Prime Michael Jordan 1-On-1 vs Young Kobe Bryant Was Ridiculus

They've made a switch already, putting Kobe on Michael. Now, Ben the education, he's now in a post-graduate course. Yeah, boy. Guarding Michael Jordan for the first time. Yeah, that's what you call when there's an oops play. So he muscles it up there, but he leaves it short. Kobe Bryant shooting and hitting with Michael Jordan in his face. We saw three of those highlights a week ago against the Golden State Warriors. And Kobe Bryant, at 19, goes for the fake and fouls. Any time that you take care of the defensive boards, and you hold people down and shooting. There it is. Couldn't hold him down. That's Kobe Bryant. Fisher inside. Fall away by Kobe Bryant. Is there anything he can't do? Those are making it look easy so far in this game. Michael Jordan with a spin move in the lane. He's got 25. A key playoff time in the matchups today. Kobe Bryant is guarded by Michael Jordan. And the fall away by Kobe Bryant. That's the future. And even Michael Jordan will tell you that Kobe Bryant's the future of the NBA. You're looking at the present and the future right there. It is 69-49, a 20-point Bulls lead. Michael was all over him that time, right in his face. And Jordan with a move to the basket. We got a little show going on here. The baseline screen. Now watch Michael. Michael's right on him now. Now this is just a quick move. Michael's right up in his face. Jordan guarded by Kobe Bryant. See what he does against the youngster. Off balance. Missed the tip. Rotman almost tipped it in. And here come the Lakers. Kobe Bryant going to the hoop. Kobe Bryant, whose father, Joe Jellybean Bryant, played in the NBA. This evening. But this is how they play defense most nights. Michael Jordan gets two more. 34 for Jordan and the Bulls. But the Lakers get it back. Here is Kobe Bryant with a reverse layup. Beautiful. Great. A little advice from the master right here. Well, the one thing about him. Luke Longley also on the bench. After establishing a career high of 23. Kobe Bryant with a hit over to the Lakers. And here's Bryant. Wow! Let's get the slam dunk back into the All-Star game after that one, huh? I tell you, that was impressive. That was impressive? He's impressed. You know Michael Jordan is impressed with that. Well, every time that he gets an opportunity from here to the end of the game, he's going to try it. Hits from the foul line. That's a nice one. Even just past noon, it is not a late-arriving crowd at the Forum. Jordan, two for three. See, that's what he wants to do. He wants to get into his rhythm early. You know, he's got the bounce. You know, everybody always puts somebody else on him. Well, in this case, though, Bryant and Jordan were guarding each other. To the foul line. The jumper over him. And that's the way the first quarter will conclude. Kobe. And he answers with a three. Jordan. Fades and fires over Shaq. Guarded by Bryant. Takes him inside and banks it home. Receptive by Bryant. Jordan is back with him. Kobe. Fouled by Laker. And before the shot, no basket. And when you got the young legs and the young energy. Straight out of high school. We hear that this is the last go-round. There's probably some wiggle room. But he hasn't said anything to the contrary. And there is Bryant reminding us that just in case. Ultimate playground game. Speaking of playground, Kobe goes behind the back and then drops it through. See, it's showtime now at the Forum. You got Kobe behind the back. Reversed. Off the glass. See, he brings him baseline. And then he stops, shifts, takes him behind his back. Pippen goes by him. And then he goes up real with the ninth. But he also only expected it. Jason Williams of the Nets checks in. Jordan, baseline. Got it. Well, I listen to him all the time because I was young and brave like Kobe Bryant. Count it. Plus the foul for Jordan. Post right here. And they give him the fake and the fade. And the lean. In Chicago. He said his dreams as a kid was just to go to Division I and be on TV. Down here he is at the ultimate game. He wants a lot of times and he wants them all. Back him down. You look inside. The little hitch. The step underneath. Kobe hung out to dry. Shaq, only the goaltender. Jordan with the twirl. Nice fake. Oh, another freak one. Oh, I love the way he rests. 15 for Michael Jordan. Jordan's got 15. Oh, and a steal. Here comes Kobe Bryant. For two. Payback right here. Michael did this to Kobe in the first half. Kobe gets him back. And all of a sudden this Laker lead or the Washington lead is dwindling. And again, we've talked about no turn needed to do as the game has gone along. But you've got to give Phil Jackson a lot of credit for the intensity that this team is playing with as well. What a shot by Michael Jordan. We'll have to check with Kobe if they're healthy. Bryant with a fake. Oh, what a move by Kobe Bryant. Another breathtaking move. Let him go. Kobe has played very smartly. He didn't get caught up in this challenge between he and Michael Jordan. And he's been extremely effective. Your thing at strategical times in the games. And I think that that's a brilliant thing. As far as Phil is concerned. Head for him, Michael. Head for him. He took it right to him. The game certainly has not lapsed. If you watch some of the things he's done early this year. And then Jordan from the base side also walks up on him. Kobe's just 4 of 11 from the field right now. Jordan spins, fade away. Good! Wow! Michael's taking it. He's complaining about it. He's like, I just held my ground. This guy's dipping into me. Jordan turns around. Kobe. The Lakers have picked up their intensity on the defensive end. On an 8-0 run. Make it 10-0 run. By Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. With Kobe's math, he's looking pretty good right now. He has 25. Trying to cover Jordan. And Jordan gets the foul on Michelle. If he gets fouled, he has an opportunity for a 3-point play. Kobe Bryant to Shaw. Shaw into the corner. 3-pointer is good! Russell gives it back to Stackhouse. Oh, he missed it! Well, we're down to 10 seconds remaining in overtime. And Michael has the ball. Again, guarded by Shawn Marion. The fadeaway. Yes! The West takes a timeout. To hit the game order at the end of regulation. Has just given the East a 2-point lead. As we see, Michael takes the fadeaway. Again, over the outstretched arm of Shawn Marion. And just hits an incredible shot right there. Again, we see it. Marion gets up into him. He's gonna force him to take a tough shot. The fade. Think about the strength you need to get that up. That was his 26th field goal attempt tonight. It takes a lot of energy to get this type of shot up. 3.1 points a game. He's second in the NBA. Jordan, one-on-one against Fisher. Fadeaway by MJ. How do you like that? He insists! MJ around Fox. Fadeaway jumper. Unbelievable! Jordan, it's 4-for-4. The reason he shoots 37% from out there. He hit MJ to lead all scorers tonight. Long jumper. Three-pointer. Kobe Bryant. He is unbelievable. The Wizards lead down to four. Kobe's fadeaway. Once again, showing that strength. Kobe for three. Unbelievable! 4-10. Regained by Samaki Walker. Here's Kobe. Again. And he puts the jumper down. Michael, six of nine. He's got 15. Unbelievable. Now it's held by Kobe Bryant. And he's got five of them here already tonight. Making six. Kobe again. Oh my! Three-pointer number seven. Kobe guarded by Lou. Kobe's long jumper. Oh no! He is burning down the house. He's got 38 points. Oh, come on. Stop it. Kobe for three. How do you like that? Now they put some pressure. Good job, boy. Jordan did a good job jumping right in front of Kobe. And both players getting a little bit of a laugh there.