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Michael Jordan v New Jersey Nets 2001

Pre-season games aren't usually memorable. However on 20 October 2001 a pre-season game turned into a performance for the ages. In a game where he wore Retro Air Jordan 3's MJ played like it was 1988 scoring 41 points on 15-24 shooting. He scored 16 points in a six minute stretch in the 3rd quarter which cut a 19 point New Jersey lead to 2. He also got his first dunk since coming back from his second retirement. You can see Jordan dominating current NBA stars like Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson. It makes you wonder if Jordan did this at age 38 (almost 39) can you imagine what he would do in the NBA today if he was 25? Enjoy

Category: Sports

Updated: 05/16/2007 - 04:43:36

Tags: Michael, Jordan, Air, New, Jersey, Nets, Chicago, Bulls, Washington, Wizards, NBA

Votes: 143 votes.

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hooddiee nets went to the finals that year. 07/11/2010 - 23:16:58
mikecvcc08 simply amazing... 06/30/2010 - 01:30:37
glocsta707 @RandomTimes08 its just being in the right place at the right time thats all..but in Horrys defense he is better then most of the guys that were on the bulls when they won titles. there was a time after 98 when Jud Buchler had 3 rings and Horry had 2 and Horry is a much better player in general. 12/02/2009 - 02:24:19
BassoNero Haha, "Floor" Jordan, that was sweet ;o) Like Michael said, this is the wise way to play bball, and I call it "Tai Chi basketball"; because he knows how to succeed and dominate the game with less energy. What a play! 11/03/2009 - 11:14:58
UNJB i remember this game like it was yesterday it was funny to me cuz my moms n stepdad was agruing wit each other then jordan started to heat up he hit the first 3 n when he hit the second one they started cheering...screamin like go jordan..n yes!!! 10/22/2009 - 19:50:04
RandomTimes08 man if jordan played on a better team he coulda won 7 titles its fucking ridiculous that robert horry has more than jordan he doesnt even deserve some of those 09/24/2009 - 02:59:17
RandomTimes08 there not good tho lol sad to see but they arent like him probably will be sixth mans but it may have skipped a generation jordan's grandkids will be good 09/24/2009 - 02:56:20
SamuraiSwoosh "True Blue" 3's are so nice .... he killed it this game, even if it was preseason. 09/21/2009 - 09:36:37
youngTaharka wow 08/19/2009 - 19:34:47
Rodzilla97 only 33 mins 08/16/2009 - 12:08:05
Rodzilla97 this was my favorite game of his comeback. first time we'd seen him play since june 98, and he was awesome. but really i wish he never played for the wizards, it was weird seeing him as just good, not great. i say if he had the itch to play he should have just played the pre season, then cut from team by himself, or something. basically i wish this was the only game he played for the wizards... 08/16/2009 - 11:30:13
chrisx2k6 Quite honestly, this was my favorite MJ game ever...I was so amped about the comeback and then he delivered this masterpiece...It was like the 2nd coming...To see my childhood idol(and CLEARLY the best bball player of all time) school today's overpaid and watered-down touch foul league players was magnificent! 07/23/2009 - 19:19:15
carlo0520 imagine KOBE and MICHAEL start there season togeher,what would it be like??? well....simple...KOBE's game wudn't be like the way he is playing right now and the way dominates because of a simple and obvious reason that he is a MICHAEL JORDAN copy cat...am i ryt??? but no disrespect to kobe, im a great fan of his now cause he always reminds me of mj... 04/24/2009 - 19:42:37
michaelxboyx17 i hope his kids come to the nba.... 04/05/2009 - 03:21:06
frusionnn w0w I love Marv Albert commentary! ''Jordan.....AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!'' 03/26/2009 - 06:55:46
frusionnn 2:52 made the fans go wild!!!!!!!! 03/25/2009 - 20:01:45
a2daron it's too bad jordan didn't play on a better team. jordan could have played like this every night if the team could manage his minutes. however, when jordan wasn't out on the floor, the team was too inexperienced to play well without him. 03/03/2009 - 06:33:51
minor1740 man i miss watching jordan play. he ain't even playing at his best. 03/03/2009 - 05:55:51
gettoland this was pre-season and that is why jordan had this much energy and also he wasn't injured, i remember that somewhere around the middle of 2001-2002 season he got his knees injured and pretty much after his knees got injured he was not able to maintain this type of energy through out his 2002-2003 however he was still able to break some records, for example he is the only 40 year old to ever score more than 40 points overall jordan still played at an allstar level is just his team wasn't good 12/19/2008 - 22:22:19
palpatine55 Nobody had the lethal combo of an outside shot and the ability to get to the rim like MJ. Kobe is simply a poor man's MJ. Imagine if MJ hadn't injured his knee so bad in his comeback, he would have averaged close to 30 points at age 40, rather than in the mid 20s like he did in his time with the wizards. Shaq is one of the greatest of all time, but at 35 and injured he only averages about 17 ppg. Jordan still averaged about 30 ppg at that age, and dropped 40 several times after turning 40 12/19/2008 - 11:25:01
youngcnyce Jordan = Legendary 12/18/2008 - 21:49:05
vika01 and this was the preseason! 12/14/2008 - 18:25:12
Chilax dam imagine if he did not retire twice and just played through all those years he would of made records that would of surpassed kareem that nobody in there right mind could catch. and he would have probably 9 championships maybe more because they chicago team would of stayed together for so many more years and not just crumbled like it did right after he left. 10/25/2008 - 12:34:23
eurotrash239 really? when? 10/17/2008 - 16:07:49
Golfanatyc uh oh..i could see wrinkles on his forehead. MJ is G.O.A.T! 10/16/2008 - 22:32:07
 
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