Michael Jordan 1995: 39 Points v Orlando Magic Conference Semis Game 5 - "Space Jams"
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- There is a myth that Michael Jordan did not play well in the 1995 Playoffs. When he came back from retirement with 17 games left in the regular season, most people (including me) expected the Bulls to win the 1995 NBA Championship. When they didn't, some people thought that Jordan's performance in the playoffs was disappointing.
But the truth is that Jordan had an incredible playoffs that year. He averaged 31.5 points on 48.4% FG% 36.7 3P%, 81% FT%, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 Assists, 2.3 Steals and 1.3 blocks in the Playoffs.
Wearing a pair of Air Jordan 11 "Space Jams", Jordan scored 39 points on 15-28 shooting, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. But the Magic won the game despite Jordan's greatness.
MJ had some uncharacteristic turnovers in Game 1 and 6, but that shouldn't take away from his brilliant performance in the series. Personally, I think the Bulls lost this playoff series because they double teamed Shaq too much, leaving players like Horace Grant wide open all series. In 1996 when the Bulls swept the Magic, the Bulls didn't double Shaq and players like Grant, Dennis Scott and Nick Anderson were held in check because they weren't left wide open.
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That's ridiculous. Look at his playoff numbers. In the 95 playoffs he was averaging 48.4% shooting, which was better than the last season he played and better than every season after that. I can't understand why people just can't admit that the Magic were simply the better team that year and there was no way the Bulls would have gotten past them unless they got a good inside player, and that player would be Dennis Rodman.
Idiot. u use far smaller sample size. u compare a 10 game sample size in 1995 to 16 in 1996, 19 in 1997 and 21 in 1998.
Jordan was rusty in 1995 it goes byond stats, watch those games for uself please.
in that very short season of his come back he shows amazing speed and quickness that reminds me of his pre 93 games. he is more showy in some of those drives and dunks then the way he played overall in 93. perhaps it is a statement of how well he can still play.
The biggest difference maker was DENNIS RODMAN.
Thk you thts true
Nope the difference was MJ had a full season if MJ comeback at the start of the 94-95 season they beat Orlando as is
It can be both. Rodman was a huge difference, but Jordan gassed out at the end of games in the '95 playoffs, something that never really happened . They lost games 1, 3 and 6 down the stretch. Jordan was always in great condition, but here, not being in top basketball condition cost them this series
"mj was rusty" LOOOOLLL
all u guys have valid points I was sick to my stomach seeing Bulls struggle in 95 but horace was the factor and in the off season gettin rodman made the difference
He made Nick Anderson fall with the crossover and then dunked with the left hand, MJ was a different kinda animal 🐐
His speed here at age 32 is ridiculous. Love how he drops Nick Anderson to the floor with the in-and-out dribble and explosion at the 27 second mark. Then again blazing speed at 41 seconds as he somehow gets baseline past Shaq despite Shaq being like 9 feet off of him. The number of adjustments and the speed with which he makes them on the play at 3:20 is amazing. Catches it, realizes Penny's overplaying towards his right side, so he fakes it and comes back left, and then to the right again
Exactly!!!The same happened to Orlando the next season in '96,Grant got injured and had no person that could out-rebound Rodman.
Thank you. I've been trying to argue these facts with Jordan jockers on TH-cam for a long time and they won't listen. They still follow the same storyline of "MJ was just rusty and got his revenge the next year". These people have fan minds and don't know basketball. It seems that they've been watching too much Space Jam or been reading too much Bill Simmons. Perhaps both.
The Bulls lacked Horace Grant that year, period. Dennis Rodman was the key difference for 96 and beyond.
How can you not take into account the fact that he took almost 2 years off without any basketball and came back with only 17 games left in the season and still threw up big numbers. His game was completely off and Rusty. He came back with a full training camp under him and dominated these very same Orlando Magic with Shaq and Penny in the team intact. Don't tell me only Dennis Rodman made a difference
As a Bulls fan, Jordan jockers really grind my gears. Actually maybe it's because I'm a Bulls fan, because all of the players and coaches of those 6 championship teams are gods to me, and not just Jordan. The Jockers only give credit to one guy. They're too lazy to remember more than one name.
@1995 GetJiggyWitIt Excuses, excuses.
Jordan dropped 55 in a regular season game that year. But he’s real rusty right
@@Jordan23-G.O.A.T. Of course we take it into account. But Jordan not doing enough was clearly not the biggest factor in this series. Maybe you could say he underperformed somewhat in Game 6 but he was ridiculous this game and Bulls still lost, showing even if Jordan was at his best it was unlikely they'd win, as you couldn't have asked for much more from him in this game 5.
This game-and series-illustrates that no matter how good you are, championships are won by the best TEAM. A great comparison to this series is this year's Lakers-Thunder series, where the Lakers lost 4-1 despite Kobe averaging 31.2 ppg in the series
He faked Nick Anderson right out of the universe at 26 seconds.
rip to Nick Anderson lol
Mann what
He had Jordan scrambling for his life in pure desperation mode in Game 6
Michael was a freaking beast during that playoffs!!! Anybody who thinks differently must be completely blind.
He built up his shape so quickly after almost 2 years retirement, and even in regular season where he played only 17 games he was 10th or 11th in the MVP race.
The only thing which I think was essential but in the Bulls team was still a little bit shaky was chemistry. They had to readjust the lineup, the situation inside changed so that was I think the main reason of loss in 1995
In the Playoffs, he was averaging 31.5 points 6.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists. That's better numbers than his own Playoff numbers in 1996, when Bulls took the league by storm and won 72-10. It's better than his 1997 season too, and at least similar to 1998. Jordan wasn't "rusty" in 1995. He just had a worse team, and that's why he lost. When Jordan had better teammates, he won, when he didn't, he lost. Just like Bird, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Bill Russell, Tim Duncan or any other great superstar.
Numbers aren’t everything. He wasn’t even half of the defender that he was in 93 and 96. He also wasn’t consistent and he was committing turnovers. Numbers don’t always tell the whole strory
it also helps that Grant was injured the following year and sat a couple of the games in the 96 playoffs. They didn't have a strong low post defender that year so they had to double. Mike actually played better in this series than he did in the series the year after but he had Rodman down low doing good job on shaq
Shout out to the doc for bringing me here. This Bulls team was supposed to see Hakeem and the Rockets in the finals, and that’s no disrespect to Shaq and Reggie Miller.
Yeah it is such a shame that the Bulls couldn't have won game 3 and game 6. They had big leads in both games but couldn't hold on.
Of all the Finals series I would have loved to see, it was Bulls v Rockets in 1995. Clyde and Hakeem v Jordan and Pippen. It would have been great to see
'95 Jordan was still Air-Jordan in that short season. He lost some lift during the 2nd 3-peat years
From what I can tell, the "lift" diminished more around 1990 after he put on weight.
@@puckutubesux7356 lol lift as in his jumping ability? I know last dance emphasized how the pistons made him bulk up 😂
Nice point of view. I think people expected him to win the championship that year, but as for stats not bad at all .After this year he got bulkier and lost agility. Maybe he was concerned that he needed to change the way to play as he was getting older by becoming more a true post player.If you take a look at 96-97-98 seasons you see most of his FG come from post plays
Right bro, and most were and1's
+Nikochan1313 Very true about him getting bulkier. He didn't have that same explosion in his legs, but he was still 'Jordan'. He relied a lot on that fadeaway shot. Was surprised how much more explosive he was in this 95' series, even though he was still 'rusty' and had been out of the league for a year and half - which is a long time to be out of the NBA. He seemed slimmer in this series and can back in 96' having added a lot of muscle. He must have realized he was going to need to change some element of his game to get back on top. Pretty impressive stuff...
+mikem987 I wonder what the top athletes in the world were using in the mid 90's? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......................
I thought Stern burned these tapes.
I sure can’t find mjs turnover with 16 seconds left
MJ actually had a ton of sick highlight moves in the 95 playoffs and played much better than people assume.His problem was 1. CONSISTENCY and 2. CONFIDENCE.Being away from the game for so long is a huge obstacle to overcome but he did it anyway.Gm 1 vs the Hornets was vintage 93 Jordan in every way.After that, you could tell his confidence was a little shaky & he was never able to really play consistent.The Magic series, he was like a roller coaster--miss a bunch of shots, then go on a tear.
His probably was defense and yes consistency
Jordan actually looked pretty amazing after game 1. I was surprised at his performance in games 2-6. Game 1 of the Orlando series overshadowed, some pretty amazing moments, where a lot of the 'rust' was coming off of Jordan. I didn't realize he had those 'big games' later in the series. You can see the importance of Rodman, as without Grant at PF, they were missing an inside presence. Getting Rodman was the missing key to the puzzle of the continuation of the dynasty. I think if they had Grant or Rodman, they make it back to the NBA finals in 95'. I think the Rockets would have beat the Bulls that year, though, as Jordan was still in the process of getting the rust off and getting back into the swing of things. However, his performance, other then game 1, was actually pretty impressive and better then I remembered. At times he even seemed to have a little more spring in his legs and quickness, then his last 3 years as a Bull. However, the last 3 years he was back as "Jordan', running on all cylnders again.
***** Very true. I think Jordan relied more on his team in the Seattle series, then any series he was in. He was back to his legendary self the next two Championship series against the Jazz. He had some great moments against Seattle, but it's the only series where he didn't have one of his truly 'iconic' moments. All the other series, had that signature play or plays - flu game, the shot, etc...
***** Good insights. I wasn't aware of the injury. Jordan was sort of 'old school' and didn't say anything about it - probably not wanting to give the Sonics an edge. I really felt Rodman was actually the MVP of the series, but was still fine with Jordan getting the MVP.
He had a pretty good series overall, the Horace Grant-Toni Kukoc matchup was the difference obviously. That and Orlando getting a lot of open looks from Shaq getting double teamed.
I think by the time the playoffs arrived in 1995, Jordan was his "old" self. However, the Bulls struggled against the Magic because the Charlotte series took a toll on them. Zo and LJ killed them.
mikem 987.
GOOD POINT
even though GRANT never left THE BULLS
and MJ cameback at retirement in 1995
i would probably say THE BULLS will go back to THE FINALS
RUSTY and ALL
MJ was also Great
in my estimation
when JORDAN returned in 95. i didnt really expect that his performnce is VERY IMPRESSIVE
here's a Guy that just suddenly CAME BACK after BASEBALL
NO INTENSE TRAINING and COMPETITIVE CONDITIONING. just few warm ups. exercises when THE GAME is gonna play for 1 hour and just go out there and Do what he does Best. Do th e AIR JORDAN thing
but not in his OLD SELF
i would gave MJ a 85 to 80 percent here in that 1995 COMEBACK
like BOB COSTAS said: THERE IS NO ONE IN THE ENTIRE PLANET or ATHLETE that can DO WHAT MJ did. a GUY JUST COME OUT OF RETIREMENT. PLAYED THE GAME WITH NO SUFFICIENT CONDITIONING.TRAINING but CAN STILL PERFORM AT A HIGH LEVEL EVEN THOUGH HIS RUSTY AND ALL.I DONT THINK ANY ATHLETE IN THE HISTORY OF SPORTS CAN ACHIEVE THAT KIND OF ACHIEVEMENT in their CAREER. THATS WHY MICHAEL MAYBE IS BORN. BETTER YET INBORN TO HAVE MADE THAT KIND OF ACHIEVEMENT in the HISTORY OF SPORTS..
In this series although they loss he looked alot like the first 3PEAT version of Air Jordan. But he tried it just wasn't his time in '95 also the Bulls dodged a bullet IMO. Because had they made it to the Finals Houston would have beat them I feel very confident in saying that.
Jordan stans need to just face the facts that he wasn't invincible and that he did lose some crucial games. The Magic was just a better team that year
jordan still seems in his physical prime during the '95 playoffs...he does dunks/moves i dont see him do in the following seasons.
He took it to the basket harder in this series than any since 91, he had more dunks this series than the entire 96 playoffs. His problem here was the supporting cast.
Did anyone notice that he's wearing the space jam 11's here it was officially released in 1996
Actually 2001 because at that time those were the only pair specifically for him in 1995 no one could get a pair at that time
Rodman was a difference maker i agree cuz he got inside shaq head alot. Also mailman and shawn kemp. He was a good rebounder and defender.
Dang even wearing the greatest shoes ever made... classic game for sure
lol @ people saying Grant being injured was the reason the magic lost in 96........lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooo
It's not THE reason they lost but Grant going down and Chicago adding Rodman were HUGE changes for both teams in comparison to the 1995 series. Grant was dropping 18 and 11 on them in 95, to say losing him wasn't huge would be laughable.
@@airgordo4 injuries are part of the game.. even if grant was not injured they will still lose to the bulls that year so who cares lol..
To clarify he had 29 in the first half of Game 3, finishing with 40. He didn't top 30 in any half this series.
His shooting was good in the series, but it was his conditioning that let him down. Late in games he didn't have the lift in his legs consistently, which contributed to the late turnovers and missed shots in Game 6. By his own admission, he was still in baseball shape. It wasn't that he played bad in the series, more that his timing was off and he couldn't close games out consistently.
MJ only played 15 regular-season games fully and had almost 2 years off away from the game of basketball. He was very rusty and off and on with his game. If he would have had at least a good 5 months of training and the season, they would have won the championship that year. It's amazing that after getting a full summer training camp in he comes back and they dominate this Orlando team and sweep them
@popeyeisgood Yeah I agree, the Magic played better as a team and the Bulls were trying to piece together a team that year and still didnt know where everyone fit in after MJ came back.
I watched the whole series again just recently, and I couldnt believe how open the Magic players (especially Grant) were left for free throw line jump shots or cuts down the lane. I honestly believe the Bulls could've won this series though. They looked unbeatable during some games.
Yeah I agree the bulls could've have won and went and face rockets.
Jordan also shut down Penny in a couple of halves in this series, completely taking him out of the game. Even the commentators were saying that they had never seen Penny taken out of a game like that.
Jordan wasn't out of shape or 'rusty' or any of the other excuses you fake sports fans try to pull out of your ass. The Bulls got beat. Period. Jordan had several games of 30+, a 48 pt. game and even 55 points vs. one of the best defensive teams in the league in the Knicks after his comeback. Stop making excuses and man up.
Agreed
Jordan's average in the '95 Playoffs:31.5ppg,4.5ast,6.5rebs,2.3stls,1.4blks&shot48%
Jordan's average in the '96 Playoffs:30.7ppg,4.1ast,4.9rebs,1.8stls,0.3blks&shot45%
Jordan's average against the Magic in the '95 Playoffs:31.0ppg,3.7ast,6.5rebs,2.5stls,1.8blks&shot47%
Jordan's average against the Magic in the '96 Playoffs:29.5ppg,4.8ast,5.5rebs,2.3stls,0.8blks,&shot52%
I believe Michael&Chicago could've faced Houston in the Finals if the had Rodman on their squad in '95.Mj had big help.
[cont]...He could seem very tentative at times in the offense & sometimes looked a little scared to get the ball.Obv that is natural for someone who just returned & I think MJ did better than anyone else would have in that situation.But compared to his incredible standards, you could tell he wasn't quite the same. You saw flashes but he seemed hesitant, esp in crunch time.But I agree that people don't appreciate how amazing MJ did play in 95 & how incredible a feat it was to do what he did!
i mean the problem of looking at the stats without seeing the game is that some times these points and rebound a player got is in garbage time. i recently watched a 97 bulls vs sixers game with a description of ' despite the 44 point effort of iverson, the sixer falls short to overcome the bulls'
if you watch the whole game, you understand that around( roughly) 40% of his 44 pts in that game is in the 4 qt when jordan was sitting down the whole time because of the big lead.
This was a close game throughout.
@jumpnam Like I said, I'm about 95% certain that he had a 35 point first half in a Chicago home game in that series, because I have it on tape somewhere and have watched it many times years ago. Game 3 is the only game it could have been given his point totals. I'm also pretty sure the second half of game 2 was also a 30+ point half. What game report are you accessing? Maybe I'll try to dig up my videos.
there is A BIG BIG difference.more differences actually.while you are right that no man can win without a good supporting cast,jordan won his first three with a.a team that all the good players were drafted and develloped around him and mostly because of him b.with less star teamates than say larry or magic and c.jordan NEVER LOST to equal or slightely superior competition in the playoffs.in 11 full nba seasons (wizards dont count) he won 6 and lost only to heavily superior opponents
@jordanlover23 I just searched for the game on TH-cam and found an upload, the dude who posted it also put up the game report from the New York Times in the description.
I'll tell you what though, he was channeling '92 in a lot of his moves in this series. So much speed and athleticism. He didn't seem as quick or aggressive in any part of the '96 playoffs, after he'd got back in game shape.
Jordan actually had not one, but TWO consecutive 35+ point halves in this series (game 2 second half, and game 3 first half; one of them was 35 and one was 36 points). How frequently does a player even have ONE 35 point half? He did it in two consecutive games.
At :26 he broke his ankles bad and dunked it left handed. Happens alot but only jordan can make it look that good.
i think besides the double teams problem ( yes grant is one of the major reason why they beat the bulls) the 95 bulls has chemistry problem as well. jordan certainly lifts them up a lot but most of the players arent accustomed to play with jordan. i remember them being scared of taking their own shots in many occasions. in the mean time i remember magic overall playing more cohesive as a team too.
Yipp. It's the total package. Everyone who has ever played any sport at any level knows what it means. And we're talking about the highest level in the NBA here. It took the Heat a looong time to get used to each other when LeBron arrived and they had a preseason.
@jordanlover23 I just checked the game report for Game 3, I was wrong, he had 31 at half. My bad.
this is the game 95 bulls desperately needed to get by the magic and get to eastern conference finals.
I'm pretty sure even an out of shape jordan would find the killer instinct to finish the magic off in game 6 in chicago
Those were the prototypes he was wearing a early version
Can't believe MJ decided to take two years off during his prime. He would've won 8 straight if he hadn't retired. Then even the Bronsexuals couldn't make a case for LeBum being the GOAT.
Once again a perfect example is LeBron in the finals. Nice numbers. But the picture gets different when you watch the game itself. An exception was game 7 where he was really producing and made them pay for all that space they gave him.
@babyfaceace23 He averaged 31 a game on 47% shooting - not bad, and only a bit below his career playoff averages. The problem was the turnovers. His scoring was fine and his defense was ok, but he just didn't have the feel yet. And like you said, the only one on the team who knew how to play with him - and win big games in general - was Pippen. The team needed time. It's sort of a myth that he played "terrible" in this series because all anyone remembers is the Nick Anderson steal.
@jordanlover23
Are you sure about that? If I remember correctly, he had 38 points in Game 2. I don't remember him only having 3 in the first half. Also, I believe that in game 3 he had 33 in the first half, but I could be wrong.
@yaiqab I'm 99% sure. I have both games on tape. It was at least 30+ in each half at the worst, but the first half in game 3 I'm certain he scored 35 or 36 points, because he made a basket at the buzzer that seemed like maybe it was tipped in by Kukoc, but they credited it to MJ.
Yep, but Bulls lost the game 5 and the entire series...
Yes, he had spectacular games at times during the 95 season comeback , so he was that gifted to come out after 18 month absence and just put up sick numbers. But C'mon, his numbers clearly show. His 95 numbers were career lows in terms of shooing %, scoring avg, etc. Even a 35 year old MJ in 98 season had better numbers than a much younger and faster 32 year old Jordan in 95 season. So you can't say he was in the shape he wanted to be in to compete at that level.
So sad that MJ stans diminish his accomplishment here to try and spread negativity about Lebron.
yea. but obviously there was chemistry problem over all. the ball movement of this season since jordan came back was very awkward.
people think rusty = couldn't score at many point. i say rusty is the overall awareness as a player in the team, as part of the gear for the machine. that team, not only jordan, has problem being a team, unlike the 1st 3 peat team and then 2nd 3peat team. it is very very obvious for those who watched them enough.
@jumpnam That is absolutely false. In game 3 at Chicago he had a 35 point half at a minimum.
@jumpnam That is absolutely false. In game 3 at Chicago he had a 35 point first half at a minimum, and the second half of game 2 was 30 points at least. I can even tell you the type of shots he hit for many of his buckets in the first half of game 3. I have both these games on tape (I believe it was the TBS or TNT broadcast).
The magic lost in 96 not because the bulls didn't double team shaq. They lost because the magic team playas gave up before the series started like shaq and the rest. Not to mention shaq was awful from the freethrow in the entire series. I watched and saw that game. I was and still an orlando magic fans. It's been long call for the magic to fired brian hill and they didn't. He was an horrible coach.
why do they have that great/clear picture of Jordan at the beginning, then the actual game film is sh*t lmao
I luv how mj fans conveniently forgot that this series ever happened lol 😂
? He came back after two years off and was still 90% as good as the 93 season...plus it kinda helps that they swept the magic the next year lol
Anyone that EVER compares LeBron to Jordan again..watch what Jordan does when he goes to the rack (doesn't bitch about a no-call) and finishes every. single. time.
Jordan was never dominant in 1995.....even the 55 pt game, it wasn't as impressive as his other 50 pt games in his career, he wasn't clutch in the playoffs and still had a baseball body.......with that said it shows how good he was when he can still put up stats and whatnot without being at his best
if jordan had Decided to come back with let's say 50 games left in the season there's no way bulls loose to magic they would have went to the finals jordan had a lot of rust he had to play off and 17 reg season games and a round of playoffs is no where near enough
They lose to the Magic no matter what lol, they had no one to clean up their misses on the boards and they double teamed Shaq too much.
All I can say is this:
/watch?v=ntwR8ZGmLJg
Watch how he even runs back on D. That's not MJ'ish.
Even though he still seemed rusty, he seemed more explosive then in 96-98. He was more bulky after this but not as explosive and spectacular.
I just said exactly what you said
1995 GetJiggyWitIt That is true. I believe he would have retained his explosiveness longer - even going into 1998. Pippen was a little younger, but there wasn’t as much of a drop off from 93’ Pippen to 98’ Pippen. Whereas Jordan had to basically change his style of play.
Yeah look how `rusty`Jordan looked here......his `timing` was off which is why he lost......Cry me a river with the excuses from the Jordan Jockers. The following game they were up 102-94 with under 3 minutes and got outscored 14-0 to close the series. If Rodman didn`t arrive the following year and Grant had`ve been heathly n`didn`t get injured the result would`ve been exactly the same.
totally waste of time to even try to argue against. yea how easy it is to be passively aggressive by saying ' that's what a typicial jordan fan boy would say'.
they simply never seen enough jordan to know what they are talking about. same goes with the myth that ' jordan developed his fadeaway during 2nd 3peat' , ' jordan was a poor outside shooter early in his career' and 'jordan used to be a ball hog until they have scottie'.
they just dont know any better
Same year Jordan choked to a young Penny and Shaq
so this guy can be playing baseball for 18 months come back and in 2 months kill it in the playoffs vs a team that went to the Finals
imagine if he didn't spend all his time playing golf, gambling, smoking cigars trying to play baseball and just focused on this one thing like Kobe or Lebron do?
Sorry people but I'm sick of this black and white thinking. So many people saying MJ wasn't rusty "just" because he dropped nice numbers. The Magic were a great but please. Don't tell me MJ was his old self by that time of his comeback. It's not only about the numbers.
If you can watch this tape and say he was “rusty” Idk what to tell you.
@@ethanjobson3879 Watch full games. Jordan was a roller coster in those 1995 playoffs. He would miss a bunch of shots 1 game shooting 30% from the field, Next game he would be going on a tear. He didnt have the lift in the legs late in games because he didnt have stamina. he was still explosive and athletic, but he lacked stamina.
@@chilling8987 I have watched full games. He was great when it mattered most, just like always. He never shot 30% from the field or anywhere near it. He had 2 total games where he shot under 42% (both over 36%) and in one of them he made up for it by recognizing he was cold and getting to the line. The rest of his games were just indisputably good all around games. And that's before you get into the impact he was having other than scoring, especially on the defensive end. I will always find it funny MJ stans try to play down his performance in the 95 playoffs when it was one of his most impressive runs.
@@ethanjobson3879 Yea ok u clearly didnt watch those games against orlando. What a joke.
Jordan didnt have lift in his legs as evident by him shooting 2 airballs in game 6 vs orlando in 1995.
Game 3 wasnt that good. he had a explosive first hald with 31 points and for the remining of the game he was able to score only 9 more points which clearly proves the stamina problems he had.
Game 1 he was trash and cost the Bulls dont the game. game 6 he was trash. game 3 secend half he was trash.
Dont act like the 1995 orlando were a defensive team on the level of the 1992 and 1993 knicks which were the only teams to slow Jordan down in the playoffs up to that point.
Jordan had his moments in the 1995 playoffs, to claim he wasnt rusty is ridiculous if u watched those full games and not just looking at highlights. I remember their were times his legs were shaking bro comon now. its more than stats.
"95 playoffs when it was one of his most impressive runs"
Pffft give me a break, the run where he choked the most was 1 of his most impressive runs? Lmao.
If we go solo on stats, Jordan 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 amd 1997 were all better than 1995.
If we adjust the sample size of games he played in the 1995 playoffs to the 1996 and 1998 playoffs both of those runs are just as great statisticly if not greater.
Jeez dude u keep insisting the guy wasnt rusty because of what?
@@chilling8987 Lol, this is comical stuff:
"as evident by him shooting two airballs"
Ohmigod, two misses!!!!!!! Well I guess that settles it. Everyone knows the REAL Jordan never missed a shot!
"Game 3 he wasn't that good. He had an explosive first half with 31 points"
Oh yes, a 31 point half, the marker of an unimpressive game.
"There were times his legs were shaking"
Again, I admit my defeat. You settled it. Why bother with "stats" that signify "scoring" and "impact plays" that lead to "wins" (which Jordan took the Bulls to as many as losses in those playoffs) when you can dismiss them and instead focus on the fact that his legs were shaking. Obviously, the level of someone's game is determined by whether their legs were shaking a couple times or not and not these weird "stat" or "win" things.
You should honestly try stand up man. Your stuff is great.
stats is misleading in situation like this, which happens often enough to be considered a biased way to look at the overall performance of a player.
illogical parrots who blindly follow these sound bites should be treated as spam.
they just dont have enough brain to be analytical.