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Tim Hardaway was an explosive & versatile offensive weapon. His crossover? Deadly. He'd size up his defender, and with a quick ...
Mitch Richmond was one of the most skilled 2 way guards of all time. Mitch could play lockdown defense, and drill contested jumpers from anywhere on the other end of the court. Mitch was one of the great sharpshooters of the Jordan era, and one of the most complete players to ever play the 2 guard position. Mitch Richmond 30 point games vs Michael Jordan - 4x's Mitch Richmond outscored Michael Jordan head to head - 6x's Mitch Richmond outscored Jordan - in 35.3% of their head to head match-ups From 1989-1998 Mitch Richmond ranked – Top 50 in 3 point shots made, 10x’s in a row – Top 15 in 3 point shots made, 6x’s Mitch Richmond 1989: #39 in 3’s made 1990: #48 in 3’s made 1991: #48 in 3’s made 1992: #11 in 3’s made 1993: #48 in 3’s made 1994: #8 in 3’s made 1995: #13 in 3’s made 1996: #4 in 3’s made 1997: #4 in 3’s made 1998: #12 in 3’s made Seasons shooting 40.0% or higher from downtown: Mitch Richmond - 3x Kobe Bryant - 0x James Harden - 0x Mitch Richmond vs Kobe Bryant & James Harden - Comparing highest shooting % seasons, from downtown: Mitch Richmond - 43.7% (95-96) Mitch Richmond - 42.8% (96-97) Mitch Richmond - 40.7% (93-94) James Harden - 39.0% (11-12) Mitch Richmond - 38.9% (97-98) Mitch Richmond - 38.6% (99-00) James Harden - 38.5% (22-23) Mitch Richmond - 38.4% (91-92) Kobe Bryant - 38.3% (02-03) "The Rock" Mitch Richmond would be one of the best players in any era. His game translates to any era. How could anyone not be a fan of his game? TIMESTAMPS: 1:19 - 3 point Shooting Showcase 8:10 - Passing Showcase 13:18 - Defense, Rebounding & Hustle Plays Showcase 17:35 - At Rim Close Range Attempts Showcase 19:13 - Free Throw Shooting Showcase 24:40 - Mid Range Shooting Showcase
The Jordan era featured elite NBA competition. The intensity level of regular season games was extraordinary. There was a prodigious amount of players who competed during every game as if it was their last. There were far less distractions, and most players were obsessed with winning. The competitive fire from NBA players was infectious and the enthusiasm you saw every night on the court was contagious. Bulls vs Rockets, was a classic legendary East vs West Battle, at Chicago Stadium! Meet the Rockets: In his career, Hakeem Olajuwon - Won DPOY, MVP & Finals MVP in the same year - 2x NBA DPOY - 40 point games: 32x - 35 point games: 97x - Games of at least 25pts + 10reb: 372x - Games of at least 30pts + 10reb: 186x - Games of at least 35pts + 10 reb: 80x In his career, Otis Thorpe: - 76 games of at least 25 points & 10 rebounds - 35 points & 17 rebounds vs Blazers 4/23/88 - 22 games of 30 points & 10 rebounds In his career, Purvis Short: - Highest scoring games: 59pts & 57pts (83-84 & 84-85 seasons) - Put up 19x 35 point games, 8x 40 point games, a 59 point game with 28/5/3 season averages in 1984-85, but did not make All Star Team. Purvis didn't even win "Player of the Week" or "Player of the Month" honors during his best season. (Stacked league) - 40 point games: 18x - 30 point games: 106x In his career, Mike Woodson: - Put up 48 points on 91.7% shooting (22 of 24) 2/20/83 Kansas City Kings vs Houston Rockets - 20 point games on 50% shooting: 156x - 25 point games on 60% shooting: 34x - 30 point games on 70% shooting: 5x In his career, Sleepy Floyd: - 2 games of 40 points or more - 9 games of 35 points or more - 62 games of 20 points & 10 assists or more - 4 games of 35 points & 10 assists or more In his short career, before playing overseas, Buck Johnson: - 20 point games: 41x - 20 point games on 50% shooting: 34x - 3 steal games: 37x - 29 points + 72% shooting: 3x Derrick Chievous: - Number retired by Missouri Tigers in 2020 as the program's all-time leading scorer - Grew up in Jamaica, Queens New York City, New York - Played at 192 Park in Queens. Played with the Primetime Roadrunners team in the summer leagues in NYC. Chievous led the New York City team to a gold medal in the Empire State Games. Tim McCormick - Career backup with 28 games of 20/5 - Games of 20/10: 10x Walter Berry - Games of 20 points on 50% shooting: 45x - Games of 20 points on 60% shooting: 32x - Games of 25 points on 50% shooting: 18x - Games of 25 points on 60% shooting: 12x Allen Leavell - Put up 24pts, 22ast, 7reb vs Nets 1983 season (3 rebounds short of a 20/20/10 triple double) - Double doubles with 10 at least 10 assists: 41x - Once had a game with 8 steals - Games of at least 15 points & 4 steals: 28x (1988-89 Season) TIMESTAMPS: 2:15 - Game Begins 2:24 - Hakeem Olajuwon turnaround jumper 2:57 - Sleepy Floyd 3 point jumper 3:14 - Mike Woodson elbows Michael Jordan 4:07 - Hakeem Olajuwon post up dunk 4:32 - Michael Jordan to Horace Grant dunk 4:58 - Michael Jordan jumper 5:09 - Hakeem Olajuwon jumper 5:44 - Scottie Pippen jumper 6:38 - Buck Johnson floater 6:46 - Buck Johnson jumper 6:53 - Michael Jordan jumper 7:22 - Michael Jordan dunk 8:09 - Walter Berry driving layup 8:15 - Michael Jordan layup 8:57 - Michael Jordan long free throws 9:27 - Buck Johnson floater 9:32 - Walter Berry layup and 1 9:55 - Walter Berry jumper 10:13 - Purvis Short jumper 10:20 - Hakeem Olajuwon crossover 180 pivot fadeaway jumper 10:35 - Hakeem Olajuwon dunks on Horace Grant 10:50 - Hakeem Olajuwon transition dunk 11:38 - Michael Jordan double pivot 540 fadeaway jumper 13:47 - Michael Jordan jumper 14:41 - Sleepy Floyd 3 point jumper 15:18 - Michael Jordan jumper 15:31 - Otis Thorpe runner 15:59 - Sleepy Floyd scoop layup 17:47 - Hakeem Olajuwon baseline jumper 18:13 - Otis Thorpe inside bucket and 1 19:55 - Michael Jordan deep free throw 20:05 - Michael Jordan steal 20:12 - Hakeem Olajuwon jumper 20:20 - Michael Jordan deep free throws 21:45 - Purvis Short jumper 22:14 - Otis Thorpe tough inside bucket 22:41 - Michael Jordan deep free throws 23:35 - Otis Thorpe post up hook 24:00 - Otis Thorpe erases John Paxson & layup 24:26 - Derrick Chievous dunk 25:30 - Otis Thorpe jumper 26:23 - Derrick Chievous yells at basketball 27:21 - Scottie Pippen jumper 27:28 - Michael Jordan clamps Derrick Chievous 28:44 - Otis Thorpe jumper 28:52 - Michael Jordan jumper 29:10 - Purvis Short rainbow jumper 30:02 - Derrick Chievous jumper 30:42 - Michael Jordan blocks Hakeem Olajuwon (fouled by Pippen) 31:11 - Hakeem Olajuwon blocks Michael Jordan 31:18 - Scottie Pippen jumper 32:04 - Michael Jordan deep free throws 33:40 - Michael Jordan deep free throws 34:30 - Hakeem Olajuwon fadeaway jumper 34:38 - Michael Jordan drive & kick to Scottie Pippen jumper 34:55 - Otis Thorpe muscles in bank shot 35:14 - Michael Jordan drive & kick to Scottie Pippen jumper 35:43 - Purvis Short hanging jumper 37:37 - Michael Jordan locked in
Michael Jordan era competition. Dale Ellis, the most underrated 3 point shooter of all time! Dale Ellis' skill-set was tailor made for ...
Michael Jordan era competition. The Human Highlight Film! Dominique Wilkins played inspired basketball & was one of the ...
When Michael Jordan played against the late 80's Denver Nuggets, one thing was for sure.... he needed the track shoe version of ...
Millions of NBA fans remember the epic dunk contests featuring Michael "Air" Jordan vs Dominique Wilkins, The Human Highlight Film. They were spectacular dunkers. The modern day focus on those dunk contests sometimes ignores that the on court rivalry was a huge part of NBA history. Dominique validated his greatness against the GOAT. It could certainly be argued that Michael Jordan vs Dominique Wilkins was the single most explosive rivalry in NBA history. When the Bulls & Hawks played? You could cut the anticipation with a knife. Jordan vs Wilkins match-ups were "circle the calendar" type days. And the last thing you wanted to endure was a loss, where your favorite player was outscored. Michael Jordan vs Dominique Wilkins produced some of the highest scoring head to head match-ups, in NBA history. Jordan & Wilkins combined for 25 games of 35 points or more, during the rivalry, against each other. This was an explosive rivalry that was must-see-TV for basketball fans all around the world. From their first contest in December 1984 where Jordan outscored Wilkins 34 to 26, all the way up until their final contest in November 1996 where Jordan outscored Wilkins 35 to 25... these 2 competitors battled in the most entertaining rivalry in NBA history. Head to Head lifetime regular season averages (45 games): Michael Jordan - 31.6ppg, 52.0%fg, 35.7%3pt, 85.0%ft, 7.1reb, 6.2ast, 2.6stl, 0.9blk Dominique Wilkins - 29.8ppg, 47.8%fg, 32.7%3pt, 81.9%ft, 6.8reb, 2.8ast, 1.4stl, 0.6blk How great was Dominique? Well, Dominique Wilkins outscored Michael Jordan in 48% of the games they played in. Start putting this man on your Small Forward lists, please. Dominique Wilkins outscored Michael Jordan in 22 of 45 regular season games & 1 of 3 playoff games. From 12/26/91 - 3/20/91 Bulls & Hawks played 3x, and Dominique Wilkins outscored Michael Jordan in 3 straight games which was Dominique's longest streak of games, in which he outscored Michael Jordan. Head to Head lifetime playoff averages (3 games): Michael Jordan - 34.3ppg, 52.6%fg, 46.2%3pt, 88.2%ft, 6.7reb, 4.3ast, 1.7stl, 1.7blk Dominique Wilkins - 30.0ppg, 42.7%fg, 25.0%3pt, 76.7%ft, 5.3reb, 3.0astl, 1.0stl, 0.3blk Michael Jordan went 27-18 vs Dominique Wilkins during the regular season & 3-0 against Dominique Wilkins during the playoffs. In this contest right here you'll witness 2 of the most athletic facial dunks (22:24) & (23:00), in NBA history. This is the type of action fans expected during this rivalry, and saw quite often. Jordan & Wilkins were extremely competitive with each other, even though they played different positions. They were always attempting to best each other & it was fun to watch. The dunk contests were only a small part of this rivalry. TIMESTAMPS: 2:39 - Game begins 2:55 - Dominique Wilkins bank shot 4:04 - Michael Jordan hang time bank shot and 1 5:00 - Michael Jordan driving layup 6:00 - Moses Malone dunk 6:19 - Horace Grant dunk 6:38 - Michael Jordan put back dunk 8:09 - Scottie Pippen layup 8:15 - Dominique Wilkins layup 8:25 - Michael Jordan driving layup and 1 10:00 - Jordan to Pippen dunk 10:38 - Michael Jordan steal & breakaway dunk 11:10 - Spud Webb transition floater and 1 12:04 - John Battle jumper 13:32 - Dudley Bradley jumper 15:52 - John Battle driving layup and 1 16:26 - Michael Jordan acrobatic layup 16:35 - Michael Jordan blocks Antoine Carr 17:25 - John Battle jumper 17:58 - Spud Webb to Moses Malone layup 18:55 - Jack Haley brutal hard foul on Dominique Wilkins 20:12 - Dominique Wilkins signature baseline spin move vs Scottie Pippen 20:37 - Reggie Theus steal & layup 20:54 - Scottie Pippen jumper and 1 21:29 - Michael Jordan put back 21:50 - Dominique Wilkins put back dunk 22:04 - Moses Malone blocks Charles Davis 22:24 - Dominique Wilkins thunderous revenge dunk on Jack Haley 23:00 - Michael Jordan revenge dunk on Moses Malone & Dominique Wilkins and 1 23:30 - Ultra slow mo replay of Jordan's dunk on Dominique & Moses 24:30 - Doc Rivers driving layup 24:51 - Michael Jordan pull up jumper 25:05 - Dominique Wilkins driving finger roll layup 25:16 - Michael Jordan turnaround fadeaway jumper 25:39 - Michael Jordan baseline fadeaway jumper 26:00 - Dominique Wilkins jumper 26:50 - Michael Jordan blocks Antoine Carr 27:51 - Doc Rivers driving layup and 1 28:12 - Michael Jordan jumper 28:22 - Doc Rivers jumper 29:23 - John Battle jumper 29:42 - Jon Koncak jumper 30:15 - Spud Webb floater and 1 30:53 - Spud Webb drive & kick to Koncak 32:15 - Cliff Levingston pull up jumper 33:12 - John Battle bank shot 33:40 - Moses Malone jumper 34:17 - Michael Jordan breakaway dunk and 1 35:30 - Jordan to Pippen layup 35:57 - Scottie Pippen layup 36:12 - Michael Jordan jumper 36:38 - Michael Jordan driving layup 36:55 - Michael Jordan jumper 38:02 - Michael Jordan jumper 38:35 - Michael Jordan free throw 41:50 - John Battle jumper 41:58 - Dominique Wilkins blocks Scottie Pippen 42:24 - Michael Jordan clutch free throws
There were a plethora of thrilling Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks basketball games during Michael Jordan's career. No other ...