People don’t understand how good of a defensive player Eddie Jones was

-Believe it or not, Elden Campbell was the player in the game, with 34 points and 14 rebounds. -Shaq was out a knee injury. Rodman was out as part of an 11-game suspension for kicking a cameraman lol. -This loss dropped the Bulls to a paltry 42-6. Just insane.

When eddie jones was star in the lakers and kobe simply rookie! OMG that reverse layup! nice move in the air by MJ the GOAT!

That reverse layup by MJ! Thanks for posting

What a move by MJ behind the glass! Eddie Jones & Kobe basically the same player. EJ was super athletic

it would have been nice if Eddie Jones, Elden Campbell and Nick Van Exel was on the 2000 Lakers

Excellent quality for ‘97! Damn near looks live lol

What a beautiful layup. Just like in Magic where MJ layup to Shaq

Damn this Lakers lineup was magical. Van Exel was a PG beast. Eddie Jones could’ve been what Kobe became. As for the Bulls, of course Jordan you can’t dock his living legendary rep. The proof is here. It’s also dope seeing Kobe as a rookie here. He could’ve been basketball’s greatest ambassador in his retirement I swear. He had everything going for him to be just that especially since Jordan never wanted that after he retired. May he rest in peace.

Great quality

Damn! Kobe at 18 guarded MJ one on one and blocked his shot 😳

Those Lakers teams actually matched up pretty good against Chicago. Shaq and or Elden as the big man with Eddie Jones and Van Exel as outside threats

RIP KOBE. Great memories

Bro how'd the bulls lose this? They were literally the defending champs and they got blown out by some kid

Full highlights?

Way before the NBA became a copy cat league and every contending team had a alternate black uniform-The Bulls did it first!!

Maybe if Kobe didn't shoot dose 4 air balls against Utah jazz in tha playoffs possible finals matchup .... Bulls still would have one the chip tho

Eddie Jones disappeared in the Playoffs

I hate when clowns say dumb crap like MJ didn't face competition. Ahem, wha'd'ya call this Lakers team? A team by the way that Utah and Hornacek eliminated in 97 and 98 who MJ then beat in the finals. And 4:56. WOW! Looked identical to the play he did on Penny and Shaq in 95' playoffs v. Orlando (commentator: "...for Michael they're on their feet"). MJ is entertainment dejour.

Terrible performance from the Goat Jordan, he gets block from both Kobe and Jones

Saq promised Rick buss, magic and Laker organization that he was going to win 73 games in regular season, sweep playoffs, and finals and win championship. But we're is saq. You have to play 82 games not 51 games. Had he played those games he missed with Orlando in 96 the could have won 70 plus and maybe beat the bulls again. Those two seasons that saq missed way to many games put him behind wilt Jordan and alot of people cuz he wouldn't show up. Lakers got lucky this game.

Saw had the team as you can see just like he did in 96 when the magic beat the bulls without him but him missing to many games and how that affected horse grant when saq says he would have beat wilt and dominated we agreed but because he didn't show up saq missed the 2 best seasons of his whole career 96 and 97!!!

Saq was lucky Orlando in 96 and Lakers this year didn't move him somewhere else cuz he was fine and ready to go. Saq was worse then rodman when it came to parting and some but rodman showed up! The big show??? Maybe half the time