Michael Jordan 1996: 53 pts Vs. Grant Hill & Pistons

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Description: Grant Hill was the best player this side of MJ for a moment. When MJ retired the first time, Hill was picked to carry the torch. Of course this was unfair but Hill was unbelievable before he went down with the ankle injury. He was posting Lebron type numbers in 2000 while playing better defense. His complete game and unselfishness assured that he would be an all-time great. MJ, however, came back from retirement and had to put his foot down. Shooting an illegal 78% in this game, MJ would shoot 14-16 in the second half and 21-28 overall for 53 points. Hill struggled at 5-16 for 13 on the other end. MJ was in his super-zone and his jumper was flowing like water. His fadeaway was picture perfect. The older and wiser 33-year-old MJ even enjoyed his own brilliance with laughter instead of wearing his traditional raging-fury-scowl. Of course the side note was that MJ's nemesis Dumars was also on Hill's team. But, that stayed as a side note here. It's painful to see Hill here before he went down in his prime because of what could have been. We're glad that he's back and doing well now but his best years have been taken away from us and that's invaluable. Thankfully, MJ carried his own torch.
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PoletBally ::: Favorites Oooh, what a great argument. "LMAO"? LMAO yourself. Grant Hill was a better and more complete player than LeBron. LeBron could've developed into a complete player, but after his second season he started to focus on scoring. 07-08-23 08:08:12 _____________________________________________________
superfob54 ::: Favorites "He was posting Lebron type numbers in 2000 while playing better defense." If you're implying that pre-injury Grant was better than Lebron, then LMAO. 07-08-22 18:54:51 _____________________________________________________
JappY06 ::: Favorites my 2 fave players!!! 1st is jordan and 2nd is grant hill. 07-08-08 21:03:13 _____________________________________________________
hoopsencyclopedia ::: Favorites I hope you weren't talking to me asking if I did my research. Haley did play in 1989 and 1990 which was what I was referring to. 07-08-06 14:03:00 _____________________________________________________
noodie243 ::: Favorites Jack Haley was not on the team to play. If you did some research, you would learn that haley was literally part of a package deal with rodman. It turns out he was rodmans best friend in the league and the only person he really got along with therefore was the one who kept rodman in line, by rodman's standards. Thats why he was there. 07-08-06 13:00:22 _____________________________________________________
pistolstarter85 ::: Favorites yes! thats it, jack haley. btw i miss those opening sequences they used to do on WGN. kind of caught you up on a rivalry or how the team had been doing the last week or so. 07-07-20 21:12:24 _____________________________________________________
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hoopsencyclopedia ::: Favorites Might you be talking about Jack Haley? He did play at one point when he first joined the Bulls but nagging injuries made him the highest paid cheerleader to ever play the game. His team spirit was awesome though. 07-07-20 20:26:44 _____________________________________________________
pistolstarter85 ::: Favorites whats the name of the guy in the black turtle neck sweater and sport coat on the bulls bench? man i know he was one of the guys that never ever ever played but i think he was on the 96 and 97 championship team. i think he played 2 min of the final game that year and that was it. what was his name? 07-07-20 04:39:26 _____________________________________________________
jordanlover23 ::: Favorites I think Jordan has like 3 of the top 5 FG% in games of 50+ points in the last 20 years. This game and the Philly game you mentioned where he went 24-29 are two of them, the latter being the best FG% on a 50+ point game in the last 20 years minimum, and probably since Wilt. 07-07-14 12:36:01 _____________________________________________________
jxn23 ::: Favorites 21 of 28 is so ridiculous. Almost as ridiculous as the game against Phili in 88 where he shot 24-29. Unbelievable 07-07-13 04:23:13 _____________________________________________________