[julezvern]

Wow!!! I was at this game. I was 11 at the time. It was my first live MJ experience. The other two was when he played fro the wizards. Thank you for posting.

[jonesvrnc]

how can i watch this w/ sound?

[le0man1a]

Michael making a statement with a nice dunk and toying Brent Price...hahaha what a game.

[FenslerFilm]

That fist pump by Pippen at 6:21 on Jordans two handed dunk is priceless. That's love.

[FenslerFilm]

That fist pump by Pippen on Jordans two handed dunk is priceless. That's love.

[azn25centt]

@thewolfmanchu Yeah I know. Those three basically revived and saved the NBA in the 80's. It'll be hard for any generation to really compare to the 80's. But thanks for your insight.

[thewolfmanchu]

@azn25centt this "new golden age" doesn't compare to Bird, Magic and Michael.

[heromiles]

@jjl51999 Hahahahahaha. Funny as shit.

[SaintHop]

@jjl51999 preeeeeaaaaaaaaaaach!!!!!!!!!