1998 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 7, Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Larry Bird's Indiana Pacers give the Bulls their biggest challenge since losing to the Detroit Pistons in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals. A grueling battle that goes down to the wire.
00:00:00 Pre-game: Bob Costas, Isiah Thomas, Doug Collins, Ahmad Rashad, Jim Gray.
00:05:01 Start of 1st quarter.
00:30:46 Start of 2nd quarter.
00:58:15 Half time report:
Hannah Storm interviews Howard Eisley and Bryon Russell of the Utah Jazz.
Stats and scores.
Analysis from John Salley and Peter Vecsey.
Bob Costas, Isiah Thomas, and Doug Collins analyze first half and strategies for 2nd half.
01:09:26 Start of 3rd quarter.
01:34:49 Start of 4th quarter
02:05:12 Post Game:
Ahmad Rashad interviews Michael Jordan.
Bob Costas interviews Toni Kukoc.
Jim Gray interviews Larry Bird.
It's crazy how watching a 26 yr old game, where you know the outcome is 100x more exciting than this crap that they call NBA basketball today.
Because back then, they had talent, toughness, heart and was so, so competitive! Great watches then, and just as fun now to see greatness! No five step layups, no palming, three seconds in lanes is respected, etc., etc.
I can even watch this all day..
Yall idiots like Bad basketball. How the fuck do you watch this and still claim this shit is exciting 😂😂😂
Watching a game that you know the outcome of.
I always watch old NBA games,it's like you said this NBA today it's 💩💩💩🤡🤡🤡
I could watch these all day. Thank you so much for posting this. Just brings me back to the good old days
Plumber era 😂
I watched just about all his games . He's the only one I can say the first time you see him play you know he's on another level. Jordan and Kobe were just on there on level and then there was everybody else 😂😂
So did Michael Jordan stop dale Davis
@@pinayhappylifeinParis all LeBum losses in the finals from plumbers era u say. Haha 🤡
The Golden age of the NBA
You watch this game, then you watch a game from today, and you can absolutely understand why since 2012 the viewership for the NBA is down 48%. Kids today have been absolutely ROBBED from what actual basketball looks like.
what does it look like
Yeah up and down the court you get 3 turnovers 5 missed shots 3 ill advised shots and 2 makes. This shit is terrible I haven’t watched a game in 4 years. And once Durant and Steph kyrie and maybe 2 more players retire, they are not going to be able to get 89 views
@ I agree 1000% it’s crazy to think we went from these Bulls to the new Bulls who combined for 75 missed 3’s in one game. The game is getting out of control. Sad to see.
53% now
Man goodnight
Man, I wished the NBA were like this today. I missed these days. I remember during this era I would look forward to watching basketball on NBC. Brings back so many wonderful memories.
Dokładnie. Ja również oglądałem zresztą jak wszyscy. Szkoda że dzisiejsza NBA nie jest taka jak kiedyś :(
Fuck no. This shit Is pathetic
This is REAL BASKETBALL, REAL STRATEGY, REAL DEFENSE, REAL SCRAPPY HEART, REFS CALLING BY THE RULES.
This is real basketball? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉😂
Just the offense to defense switch on every dead ball. A “Offense to …. A bunch of guys standing around switch” doesn’t seem as dramatic.
A classic game- Larry Bird had the Pacers ready but MJ had that heart and his teammates followed his lead, don’t forget about Special K (Kukoc)
bird should’ve left Jalen in
Kukoc was money
I truly miss this day and age for life and the NBA.
I don't miss the crap resolution TV broadcast of these days
@@12345fowler My source video is much better quality than what you see here. It has sharper picture and runs at 60 fps to match the original broadcast. RUclips's crappy re-encoding caps the frame rate at 30 fps and introduces blurriness and other artifacts.
@@avidsiman Nice to know, ALOT of old NBA games on RUclips look pretty bad. Now I know why
The other videos are likely bad because the people doing the digitizing don't know what they're doing.
RUclips re-encodes all videos uploaded to the site so they conform with certain specifications such as bitrate, framerate, color profile, etc... The re-encode won't be perfect as some details will get lost, but quality should not drop more than 10% in that process.
I miss theses days bulls on NBC
The only thing I hate about this era of NBA basketball is that tv's were not in HD
Then youre not from that era
It was better in real time. It’s a tape. 📼 Gives it a raw edge you can’t get with 8k or whatever we’re on now.
I appreciate the good old tape days.
Tape = Soul
I feel sorry for you, deeply..
Jordan era, whenever it is NBA final everybody in the office is watching
I miss that time in NBA
Well I know onething and that's lebum win say that they will win!! It's bader than a bad flip of the coin
thanks for upload this bro, i love thee games of these chicago bulls
REAL BASKETBALL.
Not a bunch of whining and flopping while jacking up 3s all game. Just real men playing ball
It's good to watch this classic great teams of Bulls and Pacers. It's good to see the legendary Croatian star, Toni Kukoc, too!
The Croatian sensation!
Watch this too many times still not bored. We gonna win game 7 😅. We gonna win game 7. Come back from 16 points down. What a way. Sorry Bird and Reggie
To bad Larry bird wasn't playing the bulls lose.
I love this era of basketball. 12/20/2024 and im tuned in like i was then. How special
Good old nbc nba days..maaaaan I really miss this. Sth like this will and can never ever be repeated
hearing it is just as satisfying as watching it. amazing crowd noise, the best!
Thank you so much for this!
The NBA will NEVER be this way ever again. 😢😔
As a fan, I probably didn’t appreciate this enough at the time. Thanks for taking me back.
These were the good old days indeed. I was in high school and watched every game of the playoffs in those days. After that I passively followed Jackson's Lakers with Kobe. Ever since the last years of Kobe I completely tuned out. NBA hasn't been worth anything for about 15 years. I was a Jackson, MJ, Pippen, Bulls fan, but liked the Pacers too. Reggie is a true legend with class and Bird is an all time great of course. Great matchup. I gaurantee you MJ was more worried about this game than any playoff game in his career solely because of Larry Bird, the one guy that MJ never got the best of as a player. If Bird were playing for the Pacers here my money would have been on them. Bird just knows how to win.
Jordan got the best of Bird in 8 consecutive victories when Team USA beat the NBA Allstars in preparation for the 1984 Olympics.
These were the days, real NBA games with strategy, emotion, real excitement, intrigue and actual competitiveness
this is awesome, thx
Notice the excitement from the crowd from the jump. Fans were hanging on every shot because a 2 point lead was big back then.
Back when nba basketball was worth watching.
This is physical, tough basketball. Not dirty, just hard hat, lunch box, roll-up-your sleeves stuff. Amazing the Bulls had enough to finish the finals after this series, one of the toughest 7 game series you'll ever see.
Mark Jackson, on his son’s podcast, basically said “anyone chasing Reggie all day through the A&D Davis screens that’s real work” this…. This is what he was talking about.
Bulls ball movements are beautiful to watch.
One of two game 7 that the Bulls played during their 6-ring-seasons, with the other being against the Knicks in the second round of the 1992 playoffs
Watching this new years eve miss this play of basketball
man, this reminded me the defense during the 90's and how it can affect the game. I wish the game right now is being played like this
Whar a beautiful atmosphere this was. Real competition and rivalry . So exciting to watch . Today it's not the same. It's plain
I am stuck in this era
These were exciting games indeed. Attack, defense, character! I miss that NBA.
Jordan and pippen did not play great in this game they both shot a low percentage but played great defense however Toni offensively played very well
Please, I wish for days like this again. I'm glad I appreciated and was aware of how good I had it. NBA in the late 80s and throughout the 90s was the best times ever.
Watching this was so much more entertaining than watching a game today. Now imagine if they included the NBC intro.
In my locale the intro to this game was interrupted: "We interrrupt this broadcast to bring you a special news bulletin...". Otherwise you'd have the full recording. You're only missing 02:35 from the beginning, 60 seconds of which is the 'NBA on NBC' theme song and graphics that airs with every game. So really you're only missing about 1 minute of pre-amble and 30 seconds of Bob Costas courtside.
I think this is the most competitive game in final history. Well, maybe not including those Celtics in Lakers. Duels! I wish I could’ve live through that let alone Jordan’s era!
2:02:47 So iconic...GOAT
The effort, the dedication.
💯💯💯
41:05
Fade away
52:29
Heavy Step
1:11:13
Spin Move
When Worm got up in the first quarter, you could feel the energy was swinging over to the Bulls. What a player!
Rodman was the X factor for The Bulls , the energy he brought too this Jordan Bulls team was extraordinary
The Pacers was fully loaded! They would beat any team in today's NBA
Larry Bird knew they were doomed since 1st game when Miller continously Bullied Jordan
I don't think there was a single 3 point attempt in the first quarter and that's with Reggie Miller playing. Crazy how much the game has changed (not necessarily for the better).
I remember going to sleep after these epic games feeling like I won the championship with the bulls everytime.. it was like MJ and the bulls didn’t let u down they cared about the game more then they’re name recognition
1:59:22, what a basket!! That sealed the game
22:17 😤 Harper with a mean dime on the way down 😮💨
MJ won with his supporting cast the right way. Bron soft ass be having D Wade, Bosh, AD, Kyrie, Rondo, Dwight, Westbrook, Ray Allen, Carmelo etc just to chase rings and still end up 4 - 6 in the Finals(2-8 if Kyrie & Ray ain’t save him)… its levels to this shit 1.MJ 2.Kobe 3.Don’t even matter
See what Jordan did to Regie Miller..0 pts in 4th quarter..that's a great lockdown defense.
Reggie Miller had ZERO points in the 4th quarter. Absolutely insane
I remember this game it was all grit both sides until one team makes a crucial mistake at the wrong time
Tony Kukoc looks like a young Hugh Jackman LOL
Kukoc was 🔥 in 3rd quarter
@@tarzlegacy9446 I remember seeing kilos in the Olympics and thinking oh no the Bulls are gonna just keep winning . He was awesome. I think he mistakenly bulked up to where he had extra weight he didn’t need in the nba but still great player
Jordan IS a GOAT of Basketball
Its so amazing and crazing
The original 3 pointer, drive to the hoop,, get fouled,score, make the free throw.
Darn! it was hard to score. Everyone was freaken quick to on defense. Even Kerr was hard to get by.
@@edmundoayala8912 yeah but it was because all the grabbing and checking .
This is the true beautiful game of Basketball, RIP The NBA December 2024 Larry Legend Coached the hell out of these Pacers!!!
Harper faces after shot free throw gave respects for Pacers.
I remember watching this game. In the fourth quarter I got so nervous that MJ might actually get bounced out of the playoffs. We all know what happened. The 🐐
Toni kukoc was a great player
Best game ❤❤❤
The impact that a three-[pointer has, when it happens just where and there is astonishing - I had forgotten that, with today’s bombs-away style of play LOL
1000 times better than the woke weak gangsters of todays NBA.
I miss those days
Toni Kukoc played for the Bulls first then later played for X-men as Hugh Jackman.
What the difference between this playoff and today they actually play defense.
Vintage,nbc' lwz the only coverage in nba games,in those days!!!🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
MJ is the only guy to say we're are going to win this game, and it not be controversial...you automatically go to how much you gonna win by
The amount of fatigue talk during this game is unreal. They are basically walking the ball up each possession with a whistle every other play.
Rick Smitts is highly underrated.
I remember exactly where I was on this day
PEAK basketball! 💯💯💯
Pacers is my team, we lost this game because of bad FT shooting, through the end of the 3rd quarter we’d shot 17 of 29. Pacers had this game but blew it because of the fundamentals of making FTs. Too many people overlook that part of the game along with rebounding.
The Pacers only had 3 offensive rebounds vs. the Bulls' 26 in this game. That had more to do with the outcome than freethrows. Look no further than the final 2 minutes where Michael Jordan and Ron Harper come up with key rebounds to run an additional 40 seconds off the clock.
Why is Bob Costas wearing his dad's suit? 😂
That was the style in the 90's - large relaxed fit. Watch Jordan in the postgame interviews and you'll see him wearing his 'father's suit' too.
I know I lived the era as a teenager. I was just making a joke @@avidsiman
@@HeatNattty999 Bob Costas is 5'3 with lifts.
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😊 MICHAEL JORDAN ❤
😊 CHICAGO BULLS 🎉
CHICAGO BULLS ⛹🏿♂️ 😍🏆
As a knicks fan, I remember watching games in the playoffs regardless of who was playing because the game was that good. From top to bottom. The production, the hype, the players everything. Now it is complete garbage.
A great NBA game! 🏀
Watching this again now you can see how tired everybody was especially Jordan going through brutal series after brutal series.
You can see how heavy his legs were and just think he still had to play in a championship series. No way today's teams could beat these guys they were fareal about the game of basketball none of this water down stuff we get today. Sorry young ppl y'all have been robbed of good basketball.
Without Rodman, they wouldn't have 3peat it
1:48:42 for the jump ball sequence they talk about in “The Last Dance”
In the final 2+ minutes, Chicago scored 3 points. Indiana had 0 points. It was 85-83 and Chicago GAVE Indiana EVERY opportunity to win. Indiana said, "no thank you."
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Morning nfs idol...Ms u all... sorry I'm late... ❤😂🎉
This is real defense, not the nonsense I see today.
2:00:36 Greatness
Лучше всякого кино! Такой острый сюжет и до конца держит в напряжении. Спасибо НБА .🏀🥇
With old days basketball very critical, i think when Steve Kerr shot first three scored Bird should call time out so can stop momentum for Bulls. If this happened maybe Bulls missed bit momentum then game could be different.
Reggie should have been clutch in the 4th but became passive
Who was guarding him then?
Reggie had to go by the script nobody wanted to see Indiana an Utah in the finals the pacers where better than the bulls
Ron Harper guarded Miller, but his back started acting up. Phil Jackson made a defensive switch at halftime and put Jordan on Miller for the 2nd half.
This is what I watch on my DVDs nothing like
44:47 pre Steph
Toni Kukoc!
Costas and Ahmad... Great memories!
Reggie disappeared, and they should have left Rose in
I remember Jalen Rose explained back in Grant land I think that Larry talked to him after the game acknowledging he should have played him
Ron Harper defended Miller in the 1st half, but his back started flaring up. Phil Jackson made a defensive switch at halftime and put Jordan on Miller in the 2nd half.
@@avidsiman and then in Reggie's words from Last Dance: "the rest is history" 😎
Ain't nothing like home bulls baby WGN
Jesus the Pacers were a big ass Team lol
This Pacers one of the best teams without a championship I think. But there are many such teams thanks to the BULLS. Really deep this Pacers roster indeed
This was Phil against Larry, just realized that
I just realized it too. Knicks vs Celtics
Or another way for Michael to finally beats bird
Before entering the NBA, Jordan played for TeamUSA against the NBA All-Stars in an 8 game series as preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics. This was when only amateur players were allowed to compete in the Olympics. The NBA All-stars had Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, Bill Walton, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, James Worthy, Moses Malone, Mark Eaton, and more. TeamUSA won all 8 games handily, lead by Jordan.
Could never understand how on one end of the court MJ drives among all those Indiana players and doesn't get the fool call but on the ensuing fast break on the other end they call a fool..SMH
Yeh Bulls clawed their way back in this game.Funny Phil and Ron dealt the same thing in 98 and 2000 CF game 7. Being down and came back to win by a couple of points.
Beautifull baskteball