MJ had already played 41 minutes of this game, with Pippen mostly in the locker room, up to the beginning of this video. He was definitely exhausted. In these last three minutes MJ had 8 pts, 2 steals and a rebound, and did a better job of reffing than the refs, lol. Notice how MJ was involved in everything. I've never seen a player like him that was so involved in controlling the offense and defense of a game. That's what makes him the GOAT. Not stats. How he played. He was just better than everyone.
I’ve said it all along never mind his highlights you gotta watch a Full game to appreciate this mans tenacity and determination to win on the court. Good night or bad night the man never quits playing the game. This is what puts him above the rest then sprinkle it with everything else he does.
Honestly if MJ never played again after that moment he’d be even more legendary which seems impossible. MJ’s whole Bulls career was like a movie up to that final shot. From establishing himself as a superstar early on, to having to overcome Detroit after years of beatings, to finally winning that 1st ring, to 3peating, retiring, coming back in 95/96 to set a reg season win record, to 3peating a second time saving the day once more with that final dagger & the follow through pose to make it more iconic
@@theinktank5510 That is literally true all these lebum fanboys don't even understand the stats they are comparing their hero includes a 39 and 40 year old MJ stats and he still has better stats that lebum
@@guyanesegal3166 lol now that’s like saying the world should have ended on sept 10, 2001 (the day it was announced he was returning to play for the wizards)
Greatest sequence in NBA history. Layup to go down 1. Comes back on defense to get the steal and then the game winner for the 6th chip and second 3 peat.
And with him being as spent as John Holmes with no Viagra since his sidekick couldn't help due to a bad back. That's why they called him Black Jesus. In crunch-time he revived Bulls instead of Lazarus.
Also LegaciiTv, you mentioned the free-throws, watch Rodman when MJ is shooting them, some fans are telling to get ready for the rebounds and he is telling them, Why? He isn’t going to miss.
If you watch this stuff on your own, don't skip anything. Pay attention to the details and sink your mind into that time and place. For example, notice the final score from this game and the previous one they showed. The scores are so low because the defence of the 90's was so stifling. The athletes were modernizing with the workouts and weight training. The physicality was at its peak. The amount of contact allowed then was crazy compared to now. For whatever reason the NBA was concerned for their product and the lack of scoring and altered the rules to make it easier on the offence. I suppose it did work from a business standpoint. Can't deny the money and popularity of the game now but, we've lost something so important in the process. So now the ruled have changed. The dogs have been called off so to speak. The more talented players are being freed up. Instead of getting thrown into the deep end and finding the strength inside to swim players are getting their hands held while wading in the shallow end. I watched so many gifted players fail back then because they didn't have the maturity or just simply the heart to make it. Yet another reason why Jordan is so remarkable. In an era where no one was scoring. When final scores were in the 70's and 80's this man just got better. He was still scoring at will! Still averaging 30! I don't know man... I guess I just miss it. I miss the feeling of watching grown men/ warriors heading into battle. The sacrifice. The blood, sweat and tears. The drama was unparalleled! Now l turn on a game and that's exactly what it feels like, a game. Wealthy entertainers playing a game. I've fallen out of love...
Thank you! sums up my thought pretty well. I'm 48 years and I quit watching NBA-Basketball a long time ago. It's just boring to me now. All the toughness is gone, the "I'll kick your ass" and really meaning it and doing it. Greets from Germany!
@@ingobordewick6480 I have you by 4 years and I stopped watching once my second favorite player all-time (Shaq) retired. It's unbearable to watch when the Tempurpedic pillow fights at Hugh Hefner's mansion are tougher.
This game remains epic to this day. Those 3 possessions in a row will be hard to replicate Ps. Legacii would also like that you react to MJ’s other finals performances
At this point, MJ’s average was 31.5ppg for his career. Coming back for the Wizards for 2 seasons brought his career average down 30.1ppg. I was an MJ/Bulls hater back then and always rooted for the teams the Bulls faced, but after watching this finish to his 2nd 3peat live, I knew that I witnessed the best player of all time at that point and that he would reign as the greatest for a long time and 20+ years later, he’s still the best I’ve ever seen.
That's exactly how I felt since I've bled purple & gold since Magic's rookie season. That black cat they dubbed Black Jesus was just something special. And I haven't seen anything close to him before or after him. I think it's somewhat comical when they try to compare a mere mortal to him.
Need a Stockton highlight reaction too, my boy! And bro, that's not a push off - his off hand was coming down for the ball and barely grazed Russell....Russell even said because he took him to the rack on the previous play, he was trying to beat him to the rim and the cross over broke his ankles. Common misconception was there was a forceful push!
Agree. If you watch it from another angle it becomes obvious that there's no push off, he was already gone and out of the play. If anything a tiny bit of Jordan just rebalancing himself for the shot.
"His whole shoulder into him why" because Stockton & Malone were snakes, taking charges but throwing shoulder checks, setting picks with elbows out, they were low key dirty
Don't forget MJ is what? 35 in this game. Never took games off in regular season...played hard-nosed defense ENTIRE season and led the league in scoring - Pippen was invisible most of this season and playoffs!! Of course his legs were tired! Still game through...as always...GOAT!!
I am binge watching many of Michael Jordan's games. Some of it is extended highlights, but I am trying to watch as much as I can. If Michael Jordan was 2 years younger, Bulls win in Game 5 vs Jazz
This last sequence basically is a summation of Jordan's career. Gets the steal on defense goes on offense and wins the game. Controlled the game from both sides of the ball.
If you noticed, in the final 4 minutes Jordan scored the Bulls final 8 points. He made 2 steals, including the one from Malone that led to the epic shot everyone remembers. Also notice on the Malone open jumper, Jordan rotated properly, Harper and Pippen both bit on the play. Both. Also notice that with 2 timeouts and 17 seconds left when they got their last possession, the Bulls didn't call time out. Even in a championship moment, that team didn't need an update on what they were doing, they all knew. As they went to the offensive side nobody even looks at the bench. People underestimate how good the teams Jordan faced were, because they had no rings...because of Jordan. Double edged debate sword.
Exactly, and people overrate that KD gsw team.. When it's the same team a Chris Paul James Harden rockets team was up 3-2 with, before cp3 went down with an injury.. It's no doubt that the kd gsw is stacked with talent, but their actual play/fit was often questionable.. A harden cp3 team would've likely won against them if cp3 didn't get injured..
Lol. Stop that, Shorty! Wizards MJ was dangerous too. If he didn't have those injuries they were in the playoffs most definately. We were glad to see the ball God on the court again and he didn't disappoint.
37 back then is a different 37 compared to now. This was a tough defensive era. Look at how low the scoring is. 37 is like almost half the points of the team.
@LegaciiTv What people don't understand about the pushoff is that Byron Russel had his hand on MJ's shoulder (offensive foul), so if MJ had gone up for a shot Russel would have impeded his movement. So it was MJ goes up and shoots 2 clutch free throws or he gets pushed off and MJ shoots a clutch mid-range.
Mike was operations manager of the Wizards. That was his job, talent scout. Staffing . He saw the team lacked experience and leadership. The ownership asked MJ to be the floor coach until the team caught up. Mike took off his suits and became the floor general for a team he invested in partial ownership with. He hired a former Coach of his from the Bulls organization Doug Collins and changed a below 500 team into playoff contenders. He was over 40 when he quit due to injury. He again took over a year off after this game before suiting up as a wizard to cook every team he could
For me what ever way you wish to call that last play, that MJ either pushed off or not, is fine. But image this, its probably your last play and you are down one, you still decide to add a little sumthing, sumthing and be able to put one hand on the defender while keeping your dribble, then cross the defender without losing the ball and lastly gather your feet and balance to get off a perfect game winning, Finals winning shot, really!! Talk to me when Bron does this.
At 4:03, look at Rodman like "What rebound? It's Mike, he's gonna make it anyway." And at 6:08 you can see him talking to some fans like, "He's gonna make it anyway!...see?" At 6:23 again, Rodman walking away from the rim like "See, what'd I tell you? There won't be a rebound."
I think The Last Dance showed perfectly how it wasn't a push, showed a new lower angle. Also, NO ONE, and I mean NO BODY complained at that moment. Not Byron Russell, Coach, no one. When you get pushed, your first natural reaction is to complain to anyone who may have saw it.
Real b-ball heads know that wasn't a push. Russ was as shook as Mother Earth before a tsunami. He thought MJ was going hard right to bucket like Jordan did on play before.
I have mad respect for Russell in that moment. He KNOWS he was pushed but he also knows that he and everybody else does it so what does he do, go straight into helping to call a timeout and try to talk it out with his team on how to score before time is up. Not saying that NOBODY during that time period in the NBA would have complained but about 99% of the players these days(especially if it was done to LeBron, Harden or other guys of that stature) would have complained even though they do the same thing. Just play the game and stop crying to the refs so much is my point for NBA players these days and go out there and compete.
Tbh it wasn't much of a push off.. You should watch Reggie Miller pushing off Jordan on his game winning shot. Dude straight up pushed Jordan with 2 hands to get open. But I agree, even though there were occasional complaining back then, it's not nearly as bad as it is now.
Has any of the statisticians or counters ever compared Jordan and Lebron in this? After a score, the pose. I mean when they score then give a look to the crowd a second or two longer, or make a face, or pause in their own badassness. I have been watching both of them and I think Jordan gets on with it right away and Lebron loves to bask in himself after each score. I mean, a LOT.
These games were attrition battles. Bodies get exhausted playing this style of game. Not mentioned in this video, Scottie was basically a walking corpse out there in the final minutes. His back was shot, and if this went game 7 in Utah, this series would have been up for grabs. CONTEXT MATTERS. But this is why Michael Jordan is who he is....thrives in the most crucial moments, when the stakes are at their highest.
Stakes? Even Bram Stoker's Dracula knew he'd get them thru the heart by the assassin that went by the name of Black Jesus. Glad you mentioned Pips cadaver-like presence. Not too many heads remember that. No way that softie plays in game 7. Jordan without his potent sidekick takes over late in game (offensively and defensively), and not in a regular season game but an NBA Finals closeout game, with those two iconic plays. "Where Amazing Happened." That's why the vast majority of the populace views him as the GOAT.
I hated jordan so much i was one of those ppl jumping up and down screaming for an offensive foul against russell.. but now that i look at it again, Jordan BARELY pushed off.. the man is great..
Not excuses young man, MJ played all but 2 minutes of this game and Pippen was a non factor, back issues and spent 90% of the game in the locker room. MJ willed himself to win this hard fought game from the Jazz....
This young and ignorant Bron superman lover has no idea of the physicality of the game back then. And Jordan had to carry the whole load since Pippen's back was so bad that he wouldn't have been able to play in game 7. Bob Costas (play-by-play guy) has seen it all, and he knew how much energy Mike had expended. That's why he made that comment.
I saw the whole series live (during nights here in Germany). The reason the reporters are calling out that "superman" is maybe tired is, because he worked his ass off in the first 5 games and he was really tired at this point of the series. My friends and I still discuss to this day if they would have maybe lost the series in game 7 if they would have lost this one, because of the "aging" Bulls getting tired.
Jordan work his ass off? Black Jesus didn't even take Sundays off. How many seasons did he play the full 82 games? No load management back then like today's vaginal walls league. And he didn't rest on defense ala LeBron James. Never did a teammate of his have to literally push him to defend his guy.
@@katrinachavez3533 I think you got me wrong. I said, that the reporters are calling out, that he is maybe tired and the assumption is legit, because he worked so hard in the first 5 games of the series.
@@ingobordewick6480 No, I don't got you wrong. I was just being a little sarcastic. Of course he was a little fatigued. He was no longer in his early 30s. The guy expended so much energy at both ends, I don't know how he had the stamina to take over late in games. Simply amazing!
Exactly, and the bulls were damn near towards the end of their dynastic run. Pippen was done, Rodman was done, Toni kukoc was like their 2nd best player all playoffs. There's a high chance the bulls lose game 7 if Jordan didn't win it for them here.
that wasn't a charge cause Rodman didn't even have the ball yet and as he was coming down after getting the ball dude wanna stand there. that's not how charge fouls work. Those refs were hatin on Rodman.
So much to unpack: I remember the 90s in Chicago... The Bulls were doing the most. Phil was on Deck with Tex teaching the triangle and the Bulls matured into a force. They molly whomped most teams in offense and defense. Pip was a mini Mike. ROLE PLAYAZ GOT IT IN... Shut down the league 3 out of 5 years in the 90s. MIKE WAS OUT FOR ALMOST 700 DAYS. and they made the playoffs every year. So they had been suppressing the Utah Jazz for years. This is game 6 of the series with the Bulls up 3 games with 5 Trophies Mike is tired, but his skillset will let him push on both ends of the court. This is the 6th ring in 8 years if Chicago wins. While Utah has been hungry for its first ever. Jordan was a ball hog like Kobe because he couldn't trust his team in the 80s. Now the Bulls are an Organic Super Team Mike did it to them before and would not let them taste a championship on his watch again. He is Beyond clutch. 150% Fundamentals. This is the creation of Mamba mentality. Passing is great. You need a finisher. Mike was the man w needed. GOAT. Lebron is better than Magic. Not near Mike.
Sounds like you have no hard drive to the right if you think that was a push off. A little before game winning shot Jordan drove hard right for a layup on Russ and Russ thought he was going to do it again so he bit pitbull hard to beat Jordan to the spot. Only thing that pushed off was Mr. Momentum. Learn the game youngster before you make such an ignorant comment. I apologize if asphalt badminton is your game and not b-ball.
@@legaciitv9629 And I don't need to know you to come to the conclusion that you're cerebrally feeble. Just like I don't need to do cocaine laced with fentanyl to know it's as deadly as Alec Baldwin prop gats. #Young&Ignorant
@@legaciitv9629 You're still tsunami wet behind the ears. Learn the game before you make such ridiculous comments. And it's written all over your mascara - the hurt knowing that King Flop is inferior to Black Jesus. Queen Diva can only daydream of taking over like this and hitting clutch free-throws like His Airness. Mike didn't have Wade, Ray Allen, Kyrie, Anthony Davis to do it for him.
What is even more amazing: everybody knew that Jordan will get the ball and try to score. Yet nobody was able to stop him.
MJ had already played 41 minutes of this game, with Pippen mostly in the locker room, up to the beginning of this video. He was definitely exhausted. In these last three minutes MJ had 8 pts, 2 steals and a rebound, and did a better job of reffing than the refs, lol.
Notice how MJ was involved in everything. I've never seen a player like him that was so involved in controlling the offense and defense of a game. That's what makes him the GOAT. Not stats. How he played. He was just better than everyone.
Honestly, those 3 final minutes was an actual 1 on 5 game... I've never, ever seen anything like that.
I’ve said it all along never mind his highlights you gotta watch a Full game to appreciate this mans tenacity and determination to win on the court. Good night or bad night the man never quits playing the game. This is what puts him above the rest then sprinkle it with everything else he does.
Honestly if MJ never played again after that moment he’d be even more legendary which seems impossible. MJ’s whole Bulls career was like a movie up to that final shot. From establishing himself as a superstar early on, to having to overcome Detroit after years of beatings, to finally winning that 1st ring, to 3peating, retiring, coming back in 95/96 to set a reg season win record, to 3peating a second time saving the day once more with that final dagger & the follow through pose to make it more iconic
He never should of played on the Wizards.
I think Mj wanted 30000 points
@@peteyblack8890 Playing on the Wizards brought his stats down. Its the only reason people can compare Lebron to Jordan. Gimped stats
@@theinktank5510 That is literally true all these lebum fanboys don't even understand the stats they are comparing their hero includes a 39 and 40 year old MJ stats and he still has better stats that lebum
@@guyanesegal3166 lol now that’s like saying the world should have ended on sept 10, 2001 (the day it was announced he was returning to play for the wizards)
Greatest sequence in NBA history. Layup to go down 1. Comes back on defense to get the steal and then the game winner for the 6th chip and second 3 peat.
And with him being as spent as John Holmes with no Viagra since his sidekick couldn't help due to a bad back. That's why they called him Black Jesus. In crunch-time he revived Bulls instead of Lazarus.
Also LegaciiTv, you mentioned the free-throws, watch Rodman when MJ is shooting them, some fans are telling to get ready for the rebounds and he is telling them, Why? He isn’t going to miss.
Greatest game closer EVER!!
Watching that live was surreal.
If you watch this stuff on your own, don't skip anything. Pay attention to the details and sink your mind into that time and place. For example, notice the final score from this game and the previous one they showed. The scores are so low because the defence of the 90's was so stifling. The athletes were modernizing with the workouts and weight training. The physicality was at its peak. The amount of contact allowed then was crazy compared to now. For whatever reason the NBA was concerned for their product and the lack of scoring and altered the rules to make it easier on the offence. I suppose it did work from a business standpoint. Can't deny the money and popularity of the game now but, we've lost something so important in the process.
So now the ruled have changed. The dogs have been called off so to speak. The more talented players are being freed up. Instead of getting thrown into the deep end and finding the strength inside to swim players are getting their hands held while wading in the shallow end. I watched so many gifted players fail back then because they didn't have the maturity or just simply the heart to make it.
Yet another reason why Jordan is so remarkable. In an era where no one was scoring. When final scores were in the 70's and 80's this man just got better. He was still scoring at will! Still averaging 30!
I don't know man... I guess I just miss it. I miss the feeling of watching grown men/ warriors heading into battle. The sacrifice. The blood, sweat and tears. The drama was unparalleled!
Now l turn on a game and that's exactly what it feels like, a game. Wealthy entertainers playing a game. I've fallen out of love...
Thank you! sums up my thought pretty well. I'm 48 years and I quit watching NBA-Basketball a long time ago. It's just boring to me now. All the toughness is gone, the "I'll kick your ass" and really meaning it and doing it. Greets from Germany!
@@ingobordewick6480 I have you by 4 years and I stopped watching once my second favorite player all-time (Shaq) retired. It's unbearable to watch when the Tempurpedic pillow fights at Hugh Hefner's mansion are tougher.
@@katrinachavez3533 Right. Nice comparison.
The 2010s through 2023 have gotten worse and worse. The league is so soft now that it’s pitiful!
This game remains epic to this day. Those 3 possessions in a row will be hard to replicate
Ps. Legacii would also like that you react to MJ’s other finals performances
No ones ever gonna top that full stop
At this point, MJ’s average was 31.5ppg for his career. Coming back for the Wizards for 2 seasons brought his career average down 30.1ppg. I was an MJ/Bulls hater back then and always rooted for the teams the Bulls faced, but after watching this finish to his 2nd 3peat live, I knew that I witnessed the best player of all time at that point and that he would reign as the greatest for a long time and 20+ years later, he’s still the best I’ve ever seen.
That's exactly how I felt since I've bled purple & gold since Magic's rookie season. That black cat they dubbed Black Jesus was just something special. And I haven't seen anything close to him before or after him. I think it's somewhat comical when they try to compare a mere mortal to him.
Need a Stockton highlight reaction too, my boy! And bro, that's not a push off - his off hand was coming down for the ball and barely grazed Russell....Russell even said because he took him to the rack on the previous play, he was trying to beat him to the rim and the cross over broke his ankles. Common misconception was there was a forceful push!
Agree. If you watch it from another angle it becomes obvious that there's no push off, he was already gone and out of the play. If anything a tiny bit of Jordan just rebalancing himself for the shot.
現在的NBA誰還有這樣的心態來競爭跟有榮譽心. MJ 🥰 MY GOAT FOREVER ~💯💯⭐️⭐️無與倫比
"His whole shoulder into him why" because Stockton & Malone were snakes, taking charges but throwing shoulder checks, setting picks with elbows out, they were low key dirty
Don't forget MJ is what? 35 in this game. Never took games off in regular season...played hard-nosed defense ENTIRE season and led the league in scoring - Pippen was invisible most of this season and playoffs!! Of course his legs were tired! Still game through...as always...GOAT!!
I am binge watching many of Michael Jordan's games. Some of it is extended highlights, but I am trying to watch as much as I can. If Michael Jordan was 2 years younger, Bulls win in Game 5 vs Jazz
Have you ever checked out the month that Michael played point guard in 89 and had 12 triple doubles.
Needs to!
@@dawsonsschittcreek5395 When Paxson was out 11 games and MJ took over. He could do whatever he out his mind to.
This last sequence basically is a summation of Jordan's career. Gets the steal on defense goes on offense and wins the game. Controlled the game from both sides of the ball.
If you noticed, in the final 4 minutes Jordan scored the Bulls final 8 points. He made 2 steals, including the one from Malone that led to the epic shot everyone remembers. Also notice on the Malone open jumper, Jordan rotated properly, Harper and Pippen both bit on the play. Both.
Also notice that with 2 timeouts and 17 seconds left when they got their last possession, the Bulls didn't call time out. Even in a championship moment, that team didn't need an update on what they were doing, they all knew. As they went to the offensive side nobody even looks at the bench.
People underestimate how good the teams Jordan faced were, because they had no rings...because of Jordan.
Double edged debate sword.
Took over in crunch time on the biggest stage, with all eyes on him like Tupac - offensively and defensively. #GOAT
Exactly, and people overrate that KD gsw team.. When it's the same team a Chris Paul James Harden rockets team was up 3-2 with, before cp3 went down with an injury.. It's no doubt that the kd gsw is stacked with talent, but their actual play/fit was often questionable.. A harden cp3 team would've likely won against them if cp3 didn't get injured..
This is the greatest NBA game ever. I jumped and screamed like if I was watching this live!
Lol. Stop that, Shorty! Wizards MJ was dangerous too. If he didn't have those injuries they were in the playoffs most definately. We were glad to see the ball God on the court again and he didn't disappoint.
37 back then is a different 37 compared to now. This was a tough defensive era. Look at how low the scoring is. 37 is like almost half the points of the team.
I love how excited you got!! Shows you truly are a fan of this game we all love
@LegaciiTv What people don't understand about the pushoff is that Byron Russel had his hand on MJ's shoulder (offensive foul), so if MJ had gone up for a shot Russel would have impeded his movement. So it was MJ goes up and shoots 2 clutch free throws or he gets pushed off and MJ shoots a clutch mid-range.
91 MJ vs Lakers was insane. I watched it for the first time on CZcams and I couldn’t believe it. MJ was ridiculous in that series.
There’s no better last few plays in a game! You can’t write this if it was a movie! The Final Shot!! 👏🏾 👏🏾🙌🏾
Mike was operations manager of the Wizards. That was his job, talent scout. Staffing . He saw the team lacked experience and leadership. The ownership asked MJ to be the floor coach until the team caught up. Mike took off his suits and became the floor general for a team he invested in partial ownership with. He hired a former Coach of his from the Bulls organization Doug Collins and changed a below 500 team into playoff contenders. He was over 40 when he quit due to injury. He again took over a year off after this game before suiting up as a wizard to cook every team he could
For me what ever way you wish to call that last play, that MJ either pushed off or not, is fine. But image this, its probably your last play and you are down one, you still decide to add a little sumthing, sumthing and be able to put one hand on the defender while keeping your dribble, then cross the defender without losing the ball and lastly gather your feet and balance to get off a perfect game winning, Finals winning shot, really!! Talk to me when Bron does this.
At 4:03, look at Rodman like "What rebound? It's Mike, he's gonna make it anyway." And at 6:08 you can see him talking to some fans like, "He's gonna make it anyway!...see?" At 6:23 again, Rodman walking away from the rim like "See, what'd I tell you? There won't be a rebound."
If the greatest rebounder of all time says "yeah, no effort required on this, because I know where it's going", you listen.
The Worm knew b-ball like Bo Jackson did Nike cross-trainers. Maybe one of these days Anthony Davis will do same with King James.
People don’t know how many times Rodman got thrown out of the game. Many times just bc the ref didn’t like him but he earned some also
I think The Last Dance showed perfectly how it wasn't a push, showed a new lower angle. Also, NO ONE, and I mean NO BODY complained at that moment. Not Byron Russell, Coach, no one. When you get pushed, your first natural reaction is to complain to anyone who may have saw it.
Real b-ball heads know that wasn't a push. Russ was as shook as Mother Earth before a tsunami. He thought MJ was going hard right to bucket like Jordan did on play before.
You should watch that "Last 3 minutes of Kobe's last game" video
Cross court Stockton, It's there!
Michael Jordan: That's when I took it personal
REACT TO THIS.... When Michael Jordan played point guard
10 triple doubles in 11 game
I have mad respect for Russell in that moment. He KNOWS he was pushed but he also knows that he and everybody else does it so what does he do, go straight into helping to call a timeout and try to talk it out with his team on how to score before time is up. Not saying that NOBODY during that time period in the NBA would have complained but about 99% of the players these days(especially if it was done to LeBron, Harden or other guys of that stature) would have complained even though they do the same thing. Just play the game and stop crying to the refs so much is my point for NBA players these days and go out there and compete.
Tbh it wasn't much of a push off.. You should watch Reggie Miller pushing off Jordan on his game winning shot. Dude straight up pushed Jordan with 2 hands to get open.
But I agree, even though there were occasional complaining back then, it's not nearly as bad as it is now.
Has any of the statisticians or counters ever compared Jordan and Lebron in this? After a score, the pose. I mean when they score then give a look to the crowd a second or two longer, or make a face, or pause in their own badassness. I have been watching both of them and I think Jordan gets on with it right away and Lebron loves to bask in himself after each score. I mean, a LOT.
No excuses. Check the box score and see how many minutes Jordan actually played.
Let me guess - a whole damn lot!
These games were attrition battles. Bodies get exhausted playing this style of game. Not mentioned in this video, Scottie was basically a walking corpse out there in the final minutes. His back was shot, and if this went game 7 in Utah, this series would have been up for grabs. CONTEXT MATTERS. But this is why Michael Jordan is who he is....thrives in the most crucial moments, when the stakes are at their highest.
Stakes? Even Bram Stoker's Dracula knew he'd get them thru the heart by the assassin that went by the name of Black Jesus. Glad you mentioned Pips cadaver-like presence. Not too many heads remember that. No way that softie plays in game 7. Jordan without his potent sidekick takes over late in game (offensively and defensively), and not in a regular season game but an NBA Finals closeout game, with those two iconic plays. "Where Amazing Happened." That's why the vast majority of the populace views him as the GOAT.
I hated jordan so much i was one of those ppl jumping up and down screaming for an offensive foul against russell.. but now that i look at it again, Jordan BARELY pushed off.. the man is great..
Not excuses young man, MJ played all but 2 minutes of this game and Pippen was a non factor, back issues and spent 90% of the game in the locker room. MJ willed himself to win this hard fought game from the Jazz....
This young and ignorant Bron superman lover has no idea of the physicality of the game back then. And Jordan had to carry the whole load since Pippen's back was so bad that he wouldn't have been able to play in game 7. Bob Costas (play-by-play guy) has seen it all, and he knew how much energy Mike had expended. That's why he made that comment.
I saw the whole series live (during nights here in Germany). The reason the reporters are calling out that "superman" is maybe tired is, because he worked his ass off in the first 5 games and he was really tired at this point of the series. My friends and I still discuss to this day if they would have maybe lost the series in game 7 if they would have lost this one, because of the "aging" Bulls getting tired.
Jordan work his ass off? Black Jesus didn't even take Sundays off. How many seasons did he play the full 82 games? No load management back then like today's vaginal walls league. And he didn't rest on defense ala LeBron James. Never did a teammate of his have to literally push him to defend his guy.
@@katrinachavez3533 I think you got me wrong. I said, that the reporters are calling out, that he is maybe tired and the assumption is legit, because he worked so hard in the first 5 games of the series.
@@ingobordewick6480 No, I don't got you wrong. I was just being a little sarcastic. Of course he was a little fatigued. He was no longer in his early 30s. The guy expended so much energy at both ends, I don't know how he had the stamina to take over late in games. Simply amazing!
Exactly, and the bulls were damn near towards the end of their dynastic run. Pippen was done, Rodman was done, Toni kukoc was like their 2nd best player all playoffs.
There's a high chance the bulls lose game 7 if Jordan didn't win it for them here.
MJ never seen a game 7 in the championship
they not making excuses.. it was so rare to see MJ miss and flop they are confused..
that wasn't a charge cause Rodman didn't even have the ball yet and as he was coming down after getting the ball dude wanna stand there. that's not how charge fouls work. Those refs were hatin on Rodman.
MJ was so tired in this game, you can see it in his body language.
Did you react to the flu game?
You have to watch the playoff game when Jordan had the flu and still dropped 50
You keep saying that last Jordan play was a push off, but you do realize that Russel had actually grabbed him, right?
So much to unpack:
I remember the 90s in Chicago...
The Bulls were doing the most. Phil was on Deck with Tex teaching the triangle and the Bulls matured into a force. They molly whomped most teams in offense and defense. Pip was a mini Mike. ROLE PLAYAZ GOT IT IN... Shut down the league 3 out of 5 years in the 90s. MIKE WAS OUT FOR ALMOST 700 DAYS. and they made the playoffs every year.
So they had been suppressing the Utah Jazz for years. This is game 6 of the series with the Bulls up 3 games with 5 Trophies
Mike is tired, but his skillset will let him push on both ends of the court. This is the 6th ring in 8 years if Chicago wins. While Utah has been hungry for its first ever. Jordan was a ball hog like Kobe because he couldn't trust his team in the 80s. Now the Bulls are an Organic Super Team
Mike did it to them before and would not let them taste a championship on his watch again. He is Beyond clutch. 150% Fundamentals. This is the creation of Mamba mentality. Passing is great. You need a finisher. Mike was the man w needed. GOAT. Lebron is better than Magic. Not near Mike.
Have you watched the Michael Jordan game when he had the flu?
I think he had the flu during the game.
If I recalled
Sounds like you have no hard drive to the right if you think that was a push off. A little before game winning shot Jordan drove hard right for a layup on Russ and Russ thought he was going to do it again so he bit pitbull hard to beat Jordan to the spot. Only thing that pushed off was Mr. Momentum. Learn the game youngster before you make such an ignorant comment. I apologize if asphalt badminton is your game and not b-ball.
Lol imagine Feeling This Strongly About A Comment A Guy You Never Met Made 😂 Katrina You Seem Tired. Please I Insist. Take Several Seats
@@legaciitv9629 And I don't need to know you to come to the conclusion that you're cerebrally feeble. Just like I don't need to do cocaine laced with fentanyl to know it's as deadly as Alec Baldwin prop gats. #Young&Ignorant
@@legaciitv9629 You're still tsunami wet behind the ears. Learn the game before you make such ridiculous comments. And it's written all over your mascara - the hurt knowing that King Flop is inferior to Black Jesus. Queen Diva can only daydream of taking over like this and hitting clutch free-throws like His Airness. Mike didn't have Wade, Ray Allen, Kyrie, Anthony Davis to do it for him.
@@katrinachavez3533 Ma’am…Shut Up 😂
@@legaciitv9629 Only one rockin' a skirt is you King Flop superman lover.