Bulls vs Heat 1997 - Game 4 - Michael Jordan 29 points
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- The Bulls lost this game, 87-80, but who cares?
Even in a loss, Michael Jordan shows what made him the greatest player we've ever seen.
After a horrendous - almost embarrassing - three quarters of basketball, MJ exploded in the fourth to bring his Bulls back.
Jordan hit just 9 of 35 shots, but most of them came during an important stretch in the fourth, that almost led the Bulls to an unbelievable comeback in game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Even in a game where he could not hit anything for three quarters, Jordan finished with a game-high 29 points.
This game is also well-known for two reasons:
1) Alonzo Mourning guaranteed at Heat victory - which he delivered on.
2) Mourning's huge elbow gave Scottie Pippen a nasty bump on his head.
Ugly game all around, but Jordan was beautiful to watch late in the game - as he always is. - กีฬา
Steve Kerr says this is easily one of the most impressive Jordan games. Just the confidence to go 2 for 22 and then completely dominate the 4th quarter
someperson111 Players like Jordan don't have to stress because they're always going to get more shots even if they start out badly. The people who really need confidence are the role players who get like 5-10 minutes a game and still have to produce with very limited opportunities
Arturo Luna
You have a point. Jordan could play himself out of a funk but nonetheless you have to have supreme confidence to do what he did in this video
someperson111 you're right, he could have decided it just wasn't his night and relied on his teammates, but he probably thought that would be weak so he focused even more and dominated the 4th. He knew that his first 3 qtrs were an anomaly, and he bet on himself.
Arturo Luna
And he hit big lol. Always bet on Jordan
this game proves that the words "poor shooting" and "4th quarter" cannot be used in the same sentence when talking about Michael Jordan.
Despite the Bulls losing, this is still one of my favorite games from the MJ era. The fact that he was playing SO badly, and yet all of a sudden motivated himself to find an extra gear and turn it on in the 4th and almost come all the way back. You could see the fear in the Heat's eyes and Riley looked like he had seen a ghost.
in today's weak game, Zo would have been ejected from the game and suspended for the next game for that hit on Pippen... this era of the league is W E A K
4:19 ''oh Michael's talking to himself!''
^ Marv Albert commentary is so on the money! every time!
TwoThreeForever I miss him, his exuberance
the crowd back in the 90's in miami compared to post 2000's...unbelivable.
Anyone notice after Pip got hit with that elbow, Jordan seemed to turn it on. His amazing capability to turn it on when the challenge is presented to him is unparalleled; no one will ever have the attribute ever again.
Thanks for all these uploads ForEmily23, watching these again brings back a lot of memories!
I love how Rodman was kept walking away to get back on D even before Jordan released his last freethrow. He just knew he was going to know them down.
Jordan is the definition of mental toughness and determination in sports
Even though he lost and shot terribly, this is one of my favorite MJ games. Just showed you he could turn it on at any time and still put the fear of God into opponents. Riley looked like he was seeing a ghost near the end of this one.
love the laughing pippen after the shot from mj @ 8:40
after jordan torned it on :))
Me too hahaha
NO ONE can go 2/22 in the first 3 quarters than explodes for 20+ in the fourth. Amazing player. And i loved the commercials in this vid lol perfectly timed.
Favorite MJ game!
Just read about this game in that new MJ bio. He played 45 holes of golf the game before. Very tired. And before the fourth a player on the heat started talking crap to MJ...so he went nuts
I came here FOR THE SAME EXACT REASON lol. Wasn't that bio fantastic?
lol hell yea. It was great
jaboo82681 It's in a biography written about MJ in 2014
jaboo82681
Enjoy. That book was too damn good
This is one of the most unbelievable turnarounds ever for a player. Jordan was like 2-22 from the field with 9 points going into the 4th, and he hits like 7-12 from the floor in the 4th and scores 20. Just amazing will and stamina. 34 years old. GOAT. What people don't realize when they see players today have big 4th quarters is that Jordan did that almost EVERY GAME. Honestly, games where he scored 12+ in the 4the were the norm, not the exception. 1996 and prior 15+ in 4th was common.
One of my favorite MJ games. My dad recorded this and luckily I found it. Jordan went crazy in the 4th
And that is why he is the goat. He shot 2/22 in the first 3 quarters but that didn't discourage him. His confidence wasn't shaken and he proved he still was the best play on the court.
even "bad games" for jordan were fun to watch!! he's simply the greatest basketball player ever!!
Facts! And when he's up in the air, even his misses are entertaining to watch. The guy's game is by far the most artistic I ever seen.
I remember watching this game live and I couldn't believe what I was seeing with how cold MJ was throughout the game. Then when he got RIDICULOUSLY HOT I again couldn't believe what I was seeing! My Jaw was on the floor at how quickly he exploded and piled on the points.
Without doubt these was the best times of NBA BASKETBALL
The original heat team
The original Heat team was consisted of Glen Rice, Steve Smith, Rony Seikaly, and Brian Shaw
When Lebron scores 29 in a playoff game everyone starts calling him the greatest ever.
When Jordan scores 29 in a playoff game everyone says "Man, Jordan had a terrible game"
Cardinalsarelame 20 of those points were from free throws
@@totalowwnage91 Yeah we can tell you didn’t bother watch the video and instead talk outta your ass 😂🤣🤡.
If lebron is being at that time..he never sore 29.....against tough defense...
Game 4..........best game of the series
IMO
8:48 IT'S DOWN TO ONE!!!!!!
I remember mourning promise for game 4 like it was yesterday
you want to talk about clutch... damn that whole 4th was clutch for MJ.
This reminds me of LeBron in finals vs Mavericks but he never turned it on in the fourth quarter like Jordan did!
No Lebronze sucked for an entire series and always vanished in 4th quarters. 😂 funny to this day he still disappears in 4th quarters.
THE GOAT.
THE "G.O.A.T" AT HIS BEST...
After 9:08 Stan "The Man" Van Gundy ATE himself....hilarious
If I could choose one word to desribe Michael Jordans game, that one word would have to be unstoppable!
oh man i remember this game thanks so much deeply appreciated
In the first half of the game, this is what we call "Michael Jordan 0-11 from the Field - Lowlights"
yeah but at least they didnt got beat up so bad and MJ still manage to get out of shooting slump and score 29 pts
@daconverse MJ after the game said that "now its personal" talking about the remainder of their playoff series
They closed out this series on my first birthday, cool.
I’ve never seen so much love in the comments for someone who shot 9/35.
2007 Finals Lebron has entered the chat 👀
@@Thanosdidtherighthing he never got that much love. LeBron was straight up trash in the 2007 finals and most people know that. All I’m hearing in these comments is, oh look at Jordan bounce back in 4th, or look how great Jordan is. He was 9/35, ok he shoot good in the 4th but he was the main reason they were doing bad in the first 3 quarters. Jordan is the GOAT but it’s wild to talk about how good he was on this game.
Not many people deliver on a guaranteed win.
Even less avoid getting swept by Michael Jordan.
Well played, Alonzo.
If anyone saw this game they saw that KNOT on Pippen's head got bigger and bigger and grew. I mean that was some sick stuff to see. Getting hit like that is no joke. Alonzo Mourning didn't have to do that. Say what you want about Bill Laimbeer and the Pistons but they never did this to Pippen or anyone else.
That lefthand jam tho 😳
Damn people forget how great that Heat defense was.
- Jordan was just playing around for the first 3 quarters then he started to play.
-who would have thought that zo and pj brown would win 9 years later
ForEmily23, that fake, dribble, and shot at 7:36 is the lightning quick move I was talking about the other week. Thanks for including the whole sequence and not just the shot. Look how quickly he executes the fake, and then the blinding step past Lenard and he's iin the air for the shot instantly. Amazing. 34 years old. You can actually drag the video cursor right to the spot where he comes off the fake and takes the step, and it's insane how fast it is.
Everyone's had those games, where no matter what you do, the ball just isn't falling.
What separates Jordan from us ordinary rabble is that he still managed to drop 29 points, despite such a horrible start.
Incredible
5:20 Rodman with the sneaky elbow to the back. Frustrating to to play against. Crafty
That was sick he was off the whole game then just go off in the 4th quarter like it's nothing that was sick 😷
I came here because lebum fans 0-11 run post. but i see he managed to comeback in last quarter
Yeah omission is typical for Lediklicks.
Oh my God, how to forget this game.
I was looking for it since months, and finally i found it.
It has been just 11 years since then.
That were battles, real battles, between Chicago and Miami.
I was looking for it specially for that fucking Mourning elbow on Pippens head, that was sick.
Thank you for the Upload
You can call me Zo's #1 fan but I hated his attitude and the way he played in 1997 especially this series.
Alonzo was a bitch early on in his career. He was also a dirty player sometimes. I started to like him once he revitalized his role in Miami and came back from his kidney problem.
U calling him a thug on the court
JCR1992 r u calling him a thug I love his greatness shotblocking and intensity
jaboo82681 Wasn't there drama between him and Larry Johnson?
GOD I miss my old BULLS!!! We had God and the messiah playing for the same team!!:)
Rodman's comments still crack me up after all these years!! I don't care if they win today,.. will just win on Wednesday!!HAHAHAHAHA
Rodman was on the air on Sunday nights on NBC in Chicago, and that was hilarious to watch. I forgot the anchors name, but he now works for EXTRA.
Ya never failed me #Mike!
✨#TheGOAT✨
The reason why this is one of his best games is he just kept attacking, and he got hot and almost led the bulls back to a win. Kobe or Lewimp would have stayed in a funk like that. The rough defense and the extreme physical play of the game was typical of 80s and 90s basketball. Mourning and Rodman were old school tough guys that would go out and whip ass.
lovely comment, so true
I wish MJ played for #TEAMHEAT...but I was a bulls fan when he was playing...so go #TEAMHEAT today and forever #TEAMJORDAN
So true.
Alonzo never breaks his promises!
As if scoring 8 Points in a finals game was ever unstoppable.
Ohhh the good old days..
that dennis rodman was a fool..........lollll
Even with him having a bad game he came alive with 20 pts in the 4th. Thats what Jordan is all about
6:05 oh how I miss the old nba lol
Look at Stan Van Gundy's face at 9:08 lol priceless...thats the "fear the Jordan look"
Jordan was definitely partying until 10 AM at LIV the night before. Bulls were up 3-0 he probably didn't give a shit lmao
Dennis Rodman was a shrewd genius on the basketball. If they measured basketball IQ, his would read off the charts.
Those were indeed the good old days in my opinion. Still you can't say todays days are that bad though.
Pat Riley showing Van Gundy how to break up a fight proper.
there's just a different more positive energy from NBC production compared to espn/abc today.
man the way Ahmad Rashad spoke.. probably cant even be done these days LOL
Shot isn't falling should have facilitated more. 8/31!! I know you the MJ23 AND the GOAT but come on bro!
That theme music memorys
that's crazy.... one of MJ's best quarters. Kobe has nothing on Jordan. G.O.A.T
The think the 80's through Jordan's first three championships were absolutely the glory years of the NBA. When the talent and athleticism were unreal and strong fundamentals were still the norm. Somehow along the way the players outgrew the fundamentals and were too cool to become complete players. It's not the same game today and it's not as much fun to watch.
he played like shit the first 3 qtrs.
but there's one thing about this guy even though they lost.
HE NEVER QUITS!
recently I have seen great players quit. Kobe: game 7 vs the Suns blowing a 3-1 series lead.
Lebron Game 5 vs the Celtics his last year in Cleveland.
But this guy never quit even on his worst days
Great game even Jordan is human
8:48 I wonder whet the hell Mike was saying to the Heat bench after that shot..😃
Michael talking to himself is fuckin crazy . I would have GAVE him the “W”
Let me tell y’all a secret, the bulls were so fkn good in the finals sometimes they’d go up 3-0 by big margins, then lose games 4-5 so they could celebrate the championship at home with the fans 💯
jordan had a similar game against the HEAT in the 93 regular season where he didnt score a field goal the entire 3 quarters and then just exploded for like 19 points in the 4th!
MJ showing that Dogg in him!
If you watch this game 4, when the Bulls realized they were gonna lose, they started trash-talking, cheap-shoting and ref-licking. Everybody! Jordan, Pippen, Ron Harper, Rodman... Jordan was whispering in Mashburn's ear and then ran away and Mashburn got a technical for answering.
That is a way of playing the mind game against the people you play against. Of course EVERYBODY WANTS TO WIN BUT THERE IS REALLY ONE WINNER VERY MUCH INDEED.
The fact is that donaghy didn't start reffing in the NBA until 1994. So I think it's ridiculous to say because of donaghy it can be concluded that games during during the 90s were fixed.
so Michael,no food in the plane
damn can yall just imagine that nba on nbc theme song come on with a replay of d-wade making a jump shot or dunking. damn man bring back da nba on nbc
Forget Charlie Sheen, Alonzo Morning was thinking "Winning" before actually "winning".
that's part of the game, you win some you lose some....
The Heat were among the 4, 5 best defense teams in the league, nothing more. I don't even have to look up the stats to make that statement. Series should have been NY - Chicago.
@gbinct that is true but it came back on him later. Like when he shoved Pippen off the court for no good reason the year the Bulls finally beat the Pistons, I think that was out of frustration. And Pippen didn't retaliate, he kept his cool. Then Rodman probably even felt stupider when the Bulls were nice enough to have him join their team. But as for legitimate skills he's obviously one of the best.
You're right about that buddy. The Knicks should rightfully be there at the ECF, and that year they were to throw the Bulls out, even Jordan admitted it afterwards.
if someone say that bulls sucks cause they lost this game i swear to god
9:08 Jordan Van Gundy staredown contest!! hahaha
Zo insain
Smart Rodman !!
Steve Kerr mentioned this game today calling the knicks celts game.
rodman was the best troll ever hahah
It's not only about points. Jordan went 9/35 which included 0/8 from behind the arc 1 assist , 1 steal. In a similar scenario, James would of shot about 50%+, had maybe 8-9+ assists and 7-8 rebounds and maybe 1-2 steals.
He shows Jordan shooting free throws and Jordan commercials and doesn't show ONE dunk by the Heat. The Heat win with a Mourning dunk and he finishes the video with a shot and a cheap trash talking of Jordan towards the Heat bench.
This is what UNBIASED PRESENTATION means!
Those heat fans are REAL heat fans not some bandwagoners after someone took their talents to south beach
You have to put Jordan numbers in perspective. The season before Scottie Pippen came, Jordan averaged 30ppg, 8rpg, and 8rpg, plus a span of 10 triple doubles in 11 games. When Pippen started to develop Jordan decided to play within the triangle system and let Scottie run the point and Jordan play off the ball, but in the 1991 Finals Jordan averaged 31.2ppg, 6.6rpg, and 11.4apg on 57.4% shooting. Plus I think Lebron should been broke that triple double mark by now.
Even though they lost this game? That's why he's the G.O.A.T. he played terrible all game & flipped the switch & almost pulled it out single handedly
Ugly game for Michael, i refuse to think that Alonzo's promisse got into Michael's head cause he was above that. But damn he just wasnt hitting anything..