Full Game: Carrying the Last Dance Alone | Bulls vs Clippers (November 21, 1997)
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A winless road record hung over Michael Jordan as the Chicago Bulls visited the Los Angeles Clippers on November 21, 1997. With Scottie Pippen sidelined by injury, the defending champions dragged an 0-4 road mark into Los Angeles under the cloud of "The Last Dance." The 1-10 Clippers, missing Loy Vaught, inserted Lorenzen Wright and Pooh Richardson and ambushed Chicago for an early 36-18 lead. Bill Walton did not mince words on the broadcast, noting the Bulls looked "so flat and so lifeless."
Even as the machine sputtered, Jordan remained appointment television, the ultimate leading man forced to carry an offense on sheer will. Luc Longley offered brief support with 15 first-half points, but the night quickly devolved into Jordan attacking young Brent Barry in what was billed as the biggest game of Barry's life. As the broadcast observed, Jordan kept waiting for somebody else to help him, and nobody else would step up.
The grind dragged into double overtime. Down 102-100 with 13 seconds left in the first extra period, Jordan made his first free throw, deliberately bricked the second, beat four defenders to his own rebound, and tied the game. He then crushed Los Angeles in the second overtime, scoring all nine Chicago points to outscore the Clippers 9-0 by himself.
The Chicago Bulls secured a 111-102 victory behind Michael Jordan, who tallied 49 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. The broadcast concluded: "The answer to the question, 'Is Michael Jordan tired?' No... We saw greatness here tonight." Yet being the world's greatest spectacle was not the same as being undeniable, and Jordan left the court knowing that carrying this burden was an exhausting way to live.
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Timestamp Index:
00:00:00 Broadcast Begins
00:02:08 Lawler and Walton Preview
00:03:57 Sunderland sideline report
00:05:34 Starting Lineups
00:08:10 Series History
00:09:14 Tip Off
00:13:14 Murray block on Longley
00:13:44 Wright block on Jordan
00:14:36 Wright jumper
00:16:00 Jordan and-1 layup
00:17:52 Lexus Trivia Question
00:21:04 Rogers block
00:21:26 Jordan jumper
00:21:44 Murray and-1 layup
00:22:21 Murray 3
00:22:38 Rodman layup
00:23:28 Barry fastbreak dunk
00:24:27 Wright jumper
00:24:49 Bulls timeout
00:26:46 2 minutes left in the 1st
00:26:59 Murray fastbreak and-1
00:29:36 Taylor block
00:30:00 Jordan and-1 layup
00:31:26 Richardson buzzer beater 3
00:31:57 End of 1st Quarter/Start of 2nd
00:35:08 Taylor baseline dunk over Rodman
00:35:25 Jordan jumper
00:36:28 Robinson 3
00:38:39 Barry fast break dunk
00:40:11 Longley dunk and-1
00:41:00 Rodman layup
00:42:33 Martin 3
00:44:03 Longley dunk
00:44:32 Lexus Trivia Question
00:44:44 Baylor and Trivia Answer
00:45:57 Jordan steal
00:47:16 Longley dunk
00:49:28 2 minutes left in the 2nd
00:52:57 Rodman flagrant foul on Barry
00:54:58 Taylor putback dunk
00:55:22 Halftime Score
00:56:07 Sunderland halftime report
01:02:00 3rd Quarter
01:02:34 Jordan jumper
01:05:38 Jordan jumper
01:09:53 Jordan layup
01:11:18 Kukoč and-1
01:12:36 Brown layup and-1
01:14:34 Jordan fadeaway
01:16:00 Taylor layup
01:16:57 Taylor putback
01:18:27 Murray slam dunk
01:18:44 Longley putback
01:19:05 Rogers bank shot
01:20:46 Taylor jumper ties it
01:22:08 Taylor takes the charge
01:22:40 End of 3rd Quarter/Start of 4th
01:24:38 Caffey layup and-1
01:27:40 Wright slam dunk
01:31:06 Kukoč 3
01:34:42 Piatkowski go-ahead 3
01:35:24 Piatkowski reverse layup
01:36:40 Murray driving layup
01:38:02 Jordan assist to LaRue
01:39:00 Jordan baseline dunk
01:39:54 Jordan steal and fastbreak dunk
01:41:26 Jordan spinning layup
01:42:12 2 minutes left in the 4th
01:44:00 Jordan baseline fadeaway
01:44:24 Rogers driving layup
01:44:44 Jordan clutch jumper
01:45:10 Player of the Game: Jordan
01:45:52 Rogers go-ahead layup
01:51:17 End of 4th Quarter Score
01:53:55 Closs block forces OT
01:55:00 Overtime
01:55:11 Kukoč driving layup
01:56:55 Murray pull-up jumper
01:58:31 Wright putback
01:59:54 2 minutes left in Overtime
02:02:04 Jordan baseline jumper ties it
02:02:26 Murray driving layup and-1
02:06:11 Jordan steal
02:15:35 Jordan scoring graphic
02:17:08 Jordan jumper
02:18:06 Jordan and-1 layup
02:18:34 Jordan completes and-1
02:19:16 Jordan bank shot
02:23:25 2 minutes left in 2nd OT
02:28:15 Final Score
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Full Game: Carrying the Last Dance Alone | Bulls vs Clippers (November 21, 1997)
Channel 23: The Complete Michael Jordan Archive
183,698 views
A winless road record hung over Michael Jordan as the Chicago Bulls visited the Los Angeles Clippers on November 21, 1997. With Scottie Pippen sidelined by injury, the defending champions dragged an 0-4 road mark into Los Angeles under the cloud of "The Last Dance." The 1-10 Clippers, missing Loy Vaught, inserted Lorenzen Wright and Pooh Richardson and ambushed Chicago for an early 36-18 lead. Bill Walton did not mince words on the broadcast, noting the Bulls looked "so flat and so lifeless."
Even as the machine sputtered, Jordan remained appointment television, the ultimate leading man forced to carry an offense on sheer will. Luc Longley offered brief support with 15 first-half points, but the night quickly devolved into Jordan attacking young Brent Barry in what was billed as the biggest game of Barry's life. As the broadcast observed, Jordan kept waiting for somebody else to help him, and nobody else would step up.
The grind dragged into double overtime. Down 102-100 with 13 seconds left in the first extra period, Jordan made his first free throw, deliberately bricked the second, beat four defenders to his own rebound, and tied the game. He then crushed Los Angeles in the second overtime, scoring all nine Chicago points to outscore the Clippers 9-0 by himself.
The Chicago Bulls secured a 111-102 victory behind Michael Jordan, who tallied 49 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. The broadcast concluded: "The answer to the question, 'Is Michael Jordan tired?' No... We saw greatness here tonight." Yet being the world's greatest spectacle was not the same as being undeniable, and Jordan left the court knowing that carrying this burden was an exhausting way to live.
#MichaelJordan #ChicagoBulls #BullsVsClippers
Timestamp Index:
00:00:00 Broadcast Begins
00:02:08 Lawler and Walton Preview
00:03:57 Sunderland sideline report
00:05:34 Starting Lineups
00:08:10 Series History
00:09:14 Tip Off
00:13:14 Murray block on Longley
00:13:44 Wright block on Jordan
00:14:36 Wright jumper
00:16:00 Jordan and-1 layup
00:17:52 Lexus Trivia Question
00:21:04 Rogers block
00:21:26 Jordan jumper
00:21:44 Murray and-1 layup
00:22:21 Murray 3
00:22:38 Rodman layup
00:23:28 Barry fastbreak dunk
00:24:27 Wright jumper
00:24:49 Bulls timeout
00:26:46 2 minutes left in the 1st
00:26:59 Murray fastbreak and-1
00:29:36 Taylor block
00:30:00 Jordan and-1 layup
00:31:26 Richardson buzzer beater 3
00:31:57 End of 1st Quarter/Start of 2nd
00:35:08 Taylor baseline dunk over Rodman
00:35:25 Jordan jumper
00:36:28 Robinson 3
00:38:39 Barry fast break dunk
00:40:11 Longley dunk and-1
00:41:00 Rodman layup
00:42:33 Martin 3
00:44:03 Longley dunk
00:44:32 Lexus Trivia Question
00:44:44 Baylor and Trivia Answer
00:45:57 Jordan steal
00:47:16 Longley dunk
00:49:28 2 minutes left in the 2nd
00:52:57 Rodman flagrant foul on Barry
00:54:58 Taylor putback dunk
00:55:22 Halftime Score
00:56:07 Sunderland halftime report
01:02:00 3rd Quarter
01:02:34 Jordan jumper
01:05:38 Jordan jumper
01:09:53 Jordan layup
01:11:18 Kukoč and-1
01:12:36 Brown layup and-1
01:14:34 Jordan fadeaway
01:16:00 Taylor layup
01:16:57 Taylor putback
01:18:27 Murray slam dunk
01:18:44 Longley putback
01:19:05 Rogers bank shot
01:20:46 Taylor jumper ties it
01:22:08 Taylor takes the charge
01:22:40 End of 3rd Quarter/Start of 4th
01:24:38 Caffey layup and-1
01:27:40 Wright slam dunk
01:31:06 Kukoč 3
01:34:42 Piatkowski go-ahead 3
01:35:24 Piatkowski reverse layup
01:36:40 Murray driving layup
01:38:02 Jordan assist to LaRue
01:39:00 Jordan baseline dunk
01:39:54 Jordan steal and fastbreak dunk
01:41:26 Jordan spinning layup
01:42:12 2 minutes left in the 4th
01:44:00 Jordan baseline fadeaway
01:44:24 Rogers driving layup
01:44:44 Jordan clutch jumper
01:45:10 Player of the Game: Jordan
01:45:52 Rogers go-ahead layup
01:51:17 End of 4th Quarter Score
01:53:55 Closs block forces OT
01:55:00 Overtime
01:55:11 Kukoč driving layup
01:56:55 Murray pull-up jumper
01:58:31 Wright putback
01:59:54 2 minutes left in Overtime
02:02:04 Jordan baseline jumper ties it
02:02:26 Murray driving layup and-1
02:06:11 Jordan steal
02:15:35 Jordan scoring graphic
02:17:08 Jordan jumper
02:18:06 Jordan and-1 layup
02:18:34 Jordan completes and-1
02:19:16 Jordan bank shot
02:23:25 2 minutes left in 2nd OT
02:28:15 Final Score
Fair Use Declaration: This video is transformative: historical sports footage restored and enhanced for educational and archival viewing. No claim of ownership; rights remain with the NBA and original broadcasters. Not monetized by mjschannel23.