@@youtuber3328 probably because it was the first one I was old enough to appreciate. Also the buzzer beater to win the series against Cleveland, coming back from 2-0 against New York, the classic Game 5 of that series, triple overtime Game 3 vs Phoenix, 55 point game by Jordan in Game 4, Paxson’s shot in Game 6.
Losing by 4 with 40sec left against the Suns in game 6 and MJ got them to 2 and Paxton hit the crazy 3 to win by 1. Down by 3 with 40 sec left against the Jazz in game 6 of 98 finals and Jordan gets them down to 2 and steals from Malone and hits the iconic winning shot to win their final chip by 1. The BULLS were close to going to 7 games in the finals couple times and showed real heart and closed it in 6. They had to be perfect in the last 40sec of game 6 against the Suns and Jazz on offense and defense. Legendary shitt.
I’d say the greatest basketball teams are… 1. The Dream Team 2. Chicago Bulls 3. Showtime Lakers 4. Kobe and Shaqs Lakers 5.San Antonio Spurs 6.Bill Russell’s Celtics 7. LeBron and Wade Miami Heat 8.Golden State Warriors modern era
Yeah right. They ain’t better than the 80s Celtics. 80 lakers. 80s pistons. 2000 lakers. You Jordan dick riders make me sick. Probably didn’t even watch basketball prior to the 90s
@@zacqueeentertainment7336 Hey zacquee Good list,but kinna unfair to have the dream team ANYWHERE near, let alone on top as all the rest were NBA regular teams. Maybe..... 1)91-93 bulls 2)the Durant/curry combo@the warriors 3)any from lebron/wade,bird's celtic's "86champs,bulls "96-"98. Any other championship teams would have a real struggle topping ANY of those 4 or 5 above teams.
it's nice to meet you and i'll say the teams that played the bulls the best during the playoffs in their championship years were the 1992 cavs 1992 and 1993 knicks 1993 suns 1996 sonics 1997 jazz and 1998 pacers
@@youtuber3328 correctly said, but to me, I'd say Clyde Drexler and the Trail Blazers were going at it harder, the Knicks were a very ruff team to play as well, the memories with the Bulls will never be forgotten noooo not everrr, thanks Mike n team
I was at every game if you pause at 28:18 you can see me in a black trench coat in the crowd. I had snuck in some snacks with that coat, good times 90s forever
@@y2jtopgun That was 1995 when the Suns blew a 3-1 lead. 1994 they won both first two road games in Houston to go up 2-0 but lost the next two games at home to have the series tied 2-2 before losing in 7.
I Wish Charles was able to win at least one title cause he was a great player. Its crazy that the Rockets had Hakeem,Barkley and Pippen on the same team but they were all past their prime. It's very difficult to win a championship and some greats never get one so that's just how it goes.
@@LaChrisNola I know you're not trying to give all the credit to the front office. You know how many great rosters were built in NBA history who didn't win anything? Come on now.
Grant was even crying in that Gm5 loss. Goes to show how serious the game was back then compared now. Leflop is wearing sunglasses like he going to the Bahamas while being eliminated from the play in.
The one for me was when they beat my Lakers...I just watched that one and although I became a Bulls fan (I just had to give'em their due) that game still hurt. good memories though.
"Pax waiting for BJ to come back and Michael flips into BJ back to Michael, Jordan with a full head of steam goes across the timeline to Pippen, Pippen got the step, then goes to Grant, Grant out to PAXSON for threeeeeeeeeeeeeeee yes!!!!! YES!!!!"..... This radio call is exactly why i got in the broadcast business and am now a college basketball broadcaster! The nostalgia of this is incredible!
The best championship out of the 6 IMO. No homecourt advantage, Michael and Scottie not getting an offseason breather and those damn NY Knicks scared the hell out me as a kid, not gonna lie.
Getting to watch this series with my dad who was a Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan fanatic right along with me - is a highlight of MY life. So thank you 1993 Chicago Bulls and Sleep In Peace Pops - I love you - until we get to watch another Finals together again.
I feel you bro. I lost my Pops going on 2 years at age 81. In our in lifetime we were totally blessed to witness every Chicago team win championships. Bears Bulls Blackhawks Sox then that amazing Cubs Cleveland World Series. May they both RIP. That goes for you too Maurice.
After the Chicago Bulls won their first 3peat,MJ father was being murdered in the summer 93 and he was forced announced his retirement before the bulls started 1993-94 season and playing a major league baseball,it was all on the shoulder of Scottie Pippen of the Bulls,who'd added Steve Kerr,Luc Longley,Toni Kukoc and Bill Wennington and Pete Myers,veterans like Bill Cartwright,John Paxson,BJ Armstrong and Horace Grant
@@youtuber3328 the knicks cheated bad that year, but JORDAN had there number in a bag for them to take home, REMEMBER the fight broke out and half their bench was fined, lol
@@tammygreen2932 i'll say the goats are wilt chamberlain and bill russell and michael jordan wasn't quite as legendary as kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain and bill russell
@@slydEvil35 I can't remember the precise episode since the last time I watched it was 2 years ago. I would go through all the episodes until you get to the one that talks about the third championship run.
The league should bring these NBA Yearbooks back! Allows the fans to see players from a different perspective and truly appreciate the skill and preparation of a professional athlete.
Michael Jordan had the will to win in the most competitive era than any other player in history, this is why in any other era that he couldn't lose to... His focus was to always make the shot when it was made.
47:05, this is what puts Jordan ahead of the rest for me. When most of the team felt the game slipping away, he found the strength, will, and courage to tell his team to calm down and see that there’s still time on the clock to when. No bad body language, complaining or deficiencies, just encouragement and timely words. That’s greatness.
It's easy when the refs blow And-1 fouls on the other side for looking at you hard. Stern and his org were corrupt mofos out to do one thing: sell a product. I loved it back then and it worked, but favoritism for stars is real, and MJ was the most favored player of all time. One funny thing about the league though was that they gave some fans in massive markets what they wanted. NY Knicks and Detroit ALWAYS were allowed to play Rugby style, especially in the playoffs.
In those championship days where one couldn't even get a ticket unless you knew multiple guys who knew multiple guys. Bulls teams that may never be beat in excitement.
I remember when the Bulls won. I was in third grade when they won. I lived in a Chicago suburb so we would always be watching the bulls. When they won I remember being in the back of a station wagon yelling threepeat.
Chicago will always be the greatest sports city. In the last 30 years there have been 10 championships. 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2016. The Bears, Blackhawks, Cubs, and Bulls will always be the teams that represent the greatest city in all of sports.
To me this may have been the best Bulls team ever. The later teams with Rodman and Kukoc were amazing but this was Jordan still at his athletic prime and in the last of 3 titles before the early retirement that cost him two possible championships. Jordan was already the best post player in the game, the best mid range player in the game but was still super high flying. Jordan Grant and Pippen were so great defensively they could clamp down hard and they did. I love Paxon,B.J and Hodges and Bill Cartwright was an underrated center as well. They may have not had a dominant a regular season but they were so experienced at that point they just turned it on when it counted. I wish Jordan didn't retire after his father died but I can't blame him. They would have been adding Toni Kukoc and would have been tough to beat.
Man Danny Ainge played on some really good teams. He played for the Celtic's for a few years, then he played on Portland and then on the Suns. At least he played on good teams.
I lived in NY at the time and was surrounded by Knick fans at work. Wasn't easy listening to them leading up to the playoffs. The Knicks were unbeatable at the Garden. They were certain 93 was their year and then being up 2-0 on the Bulls, they were 110% confident. I actually felt a little bad for them after Game 5. Everybody knew the Cinderella run was over. NY deserved a ring, just not on Jordan's watch.
-LOL😁 @51:11, that is PURE 100% REAL AFFECTION when the LOVE you have for your Teammates & Coaches after WINNING a World Championship!!! 🏆 -I’m almost 36 now😕, and seeing ALL that LOVE after Winning a Championship brings back Memories of ALL the Championships I WON w/ my Teammates when I was Young as a Grammar School Kid, a High School kid & a young man in College. And having that Relief-Feeling of PURE LOVE & AFFECTION you have with your Teammates/Coaches that WE Finally Did IT.🥇🏆 -I went 8 for 10 in Football Championships, the two Loses was 1)Losing a Bowl Game Championship in College & 2)Losing a Football Championship as an 8th Grader after having an UNDEFEATED 9-0 Record going-in, that Championship LOSS was a Heartbreaking One😔. But the next year as a Freshman🏈 We went UNDEFEATED at 11-0 & almost UN-SCORED-UPON with ONLY 6-POINTS Scored on us ALL Season against our Defensive 3rd Team Squad; that Season was “THE MOST FUN SEASON” I ever had Playing Football in My Life. -My Last Football Championship I WON, was WINNING a Group-4 North New Jersey STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE in early 2000’s as a Junior Starting Linebacker @6’1 215 with a Ring💍 to show for it; I was Defensive 1st Team All County, Offensive 2nd Team All County, 3rd Team All State on Defense & earning the Best Defensive Back Award on the Team all as a Junior. We came up Short My Senior🏈 Year after losing the Semifinal Round, but My Stat Sheet was Incredible & too Long to List. -If you Read this Far, Thanks🙏, I guess I Really Miss🥹 Playing Football🏈 & Talking about ALL that Fun I had Playing it. Even though it was a VERY HARD Strenuous Sport to Play Year-in & Year-out EVERY YEAR until My Final Senior Year in College. Thanks Again.🙏 #FootballIsMyReligion #FootballIsTheWayOfLife
The Suns had a great chance to win until Charles proclaimed publicly that God wanted them (the Suns) to win (before the series started). That being said, Charles has probably had the most fun post-NBA life of any player thus far. And well deserved, IMHO.㊗️
it's nice to meet you the bulls six championship teams were legendary but the 1992 bulls lost 7 playoff games by a combined 82 points while the 1996 bulls lost 3 playoff games by a combined 35 points and in 1991 they lost 2 playoff games by a combined 4 points
Used to rent this from Blockbuster on VHS, at least 20 times. Remember, there was no RUclips and old games uploaded on RUclips. Bulls championship videos was one of the few sources for off court entertainment.
Respect to the Bulls for that. This coming from a fan of those Knicks teams. The Knicks were primed to win that year. Pippen was magnificent in Game 5 at MSG.
@@optimus2g IMO that '93 Knicks team was the best Knicks team of the 90's. Had they made it past the Bulls in the ECF I think they would have defeated the Suns.
If the Knicks had LJ instead of Mr. Softie (a.k.a. Charles Smith), then that shot would have went in. Smith didn't have the respect of the refs to get that call at the end of the game. Oakley would have gotten that call, but then again, Oakley would have made the basket. At the end of the day, Pippen and Grant were in great position and played great D there, so credit to them, but the Knicks have nobody to blame but themselves in that game. They missed 16 free throws (19/35 from the FT line) . That's why they lost that game. The Bulls made them pay for that more than anything else.
The 1993 Chicago Bulls team is my favorite team. I love my Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs. The 93 Bulls team holds a special place in my heart. They didn't have the best record in the league at, that time. However, when push came to shove they, stepped up to the plate, and rose to, the occasion!!
I hope the younger basketball viewers today can see and appreciate how ruff and tuff it was in the east at that time comparing to the west .was much easier to get to the finals in the west than it was to get to the finals in the east ,
He wouldn't, 90s basketball is horrible. No defense, alot of mistakes, less skill, NO DEFENSE AGAIN and micheal had no left. The guards today would mock prime jordan when he has no left😂
One of the most memorable aspects of the first three-peat was Chicago Stadium. What a venue for fans. Easily the loudest stadium, the balconies were right on top of the floor and a very old school ambience (for better and worse of course)
That "Smith stopped, stopped again" play felt like it lasted for eternity back when I watched it live as a kid. I couldn't believe the Bulls came away with the ball. It was like time stopped and Smith was under the basket for eternity and then time moved again and the Bulls had it and won. Still my favorite game of all time!
@@youtuber3328 Bill is playing on an Nba thats barely out of its diapers and midgets too. The same for Wilt, cant win over an aging Russel with a super team. Sit down homes
This was a team that became great over the course of time. Starting in 84 with MJ, the acquisition of Paxson in 85, 87 with the drafting of Pippen and Grant, 88 with the trade for Cartwright, they bonded together on the court, and became great. That's what makes this 93 team so satisfying. They learned and lost and hurt, but once they learned, they just kept winning. Even tired, even banged up, even splintering from internal strife, even playing into June for the third straight year, even taking on all comers, even getting everybody's best shot, they kept winning. That's hard. One of the sad things about the current era of free agency is that guys won't play together long enough to bond into a tight unit like this.
Bro John Paxson was in Chicago bulls way before anybody else in the team, he was drafted in 1983 not in '85. So he was there before MJ, pippen, grant, bj Armstrong and the rest of the team. Pippen and grant were drafted in '87 not '88 bro get your facts straight.
@@erikmuniz6031 You’re the one who needs to get his facts checked. Paxson was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs and spent his first two seasons there from 1983-1985 until signing as a free agent with the Bulls during the 1985 offseason. Next time, do your research before you come up with a strawman argument you numnuts.
@@erikmuniz6031 You need to get your facts straight. Paxson joined the Bulls in 85. The year after Jordan was drafted. He added the Bulls got Cartwright in 1988.
Kevin Johnson was a real superstar in his era - if you haven't seen his game - make sure you watch some of his highlights. This just elevated how great the bulls were by beating the Suns for the Chip!
@@johniekilroy2825 first , and so what ? Are you better than people from third world? Second, Europe is not the Third world ;third, basketball and soccer are wonderful ; no space for prejudices
The best basketball in the 90s. Three pointers weren't usual and the crowd always yelled "threee". Nice physical basketball with A LOT of mid range and posting up. And of course very very good defense
50:30 always loved that moment between BJ and Phil. Those 2 certainly had their disagreements and BJ felt like he should have been the starter over Paxson from day 1 but learned it’s not about individual ability but the ability to fit within the system. He learned that and is now a historic member of a championship
I just remember yelling YEAH!!! when Paxon hit that 3😁 Then when Horace blocked that shot, I jumped outta my living room chair at home all by myself as a 12 year old going on 13 that summer. Forever Great Memories🏆🏆🏆
Haha as a 10 year old obsessed with the Suns and basketball, it broke my little boy heart when that 3 dropped for Paxson. I knew before it even went in, that it was going in.
Horace's bock on KJ's last shot was crucial. Basketball is indeed a team sports. A team needs superstar but everyone plays an important role for the wins.
Michael Jordan in his prime. Had he not retired after 93 he would've almost assuredly won 4 in a row and most likely another league MVP. LeBron is a freak athlete and most likely a top 5 player but he will never eclipse the Superstardom almost Rockstar like level of celebrity MJ had after this season. Charles won the MVP by default really. He was great and was just as vital to his teams success as anyone during this time but it was clear as day obvious who the best player in the world was in the 90s. MJ lead the league in scoring again and could take over a game at will and Charles knows he was given the award because Michael didn't mind throwing his best buddy at the time a bone because he knew the championship was his and Charles deserved to be recognized as he was definitely the 2nd best player that year.
Interesting fact Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica and he became a U.S. citizen this is why he played on the U.S. Olympic Basketball team in 92. I'm surprised he didn't play for Jamaica in the Olympics
It was my First NBA Finals...I will never forget it...I was 12 at that time...unforgettable the Paxson's 3Pt, the triple overtime Game...Both teams were great like most of the people i was a Bulls fan but I also love the Suns especially Sir Charles & KJ but also the great shooter Dan Majerle and Richard Dumas...So sad he had drug problems and fucked up his career, he was a great rookie. But the Bulls were unstoppaBulls !
The first three peat was the best because these players came through great disappointments of 1989 and1990 to win three in a row. Unlike second three peat, the players were all super stars who came together to create history for the Bulls and MJ by winning three in a row, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Thanks MJ and the team for the best memories.
Game 5 vs New York was iconic. But if you look at the actual moment during Armstrong's shot..Pippens' movement was/is a moving screen. I thought a screen/pick is someone just standing in the way of the opponent without fighting any other movement..but I was wrong. Rivers was trying to move around it, but Pippen was moving and resisting against Rivers on the screen/pick. I've always believed that it was a moving screen/pick, but it is what it is. Can't change anything. My basketball intuitions always said a pick/screen is any person (on the same team) to be in the way of the opponent, with arms crossed, standing straight up like a wall without any movement. That's the definition of a pick/screen. I'm not crying about it..but looking at the play..ya know the refs should've called Pippen for a moving pick/screen. But it was going to tarnish Jordan's legacy (3-peat wise)...and no one is going to do that. Come on people..I respect that and know it.
Man, this brings back so many memories. From watching this series live to re-watching it on VHS tape to watching it now in adulthood. There was nothing like the 90s. The feel-good era.
To that Knick fan with the sign..........thanks !! Can you imagine being from the southside of Chicago and watching the Bulls whoop @ss every year until they were tired ?
This is by far one of my favorite team NBA videos, the voice, the music, and highlights are perfect. This Bulls teams I have so much respect for especialy when they had to face their arch rival Knicks and beat them. Though it broked my heart when they finished off my Suns in game 6, this video braught so much fun memories of those good old NBA games. Today's NBA will not survived the 80's and early 90's NBA in my honest opinion.
I wore this VHS out when I was a kid. This was my favorite Bulls playoff run.
Lol So Did I!!
It's A Priceless American's Treasure
it's nice to meet you and please tell me why was this your favorite bulls champiobship run
@@youtuber3328 probably because it was the first one I was old enough to appreciate. Also the buzzer beater to win the series against Cleveland, coming back from 2-0 against New York, the classic Game 5 of that series, triple overtime Game 3 vs Phoenix, 55 point game by Jordan in Game 4, Paxson’s shot in Game 6.
@@gijoey5912 that makes sense
I watched NBA jam session, mj come fly w me, nba bloopers w frank layton.
Losing by 4 with 40sec left against the Suns in game 6 and MJ got them to 2 and Paxton hit the crazy 3 to win by 1. Down by 3 with 40 sec left against the Jazz in game 6 of 98 finals and Jordan gets them down to 2 and steals from Malone and hits the iconic winning shot to win their final chip by 1. The BULLS were close to going to 7 games in the finals couple times and showed real heart and closed it in 6. They had to be perfect in the last 40sec of game 6 against the Suns and Jazz on offense and defense. Legendary shitt.
Bulls vs Knicks in the playoffs were what I'd look forward to every season!👍
It was a tough battle between two powerful teams of the east in the 90s.
Whoever narrated these bulls championship videos is honestly right up there with Morgan Freeman in my opinion. Next level narrating 👍👍
The man who narrated this is Hal Douglas, who is probably the most iconic voice over artist.
Everytime I watched a bulls game especially the finals it felt like I was watching a Rocky film
You hit the nail right on the head thats why I cannot jump on the LBJ wagon not enough excitement on the edge of you sit watching!
2 3-peats is unfathomable, greatest dynasty ever.
I’d say the greatest basketball teams are…
1. The Dream Team
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Showtime Lakers
4. Kobe and Shaqs Lakers
5.San Antonio Spurs
6.Bill Russell’s Celtics
7. LeBron and Wade Miami Heat
8.Golden State Warriors modern era
Yeah right. They ain’t better than the 80s Celtics. 80 lakers. 80s pistons. 2000 lakers. You Jordan dick riders make me sick. Probably didn’t even watch basketball prior to the 90s
@@zacqueeentertainment7336 props, great list. Can’t even argue that one.
@@zacqueeentertainment7336
Hey zacquee
Good list,but kinna unfair to have the dream team ANYWHERE near, let alone on top as all the rest were NBA regular teams.
Maybe.....
1)91-93 bulls
2)the Durant/curry combo@the warriors
3)any from lebron/wade,bird's celtic's "86champs,bulls "96-"98.
Any other championship teams would have a real struggle topping ANY of those 4 or 5 above teams.
@@milolee4746 yeah, dream team was miles above any regular season team
The GREATEST times of my life, thanks Chicago Bulls for all the great memories
You ain’t lyin me too! 😢
Mine as well.
I wish I was born.
it's nice to meet you and i'll say the teams that played the bulls the best during the playoffs in their championship years were the 1992 cavs 1992 and 1993 knicks 1993 suns 1996 sonics 1997 jazz and 1998 pacers
@@youtuber3328 correctly said, but to me, I'd say Clyde Drexler and the Trail Blazers were going at it harder, the Knicks were a very ruff team to play as well, the memories with the Bulls will never be forgotten noooo not everrr, thanks Mike n team
I was at every game if you pause at 28:18 you can see me in a black trench coat in the crowd. I had snuck in some snacks with that coat, good times 90s forever
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This was Sir Charles best chance to get that ring, he deserves one but I could say that about a lot of cats in the 90s.
Even if it went to 7 games, Barkley would still lose to Jordan.
Actually Sir Charle’s best chance was in the 93-94 season. That team was stacked but lost to Houston after being up 3-1.
@@y2jtopgun exactly. Barkley got hurt and was a non factor after game 4 l think.
@@y2jtopgun That was 1995 when the Suns blew a 3-1 lead. 1994 they won both first two road games in Houston to go up 2-0 but lost the next two games at home to have the series tied 2-2 before losing in 7.
I Wish Charles was able to win at least one title cause he was a great player. Its crazy that the Rockets had Hakeem,Barkley and Pippen on the same team but they were all past their prime. It's very difficult to win a championship and some greats never get one so that's just how it goes.
I would love to travel back in time and sit court side during this era.
Me too, I miss this basketball.
This era without smartphones, just fans holding up signs everywhere.
People dare to compare players of today to Michael Jordan. To lead a team to double 3-peats its something that may never happen again.
Its damn near impossible let alone twice only 3 teams in 50+ years since 60's celtics
Lead Chicago to double three peats in a decade which is impossible
When you have the greatest front office ever in terms of trades and team building I can understand how you three peat
@@LaChrisNola I know you're not trying to give all the credit to the front office. You know how many great rosters were built in NBA history who didn't win anything? Come on now.
Well competition was trash so easy 3 peat
PJ Armstrong hugging Phil Jackson after win the NBA Championship he was crying emotionally
Grant was even crying in that Gm5 loss. Goes to show how serious the game was back then compared now. Leflop is wearing sunglasses like he going to the Bahamas while being eliminated from the play in.
If you are a Bulls fan, you'll love this! What a fun video.The documentary is almost 30 years old, but it's aged well.
The one for me was when they beat my Lakers...I just watched that one and although I became a Bulls fan (I just had to give'em their due) that game still hurt. good memories though.
"Pax waiting for BJ to come back and Michael flips into BJ back to Michael, Jordan with a full head of steam goes across the timeline to Pippen, Pippen got the step, then goes to Grant, Grant out to PAXSON for threeeeeeeeeeeeeeee yes!!!!! YES!!!!"..... This radio call is exactly why i got in the broadcast business and am now a college basketball broadcaster! The nostalgia of this is incredible!
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Need a time stamp on this.
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48:18
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The GOAT scored every point in the 4th quarter in this game until Paxson hit the last shot. That's a lot of pressure on the GOAT.
MJ is the 🐐
Exactly. People who try to bring up that Paxson saved the Bulls and discredit MJ seem to ignore this fact.
Hey, i just gave you your 23rd like, lol
@@Mari000 they don't ignore it, most people just don't know it
MJ goat??? Bro they won this championship because of John Paxson.
@@Mari000 they won this championship because of John Paxson what are you talking about, they were losing. Paxson saved the whole championship.
The best championship out of the 6 IMO. No homecourt advantage, Michael and Scottie not getting an offseason breather and those damn NY Knicks scared the hell out me as a kid, not gonna lie.
Facts
Me too, those boys were, though, and starks was a beast.
RIP Hal Douglas 1924-2014, the greatest VO announcer ever!
Without question
It's what he was born to do.
Damn right. Love him. The beginning of the video of him narrating about the 3 peat gives me goosebumps
Rest In Heaven Hal Douglas!!! U Was Awesome!!
it's nice to meet you and national geographic said reincarnation is real so it PROBABLY is
Man 90's teams loved to play the game, they made it entertaining to watch. You can see the enthusiasm.
you are right
Yeah right you can see those unskilled with trash defense most of them can't dribble. Now wonder MJ won dpoy with those trash offense
@@mavvzahardd2678 Learn English please....
@@mavvzahardd2678 You're such an idiot.
This was Jordans best year. He averaged 40 in the finals. Absolutely unstoppable.
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And the bulls worst record that won a title and that surprises me!
@@bretts4544 All Jordan
92 was his best year and was also the best version of Jordan.
He was better in 1989-1990, it was his peak
Getting to watch this series with my dad who was a Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan fanatic right along with me - is a highlight of MY life. So thank you 1993 Chicago Bulls and Sleep In Peace Pops - I love you - until we get to watch another Finals together again.
Me too
I feel you bro. I lost my Pops going on 2 years at age 81. In our in lifetime we were totally blessed to witness every Chicago team win championships. Bears Bulls Blackhawks Sox then that amazing Cubs Cleveland World Series. May they both RIP. That goes for you too Maurice.
Very cool 😎 !!!!
90 generation always closed to their family.
Peace and blessings
After the Chicago Bulls won their first 3peat,MJ father was being murdered in the summer 93 and he was forced announced his retirement before the bulls started 1993-94 season and playing a major league baseball,it was all on the shoulder of Scottie Pippen of the Bulls,who'd added Steve Kerr,Luc Longley,Toni Kukoc and Bill Wennington and Pete Myers,veterans like Bill Cartwright,John Paxson,BJ Armstrong and Horace Grant
MJ in the 93 playoffs was the definition of the perfect basketball player.. pure domination
he was legendary but the suns and even more so the knicks played his bulls really well
That he was, that's why he considered the greatest of ALL TYMES
@@youtuber3328 the knicks cheated bad that year, but JORDAN had there number in a bag for them to take home, REMEMBER the fight broke out and half their bench was fined, lol
@@tammygreen2932 do you mean versus the suns in the regular season
@@tammygreen2932 i'll say the goats are wilt chamberlain and bill russell and michael jordan wasn't quite as legendary as kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain and bill russell
I love that last part when BJ Armstrong was crying and Phil Jackson hugged him. That was like some fatherly love. Awesome!
Phil actually admitted on the Last Dance the other night that he also started crying when he hugged BJ.
I had this on vhs back in the day. Watched it almost every day during that summer. Drove my parents crazy because I would watch it full blast 😂
@@doctorx1924 what part of the last dance was that?
@@slydEvil35 I can't remember the precise episode since the last time I watched it was 2 years ago. I would go through all the episodes until you get to the one that talks about the third championship run.
@@slydEvil35 Danny A, who was so nervous that the locker room teased him latee and said he almost shi--ed his pants, lol
Mike prove he is the goat in this series
The league should bring these NBA Yearbooks back! Allows the fans to see players from a different perspective and truly appreciate the skill and preparation of a professional athlete.
Yess
I predicted in HS that after the Bulls lost the first 2 games to the Knicks, that they’d win 4 straight.
Sweet
really? nobody thought they would win that series
It was over after game 2, the bulls took over the entire series.
I watched almost every Bulls game that year, wow talk about unforgettable! 90's forever
The 90s Jordan ruled the whole 90s but the 2000s was the dominant Lakers and spurs.
Man, I’m 43 now and those times were beautiful to watch.
Michael Jordan had the will to win in the most competitive era than any other player in history, this is why in any other era that he couldn't lose to... His focus was to always make the shot when it was made.
100% facts
47:05, this is what puts Jordan ahead of the rest for me. When most of the team felt the game slipping away, he found the strength, will, and courage to tell his team to calm down and see that there’s still time on the clock to when. No bad body language, complaining or deficiencies, just encouragement and timely words. That’s greatness.
Man the pressure on the coaches.......you can almost touch it.
I'll never forget watching those games and just being in awe of MJ. He just refused to lose when it mattered.
It's easy when the refs blow And-1 fouls on the other side for looking at you hard. Stern and his org were corrupt mofos out to do one thing: sell a product. I loved it back then and it worked, but favoritism for stars is real, and MJ was the most favored player of all time. One funny thing about the league though was that they gave some fans in massive markets what they wanted. NY Knicks and Detroit ALWAYS were allowed to play Rugby style, especially in the playoffs.
In those championship days where one couldn't even get a ticket unless you knew multiple guys who knew multiple guys. Bulls teams that may never be beat in excitement.
One of the few times I was actually rooting against Michael.
I as a sixer fan, I was rooting for former sixer, Charles Barkley.
I loved Charles Barkley. He's one of my favorite players the history of basketball
I remember when the Bulls won. I was in third grade when they won. I lived in a Chicago suburb so we would always be watching the bulls. When they won I remember being in the back of a station wagon yelling threepeat.
90's Bulls playing at a higher level in Basketball🏀💪🏀💪🏀💪🏀💪
They got it done in the playoffs and the NBA Finals.
@@hectorlopez1069 Bulls success to win a 3rd NBA Championship💪💪💪🏀🏀🏀🏆🏆🏆
Chicago will always be the greatest sports city. In the last 30 years there have been 10 championships. 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2015, and 2016. The Bears, Blackhawks, Cubs, and Bulls will always be the teams that represent the greatest city in all of sports.
Bro! You forgot the White Sox in 2005. You must be a Cub fan! 😆
Nice
To me this may have been the best Bulls team ever. The later teams with Rodman and Kukoc were amazing but this was Jordan still at his athletic prime and in the last of 3 titles before the early retirement that cost him two possible championships. Jordan was already the best post player in the game, the best mid range player in the game but was still super high flying. Jordan Grant and Pippen were so great defensively they could clamp down hard and they did. I love Paxon,B.J and Hodges and Bill Cartwright was an underrated center as well. They may have not had a dominant a regular season but they were so experienced at that point they just turned it on when it counted. I wish Jordan didn't retire after his father died but I can't blame him. They would have been adding Toni Kukoc and would have been tough to beat.
Man Danny Ainge played on some really good teams. He played for the Celtic's for a few years, then he played on Portland and then on the Suns. At least he played on good teams.
Yes He Did!!
Also Danny Should Get More Love From NBA'S Fan!! He Had A Lot Of Heart On The Court
I lived in NY at the time and was surrounded by Knick fans at work. Wasn't easy listening to them leading up to the playoffs. The Knicks were unbeatable at the Garden. They were certain 93 was their year and then being up 2-0 on the Bulls, they were 110% confident. I actually felt a little bad for them after Game 5. Everybody knew the Cinderella run was over. NY deserved a ring, just not on Jordan's watch.
NY couldn't even get one against the bulls and the rockets.
Yes Knicks lost that series after Game 5
-LOL😁 @51:11, that is PURE 100% REAL AFFECTION when the LOVE you have for your Teammates & Coaches after WINNING a World Championship!!! 🏆
-I’m almost 36 now😕, and seeing ALL that LOVE after Winning a Championship brings back Memories of ALL the Championships I WON w/ my Teammates when I was Young as a Grammar School Kid, a High School kid & a young man in College. And having that Relief-Feeling of PURE LOVE & AFFECTION you have with your Teammates/Coaches that WE Finally Did IT.🥇🏆
-I went 8 for 10 in Football Championships, the two Loses was 1)Losing a Bowl Game Championship in College & 2)Losing a Football Championship as an 8th Grader after having an UNDEFEATED 9-0 Record going-in, that Championship LOSS was a Heartbreaking One😔. But the next year as a Freshman🏈 We went UNDEFEATED at 11-0 & almost UN-SCORED-UPON with ONLY 6-POINTS Scored on us ALL Season against our Defensive 3rd Team Squad; that Season was “THE MOST FUN SEASON” I ever had Playing Football in My Life.
-My Last Football Championship I WON, was WINNING a Group-4 North New Jersey STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE in early 2000’s as a Junior Starting Linebacker @6’1 215 with a Ring💍 to show for it; I was Defensive 1st Team All County, Offensive 2nd Team All County, 3rd Team All State on Defense & earning the Best Defensive Back Award on the Team all as a Junior. We came up Short My Senior🏈 Year after losing the Semifinal Round, but My Stat Sheet was Incredible & too Long to List.
-If you Read this Far, Thanks🙏, I guess I Really Miss🥹 Playing Football🏈 & Talking about ALL that Fun I had Playing it. Even though it was a VERY HARD Strenuous Sport to Play Year-in & Year-out EVERY YEAR until My Final Senior Year in College. Thanks Again.🙏
#FootballIsMyReligion #FootballIsTheWayOfLife
nothing was better than being a 90's kid in chicago...
The only defeat the bulls suffered was against the Pistons where they eliminated them in 7 games in 90.
48:34 Dan Majerle reaction, he knew Paxson 3-pt shot was going in before he even shot it.
The 3peat is the illusive achievement the doc was talking about in tthe beginning
100%
The Suns had a great chance to win until Charles proclaimed publicly that God wanted them (the Suns) to win (before the series started).
That being said, Charles has probably had the most fun post-NBA life of any player thus far. And well deserved, IMHO.㊗️
I enjoyed watching Jordan/Bulls basketball so much it was an integral part of my youth
Is it just me or did the Bulls just play some pretty basketball. They made it look like a work of art!
You Absolutely Correct!
They were a runaway train, no one absolutely no one was able to tame them.
it's nice to meet you the bulls six championship teams were legendary but the 1992 bulls lost 7 playoff games by a combined 82 points while the 1996 bulls lost 3 playoff games by a combined 35 points and in 1991 they lost 2 playoff games by a combined 4 points
@@abrahammnjama7962 Lololo...
Absolutely!
Used to rent this from Blockbuster on VHS, at least 20 times. Remember, there was no RUclips and old games uploaded on RUclips. Bulls championship videos was one of the few sources for off court entertainment.
100% facts lol
VHS was like RUclips of the 90s at blockbuster video.
Chicago was phenomenal to beat those Knicks because those Knicks would embarrassed ANY team today. I guarantee it!!!!
+Wis Dom Excellent point.
Respect to the Bulls for that. This coming from a fan of those Knicks teams. The Knicks were primed to win that year. Pippen was magnificent in Game 5 at MSG.
@@optimus2g IMO that '93 Knicks team was the best Knicks team of the 90's. Had they made it past the Bulls in the ECF I think they would have defeated the Suns.
The Knicks were the better and 90's version of the piston's bad boys.
Wis Dom It all depends on the rules of which they are allowed to play with.
Ewing to Smith. Smith. Stripped. Stripped. Smith. Stopped. Stripped. Stopped again, by Pippen!
Pippen literally saved the Bulls dynasty.
David C :-)
David C it was a team effort
If the Knicks had LJ instead of Mr. Softie (a.k.a. Charles Smith), then that shot would have went in. Smith didn't have the respect of the refs to get that call at the end of the game. Oakley would have gotten that call, but then again, Oakley would have made the basket. At the end of the day, Pippen and Grant were in great position and played great D there, so credit to them, but the Knicks have nobody to blame but themselves in that game. They missed 16 free throws (19/35 from the FT line) . That's why they lost that game. The Bulls made them pay for that more than anything else.
@@optimus2g Xavier McDaniel swears he could have scored too.
The 1993 Chicago Bulls team is my favorite team. I love my Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs. The 93 Bulls team holds a special place in my heart. They didn't have the best record in the league at, that time. However, when push came to shove they, stepped up to the plate, and rose to, the occasion!!
Kevin Johnson was my favorite player; Phoenix was my team. But damn, MJ and those Bulls were something special.
Yes
I hope the younger basketball viewers today can see and appreciate how ruff and tuff it was in the east at that time comparing to the west .was much easier to get to the finals in the west than it was to get to the finals in the east ,
How does this not get more views?? I have all their Championships on DVD. They're awesome!
me too
Jerry Krause says,he'd loved Dan and he's a good defensive player,and MJ responded "that's fine with me and I'm gonna show you that he's not"?
Oh man, how I Love these old documentaries…. This era was special, no doubt about it…
People forgot how good Stark was. He gets no mention much in the media. He would smoke most guards today.
He wouldn't, 90s basketball is horrible. No defense, alot of mistakes, less skill, NO DEFENSE AGAIN and micheal had no left.
The guards today would mock prime jordan when he has no left😂
its 2023 y is the music still inspirational wen it drop😂😂😂
One of the most memorable aspects of the first three-peat was Chicago Stadium. What a venue for fans. Easily the loudest stadium, the balconies were right on top of the floor and a very old school ambience (for better and worse of course)
That "Smith stopped, stopped again" play felt like it lasted for eternity back when I watched it live as a kid. I couldn't believe the Bulls came away with the ball. It was like time stopped and Smith was under the basket for eternity and then time moved again and the Bulls had it and won. Still my favorite game of all time!
I remember all too well, these were the games to watch
I couldn’t wait to get back to school the next day and GLOAT in my homeboys’ faces. Their expressions were priceless 🤣🤣🤣
That's exactly what felt like with 4 big guys clustered under the basket. Amazing refs didn't blow the whistle.
hail yeah, dat was tha sh!t
🤣
@ 9:05 " I wanted to prove to them that hey, no matter what you do, what changes you make, I'ma overcome that challenge." That"s why he's the GOAT.
the goats are wilt chamberlain and bill russell
@@youtuber3328 Bill is playing on an Nba thats barely out of its diapers and midgets too. The same for Wilt, cant win over an aging Russel with a super team. Sit down homes
@@halfshot253 no the rules made the game harder when the nba was led by wilt chamberlain and bill russell
NBA today is nothing but a shooting around session with players made of glass
I remember going nuts when Paxson hit that 3 great memory
Phoenix Suns had the league best record at 62-20 and the 1992-93 league MVP-Charles Barkley aka Sir Charles
But, they didn't get the job done in the Finals.
Up until 2020-21 Phoenix Suns had made it to the NBA finals,before losing to the Milwaukee Bucks in 6 GMs
@@hectorlopez1069Suns didn't have Michael Jordan
@@BallCDOwell the suns had 93 NBA MVP Charles Barkley
@@hectorlopez1069 and MJ outplayed him
Quite possibly, thee Best NBA championship video ever made.
Watching in 2019.
Watching every few weeks.
Yes.
It's THAT good.
#IMissThisEra
no because it's not featuring the goats tied being the legendary duo of wilt chamberlain and bill russell
And in 2020, coronavirus times....
Greatest of all time
POG slams and Bull's jams were my childhood
This was a team that became great over the course of time. Starting in 84 with MJ, the acquisition of Paxson in 85, 87 with the drafting of Pippen and Grant, 88 with the trade for Cartwright, they bonded together on the court, and became great. That's what makes this 93 team so satisfying. They learned and lost and hurt, but once they learned, they just kept winning. Even tired, even banged up, even splintering from internal strife, even playing into June for the third straight year, even taking on all comers, even getting everybody's best shot, they kept winning. That's hard. One of the sad things about the current era of free agency is that guys won't play together long enough to bond into a tight unit like this.
Bro John Paxson was in Chicago bulls way before anybody else in the team, he was drafted in 1983 not in '85. So he was there before MJ, pippen, grant, bj Armstrong and the rest of the team. Pippen and grant were drafted in '87 not '88 bro get your facts straight.
@@erikmuniz6031 You’re the one who needs to get his facts checked. Paxson was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs and spent his first two seasons there from 1983-1985 until signing as a free agent with the Bulls during the 1985 offseason. Next time, do your research before you come up with a strawman argument you numnuts.
True evolution of a team.
We need teams like this in today’s NBA
@@erikmuniz6031 You need to get your facts straight. Paxson joined the Bulls in 85. The year after Jordan was drafted. He added the Bulls got Cartwright in 1988.
Came here to reminisce about my favorite team of all time...6 7 8 yrs old in Chicago growing up in the 90s was legit 🔥
The Bulls glided into the series like a shark, silent and ready to attack.
Kevin Johnson was a real superstar in his era - if you haven't seen his game - make sure you watch some of his highlights. This just elevated how great the bulls were by beating the Suns for the Chip!
Micheal Jordan and scottie are like brothers
@M Most of those are third world.
@M nobody cares
@@johniekilroy2825 first , and so what ? Are you better than people from third world? Second, Europe is not the Third world ;third, basketball and soccer are wonderful ; no space for prejudices
The best basketball in the 90s. Three pointers weren't usual and the crowd always yelled "threee". Nice physical basketball with A LOT of mid range and posting up. And of course very very good defense
The 1980s and 1990s teams will thrive in today's three-point happy NBA.
9:17 Jordan said about Gerald Wilkins: "he ain't sh*t!"
50:30 always loved that moment between BJ and Phil. Those 2 certainly had their disagreements and BJ felt like he should have been the starter over Paxson from day 1 but learned it’s not about individual ability but the ability to fit within the system. He learned that and is now a historic member of a championship
I was barkley fan but mj was special for me best final ever unexperience suns did good they got to the finals with lot rookies miller,dumas etc
I just remember yelling YEAH!!! when Paxon hit that 3😁 Then when Horace blocked that shot, I jumped outta my living room chair at home all by myself as a 12 year old going on 13 that summer. Forever Great Memories🏆🏆🏆
Oh Yeah That Was Awesome!#
Haha as a 10 year old obsessed with the Suns and basketball, it broke my little boy heart when that 3 dropped for Paxson. I knew before it even went in, that it was going in.
Horace's bock on KJ's last shot was crucial. Basketball is indeed a team sports. A team needs superstar but everyone plays an important role for the wins.
Michael Jordan in his prime. Had he not retired after 93 he would've almost assuredly won 4 in a row and most likely another league MVP. LeBron is a freak athlete and most likely a top 5 player but he will never eclipse the Superstardom almost Rockstar like level of celebrity MJ had after this season. Charles won the MVP by default really. He was great and was just as vital to his teams success as anyone during this time but it was clear as day obvious who the best player in the world was in the 90s. MJ lead the league in scoring again and could take over a game at will and Charles knows he was given the award because Michael didn't mind throwing his best buddy at the time a bone because he knew the championship was his and Charles deserved to be recognized as he was definitely the 2nd best player that year.
Olajuwon would have still won the MVP Award in 94 and still defeat Jordan bulls in the 94 NBA Finals.
I watched that whole series
This probably my favorite Bulls Championship run.
why is that
Pippen got game and skills.
They should do a movie about the chicago bulls. What a legacy by the bulls and MJ 🐐
Chicago Bulls had finished the 3rd best record at 57-25 and no.2 ranked in 1992-93
This when the NBA was great
Interesting fact Patrick Ewing was born in Jamaica and he became a U.S. citizen this is why he played on the U.S. Olympic Basketball team in 92. I'm surprised he didn't play for Jamaica in the Olympics
THIS over all seasons now. Goosebumps.
BG to Michael. Jordan to Scottie. Pippen to Horace. Grant to Paxson... Great team work
It was my First NBA Finals...I will never forget it...I was 12 at that time...unforgettable the Paxson's 3Pt, the triple overtime Game...Both teams were great like most of the people i was a Bulls fan but I also love the Suns especially Sir Charles & KJ but also the great shooter Dan Majerle and Richard Dumas...So sad he had drug problems and fucked up his career, he was a great rookie. But the Bulls were unstoppaBulls !
I was 14, what a time to be alive!
I came just to watch the Conference Finals against the Knicks. One of the best series ever! RIP Charles Smith.
Jonathan Blaze He didn’t die.
@@ericradford2142 Yes. He passed away at the end of Game 5. Underneath his own rim. Sad.
@@jonathanblaze1648 he should of passed it, instead of going for the basket.
This game is good and MJ left after RIP MR JORDAN. Michael face Sir Charles in the CHampionship finals 1993
9:33 he just palms the ball off the bounce. Crazy!!
The first three peat was the best because these players came through great disappointments of 1989 and1990 to win three in a row. Unlike second three peat, the players were all super stars who came together to create history for the Bulls and MJ by winning three in a row, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Thanks MJ and the team for the best memories.
Game 5 vs New York was iconic. But if you look at the actual moment during Armstrong's shot..Pippens' movement was/is a moving screen. I thought a screen/pick is someone just standing in the way of the opponent without fighting any other movement..but I was wrong. Rivers was trying to move around it, but Pippen was moving and resisting against Rivers on the screen/pick. I've always believed that it was a moving screen/pick, but it is what it is. Can't change anything. My basketball intuitions always said a pick/screen is any person (on the same team) to be in the way of the opponent, with arms crossed, standing straight up like a wall without any movement. That's the definition of a pick/screen. I'm not crying about it..but looking at the play..ya know the refs should've called Pippen for a moving pick/screen. But it was going to tarnish Jordan's legacy (3-peat wise)...and no one is going to do that. Come on people..I respect that and know it.
Man, this brings back so many memories. From watching this series live to re-watching it on VHS tape to watching it now in adulthood. There was nothing like the 90s. The feel-good era.
This is by far my favorite Bulls championship, I will never forget this year.
Jordan, Pippen and Paxon they where Unstoppable
The 90s best.
Ewing, Jordan, Olajuwon, I love 90s NBA.
Never gets old man
To that Knick fan with the sign..........thanks !! Can you imagine being from the southside of Chicago and watching the Bulls whoop @ss every year until they were tired ?
This was great part my childhood!
This is by far one of my favorite team NBA videos, the voice, the music, and highlights are perfect. This Bulls teams I have so much respect for especialy when they had to face their arch rival Knicks and beat them. Though it broked my heart when they finished off my Suns in game 6, this video braught so much fun memories of those good old NBA games. Today's NBA will not survived the 80's and early 90's NBA in my honest opinion.
At the guy at 46:39. Mustve been hard to swallow that Paxson 3 huh? LMAO.
The 90's bulls is my forever mood