Larry Bird "God disguised as Michael Jordan" - The FULL Story! MJ 63 Point Game!

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Larry Bird "God disguised as Michael Jordan" - The FULL Story! MJ 63 Point Game!
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@JamesWoodring-mu2iz Жыл бұрын

thanks for all the hard work making these videos. i was alive watching these games . the younger generation hopefully will watch old broadcasts to learn how great mj was .without a doubt the most fierce player to ever play . loved watching these vids brought back a lot of memories

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@szn566 11 ай бұрын

Let’s not forget a team that fit like a glove

@user-ne5wk7nl7y 11 ай бұрын

NJjnn

@dwartfarquart9590 Жыл бұрын

Not one Celtic disrespected MJ while talking about his performance. In fact, Ainge even said they looked forward to playing the best. That's a big factor in why the 80s had such great ball.

@b01tact10n 11 ай бұрын

My favorite is how DJ and Bird had crazy chemistry. God bless you DJ for bringing me the best display of a complete player with the heart of a champion same as Bird & MJ👍👍!

@jizzojb1 5 ай бұрын

the good old days of basketball, some of these so called great young players in today's NBA seem to love the money not the game

@OG-19 4 ай бұрын

When it was a man’s game. Trash talk but respect.

@Childofbhaal 3 ай бұрын

That’s really the ultimate thing. These players actively wanted to seek out the best competition they could. They loved the challenge

@DarthRaider520 3 ай бұрын

The Celtics have always been that team. Far more legendary than any other franchise. Bird is the only person to hold MJ down. Made him evaluate his status. Jordan's own perspective. MJ learned from Bird. It's what elevated him.

@pauljansen1137 Жыл бұрын

A claim like that coming from Larry surely is the best compliment you can ever get for your awesome performance!!!

@michaelmcmillan1425 Жыл бұрын

FACTS!!! Cause Larry Bird isn't the type of guy that gives out A lot of compliments.

@calicoesblue4703 Жыл бұрын

Well Jordan is Better then Larry Bird. Jordan is the Goat

@michaelmcmillan1425 Жыл бұрын

@@calicoesblue4703 Ever heard of Le Bron James??? What makes MJ the goat??? Bird, Magic, and Zeke ALL had Winning records against him. Jordan wasn't able to beat these guys in their Prime. And look at who he beat. An OLD LA Lakers team. A Portland team that didn't have the Talent the Bulls had. And you can make the Same arguments about Seattle, and the Utah Jazz. FACTS!!!

@robertoalvarez2056 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmcmillan1425 Jordan's bulls consisted of alcoholics and drug addicts during that time. Let's not forget that Jordan faced a team with 4 to 5 hall of fame players in Boston, Detroit and Lakers and they still couldn't stop his individual performance. Once he got a good supporting cast, he never lost again. I could tell you are young when you bring up Lebron. LeBron is nowhere near what Jordan was. Jordan has accomplished alot more in less time than LeBron. You are the type that considers lebron great because he's breaking certain records but do not take into consideration that the records he's breaking is taking him longer than the one that set those records. For example, lebron just passed Magic in assists but took him 7 more years to do it. Now you are probably going to mention that he passed Jordan in 1,300 less shots but would not mention that Lebron also attempted 3,202 more 3's and 868 more free-throws. You also mentioned about competition. Do you know that they did a study using metrics and winning percentage on the top 10 toughest path through the playoffs and finals to win a championship. Jordan's Bulls own 3 of those spots while LeBron only owns one. LeBron's came in third while one of Jordan's came in second. So please, stop reading into this nonsense that LeBron had a much tougher path than Jordan. One more fun fact for you. Jordan played against 39 of the top 75 players to play in the NBA. LeBron played against 17 of the top 75. Jordan played with 1 and 2 all-stars to win 6 championships while beating 29 of the top 75. Lebron needed 18 all-stars on his team to go 4-6 in the finals while playing against 8 of the top 75.

@FalconStrikeGames Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmcmillan1425 lol u don't know what you're saying

@crimsoncoconut2421 Жыл бұрын

MJ wanted to play ball so bad he decided to rehab himself without the org knowing, making his injured muscles stronger than his uninjured one. like damn, thats some dedication right there.

@MasterSpade Жыл бұрын

No "Load Management" for the GOAT!!

@ImDembe Жыл бұрын

It can backfire bad to, have a local guy that played soccer for a big team, talent but played in with the boys and broke his leg one day, injuried and without a job the day after. Thankfully he picked up his career and did pretty good after all but there will always be a "what if".

@dylanlanzuela7305 Жыл бұрын

@@ImDembe what ifs don't matter because it never happened lol.

@kb72977 Жыл бұрын

@@ImDembe it is called "the love of the game" clause. He could play ball at anytime in the offseason so that was unique never done before and I dont think its been done ever since

@goldengod31 Жыл бұрын

Man I just love the moments Jordan takes things personally .

@peterfehr7441 Жыл бұрын

Kevin McHale's final comment is still what separates Jordan from others that claim greatest. "There was no quit in him. You never saw Michael quit on the basketball court." Kobe had that mentality. Others don't.

@RobG-on1sk 20 күн бұрын

Message for LeBalco James

@MasterSpade Жыл бұрын

Larry Bird was in his Prime, at his Peak... and even he was in shock! For him to say what he said about a young player coming off an Injury and had only played one complete NBA season... tells you that Jordan was just different... think about that. Even that early in Jordan's Career, people knew he'd be the GOAT, and they were right!!

@rippleyaliens8275 Жыл бұрын

Larry Bird, Just won his MVP that year. Boston was 40-1 @ home.

@Pallehz Жыл бұрын

Imagine sweeping God like that. Bird was just different

@MasterSpade Жыл бұрын

@@Pallehz -- Bird is Top 5 All Time. Bird > Lebron. As for Bird sweeping God(Jordan)... remember, ... God(Jordan) works in mysterious ways! lol!! He was just "Testing" Bird. 😉

@johnnewsham5193 Жыл бұрын

The younger generation talk about that game, that series, as though it's a black mark on Jordan's resume. Bird had a case to be Goat at that point in his career and his team was stacked. What's more amazing is if you watch that game in full rather than highlights, you'll see Jordan resting on offence and focusing on defence for the first half, trying to get his teammates involved. He was resting on offence for a half and scores 63.

@Pallehz Жыл бұрын

@@johnnewsham5193 whenever LBJ gets swept against anyone it's a black mark even though he's averaging 2K numbers so we have to be consistent. Secondly, Larry didn't have goat status because it was him AND Magic. If anyone had true goat status at the time it was Russell or KAJ. Also, goat is subjective and has nothing to do with actual ability, peak, stats or accolades

@unchboy Жыл бұрын

My dad always told me you're not being talked down to, you're being pulled up. I think that what people misunderstood about MJs attitude.

@yawtsa8743 Жыл бұрын

Man, that's good

@iggyblitz8739 Жыл бұрын

Also he had greatness in the way he played to be respected, and held his team mates accountable which brought out the best in them with his tough love style.

@Pallehz Жыл бұрын

@@johnsilva3257 nah, Jordan was a straight up trash teammate lmao. Comparing Jordan to Duncan, Magic or Bird? He's not the teammate they were. Nothing wrong with that but Jordan doesn't have to be the goat at everything. He's not the goat defender, teammate, free throw shooter, nickname, dunker. So many aspects in this game

@sonnyallagonez5776 Жыл бұрын

@@Pallehz He's just plain and simple The Goat!

@lavanceneely6214 Жыл бұрын

@@Pallehzfoh

@jtremaine23 Жыл бұрын

What I remember about game 2 is MJ being fouled while attempting a 3 at the end of regulation. He only got 2 FTs to send it to OT though. If it was the current rule of 3 FTs, he could have had a chance to win it.

@timmyharrison9930 Жыл бұрын

It definitely would’ve changed the series

@kevtn8 Жыл бұрын

Wow, talk about Celtics luck. They came around at right time in history.

@TheGhostofMrArthurs Жыл бұрын

and if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle.

@jtremaine23 Жыл бұрын

@@TheGhostofMrArthurs Any new ones? That one has been used countless times. But, what's interesting is...with the mindset of people in this day & age, your aunt can be your uncle without the balls. 🤔

@Jay-uq5bf Жыл бұрын

I remember watching that live. I was 9 at the time and knew this was special

@UnicornOfDepression Жыл бұрын

"Damn girl! You're hotter than Jordan at the Garden!" Game 2 was perfection. The greatest team of all-time versus the greatest player of all time. An OT thriller, the playoff record for most points(63) in a single game, enough HOF players to fill a bus, and the best possible venue for it to occur in.

@jeffreymichael1784 Жыл бұрын

MJ did it against the Championship caliber team. The top tier team at that time. No disrespect to Kobe’s 81 point game vs Toronto during regular season but Mj really raises the bar even higher when needed.

@Jay-uq5bf Жыл бұрын

Not for nothing, but Kobe took like 50 shots

@jeffreymichael1784 Жыл бұрын

@@Jay-uq5bf agree. Not to disrespect Kobe. Kobe’s style is keep going for the shot until it goes in. This is what Phil told Mike when he invited him in their training camp before, to teach Kobe how to let the game come to him and not to force anything taking away the team’s offense. It shows in their FG%. MJ was like 50% while Kobe was 43%.

@seansharpe8539 Жыл бұрын

I love this story, its great when real recognize real.

@paulwalther5237 Жыл бұрын

Michael's intensity is something to watch. You know he's giving his absolute competitive best at all times. Other players just can't do that unless they're in mood or having a good day but that's every day for Michael.

@rukunman 9 ай бұрын

Exactly why Lebum can never be the Goat. People paid to see MJ and he knew it gave the fans the entertainment they came to see. Turned gears and got himself triggered by the slightest thing took it personal so he could give us best. Even with injuries

@maximus3294 9 ай бұрын

@@rukunmanno one mentioned LeBron 😂 he lives in your head rent free and I say this as a Jordan guy

@flexjay87 Жыл бұрын

Mike was and still is the Goat !

@EricA-kl7by Жыл бұрын

When you combine raw talent with a maniacal work ethic and laser focus appetite to winning you get Jordan, the greatest athlete in any sport, ever imo

@MarlyMarlPodcast Жыл бұрын

Him or Muhammad Ali or Babe Ruth

@EricA-kl7by Жыл бұрын

@@MarlyMarlPodcast I could list others that were as good if not better than even those guys but Jordan was in a class to his own.

@jasonpascual5426 Жыл бұрын

@@MarlyMarlPodcast yeah those 3 par with each other

@potentially__9445 Жыл бұрын

@@MarlyMarlPodcastbabe ruth hit long home runs, he was NOT great athletically.

@duftyboxing Жыл бұрын

@@EricA-kl7by lol, name them then. 🤔

@Jay-uq5bf Жыл бұрын

The fact that he did that against arguably an all time top 3 team(96 Bulls, 86 Celts, 87 Lakers) is even crazier

@jesalbrtarteaga64 Жыл бұрын

What I love about that era of basketball it was all 100 percent pure balling NO FLOPPING,NO WHINNYING, NO BEGGING AT THE OFFICIALS FOR A CALL..man the physical nature of game was worth a game ticket anytime anywhere.

@barney5583 11 ай бұрын

The polar opposite of what this eras game is like...a bunch of crybaby wimps ushered in by lebron and people wonder why he gets so much hate.

@markrodrigue6913 Жыл бұрын

Players like that don't come to often.. looking back it was a privilege to say I watched him prime time

@darrellbarnes1171 Жыл бұрын

I remember that 86 playoff game. Yes, I'm that young now 😆😆😆

@sclmplsoulstar Жыл бұрын

The weird thing is that the players guarding MJ were great at what they did, he just couldn't be stopped period 😅

@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III Жыл бұрын

Ok.....if someone named Larry LEGEND says you're God disguised as Jordan. Case closed.

@jessiegomez8209 Жыл бұрын

God hates basketball.

@clayton2345 Жыл бұрын

1. MJ didn't need 3s to score like this bc the AND1 was his 3. 2. How many players u know ever got Player of the Game b2b while losing both games?! 🐐

@dc4690 Жыл бұрын

Larry Bird himself said “that’s not MichaelJordan,that’s god disguised as Michael Jordan” after MJ’s 104th career game after coming off a 64 game absence with a broken foot. Nick Wright characterizes that series as ‘mike couldn’t beat larry bird’. Lmao.😁

@timratcliff6590 11 ай бұрын

Nick always Wrong biggest Labronda nut hugger ever

@potentially__9445 Жыл бұрын

VERY few thought Kareem’s all time scoring record would be surpassed, someone some day may break Jordan’s 63pt playoff record. But I HIGHLY doubt it will be against a juggernaut of a team, one with 5 Hall of Famers, one of the greatest teams EVER. That’s what makes MJ’s performance so GREAT!

@DeathWing572 Жыл бұрын

Against DJ a known elite defender

@iggyblitz8739 Жыл бұрын

' Arguably the GOAT ' ?, no argument, anyone that knows the game knows he's the GOAT, great clip and we'll put together, nice work.

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@KingRustyNails 11 ай бұрын

hell yeah 👍👍

@jrr3787 9 ай бұрын

Anyone who knows basketball knows that Wilt will always be the GOAT. No one else is even in the conversation.

@SakLap_Tv_Vlog 8 ай бұрын

@@jrr3787 in your opinion yeah why not . I respect that.

@jrr3787 8 ай бұрын

Not just my opinion. It's objectively true. Numbers don't lie. @@SakLap_Tv_Vlog

@junioralsept9335 Жыл бұрын

If you have someone like Larry Bird calling MJ God in a basketball game is the highest compliment a player could get.. That's why MJ is the greatest player ever to play the game.. MJ and Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird are my Greatest players of all time...

@spazzmaticent45 Жыл бұрын

Jordan was the goat 🐐 no debate, only player too play in 3 generations! The 80’s 90’s & 2000’s ( 39-41 for the Washington wizards and still was a top 5-10 player AT THE AGE OF 40!!! )

@dapv144 Жыл бұрын

Was.

@trevinarrington2659 Жыл бұрын

Was. 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s for Lebron..

@trevinarrington2659 Жыл бұрын

Also Vince Carter. 90s, 00s, and 10s

@Reedinho Жыл бұрын

Tim Duncan and Dirk did it too...

@luiscepeda2152 Жыл бұрын

And still is the goat 🐐! People talking he took 18 months off! Yeah he did!! But lebron took 4 years off college, and they talking longevity. He was playing baseball and in baseball you practice too! I assume!?

@kennethbrooks1239 Жыл бұрын

This was the very first basketball game I ever watched. I wouldn’t watch high school college or pros either live in person or on tv. I watched it to see how great Larry was. I remained a big Larry fan but I was convinced on that day to watch every possible Jordan game. Never missed a finals game. Every night I watched him play I would go run a mile or so just so I could calm down and get some sleep.

@tommychew6544 Жыл бұрын

I remember several people saying he was just a shot in the pants back then, he proved them all wrong for sure! That was during the time that the NBA was truly great.

@noneyabizz8337 Жыл бұрын

It's good to see all these stories that aren't the standard that make it around and around and around

@BarbaraJean2 4 ай бұрын

I cannot believe I am just seeing this. This is GREAT!!! Two of the GOATS on one video. THANK YOU! Just in case someone wants to question this, there can be more than one GOAT. Michael Jordan and Larry Bird; PERIODT!

@ej4346 Жыл бұрын

GM: "We're going to put you under load management." MJ: "I took that personally." Kawhi: "Hmm.. I like that."

@AnHebrewChild Жыл бұрын

Nobody ever talks about how the game before this in Boston... Jordan had a cooool 49 points

@joncondrey6617 Ай бұрын

What they never talk about is game three in Chicago when Jordan finished with 19 points, and fouled out when the Celtics attacked him when he was playing defense.

@hairjordan2620 Жыл бұрын

After he scored 49 the whole Celtics team were telling each other "he ain't gonna do that to us again" lol

@jkil218 Жыл бұрын

Kyle Macey was coach at Morehead St back in the late 90s early 2000s. He had a camp every summer. He told the story tht him and MJ combined for for 70 pts. Pretty funny to hear him tell it.

@ramsesstafford4640 Жыл бұрын

There should be a book of Larry Bird quotes because this dude kept it super 💯. He never catered to his stans in Boston he always spoke HIS mind not what his fans wanted to her him say. He once said if a white guy guards him he feels disrespected, and that's just one of his quotes. 🤷🏽‍♂️

@ap6160 Жыл бұрын

Truly enjoying these videos, Nick. Thank you for doing this for all of us GOAT fans.

@jtremaine23 Жыл бұрын

@14:31...and that tells you MJ's mindset. I have been telling people for the longest that he would rather have less points and "win" than more points (or stats) and "lose". I would have loved to have seen the 90's Bulls against this same Celtics team.

@anthonyortiz5010 Жыл бұрын

Wow to drop 63 points at that time on the Celtics jeez that's a real GOAT

@bigbromcgee7118 Жыл бұрын

N still a Record.

@gregras2577 Жыл бұрын

He had tenacity you dont see from lebron. Kobe has been the closest

@WillieReece0 Ай бұрын

Cry ab it

@derekciccone7252 10 ай бұрын

That game right there, made him the goat, not because he realized how good he was, he realized I need a team around me.! Facts. That's when he needed everyone around him to be the best they can be. The Celtics taught him that, it's not about one guy, it's about a team

@jameswinburn6843 Жыл бұрын

I lived in Aurora, thirty miles west of Chicago and got to the city often. Before Jordan I could get tickets to ANY game, good seats mostly, and balcony seats were always available. I saw Mike play several times in his first two and a half seasons but, by the middle of his third year the Stadium was full all the time and tickets were scarce or impossible. There has never been a better player or one more important to his team, his city, or the league than Jordan. He changed the game and took Dr. J's game to new heights. The League has expanded and flourished because of Michael Jordan. All of today's players owe him a debt. There is NO player in the league as good as Michael Jordan was. There may never be.

@TEDSHOTTHAT 10 ай бұрын

I agree Tho Espn try to always campaign a player to compare to mj. But there will always be just 1

@mcronn1002 Жыл бұрын

One word GOAT 🐐 #23 Jordan. 🛑 The senseless debating.!! During that 3 peat. And 2nd 3 peat. I was so proud to be a bulls fan. I kept a fresh pair of Jordan’s 👟.!!!

@stevegriffey8255 Жыл бұрын

Crazy thing is it was Jordan v a proper Super Team and he was sooo close to actually beating them, aaand this was basically an extension of his rookie season because he’d been out all year, aaand he sank his two free throws at the end of regulation… if it were todays rules he’d have sank one more (because it was a three attempt) and won the game. Imagine if he’d had the luxury of joining a team that already had a bunch of great players like Magic & Bird did.

@Jay-uq5bf Жыл бұрын

And that wasn't a moneyball superteam like they have today

@stevegriffey8255 Жыл бұрын

@@Jay-uq5bf The Lakers and the Celtics in the 80’s were the power-house teams. We all know this… And they would both smash the crap out of any team along with Jordan’s Bulls… I’m still trying to think which team would come close?… 🤔 The Warriors possibly, but how?… 😆

@johnnewsham5193 Жыл бұрын

@@stevegriffey8255 well, for the warriors in 2017, if They then drafted LeBron after LeBron has actually gone to college, that would be the equivalent of the Lakers drafting Magic. Or if LeBron's heat team drafted KD straight out of college, that would be the Celtics and Bird

@stevegriffey8255 Жыл бұрын

@@johnnewsham5193 Yes it was rather dubious, some would say cheating that those teams acquired those players. I guess we wouldn’t want it any other way though… Lakers v Celtics, Magic v Bird.

@stevegriffey8255 Жыл бұрын

@@johnnewsham5193 Yes it was rather dubious, some would say cheating that those teams acquired those players. I guess we wouldn’t want it any other way though… Lakers v Celtics, Magic v Bird.

@michaelkawell3300 Жыл бұрын

That move in the gym on his come back was just unreal

@ultimatepatriot Жыл бұрын

MJ > Bird > all

@Rban-xh6fk Жыл бұрын

This series of videos is brilliant well done

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ericksonjavier8426 Жыл бұрын

Basketball God = MJ 🐐

@MichaelDavis-oq8nv 3 ай бұрын

I watched that game in 86 Jordan took his team to overtime i was rooting for the bulls it was a amazing game

@robertdurrance8161 Жыл бұрын

2023 should be known as the year of jordan

@leeyongjie-dc3fw Жыл бұрын

MJ always and forever GOAT......

@poligonzo5300 Жыл бұрын

He played 15 years and scored almost 32,000 points ,retired twice that makes 13 years ,so imagine how many points he would've score if he played 20 seasons like LeBron James ,at 40 he avg 21.2 points per game with the wizards ,that's insane so he was supposed to shatter every record ,but he really wanted to surpass magic and bird ,that were from his era and retired in peace knowing he eclipsed the 2 best players of his era ,but against Kobe and LeBron Michael would've go to a new level ,when u challenge Michael he bring a level you've never seen before ,and people forget that ,he played passive until u challenge him ,that's why people consider him the greatest to ever do it

@CrazyAboutVinylRecords Жыл бұрын

You know you're in trouble when Jordan says "You're pissing me off, man."

@bottomuptv9836 Жыл бұрын

No One Can Do It Better

@rippleyaliens8275 Жыл бұрын

Bostons home record 1986=40-1 Larry Bird, was MVP. I remember actually watchign that game. I didn't have cable back then. The game was on blackout in detroit. But a friend of a friend, was watching the game. OMG. We had missed the entire season, as Mike was out. MIND YOU, I was in Highschool at the time. JORDAN Popped 63, over the Boston Celtics.. In which Boston had the best record in the League. And also BOSTON went on to be the World Champions, that YEAR. So the GOAT put up 63 against the World Champs. Same year, Larry Bird was MVP. Things, people forget when Jordan went off for 63.. WHO was he playing, and What team. And winning in BOSTON.. Which was extremely difficult that year.

@derekmaldonado3300 Жыл бұрын

Mike said he was aging 5 on 5. Those days Mike was playing 1 on 5 taking everyone to the hole. These days he was impossible to guard

@terrance_35 Жыл бұрын

Lerry Bird challenge 63 Points Michael Jordan 1986 Playeroff goat 🐐 🙌 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@undisputedtruth4954 Жыл бұрын

Everyone was in awe of his game, skill, athleticism, and non-stop attack on both ends, but his whole game was so fundamentally sound & airtight in those fundamental...crazy! Nothing works without footwork, handles, vision, IQ, body control, and DAWG. This dude literally put it all together on every level, and had the physics gifts to execute at will and still step up when needed...4 quarters per game for 82 games per season & he never cheated the fans by cheating the game. Everyone talks about his poor 3pt shot, but his career average on far fewer attempts is league average today!😂🤣😂🤣😂 I think Vernon Maxwell said it best, "Mike ain't stopping on either end. You know He's attacking you and your team all night long."🤣🤣🤣🤣

@puffandpass7438 8 ай бұрын

Just think if MJ was a great 3 point shooter he wuld've averaged 40+ a game shooting the 3 was his only flaw in his early yrs

@nerdbamarich2063 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful series. You're greatly appreciated 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@scyven1 Жыл бұрын

There’s certain iconic moments and clips in basketball and for me one of the best ever is when Jordan goes through his legs hops to the side for the jumper over bird..dam that cat could move

@damien1869 10 ай бұрын

You know how you know Jordan is just the best of all time!? You’ll never see 100s of videos of a player with just 10 other players talking about how amazing he is!! There’s so many videos like this of just one game interviews!! It’s actually insane

@TEDSHOTTHAT 10 ай бұрын

Many stories lol. I like the memphis grizzlies story from 96 😂😂 He was has having a bad game and some decided to trash talk him. The outcome didnt end well. Its on youtube

@damien1869 10 ай бұрын

@@TEDSHOTTHAT when you watch the last dance throughout the entire series he says that’s all i needed to hear. Once you made him mad, or said something stupid, he would just end your life lol

@TEDSHOTTHAT 10 ай бұрын

@@damien1869 facts lol

@daddyrare Жыл бұрын

The best trash talker in the history of the NBA said that about Jordan .

@supratrd900 Жыл бұрын

Today's fans will say it took Jordan overtime to hit 63, while superstars today could hit 60 easily. What they don't realized, the Celtics in the 80s were one of the greatest team ever. They might not have been as athletic as today's stars but they play fundamentally sound basketball and Bird is one of the most clutch player ever. MJ took 0 3 pointers in this game. Meanwhile today's stars need to hit a lot of 3s to even get 60. MJ wasn't even expected to be back after breaking his foot at the beginning of the season. Despite how easy today's players score 60 in a game, This record still stand. This was 2nd year Mike as well without a legit star next to him. People use this series against him as if he's not great, him getting swept by this Boston team back to back is equivalent to Lebron on the Cavs getting swept by the Warriors and Spurs (I believe he's one of the only great players to get swept by a great team). Let's face it the eastern conference in the 80s-90s was tougher, while in the 00 the east was weak.

@eazymoneymane7789 Жыл бұрын

It was plenty of athletic players in the 80s and 90s maybe even more than today, the only thing different today players have is 3 point shooting because that's what the game is but they had plenty of great shooters that could shoot the 3 too, 80s and 90s was more fundamentally than today's players

@sonnyallagonez5776 Жыл бұрын

@@eazymoneymane7789 And they could bring u in the post and abuse u all day lol nowadays ders no big boi basketball being played it's just a 3pt shooting contest

@cheymilion3168 11 ай бұрын

Mike would average 40 in today game and is a fact

@cheymilion3168 11 ай бұрын

@@sonnyallagonez5776 imagine Mike in todays game?!!! If harden putting 37 ppg Mike would put 40 or 45 ppg he adapts easily too n the defense he plays oof.

@sonnyallagonez5776 11 ай бұрын

@@cheymilion3168 Mike would be dunking all day! And 1"s galore LOL

@MatthewW713 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Loving the MJ series!

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@ambitiousunderdogz482 Жыл бұрын

Poor Danny Ainge. Jordan Smoked him in Boston, Smoked him in Portland, and smoked him in Phoenix hahaha

@rankarat Жыл бұрын

What an incredible edit! Wow! You are as talented as it gets.

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that

@ilocanodetoy2225 Жыл бұрын

63 points inside the paint is a God mode.

@tanyajackson9444 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff Nick just a awesome video I love all of them long live MJ23 ❤️

@phillipbrown1738 Жыл бұрын

Great video man! These are an awesome group of videos.

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@michaelbonnett4347 Жыл бұрын

Love this Jordan series!

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

I'm very glad!

@commonmannn4961 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video!

@e24mpwr Жыл бұрын

The "arguably" thing makes me laugh. You listen to some of the greatest players from the greatest teams talk about this guy in awe, and then look at the stats. A stats-alone analysis allows LeBron to be in the conversation, but the eyeball test just puts that away. A point made at the end is one of the keys for me: Jordan never gave up in a game. LeBron...

@barney5583 11 ай бұрын

That part...yes I couldn't help but think of lebron at that point and think we'll that's the opposite of lebron who gives up when the going gets tough.

@aretwodeetoo1181 10 ай бұрын

Advanced stats do the eye test justice.

@jrr3787 9 ай бұрын

Stats alone, he isn't even in the same league as Wilt.

@e24mpwr 9 ай бұрын

@@jrr3787 LoL - I'm not saying Wilt isn't an All-time great, but stats were a little easier to come by in that era.

@jrr3787 8 ай бұрын

How do you figure? The game was much harder then. They've changed the rules many times to make it easier to score. @@e24mpwr

@Stanstilly Жыл бұрын

Great job Nick!…. keep ‘em coming.

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@b01tact10n 11 ай бұрын

Pretty awesome watching this well put together clip about NBA greats talking about these awesome stories. Nothing but respect for your hard work sir😁👍👍

@halfshot253 Жыл бұрын

Nobody feared a pass first guy player but alot are terrified of a ruthless scorer.

@lotuslife3239 Жыл бұрын

Bro MJ played the 2 guard thats his job lol. His position is to play good defense and score first. Wilt had to be the best defender, rebounder, passer, etc for his teams and still be the best scorer on the team. Teams werent afraid of 1 man cause he cant beat a whole team. What ppl were afraid of was the fact that the Bulls could play defense and get stops with or without MJ on the floor, he was an over the top piece to a team that was already contending. You want Mike to try and score everything when your team is better than his, thats what Bird Celtics gameplan was. They swept him even 63 pts. Its when his team is getting stops that he is scary. 96 Bulls would honestly get fucked up by 86 Celtics ngl. And a man named Len Bias would have gotten Bird 6 rings before 1990 if he didnt OD

@halfshot253 Жыл бұрын

@@lotuslife3239 bruh without them I dont think we would be talking about the Bulls or Celtics or Lakers. They were the 'factor' Wilt dominated an era of midgets and still losses to a small role player named Bill. So nobody really feared him. He feared the Celtics. Bird swept MJ and his Bulls, true. Did you bother checking his individual numbers and his team mates? He had NO HELP. Check the box score too. Its not as if they were washed by 30 or something. There were close games and the bottom feeder Bulls wiped them with 20 pts in the regular season. Imagine that Larry and his star studded team got washed by a bottom feeder team

@lotuslife3239 Жыл бұрын

@@halfshot253 the fact u said Bill Russell was a role player means im not even gonna argue with ur logic lmao. He was like Anthony Davis with durability. Could pass like Jokic, ran the floor better than any 6'10 player today. Bill Russell jumped over a guy in a clip i saw literally. Wilt has 2 rings because his coaches and teams sucked and the Celtics had all the money to dominate. When Wilt got good coaching he broke records. 33-0 run, blowing out contending teams like Warriors. Bird carried his team in ways Mike couldnt. And Mike did things nobody else could do. Still isnt a doubt in my mind if you got another good Forward next to those Celtics, Bird would play the 2 guard and dominate, Jordan wouldnt be able to guard Bird never was able to actually Scottie cant do it Mike forsure cant. And btw just watching highlights it was clear the league Wilt played in knew small ball was the way to win and Wilt was an outcast like Shaq. But there were other guys even taller than Wilt, 7'3 Swede Halbrook being 1. But 6'10-6'11 mobile centers have always been the way to win in a team setting, as athletic as Wilt was he let his team control the ball and he wanted to catch and score in the post like Shaq, led to his teams losing a lot cause his ball handler sucked and nobody else could score. Bill Russell grabs the rebound and runs the floor as a 6'10 point forward. Wilt never got shut down by Russell, but he was more focused on stats a lot cause he didnt have a coach like Red Aurbauch to tell him how to win, and didnt have the personnel either. He wins easy with Cousy, KC Jones, Havliceck,

@halfshot253 Жыл бұрын

@@lotuslife3239 thats story telling then sensationalized by morons such as yourself 😄 Pass like Jokic...the man was the biggest guy on the court playing against white midgets who dribble the balls in one hand 🤣 on a 14 teams league. Sit down bruh Lets not act as if the guards had nothing to do with the wins. End of the day, the one who scored more wins 😄

@lotuslife3239 Жыл бұрын

@@halfshot253 whatever bruh watch some film. Average height in 1960 was the same as today 6'6 difference is the players had actual jobs outside of the league because they werent treated like celebrities painting their nails and wearing stupid outfits. Bros couldnt dribble like today because of the rules, but Pistol Pete bout 10 years later putting today's ball handlers to shame at 6'5. Pistol Pete 68 pts with no 3pt line and was hitting shots from that deep. Players back then way less athletic but there were still lots of high flying players, old school rims cant take the kind of force later ones did. They banned dunking for a time when Wilt was playing. Those unathletic white midgets got more dog in them then 90% if today's "depressed" league.

@StevenBMason Жыл бұрын

Great video man!

@jonmunoz3113 Жыл бұрын

Love the content brother. Takes me back.

@antony6952 3 ай бұрын

Great job editing the different clips! My only suggestion to less music during the interview portions

@arthurbrown2075 Жыл бұрын

Great video !!!! You did a great job watched it twice

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@xavierpierre1676 3 күн бұрын

jordan did everything the most legit way he warned people and said yes try and shut me down then proceeds to drop 60+ points no one else can do that on command like jordan

@grasz Жыл бұрын

Im glad he pointed out people misunderstood mj's attitude. He brings people up, even to ones playing against him. And they repected him for earning it. The nba now will never understand that and the competitiveness r gone along with it. Well there's some of it but its far from what it used to or coulda been.

@DeLhart4 11 ай бұрын

Love this page. Nice work.

@drewa6891 Жыл бұрын

great research putting this together

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@husseinkassem4664 Жыл бұрын

The GOAT!!!!

@IamBOGARDSTYLEZ11 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@patriciaguenzler9150 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video 📸 awesome 👍😎

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@edskins420 Жыл бұрын

Great video!! There are so many different superlatives to describe MJ but the one that sticks out to me is how everyone said he treats practices!!! When everyone is going half or 3/4 speed, Mike is playing in practice like it’s his last day on earth! And consequently Oakley or Bird said “I’ve never EVER seen Michael quit!!!” How the hell can u have an all time athlete mixed with insane talent, and unmatched work ethic??!! G O A T!!!

@barney5583 11 ай бұрын

Right and they compare the flop king to him...blasphemy.

@jordanc.3405 Жыл бұрын

They Don’t call MJ “Black Jesus” for Nothing!!🤣🤣🤣

@mhonnsangalang1417 Жыл бұрын

MJ as the Messiah Jesus

@plainman9887 Жыл бұрын

Blasphemy!!!

@yossibendovid7607 Жыл бұрын

He only won 2 games against Larry Bird. Larry ued to wipe the floor with mj

@tinotica Жыл бұрын

@@yossibendovid7607Larry beat MJ the exact same way Curry swept LeBron in the finals. Larry only beat Jordan because of Larry had a team of 5 HOFers vs rookie Jordan and his team of no stars. Individual stats, MJ mops the floor with Larry

@plainman9887 Жыл бұрын

@@tinotica Curry didn’t sweep LeBron because his team had the big choke in sports history when his team blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 Finals with home court advantage. LeBron literally had the single most dominating performance ever in a finals series, he averaged 40 points a game that series. But I get your point about stacked teams, then MJ stacked his.

@ketzyelmisuperamigo Жыл бұрын

MJ THE UNANIMOUS GOAT

@Pallehz Жыл бұрын

So how'd you convince the LeBron and Celtics fans?

@ketzyelmisuperamigo Жыл бұрын

@@Pallehz Let them watch KZfaq videos of Michael Jordan, who is the most competitive in history in every sense of the word.

@Pallehz Жыл бұрын

@@ketzyelmisuperamigo that won't work lmao. If I show you only Highlights of Bird, Russell and LBJ you'd think they were goats too

@ketzyelmisuperamigo Жыл бұрын

@@Pallehz LBJ goat of looser 🤣🤣

@tdopero9187 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know Mike and Ice Man played together lol

@redskies3000 Жыл бұрын

That footage from “come fly with me” was very familiar. I think I wore that VHS tape out! Great video. Thank you!

@at5mics Жыл бұрын

People talk like Mike's mid-range game was later in his career. Nah, that was pretty much throughout his entire career. It just got better, and better, and better...

@jhay-arjohnradones5761 Жыл бұрын

They are scoring 130+ in that physical era, just imagine what they can do in todays game, yes the offense has evolve today but the defense gets weaker. They can attack the basket at will.

@HelloWorld-uw5wj Жыл бұрын

Don't forget that the number of possesions per game has shot up dramatically, and that the offense initiating contact counts as a foul on the defense lmao

@aphelandraramirez931 9 ай бұрын

Wow! God disguised in a basketball uniform! that's how a legend Larry Bird described Jordan. it only shows how amazed he was of Jordan back then.

@markthompson2502 6 ай бұрын

I’m so happy I was alive when Jordan played. I remember watching the ACC Championship game and seeing this guy doing things with a basketball I’d seen. I’ve been a fan since. My 27 year old daughter is named after him.