John Paxson was so underrated. He was the reason double-teaming Michael Jordan was a bad idea. He can hit the outside shot, knows his role, and doesn't turn the ball over.
That why I think it’s so disrespectful when these young nba fans talk about the older teams like the bulls and act as if today’s guys are worlds ahead of them. Draymond saying they would beat the 98 team by 40. I Think today’s league is a little less talented, since the league diminished the defenses ability to defend.
@@richievitanaquino737 looks at the matchups. Rodman out " Draymonds" Draymond. Michael on Curry , Pip on Klay. Simply winning the important matchups.
I still remember watching this live. I was 17 and had just graduated high school. I stayed up late to see Jordan win his first championship because I wanted to say I watched it when it happened. I went on to watch all six of them.
It was magical, wasn’t it? To get to see the Bulls beaten year after year by the Pistons and finally break through. Then Jordan retires, comes back and they do it again. This was a great time to be a basketball fan.
I wish I was living in Chicago to witness this moment. My family had moved to Memphis back in October of 1990. I was 12 yrs old & watched this on TV. What a moment
I meant basically the large segment of fan base that wanted him fired for years.. You know the fire garpaxers nation.. A lot of fans hate the man as the vice president of bball operations for the bulls and wanted him gone.. I heard fans and media a like claim that jim stepping down when he did recently from his role was not enough and that he needed to leave the bulls completely.. To me that's hating brother...
As a Celts fan in the 70s & 80s, I have to say every great team needs a Paxson or a Gerald Henderson. An unsung quality guy to support the superstars & come up big when needed.
You gotta love Jack Nicholson being the first guy to congratulate Phil Jackson for winning the championship. That's some major star-power. And 30 years later today Jack still got it!
20 points on 75% shooting, including 10 on 5-5 shooting in the final minutes. Yeah... that's clutch alright. Then that shot he hit in Phoenix in game 6... if he misses game 7 is in Phoenix and the Suns have all the momentum. This dude was big time asf.
Remember seeing this a 12 yr old kid me and brother going nuts running around the house and my mom was in tears happy as she can be My brother and i practiced that pass from mj to paxson all summer long
I was ten years old when this happened, it seemed like it was simpler time back then, I don't remember there being tons of coffee shops on every other block, with tons of people on their laptops, chicago was pretty ghetto back then, but just like now if you didn't go out at night it was all right
Can you imagine John Paxson shooting 10 three pointers wide open in today's game. Yeah, The Bulls of the 90's wouldn't be able to adapt to today's game.
Jordan was the BEST individual player the game has seen. Dominant both offensively and defensively. The early knock on him was that he didn't trust his teammates, who could BALL! Once he learned HOW to WIN collectively, and that the team's success increased his success, PUT the league on LOCK! #AirJordan #SP33 #UnDefeated #SixChips
Agree completely. Teaching MJ "how to win collectively" is the ultimate compliment Phil doesn't get nearly often enough. (11 rings and somehow still underrated.)
Alot of people dont realize ther is skill in were you place a assist in the shooters hand. Jordan would pass with that special touch were it would connect just in the rite spot in paxons hand in rhythm.
Half a second of having to adjust the grip on the ball to shoot it is huge since it's often the difference between getting a clean shot off without anyone being in your face and a defender tipping or blocking a shot.
Yep. When the pass just hits you right in the hands you know the shot will fall before you release it. Especially when the grooves are running horizontally.
Thomas: I hear you bro but the great CLUTCH shot is very easy to see & celebrate. An amazing important pass goes under the radar & or overlooked 8 of 10 times so you have to point it out sometimes. Still I hear & understand what your saying bro.
why did jordan pass the ball ? he was afraid, heh, a role player did all this scoring in the final game of a championship round, if lebron has a teammate doing what paxson did in 1991 finals game 4 4th quarter, lebron would be crucified, and everybody would say "his legacy got saved."
I'm a laker fan that hurt me to the core but looking back I'm now happy for MJ they worked hard for years nothing was gave to gave to them and took the thrown
If today’s weak ass game with no hand checking and no pain in the paint was played in this era,against these bulls or pistons or whoever else was dominant,the modern day 1 on 1player would be crying themselves to sleep.
All the people lost in the historic Bulls' championship runs as Michael Jordan gets all the credits. Pardon, BJ Armstrong, Steve Kerr, Dennis Rodman, ..and so many others.
The warriors like the bulls understand you need a good bench. However it can get expensive when you have break out stars on the bench and you want to keep them.
ikr people really don't know...people give LBJ all this shit like Allen saved his ass even though that was a game 6...but won't acknowledge MJ got bailed out 3 out of those 6 times...im not a LBJ fan im just saying i see that argument against him all the time...you can even write that in youtube "Ray Allen saves " and youtube will finish off that sentence with "lebron James " or "Lebron James legacy"
V I know. It’s really stupid. I was hoping no one would be fool enough to respond to my comment with a straight face. But, your response does highlight the absurdities and double standards of sports fans today. I’m not sure when individual championships became so important over TEAM championships. But, unfortunately it’s the world we live in now.
@@Fakename70 yeah superstars are always gonna be superstars but borderline stars, good players, role players, just nba players in general... their value in people eyes have gone down and its a shame
The Bulls were up 3-1 in this series how was he saved? In 1993 Jordan had all of the Bulls points in the 4th quarter until Paxson' s shot. In the 1997 series with the Jazz, Jordan had the game winner in Game 1 and had the Flu Game that same series, he wasnt saved in 1997. LeBron was literally about to get eliminated by the Spurs. People are mad because LeBron won't catch Jordan.
Multiple choice for me....Horry in 94 finals, Armstrong in 93 conference finals, I'd say Reggie except for the fact that he literally sprayed the Knicks down with multiple 3s and the real difference maker in the rivalry that favored the Pacers was Oakley & Mason getting overpowered by Antonio & Dale Davis. That led to the rest of the Pacer front court washing the Knicks all day.
Difference between Jordan and Lebron. Jordan knew his job and did it well, and when it was time for his teammates to step up to make big plays/shots they did because they knew they had to be ready because that moment was going to come eventually. Lebron forces his teammates to stand around and wait for him to drive and kick so he can inflate his assists, then when it’s crunch nobody knows what to do, including Lebron. Down one in the greatest finals game Lebron will ever have with Curry switched on him and what does he do?Let George Hill decide the game at the line. It’s not the “right basketball play” it was Lebron being scared on the biggest stage which is what happens more often then not.
Come on casual lol Lebron made the right play George Hill makes the two free throws and it’s over. Just like Lebron made the right basketball play in game 3 2017 to Kyle Korver and he just missed. You casuals get so caught up in narratives that have no bearing on the players
Quite sensible. Paxson scoring 10 of the last 12 points in the 4th quarter of a finals clincher had nothing to do with a role player coming through, it was just Jordan being a great teammate. The Paxson winner in 93? That was all Jordan too (even though Pippen made the right read to kick it out before the ball reversal). The Kerr shot in 97? That was all Michael. Pippen's series-clinching steal? You guessed it, Michael did that. But when the occasion arises that a teammate of LeBron makes a shot (like, A shot) at any big moment in any big game, that's just his teammates doing everything for him. Got it, perfect logic.
Or, better yet, when a teammate does something offensively late in a game, that meant LeBron was "scared" now. Whatever helps you guys hold onto the early 90's man, whatever.
You'll never see this in today's game, death by long twos. Today's analytics folks would complain about inefficiency, and not allow coaches to draw up plays like that or players to run to open spots a step and a half inside the arc.
I'll never forget watching this Live. Then all the fireworks, people cheering, car horns beeping, gunshots into the air. It was insane but then the looters came and started breaking into all the stores and looting. They even starting breaking into parked Cars and even people's homes with the owners home. Only reason it didn't happen on my block is because we united and protected our neighbors. We were out with rifles,shotguns and pistols and the cops didn't even mess with us. Happened during all the championship wins but the stores were more prepared with steel gates and rolling shutters.
The thing that all 6 championships of bulls they finish it in the home court of the opposing team. A championship pedigree team silencing the opposition even in their home court.
Bronsexuals do not understand the fact that the bulls were already leading the series, so paxson did not *"save"* MJ, LeFraud however, had ray allen and kyrie irving hitting those clutch threes in elimination games 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@aggressiveattitudeera887 literally 99% of all Jordan fanboys lol y’all act like Jordan did everything by himself. Made every shot by himself. Win all 6 championships by himself. That ain’t true this video is a perfect example. Problem is, you only get mad at Lebron for doing the same things Jordan has done. Unfair double standards smh
For sure the dagger but they were up when he hit it and there was 55 seconds left still after it. MJ blocks Magic's last shot & Pippen should've passed it ahead to MJ for the finisher dunk Pippen robbed us of another MJ highlight. Even if he faked the dunk and hugged the ball it would've been a beautiful finish & poetic that would choose not to score
John Paxson was so underrated. He was the reason double-teaming Michael Jordan was a bad idea. He can hit the outside shot, knows his role, and doesn't turn the ball over.
@Aaron9 i feel like i would rather lose to mj than a role player because there is no shame in losing to mj
That why I think it’s so disrespectful when these young nba fans talk about the older teams like the bulls and act as if today’s guys are worlds ahead of them. Draymond saying they would beat the 98 team by 40. I Think today’s league is a little less talented, since the league diminished the defenses ability to defend.
It's why they picked up Kerr and Armstrong after this
@@derekjuarez9762 maybe draymond was right but it was the other way around
@@richievitanaquino737 looks at the matchups. Rodman out " Draymonds" Draymond. Michael on Curry , Pip on Klay. Simply winning the important matchups.
I still remember watching this live. I was 17 and had just graduated high school. I stayed up late to see Jordan win his first championship because I wanted to say I watched it when it happened. I went on to watch all six of them.
It was magical, wasn’t it? To get to see the Bulls beaten year after year by the Pistons and finally break through. Then Jordan retires, comes back and they do it again. This was a great time to be a basketball fan.
Nice!
I wish I was living in Chicago to witness this moment. My family had moved to Memphis back in October of 1990. I was 12 yrs old & watched this on TV. What a moment
Basketball is the best sport
Amen. I was 15. Sae it live too..
0:34 perfect textbook shooting form.
Ahhh the glory days.. A simpler time when John Paxon was loved and not hated.
Patrick Krisko Why Would He Be Hated??🤔💭.
I meant basically the large segment of fan base that wanted him fired for years.. You know the fire garpaxers nation.. A lot of fans hate the man as the vice president of bball operations for the bulls and wanted him gone.. I heard fans and media a like claim that jim stepping down when he did recently from his role was not enough and that he needed to leave the bulls completely.. To me that's hating brother...
is he hated? why?
I loved Paxson back in the day, he could really hit those field goals. Of course I'm not from Chicago though.
@@vaskylark he was a solid role player playing off Jordan & Pippen. Not spectacular, but steady & dependable.
Paxon's shot in the finals against the suns was underrated too
Yup
2019 Every team needs a John Paxson!
Facts
As a Celts fan in the 70s & 80s, I have to say every great team needs a Paxson or a Gerald Henderson. An unsung quality guy to support the superstars & come up big when needed.
Or Robert Harry
You gotta love Jack Nicholson being the first guy to congratulate Phil Jackson for winning the championship. That's some major star-power. And 30 years later today Jack still got it!
He was telling him "I'll see you in nine years"
Before the 4th Quarter
Phil : Michael who's open ?
MJ : Paxon
Phil : then give him the damn ball !
John Paxson was a awesome shooter
looks like 80ies and 90ies were the golden times... in every area of life. sports, music etc.
20 points on 75% shooting, including 10 on 5-5 shooting in the final minutes. Yeah... that's clutch alright.
Then that shot he hit in Phoenix in game 6... if he misses game 7 is in Phoenix and the Suns have all the momentum.
This dude was big time asf.
Remember seeing this a 12 yr old kid me and brother going nuts running around the house and my mom was in tears happy as she can be My brother and i practiced that pass from mj to paxson all summer long
Terrance Murray lol, what a times, everything was so magical, music, sport, commenters...i miss those time.
Ran Karat yes sir 90s was the best
@@rankarat damn I was born in 92 😢
I was ten years old when this happened, it seemed like it was simpler time back then, I don't remember there being tons of coffee shops on every other block, with tons of people on their laptops, chicago was pretty ghetto back then, but just like now if you didn't go out at night it was all right
What a old style shotting. Jumping and trow it on the top of him face. Just elegance 💪
Just elegance the way that Paxxon shots.. 👌
John Paxson is still LOVED, and for past 4 months he's eating better than 1/2 of Golden state team...4-01-2020.
Can you imagine John Paxson shooting 10 three pointers wide open in today's game. Yeah, The Bulls of the 90's wouldn't be able to adapt to today's game.
Big three in Bulls during the first 3 peat : Jordan, Paxson and Pippen
Jordan was the BEST individual player the game has seen. Dominant both offensively and defensively. The early knock on him was that he didn't trust his teammates, who could BALL! Once he learned HOW to WIN collectively, and that the team's success increased his success, PUT the league on LOCK!
#AirJordan
#SP33
#UnDefeated
#SixChips
Agree completely. Teaching MJ "how to win collectively" is the ultimate compliment Phil doesn't get nearly often enough. (11 rings and somehow still underrated.)
Once a clutch shooter, always a clutch shooter 🏀 Enter John Paxson
Such a pretty jumpshot
Pax caught fire...6 straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Pax shut that (final) game down.
Alot of people dont realize ther is skill in were you place a assist in the shooters hand. Jordan would pass with that special touch were it would connect just in the rite spot in paxons hand in rhythm.
Half a second of having to adjust the grip on the ball to shoot it is huge since it's often the difference between getting a clean shot off without anyone being in your face and a defender tipping or blocking a shot.
Yep. When the pass just hits you right in the hands you know the shot will fall before you release it. Especially when the grooves are running horizontally.
Really we really doing this a special touch u didn’t even acknowledge Paxson focus and skill to shoot but rather a special touch on his hand
Thomas: I hear you bro but the great CLUTCH shot is very easy to see & celebrate. An amazing important pass goes under the radar & or overlooked 8 of 10 times so you have to point it out sometimes. Still I hear & understand what your saying bro.
the truth thanks
Wow good memories man. Millennials basketball fans dont know about this and never will.
Erik Muniz you said my brotga from anotha matha.
Or they could just, you know, watch the video and know about it.
Diego Cee is not the same kid. If weren't a teen or an adult by this time.
Erik Muniz I do boi
I remember... john paxon.. i guess he earned the right to ruin the bulls now
Wow that was a perfect and effortless pass by Jordan
@Jeremy Grant the double standard is crazy bro lmfaoo
why did jordan pass the ball ? he was afraid, heh, a role player did all this scoring in the final game of a championship round, if lebron has a teammate doing what paxson did in 1991 finals game 4 4th quarter, lebron would be crucified, and everybody would say "his legacy got saved."
Pax balled in that 4th quarter
Paxson was lights out from deep.
John Paxson is the player of the game? Fine. That was all I needed.
He was clutch. Not scared of big moments & ready to deliver if needed.
coach phil: whos open?
mj: .......................
coach phil: whos open?
mj: paxson
Michael Jordan had Chicago Bulls fans in every state of America.
Nathaniel Anderson
They’re called bandwagoners.
Front runners
@@TL2354 Fair-weather fans.
Man that dude a clutch af. The original Mr. Big shot!
John Paxton is the best smooth shooter🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 he got game
Bulls were a complete team.
Those last seconds bring back memories
Here after watching 4th episode of #TheLastDance
Bulls players were always ready for those important threes. They knew they had to fckin hit when MJ is passing you the ball.
What a wonderful moment!!
That's why John Paxson is KIMINOBU KOGURE the perfect 6th man for a team
Legend 🔥
John Paxton he finished the game with 20 points🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
I'm a laker fan that hurt me to the core but looking back I'm now happy for MJ they worked hard for years nothing was gave to gave to them and took the thrown
I just remember he didn't miss a single shot and took many shots down the stretch.
Jack Nicholson the first to congratulate Phil. So humble
I loved seeing that
Watching in 2018 ... 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Look how the defense follows MJ. He's doing it to lure them because he knows Pax is going to be wide open and nail that shot.
One of the cleanest forms and 4q clutch
Yeah, Paxton was not an spectacular player but he was effective, must underrated Chicago player.
As a Lakers fan back then I knew when the Lakers lost game 3 it was over for them, I remembered game 4 being ugly.
Lebron should wear a hat that says social justice won’t make the nba great again and a shirt that says NBA Games don’t matter.
Such a beautiful form and finish...
Every championship team needs that one whiteboy that shoots lights out
wsuptrick And you just know in Game 6 of The 1993 Finals Danny Ainge must've been kicking himself in the ass for leaving Paxon that wide open
Lol, or a couple of light skinned brothas I.e Steph and Klay.
"Who left the white boy open??????????" (Last thing you wanna hear on a b-ball court)
Kyle korver
@@bethevoice3 not even close like paxson
Thank you John Paxson for breaking my heart! Lol!! Paxson was clutch in this game! As a Laker fan, it was sad to see them lose.
I still remember
John paxon. H. Grant. And other's. Team. And the coach of the "holy" trio- attack. perfect
john paxson winning shots it 91 and 93
Watching in 2020
And what's crazy John Paxson shot 51% FG 42% 3pt range that year in the 1990-91 season
If today’s weak ass game with no hand checking and no pain in the paint was played in this era,against these bulls or pistons or whoever else was dominant,the modern day 1 on 1player would be crying themselves to sleep.
John had many epic moments as a role player.
Chcial bym znow powrocic do tych czasow i obejrzec to jeszcze raz ☺tesknota
who would have known then at that moment that jordan would run the nba for the next decade
Last Dance made this shot look wild with all the theatrics 😂😂😂 it’s legit a uncontested set shot middie.
\m/ GO BULLS \m/
...so enjoyed that 1st one!
1,2,3,4,5,6
Michael Jordan delivering the ball to John Paxson
Paxson is the one everybody should have surrounded to celebrate
Johnny Pax looks older with a moustache and bald headed like I saw him in The Last Dance
Credit to the GOAT for verbally motivating Pax throughout the game.
🔥🔥
I love how no one's acknowledged that, although it was a VERY clutch shot, it was clearly not a game winner as the bulls already had the lead
Paxton-kerr both essential to bulls success
The Iceman John P
The start of a new NBA era…
Maybe I missed something here.....the Bulls were up by two, Paxson makes a shot, Lakers don't score anymore. How is that a game winner?
Jack Nicholson...first man to shake the Chicago bulls coach hand after their first championship
All the people lost in the historic Bulls' championship runs as Michael Jordan gets all the credits. Pardon, BJ Armstrong, Steve Kerr, Dennis Rodman, ..and so many others.
2:11 You can see Phil Jackson tell Jack Nicholson "F*** you" after he shakes his hand.
The warriors like the bulls understand you need a good bench. However it can get expensive when you have break out stars on the bench and you want to keep them.
Chicago Bulls Needs Someone New Wearing Number 5 In The Chicago Bulls Jersey In Case Carter Will Be A Package Deal
The first of 3 times Jordan had to have a sharp shooting teammate save his bacon in the Finals.
ikr people really don't know...people give LBJ all this shit like Allen saved his ass even though that was a game 6...but won't acknowledge MJ got bailed out 3 out of those 6 times...im not a LBJ fan im just saying i see that argument against him all the time...you can even write that in youtube "Ray Allen saves " and youtube will finish off that sentence with "lebron James " or "Lebron James legacy"
V
I know. It’s really stupid. I was hoping no one would be fool enough to respond to my comment with a straight face. But, your response does highlight the absurdities and double standards of sports fans today.
I’m not sure when individual championships became so important over TEAM championships. But, unfortunately it’s the world we live in now.
@@Fakename70 yeah superstars are always gonna be superstars but borderline stars, good players, role players, just nba players in general... their value in people eyes have gone down and its a shame
The Bulls were up 3-1 in this series how was he saved? In 1993 Jordan had all of the Bulls points in the 4th quarter until Paxson' s shot. In the 1997 series with the Jazz, Jordan had the game winner in Game 1 and had the Flu Game that same series, he wasnt saved in 1997. LeBron was literally about to get eliminated by the Spurs. People are mad because LeBron won't catch Jordan.
Chiberia
See my response to V from 4 weeks ago
Leaving Pax open in the finals... biiiiiiiig mistake.
My first playoffs ever watched. I'm a Knickerbocker fan....you already know who's 3ptr was more painful.
Reggie? I've never seen anything like that in 42 years
Multiple choice for me....Horry in 94 finals, Armstrong in 93 conference finals, I'd say Reggie except for the fact that he literally sprayed the Knicks down with multiple 3s and the real difference maker in the rivalry that favored the Pacers was Oakley & Mason getting overpowered by Antonio & Dale Davis. That led to the rest of the Pacer front court washing the Knicks all day.
ruclips.net/video/FDOqD8tV8Tc/видео.html
2000 was just as bad.
You can spot Jack Nicholson shake hands with the coach last second. He’s been to every important basketball game ever.
Gd am sir Bernard Vidal from Cebu City vendor sa Santo nenio church
was 6 lol but I was going crazy for Paxson I had his jersey back then MJ was so expensive lol as my mom would say but had paxson a pippen lol
Difference between Jordan and Lebron.
Jordan knew his job and did it well, and when it was time for his teammates to step up to make big plays/shots they did because they knew they had to be ready because that moment was going to come eventually.
Lebron forces his teammates to stand around and wait for him to drive and kick so he can inflate his assists, then when it’s crunch nobody knows what to do, including Lebron.
Down one in the greatest finals game Lebron will ever have with Curry switched on him and what does he do?Let George Hill decide the game at the line.
It’s not the “right basketball play” it was Lebron being scared on the biggest stage which is what happens more often then not.
chitownkidd33 wait... I thought you were a LeBron guy and hated Jordan?
chitownkidd33 all facts bro
Come on casual lol Lebron made the right play George Hill makes the two free throws and it’s over. Just like Lebron made the right basketball play in game 3 2017 to Kyle Korver and he just missed. You casuals get so caught up in narratives that have no bearing on the players
Quite sensible. Paxson scoring 10 of the last 12 points in the 4th quarter of a finals clincher had nothing to do with a role player coming through, it was just Jordan being a great teammate. The Paxson winner in 93? That was all Jordan too (even though Pippen made the right read to kick it out before the ball reversal). The Kerr shot in 97? That was all Michael. Pippen's series-clinching steal? You guessed it, Michael did that. But when the occasion arises that a teammate of LeBron makes a shot (like, A shot) at any big moment in any big game, that's just his teammates doing everything for him. Got it, perfect logic.
Or, better yet, when a teammate does something offensively late in a game, that meant LeBron was "scared" now. Whatever helps you guys hold onto the early 90's man, whatever.
0:25 how do you say “one” perfectly and then “whuhhhh” 0.2 seconds later?
You'll never see this in today's game, death by long twos. Today's analytics folks would complain about inefficiency, and not allow coaches to draw up plays like that or players to run to open spots a step and a half inside the arc.
At 1:25, why was Ron Jeremy on the bulls sideline?
Zekeer2007 🤦🏽♂️😂
1993 parece q fue ayer. Lo transmitió telecaribe.
I'll never forget watching this Live. Then all the fireworks, people cheering, car horns beeping, gunshots into the air. It was insane but then the looters came and started breaking into all the stores and looting. They even starting breaking into parked Cars and even people's homes with the owners home. Only reason it didn't happen on my block is because we united and protected our neighbors. We were out with rifles,shotguns and pistols and the cops didn't even mess with us. Happened during all the championship wins but the stores were more prepared with steel gates and rolling shutters.
This is when Paxson became Pax
Same spot same place by John Paxson
Is that Jack Nicholson congratulating Phil Jackson?
John Paxson is my Mimi’s best friend
The thing that all 6 championships of bulls they finish it in the home court of the opposing team.
A championship pedigree team silencing the opposition even in their home court.
Way to go Steve Kerr! Oh wait wrong one.
Bronsexuals do not understand the fact that the bulls were already leading the series, so paxson did not *"save"* MJ, LeFraud however, had ray allen and kyrie irving hitting those clutch threes in elimination games 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
2:12 Jack Nicolson
And people say Jordan didn't need help
C Wilson lol they were winning
Youre dumb
WHO says that?!
@@aggressiveattitudeera887 literally 99% of all Jordan fanboys lol y’all act like Jordan did everything by himself. Made every shot by himself. Win all 6 championships by himself. That ain’t true this video is a perfect example. Problem is, you only get mad at Lebron for doing the same things Jordan has done. Unfair double standards smh
2:08 this is why nobody respects reporters. Who tf do they think they are to run onto the court mid game?
For sure the dagger but they were up when he hit it and there was 55 seconds left still after it. MJ blocks Magic's last shot & Pippen should've passed it ahead to MJ for the finisher dunk Pippen robbed us of another MJ highlight. Even if he faked the dunk and hugged the ball it would've been a beautiful finish & poetic that would choose not to score