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

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  • @JamesWoodring-mu2iz
    @JamesWoodring-mu2iz Рік тому +164

    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
      @NickSmithNBA  Рік тому +4

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @szn566
      @szn566 Рік тому

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

    • @TomThomason-n6e
      @TomThomason-n6e Рік тому

      NJjnn

    • @DJake78
      @DJake78 4 місяці тому

      I watched it in real time as well. I was die hard Celts fan back then, and loved watching Jordan. As great as MJ was and is, don’t get it twisted Larry’s teams got the best of him and the Bulls until the Celts aged and MJ ascended. Great respectful rivalry!!

  • @dwartfarquart9590
    @dwartfarquart9590 Рік тому +147

    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
      @b01tact10n Рік тому +2

      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👍👍!

    • @OG-19
      @OG-19 10 місяців тому

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

    • @Childofbhaal
      @Childofbhaal 10 місяців тому

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

    • @DarthRaider520
      @DarthRaider520 9 місяців тому +1

      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
    @pauljansen1137 Рік тому +257

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

    • @michaelmcmillan1425
      @michaelmcmillan1425 Рік тому +18

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

    • @calicoesblue4703
      @calicoesblue4703 Рік тому +2

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

    • @michaelmcmillan1425
      @michaelmcmillan1425 Рік тому +2

      @@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
      @robertoalvarez2056 Рік тому

      @@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
      @FalconStrikeGames Рік тому +11

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

  • @crimsoncoconut2421
    @crimsoncoconut2421 Рік тому +190

    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
      @MasterSpade Рік тому +24

      No "Load Management" for the GOAT!!

    • @ImDembe
      @ImDembe Рік тому +1

      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
      @dylanlanzuela7305 Рік тому +8

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

    • @kb72977
      @kb72977 Рік тому +6

      ​@@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

    • @BigRaji1981
      @BigRaji1981 4 місяці тому

      Something that crybaby James wouldn't ever do

  • @goldengod31
    @goldengod31 Рік тому +68

    Man I just love the moments Jordan takes things personally .

  • @paulwalther5237
    @paulwalther5237 Рік тому +37

    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
      @rukunman Рік тому

      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
      @maximus3294 Рік тому

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

  • @seansharpe8539
    @seansharpe8539 Рік тому +71

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

  • @jeffreymichael1784
    @jeffreymichael1784 Рік тому +35

    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
      @Jay-uq5bf Рік тому +3

      Not for nothing, but Kobe took like 50 shots

    • @jeffreymichael1784
      @jeffreymichael1784 Рік тому +1

      @@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%.

  • @MasterSpade
    @MasterSpade Рік тому +235

    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
      @rippleyaliens8275 Рік тому +19

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

    • @Pallehz
      @Pallehz Рік тому +7

      Imagine sweeping God like that. Bird was just different

    • @MasterSpade
      @MasterSpade Рік тому +9

      @@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
      @johnnewsham5193 Рік тому +19

      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
      @Pallehz Рік тому +2

      @@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

  • @flexjay87
    @flexjay87 Рік тому +43

    Mike was and still is the Goat !

  • @jtremaine23
    @jtremaine23 Рік тому +101

    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
      @timmyharrison9930 Рік тому +13

      It definitely would’ve changed the series

    • @kevtn8
      @kevtn8 Рік тому +4

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

    • @TheGhostofMrArthurs
      @TheGhostofMrArthurs Рік тому +3

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

    • @jtremaine23
      @jtremaine23 Рік тому +12

      @@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
      @Jay-uq5bf Рік тому +4

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

  • @peterfehr7441
    @peterfehr7441 Рік тому +14

    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
      @RobG-on1sk 6 місяців тому

      Message for LeBalco James

  • @UnicornOfDepression
    @UnicornOfDepression Рік тому +30

    "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.

  • @unchboy
    @unchboy Рік тому +106

    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
      @yawtsa8743 Рік тому +8

      Man, that's good

    • @iggyblitz8739
      @iggyblitz8739 Рік тому +13

      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
      @Pallehz Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @sonnyallagonez5776 Рік тому +2

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

    • @lavanceneely6214
      @lavanceneely6214 Рік тому

      ​@@Pallehzfoh

  • @Jay-uq5bf
    @Jay-uq5bf Рік тому +9

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

  • @BarbaraJean2
    @BarbaraJean2 11 місяців тому +1

    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!

  • @jesalbrtarteaga64
    @jesalbrtarteaga64 Рік тому +9

    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
      @barney5583 Рік тому +1

      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.

    • @ceespinz
      @ceespinz 4 місяці тому

      Facts

  • @markrodrigue6913
    @markrodrigue6913 Рік тому +32

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

  • @potentially__9445
    @potentially__9445 Рік тому +10

    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
      @DeathWing572 Рік тому +2

      Against DJ a known elite defender

  • @kennethbrooks1239
    @kennethbrooks1239 Рік тому +6

    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.

  • @noneyabizz8337
    @noneyabizz8337 Рік тому +12

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

  • @junioralsept9335
    @junioralsept9335 Рік тому +6

    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...

  • @ap6160
    @ap6160 Рік тому +25

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

  • @sclmplsoulstar
    @sclmplsoulstar Рік тому +9

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

  • @darrellbarnes1171
    @darrellbarnes1171 Рік тому +19

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

  • @EricA-kl7by
    @EricA-kl7by Рік тому +132

    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
      @MarlyMarlPodcast Рік тому +5

      Him or Muhammad Ali or Babe Ruth

    • @EricA-kl7by
      @EricA-kl7by Рік тому +13

      @@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
      @jasonpascual5426 Рік тому +5

      @@MarlyMarlPodcast yeah those 3 par with each other

    • @potentially__9445
      @potentially__9445 Рік тому +4

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

    • @duftyboxing
      @duftyboxing Рік тому

      @@EricA-kl7by lol, name them then. 🤔

  • @spazzmaticent45
    @spazzmaticent45 Рік тому +23

    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
      @dapv144 Рік тому +2

      Was.

    • @trevinarrington2659
      @trevinarrington2659 Рік тому +6

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

    • @trevinarrington2659
      @trevinarrington2659 Рік тому +3

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

    • @Reedinho
      @Reedinho Рік тому +1

      Tim Duncan and Dirk did it too...

    • @luiscepeda2152
      @luiscepeda2152 Рік тому +3

      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!?

  • @jtremaine23
    @jtremaine23 Рік тому +8

    @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.

  • @antony6952
    @antony6952 9 місяців тому +2

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

  • @iggyblitz8739
    @iggyblitz8739 Рік тому +43

    ' 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
      @NickSmithNBA  Рік тому +2

      Thanks!

    • @KingRustyNails
      @KingRustyNails Рік тому +1

      hell yeah 👍👍

    • @jrr3787
      @jrr3787 Рік тому

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

    • @SakLap_Tv_Vlog
      @SakLap_Tv_Vlog Рік тому +1

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

    • @jrr3787
      @jrr3787 Рік тому

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

  • @Rban-xh6fk
    @Rban-xh6fk Рік тому +15

    This series of videos is brilliant well done

  • @tommychew6544
    @tommychew6544 Рік тому +34

    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.

  • @MichaelDavis-oq8nv
    @MichaelDavis-oq8nv 9 місяців тому +1

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

  • @clayton2345
    @clayton2345 Рік тому +6

    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
    @dc4690 Рік тому +27

    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
      @timratcliff6590 Рік тому

      Nick always Wrong biggest Labronda nut hugger ever

  • @jkil218
    @jkil218 Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @derekciccone7252
    @derekciccone7252 Рік тому +2

    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

  • @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III
    @Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III Рік тому +53

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

  • @ramsesstafford4640
    @ramsesstafford4640 Рік тому +7

    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. 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @MatthewW713
    @MatthewW713 Рік тому +8

    Great video! Loving the MJ series!

  • @jameswinburn6843
    @jameswinburn6843 Рік тому +9

    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
      @TEDSHOTTHAT Рік тому

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

  • @commonmannn4961
    @commonmannn4961 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for another great video!

  • @damien1869
    @damien1869 Рік тому +1

    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
      @TEDSHOTTHAT Рік тому

      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
      @damien1869 Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @TEDSHOTTHAT Рік тому

      @@damien1869 facts lol

  • @anthonyortiz5010
    @anthonyortiz5010 Рік тому +5

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

  • @ej4346
    @ej4346 Рік тому +4

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

  • @bottomuptv9836
    @bottomuptv9836 Рік тому +9

    No One Can Do It Better

  • @michaelbonnett4347
    @michaelbonnett4347 Рік тому +9

    Love this Jordan series!

  • @rankarat
    @rankarat Рік тому +6

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

  • @scyven1
    @scyven1 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @mcronn1002
    @mcronn1002 Рік тому +3

    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 👟.!!!

  • @poligonzo5300
    @poligonzo5300 Рік тому +3

    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

  • @hairjordan2620
    @hairjordan2620 Рік тому +5

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

  • @stevegriffey8255
    @stevegriffey8255 Рік тому +12

    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
      @Jay-uq5bf Рік тому

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

    • @stevegriffey8255
      @stevegriffey8255 Рік тому

      @@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
      @johnnewsham5193 Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @stevegriffey8255 Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @stevegriffey8255 Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @leeyongjie-dc3fw
    @leeyongjie-dc3fw Рік тому +5

    MJ always and forever GOAT......

  • @michaelkawell3300
    @michaelkawell3300 Рік тому +4

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

  • @rippleyaliens8275
    @rippleyaliens8275 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @AnHebrewChild
    @AnHebrewChild Рік тому +5

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

    • @joncondrey6617
      @joncondrey6617 7 місяців тому

      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.

    • @BallCDO
      @BallCDO 19 днів тому

      ​@@joncondrey6617probably his lowest playoff scoring game ever

    • @BallCDO
      @BallCDO 19 днів тому

      ​@@joncondrey6617he also had 10 rebounds 9 assists and 2 steals and a block that game but I knew you would leave that part out

  • @derekmaldonado3300
    @derekmaldonado3300 Рік тому +3

    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

  • @nerdbamarich2063
    @nerdbamarich2063 Рік тому +4

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

  • @jonfranks6902
    @jonfranks6902 2 місяці тому

    As a Celtics fan even though we won the 63 point performance……..after the game I looked at my brother and said “uh oh, think we and the rest of the NBA are gonna have our hands full. This guy is beyond awesome “

  • @Encapdirect
    @Encapdirect Рік тому

    whats clear to me after watching is mj played for the respect of the greatness that is Larry Legend.. thank you for this insight

  • @robertdurrance8161
    @robertdurrance8161 Рік тому +5

    2023 should be known as the year of jordan

  • @undisputedtruth4954
    @undisputedtruth4954 Рік тому +6

    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
      @puffandpass7438 Рік тому

      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

  • @markthompson2502
    @markthompson2502 Рік тому

    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.

  • @ericksonjavier8426
    @ericksonjavier8426 Рік тому +8

    Basketball God = MJ 🐐

  • @at5mics
    @at5mics Рік тому +1

    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...

  • @grasz
    @grasz Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @terrance_35
    @terrance_35 Рік тому +7

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

  • @b01tact10n
    @b01tact10n Рік тому +2

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

  • @CrazyAboutVinylRecords
    @CrazyAboutVinylRecords Рік тому +3

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

  • @Stanstilly
    @Stanstilly Рік тому +3

    Great job Nick!…. keep ‘em coming.

  • @e24mpwr
    @e24mpwr Рік тому +9

    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
      @barney5583 Рік тому +1

      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
      @aretwodeetoo1181 Рік тому

      Advanced stats do the eye test justice.

    • @jrr3787
      @jrr3787 Рік тому

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

    • @e24mpwr
      @e24mpwr Рік тому

      @@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
      @jrr3787 Рік тому

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

  • @ultimatepatriot
    @ultimatepatriot Рік тому +4

    MJ > Bird > all

  • @ilocanodetoy2225
    @ilocanodetoy2225 Рік тому +5

    63 points inside the paint is a God mode.

  • @lifts586
    @lifts586 Рік тому +2

    15:02 Larry Bird "God disguised as Michael Jordan"

  • @WalterSobchak1000
    @WalterSobchak1000 Рік тому

    It you get that sort of compliment from a genius like Bird, it doesn't get any better than that

  • @juanmi2792
    @juanmi2792 Рік тому +3

    MJ obviously Greatest of all time for ever

  • @arthurbrown2075
    @arthurbrown2075 Рік тому +2

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

  • @pierovittori1076
    @pierovittori1076 Рік тому +1

    That statement given to the press made everyone happy.
    The media, as Larry Legend didn't spend easily any compliment to opponents, let alone comparin one of them to God. The fans and the NBA board, who were all thirsty looking forward for MJ's inevitable rise and dominance.
    And Bird himself who while feeding the media with some stuff they never even hoped to hear from such a living and respected institution in the world of basketball stated indirectly that not even God in disguise was good enough to stop him and the Celtics. Genius.

  • @nestoranzures
    @nestoranzures Рік тому +1

    “That was God disguise as Michael Jordan” - Larry Bird

  • @tanyajackson9444
    @tanyajackson9444 Рік тому +1

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

  • @CeeNote313
    @CeeNote313 Рік тому

    Was 12 n 86 can remember watching Mike hit 63 in the Garden being from Detroit we hated Bird and Boston ... seeing Jordan in his rookie year was remarkable 💯

  • @GojoRamsay888
    @GojoRamsay888 Рік тому +3

    Then kids who love to listen to Nick Wright claiming "MJ is 1-9"
    Kids MJ is 0-3 in the first round.
    MJ is 6-0 in the Finals not 24-11

  • @gregras2577
    @gregras2577 Рік тому +5

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

  • @supratrd900
    @supratrd900 Рік тому +16

    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
      @eazymoneymane7789 Рік тому +5

      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
      @sonnyallagonez5776 Рік тому +3

      @@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
      @cheymilion3168 Рік тому

      Mike would average 40 in today game and is a fact

    • @cheymilion3168
      @cheymilion3168 Рік тому

      ​@@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
      @sonnyallagonez5776 Рік тому +1

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

  • @edskins420
    @edskins420 Рік тому +1

    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
      @barney5583 Рік тому +1

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

  • @drewa6891
    @drewa6891 Рік тому +1

    great research putting this together

  • @DeLhart4
    @DeLhart4 Рік тому

    Love this page. Nice work.

  • @ambitiousunderdogz482
    @ambitiousunderdogz482 Рік тому +5

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

  • @halfshot253
    @halfshot253 Рік тому +7

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

    • @lotuslife3239
      @lotuslife3239 Рік тому

      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
      @halfshot253 Рік тому +1

      @@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
      @lotuslife3239 Рік тому

      @@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
      @halfshot253 Рік тому

      @@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
      @lotuslife3239 Рік тому

      @@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
    @StevenBMason Рік тому

    Great video man!

  • @cnelsonlv99
    @cnelsonlv99 Рік тому +1

    MJ had established himself as the GOAT by the end of his 2nd year, among the greatest who had ever played. Meanwhile, 20 years into his career, Lebron and his fans are still trying to make a case.

  • @husseinkassem4664
    @husseinkassem4664 Рік тому +8

    The GOAT!!!!

  • @aphelandraramirez931
    @aphelandraramirez931 Рік тому

    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.

  • @df4480
    @df4480 Рік тому +2

    MJ fear was getting cut in the NBA by his coach since he was cut in High School. The fear made him the best. That Celtic team was probably the best of all time.

  • @redskies3000
    @redskies3000 Рік тому

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

  • @jonmunoz3113
    @jonmunoz3113 Рік тому

    Love the content brother. Takes me back.

  • @Jm0417-s
    @Jm0417-s Рік тому

    2:17 this is an interview from October 5, 1984. Michael Jordan’s first professional game. An exhibition game played in front of just 2,100 fans against the Indiana Pacers, at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois. I know this because the arena is still there and looks mostly the same.

  • @kmfiz
    @kmfiz Рік тому

    Some “Come Fly With Me” clips in there… instant nostalgia.

  • @phillipbrown1738
    @phillipbrown1738 Рік тому

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