Michael Jordan 49 pts vs. Celtics - 1986 1st Round Game 1 

it does'nt make a difference which way he goes the man was just as dangerous m.j the G.O.A.T23

"and that's when it became personal for me"

Ha ha lol

That’s just the only prayer they have

No he got driven left that first play gave it off then went to his right. The third play he went left then back right and got fouled going left the second one he went left. The other was a great mid post move

Michael L Why do you mention Jesus? What does it have to do with the Lord?

@@superedits9450 that's not the Messiahs name either, there's no J in the Hebrew so, it's Yahawashi Hamashyach.

@@superedits9450 and you most likely worship Tammuz, who is mentioned in Ezekiel 8:14, which is the semitic version of Horus, aka Nimrod in the Bible. That's the god of the church, and of all religions tbh, you worshipping the Babylonian Kemetic mystery school system. The Most High is not dealing with religion, he deals with laws, statutes, and commandments, and they were only given to one nation of people.

Some guy shouted out Jesus Christ after Larry Bird's miss at 8:20 !! 😁😁

The fact that the Celtics dominated still, goes to show what a great team that was.

Uh, no

Absolutely, Michael Jordan just kept blowing past Dennis Johnson during the series. MJ had a very quick first step off the dribble. Johnson and the rest of the Celtics could not stop MJ

Actually Dennis Johnson had a good series against Jordan. Jordan only shot 41.7% in this series, his lowest in his playoff career in the 80's.

@@robertsmith2088 jordan shot 50.5 percent in this series n avg 44 pts a game

@@robertsmith2088you are thinking of 1987 when he shot 41.7 percent but still avg 36 pts 7 rebounds 6 assists 2 steals and 2.3 blocks. Still a monster

@@TheSands83 Oh sorry, I got confused. I realised this was 86 now. Yeah 1987 he had a stinker game 3. Goes to show what a great team that 86 Celtics team was. One of my favourite all-time basketball teams.

They stopped him in game 3. Only 19 points.

@@zt1053 They certainly focused on him more than they did in the previous 2 games. However, after scoring 49, then 63 and losing both, Jordan was clearly not trying to score too much in game 3 and was having more of an all around role instead. Could have finished with a triple double, but fouled out due to some bad calls.

Tommy was reaching for straws in his commentary about how to stop that Jordan guy... LOL

lol

Yeah, Doc Rivers calls it the "washing machine" move. Jordan had Johnson in blender right there. He shook the shit out of him!!! You can hear the crowd in awe after Jordan made that move. Anfernee Hardaway, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony used it too.

And from the 2:16 mark to the 2:20 mark you see Jordan moving and weaving thru the defense "without" the ball in his hands. Something most great scorers will not do today. Imho

@@terrenceliburd8655 Fundamentals were off the charts.

I think that Celtic guard was future champion coach Rick Carlisle... the poor guy... LOL

That’s future Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle.

MrYoumitube not even his prime yet second year inna league , prime probably when he won his rings . but no disrespect to your opinion of his prime

@@reallydnote7917 He said "prime Bird"

Mike was also coming back from a broken foot

MrYoumitube how’d they get on ?

How come no one mentions that 19 point game 3?

Nunya Business And I respect MJ and his fans for not blaming his teammates and the organization for the loss and not switching teams in the offseason.

Well...they did fire coach Stan Albeck. Somebody was gonna take that bullet as far as Bulls management was concerned.

He made them look foolish although they swept him? Hmm.

Mike McGrath well the Celtics couldn’t stop MJ but they stopped the rest of the bulls. The Celtics were a great team and MJ couldn’t beat them by himself, but he did more than any other player could do by themselves

yep. today they would have taken Jordan out too. they pamper players too much today.

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Man U ain’t lying!

Jordan didn't have a good team

He kicked ass.

Great player n a all time great defender

Rip DJ

@@Diaz23 I didn't realize he passed already, that's sad, RIP to him. He was considered an amazing defender and great player.

@@billj4525 Yes, sadly DJ passed in 2007..but his game will live forever with these videos.."there's a steal by Bird!,, Underneath to DJ who lays it in!" Classic play! Rip DJ!

And the 1 man show still lost this game and every playoff game to Boston...

@@erocksolshooter2321 Because his team sucked. Imagine if he had a prime Pippen, veteran Rodman, good supporting cast, and Phil coaching. Things might have been different

@@erocksolshooter2321 It's a sports game, the Bulls lost. At the end it doesn't matter this, what it matters is what he achieved in his Career. The G.O.A.T.

And then he has less than 20 in the third game.

@@erocksolshooter2321 well, it's a team game. It doesn't matter what you do score if they can score back from your defending team mates. Boston had lost to them though on regular season.

Nah, Celtics were too big for that 91-93 team. Boston would out shoot them and out rebound them.

Not 12, 18 games

Celts, as a team, were just too good... they only lost one game at Boston during the regular season on the way to the chip

Celts won both games

Mike McGrath Yes but MJ the best player couldn’t beat a great team by himself. But he knew how to score against them.

@@JS-nd1po No one was ever stopping MJ from scoring. I don't care how good the team was.

He started winning because he finally had a team

@@cowboys4ever348 right! Jordan won in 1991, nobody was old or retired yet

@@darrellhardy90 The pistons weren't old. Isiah was 29, Dumars 27, Rodman 29. What do you think would of happened if Jordan had a prime Pippen, veteran Rodman & Phil coaching them? It's easier to trust your teammates when they're actually good. Passing more doesn't mean you win more

​@@cowboys4ever348 Thank you for educating these morons. It's very funny that a lot of Bird fans try to use these victories to diminish Jordan's legacy and elevate Bird's. Whenever Bird faced other great squads he generally came up short. >He had a feud with Magic in college-and Magic won. He also had another feud with Magic in the NBA-Magic was the victor in those games as well. >He had a feud with Dr. J in 80, 81, and 82. And Dr. J won that feud 2-1. Bird didn't win against the Sixers again until the 1985 playoffs when they were no longer a threat. >He's split with the Pistons. 1-1. Yet, Bird fans are trying to give Bird credit because his dynasty destroyed a garbage Bulls squad. Think about that for a second. That "accomplishment" disrespects Bird's legacy more than anything.

He tried to do it differently in game 3 and share the ball more and it was a disaster they were blown out immediately.. it was the only chance they had to win was him going crazy on offense

The point is that he barely did it. He always had options and tons of moves, but the fade away was pretty rare for him, he gradually added it in more and more over time. When he came back from his first retirement he started using the post up and fade away a lot more. If you're curious check out the highlights, it's pretty clear.

The seasons are very different. Jordan was rusty and was playing baseball in 90s, he really played badly when he came back to play again, his stats were way down, and he made some horrible plays to lose to the magic in playoffs, which is why he worked so hard in the off season to get back his skills for 95-96, which turned out to be an amazing season. In the 80s, he was still practicing and playing while injured, he was completely unstoppable, but the bulls sucked. 63 is a record that has never been broken in the playoffs, and he did it vs the celtics.

Its not a 1 v 1 game. The 86 Celtics were the greatest Celtics team. Jordan's team wasnt nearly as good. But Jordan still did his thing. They couldnt guard him

healthy cels*

And the Bulls lost this game, they lost em all to Boston.

templetonbob crying internally when I heard that 😂

Celts used to laugh about playing bate defense w jordan, letting him score and not passing to others. They were too smart and knew that was the easiest way to win. But Jordan was good also.

King Dnote his prime was 87-93 no player is beating that kind of stretch

His athletic prime was 89 I think. Superhuman strength and speed at that time.

Yeah right.. they'd be running out of the gym with the W, while LeBron would be pouting to the media that he needs better teammates.

dude your watching highlights try watching a whole game and see what happened to players when they went to the hole.

Lebron would not run Birds Celtics out the gym

He cant even beat barrea..the whitiest and smallest player in the world

the Bulls had no chance really, aside from the heroics of MJ... I think they were just 32-50 and barely reached the 8th playoff spot in the East... LOL... this Boston team won 67, I think....

Arguably the greatest team ever and no doubt top 5 team all time

One of the most moronic comments I've read. Congrats!