Michael Jordan 1988/89: 52 and 46 pts. Vs. Bird & Celtics

What can you say? MJ always came up big against the greatest teams and players. In just the 4th game of 1989, MJ would get his usual 52 on Larry's squad. In their last meeting, he got his usual 46. Both games are here. MJ attacked with balance - shooting athletic jumpers, driving, dunking, stealing and so forth. There are a couple of rare, spectacular moves in each game.

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[Christusolus]

major travel at 2:00

[dnewhomeboy45]

type "michael jordan dunks" in the youtube search box to see a 6ft 6in guy making a 10ft hoop look like a nerf goal

[c2g1980]

@reno93535 He's probably just meaning career scoring. Wilt avgd 50ppg for a season & 30 for his career but 24ppg in the playoffs to MJs 33. Wilt score 100 in a reg season game but never scored 60 n the playoffs. Best reg season, Wilt by far 50ppg, best finals series, MJ by far 41ppg w/a finals+ the win & mvp. so they do compare, just depends on how u look at it.

[VinmanMJ23]

Hoops...how many steals did MJ have in that game? I heard Red Kerr say that he had nine at one point. Did he get any more than that?

[FavreianVengeance]

@IBdaPrince If you wanna say Reggie did it more, you're probably right. But that's no the f'ing point. I told you that he learned it from Jordan b/c he did.

[IBdaPrince]

@FavreianVengeance u talkin about a series. I'm talkin YEARS fool. Reggie been doin that shit since 1990. Why u arguing I don't know but whatever floats your boat. Reggie was doin that because he wasn't exactly strong enough to free himself up against defenders as a rookie. YEARS

[FavreianVengeance]

@IBdaPrince Dude. I watched all those playoff games. Jordan did it on him first. That's where he fucking learned it from. They even replayed the shit so many times before his push-off became the more remembered one. I don't know why you're fucking arguing it.

[IBdaPrince]

@FavreianVengeance yeah they did. Reggie Miller has always been a clutch shooter, but ummm, he's notorious for pushing off to get space. About 20% of him gettin free was pushoffs. He did the same thing in game 7 of the ECF series against Scott Burrell. He didn't learn that from MJ, he wrote the book on it

[FavreianVengeance]

@IBdaPrince No they don't. Miller was minus one before that pushoff. Jordan did the exact same thing to him (I cant remember if it was earlier that series or the year before) to win a playoff game. That's exactly where he learned it from.

[IBdaPrince]

@FavreianVengeance and by the way, u wanna talk about pushoffs? I think the NBA owed MJ one after that blatant bs Reggie Miller got away with on him in Game 4 of the ECF the series b4. I don't see u crying about that one though...so umm I would just stop if I were you, thanks...

[IBdaPrince]

@FavreianVengeance wow, someone has butthurt feelings. it's not my job to officiate anything. I have a life I'm tryin to build upon. Why don't u become an NBA official if u r that intent u lazy piece of shit? (payback is a bitch lol I know you won't do that either.) Here's the difference with your scenario. Two years, two series. When u miss free throws at the end of a then tied game, no one other than Stockton and Malone show up consistently, AND u blow a 3 point lead with 40 ticks left, u lose

[FavreianVengeance]

@IBdaPrince Check the stats and look at the ft discrepancies. Rewatch the games with the sound down and officiate it yourself. You'll see plenty of bs. I don't care if you want to keep fantasizing then don't do that you lazy piece of shit (Yea I'll just call you that ahead of time b/c I know you won't do that shit).