The Game OLD Michael Jordan SHUTS DOWN Critics! CRAZY Highlights vs Hornets 2001.12.29 - 51 Points!
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- 38 Yr-Old Michael Jordan Full Game Highlights | Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets | December 29, 2001 | 2001-02 NBA Season | HOH Throwback
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Dropped 51 at 38 years old and not one 3 pointer, let that sink in
Kobe drops 60 in his last game WITH DUNKS..
I can only imagine how much Jordan would average in this league today with the worst perimeter defense of any past era Jordan would shoot middy's for days and rip for anyone dumb enough to be in the paint when Jordan takes flight
@Tellestus 0 never had Shaq but he got Pippen and Rodman. Shaq was fighting with Kobe for ball...
@@danjr130 because of today basketball I am rethinking to come back to pro basketball with 260lbs 6.4 and 37yo. I stop watching after McGrady left...
That was in the early 2000s...let that sink in
Baron Davis - “Wassup Mike”
MJ - “I took it personal, so I had to drop a 50 piece on them.
Actually I think there was a story in the newspaper saying is Michael Jordan too old and not what he was or something and he took it personal and did this the next game 😂
The Last Dance 🤣
Last dance 🤣😂😂
😂😂😂
"i had to bust they ass and give em 50 🐐"
MJ's midrange game is simply a thing of beauty...
Jordan was very smart and very fast even at 38 years old he beat Younger players like nothing LeBron doesn't have the talent and the mentality to olay play like this
51points 38 yrs old...
34points in 1st half....
Legend.....
So MJ became the owner of Charlotte even before he retired.
thats good
LMFAOOOO
Charlotte has alot of owners. Many players seem to have career games when they face/faced them.
This should have more likes..
W
51 with no threes
Unbelievable
Its just beautiful to watch.
Goat but can’t hit a three smh
@@cockzilla13 he cant but he doesnt need to
@@cockzilla13 he can but three point shots are pointless to you when you're the goat
45 in 3 quarters as a 38 year old and some people think a young MJ wouldn’t kill it today. This was early 2000’s where defense was at a high too.
Nah you're tripping bro..LeBron would have owned jordan's a**
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against the hornets!! the Fucking Hornets... this game was just a redemption of his if not the worst game of MJ games prior to this
@@ZephyrDTV Being on the wizards lowered his career stats/numbers. Yet, he's still #1 in PER. Crazy.
Yeah and 24 in the first quarter! I've seen people say he would be a bench player today
the man scored 51 points at 38 years old without one three point only pure basketball g.o.a.t
Three points is not pure basketball?
@@4tchilling956 read it again then delete your comment
He had 1 3pt lol that’s his only weakness
Lol pure basketball
@@osas5211 nah he just didn’t focus on it, he could be a 3pt legend if he tried
Scores 51 points against the Hornets and then buys the team. Legendary 🐐!
owns the Hornets, then owns the Hornets
Those are the pelicans dude
@@Naa-ee7nq more like destroyed the hornets, then destroyed the hornets lol
@@truzzprod.8191 No, this is the Charlotte hornets. Pelicans are New Orleans, they weren't the new orleans hornets yet. It was Charlotte hornets, then New Orleans, then to OKC for a bit, then back to New Orleans, and now back to Charlotte, michaels home town.
@@Calilou52 No the Bobcats were a expansion team
The more older I get the more I appreciate old Mike doing his thing. He scored 51 on pure fundamentals. No flash, just basic midrange and simple crossovers.
No one else to do such a thing.
Exactly players fail to realise how important footwork actually is
You could of simply said “ the older i get the more i appreciate old mike doing his thing”
Jay Clemons *the older I get
No need to double
Bro I'm 38 now and just SMDH
MJ, the only man to have a 50 point game at that age, and the only man to have a 50 point game in three different decades.
Wow
Jamal Crawford scored 50 at 40 years old kid
@@mariomm9080 Jamal Crawford was 39 years old and 20 days but he is the oldest for 50 points.
Jordan is the oldest to score 40 points.
@@mariomm9080 Tell that to Jordan and he will come back from retirement today and score a fifty right away
I went to that game and I can vividly remember the roar of the arena when he scored his last shot that took his game point total from 49 to 51 pts.
Man, what a joy that was!
After watching the last dance, how typical is this? Mike dropping 51 the game after first time scoring under 10. You know lots were saying time to retire, he took it personally.
If Jordan had joined an actual contender instead of the wizards he would had probably got another championship. The wizards were horrid so Jordan had a lot of game load. Imagine if he joined the lakers for a year or two
Joseph Pavlack imagine the Kings 😅
Loso Way 450 Yeah didn’t want to sound like a bag wagoners when I said the lakers but he could had been on a championship team if he joined an above average team
Loso Way 450 Great fit for the kings, they need someone like him to move up to the next level, what a surprise he went to play for the wizards.
@MUFC Just shut up already.
I laugh when haters say Jordan couldnt play in this era.
I'd laugh too. Of course he could. Just like anyone else. Only thing is, he'd never show he's better than someone like Curry, Thompson, Rose, etc.
@@luthervaughn1 YOU BETTER TAKE YOUR MEDICINE AND APOLOGIZE
@@c_low5392 LOL! RIGHT!!!? But yo, Carlos. Stick to "FUTBALL". Mexicans ain't never known shit about basketball.
@@luthervaughn1 That's a laughable statement
He just wouldn’t score as much, he dont shoot a lot of 3’s you know the mid range game is pretty much dead today it’s either 3’s or layups.
I only saw him attempt 1 3pt shot. And he ends with 51 at 38. That's crazy
I the 3 was more like playing mind games on the the Defense.He like Saying : I Can Shoot Three's too
lebron entered this chat
Well that’s why players who score 50+ on average attempt less shots. The mathematics don’t lie. If you can shoot the 3 efficiently you ahould increase the volume of 3 pnt shots. Jordan was a bad 3 pnt shooter, and if you remove the periods when the 3 pnt line got closer, he wasn’t justified to take 3s
@@federalfreemoneylackofrese9937 🌝MJ shot 33% from 3 in regular season And playoffs and 37% from 3 in the Finals. That doesn’t even remotely qualify as “bad “. By the way if you removed the two shortened 3 point line seasons, it would simultaneously lower his regular 3pt% while also increasing his playoff 3pt%. Nice try though lol
@@federalfreemoneylackofrese9937 💡 I AGREE that MATHEMATICS don’t lie.
58% True Shooting in Chicago compared to the 53.6% league TS average.
6 of the top 10 points per 75 possession scoring seasons in NBA HISTORY.
4 straight seasons of posting a +60% TS winning the scoring title in all of those seasons.
Statistical peak from 1986-1991 averaging 33.9 ppg on a 59.6% TS.
Highest ppg average in the regular season and playoffs.
You might be confusing Michael Jordan with an inefficient shot chucker like Westbrook lol. Mj didn’t have to shoot that many 3’s because he was so he so efficient at the rim, from mid range and getting to the line. The 3pt was a bonus for him 😉. Don’t even get me started on his 1991 post season where he shot 50% from mid range, 67% at the rim, 53% from 2pt, 52% from the field, 38% from 3 and 84% from the free throw line getting there 9
Times a game.
Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player of all time
I just turned 38 last week, and I'm telling you....there's just no way.
to this day this comment makes me laugh😂😂😂 its so true
i have a couple months same maybe if i play a 10 year old
@juice Still 39, for the time-being, but....yeah.
Goat mentality
juice no holds barred huh😂
The problem with being 38 isnt that u cant still play, its when u wake up the next day u cant move. lol
Delusion In The Brain lmfaoo right
Just don't tell that to MJ - he'd probably take it as a challenge! :D
38-year old Micheal Jordan scored 45 points the very next game.
@@randyh.7782 Thats awesome, i was just saying that in general when u get older u cant go go go like when u younger. Jordan is the man
@@nobodysreview6137 I feel you on that. Besides...their following game was two days later against the Nets, so Michael Jordan could've very well been aching all over the following day.
It is shocking to realize that this was a little over 20 years ago. I really miss being able to turn the TV on and catch a game with MJ and all of those other epic HOF greats in that brilliant golden age of basketball. I wish I could watch this entire game.
Yup I don't even watch NBA anymore. The new generation of ballers all went to the same camps as kids and have the same 2 or 3 moves...
Yeah this really was when the NBA was cool. Pretty unwatchable now days. Iverson, Carter, T-Mac, Kobe, KG etc. Wayyy cooler players and better basketball instead of a 3-pt contest now.
@@michaelminichini6651exactly lots of floppin around too incredibly uninteresting
@@case6189It is a shame I wasn't born when Jordan played I had only recently became fascinated with basketball thanks to Jordan. It is honestly laughable that people or kids nowadays compare Jordan to Lebron and Jordan to Kobe, though Kobe may be up to par to Jordan, though irony aside as I myself am too young to even make claims about Jordan but considering his old vintage clips to today I can confidently say he's the 🐐🐐🐑🐑
I have most of his wizards games from 2000-2003.
Michael Jordan is the gold standard for perfection in basketball. The GOAT 🐐🔥
I don't know if anyone has already mentioned this, but he scored 45 the next game. His double-digit streak ended and then he scored 96 points in the next two games, at 38 years old. Ridiculous.
Scott Sorensen 38 is not old tf
Carlos Gonzalez for an nba player it is
Carlos Gonzalez depending on who you are most nba players start slowing down around the age of 33-35.
I remember this game, but his critics or haters complain he isn't the G.O.A.T🐐? The man straight ball out into his 40s🏀.
@@bayfinest1938 For a professional athlete it is. When you play that many years in a professional league your body starts to wear down. So yeah 38 is pretty old.
MJ : age 38 plays 82 games
Kawhi : L0aD MaNagEMenT
Antonis Tsarouchas MJ: was pretty damn healthy for a 38 year old
Kawhi: has a patella tendon injury meaning he usually needs 3-6 months of rest but he can’t because he has to be an athlete.
he only played 60 games that year. 82 games his final year which is even more impressive.
Austin Gleason I didn’t say which is more impressive. I just stated that Kawhis been dealing with a degenerative knee which is why he needs load management meanwhile MJ is pretty damn in good shape for a 38 year old.
THE 😂😂😂😂😂
@@MistaBunssLikesTurtles healthy to an extent the physical toll his overall NBA career as a chicago bull took on him and supposedly MJ had tendinitis in both Knees and ron artest accidently broke MJ ribs during a pickup game before the 2001-2002 and MJ still averaged 20ppg both seasons at 38-40 years old ....incredible
His Mid Range Jumper was just simple art 🖼️ 🖌️
It's why Kobe copied it to a T
With 1 minute left in the first quarter, the score was hornets 24, MJ 24. Let that sink in
Y’all say let that sink in too much that means only Jordan was scoring that team was trash
@@iwatchytvids5738 we say that because we here to appreciate greatness. not sure why you here though. you not here to appreciate greatness lol
The fundamentals were so polished he made it look flashy. Those moves are basketball 101.
Executed flawlessly.
Mainly cuz the defense was trash
Charles Jiles Nope. defense is tough. Handcheck is allowed and yet he drops 51 at age 38. He is the goat.
Charles Jiles So this was the year before lebron entered the league. As soon as Lebron entered the league the defense magically became harder. I feel like thats the dumbass logic bronsexuals use
Yvng Balla rules change
Kawhi plays offense like 38 year old MJ.
LOL! Yeah Kawhi does look a little slow and old out there when he's on the court. But I'd still take Old Jordan over Lenord
@@ktapreswreckd921v9 I wouldn't lol he's old. He can't play D on the other teams best player like Leonard
@@Onlyrealmusic4life Great point. Still even a old Jordan was still tougher to stop than Leonard. It's kinda like Give me a Old Jordan to score and then give me a Leonard to defend?
ktapreswreck d921v lmao stop... They be double teaming kawhi at any space on the court
@@elijahwilliams3728 I'm serious. Even though we're seeing the old Jordan on this site. His offensive game still seems a little more polished than Kawhi.
I was in high school when MJ came back with the Wizards and man was I so excited. He clearly wasn't the player he used to be, but every once in awhile he had that spring in his step and he looked the way he looked his last couple years in Chicago (like he was 34 instead of 38). Those nights were exciting as hell and he had this way of dominating the game and getting off his shot from anywhere on the floor, no matter who was guarding him. Best midrange scorer ever, and the guy wasn't always shooting contested jumpers like Kobe. He had a way of keeping his defender off balance with a nudge this way, a step that way, and suddenly he went from being guarded to having a few feet of daylight to get off a shot. A literal wizard on the court.
Kobe is so overrated. Shot a low percentage his whole career. Had to put up 35 shots to get his points.
@@ericbogar9665 people like you is why NBA 'analytics' suck ass
@@TheHeisenBuldge Nah, I played the game. I know exactly how I would feel if I shot low 30% in 3's and fgs. I would feel like I sucked. I don't care what league I'm in either. Missing 7 out of 10 shots is horrible to me, and he did that often.
Greatest basketballer on earth. Thank you making me love this game.
To most players averaging 23 points a game and 5 assists is considered all-star numbers. But for a 38 year old Jordan, compared to his younger years, it is actually considered a down year. Just incredible.
The best mid-range game of all time, and it's really not even close. His footwork was flawless. That fadeaway was a work of art.
Well Jerry West would have something to say about that.
Let'sAllLove Lain yeah he’d tell you Mj has the best mid range of all time
@@Positive_energy4u And Mike would say the same about him.
fuck no Kobe's way better mid range and foot work
@@diegochavez679 Jordan shot more in mid-range with much better efficiency. Jordan=13 shots on 49% Kobe=11 shots on 42%
Charlotte: if your old ass can score 50+ on us, we'll let you have the team
38 yr old Jordan: bet
38 yr old Jordan: 51, Take it or leave it.
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Damn. Jordan has owned Charlotte both figuratively and literally
3:14 that commentary was goated
His wizard years are underrated. People say he was slow and unathletic but he still played 82 games his last season.
he still averaged 23 and 20 ppg his last two years. guys today get all star bids with those kind of numbers.
He looked great in his comeback. He wss out for a long time and came back at 38 for christ sake.
With no real help on top of that.
Without none of those (stupid rest games) that the NBA players tend to do now. MJ never did that crap.
But he was slow and unathletic... compared to what he was at his prime.
Compared to other players, he was still a top 10 in the league and a All-Star starter.That just show how amazing he was.
(and Larry Bird was ALWAYS slow and unathletic, and still dominated the game.... When a guy understand the fundamentals of the game, speed is a very small factor... most modern players don´t have a clue about that).
If this guy would've took care his body's more and not retired like 3x, nobody would even attempts to touch his records. But he did more in short amounts of time than most players do in their career.
The GOAT FACTS.
Lived hard, played hard
Retiring in your prime then coming back was load management back then lol. Ali and Sugar Ray did it too.
Should have had a chance to defend his 3-peat in 1999. Unbelievable that Krause really wanted to break up such a legendary dynasty.
And considering it was a lockout shortened season, they would have had a prime chance to get Jordan his 7th.
@@TheWatcherAlias true, didn’t think about that
Man 38 years MJ before the injury was still good, he even one of MVP candidates, Wizards was on the way to the playoffs, they even beat LA, NYJ and other top seed, too bad MJ got injured and never the same against after the injury.
They say the mid range is the worst shot in basketball but judging from this game and MJ’s 6 championships, I’m gonna have to disagree
I will always be about those high percentage shots
Wes
Who tf said that lol 🧢🧢
Cap. Who is "they"? I've never heard this in 30 years of following basketball
People constantly say 3s are better for points, and paint 2s are more reliable. Look at Shaq’s FG%. Mid range worked for Mike, but there are reasons it isn’t everyone’s favorite.
Lol, you goin get spanked by a old man with a mid range J like my dad let alone me.
Can we all just admire the fact that his jumpers were in everybody’s face ? Lol
Now same number of his pts
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Man was a fuckin bucket 😂😂
38 year old Jordan was the best player on the team though. The number one pick was a bust.
What Kobe did his whole career
CZcams showed me two ads instead of one
And that's when things became personal with me
HAHAHAHA alright, good one.
And dropped 60.
So you had to drop the GOAT of adblocks on them
Thank You!
Hhhh
MJ's years with Washington are CRIMINALLY underrated.
Not really the dude only averaged about 21ppg in the two seasons with Wiz.
@@BobbyP5985 He only came back to give wizards some relevancy since he had ownership in them. So just to come back 3 years after retired at age 38. From that 21 ppg isnt all that bad
@@mystify03 watch Lebron retires, comes back 2-3 years later and averages 25 ppg in his early 40s
@@BobbyP5985 Against weak ass teams full of young skinny dudes in a mediocre NBA where refs call fouls on everything. Lebron getting 🧹🧹🧹😆 by the Nuggets
@@BobbyP5985well he averaged 23 the first year and he was continuously getting better and better if you break down his stats…until he blew out his knee. Came back the next season with no business being on a court and still played all 82 games and averaged 20. All things considered that’s very impressive given the garbage team he was on.
He was only 3 and a half years removed from his last championship, so it should not have been surprising that he was still capable of this kind of performance from time to time.
MJ scored 34 points in first half
Commentator: Unbelievable!!, except it's MJ🙌🙌
Exactly right
Jordan was so good his worse season are still good season for an nba player
Jordan was an MVP candidate and playing as good as anybody in the NBA before his injury in that first season with the Wizards. He carried that Wizards team that only won 18 games the season before
@@drfredostein4410 well he obviously ain’t winning it even if he wasn’t injured just too old
Hey this old guy is pretty good I wonder how good he was in his prime lol 😂
He was the best youngster.i grew up watching him and there's no one like him till this day.the only one i can say that compares closest to him is kobe Bryant.
@skt t1 ZERO wtf r u talkn about? There is no joke
@Dewayne Smith there's no joke here moron. Mj is no joke. Its obvious you didn't watch him play cause your probably a little millenial kid
@Dewayne Smith shut up already.you talk too much
@@rogerdominguez3691 hey..
Can you hear that?...
Wooooooosh
He played injured that time and yet scored 50 that show how great MJ is!
Yeah
After being a Jordan fan my whole life but never getting to see a Bulls game live, my brother bought tickets to this game when I was in DC visiting and this was the first and only time I got to watch MJ play live. What a perfect game to be at.
This was after a 3 year lay off. AND being 38 yrs. old. Smh. He was just blessed to be the best.
Busted his ass to get back in shape. He still wanted to compete and be the best at that age.
in his first "return" he was already 32, in which by standards is already old and past his prime. Yet he was a member of NBA all defensive and offensive 1st team, finals mvp, all star game mvp, regular season mvp among other accolades
Lebron would shit on this Jordan easily
@@ercushkakulmetov7458 AHAHAHAHA, objectively speaking THIS jordan is twice as good as Lebron's peak
grass weeds Nah. It’s clear Jordan is the greatest. He’s getting 20ppg at 40 in the 2000s further proves it. He could definitely compete in the modern nba.
Never wastes a single movement. Poetry in motion.
David Byun very well said
Love the choice of the words mate
A wizard with poetry ✴️💚✴️
The first player to be so fundamentally sound yet super-athletic.
you are just wasting energy dribbling, don't go out there and dance on the floor like it's street ball, make a move and shoot, you either miss or make it then try again. Lot of kids these days waste time dancing on the floor for no reason. @Gerry Buckets
If u think. About it.. Im a way better basket ball player then u.
Jordan had 51 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals on 55% shooting from the field. Not bad for being 38 years old 😂😂. Its one thing to get 51 points while taking a ton of shots and shooting a bad percentage. But it's crazy to get 51 points while being extremely efficient by shooting at 55%.
Old past prime wizards Mike lighting up the league in this way to me shows his game definitely would’ve carried over to the LeBron and Kobe era and he’d own that era too. He was just too good
MJ was dunking on 3 people when the league had big men like Shaq, Robinsn, Hakeem, Patrick, Alonzo, Barkley, Malone etc. guarding the paint. Now you have Draymond fkin' Green playing Center? with no handchecking? Pfft. MJ would EAT in this era.
MJ: Man these guys suck, I'm gonna own them.
Also MJ: Literally owns the Hornets
Jimvee lmao true
Xd
LOL
This is technically the Pelicans… they moved to New Orleans
@@chrisbeach423 it's the Charlotte hornets they became bobcats when new Orleans hornets came into the league
Me: doesn’t search for this vid
recommended: “so I took that personally”
"Okay fine"
“You’re only a platypus you don’t do much...”
MJ has the highest career scoring avg in NBA history, even after returning to play with the Wizard well passed his prime. I mean the man is 89 yrs old here and dropping 31 in the 1st half on the Hornets. One more time giving the fans one last glimpse of the magic and perfection that left us all in awe.
Dude MJs game in Washington was so aesthetically pleasing. Such beautiful pull-ups and post moves.
Mj was so fundamentally sound he didn't even have to work that hard to get those points
Cuz he played against bums😂 no doubt he would’ve dropped 30+ on strong teams, just explaining why this game looked so easy to him
@@ASalahSamak the hell you talking about? these guys were the 4th seed and made it to the playoffs
@@ASalahSamak How is Lebronze? At the International Basketball Community, we have this "Legend Of Lebronze James". The first time the world saw a So-called GOAT in NBA a Bronze Medalist Benchwarmer in the 2004 Olympics. He led the 2006 US FIBA team with 2006 Finals MVP and future Heat Teammate Wade. Led the US in Bronze again. Coach K needed Kobe for them and Lebron to win Gold in the Olympics. 2003-2009 must also have BUMs for Players. But how come Lebronze did not win an NBA championship in that period? Because Lebronze is Lechoke and Lefake. Because against BUMs who are real competition just like the international basketball community, Lebronze is just a GOAT pretender.
Bums? BD played there. And the Hornets were 4th seed just like someone mentioned here, they were better than MJ's Wizards.
@@abrarfahim493 and how many of them are a HOFs? Exactly my point
Charlotte: Hey Mike. Big fan. Welcome to Charlotte
MJ: I took it personal so I dropped 51 and bought the team
NJ u ok 2k 1llo[œ 8
😹😹😹💔
😂😂😂😂
You: Breathes*
MJ: *Thats All I Needed.*
😂😂😂😂😂
Dude he snapped. He's so good he came off retirement and still destroyed these young dudes.
Age is just a number to Jordan. All of us who we're fortunate enough to see this man play in the '90s to early '2000s are very very lucky. Not even the great Kobe or lebron had this kind of ability and determination even in his late 30s to early 40s. He was truly something else to behold. The man just loved the game that much.
20ppg 41%fg 18%3p 😭
Are you stupid? Lmao lebron is like 37 or 38 rn
every point he scores is so effortless. He literally takes two steps and shoots it.. literally the goat
He played this game like it was a scrimmage lol
The most amazing thing to me about this video and the reason Mike is able to score like this at this age is his footwork. His footwork is flawless on a lot of the moves, jab steps, pump fakes, drop steps, turn around jumpers, and drives to the lane. Such a beauty to watch.
amazing footwork. bird, hakeem, mj and kobe had some of the greatest footwork i've ever seen.
i totally agree
You forgot about his ball handling and body control. Michael was the best at both. I'll give Kobe some love too-meaning #2 at both
@@srijeshpanth789 You got it half right. Michael and Bryant had the better footwork, body control and ballhandling skills then the other two
The JP Hmm. I wonder who you are talking about hmm?
There will Never ever be another player as good as Mike !
I got front row seats under the basket while Jordan was in DC for a game against the Magic and McGrady. Jordan put up 28 in the first half at the basket right in front of us, so damn cool.
It’s little stuff like this that makes him the goat. They said he couldn’t shoot so he comes out and smacks 6 threes in one half in the finals, etc. he always bounces back
ballislife he not the goat
EPT yes he is just you just don't want to admit it
EPT is that why he has 10 scoring titles, 3 steal titles, 6 rings, 6 finals MVPs, 5 season MVPs, 14 all star appearances, 9 time all defensive team, 10 time nba first team, 2 gold medals and has a career average of 30 ppg
EPT you are living in the moment
ballislife and u living in the past nigga😂😂
Midrange deadeye on Hall of fame
ChicagoDefense facts
ChicagoDefense On steroids
Wtf is his archetype
gadson92 slashing shot creator
@@jacobharrison3403 Throw Lockdown in there with post scoring so he's basically too godly to pick only two archetypes 😅
MJ was just so skilled. You can just see how old he is at 0:33 looks so old and stiff when he is sizing him up. Younger mike would of blown by him to the rim. 40pts on pure skill
Scores less than 10 the previous game for the first time and does this to show he’s still got it
I loved MJ's stint with the Wizards, he had nothing more to prove as far as winning goes and was just playing for the love of the game, but he proved that he can still play at the elite level and at the level he always has.
Only enhanced his legacy by doing this, didn't embarrass himself at all. A once in a lifetime athlete that'll never be duplicated.
MJ was getting everything back ( Prime Chicago days version ), and the Wizards were playing very well because of it. Then MJ got hurt from a freak accident. Still bothers me to this day that MJ had that bad luck injury, and didn't get 1 last deep playoff run with the Wiz. Even a 40 year old MJ was able to be a top 10 player if healthy. So yeah, he's the G.O.A.T.
Exactly dude....
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/kobe-bryants-farewell-season-putting-jordans-wizards-years-in-perspective/
This is why Michael Jordan is the greatest Nba player of all time
and thats why ur LeGoat Hater lol
@@owenhockeyrotz bruh just admit it. lmao
@@remadapa6007 Lebron slightly worse than MJ
@@remadapa6007 OK I’ll admit it you’re on crack
nah fam Wilt is the GOAT
I lived in the DC area during these years, and I'll never forget having MJ on the Wizards. I remember sitting in the car in a Home Depot parking lot in PG County listening to the press conference where they announced it. Watched every game I could catch. This wasn't the explosive, soaring Jordan. It was the crafty, supremely skilled Jordan, still very tough and blindingly quick. If you think this comeback sucked, then you weren't there. It may or may not have been great for the franchise or his teammates, but this was Michael Jordan playing for my local team. Very memorable.
Jordan scored all 13 of the Wizards' first 13 pts and didn't miss a shot from the floor to that point. Based on this highlight reel, with barely a minute left in the first quarter, Jordan had 23 of Washington's 26 points, and was only one point away from tying the entire Hornets' lineup to that point in a competitive game. What an opening quarter.
Let's see if LeBron can score 50 pts at 38 yo
I feel like MJ could’ve played more seasons with the wizards if he never hurt his knee during this season. That injury really messed him up his 2nd year back with Washington.He was just getting back in nba shape. The guy was a straight up beast.
JP Mallillin averaged 25 and was on pace for the playoffs too before the injury
Artest breaking his ribs is what really messed him up
💯💯💯💯💯💯
@@svgnzls600 He averaged 21 points and plus no one on the team nor the front offiice liked him. Lol
@@SilkyLew lol you crazy as hell
Man was averaging 20ppg on 44% shooting at 40🤦🏾♂️goat
25.1* before the injury
38 not 40 lol
@@beanteam2217 no nigga 40 look it up his final season he was 40
@@beanteam2217 he talking about his last season...
@@senpai1574 his last season he was 39 not 40
I saw Jordan on his first game coming back from his baseball related retirement vs. the Atlanta Hawks. Had a really good seat too so I got to watch him a few rows back from the court create plays, hit shots, make steals, rebounds, everything... He actually won the game at the buzzer too. Jordan did a fist pump and Scottie Pippen laughed and shook his head. The crowd went nuts (even though this game was in Atlanta - didn't matter). It was incredible and you could not have written a better ending. I knew at the time it was special and will always remember it.
MJ was playing hurt majority of his wizard stint too which is incredible and remember seeing him get double and triple team at times during that games
MJ scoring 51 points inside the three point lane is truly unbelievable
Jordan only attempted more than 100 3s in 6 out of his 15 seasons. 😂
@@TheAnanaki what is funny there?🤨
why... u make 7 threes thats only 7 more points..
@@ziginaigra he is right though, he jacked up shots and had a low percentage actually
@@OmnipotenceZERO are u talking about kobe?😂
The man was still GREAT at 38 years of age. He's the 🐐
No one will ever make basketball look as beautiful 🐐
Old Jordan is so fascinating to see, he did so much with just the pure fondamentals, no flashiness. If he was in a better team he would have probably won another title
His midrange game is what made him so great, same as Bird. The fact that these guys were proficient at every range made it so hard to key on them.
MJ was the best defender, best leader, best finisher (at the rim), best trash talker/intimidator, had the best post game and had the best midrange game....at once.
Incredible.
I think only 7 times has a player lead the league in scoring and won the finals MVP
.....he did 6 of those 7
Imagine Bird in today's game with the big focus on 3's. Bird was one of the great 3 point shooters in history but played in an era where it was more of an afterthought. He only averaged 1.9 three point shots a game in his career. Compare that to Stephen Curry who averages 8.8 a game & has averaged over 10 a game for the last 8 seasons or so. Would he be averaging as much as Curry? No, because Bird had a really strong midrange game & could take it to the hoop, but he might have been putting up 5, 6, 7 a game.
MJ & Bird had very similar games as well, if you just watch how they move around the court off the ball, back down defenders, & their shot selection. Very, very similar.
In fact, sometimes I wonder whether Jordan modelled his game on Bird's they're that similar, & he did seem to be in awe of him when he spoke about him. And before anyone jumps down my throat, that doesn't mean that Jordan isn't greater or whatever, it's just that Bird came first & when you watch how similar their games are (seriously, go watch some Bird highlights & compare them), it does make you wonder.
Yea he was still bonafide legit scorer in Washington. Just nowhere near as efficient as he used to be due to age and injuries. You see a similar trend with most hall of fame guards when they get in their late 30’s. They take a big dip in efficiency
@@efisgpr Bird was better at trash talking and I can name 2 other players from the top of my head that were better defensive players.
I was at this game. I saw Jordan in 93 with the Labradford Smith game when I was in third grade. He put on an amazing show every time. I got to see a couple of wizards games with him and he never disappoints. The GOAT!! It’s not even close
That's my GOAT
Here to watch the goat score 51 at 38 years old. Good luck next year when you're 38 Lebron 🏀
Had he not retired the first 2 times.... He would be first in all-time points leader board.... Easily!
@@kengi8964 Being a 10-time scoring leader, MJ was on pace to surpass Kareem.
@@kengi8964 He definitely would've he averaged more points than Kareem.
Kareem= GP- 1,560, MIN-57446
MJ = GP - 1,072, MIN- 41010
He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game)
He will surpass kareem, guaranteed
@@marztenacity9444 *would have
@@kengi8964 but if michael didnt retire 2 times his the youngest to reach 30,000, points
As Derrick Rose would say "He scored an old school 50" 😂😂😂
4glorysake 1988 when did d rose say that? Just curious to hear him cause I’m from Chicago lol but imagine MJ in their soft ass league now
@@kant5696 It was in an ESPN interview when D rose dropped that 50 point game he was talking about how his 50 point game was a throwback alota penetration midrange less three pointers and drawing fouls so "an old school 50" 😁
This is the only game I ever saw Jordan play Live!!! And I’m so thankful. I had a box suite at the then MCI CENTER. So thankful.
Went to college, lost a season to injury, and skipped out a couple seasons in his prime and STILL is a top 5 scorer all time. If he had come out of HS, never got injured, never retired early, and played until 37-38ish he would have well over 40k points all time. Him and Chamberlain were so above and beyond everyone else when it came to scoring it ain’t even close! If Jordan played in today’s NBA he’d throw up 40 a game. 🐐
When everyone stands up when MJ was leaving the court ... we know, he is playing against professional youngsters half his age and he drop 51 pts on them ... RESPECT!!!
Thats what LeBron is doing now
He definitely deserves credit too for what he's doing right now at age 38 20th season
@@dmoneywmb5017 true
No words, simply the best MJ, my respects forever
AND!!!!!!I still dont see a player like him in anyway IN TODAYS GAME (G.O.A.T.)
Look at how quick he gets the shot off at 2:14 off the catch and shoot. Incredible
Old Jordan on the Wizards was just having fun. It was like a long retirement party, really. His swan song. #GOAT
MJ The 🐐. So beautiful to watch him play, everything he did on the court, even at age 38, he played just so effortless.
Mind over matter, Jordan proved that
OLD Michael Jordan is still better than 95 percent of the NBA today!
Factual
The goat mj
Last dance brought me here. Who else?
me
Been here for years but glad to have you aboard
Yup. Dreaming of what could have been.
Deez nutzzzz
been here for decades but glad to have you finally aboard Robyn
I honestly believe Jordan would’ve had a possible playoff run with this terrible team if he didn’t get injured
No question. I remember they beat the Kings (who were legit title contenders that year) right before the all-star break and they were like 5 or 6 games over .500. And then after the all-star break everything fell apart, including MJ's knee.
now imagine if MJ joined the Lakers and came off the bench as their 6th man since phil was there..probably gets a 3rd 3peat under his belt but the real GOAT would never do that
@@vanguardas9927 There was no way he’d come off the bench. He was the 3rd leading scorer in the NBA at one point, behind only Kobe and Tim Duncan. No 26 ppg scorer is coming off the bench. If he went to the Lakers Phil likely would have used him primarily in the post as a SF and then had Kobe guard whoever was the better scorer between the other teams SG and SF. But to your point, that would have been a ridiculously good team, especially because MJ wouldn’t have had to carry the load. So he would’ve had less wear and tear and been a bit more of a high post player and spot up shooter.
@@MDAce150 true, he did play SF with the Wizards...that would've been more likely to happen knowing MJ
Imagine prime Michael Jordan or old Michael Jordan playing in today's league where you could not touch him he would have averaged 50 easily with No 3 pointers.
LeBum fans: We've never seen an athlete like this before! He's so special! Let me introduce you chumps to the 38 year old Jordan on a dumpster fire team and not a team with Superstar caliber players. Gtfoh with that.
First time seeing him play live (Christmas gift). 12 years old…Knowing how competitive Michael was, I knew he’d bounce back after the previous game against Indiana. Never in my life did I expect to see this. A moment I will never ever forget 😊🏀
The manner in which MJ picked his shots really highlights his basketball IQ. He was able to conserve and sustain energy through the entire game because of his efficient and lethal approach, thus ensuring the demise of the Hornets.
Thanks to his IQ also up to this day he's still destroying the hornets from the inside
That’s why kawhi similar
& he played lockdown defense not like OTHERS that only play offense
Kawhi and Kd watch his tapes that’s why they are very efficient
Good lord, thats a lot of jargon. "Thus ensuring the demise"? Cmon, man...
Can we not argue this time and just appreciate his airness
B Fresh right
lmao great comment but fuck you just because of your name and pic lol
Tell that to Lebron fans who started stepping on Mikes legacy in the first place. And now that it's been proven multiple times how wack Lebron is...NOW, they want to play humble.
Not a problem for jordan, he is the goat for a reason!🐐
Two of the coolest looking jerseys 🔥🔥