From January 1996. The Bulls were in the midst of what would become a team record 18-game winning streak. The Bulls won this game 92-89 and improved their record to 33-3. Jordan scored 38 and Pippen added 16.
Jordan was just a beast. That guy was such a cold blooded competitor. His competitiveness level hasn't been reached by any other athlete in sports. Who else can leave their sport for 18 months, come back and lead a team to a 3peat, the best record of all times 72-10 while leading the league in scoring at 33,34 and 35 years of age? MJ is the greatest athlete ever.
no disrespect but there's a documentary called the greatest player ever starring wilt chamberlain and in 1980 the nba declared the greatest player ever as bill russell
those fadeaways are crazy and the game winner at 6:35 was also a very difficult shot... i mean DAMN! and the commentators don't even talk about the degree of difficulty of these shots...M.J. forever...
Older Jordan was like a super version of prime Carmelo on offense. He toyed with defenses primarily with the jump shoot. Whereas the young Jordan had a more balanced game of sheer athleticism and jumpshooting.
I went to a lot of raps game when I was a kid. Tickets costed 12$ at shoppers drug mart. I'm pretty sure I cried when I couldn't get a ticket to that game. I still envy you.
mj has a very difficult fade away style,, i just cant take that fade away its very difficult for me to shot with that fade away.. very very difficult.. he is really undisputed GOAT
The 96' season was just amazing. To go 72-10 during the regular season and make it look so effortless was something special. However, i do recall every team that year using us as a measuring stick to see how good they really were. Everyone seemed to play their best b-ball against us night in and night out. I remember they use to call our big 3....Superman,Batman,and Rodman,lol.
He can't help it, he idolizes the man in every way. He grew up watching him and said "I want to be just like this man," not just his game but personality as well. I mean when I was younger I imitated certain actors, characters, athletes but as an adult I want to be me, Kobe never grew out of that. I tell you what though, he's a good imitator! LOL I got the man almost down to a "T"
Fun fact: One of the 10 losses for the 72-10 Bulls (87-13 overall) was to the Toronto Raptors. Being under the superstitious tutelage of the Zen Master, the Bulls would ditch the black-red pinstripe uniforms for this game. 😂
those fades and that last shot was just too much. the thing is, he played on the highest level every game for so many years. you combined that with his skillset, basketball iq and heart and that makes him the G.O.A.T
The Raptors were the only team to take it to them both times at home that season...remember the other game they beat the Bulls and it was one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.
I know. MJ is god of basketball. But Kobe is some kind of prince ;-). He is great too and he is in debate. And others morons have to hate KB24 here- in MJ clip.
Orlando Lewis I think his point is that Kobe doesn't deserve hate from MJ fans. Kobe and MJ are like best friends, and Kobe said MJ is his biggest mentor and he wants MJ to present him at the hall of fame. Of course Kobe isn't in MJs stratosphere as a player, but he's still a phenomenal talent that MJ fans should appreciate. He's one of the most exciting and skilled players ever. His highlights are incredibly fun to watch. MJ is the better player though, there's no debate about that
Jordan is the greatest ever.. Kobe copied some of the moves he could do that jordan did but he couldn't do them all.. Kobe isn't a great shooter and averages alot of turnovers..
+LilFundemental jordan is a better mid range shooter, drives better, post better, has less turnovers, and played better defense so u can keep your half a percent more in 3's that he averaged..lol. 3's don't help u win it all by the way.. U not gona hit enough of them for it to be a factor against someone who is a scorer from everywhere
LilFundemental They're both phenomenal to watch! However, MJ's shot selection was better and he had those mitts, which he could do all kinds of show the ball fakes, which helped him out quite a bit. Kobe actually tried palming the ball a bit in 2002-03. Both players were a joy to watch! I miss them both.
no disrespect but the 21-61 raptors win over the bulls wasn't a playoff game and MOST IMPORTANTLY the bulls went 15-3 led by legend michael jordan and in 1997 they went 15-4 and 15-6 in 1998 ALL 3 of those teams were highly ELITE the 1997 raptors went 30-52 and in 1998 they went 16-66 and i'm NOT certain why all of this happened and if you look ONLY at their raptor years the best was star vince carter but MOST IMPORTANTLY he didn't equal legends hakeem olajuwon and michael jordan
Kobe's good but MJ is the original and can't be replace, it's gonna take more than tittles,how about heart and desire, I don't think Kobe can measure up to MJ's will to win. Besides all that Kobe has copied his game after MJ, how about originality?
