Michael Jordan 1996: 48pts Vs. 76ers, "Stackhouse Game"

Drama loves company. This was one of the few statement games by the older and wiser MJ. With rookie Stackhouse mouthing off to the press about how he held his own against MJ during his summer-UNC warmup sessions, MJ was quietly enraged. To add to that, Vernon 'Mad' Maxwell was upset that the Bulls were getting so much press with MJ's return after retirement that he spewed nonsense to the press as well. It awoke the sleeping giant.

With cool and calm efficiency, MJ destroyed the two in this game as their comments were unacceptable. Toying with Stack the whole game, MJ frustrated him into shooting 4-11 for 13 pts. Smothering Mad Max the other half of the time, MJ ruined him into shooting 1-8 for 4 pts. On the other end, MJ chose to hit 64% with a butter-like J to go 18-28 in 3 quarters for 48 pts and 10 rebounds. With his exploits responsible for a 30 point lead, MJ rested the 4th, iced his knees and asserted his physical and mental mastery of the game while marching his way to a record 72 win season that year.

"You do not look at Michael Jordan in the eye because he'll take that as a challenge and he'll dominate you. You do not make him mad. Whenever I played against him, I just looked at the ground." (Jayson Williams, NJ Nets.)

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[waitsone]

Jordan baptized, Stackhouse and Maxwell, bow to the God.

[PatrickEganLong]

@balla4life215

First of all relax bro you're taking me way too seriously, but Kobe better than MJ!?!?! Michael had 5 mvps 6 finals mvps 3 all star mvps 10 scoring titles has the best ppg average of all time has 6 rings 10 First Teams 10 Defensive first teams, rookie of the year, defensive player of the year, 2 slam dunk champs, 2 olympic gold medals and has made countless clutch shots at will, i know not everyone looks to stats to show greatness in a player but he SHITS on kobe with stats

[Bigdaddydlf09]

Yeah Jordan has all time ppg average over wilt. The wizard years brought it down. After Chicago he was a full 1.5 pts higher.

Total points in career Jordan is 3rd behind Kareem and Karl Malone.

[dlawson688]

that could have been a 60 point game. he had another quarter!!!

[dlawson688]

@moviehypno23 No Mike has a higher average, and he is also right that average took a hit when he played in Washington.

[Nate187um]

@jxn23 lmao @ 1.5 being "much higher"

[afrokid241]

a machine puttin in work on em..jordan a beast nuff said

[jxn23]

@moviehypno23 MJ is first all time in points per game at 30.12ppg. Wilt is second (30.07) and Lebron is third (27.69),

It would have been much higher if he didn't come back for Washington. When MJ retired in 1998 his career scoring average was 31.5.

In the Playoffs, Jordan is first (33.45) Iverson is second (29.73) and Jerry West is third (29.13)

[moviehypno23]

@PatrickEganLong I totally agree with you but slight correction: I believe it is Wilt Chamberlain who has the highest PPG average of all time, and Jordan is second or third I believe....I could be wrong but I'm just sayin

[mathsteacher45]

kobe better than MJ hahahaha that's funny !!!!