10 facts that put MJ's GOAT status beyond reasonable doubt

#8 Most 50-point games in the playoffs - 8

When Michael Jordan took on one of the greatest basketball teams in history, the Bulls were greatly outmatched by the Celtics, who had a stacked starting lineup of Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish while former MVP Bill Walton came off the bench. While being guarded primarily by Larry Bird, Jordan dropped a jaw-dropping 63 points on 41 shots, making 19 out of 21 free throw attempts.

After the game, Larry Bird looked back at his performance saying, "He is the most exciting, awesome player in the game today. I think it's just God disguised as Michael Jordan."

The thing about Jordan is, this wasn't even his greatest ever playoff performance. It is the all-time scoring record for a single game in the playoffs, and yet Jordan produced even more memorable performances that forced people to coin a new superlative in his honour - Jordanesque - to describe all forms of greatness, perfection, superiority, or flawlessness.

Jordan is also the only player to record 50 points in back-to-back playoff games.