In years before, if you took away MJ's driving lanes, he'd kill you from the outside. If you took away his jumper with perimeter double teams, he'd kill you with his drives. If you tried to do both, he'd kill you with creativity, mental will and wisdom. At the age of 39, father time and injury took away his legs but it could not take away his mind. His mind alone was still good for 40 points and whenever a tough old rival like the Pacers or an old adversary like Miller was around, MJ was always his usual 'old' self - entering his 'zone' - conquering matter with his mind.
In this game, MJ's wisdom provided the clutch efficiency to bring the lagging Wizards into OT. With 18 points in the last 6:30 of the 4th quarter, MJ pushed his team to victory in double-OT with his usual clutch defense. Perhaps the young and athletic Jermaine O'Neal reminded MJ of the days when the Great Centers elevated his game.
Whatever the case, in year 2 of the NBA's allowance of 'zone' defense, there was still some hand-checking around (unlike today). But the only 'zone' that mattered was his own. With real battles against time and injury to fight instead of silly new rules placed in his wake to help his pseudo-imitators, MJ was making history with a record 41pts at age 39 - a record he would shatter just one month later with 45 points against the Hornets.
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중년의 여유...
한국나이로는 41살 때였죠. 워싱턴 시절중에 가장 좋아하는 경기입니다. 51득점을 했던 샬롯전보다 더요. 제 생각으로는 복귀후 가장 아드레날린이 분비된날이며 90년대 후반에 가까운 몸놀림을 보여준 경기였다고 봅니다. 좋은 자료 감사합니다.
정말 시가야 .. 사기 유닛이야~
베이스라인 따라 돌파 후 덩크는 정말 옛날생각이 나는 장면이네요.
햐~ 정말 그때가 그립네요.. 잘봤습니다!
5분 1초때 나오는 저 날카로운 수비... 왜 그가 수비마왕인지를 잘 보여주네요.
코비나 르브론 두 41살에 저렇게 할수있을까여? 갠적으론 아닐꺼라고 봅니다~
진짜...ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ 포스트업할때 그냥 다 닥치고 발리는군요...쭉쭉...!!
저당시 공식적인 몸무게는 98kg로 나왔지만,실제로는 105kg정도 됐다고 하더군요.원체 강골인데다가,웨이트까지 늘리니,포스트업시 상대편 선수는 당연히 밀릴수밖에요^^
4분경 어시스트 쪄네요... 무슨 파포도 아니고 쭉쭉쭉 쭉쭉쭉 밀리는 거 보니 참.ㅋㅋㅋ
전 근데 신기한게 은퇴하고 몇 년동안 농구를 안했을텐데 저 정도 감각이 남아 있을 수 있지..ㅋㅋ