1984 Rookie Michael Jordan sets New York on fire in just his 7th NBA Game! WOW! NYC GOES NUTS!
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Rookie Michael Jordan had the NYC crowd at MSG buzzin.... they knew that the guy they were watching for the first time.... he was different....
(1984-85 Season)
TIMESTAMPS:
0:15 - Intro with some fan context
3:19 - MJ gets cheered during INTRODUCTIONS
4:14 - Sick MJ reverse layup
9:40 - Ridiculous baseline pass
11:25 - Another outstanding defensive play by Michael
13:19 - Wouldn't be "old school" NBA without a big hit like this
13:55 - Rory Sparrow ankle check
16:25 - Bernard King visits Michael Jordan's playground
16:56 - New York City pops big time for Michael Jordan
17:29 - "Now that looked like the Doctor right there..." (Dr. J)
18:30 - Michael Jordan receives a standing ovation for his 1st game in Madison Square Garden
23:18 - Conclusion
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Damn it's crazy how everyone cheered for him, 7 games into his career and they knew they were seeing something special.
He wasnt a nobody either he played 3 years at UNC won the tournament etc played for the US olympic gold …
@@hoodpimp1519 He was unknown to your average basketball fan. The stands were half empty in his first games but the minute the word got out how good he is the tickets were sold out.
Basketball was so pure back then. Sometimes I don’t even know what I’m watching today.
I think this Euro-step nonsense took that away. Whether its legal or not it doesn't look smooth at all.
Before it was NBA (No Babies Allowed) now it is NBGay.
A 3 point shooting contest. That's what you're watching in today's game.
Thats exactly what we are watching.. a bunch of threes every 2 min. Highest percentage shot is in the paint. Smdh @@mralowen
Starting around 12:00..one announcer says that we'll be seeing Jordan do this for about another 15 years. Then the other commentator says he might not wanna play that long
Damn, the accuracy
I was gonna point that out as well, great minds think alike, seen you had already done so.
Jordan would play today if he could. Don't get that twisted.
And Jordan played exactly 15 years. What a prediction😂😂
Scripted TEEFHEE😊
#NFL #NBA. # LIFE
Not too many rookies are double-teamed in their 7th NBA game.
SO TRUE
My girlfriend and I ( future wife) was at this game. When MJ stole the ball and did the “ Rockabye Baby “ dunk everybody went nuts. Little did we know what was going to happen down the road. ✊🏾👍🏾🏀
Wow! Something you and her can share for a lifetime! I could only imagine the atmosphere
You saw a little valuable piece of history
Damn dude, what I would have given to be at that game!
I bought Bulls season tickets 7:56 ( with a partner) the YEAR BEFIRE THEY DRAFTED JORDAN. Little did know what I was in for.
MJ did everything from one end of the court to the next. The best ever!
The best after Kareem
To all who still think MJ was a self centered player not able to make his teammates better, just listen what's been said at 19:20 and they were talking about a rookie MJ after a handful of games in the NBA! So this is not MJ after 6 championships, but already at that point he was a star able to make an impact not only on his team but impress other teams fans, really there is noone like him!!
Lebron fans will never understand how great MJ was and is
Good. Keep it that way.
yeah this reveals a lot of why mj was A goat. I mean EVERYTIME HE TOUCHES THE BALL ITS MAGICAL. LIKE LITERALLY AND HE PLAYING DEFENSE LIKE HAKEEM
Babe Ruth level of fame.
They will and they do. MJ is the best thus far and it'll be almost impossible to get close to that.
I agree.
Almost 40 years ago & MJ's talent still amazes!
They were already talking about him being the greatest, even in his rookie season.. nobody has and will ever have the impact that he has on the league, and the world!
Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York. That is why he always had a showdown in New York and performed to his best! Legend man!!
jason graham ...Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York. However, he was raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. Air left the Apple, when he was still a toddler...a baby! Make like a stop sign...STOP!
@@brucescott4261 he wore carolina shorts under his bulls uniform. Played ball at UNC. Bought the Charlotte Hornets. Set Laney HS records in NC. Says "I'm just a country boy from North Carolina " in the AIRTIME video. It's like military babies that are born in Germany but grew up in IOWA. They're from Iowa, not Germany. They're American, not German.
He performed his best because he said that NY was the Meca of basketball so he wanted to play the best in the biggest stage
New yorkers Love MJ
The way the Knicks fans are hype over him is amazing.
It’s nothing like those early Jordan years. His mastery of basketball made it true art.
Great job - That is what the young people do not comprehend - Every night was a highlight reel in itself . and When the game was over , you had to see more . In households across the nation MJ was the reason for get - togethers !
Michael Jordan lighting up the league as a rookie!
Don't overlook the fact Michael Jordan had an early fan following because he had just won the Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics.
And he beat the NBA All Stars 8-0. Those exhibition matches are something to watch. College kids beating the best players in the NBA. Not just beating them, they swept them.
The day MJ stepped onto a court for the very first time he was the best player in the league. NOBODY, not even LeBron James, can say that
Given that Kobe Bryant existed when he first stepped on the floor, and Michael Jordan existed when Kobe first stepped on the floor, then especially not LeBron James.
Jordan was nowhere near as good as he was later on but his all around game was still the best in the league. Just his impact on defense while averaging 28ppg as a rookie was ridiculous. When you watch young Jordan he was already the leader of the team on the court.
Before Jordan ever played an NBA game, Bob Knight called Jordan "the best player I've ever seen play the game of basketball."
Well there are a few guys but only a FEW that could claim that. Bird and Magic for a few years were what I would call the greatest initiators in the game, Dr. J was great doesnt get as much recognition since half his career was in the ABA. I dont really add the classic centers Russell, Chamberlain or Jabbar they racked up points before the league expanded and had the influx of new talent and ABA players and you clearly see their numbers drop when that happened. So yeah for me its Jordan, Magic, Bird and Dr. J in that order and they all won at least one championship in the hardest era of basketball. And Dr. J had two ABA championships before he joined the NBA.
If Lebron had played college, and not been 18 years old when he joined the league, he definitely would've been able to say that. I dont think hes better than Jordan was, I'm just saying.
Jordan was born in New York! He is a New Yorker.
His 7th game and gets cheered that loud in your opponents stadium. Let that sink in.
Michael Jordan is forever....THE GOAT!!!!!!
Watching these old Jordan games makes me realize the amount of points he created for other players without even getting the assist stat.
Jordan was at his most athletic in his early 20's and unfortunately we don't get high quality video of it.
I've never seen an away crowd cheer for lebron like this....ever!!!
"For The Love Of The Game" Michael Air Jordan My G.O.A.T.
I’m ashamed to admit how old I am but I was a kid when he rose to prominence. There was nothing like it and there hasn’t been ever since. Sure there has been hype around high profile players but this young man came in and took over and did things no one thought was humanly possible
Why would you be ashamed to admit how old you are?
@@chitownsuperfan 😁
Michael Jordan single handedly made basketball a popular sport. It was a distant third in the early 80's behind football and baseball.
Everyone knew they were witnessing a thing of beauty!
That’s crazy how the commentators said he was going to play 15yrs in the league…they spoke that into existence
MJ, airness, Michael Jordan is the goat 🐐 in basketball. Hands down.
Yup & he will remain the goat 🐐 for many many years to come. Btw, I am a die hard Lakers Magic Johnson fan @ 💜💛 but hands down MJ is the best to ever do it. & With me, it is all about respect 👊🏾✌🏾
Who is that leBum james they saying the Goat?
Not Pippen!,,
I learned something new about MJ!
I grew up outside of Chicago with Michael Jordan posters everywhere, I watched or listened (on the radio) to every game he ever played. I know his stats forward and backward...
But I did not know that he led the ACC in 3-point % his senior year of college. That's a good one!
Junior year.
Jr year, he declared draft eligibility, skipped sr yr. But yea I agree I never knew that either. It’d be nice to find out exactly where he placed, as far as 3 pt % goes, in the entire ncaa that year
@@blankmandastankman yeah, you're right. I forgot he went pro after his Jr. year
Jordan said he did not focus on the three point shot because he did not want to be sitting on the 3 point line waiting for his team mates to find him.
Exactly no-one wanted to see his athletic artistry go to waste sitting around waiting for someone to toss him the rock for a three.
"Thats a shot we will probably see alot the next 15 years" man its crazy to think he was actually 100% right when he said that!
Every game was a highlight reel. I haven't watched a full NBA game since he retired.
Watched this on 2x speed. It's amazing how many times Jordan is all over the place.
To watch this art at 2x speed is a crime.
I forgot how good 80s basketball was. I love the tight defense, even full court. I'd be happy to see us return to those set of rules: handchecking, offensive fouls, and the players didn't complain as much about the fouls.
Not everyone throwing up 100 3 pointers a game
In other word you would like to see real basketball again
Sorry bro. I'm paying my dude 100 million with 70 guaranteed. No way in hell I'm letting my bread basket for the foreseeable future get hammered going into the lane like that. Insurance is already too high and it would still be a loss if we had to cash out. You better leave my princesses alone and keep your hands to yourself.
Nba soon will have the uniforms fitted with bubble wrap linings, to insurance no princesses get hurt. Pre 2004 nba was great yo watch now video game nba is more Worth while. Mj is the greatest.
@@MrGlovesave33 Ot would be interesting to be able to somehow time travel players. I think Durant would be scary playing with Don Nelson's Bucks. Or Warriors. Running floor with Sun's. Denver, recall Buffalo Braves? Had Ernie degrigorio, Randy Smith and a 6'10 Bob Mcadoo. Run and gun.
I wish they'd bring bag that script logo on the jerseys for Chicago. Such a classic look
3:52 that’s arguably the best camera angle ever for basketball
This 1 man was blessed with such ridiculous skills. No one is anywhere near his class.
Don't forget, Michael was born in Brooklyn. He was blessed at birth. NY fans appreciate that.
I was at this game and we all knew that he would be great . We knew from college.
Great video. Jordan dominated on both ends unlike almost anyone else in the history of the game. Spare me the crap about LeBum and the rest. Jordan will never be matched in the game…ever.
Leflop isn't even close. He's a stat chaser who has played for an extremely long time. Not saying he isn't great,he's one of the best in the modern game. But if you put MJ in this no touch league he'd easily score 40pts a game without trying. Can you imagine the stars of the 80s and 90s playing in this can't touch him era? There's about a dozen who could average 40.
I regret not watching more of him. I haven’t watched a game since he retired. It just don’t get any better then that.
Nice to see him still young..
man watching Jordan is definitely inspiring
How time flies...I was seventeen when the GOAT had his rookie season...
Heck… I watched Jordan in college… (and subsequently in the ‘84 Olympics) so I was convinced then. Also his first game in the Garden as a Bull inspired the famous Sports Illustrated cover “A Star is Born” photographed in the Garden and during that road trip (I believe it was the next morning- )he appeared on the TODAY show interviewed by Bryant Gumbel who pointed out the incredible size of Jordan’s hands, a la, Dr.J - which obviously gave him the great control he had with the ball in the air! The first time I saw Jordan play in person was in an exhibition game at the old Richmond Coliseum (Virginia) - October 1988 - he was like a lightning quick cat powered by rockets- stunningly spectacular and unreal!!🙏🏿🌅☝🏾❤️👍🏾✊🏾🏀
@11:00 If Big Bill Cartwright only knew how his and Michael Jordan's careers would be forever entwined just a few short years later. lol. Such an underated part of the Bulls first three championships, and an amazing father figure in the Bulls locker room. Thanks for sharing this vid mate, such a trip down memory lane, and a game I'd never seen before.
MJ was different! Defense/Offense with elan and panache! God of Basketball!
Jordan is a complete player, he plays both ends of the floor.
In between floating and flying
when I was a kid we don't have tv.but I always hear the name of Jordan...so famous....what if Jordan era already has youtube
Loved the sparkle dunk. This 1 is famous, crowd then adopts Mike’s skills and magic.
The commentator was prophetic when he said we will see a lot of that in his 15years. That was prophetic as Jordan will finally retire for a second time in 1999 15 years after he started playing and had retired for the first time
68%!? FG. NY fans used to love Jordan. I remember when they were announcing the starters for the bulls in MSG, they would say "From Brooklyn... Michael Jordan," instead of North Carolina.
Wow!! You did a great job with those videos... can't wait to them all...
That dunk was poetry in motion.🐐
Cool style mate.
The old commentary plus cut in vocals. Just subtle cameos.
Liked it.
Jordan greatest of all time
This channel is great! Chicago born and raised, and these archives are gold! Da Bulls!
In the mecca 🗽 we respect the goat 🐐.... Plus he was born in Brooklyn so we claim him.... NYC stand up
ny has created many of the great human beings. and then some!
I don't recall the exact quote, but I remember in an interview, Dennis Rodman once said that the Bulls had homecourt advantage whenever they played in NY. This might have been the beginning of that advantage. 🤣
I was @the Garden that night. My senior year of high school...
His handle is crazy good. IT said he couldn't go left but he definitely went left and did it well.
just awesome
I was a doc fan .then MJ came and took over the NBA.
Very nice. Thank you.
Nice video,totally on point with the comments
12:01 Commentators: "Great shot by Mr Jordan. I have a feeling we're gonna be saying that a lot for the next 15 years."
"You already have him playing 15 seasons?"
Jordan played 15 seasons.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:15 - Intro with some fan context
3:19 - MJ gets cheered during INTRODUCTIONS
4:14 - Sick MJ reverse layup
9:40 - Ridiculous baseline pass
11:25 - Another outstanding defensive play by Michael
13:19 - Wouldn't be "old school" NBA without a big hit like this
13:55 - Rory Sparrow ankle check
16:25 - Bernard King visits Michael Jordan's playground
16:56 - New York City pops big time for Michael Jordan
17:29 - "Now that looked like the Doctor right there..." (Dr. J)
18:30 - Michael Jordan receives a standing ovation for his 1st game in Madison Square Garden
23:18 - Conclusion
Thanks for watching!
Hope you are doing well Bruce.
Love what you dud with mj's 1-hand reverse motion windmill dunk! (What people call rock the cradle or cradle dunk; but Mjs is different to Dr. J, because Jordan does the windmill backwards with motion going away from basket.) Unique effect on the ball, it works to enhanc4e the old vhs footage in this play. ~ Nymphopath (Thus my second channel for bball)
104 by the end of the 3rd quarter. The Bulls were wrecking the Knicks!
Jordan lead the NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference in 3-point percentage, but so many people were critical of his shooting range when he entered the league!? WTF? People have to be assholes and find some imaginary fault with rookie stars. Claiming Jordan didn't play D, then saying he ha a lousy outside shot. Absolute BULLSHIT! (Still to this day, some people claim MJ cannot shoot. Former Kings PG Jason Williams spoke basketball blasphemy about MJ recently, insulting him about his shooting.) Anyway, they did that shit to Iverson in his rookie year, claiming he made too many turnovers, but his turnovers per game was almost the same as other perennial all-stars at the time. (Couldn't find a fault with Iverson, then when turnover allegations were refuted, they claimed he SHOT too much for a PG. He shot too much because he was the most proficient shooter and scorer on his team. Above Stackhouse, Weatherspoon and USA baller Derrick Coleman.)
That boy MJ put the Knicks on the grill @ the Cookout🔥🔥🔥On another the commentary predicted the future of his career, they said so much things that was accurate.
JORDAN ERA BEGUN
Your content is awesome. Love that your bringing a eye to the young Michael Jordan. Not the championships but the games that made him a Legend....!
G.O.A.T MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN 23 🐐 🏀 🔥👌
That broken angle bit got me good 😂😂
Ohhh! Mamma Mia! Beautiful thing! Foged Aboud it! Enjoyed in video
Thanks
Saw future Jordan's teammate Bill Cartwright
It’s weird at 12:06 the commentator says that we will be seeing jordan for the next 15 years and jordan did play 15 seasons 😮
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 much appreciation for making these videos!!!
I was at this game. I also saw his first game at MSG which was a preseason game a few weeks earlier which was practically empty because the Knicks sucked so badly at the time. I saw Jordan's first game ever at MSG from the second row under the basket practically for free. It was immediately apparent that Jordan was just on another level from other players.
The elegance of that Dr J baby cradle sending MSG into bedlam says it all
So glad you pointed out this was something folks never saw before, every game you were wondering what he’d do next.. once in a life time athlete, without him many wouldn’t be today.
After his 7th game he put on notice "I'm here". "Enjoy" and boy did we. GOAT nation in the house.❤it.
Crazy! He had already hit a 37 point and 33 point game after 7 games played? Amazing. I say that as someone that grew up during this time and was a Bulls fan.
Love your channel man! Keep it up! MJ da GOAT!!
11:57 Prophecy by the Commentator: What a shot by Mr. Jordan. I guess we are going to say this for the next 15 Years.
Knicks fans had no clue that some Michael Jordan's greatest performances would be right before their eyes at Madison Square Garden
It's weird seeing Michael Jordan with hair. I'm looking at him thinking why does old school Michael look so different?? It took a minute to notice it's the hair. Damn he has to be the most amazing rookie ever.
13:24 the ball boy patted MJ on the back after getting up from that hard foul. If that happened to Lebron, he'd have flopped and the kid would be fired!
Lol 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Oh he would have been fouled by the pat on the back from that guy as well. Would have rolled over to the bench grabbing his head.
Young MJ was ruthless!!
And he never changed the older he got!
For only his 7th game he already shows he's the leader of the team and on the court. Those first days were some of my favorite
like the announcer even said
they DID NOT EXPECT a rookie MJ to be consistent on his 15 footer mid range
No one in history has played at the level Jordan played at. This game was 38 years ago! Damn where has the time gone?
New York cheered for him so much and did you hear the announcers naming all the stars that attended the game that night? Real recognize real. But Jordan was so amazing to watch. I was born in 81 but anytime the bulls game was on TV in the 90’s I had my little hoop up that connected to the top of my bedroom door watching Jordan and imitating his moves breaking my door a few times in the process. Those where the best times I can remember.
Damn. Shoutout to the color guy who said MJ would play 15 years in the NBA!
MJ already playing like an all-time great but no analyst would speak it because no one was supposed to be that good in his seventh game.
Rookie MJ many took notice had many players back then couldn't believe what they were seeing. And MJ defense was overlooked.
Hell of a match
18:29 - Have you ever heard a crowd cheer like that for an opposing player !? Imagine how the Knicks players felt about that 🤣
Yes. Walter Payton!!!
We knew it when he left NC, and that shot he made to beat Georgetown, and that was history and so on and so on.🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
I would like to have a clip of the announcer saying how different the bulls team look because of Michael Jordan. That a rookie is making a team of coke head veterans play better. I need it for the LBJ nuthuggers/MJ haters on Facebook
Same
I’m telln you ..this man is unbelievable
From NY comes back to NY as an NBA player in his hometown (BK,NY)
And does th iconic “Cradle th Baby” dunk is crazy ..like FATE fr smh
Me ..I will never forget ..th GOAT ❤️🔥
In his 7thNBA game mind you. He was truly DIFF 🙏🏾
The 🐐 Mj
At this early stage he looked like a veteran amazing.