Michael Jordan vs Tracy McGrady Highlights Wizards vs Magic (2001.12.01)-41pt, Instense Face Off! 

The fact that Jordan guarded McGrady as the Wizards best defender, at 38, says it all.

Man MJ’s jumpshot is so fluid

So we not go talk about them smooth passes by MJ

The fact a past his prime Jordan still could fire at will on a player as skilled as McGrady in his prime speaks volumes for Jordan’s legend

Holdup Jordan was still averaging over 25 at 38 years old. What? People talk about the Wizard's days as if he couldn't do anything.

Damn, I didn't know a 38 yr old MJ averaged the same numbers as a prime T Mac in 01-02. That's crazy. Mike was the man

MJ 17-20 ft jump shot became so pure over the years you were more suprised when he missed rather than suprised when he made it. Damn near Automatic.

Mike at 38-40 still playing hard defense. Amazing.

Tracy McGrady surely was a superstar and could have been one of the greatest players of All-Time if he stayed healthy. M.J, T-Mac, and Kobe. The best fun to watch players of All Time.

38 year old Jordan was averaging the same stats as T-Mac in his prime, 38 year old T-Mac is an analyst on ESPN. Goat.

I love old-school basketball videos. They have more competition and it isn't just about putting up 3s

Jordan is without a doubt the absolute best basketball player of all times ... His skill and determination is unmatched only one close was Kobe RIP 🙏🏼

Wizards Jordan is better than 95%of the nba today ...pure skill

Man, T Mac was sooo raw at this point. Dude was like 23 years old, killing veterans night in night out. Just to smooth and explosive. And Jordan, man smh. His IQ for the game at that age was god level. Even made T Mac look like a rookie at some points, always seemed a step ahead, without the athleticism to back...like how tf is that even possible.

Love watching Jordan with the wizards. You see his true grit.

You really have to appreciate how fundamentally sound Jordan was to play against a young mcgrady and not be outclassed. If Mike had some bounce in him like 96 Jordan, it just wouldn't be close.

MJ killing it on a team where he's the only guy drawing doubles.

Not only was Jordan averaging over 20+ per game, but the fact he still commanded double teams is a testament to his greatness!!👍

The Wizard years were treat as a real basketball fan. He couldn't just rely on his athleticism and run in and dunk on people anymore. He had to get creative. he evolved his style to more of a perimeter based game vs the young guns. With his body in decline he had to use every trick in his mental arsenal. Pump fakes. Fall aways and pivot jump shots, Backing down/post ups. Crisp passing. Everything learned over his career. And even at 75% of what he was in his championship youth, he was still absolutely dominant.

Damn, look how hard that old man was competing on defense. Still was ELITE offensively as well#G.O.A.T.

Man Mike was 100 years old and still bussing dudes up, that first play would have been a dunk from the 1989 to 1993 MJ

Wizards Jordan still averaged 25 PPG on 45% before his knee injury. Him and Rip went on a 15-1 Run where Jordan got better and better.

Old Jordan plays Defense better than you know who ever did... at anytime

I see Tmac wasn’t biting too much on Jordan’s post moves and playing exceptional defense. You can tell he was putting in work in the film room. Also, I thought Horace grant was gone when Penny left. Ewing just didn’t have it anymore. Them poor knees was telling him please retire. Love seeing these old games. It’s like a refresher for me. Fan of the basketball iq of the players.

7:12 when you need a double screen to have an open shot against 38 year old MJ. MJ THE GOAT.

Demanding double teams at 40

Mike was so good that at 38 he was still amongst the league's top scorers. This battle was fun to watch Michael never took any plays off and that's what you love about him.

T-Mac's jumpshot is one of the cleanest I've seen. Too smooth!

Comparing MJ to modern day softies is an insult. MJ would have averaged 50 pts in today's NBA.

One of my best memories is watching this live with my Father. One of the last Jordan games I watched.

Michael Jordan at his age? Amazing, Now it's more than proven that " MJ is really the Greatest Basketball Player of all times" This guy deserves Respect. We must not compare him to lebron, t-mac, kobe or any other young nba players out there. Nobody can be like MJ, do you research and you will know.

Mcgrady Never had a Batman but he’s still one ☝️ one the Best to touch the Court without a Ring

Jordan knew he was gonna do a reverse. He gave him the slightest of a shove to knock him off just enough that he couldn't get far enough to the other side. Jordan was a genius on defense. He saw that reverse coming soon as tmac hit the baseline.

His fundamentals and muscle memory is damn near perfect. Young and athletic became old but precise.

38 yr old Jordan holding it down & no Load management in sight. The GOAT!

I was living in Washington DC at that time. Looking back at my favorite all time athlete I get sad for not doing my best to attend a game back then. Even as a wizard that man had that place sold out every night . Everyone just knew another Jordan won't be around for a long time. What a legend MJ is.

I love how T-mac and MJ go head to head as true competitors, MJ even more respect given at 38 playing his heart out unlike the NBA Today, the greats dont match up often!!

So who thinks MJ is not the GOAT?! This was a past his prime Jordan and he still had enough skill to go toe to toe with a young TMac!

These were my HS years I was in the 11th grade. These were real must watch basketball 🏀 games. Not like today’s game when u only wanna watch 5/6 teams if that. TMac,Kobe(rip),Ai,Dirk,Vince, Kidd,Nash,RayAllen,Timduncan,Shaq,Yao,StrveFranchise etc etc

These Jordan Wizards years are underrated because of the bar he'd set. His shooting percentage wasn't great the first season, in part due to his knee injury, but he played at a high level. Four games in five nights at 38 years old? That wouldn't happen in today's game with a stretched out season that starts in October and "load management".

He played 82 games at the age of 40

I LOVED JORDAN YEARS WITH THE WIZARDS!!!!! DONT LET NOBODY FOOL YOU: THOSE WERE GREAT YEARS!!!!

I really love T Macs jump shot! It's so smooth

If Jordan never got injured this would’ve been legendary to see him in the playoffs atleast

An folks say Jordan can't pass all of his passes are on the money

Mcgrady couldn't score until MJ got poked in the eye and had to sit out for awhile. Im convinced had MJ not gotten injured in February 2002 he would have averaged 26 points 5 and 5 for the season and had this Wizards team making the playoffs this year. Jordan was 38 years and 10 months old here in this game and would have been 39 in two months. Jordan could still play at a high level but some games his body would get tired especially if he sat out too long. That's why some games Jordan would have 20 or 25 points in the first half but then after half time sitting he would only score 6 points in the second half. But it is truly amazing seeing how a 39 year old Jordan was basically averaging the same numbers as a prime Tracy Mcgrady at this point in the season. True greatness.

It was incredible watching MJ in his late 30s fend off these young gunners in their primes that would have loved nothing more than to say they got the best of him .

T-Mac: I'ma stop him. *First play, MJ scores easily* Me: 😂🤣

they both got hit in the head, old MJ still held himself well against prime TMac, impressive

Ha, notice how fearless McGrady got as soon as MJ went to the bench

You could see that in the beginning of the game McGrady was playing easy defence on Michael, who passed by him easily a couple of times, passed a player 16 years younger and at the time a lot quicker and more explosive. When he put mind into it McGrady was one of the best defenders in the league.

Tmac tearing up mama's cooking at 3:11 😭

MJ used to put up defensive clinics I swear. Never paid attention to how good he was on D.

i can't really understand why many people do not appreciate the Jordan wizard yes he is not the same Jordan anymore because he is old and has bad knees not to mention his team is not that good but at age 38-40 he is still being double team that is a 38-40 year old Jordan imagine this 2001 NBA league with a Jordan from 1988-1993 he would embarrassed players or if Jordan played for a team like the Lakers or spurs do you think Jordan would not go to the conference finals or NBA finals? .. for me the only player in my opinion that will beat Jordan is wilt chamberlain and the 3 Greatest players in my mind would be Jordan,Wilt and Jabbar. Peace

I went to this game with no camera, I'm glad I found this video.

38 years old against highly athletic young players and he is still great

Jordan still had it at 38 still the best player ever.

Two great dunks by Mcgrady and overall great clips. Thanks for the upload.

You really got to appreciate the Jordan Wizard years now more than ever with the passage of time. I watched all this back in those years and I hardly cared about it back then because I thought he just wasnt the same after his absence and his age goin up against the younger superstars. Its incredible to see this man compete when he well past his prime. You just know what this dude could do even today if he played at 25 years of age.

38 year old Jordan guarding a young Tmac! Yet Lebron is standing there waiting for his turn in offense.

Look at MJ on the defensive end in his 40s.... What's Lebron excuse?

No question , Michael Jordan was literally from another planet I mean playing in that level at his 38 years old or 39 that's just incredible

Gotta love RU-vid for this. We don't have to wonder how greats played. If the game was recorded, you can find highlights here. Thanks for posting these.

As time goes by I sometimes think that maybe i’am biased thinking that Michael is the greatest. Young players these days are so good, fast and strong. But 20 years, every time I see footages like this, it reconfirms that Michael is truly the goat. Just watch him play even at that age!

Mj was such a good shooter he was making jumpers 🏀 in his sleep

MJ had Wisdom but needed that youthful energy that his teammates had.

So skilled! He doesn’t even look quick anymore. Skill and brains.

in the video you can clearly see that even T-mac is getting left behind by an old past prime MJ with his first step. now imagine if MJ was still in his prime.

Did you see Jordan drive on mcgrady,stop on a dime and then hit a jumper right in 6"7-6'8 Tracy mcgradys face?! This is after being out of the game for 3 years! No one is as good as Jordan I remember watching this game on T.V. Jordan was giving Mcgrady the bizness!!! He was on point that game and was going to light McGrady up but Jordan's knees started bothering him and so he had to go out while he was hot.He stayed out a very long time. That's when McGrady started dunking and shit but not while Mj was in there

Jordan 38yrs old. Enough said.

Mark Cuban said he offered MJ a crazy deal but he turned it down to honour his commitment to the Wizards. Imagine if he had joined a young Dirk and Nash who were just hitting their stride.

I'm just glad I was able to see Jordan in High Definition.

People are actually trying to compare old mike w young t-Mac smh...shame..old mike still got him lol...stop w this

Tmac my favorite player to play in 2005 nba live Playstation 🔥🔥🔥🔥

They shouldn't have doubled on Jordan while he was being guarded by T-Mac. T-Mac did a pretty good job on him all alone. On few possesions he basically stopped Mike. He was forced to pass the ball. And on the other possesions Mike hit really tough shots. I mean at the end of the day you ain't gonna stop lethal offense, or in this case jumpshot, which is Jordan's greatest weapon.

Tracy McGrady A very Humble player😀👍🏻👍🏻 I remember when he played with my Rockets ah long time ago👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

TO: Fengji Luo and all LeBron's fans who know nothing about MJ MJ vs LeBron This is a silly debate. Clearly Michael is better. It's not even a close one. But let's go to the facts. Updated after Lebrons 14th season. Michael Jordan has ?3 more rings ?3 more final mvps ?1 more DPOY ?1 more season MVP ?9 more scoring titles ?3 more steals leader ?3 more all defensive team selections ?4000 more points / bron moved past him in playoff points, but it took him longer lol. ?800 more steals ?Beat 20 50+ win teams in the playoffs (Lebron only defeated 10) ?Jordan never averaged less than 40% Field Goal in the finals Lebron did it twice ?6/6 (never allowed a game 7) ?Lebron had much more help ?Jordan never had a teammate averaged more than 22 points in the finals.. Kyrie averaged over 28 and DWade averaged more than 26 ?MJ never ever had a finals meltdown like Lebron in 2011 against the Mavs ?MJ had more points in the playoffs in less games.. All of this accomplished in 13 seasons Lebron is in his 14th season still chasing the "ghost that played in Chicago" ?Michael Jordan in the playoffs has put up atleast 40ppg, 5rpg, 5apg in 6 different playoff series. Along with an average of about 55% shooting, 3spg and 2bpg. (86 vs bos, 89 vs cavs, 90 vs philly, 92 vs Miami, 93 vs Phoenix, 88 vs cavs) Jordan won every one of those matchups except for the 1986 matchup vs the celtics. ?Jordan in 88-89 averaged 32ppg, 8apg, 8rpg, 3spg off 54% shooting. LeBron has never even came close to this stat line. ?in 87 thru 92, MJ averaged 5 straight seasons of atleast 51% FG shooting. LeBron has never done this. ?the lowest FT% MJ ever shot in a season was 78%. Lebrons highest in a season ever is 78%. ?MJ has a higher playoff FG% of 48.7% to Lebrons 48.3% ?MJ has a higher playoff player efficiency rating of 28.6 to Lebrons 27.3. ?MJ shoots a higher playoff 3 point percentage of 33.2% to Lebrons 32.9% ?MJ also shocked the league by being the first (and only) player to have 100 blocks and 200 steals in the same season, then turned around and did it again the next year.. Seriously this list can keep going. This isn't even a debate. Mj is the GOAT. Michael in only ELEVEN complete seasons with the Bulls: -10 STRAIGHT scoring titles, -Won Defensive Player of the Year, -9 times all defensive team, -9time All NBA, -5 league MVPs -6 finals MVPs LBJ missed the playoffs completely in his first 2 years. Jordan didnt with scrubs on his squad. Jordan played 82 games 9 times in his career once at 40. LBJ only played 82 games once. In 89 Jordan won the scoring title all star MVP slam dunk title regular season MVP and Defensive Player of The year something LBJ has never done. Jordan also averaged 41 pts a game for an entire Finals shootimg 50% and won. Something else LBJ never did. All 11 seasons. Mj has done in 11 seasons things Lebron hasn’t done and won’t do in his whole career... And before you criticize me for copy and pasting just know that it doesn’t matter if it’s copied or not, truth is truth. Check Mate.?

...circled it on his calendar but he said quote "im gonna treat it like another day...

Imagine being in your prime and Jordan still owning you at the end of his career

My Favourite Player of all time vs The Greatest Player of all time 🔥

My two favorite players! Both at their prime going against each other would be a blast to watch! ✌️

That Tmac hit though if that was 2019 it would be a head concussion. Then players today are to soft to play.

My two favorite players of all time

McGrady is my favorite player of all time so being able to watch him play the legendary goat in Jordan was great as a kid.

T Mac with the Jordanesque move reverse layup almost went.

Compare this MJ to current LeBron... damn makes LeBron look 50 yrs old. Look at MJ play defense

it's crazy..Jordan was great but his skill set foot work and just knowledge of the game makes him the goat...

something kind of interesting, jordan not playing in the triangle and playing in more modern day pick and roll action. He's a shell of his athletic self at this point of his career, but very comfortable with the ball in his hands and coming off screens and pulling up for jumpers. Just for those who wonder what jordan would look like in this era, he would have been a nightmare coming off screens in the modern era and you can see that in this video.

i ALWAYS loved the eyes of mcgrady and penny!

Jordan's 4th game in 5 nights. McGrady's 2nd game in 5 nights. js

t-Mac's athletic ability was nuts

I was never a Jordan fan, but man, at that age and playing at that level, mad respect. On the other hand I was a big fan of T-Mac, especially when he was at Houston.

I like how everyone using the excuse of Tracy not being in his prime yet even then he’s still the younger and quicker player but Jordan at 38-40 years old was keeping up with him even though he’s old

Old Jordan was better than prime McGrady 🤦🏾‍♂️

that dunk over Kwame at 3:05 was nasty also it must be cool if a HOF guy says that an NBA team has nobody on the floor who has a chance of even dreaming of covering you (3:31)

This version of Mike is closing in at 40, playing with a busted rib, broken fingers and water in his knees. That first layup alone is a testament of how great Mike is. How da heck could you drive past a prime T-Mac and squeeze in a layup against 3 defenders, all the while harboring through injuries at 40? Imagine what 88-93 Mike would have done in that situation.

Jordan is just amazing. He is past his prime...38... and doing this with the Wizards lol !!!!

I remember the big T-Mac vs Kobe debate. Tracy was my favorite, just unfortunate the way his career turned out with injuries...he was talented and got unlucky with the Grant Hill injuries :(

Jordan is the real goat no one can match to his prime 6 champion

Jordans jumpshots are poetry in motion