Michael Jordan 1985: 31pts Vs. Dr. J and Barkley's 76'ers

Before Michael Jordan became a champion and a legend, he was Air Jordan - the most spectacular player we will ever see. In this early Rookie game he would face Dr. J in his twilight and another sensational rookie - Charles Barkley. In addition to Julius Erving, the Sixers were loaded with even more awesome legends like Moses Malone and Maurice Cheeks and would go on to win 58 games that year. But MJ as usual stole the show with his incredible athletic abilities as a young pup.

In this game, MJ scored a 'modest' 31 on 9-16 shooting and grabbed 6 boards and dished 5 assists. But the Air Jordan show was in full form with one jaw-dropping move after another. This was an era when MJ would produce so many moves, one game would fill an entire night's worth of highlights - whether he scored 10 points or 50 points. As Magic said, "Even if he scored just one bucket, it could be the most amazing move you'd ever seen and you'd jump out of your seat in disbelief."

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• Barkley
• 76ers
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[leo16115]

Highest Vertical Jump in NBA

Michael Jordan 48" (122 cm) Darrell Griffith 48" (122 cm) Spudd Webb 46"Dee Brown 44"Harold Miner 44"Vince Carter 43"Steve Francis 43"Antonio McDyess 42"Dominique Wilkins 42"Allen Iverson 41" (104 cm) Dr. J 41"Julius Erving 41"Shawn Kemp 40" (102 cm) Larry Nance 40"Rex Chapmann 39"Kobe Bryant 38"Desmond Mason 38"Ralph Sampson 36"Daryl Dawkins 34"Shaquille Oneal 32"Lamar Odom 32"Magic Johnson 30"Karl Malone 28"Larry Bird 28"

[victorlopez007]

pause at 2:17 Jordan logo

[dBmediaOnline]

wow, legendary game! thanks for posting.

[GlazzHouze1]

u can't tell me jordan and kobe don't have similar moves and mannerisms on the court.

[Interscope100]

Dr J dunk on jordan!?!

[CenterOpposite]

@hoopsencyclopdia, I like how you have a good feel of when to put certain highlights in slo-mo, like at 3:03-3:23. Michael did stay with Dr. J, and also had a help defender alter his shot. Right when I was watching the clip at regular speed, I thought, "I need to see this in slo-mo." And, bam. Nice.

[aink]

@Cooley96 just like I said on the photo jordan 2 and video jordan 1

[grownman455]

I still say why do we say Jordan is the best player to ever play the game and we act like Dr. J never existed?? Somebody answer me that. Dr. J own his era.

[wilzusuki]

THERE SO MANY MOVES THAT JORDAN DID IN THIS VIDEO THAT ARE OT ON NBA 2K12

[Cooley96]

@aink No in that photo he had on the jordan 2's look again.

[jasonmotley]

@Cooley96 i was thinking the same thing

[diegobg21]

@leo16115 larry bird, highest uh?....