Been a Mavs fan since 2006, and man do I wish I could've gone to a game at Reunion, especially a playoff game. That place just seemed so alive and rocking. Extry rowdy proud and loud!
U cant be great when u ride 2 superstars from day 1 Finley and Nash. He is incredible player but lux to play near them is like having 70% wide open shoot what Garnett or Malone never had. Finley was MJ , Nash was Stockton without defense.
@@alvincc10 U cant be great when u ride 2 superstars from day 1 Finley and Nash. He is incredible player but lux to play near them is like having 70% wide open shoot what Garnett or Malone never had. Finley was MJ , Nash was Stockton without defense.
2001 was their last realistic shot at the brass ring Spurs didn’t get their act together until March, Lakers had a shaky regular season until April, Blazers had toxic chemistry, Kings and Mavs were still unproven Utah was challenging for a top 2 seed as late as February. They barely made the playoffs in 2002/2003
@@PIP...33 both were 40 years and had bad roster . Any smart men knows best Jazz team was when Malone and Eaton were in team. Even Mailman said when Jeff left and Eaton retired, they lost the edge. Those 2 finals was only because of 2 GOAT levels but they never had chance because last good roster was with Malone and Eaton Stock and Mail.
@@goldenstatewarriors4011yes, but they made it past the first round round in 99 and in 2000 so they had some fuel left after that final. You can say this series was the finale of that era of the Jazz
@@반숙-y3r38 was older back then. Part of it i think was the physical nature of the game would wear down the players that most didn't last past their early or mid-30s
Bruh, I remember Dallas was the laughing stock of the league in the early 90's. They won 9 games in 1993. Even the arrival Mashburn, Kidd and Jim Jackson in the mid 90's couldn't make them a consistent winning team (also had guys like Popeye Jones, Gary Trent Sr. I believe and George McCloud who was a super high volume 3PT shooter a bit ahead of his time). It was the Dirk, Nash, Finley trio (along with Juwan Howard and Shawn Bradley, and a year or 2 later Raef Lafrentz, one of the early stretch 4/5 guys) that finally made this team a contender. This was the series that put them on the map and they became a contender for the rest of the 2000's, all the way up until they won a title in 2011. This series was like a changing of the guard of sorts between Stockton/Malone and Nash/Nowitzki. Dirk was my favorite player around this time and I remember bugging my uncle (who lived in Arlington Texas) to get me a Dirk jersey (for whatever reason he didn't like Dirk). I can remember the next season when they got the new uniforms and everything. He got me the dark road Dirk jersey. Good times.
Not just the early ‘90s; it was pretty much the entire decade, with a brief reprieve of fool’s gold in 1995. They showed flashes of the future in the lockout season, but it wasn’t until midseason a year later when things really started to gel.
Very hard to believe. But when you factor that John literally played with Karl Malone. Yeah it makes sense why lol. I’m sure the opposite hold true for Malone. What’s his career high in assist? Lol😂
Deym nowitzki moves is so smooth he moves like sg he is so fast for his position. Malone is also in good condition even though he's old age he still can compete with young guns like nowitzki stockton iq is far more than pg nowadays pure fundamental and his passing skills is unbelievable Nash is also a good passer with good chemistry with nowitzki both unbelievable duo
The first home playoff game for the Mavs since Game 3 of the 1990 Western Conference First Round. Their first home playoff win since Game 6 of the 1988 Western Conference Finals.
@@PIP...33 Saw that clip recent on YT, he had some podcast. Many players are biased toward their era but i must agree with Kareem, because Dirk is useless player without superteam. This was Finley's team and 3 superstars in Dallas makes them very danger. He never carry roster alone to be great or did multiple things like other 2 way player. Easy to score when others does hard or dirty work in defense while u rest. Doncic and Harden does the same,
@@andresdelportillo9917 We talk bout skills of 2 way and things what players can do, and u talk about rings ? Wtf are u 5 years old. Have u finished school?
You can tell what the difference between old school players and modern players here. Stockton gets knocks down on the floor several times and got up real quick. The modern players stumbles on the floor and will never get up or wait for their teammates to help them up.
As a lifelong Mavs fan, including the gory days of the 1990s, this series was a big moment. To me, it was one of the last great best-of-five series in the NBA, which culminated with a furious comeback by Dallas: coming from behind 0-2 and coming back from 16 down in the 2nd half of Game 5 in Utah. The hero in the end? The “immortal” Calvin Booth, haha!…I almost forgot. This was the final season in which the Dallas Mavericks played at Reunion Arena. These were the final days of “the Reunion Rowdies.”
He definitely wasn’t a top 3 PF in 98-99😂 not 99-2000… 2001 highly questionable he was top 3. Webber Garnett n Duncan we’re top 3 from. 2000-2003. Dirk wasn’t better than Malone in 2000 and in 2001 it was questionable who was better. He wasn’t even close to top 10 his rookie year
That team was old af. Stockton 38, Malone 37, Polynice 36, John Starks 35, Danny Manning (after so many injuries) 34 and bunch of craps like Orstateg and John Crotty. Still only Malone made all star and they still made playoffs.
Dirk has at least 3 rings with Nash there. They definitely beat Miami in 06 with Steve, and they would have beaten Golden State, San An, and Cleveland in 07. Then of course the championship in 2011.
Maybe. Which I would love for Nash to have a championship. But we never would have gotten MVP Nash, those awesome Suns teams, or the great Mavs-Suns rivalries.
No. There was way more iso and post play back then. Now is the era where there are 10 guys on the court that can dribble, pass, and shoot and do so very frequently
1:12 HIS SIGNATURE. EITHER U LET HIM SCORE OR U EAT KNEE IN TEETH. INCREDIBLE STRONG GUY. U MUST BE ON GOAT LEVEL TO STAND INFRONT HIM OR DEFEND HIM IN POST.
@@PIP...33 LOL his signature, like his fadeaway foot lean kicked in mouth of defender. Adam Silver banned those moves (likewise Reggie Miller kick on 3's after release)
I wish you people would keep your whining about LeBron to LeBron related videos. This is a great video of an era that predates him and has absolutely nothing to do with the current disgusting climate we're in (where all the fans and media do is complain and gossip about current NBA players). This was a simpler time, right before all that nonsense became common place.
He is best PG ever. He have everything what PG need, incredible smart, best passer (most matter : low assist to turnover ratio example he dime 15 but lose only 2) , steals and he is close to 50-40-90. Other than that he is only PG in history who set screen on Shaq or Mahorn and other huge bigs.
@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan ZEKE IS INCREDIBLE TOO BUT I MUST AGREE STOCK IS BEST PG. I DONT LIKE CP3 BUT HIS RATIO IS ALSO HIGH. WESTBROOK PASSING IS USELESS ASSIST 10 LOSE 6. I KNOW I SAY PENNY IS EST TO ME BUT WE COUNT ONLY PURE PG NOT HYBRID.
@@PIP...33 I forgot something I love even more beside his obvious passing steals records and only PG screens, I love he never rest games. His DURABILITY!! I think if him and Malone load managed 450 games like Jordan, they would sweep Bulls 97 & 98 . Although Bulls had 4 HOF Jazz only 2
Been a Mavs fan since 2006, and man do I wish I could've gone to a game at Reunion, especially a playoff game. That place just seemed so alive and rocking. Extry rowdy proud and loud!
It also hosted a Final Four in 1986
Stockton/Malone at the end of their days
The start of Dirk's greatness
U cant be great when u ride 2 superstars from day 1 Finley and Nash. He is incredible player but lux to play near them is like having 70% wide open shoot what Garnett or Malone never had. Finley was MJ , Nash was Stockton without defense.
@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan DONT FORGET BRADLEY LED NBA IN BLOCKS SEVERAL TIMES.
I always think the Kings killed the Jazz in those back to back playoff series.
@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan idiotic comment
@@alvincc10 U cant be great when u ride 2 superstars from day 1 Finley and Nash. He is incredible player but lux to play near them is like having 70% wide open shoot what Garnett or Malone never had. Finley was MJ , Nash was Stockton without defense.
What ever happened to basketball….this channel is a treasure
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It's evolved and you're stuck in the past.
This series is where any bit of a championship window that still may have been open for the Stockton/Malone era Jazz officially closed.
2001 was their last realistic shot at the brass ring
Spurs didn’t get their act together until March, Lakers had a shaky regular season until April, Blazers had toxic chemistry, Kings and Mavs were still unproven
Utah was challenging for a top 2 seed as late as February.
They barely made the playoffs in 2002/2003
open how age 40 both of them...they never rest like coward mj 450 games . U must be most shallow person on internet
open how age 40 both of them...they never rest like coward mj 450 games .
@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan GUY IS LITERALLY DERANGED TO SAY JAZZ HAD ANY CHANCE 2001 WHEN SPURS KINGS AND DALLAS ARE LOADED AND LAKERS HAD SUPERTEAM
@@PIP...33 both were 40 years and had bad roster . Any smart men knows best Jazz team was when Malone and Eaton were in team. Even Mailman said when Jeff left and Eaton retired, they lost the edge. Those 2 finals was only because of 2 GOAT levels but they never had chance because last good roster was with Malone and Eaton Stock and Mail.
Man, Nowitzki playing against Malone and Stockton then played with/against current NBA
superstars like Doncic,Trae Young,Tatum etc.
The series that marked the beginning of the end for the Stockton/Malone Jazz era.
Their era ended after the 98 Finals
@@goldenstatewarriors4011yes, but they made it past the first round round in 99 and in 2000 so they had some fuel left after that final. You can say this series was the finale of that era of the Jazz
What agility by malone with that steal and dunk on the breakaway...unbelievable for someone 6"9 260..💯
And almost 38!
we see LBJ now. No disgrace to Karl but I think LBJ at age 43 would have similar athleticism
@@반숙-y3r lebron on peds malone wasnt BIG DIFFERENCE
@@반숙-y3r38 was older back then. Part of it i think was the physical nature of the game would wear down the players that most didn't last past their early or mid-30s
@@반숙-y3rlebron is blood doping dude
Bruh, I remember Dallas was the laughing stock of the league in the early 90's. They won 9 games in 1993. Even the arrival Mashburn, Kidd and Jim Jackson in the mid 90's couldn't make them a consistent winning team (also had guys like Popeye Jones, Gary Trent Sr. I believe and George McCloud who was a super high volume 3PT shooter a bit ahead of his time).
It was the Dirk, Nash, Finley trio (along with Juwan Howard and Shawn Bradley, and a year or 2 later Raef Lafrentz, one of the early stretch 4/5 guys) that finally made this team a contender. This was the series that put them on the map and they became a contender for the rest of the 2000's, all the way up until they won a title in 2011. This series was like a changing of the guard of sorts between Stockton/Malone and Nash/Nowitzki.
Dirk was my favorite player around this time and I remember bugging my uncle (who lived in Arlington Texas) to get me a Dirk jersey (for whatever reason he didn't like Dirk). I can remember the next season when they got the new uniforms and everything. He got me the dark road Dirk jersey.
Good times.
Not just the early ‘90s; it was pretty much the entire decade, with a brief reprieve of fool’s gold in 1995. They showed flashes of the future in the lockout season, but it wasn’t until midseason a year later when things really started to gel.
Hard to believe that this was John Stockton’s only triple double.
Very hard to believe. But when you factor that John literally played with Karl Malone. Yeah it makes sense why lol. I’m sure the opposite hold true for Malone. What’s his career high in assist? Lol😂
@@jeebs9He has six career games with 10 assists, which is his career high.
@@redpillfreedom6692 How many does John Stockton have in comparison? That's all I'm saying 😂
Stockton average less than 3 rebounds per game a lot of seasons, so not really hard to believe.
@TyroneNBAFan so what... steals? Still mind blowing
Deym nowitzki moves is so smooth he moves like sg he is so fast for his position. Malone is also in good condition even though he's old age he still can compete with young guns like nowitzki stockton iq is far more than pg nowadays pure fundamental and his passing skills is unbelievable Nash is also a good passer with good chemistry with nowitzki both unbelievable duo
1:29 when the NBA stood for No Babies Allowed! 💪🏿
i dont care what Malone did outside the court but his game, hustle, and effort in the court is outstanding.
Only liberals and emotional snowflakes care what Malone does outside of basketball.
Changing of the (point) guard
The first home playoff game for the Mavs since Game 3 of the 1990 Western Conference First Round. Their first home playoff win since Game 6 of the 1988 Western Conference Finals.
Dirk was always quick early on idk why 2k and the media act like dirk started his career in 2018 as a slow post scorer
JABBAR IN INTERVIEW : '' DIRK CANT DO ANYTHING ELSE ON FLOOR THATS WHY HE NOT BELONG IN CONVO OF GREAT PLAYERS ''
@@PIP...33 Saw that clip recent on YT, he had some podcast. Many players are biased toward their era but i must agree with Kareem, because Dirk is useless player without superteam. This was Finley's team and 3 superstars in Dallas makes them very danger. He never carry roster alone to be great or did multiple things like other 2 way player. Easy to score when others does hard or dirty work in defense while u rest. Doncic and Harden does the same,
@@PIP...33 and Kareem needed a great point guard to win rings , no Oscar or magic and Kareem doesn’t win 6 rings
@@andresdelportillo9917 WHO TALK BOUT RINGS ARE U DERANGED ?
@@andresdelportillo9917 We talk bout skills of 2 way and things what players can do, and u talk about rings ? Wtf are u 5 years old. Have u finished school?
Thank you for uploading this!! 🙏
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Watching good old 90’s early 2000’s nba. Much better product than the modern NBA.
Stockon to Malone always beautiful to watch
Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV
Utah had a deep team that year. Danny Manning coming off the bench...I forgot he was on the team that year
You can tell what the difference between old school players and modern players here. Stockton gets knocks down on the floor several times and got up real quick. The modern players stumbles on the floor and will never get up or wait for their teammates to help them up.
2:27 It's good to see Karl get a dose of his own medicine every now and then.
As a lifelong Mavs fan, including the gory days of the 1990s, this series was a big moment. To me, it was one of the last great best-of-five series in the NBA, which culminated with a furious comeback by Dallas: coming from behind 0-2 and coming back from 16 down in the 2nd half of Game 5 in Utah. The hero in the end? The “immortal” Calvin Booth, haha!…I almost forgot. This was the final season in which the Dallas Mavericks played at Reunion Arena. These were the final days of “the Reunion Rowdies.”
This was a pretty good 1st series
Mike Breen was on NBA on NBC
Yeah, his voice was annoying back then.
You can tell he either put some work in or relaxed a bit and began to sound more natural.
Absolutely mind blowing that this was John Stockton's only career triple-double
From The Moment He Came Into The League Until He Retired,Dirk Nowitzki Was A Top 3 Power Forward In The NBA...
He definitely wasn’t a top 3 PF in 98-99😂 not 99-2000… 2001 highly questionable he was top 3. Webber Garnett n Duncan we’re top 3 from. 2000-2003. Dirk wasn’t better than Malone in 2000 and in 2001 it was questionable who was better. He wasn’t even close to top 10 his rookie year
That team was old af. Stockton 38, Malone 37, Polynice 36, John Starks 35, Danny Manning (after so many injuries) 34 and bunch of craps like Orstateg and John Crotty. Still only Malone made all star and they still made playoffs.
Crotty was a good backup in the 90s. He did good things for Miami off the bench.
Malone's cardio is insane. Such a strange combo of size / strength / touch.
This was a month or two before the opening of the AAC.
Yep and the last season before their re-branding.
I love how they phase out. Michael Finley like he never existed
I wish Nash stayed in Dallas. They would have won more chips.
Dirk has at least 3 rings with Nash there. They definitely beat Miami in 06 with Steve, and they would have beaten Golden State, San An, and Cleveland in 07. Then of course the championship in 2011.
Jason Kidd fit better with Dirk imo.
No Nash was like having harden on your team. Liability on defense
Maybe. Which I would love for Nash to have a championship. But we never would have gotten MVP Nash, those awesome Suns teams, or the great Mavs-Suns rivalries.
Them wyboys could ball
Bill Walton was Jazz biased completely in this game.
Damn Malone was still fast here. Sprint down court with a jam
Three MVPs plus Stockton, a member of the Dream Team, in the same playoffgame How many times did that happen?
Lol poor Howard Eisley😂
This is the equivalent of steph and kd vs lebron and kyrie
Mike Finley, Juan Howard!!! Wonder why Only dirk and Nash get a mention?? …..Christ
I forgot Dallas was still in Reunion Arena in 2001. Although I do believe this was their final season there.
yeah they moved in the 2001-02 season the year of 9/11 they even had the american flag ribbons on their new jersey
I've watched Malone's 3points shot in my first time😂
I went to game 4.
当時この試合見てた
JAZZが勝つんだろうなって思ってたけど、ナッシュとノヴィツキーの気迫が上回ったて感じで凄かった
I think the announcers were late to work😂
Is it just me or are they moving super fast compared to todays game?!?
Be posting intros as well, thanks!
This is when basketball was alot more team focused and tactical. Today you see 100 pick and rolls with the best ball handler. No ball movement.
No. There was way more iso and post play back then. Now is the era where there are 10 guys on the court that can dribble, pass, and shoot and do so very frequently
@dansheffield4021 Ah yes, dont forget uncalled traveling and No desire to play tough defense consistently as well 💪🏽
@@anthonyhernandez2111 that is another point entirely
Stockton’s shorts were a little longer than usual here
That's how you know it was the end of an era lol.
then won the next 2 to win the series :)
Karl Malones action - the best of the best
1:12 HIS SIGNATURE. EITHER U LET HIM SCORE OR U EAT KNEE IN TEETH. INCREDIBLE STRONG GUY. U MUST BE ON GOAT LEVEL TO STAND INFRONT HIM OR DEFEND HIM IN POST.
@@PIP...33 LOL his signature, like his fadeaway foot lean kicked in mouth of defender. Adam Silver banned those moves (likewise Reggie Miller kick on 3's after release)
@@PIP...33 on 1:30 his speed at 37 age is not human.
@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan LOL BRADLEY WHO'S ALMOST 7'7 BOUNCED 10 FEET BACKWARDS. LIKE HE WAS HIT BY TRAIN RAGDOLL.
@@PIP...33 🤣😂man
look at the physicality, lebron would cry in that era
Crying and bitching to the refs
I wish you people would keep your whining about LeBron to LeBron related videos.
This is a great video of an era that predates him and has absolutely nothing to do with the current disgusting climate we're in (where all the fans and media do is complain and gossip about current NBA players).
This was a simpler time, right before all that nonsense became common place.
stockton is the goat
He is best PG ever. He have everything what PG need, incredible smart, best passer (most matter : low assist to turnover ratio example he dime 15 but lose only 2) , steals and he is close to 50-40-90. Other than that he is only PG in history who set screen on Shaq or Mahorn and other huge bigs.
@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan ZEKE IS INCREDIBLE TOO BUT I MUST AGREE STOCK IS BEST PG. I DONT LIKE CP3 BUT HIS RATIO IS ALSO HIGH. WESTBROOK PASSING IS USELESS ASSIST 10 LOSE 6. I KNOW I SAY PENNY IS EST TO ME BUT WE COUNT ONLY PURE PG NOT HYBRID.
@@PIP...33 I forgot something I love even more beside his obvious passing steals records and only PG screens, I love he never rest games. His DURABILITY!! I think if him and Malone load managed 450 games like Jordan, they would sweep Bulls 97 & 98 . Although Bulls had 4 HOF Jazz only 2
@@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordanmagic Johnson is the best Point guard ever. Then curry then zeke.
Dirk is the only one with a ring
dirk g.o.a.t.
Shawn Bradley was trash
This was a Stacked Mavs Team. Also one of the biggest and most Athletic Front Lines ever. Dirk, Howard, Bradley, Booth, Zhi Zhi Bryant