For the younger generation, I was 19 when i watched this game live on tv. People were nicer , products were healthier and affordable, cars were better and we only had 2 genders. Good old days are missed dearly.
Yes, 100% correct. I saw all of the NBA PLAYOFFS. The Bad Boys of Detroit. Chicago Bulls first NBA CHAMPIONSHIP and beyond. This was Basketball. The younger generation will never fully understand.
Funny the people that complain about two genders are primarily at fault for making things unaffordable for just allowing corporations to do what they want while at the same time not supporting wage growth. As far as cars were better, don't make me laugh.
Yup, that's why I do not watch today's game. Men back then looked like men and acted like men. Now we see a bunch of dudes raised by women who don't know how to carry themselves like men. That's the huge difference.
This Knicks team was a championship team. They simply ran into a more battle-tested Chicago Bulls team in this series, and that experience paid off all the way to the Bulls third straight championship.
First of 3 straight 60 win teams. The bulls played in the ECF. In fact? The last 4 championship teams. 93,96-98. Faced a 60 win team. In every conference/nba finals. Except the 98 pacers. Who were 58-24! Id say every last team including the pacers? Was championship caliber!
So they weren’t a championship team. I believe the team has to win a championship to be a championship team? We can’t live in pretend land. Let’s be clear the Knick were not a championship team.
I had the privilege and blessing of watching this live. My two favorite teams! 🙌🏾 Also, my favorite players was Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Patrick Ewing! 🙌🏾
NBA is going back to NBA, alas it won't be the same without any of the people that called the games nor the players. Roundball rock is all that remains.
One of the most heated rivalries back in the 90s. I miss rivalries like this because of the animosity and hatred towards each other. We need more rivalries like this again besides Boston-Miami. It’s good to see NY-Indiana rivalry revived again. P.S.: the NBA is returning to NBC after next season and I’ll be watching every single game on NBC/Peacock.
My parents told me that they watched this game at the hospital the day before I was born. This was my first introduction to the game even though I had no idea.
Anthony Mason's foot work is immensly underrated for his size. Fundamentals was everything in those days. Those players from that era demonstrated some amazing foot work.
I haven't watched any highlights of this game since it happened. The Knicks played their ass off but just couldn't get the stops at the end. Broke my heart.
The best basketball!!! It was ridiculous how many though shots cause great defense and how many blocks in just minutes!!! And the most brutal part is that the entire games were like that!!! It was a war!!!💪🏾
crazy stat. woulda been interesting if they woulda met in the 97 ECF how that woulda turned out. Knicks were very good that year and split the season series in 4 very close games. i think the Bulls would won of course prob in 6 or 7 with MJ being the difference as usual, but woulda been a fight
The thing that fascinates me about this series is that the Knicks were hungry and determined yet the Bulls never fell into complacency (as we saw with prior threepeat attempts where uneasy lay the head that wore the crown).
@@chrisuncleahmad MJ had a killer instinct as the leader and refused to let his teammates lose focus, it would've been interesting to see how 94-95 against the Rockets turn out if MJ's beief first retirement in 1993 didn't happen.
classic series. Really wish MJ neva "retired" in fall of 93. 94 with MJ woulda been scary. They were deeper in 94 compared to 93. 93 bench was weak. 94, they added Kukoc, Kerr, Wennington, Longley etc as well as still having most that 1st 3peat core in tact. I rem being PISSED MJ wasn't there
Always thought that was the team that would have won 70. I was super excited at the retooled bench - Kukoc, Kerr, Wennington, Meyers, Paxson and Williams. Armstrong moved to the starting line-up. That team was ready. So ready that they played well without MJ. But with MJ, they win 70 that year.
@@mikepetitti I agree. MJ was still in his athletic prime too. The early 90s version of MJ was better than the late 90s version imo. I think hey woulda 4peated. I think MJ's "retirement" was a secret suspension for the gambling. It made no sense he would "retire" at the peak of his powers
@@Classicbasketballdvds Exactly. Brian Tuohy (author of the Fix is In and Larceny Games) worked for the same company as this guy who was the son of Jerry Reinsdorf's secretary (in the 90's). He told Brian that his mom talked about discussions that Reinsdorf and Jordan had around that time (Reinsdorf was telling MJ that he would have to go away for a while). But, yeah, they probably would have won four in a row. However, in 95, it depends on Horace Grant, and if he would have returned (he didn't like Phil Jackson).
@@Classicbasketballdvds Look up Sports Fluent Brian Tuohy. On that video, he explains it (also, the person who runs Sports Fluent talks about another experience he had in relation to the Jordan situation).
In my opinion when you allow men to be physical "within the rules" it naturally brings out your competitive nature which in turn gives you a better product on the court. NBA is missing that today and ratings are down...
Man as even a 5 yr old this is the nba I miss!! What happened?? I was trying to get myself through this yrs nba finals and it didn’t feel special . It felt like 6 regular nba games.. no special intros, no finals trophy on the court , no special summer blockbuster movies besides bad boys.. This was must see tv after playing outside in the sun all day!! I think the league is in trouble. 😔
This brought me back to childhood, I remember my friend being a die hard Knicks fan was rubbing the 2-0 lead… I told him “watch how Chicago will come back & beat you guys! 😝
Game 3 of this series was my favorite. They beat the Knicks by 20 in that game with Jordan shooting like crap but making up for it with his defense, passing and free throw shooting. And the Bulls had a couple of face to face situations. Pip vs Starks, then Jordan vs Starks. But Game 3 was the game I knew the Bulls would win this series.
Jordan shot like crap (40%) for that entire series. His shooting lines by game: Game 1 - 10 for 27 Game 2 - 12 for 32 Game 3 - 3 for 18 Game 4 - 18 for 30 (his one good shooting game) Game 5 - 11 for 24 (his one ok shooting game) Game 6 - 8 for 24 This is the part of the Jordan lore everyone likes to forget. MJ chucked up the ball a LOT to get his points, but he was usually bailed out by the refs often enough to save his scoring efficiency by shooting far more FTs than anyone else.
@@JakeKoenig well he was fouled a lot going to the basket. What? Are the refs not supposed to call the fouls? Hell I'd say they even missed some. But yeah it was definitely a rough shooting series for Jordan which I'd attribute to the Knicks defense.
Notice how you rarely saw MJ driving into the paint... These youngins know nothing about Ewing Oakley and Mason! 3 beasts Jordan had to contend with every year
This was probably the last great Bulls-Knicks playoff series. Sure, their series 1994 was a thriller even w/o MJ, but the Knicks had no chance in 1996, not like in 1992 and 1993.
Judging by how the Bulls almost swept the Heat in 97 ECF, which was a Knicks clone, don't see how the Knicks would beat Chicago.. unless Ewing would turn into Dirk 2011 with going unstoppable, which wasn't gonna happen with Pats knees.. Also the NBA wasnt interested in the Knicks beating MJ in the playoffs at all. Crucial call against the Knicks was bound to happen if it reached game 6 or 7.@@Classicbasketballdvds
If you didn't come away from this video realizing how important Pippen was to those Bulls championships, then you don't understand basketball. Watch him on defense. Watch him off the ball. Watch how often he's the one bringing the ball up the court setting up the offense or leading a fast break. Watch how often he creates easy scoring opportunities. The Bulls get ZERO titles without Pippen. Zero.
The 96 team was the best of all those teams, but I'd take the first three-peat over the second. From 97-98 MJ was relying mostly on the fadeaway instead of exploding by & over defenders like he did in the early 90's. The first 3-peat Bulls simply ran you off the floor.
I'm sure these videos take a lot of work, but I have no idea what the score of the game is for the last like 10 minutes of the video. It's never on the screen
It’s so funny how a lot of people talk about the great knicks of the 90”s what was so great about them, they could never get pass the bulls in the playoffs, MJ dominated them year in year out!!!😂😂😂 they were just a good team, but not good enough.
How does them losing to the Bulls dictate their entire status as a team? They made the finals 2x and made multiple conference finals appearances. They were legit. Just not good enough.
@@BUPMY1 yeah yet they were far superior than this weak 1993 team. Also remember 1999 was only a 50 game season and the Knicks had new players Latrell Sprewell & Marcus Camby. They needed time to develop together and find a system. The early 1990's Knicks were Patrick Ewing and a bunch of role players who played hack defense
When I was a kid I never cared for john starks....now that I'm 40 I can't believe how much he still bugs me haha he just looks like that typical asshole on any court that thought they were tough
Yall praising this game but wont acknowlede, the Knicks were overrated, and two, distance shooting was horrible in the 80s and 90s. Anthony Mason and Oakley couldnt make a basket outside of 15ft. The game has evolved.
For the younger generation, I was 19 when i watched this game live on tv. People were nicer , products were healthier and affordable, cars were better and we only had 2 genders. Good old days are missed dearly.
Yes, 100% correct. I saw all of the NBA PLAYOFFS. The Bad Boys of Detroit. Chicago Bulls first NBA CHAMPIONSHIP and beyond. This was Basketball. The younger generation will never fully understand.
I was 23 and I don't agree with any of that except for the two genders thing.
@@uncletony6210 products were definitely affordable. Gas and rent alone were huge differences.
Funny the people that complain about two genders are primarily at fault for making things unaffordable for just allowing corporations to do what they want while at the same time not supporting wage growth. As far as cars were better, don't make me laugh.
Dumbest comment I've read all day.
The intro alone is goated
80s NBA on CBS intro was much better.
@@uncletony6210 your opinion, I respect it
@@jamaalsimmons8814 Thanks.
90s!
Great time for basketball 🏀💙
90s era NBA was on another level!
It was trash
@@TahajjudVance Then why are you here? Go troll somewhere else.
90's: The time when men played in the NBA, not children.
Yup, that's why I do not watch today's game. Men back then looked like men and acted like men. Now we see a bunch of dudes raised by women who don't know how to carry themselves like men. That's the huge difference.
Now, children shooting three's all game long.
Don't say it too loud!
Look at how they dribble!
Not a “gather” “half step” “eurostep” or the thought of james harden in sight for 20 years😂😂😂
these sissies now couldnt compete with these men
This Knicks team was a championship team. They simply ran into a more battle-tested Chicago Bulls team in this series, and that experience paid off all the way to the Bulls third straight championship.
First of 3 straight 60 win teams. The bulls played in the ECF. In fact? The last 4 championship teams. 93,96-98. Faced a 60 win team. In every conference/nba finals. Except the 98 pacers. Who were 58-24! Id say every last team including the pacers? Was championship caliber!
So they weren’t a championship team. I believe the team has to win a championship to be a championship team? We can’t live in pretend land. Let’s be clear the Knick were not a championship team.
This was when the NBA was the NBA.
I had the privilege and blessing of watching this live. My two favorite teams! 🙌🏾 Also, my favorite players was Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Patrick Ewing! 🙌🏾
Man I miss these days. The NBA on NBC theme music on the intro and the games were so physical and intense. The crowds were rowdy back then.
NBA is going back to NBA, alas it won't be the same without any of the people that called the games nor the players. Roundball rock is all that remains.
One of the most heated rivalries back in the 90s. I miss rivalries like this because of the animosity and hatred towards each other. We need more rivalries like this again besides Boston-Miami. It’s good to see NY-Indiana rivalry revived again.
P.S.: the NBA is returning to NBC after next season and I’ll be watching every single game on NBC/Peacock.
My parents told me that they watched this game at the hospital the day before I was born. This was my first introduction to the game even though I had no idea.
I LOVE those 90’s NBA on NBC intros. Those were the best.
You missed the NBA on CBS. Better intros.
This game was played 31 years ago, today.
I missed these days so much. Todays nba is trash
Anthony Mason's foot work is immensly underrated for his size. Fundamentals was everything in those days. Those players from that era demonstrated some amazing foot work.
I haven't watched any highlights of this game since it happened. The Knicks played their ass off but just couldn't get the stops at the end. Broke my heart.
The best basketball!!!
It was ridiculous how many though shots cause great defense and how many blocks in just minutes!!!
And the most brutal part is that the entire games were like that!!!
It was a war!!!💪🏾
Look at all that defense being played. Totally different game.
they need to bring back hand checking
You gonna make the King cry every single game 🤣
They need to bring back Grown Men 💪🏾
@@matchbox8135you mean Queen James??
@@matchbox8135LeBron played against Shaq, Duncan, KG, Kobe, and Pierce. Just stop it
@@kingshabazz1310 LeBron NEVER played with Hand Check in place. You stop it.
I remember this game was the most beautiful view in the entire series against the New York Knicks. In the end, the Bulls won the entire series 4-2
incredible intensity, 90s all the timeee ❤❤❤
You knew the Knicks were done after Game 5.
3 consecutive blocks by Jordan,Grant and Pippen will do that.🤣
It’s amazing to think the Knicks won only ONE playoff game in Chicago. So much for the law of averages/due theory
That the big difference the Bulls were able to protect HC while at times NY was unable to do the same.
Knicks went a dreadful 1-14 in playoff games at Chicago Stadium/United Center in their playoff battles with the Bulls from 1991-1996.
@@coreyrowe4119 1-17 if you go back to 1989
crazy stat. woulda been interesting if they woulda met in the 97 ECF how that woulda turned out. Knicks were very good that year and split the season series in 4 very close games. i think the Bulls would won of course prob in 6 or 7 with MJ being the difference as usual, but woulda been a fight
@@Classicbasketballdvds best squad definitely 1992 if they keep their roster probably they won a chip in 94
Im just here for the NBA on NBC theme song
what a time to be a basketball fan
This was a great time to be alive and for NBA Basketball. What a shame the league had fallen off so much.
It felt like the Knicks never really stood a chance in this one after losing game 5 at MSG in such get wrenching fashion.
The thing that fascinates me about this series is that the Knicks were hungry and determined yet the Bulls never fell into complacency (as we saw with prior threepeat attempts where uneasy lay the head that wore the crown).
@@chrisuncleahmad MJ had a killer instinct as the leader and refused to let his teammates lose focus, it would've been interesting to see how 94-95 against the Rockets turn out if MJ's beief first retirement in 1993 didn't happen.
Yeah it’s like they were demoralized after having that 27 game home winning streak snapped in game 5.
Boy.... did the Knicks blow this series.
In 90'S they really played defense they took pride in playing the game of Basketball 🏀 🏀🏀 no soft Load management😅😂🤣😂⛹️⛹️♀️⛹️♂️🏀🏀🏀
classic series. Really wish MJ neva "retired" in fall of 93. 94 with MJ woulda been scary. They were deeper in 94 compared to 93. 93 bench was weak. 94, they added Kukoc, Kerr, Wennington, Longley etc as well as still having most that 1st 3peat core in tact. I rem being PISSED MJ wasn't there
Always thought that was the team that would have won 70. I was super excited at the retooled bench - Kukoc, Kerr, Wennington, Meyers, Paxson and Williams. Armstrong moved to the starting line-up. That team was ready. So ready that they played well without MJ. But with MJ, they win 70 that year.
@@mikepetitti I agree. MJ was still in his athletic prime too. The early 90s version of MJ was better than the late 90s version imo. I think hey woulda 4peated. I think MJ's "retirement" was a secret suspension for the gambling. It made no sense he would "retire" at the peak of his powers
@@Classicbasketballdvds Exactly. Brian Tuohy (author of the Fix is In and Larceny Games) worked for the same company as this guy who was the son of Jerry Reinsdorf's secretary (in the 90's). He told Brian that his mom talked about discussions that Reinsdorf and Jordan had around that time (Reinsdorf was telling MJ that he would have to go away for a while). But, yeah, they probably would have won four in a row. However, in 95, it depends on Horace Grant, and if he would have returned (he didn't like Phil Jackson).
@@jab1289 woooowww, any documentation on this?
@@Classicbasketballdvds Look up Sports Fluent Brian Tuohy. On that video, he explains it (also, the person who runs Sports Fluent talks about another experience he had in relation to the Jordan situation).
The passion drama back this year NBC yeah
In my opinion when you allow men to be physical "within the rules" it naturally brings out your competitive nature which in turn gives you a better product on the court. NBA is missing that today and ratings are down...
If you heard that NBA ON NBC THEME MUSIC You knew that it was a great time
You had to be a grown man to battle in that paint area back then.
Man as even a 5 yr old this is the nba I miss!! What happened?? I was trying to get myself through this yrs nba finals and it didn’t feel special . It felt like 6 regular nba games.. no special intros, no finals trophy on the court , no special summer blockbuster movies besides bad boys.. This was must see tv after playing outside in the sun all day!! I think the league is in trouble. 😔
This brought me back to childhood, I remember my friend being a die hard Knicks fan was rubbing the 2-0 lead… I told him “watch how Chicago will come back & beat you guys! 😝
Game 3 of this series was my favorite. They beat the Knicks by 20 in that game with Jordan shooting like crap but making up for it with his defense, passing and free throw shooting. And the Bulls had a couple of face to face situations. Pip vs Starks, then Jordan vs Starks. But Game 3 was the game I knew the Bulls would win this series.
Scottie was on fire, Mike had a near triple Double, Pax, BJ and Tucker were on fire, a total team domination.
@@kik5323 most definitely
Jordan shot like crap (40%) for that entire series. His shooting lines by game:
Game 1 - 10 for 27
Game 2 - 12 for 32
Game 3 - 3 for 18
Game 4 - 18 for 30 (his one good shooting game)
Game 5 - 11 for 24 (his one ok shooting game)
Game 6 - 8 for 24
This is the part of the Jordan lore everyone likes to forget. MJ chucked up the ball a LOT to get his points, but he was usually bailed out by the refs often enough to save his scoring efficiency by shooting far more FTs than anyone else.
@@JakeKoenig well he was fouled a lot going to the basket. What? Are the refs not supposed to call the fouls? Hell I'd say they even missed some. But yeah it was definitely a rough shooting series for Jordan which I'd attribute to the Knicks defense.
Notice how you rarely saw MJ driving into the paint... These youngins know nothing about Ewing Oakley and Mason! 3 beasts Jordan had to contend with every year
Superbly put together 👌
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Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV
You nailed it bro.
Versatilitian Pip put the final nail in the coffin, & sent Knicks to vacation for the summer & Bulls on to Phoenix for the 3peat feat 24:39
The Bulls use to drive Pat Riley and the knicks crazy 🤣🤣😂
Ahhhh these were the days.
90's NBA on NBC means Nobody Beats Chicago!😆😆😆
ALL the complainers in todays nba wouldn't stand 1 game in this type of nba basketball, they'd be wanting calls every second on the floor
01:26 every time I hear this theme music I get excited...
That intro is what we all miss with streaming
This was probably the last great Bulls-Knicks playoff series. Sure, their series 1994 was a thriller even w/o MJ, but the Knicks had no chance in 1996, not like in 1992 and 1993.
97 ECF woulda been a classic
Judging by how the Bulls almost swept the Heat in 97 ECF, which was a Knicks clone, don't see how the Knicks would beat Chicago.. unless Ewing would turn into Dirk 2011 with going unstoppable, which wasn't gonna happen with Pats knees.. Also the NBA wasnt interested in the Knicks beating MJ in the playoffs at all. Crucial call against the Knicks was bound to happen if it reached game 6 or 7.@@Classicbasketballdvds
@@Classicbasketballdvds Blame P.J Brown for that.
@@shawnramos1305 factz smh
NBA bringing back this nbc theme, just bring back roundball rock with it and make defense like it was 90s.
Upload More Chicago Bulls Basketball Games From NBA On NBC
So many memories!
If you didn't come away from this video realizing how important Pippen was to those Bulls championships, then you don't understand basketball. Watch him on defense. Watch him off the ball. Watch how often he's the one bringing the ball up the court setting up the offense or leading a fast break. Watch how often he creates easy scoring opportunities.
The Bulls get ZERO titles without Pippen. Zero.
This is basketball!
That 93 Knicks team had the best chance to beating MJ and the Bulls.
Can You Upload More 1992-1993 Chicago Bulls Basketball Games MDBball
New York played hard but, Chicago was the best. Jordan good defense and some great passing.
Scottie Pippen saved them in this series. They almost went down 3-0 and he came up huge in game 3.
They always say that the 98 team was the most vulnerable of the 6 championships but i feel that 98 team would beat the 93 team!
1996 they had Rodman, Kerr, Harper, and Kukoc. 1993 Bulls didn't have the same firepower off the bench nor the defensive backcourt.
I agree with both of you. I believe the ‘95-‘96 team was the best of them all.
I'll take 91_93 any day of the week
The 96 team was the best of all those teams, but I'd take the first three-peat over the second.
From 97-98 MJ was relying mostly on the fadeaway instead of exploding by & over defenders like he did in the early 90's.
The first 3-peat Bulls simply ran you off the floor.
Pipen and MJ - perfect defense
Starks is a monster! And I didn’t know Doc rivers could fly like that!
I Miss this 😢😢😢 the NBA sucks today
20:15
End of quarter transitions like this are missed
A Sidekick From Alameda ❤😂? Christmas. 🎄
What a physical game that was the original nba unlike today because of leflop the nba now become soft..
Jordan was a great basketball player but he wouldn't have won 6 champions without scottie pippin maybe 2 at best.
Can You Upload The Chicago Bulls 1st Game @ United Center MDBball
Hopefully I'll be able to get to that at some point yes thanks
The series was over after Game 5 in the Garden I knew the knicks weren't going to force a game 7 back home
I cannot believe we choked a 2-0 lead smh
Pat Riley was such a pimp
The 90s was the shit for those who missed sorry want be a next time youngster
12:55 what a play by ewing..
when i was a kid, I hated Bill Cartwright!!! Everytime he woiuld get the ball I literally would say "NOOOO not Cartwright!!! Pass it!"
Can’t due an intro like that anymore…. In the last game, Lebron cried. Both teams scored 130 points and no defense was played
Charles Smith is at MSG rn, in 2024, trying to grab that rebound.
I'm sure these videos take a lot of work, but I have no idea what the score of the game is for the last like 10 minutes of the video. It's never on the screen
Yep sadly broadcasts didn't start displaying the scores until the late 90s I believe the 1999 season
Michael Jordan is the best basketball player EVER!!
I don't remember any series ever having greater intensity.
The players and fans acted like everything was at stake.
Check out their series from 1992. It went seven games.
Knicks still title less for the last 50 years
X-man was my favourite.
It’s so funny how a lot of people talk about the great knicks of the 90”s what was so great about them, they could never get pass the bulls in the playoffs, MJ dominated them year in year out!!!😂😂😂 they were just a good team, but not good enough.
How does them losing to the Bulls dictate their entire status as a team? They made the finals 2x and made multiple conference finals appearances. They were legit. Just not good enough.
Insane take. Those Knick teams of the 90's were fantastic. They just ran into the buzzsaw that was MJ & the Bulls
NBA ON NBC WAS THE BEST 🏀🏀🏀 NOT LIKE THAT WORTHLESS ESPN GARBAGE THEY HAVE TO DAY💩💩🚮🚮😅😂😂
El paso Blue Dragons Team Basket ? . D . 239 $? .
25:37
The Knicks in 1999 & 2000 were the best teams Ewing played on. Too bad he was injured and past his prime.
Wasn't the 1999 team an 8th seed?
@@BUPMY1 yeah yet they were far superior than this weak 1993 team. Also remember 1999 was only a 50 game season and the Knicks had new players Latrell Sprewell & Marcus Camby. They needed time to develop together and find a system. The early 1990's Knicks were Patrick Ewing and a bunch of role players who played hack defense
Got to be young
@@danzieltaylor6394 nope
mason was truly useless against pippen
When I was a kid I never cared for john starks....now that I'm 40 I can't believe how much he still bugs me haha he just looks like that typical asshole on any court that thought they were tough
Yall praising this game but wont acknowlede, the Knicks were overrated, and two, distance shooting was horrible in the 80s and 90s. Anthony Mason and Oakley couldnt make a basket outside of 15ft. The game has evolved.
I partially agree with you. For sure the game has evolved. But not all of it is good either. It’s never going to be perfect, that’s for certain.
Waiting for the boomer/GenX close minded comments.Back in my day blah blah blah🤦🏽
Literally not one of those comments. 😂 of course you have to b the dummy talking shit for no reason
well coming from the millennial here, I think the NBA was cooler to watch back in those days
I mean you came to an old school NBA vid, for what?
@@kik5323To watch the games not to read crybabies.
@@RamsLakersDodgers than watch the game and don’t come to the comments smh.