Full Game: Carrying the Last Dance Alone | Bulls vs Clippers (November 21, 1997)

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.