@@HackHades1001101000Lebron living rent free in ur head, he don’t know you exist quit obsessing over him go outside and touch grass 🤡.. also Lebron the goat Kobe overrated he ain’t top 15 all time that’s facts.
My old man could care less about the NBA but even he tuned in when it was Knicks versus Bulls back in the 90’s. The energy those games gave was just insane.
Trust me, the offense got better today, the people think the defense is better but that’s just not the case, I’m watching this and thinking what would happen today and probably would’ve been a score today
bro everybody wants to play basketball. inside our classroom while waiting for the teacher, we have makeshift ring, for our tennis ball, and we drive jumps and draw letters in the air, while 5 guys tries to block your shot... damn those days were gold...
That's what the new era underestimate. Putting a lot energy from offense to defense aint no joke. While today just pretend to be surprised while Opponents make 3's.
Jordan made starks alter his jumpshot twice then still got in on the action down low. That was such a great display of team defense in history. Every one played a part in the stop
nah Knicks were just a lame team that sucked. Ewing and John Starks carried them mostly. No role players. bench sucked too. I doubt this 90's bulls could do that today. lmao
No way anyone can say the nba is more exciting now than back then. The games the crowds the sports announcers … everyone had so much energy and excitement. It was so much fun watching ball back then
No Way. Defense stinks today. And players play every other game. This games going regional. Not many people can watch a random game. Gross how they ruined it
“Oh a facial served up by Micheal Jordan”! Or we are now witnessing extensive gar-bage time! Or A spectacular move by Micheal Jordan!Nobody did it better than the great Marv Albert!Dont forget about the czar of the telestrator!Yes and it counts!
Michael was the greatest offensive player ever while simultaneously being the best SG defender in the league. I don't think people understand how much effort that takes every game.
Actually....he showed great effort in this video..... probably the most I've ever seen watching him. If you watch closely you will see his solid effort and truth is that the defense was outstanding on that sequence. I'm a Knicks fan for 50 years....I definitely can't fault the effort of Smith on that sequence.
It basically was the championship. Because whoever comes out of the East back then was pretty much going to win the championship. The next were tough and the pacers were tough
@@3nim3nimabl3 I do, they don't let today's players hardly touch each other, they're handcuffed on defense. It's why we see so many guys scoring huge amounts of points today. Bunch of guys getting 50, 60 an even 70 points recently. The rules favor the offense completely.
Wtf are you talking about Bro? Did you not watch the Playoffs? Crowds are as loud as ever, it seems like y’all just complaining for no real good reason.
Yeah this game was way more than interesting compared to these new era. Some NBA Players are trying very very very hard to: jump as high as they want, dominant sticks. But they can't be on that same energy in the past. People are getting more stupid.
Man I still PC Starks to this day that was my guy he shoulda took the shot but yeah some painful loses we been threw. Every year it was getting your heart ripped out
Grant with block #1 on Smith. Then MJ snuck in and stripped Smith as he was going up for his 2nd attempt. Then Pip with B2B denials on Smith, finishing em off. The 2 greatest perimeter defenders of all time.
@@rice_goat80 Call me GENIUS?? R U Blind? Grant came up with block #1 on Smith, then MJ stripped him, and then Pip denied him on his last 2 tries. It's called teamwork. MJ and PIP won that pivotal Finals game together on the defensive end. Maybe you should watch it again and instead of listening to Marv Albert, use your eyes...
@@BettyDavis-i1v😂😂😂 dude are you like 12 years old 😂😂😂 Some courts were so hostile back then that you had to run away after a win and the Knicks arena was such one Learn some history kid...
🙄. So you have a problem with athleticism. 7' with a 7' wingspan = how Michel Jordan looked so fast. He's no more athletic than Jimmy butler or Drose but the 7' stand around makes it look like he's running circles around ppl. Also... wilt threw hooks from the 3.
@@tavarii6181Jordan was way more athletic than Butler and D.Rose was one of the most athletic players to ever play the game before the injuries so I’m not sure what that even means.
Watched this live right before bedtime. My told me Jordan was toast after the Bulls went down 2-0 in the series. Nah dad, this is Michael Jordan. You watch.
Pippen, Grant, Armstrong, Cartwright, Longley, Hodges, Williams or whoever else that played for the Bulls played under any pressure. All the pressure was on guess who.............you thought/know/guessed it without me even having to say a word or name.
Look at defence of Bulls. 0:04 Players are on the borders of paint. They are not afraid that other team would score 3. Today are much better shooters. They would score 3s every time when Bulls gone in the paint.
Thank you. People are quick to blame Smith, who's knees were shot, defended by 3 of the best ever on D. Ewing wouldn't have made it either. Came down to all those missed free throws. Never should have been in that spot.
As an old Knicks fan... this one cut deep! It was like no one wanted to take that shot! I remember I was like Starks!... Take the damn shot! Pippin was a beast in this series.
Say what Lebron. Take that shot and make it. Thats why i Never bécame Lebron’s fan. These games y taught me true leadership from The best in The world. Maybe in a hundirse years Will be a MJ on both Ends
The thing about this defense that gets overlooked is that the Bulls forced Ewing into a tough situation. It started with Jordan on Starks and the center for the Bulls forcing Ewing left while staying in front and of course leading to that magnificent sequence by the Bulls under the basket: block by Grant, strip by Jordan, block by Pippen and another block by Pippen. Terrific team defense from start to finish.
If this was today, there would've been 48 fouls called on just this sequence. BTW, I'm old. I was 13 at the time but I remember almost event minute of every game the Bulls played from 90 to 98.
Yep watched this game live too!! If they would’ve called a foul that would’ve been BS!... John starks traveled at the beginning of the sequence when he doubled hopped/jumped at the 3-point line.That should’ve been a turnover right then and then bulls ball!
Just an INCREDIBLE Bulls defensive and transition sequence. Grant blocks Smith, Jordan blocks Smith, Pippen blocks Smith, Pippen blocks Smith, Grant recovers the ball, passes to Jordan, Jordan gets force out of bounds but rifles a perfect pass to Strong, Strong lays it in at the buzzer. My God.
I think that first one from MJ should consider a steal, anyway credit to poor Charles Smith who did recover the ball 3 or 4 times during the process..... and maybe what he needed at that moment was just a pump fake.
The Knicks were worthy foes to the Bulls. They were relentlessly aggressive with their suffocating defense and likely would have won several titles had it not been for Chicago. I empathize.
from 1991 to 1996 with the exception of 1995 i loved seeing the Bulls/Knicks playoff matchups and trust me i know how you feel cause a year later in 1994 it was the other way around.
@@2realalways...Neither MJ nor Pippen was on Ewing, MJ smothered Starks then stripped Smith under the hoop, and Pip blocked Smith… Ewing pushed off with his forearm and lost his balance and fell to the floor…you watch too much current basketball because that’s a cupcake take 🧁
Facts! Today they carry and travel all game. Zero offense - simply high pick n roll over n over and baseline screens 🤦🏾♂️ not to mention they literally get out offensive play way n let them score like literally lol
I'm not usually sadistic but as a Bulls fan I must admit that I enjoyed that moment in history so much when the Bulls were dishing out pain and frustration to the whole of the NBA . My how things have changed .😪
Man, I'm from Chi and this was one of craziest shits I had ever seen. I remember this shit like it happened yesterday. In MSG!?!? The NY fans were looking crazy af, they couldn't even believe what they saw. Bro, the whole city of NY was on suicide watch that night!
SO MANY GREAT PLAYERS & HOF SUPERSTARS & GREAT TEAMS COULDN'T GET THAT CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE OF DA BULLS & MJ DOMINATION IN THE 90s. INCREDIBLE TO B ABLE TO DO THAT DURING THAT ERA WHEN EVERY GAME WAS 100% COMPETITIVE ( EVEN THE ALL STAR GAMES)
Horace Grant was big in this sequence. He came off Mason to get the 1st block on Charles Smith. Then caused the adjustment in air for Smith so MJ could get the strip. That defense on Patrick was critical too
Ewing tripped and even though he was still able to pass the ball to Smith, he (Smith)had to try to score against three defenders. A lot of hands around the ball, high and low, for one guy who went straight up. Chicago made several excellent defensive plays on the ball that happened very fast.
@@leonardcharles59 I think that Ewing trip was because of the hounding defense. The bulls had Ewing out almost to the 3 point line trying to drive to the hoop. That's a disaster waiting to happen. You right about Smith though. He would've had to pull off a miracle shot against that many defenders
That's another excellent point! Time after time, Chicago picked up role players or even guys not used a lot, who came through big for them. I think it was a reflection of playing on a team that expected to win . The Knicks never had guys who made key plays consistently but ones who missed free throws, threw the ball away or couldnt get stops. Maybe it was their chemistry, or lack of it.
MJ couldnt have been what he was without Scottie. Most underrated, under appreciated player of all time. Would’ve loved to seen Scottie lead a team in his prime. Imagine if that Celtics trade happened.
Man, whenever I see any type of Michael Jordan footage from the 90s, I swear he looks like a superhero. He just looks so … regal or something. And I can’t say that about any other figure in history. There will never be another Jordan.
@@Letsberealish Like Phil said about Pippen, "He's a sometimes shooter. Sometimes they go in..." But I believe Scottie started listening to the LeBron sheep and felt the need to attack Jordan in order to get some shine on his book. Whatever happened behind closed doors in their careers is only known to them. But I know for a fact Jordan never called Scottie out while they were playing together. But I'm sure Scottie didn't notice that as he never gave Jordan condolences when his father was murdered either.
You sound stupid. The fact that most of these players played against Kobe and held their own shows you that they can, at least the elite player's. Because kobe was the one who took out most of the washed up bums of the 90 s that Jordan use to beat up on.
The only time in my life when I was really into the nba. 1990 or so (I was 10) until 1998 or so (18). Watching the bulls and specifically Jordan was the greatest time to be watching the nba.
The defenses today are way more sophisticated. Whole teams load up on lbj. That dude bigger than everybody but bigs and more athletic than any at that time. Reggie Miller can kill but Lbj can’t? Mugsey bogues at 5’3 & couldn’t shoot played 14 yrs even averaged double figures a few years and mostly as a starter would not be getting any kind of burn today. The defense from the past would be getting smoked today. Most of the small forwards of the past couldn’t guard this much space meaning more pf’s & bigs couldn’t either. The best players of today were a myth in the past. Aint nobody ever seen a player punk lbj when there’s way more better players than ever but people swear up and down they couldn’t get with 20, 30 yrs before them. Based on what? Refs calls or non calls don’t make players or teams better on D or more physical. There’s more 5’8 and under players back then than ever who had success. Credit to them and mugsey was a beast but ya’ll really out here saying a 6’8 250-270lbs + more athletic than everyone except Wilt would have problems from the past? That makes no sense. The more they allow would help lbj not hurt him. A dude didn’t finish cause he didn’t bang. The game advances it doesn’t regress. Some of ya’ll get how the nba markets the game mixed up with skills. There’s no era where Melo, Kemba, John Wall and many others wouldn’t be starting. Mj himself actually admitted if he couldn’t force Lbj to shoot J’s there’s nothing he could do with him in the paint. Some of the worse teams of today would run some of the best teams from the past out the gym. Guarding more floor, more players that handle/shoot is harder not easier. If people described Lbj & players like KD & many others back then they would say that type of player would never exist. Mugsey 5’3, Mr Jennings 5’5, Michael Adams 5’7, John Bagley 5’8, Dana Barros 5’10. How these guys last if the nba had the type of D that some people are exaggerating on? No one can name 10 good/great defenses let alone 10 good/great physical defenses in any single year in the past but people swear the D was all that. Look at past games one day. These dudes load up n dudes, most teams able to switch everything, film study, etc. The past couldn’t do that and wasn’t doing that. I’ve asked this question to everyone talking about D of the past and I’ve never seen 10 teams listed cause there never was and that’s half the league. When refs let you get away with stuff that don’t mean you a punk. Name 1 player you ever see punk Lbi physically, Just one? The mentality was from the past stronger like everything from the past but these dudes and the future way ahead of the past and some players from the past admit while people that ain’t been in the league say what today couldn’t do. The skills and more players with skills, more players w/length that are guards would have the past getting smacked. You can always adapt to a ref’s whistle or lack of a whistle. You can’t make players guard in more space that can’t guard in space. Both those teams combined don’t have 8 dudes that can guard in space and that’s counting guards. They showed an old Mj bulls vs orlando game and dudes were getting 5 feet of space INSIDE the 3 line.
If I’m wrong my question should get answered with more than 10 teams but somebody would be lying or really don’t know what they’re talking about. There were 2 physical teams in Det & Knicks, u cam even add Miami but that’s a couple of players. Anybody that hoops knows refs don’t make you a physical player. They can allow more physicality but how the game is called doesn’t make players physical. You either are or you’re not. What star players have you ever see truly get punked in fact even non stars? Who has the game from the past been too physical for?
@middlfingazup2446 Today's defense is a total garbage. Players go on a 1 on 1 almost every time, and no one contested shots at the perimeter. BTW, defensive zones have been used at the NCAA for the last 6 decades. There is nothing sophisticated in today's NBA game. The reason for today's pace is the elimination of the hands check and the implementation of the 3 second rule. Today's NBA best player is one of the most unathletic players in history (Jokic). So your argument of athleticism is pure idiocy. In the 80s or 90s, small players such as Muggsy scored their points from mid range on open shots. In today's game, players such as JJ Barea was avg in double digits by scoring 50% of his pts on a 0-10 ft distance from the rim. Also, today's NBA avg height is lower than the 90s. Players such as K. Garnett, Duncan, Nowitzki, McGrady, Kobe, R. Allen played 2 to 4 years in the 90s. What makes you think that today's players are more athletically? That's the dumbest argument someone can bring.
@@jorgedelgado8177 Lol, today’s players are best equipped to play outside the 3 line on in. The past most sf’s couldn’t guard 3-line on in. The other day they showed an old bulls/Magic game you can see guys getting 5 feet of space INSIDE the 3 line. These defenses are way more sophisticated but the problem is people don’t want to acknowledge there’s way more better players than there’s ever been by far. The teams from the past could not come today and be better than they were defensively by guarding more floor, more spacing, more players on the floor that will handle as well as shoot, that makes no sense. The past didn’t even have many small forwards that could guard in space or on the perimeter which is why outside of the 15 big guards back then you had to put a smaller guard on Mj. There’s 6’8, 6’9 even 7 footers who can guard in space. I keep asking people take any one single year from the past that had 10 very good defenses but instead of those people waking up to facts they just ignore and say things. The defenses from the past would get cooked more than the defenses of today. In 1996 when the bulls won 72 games they had 2 dudes who could guard in space, Rodman who could guard certain players in space and Randy Brown who didn’t play a lot. You can add Ron Harper but he was only playing 20 min a game in the finals so he couldn’t do much having to guard more floor more spacing. Mugsey Bogues who couldn’t hit the side of building averaged 10 a game 3 separate yrs while being a 28% 3 pt shooter. Credit to him for getting to the league and his shooting improved some but they tell people good offense beats good defense in hoop but ppl still keep trying to preach defense of the past but like I said can’t name 10 very good defenses in any single year. These teams today would go to the past and get to guard less space less floor, less guys on a team who will shoot, less guys on a team on the floor that will handle, far less athletes. They couldn’t beging to guard players that they’ve never imagined back then. Offensive players like Melo, Kemba Walker, JWall, Russ and many more would still be on squads today not getting squeezed out of the nba. How many Small forwards of the past were really truly out on the perimeter “D’ing” people up? Too many people stuck in the past trying to act like it was more than what it was cause they prefer it. Even the best defensive teams ever will never become better by guarding more floor, more spacing, more shooters on the floor, more ball handlers on the floor. Anybody that’s hooped and/or being real this is common sense. Today SF’s can guard in space, PF’s can guard in space, Even some C’s can guard in space so if they can’t according to many people then how can players who couldn’t guard in space do it? Give me some facts like I’m supplying or go talk that to people who don’t know the game and/or never played.
Watching this painful moment again…. Pat just stands there along with Mase not crashing the boards!!! All of the Bulls and and Jordan who was out of the play crashed the board hard and went after the rebound!!!! Hate the Bulls but give them all credit for this win🤦♂️🤦♂️
WE all did. now even Major league Baseball sucks. I grew-up with that being my FIRST love sport. to me, the talent is so watered down in all of them now days.
This the type of defense and aggression I miss in the NBA
Lebron overrated
Almost like the last all star game
@@HackHades1001101000Lebron living rent free in ur head, he don’t know you exist quit obsessing over him go outside and touch grass 🤡.. also Lebron the goat Kobe overrated he ain’t top 15 all time that’s facts.
Giannis would have flashed that hard....
Yeah now everybody is too worried about their pensions to play ball...LOL!!
My old man could care less about the NBA but even he tuned in when it was Knicks versus Bulls back in the 90’s. The energy those games gave was just insane.
Yep people who weren't really fans would watch the Bulls Knicks games.
@@patricksmith6796 Bulls,Knicks,Heat when Alonzo Mourning was there.I miss that NBA when every basket was precious.
Maaaan on a Sunday afternoon it was like an NBA Finals game everytime. I miss that vibe in the NBA.
Jr smith ?
*couldn't care less
The young fans will never know how good a game like this really is
They can watch them same as you did.
@@bossHogOG Not as it happens...
Exactly
@@bossHogOG nah cause you young kids don't know shit about this kind of basketball. Your so use to this lil cupcake lebron James Era they play now.
Nope. Sure won't.
I wish I was alive to watch basketball in this era
Believe me you won't wanna watch basketball no more today because of the integrity level it had back then
Trust me, the offense got better today, the people think the defense is better but that’s just not the case, I’m watching this and thinking what would happen today and probably would’ve been a score today
bro everybody wants to play basketball. inside our classroom while waiting for the teacher, we have makeshift ring, for our tennis ball, and we drive jumps and draw letters in the air, while 5 guys tries to block your shot... damn those days were gold...
You shouldn't comment then if you're too young to know
Go be ignrant somewhere else
Great era.😊
Jordan’s recovery speed on perimeter defense was INSANE!!!!
didn't even let Starks get a shot off.
That's what the new era underestimate. Putting a lot energy from offense to defense aint no joke. While today just pretend to be surprised while Opponents make 3's.
And then slips his way into the paint for a swipe
Nowadays is just a shooting contest of free trows and three points
Jordan was everywhere. Pippin multiple blocks.
29yrs later they still tryna grab that rebound🤦
Lol
😂😂😂😂
🤣😹
and pippen hands still there to block the shot
Lmfao 🤣 💀
Jordan made starks alter his jumpshot twice then still got in on the action down low. That was such a great display of team defense in history. Every one played a part in the stop
The defense in that sequence is amazing... 90s was the peak of basketball.
Old heads
Pray you make it 🤡 @@RayAvkD
nah Knicks were just a lame team that sucked. Ewing and John Starks carried them mostly. No role players. bench sucked too. I doubt this 90's bulls could do that today. lmao
@LeMichaelJordansPoleRiders this 93 knick team won 60 games that year clown
I miss games like this. This is when basketball was fun, and respected.
Millennials who think lebron es better doesn't understand that 80s and 90s were the most tough defense
@@thechampion9525So hacking made it easier for defenders and you call that great defense? Look how Jordan got carried by Pippen’s defense.
@@manealst7249 you don't have an idea about back then defense rules 😂😆
@@thechampion9525 all your arguments are “the game wasn’t soft back then” etc. Look how much better things got offensively now
@@manealst7249
No way anyone can say the nba is more exciting now than back then. The games the crowds the sports announcers … everyone had so much energy and excitement. It was so much fun watching ball back then
Your letting nostalgia cloud your judgement.
But no anymore now there no nba die the game die
No
Way. Defense stinks today. And players play every other game. This games going regional. Not many people can watch a random game. Gross how they ruined it
@@animecity9678 he's 100% right & only a fool would believe otherwise
@@salehmoosa3223 english
Marv Albert was the announcer of my era.
The GOAT 🐐 announcer with the czar of the telestrator Mike Fratello!
Here's jordan...yes!
“Oh a facial served up by Micheal Jordan”! Or we are now witnessing extensive gar-bage time! Or A spectacular move by Micheal Jordan!Nobody did it better than the great Marv Albert!Dont forget about the czar of the telestrator!Yes and it counts!
Marv Albert Iconic!! And The Bulls of that era was the reason I watched basketball.
Yes he was but then he became Dracula 😭😭😭
Michael was the greatest offensive player ever while simultaneously being the best SG defender in the league. I don't think people understand how much effort that takes every game.
MJ stopping Starks, then Grant, Pip and MJ, and Pip again making the last stops over and over was incredible to watch. Never forget that series.
MJ is GOAT !
Shout out to Grant, many people forget his defense was great, too. He also had a game-ending block in the 1993 Finals.
@@timswabbyep did the dirty work for them otherwise the bulls may not get that far his defense was key to those championship back then
@@timswabbgrant always found ways to be affective in the paint weather offense or defense
@@TheMybulls1990everyone plays a role. That’s what a team is for lol
If Charles Smiths face doesn’t epitomize the true struggle to get past the 90s bulls I don’t know what does - pure heartbreak
I know it's heartbreak, anguish! You name it! I felt it through my television screen 30yrs ago and I feel it through my phone 3 decades later! 😂
He literally looked like he wanted cry, probably did in the locker room...
@@vinewood8295lol 😆 😂 🤣
Actually....he showed great effort in this video..... probably the most I've ever seen watching him. If you watch closely you will see his solid effort and truth is that the defense was outstanding on that sequence. I'm a Knicks fan for 50 years....I definitely can't fault the effort of Smith on that sequence.
@@johncummings5350no excuse he's 6'10 all of those attempts was weak
Pippen is one of the most clutch defenders ever.
He was foul at least twice on that play. Ewing was even tripped.
Pippen wasn't it was Jordan who initiated
Lol wrong
@@treydelaney4870 Name me a more clutch player on defensive and their memorable moments.
@@ronelliott5770 that’s cap he pushed off u just soft and couldn’t play in they era
Will never forget that moment watching it live in Saudi Arabia,when i was working there.Chicago dynasty in 90s.The best of the NBA,80s-90s.
This is when the game was really real....you can feel the energy from the music, the crowd......man I miss those days back then
I miss those Sundays Chi vs NY... it felt like a Championship game everytime they played!
Exactly!!!!
ME TOO
YES as Marv would say
It basically was the championship. Because whoever comes out of the East back then was pretty much going to win the championship. The next were tough and the pacers were tough
I swear
The Jordan/Pippen era was the climax of the NBA.🏀
They where unbeatable ❤😊
To be a part of that time as a Knick follower was magic and pain. Being in those stands was whimsical. Players & teams now are a joke.
@@eddiemambo Ewing/Starks/Oakley/Mason/Smith...yep, good times back then!
Oh yeah I'd switch Smith for Mason but yes. An experience. I got an old t-shirt with their names on it.@@j.wright8157
THEM LAKERS WITH KOBE N SHAQ WOULD'VE BEAT THEM
Im 40 but i still remember that moment. Me n my dad were hyped as hell in the living room😂
Whoever posted this just broke my 💔 again I had to go to therapy for watching this on live TV with my family back in BK 😢
Yo listen it’s Ight man.
@@popbottles315they got ptsd from this
I was pissed he didn't try to dunk...I remember exactly where I was ..😡🤬🤷🏾♂️🏆
@@vincespivey2232yeah all he had to do was go up strong for a dunk. He's right under the basket 🤦🏾♂️
I was definitely not a NY fan, but they brought a lot of flavor to the NBA. Great memories ❤❤
This was my era, you can't tell me this isn't what made the NBA what it is today!
My era all day long wen i was younger
Today's game sucks compared to this, they don't allow any real defense today.
@@TerryT0114you don't actually think that do you?
@@3nim3nimabl3 I do, they don't let today's players hardly touch each other, they're handcuffed on defense. It's why we see so many guys scoring huge amounts of points today. Bunch of guys getting 50, 60 an even 70 points recently. The rules favor the offense completely.
@@TerryT0114All facts!
I miss the old days of the NBA you can feel the energy in the crowd.
Wtf are you talking about Bro? Did you not watch the Playoffs? Crowds are as loud as ever, it seems like y’all just complaining for no real good reason.
@@johnjaso385 You Can’t be that slow bro, my comment has nothing to do with the Definition of “WokeNess”
I feel you bro it ain’t like it used to be
Must haven't been to a warriors game
Yeah this game was way more than interesting compared to these new era. Some NBA Players are trying very very very hard to: jump as high as they want, dominant sticks. But they can't be on that same energy in the past. People are getting more stupid.
The run to the locker room after by Jordan 🔥
Because the series not over, he knew he'll be back to finish them off 😂
@@Augusttadu facts
Yes same the Run is awesome direct to the locker room
I had to go to therapy from that game.
😂
F new york
I'm still in therapy from that game.
Oh man. Im a Suns fan and i saw that 30 years ago, I just said, ahh, man...
@@coreyh7323New York would’ve killed y’all
The Knicks have so many painful memories. This is definitely one of them.
Next to Reggie’s 11 point assassination
Like the mishandled Linsanity n melloW saga...✌️
💯💯💯 Factz!!
The Knicks should've moved from New York!
Man I still PC Starks to this day that was my guy he shoulda took the shot but yeah some painful loses we been threw. Every year it was getting your heart ripped out
Grant with block #1 on Smith. Then MJ snuck in and stripped Smith as he was going up for his 2nd attempt. Then Pip with B2B denials on Smith, finishing em off. The 2 greatest perimeter defenders of all time.
💯
Greatest all-round players
Michael and Scottie were like two dobermans on defense.
@@rice_goat80 Call me GENIUS?? R U Blind? Grant came up with block #1 on Smith, then MJ stripped him, and then Pip denied him on his last 2 tries. It's called teamwork. MJ and PIP won that pivotal Finals game together on the defensive end. Maybe you should watch it again and instead of listening to Marv Albert, use your eyes...
Mike fouled him
I love MJ. Straight to the locker room after win. No hugs or shakes. Best competitor of all time.
People love Michael Jordan so much.They completely forgot that isaiah thomas did the same thing and he got hate for it
@@BettyDavis-i1v😂😂😂 dude are you like 12 years old 😂😂😂
Some courts were so hostile back then that you had to run away after a win and the Knicks arena was such one
Learn some history kid...
@@BettyDavis-i1v naaah, this wasnt final game of series
Isaiah's situation is different.. People know that
@@goodvibrations6Claro que fué el último, aquí ya no se levantó New York
this is the most beautiful defense i’ve ever seen. tenacity and determination.
And the team defense.... they were all tied on a string !!
THIS??? This is straight TRASH
Yeah but he definitely got fouled a couple of times
@@2realalways... Nah, they didn't call those weak fouls back then as they do today.
@@WastelandSoldier0885 man they was basically jumping Ewing down there so miss me with all that weak foul shit u seen the same video I seen 💯💯
Horace Grant was a underrated defender
Not by anyone I know. He was a junkyard dog on defense.
He was always getting his dues
No, not at all. He was primarily known as a defender.
Grant was a solid scorer also
Check from Orlando says different
Back when 7' players were in the post and didn't run to the 3 point line like an injured gazelle.
LMMFAO!!! my stomach hurts!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🙄. So you have a problem with athleticism. 7' with a 7' wingspan = how Michel Jordan looked so fast. He's no more athletic than Jimmy butler or Drose but the 7' stand around makes it look like he's running circles around ppl.
Also... wilt threw hooks from the 3.
Damn so true
@@tavarii6181Jordan was way more athletic than Butler and D.Rose was one of the most athletic players to ever play the game before the injuries so I’m not sure what that even means.
@@tavarii6181 did you eat paint chips as a small child? Are your parents brother and sister? MJ is no more athletic than D-Rose....... BWAHAHAHA
Watched this live right before bedtime. My told me Jordan was toast after the Bulls went down 2-0 in the series.
Nah dad, this is Michael Jordan. You watch.
11 years old. Watched this live. That D brought me to my feet and then just had to go play hoops all evening after this game. Great memory!
It was forced offense what defense, they ran to him? The bullets defense could stop that…….
@@sebass.in.bastion What D? Are you retarded? The two blocks, the strip down low...
Yes, the greatest moment in Chicago sports history 👍👍
I was 17 years old when I watched that..good times.
Me too ...oh naw this 93 I was 15 my bad but I seen this game 😅😅😅
I was negative 1 😅
Yup, same here. Born in 1976
And that’s a perfect example of the Bulls greatness, not just MJ
THANK YOU FOR STATING THIS!!!! It was never JUST Jordan! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Pippen, Grant, Armstrong, Cartwright, Longley, Hodges, Williams or whoever else that played for the Bulls played under any pressure. All the pressure was on guess who.............you thought/know/guessed it without me even having to say a word or name.
@@johnpeatross7792 delusional! What was he doing before they arrived, scores 30,40,50, still didn’t make the playoffs! Stop with the foolishness.
@@johnpeatross7792 negative,,, the pressure was on all of them,, but mj had the most pressure
that's exactly y they would beat golden state
Sheesh!!! I forgot how amazing that defensive performance was!!!! Unreal!!!💪🏾🔥
The greatest defensive sequence of all time 💪🏽
Look at defence of Bulls. 0:04 Players are on the borders of paint. They are not afraid that other team would score 3.
Today are much better shooters. They would score 3s every time when Bulls gone in the paint.
@@KraljStefan-345 well then they’d change their gameplan. it’s the 90s for a reason, they can clog the paint
Thank you. People are quick to blame Smith, who's knees were shot, defended by 3 of the best ever on D. Ewing wouldn't have made it either. Came down to all those missed free throws. Never should have been in that spot.
Wasn't it man
@@greatvoice23Exactly, the Knicks choked 😂
This was real Basketball not like today's flopping and invisible fouls
Blame the refs not the players.
Yeah, if today, there where about 11 fouls on that play alone.
@@Salsa_Shark No there weren’t.
@@boblangford5514 there is lebron will cry and won't stand up until fouls are called 😂 😂 😂 🤣 🤣
@@jetdean2024 LeBron lives rent free in your head.
As an old Knicks fan... this one cut deep! It was like no one wanted to take that shot! I remember I was like Starks!... Take the damn shot! Pippin was a beast in this series.
Say what Lebron. Take that shot and make it. Thats why i Never bécame Lebron’s fan. These games y taught me true leadership from The best in The world. Maybe in a hundirse years Will be a MJ on both Ends
@@joancabrera5005 🥴
Yeah, Starks taking this that shot probably would’ve been the best option now that you look at it. 😂
Your pain makes it sweet till this day. Not sorry.
The thing about this defense that gets overlooked is that the Bulls forced Ewing into a tough situation. It started with Jordan on Starks and the center for the Bulls forcing Ewing left while staying in front and of course leading to that magnificent sequence by the Bulls under the basket: block by Grant, strip by Jordan, block by Pippen and another block by Pippen. Terrific team defense from start to finish.
Yeah, I remember that. Charles Smith was never the same after this.
Why did mj run back in quick
@@ihelpyouwitheverything4720 he wasn’t talking to the media during this time period
@@ihelpyouwitheverything4720 also he hated the knicks
You would think after the fourth block he would’ve passed it
@@theorignalmartian1261 it would’ve been stolen by the Bulls. That defense was smothering.
If this was today, there would've been 48 fouls called on just this sequence. BTW, I'm old. I was 13 at the time but I remember almost event minute of every game the Bulls played from 90 to 98.
Yep watched this game live too!!
If they would’ve called a foul that would’ve been BS!...
John starks traveled at the beginning of the sequence when he doubled hopped/jumped at the 3-point line.That should’ve been a turnover right then and then bulls ball!
💯
I dont think you can remeber almost every minute of every game a team played during a whole decade
48 fouls🤣🤣🤣
No cap I remember waiting on a whistle even then. Now there mighta even been a flagrant in there🤣 definitely a review
Look at that defensive intensity back then... What the hell happened to the NBA?
bulls we’re always a defensive juggernaut
If you want to saw a intense defense in today's NBA, just watch Game 7 of 2016 NBA Conference Finals
It become a very weak European game no defense and shoot 3's only with no skills.
Νothing has happened to the NBA, it's still the same show
Defense, defense from the crowd and 100+ points in every game.
@@MrDbowens22 facts
in todays era 100 whistles would’ve been blown already
in today's era Ewing would have swished it from the logo
Just an INCREDIBLE Bulls defensive and transition sequence. Grant blocks Smith, Jordan blocks Smith, Pippen blocks Smith, Pippen blocks Smith, Grant recovers the ball, passes to Jordan, Jordan gets force out of bounds but rifles a perfect pass to Strong, Strong lays it in at the buzzer. My God.
Don't exclude MJ perimeter shutdown of Starks forcing him to ditch to Ewing.
More like they were FOULING Smith…
Nobody called BJ 'Strong' 😂
I think that first one from MJ should consider a steal, anyway credit to poor Charles Smith who did recover the ball 3 or 4 times during the process..... and maybe what he needed at that moment was just a pump fake.
THESE WERE THE YEARS THE NBA WAS STILL EXCITING TO WATCH
As a recovering 90’s Knicks fan… Yep, it still hurts… 🤦
The Knicks were worthy foes to the Bulls. They were relentlessly aggressive with their suffocating defense and likely would have won several titles had it not been for Chicago. I empathize.
from 1991 to 1996 with the exception of 1995 i loved seeing the Bulls/Knicks playoff matchups and trust me i know how you feel cause a year later in 1994 it was the other way around.
Yes as a bulls fan at the edge of my seat for all this feel your pain. The Knicks were no joke back then
This play ruined my childhood.
Lol 😂
When MJ and Pippen really want to deny you...its almost impossible to get anything off. Sheer Defense !!
And fouls they was hacking the shit out of Ewing
@@2realalways...Neither MJ nor Pippen was on Ewing, MJ smothered Starks then stripped Smith under the hoop, and Pip blocked Smith…
Ewing pushed off with his forearm and lost his balance and fell to the floor…you watch too much current basketball because that’s a cupcake take 🧁
in today's era, you can hear a whistle on that sequence..
It should have been. The way Starks travelled 🧳!!🤣🤣
That’s why players nowadays are soft and weak
No you wouldn't, because the play would not happen, lol..
Man y'all repeat this corny shit so much. Acting like the 90's exclusively had tougher whistle blows and never no ghost fouls
Someone would've died flopping on the court...
Great layup at the end by Armstrong, he had to change sides of the basket at the last moment to avoid the block. I really miss this era of basketball.
Anthony mason wanted to break his arm😂😂😂😂
This was when basketball was fun to watch.
Miss 90’s NBA
Best era of the league
Pippen and Jordan had outstanding all round abilities. Offence, defence and everything in between ❤
Horace Grant too- he was a decent shooter and very quick on the offensive rebound and put in. He was very underrated!
Pippen the original Wing player
Classic era
Every Knick fan was in depression after this game! Ugh.
Yeah bcuz they knew that they weren't winning game 6 in Chicago
Screw the Knicks
Guess they shoulda made that point blank lay up that they missed 3 times lmfao
The absolute great days of the NBA! Like great music back in the day, those days are long gone! Thx for the memories!
Great days of NBA 😄, Music = 🤮🤢
Everyone in my household was pissed except for me 🤣🤣 the good ole days
You're a fucking traitor to your city.
Legend has it they still pissed til theses day 💪🏾😆
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There was 3 fouls in the play when you watch it back..the Knicks got nothing late against the bulls
😂😂The Goat 💪🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
THATS HOW YOU END A GAME …….JUST RUN OFF ….no hugging and kissing each other on the neck and shit………Big Up to 90’s Basketball ✌🏽
*SAY IT AGAIN BRUTHA* 💯💯👊◼
On the neck???🤣🤣🤣
They ran outta there so there wasn't a riot lol.....this was a pretty rough series I remember it well
🤦🏾
@@tavarii6181 dumbass don't know how professional Jordan was.
90's NBA was so much better than it is today.
😂😂
lol
Actual facts! Shit be wild butt bro 😂
I'm reporting you to Adam Silver
Facts! Today they carry and travel all game. Zero offense - simply high pick n roll over n over and baseline screens 🤦🏾♂️ not to mention they literally get out offensive play way n let them score like literally lol
Swarming defense,no soft layups.Miss that kind in today’s nba.
Defensive IQ At It's Finest!
its
That MJ defense on Starks was elite.💪🇺🇸
Scottie was and will always be my favorite of all time
PIP33 was no joke.
At all they need to put that respect back on Pip name
@@giovannicarter3076they never took the respect off his name
@giovannicarter3076 He lost the respect himself, by chattin 💩🤷🏾♂️ nobody took it off.
Unreal the stuff he did
I'm not usually sadistic but as a Bulls fan I must admit that I enjoyed that moment in history so much when the Bulls were dishing out pain and frustration to the whole of the NBA . My how things have changed .😪
Great narration by Marv Albert. 🏆
Pippen was a beast. He could do everything.
I've seen so many videos showing that he could've very well have been as big as MJ if they weren't on the same team
Not his wife apparently.
@@strategygalacticWOW!!!!
@@strategygalacticex wife...Can't turn a ho into a housewife.
@ryanmason74 you're insane if you really think that!!😂😂
One of the greatest series in b ball history
Man, I'm from Chi and this was one of craziest shits I had ever seen. I remember this shit like it happened yesterday. In MSG!?!? The NY fans were looking crazy af, they couldn't even believe what they saw. Bro, the whole city of NY was on suicide watch that night!
🤣😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂 💀
New York fans are still looking crazy
Da Bulls...
LOL
SO MANY GREAT PLAYERS & HOF SUPERSTARS & GREAT TEAMS COULDN'T GET THAT CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE OF DA BULLS & MJ DOMINATION IN THE 90s. INCREDIBLE TO B ABLE TO DO THAT DURING THAT ERA WHEN EVERY GAME WAS 100% COMPETITIVE ( EVEN THE ALL STAR GAMES)
It was great being a Bulls fan back then.
“Now that’s Basketball Baby”🍸🍷🥂
Horace Grant was big in this sequence. He came off Mason to get the 1st block on Charles Smith. Then caused the adjustment in air for Smith so MJ could get the strip. That defense on Patrick was critical too
Ewing tripped and even though he was still able to pass the ball to Smith, he (Smith)had to try to score against three defenders. A lot of hands around the ball, high and low, for one guy who went straight up. Chicago made several excellent defensive plays on the ball that happened very fast.
@@leonardcharles59 I think that Ewing trip was because of the hounding defense. The bulls had Ewing out almost to the 3 point line trying to drive to the hoop. That's a disaster waiting to happen. You right about Smith though. He would've had to pull off a miracle shot against that many defenders
Stacey King doesn’t get enough credit for his defense on Ewing, who is the star player.
That's another excellent point! Time after time, Chicago picked up role players or even guys not used a lot, who came through big for them. I think it was a reflection of playing on a team that expected to win . The Knicks never had guys who made key plays consistently but ones who missed free throws, threw the ball away or couldnt get stops. Maybe it was their chemistry, or lack of it.
This is what defense is. I remember that game. I was 12. Best years of my life. I remember starting my summer vacation
MJ couldnt have been what he was without Scottie. Most underrated, under appreciated player of all time. Would’ve loved to seen Scottie lead a team in his prime. Imagine if that Celtics trade happened.
Cap! 🙏🏾
Man, whenever I see any type of Michael Jordan footage from the 90s, I swear he looks like a superhero. He just looks so … regal or something. And I can’t say that about any other figure in history. There will never be another Jordan.
I remember watching this live.. you used to stop what you were doing AS A KID to watch the bulls and Knicks play.
Real talk!!!!
Im so glad to be from Chicago and having the 90s bulls i watched every game when i was younger i loved it
Wow! Pippen got like 3 blocks in 5 seconds.🤣
Horace got the 1st one!
He got two, MJ got one, and Horace got one.
@@Letsberealish Like Phil said about Pippen, "He's a sometimes shooter. Sometimes they go in..." But I believe Scottie started listening to the LeBron sheep and felt the need to attack Jordan in order to get some shine on his book. Whatever happened behind closed doors in their careers is only known to them. But I know for a fact Jordan never called Scottie out while they were playing together. But I'm sure Scottie didn't notice that as he never gave Jordan condolences when his father was murdered either.
Shaq or charles would have broke his hands trying to block their shot !
The fact that Horace, Jordan and Pippen (in that order) all got a hand in there for a block shows what leadership really is.
Foul
@@GothamCityStills
Only in today's soft league.
I remember this like it was yesterday.
Back when the NBA kept you on the extortion your seat. They played until the end and played hard.
This shit still burns from my childhood days growing up in New York watching the Bulls crush my Knicks 🥺👆🏾.
Dude same here, I was the only Knicks fan in my area.
My bulls couldn't b stopped mj was killing them
There's no way today's NBA could play in the defensive era.
Yup they would have called a foul there for sure.
You sound stupid. The fact that most of these players played against Kobe and held their own shows you that they can, at least the elite player's. Because kobe was the one who took out most of the washed up bums of the 90 s that Jordan use to beat up on.
@@jedsteelwell2354 because a person was struck. 🤔
Only Threpointshooter can survive on that time and Lebron The Greatest player Ever
FACTZ 💯 The way these players "FLOP" nowadays, would've been fighting FrFr💯
Legends say Smith still trying to get that layup in.
The only time in my life when I was really into the nba. 1990 or so (I was 10) until 1998 or so (18). Watching the bulls and specifically Jordan was the greatest time to be watching the nba.
Bro bring back this era i miss 90s ball
LBJ would literally roll on floor crying with that kind of defense 😂😂😂
Agreed 😂
The defenses today are way more sophisticated. Whole teams load up on lbj. That dude bigger than everybody but bigs and more athletic than any at that time. Reggie Miller can kill but Lbj can’t? Mugsey bogues at 5’3 & couldn’t shoot played 14 yrs even averaged double figures a few years and mostly as a starter would not be getting any kind of burn today. The defense from the past would be getting smoked today. Most of the small forwards of the past couldn’t guard this much space meaning more pf’s & bigs couldn’t either. The best players of today were a myth in the past. Aint nobody ever seen a player punk lbj when there’s way more better players than ever but people swear up and down they couldn’t get with 20, 30 yrs before them. Based on what? Refs calls or non calls don’t make players or teams better on D or more physical. There’s more 5’8 and under players back then than ever who had success. Credit to them and mugsey was a beast but ya’ll really out here saying a 6’8 250-270lbs + more athletic than everyone except Wilt would have problems from the past? That makes no sense. The more they allow would help lbj not hurt him. A dude didn’t finish cause he didn’t bang. The game advances it doesn’t regress. Some of ya’ll get how the nba markets the game mixed up with skills. There’s no era where Melo, Kemba, John Wall and many others wouldn’t be starting. Mj himself actually admitted if he couldn’t force Lbj to shoot J’s there’s nothing he could do with him in the paint. Some of the worse teams of today would run some of the best teams from the past out the gym. Guarding more floor, more players that handle/shoot is harder not easier. If people described Lbj & players like KD & many others back then they would say that type of player would never exist. Mugsey 5’3, Mr Jennings 5’5, Michael Adams 5’7, John Bagley 5’8, Dana Barros 5’10. How these guys last if the nba had the type of D that some people are exaggerating on? No one can name 10 good/great defenses let alone 10 good/great physical defenses in any single year in the past but people swear the D was all that. Look at past games one day. These dudes load up n dudes, most teams able to switch everything, film study, etc. The past couldn’t do that and wasn’t doing that.
I’ve asked this question to everyone talking about D of the past and I’ve never seen 10 teams listed cause there never was and that’s half the league. When refs let you get away with stuff that don’t mean you a punk. Name 1 player you ever see punk Lbi physically, Just one? The mentality was from the past stronger like everything from the past but these dudes and the future way ahead of the past and some players from the past admit while people that ain’t been in the league say what today couldn’t do. The skills and more players with skills, more players w/length that are guards would have the past getting smacked. You can always adapt to a ref’s whistle or lack of a whistle. You can’t make players guard in more space that can’t guard in space. Both those teams combined don’t have 8 dudes that can guard in space and that’s counting guards. They showed an old Mj bulls vs orlando game and dudes were getting 5 feet of space INSIDE the 3 line.
If I’m wrong my question should get answered with more than 10 teams but somebody would be lying or really don’t know what they’re talking about. There were 2 physical teams in Det & Knicks, u cam even add Miami but that’s a couple of players. Anybody that hoops knows refs don’t make you a physical player. They can allow more physicality but how the game is called doesn’t make players physical. You either are or you’re not. What star players have you ever see truly get punked in fact even non stars? Who has the game from the past been too physical for?
@middlfingazup2446 Today's defense is a total garbage. Players go on a 1 on 1 almost every time, and no one contested shots at the perimeter. BTW, defensive zones have been used at the NCAA for the last 6 decades. There is nothing sophisticated in today's NBA game. The reason for today's pace is the elimination of the hands check and the implementation of the 3 second rule. Today's NBA best player is one of the most unathletic players in history (Jokic). So your argument of athleticism is pure idiocy. In the 80s or 90s, small players such as Muggsy scored their points from mid range on open shots. In today's game, players such as JJ Barea was avg in double digits by scoring 50% of his pts on a 0-10
ft distance from the rim. Also, today's NBA avg height is lower than the 90s. Players such as K. Garnett, Duncan, Nowitzki, McGrady, Kobe, R. Allen played 2 to 4 years in the 90s. What makes you think that today's players are more athletically? That's the dumbest argument someone can bring.
@@jorgedelgado8177 Lol, today’s players are best equipped to play outside the 3 line on in. The past most sf’s couldn’t guard 3-line on in. The other day they showed an old bulls/Magic game you can see guys getting 5 feet of space INSIDE the 3 line. These defenses are way more sophisticated but the problem is people don’t want to acknowledge there’s way more better players than there’s ever been by far. The teams from the past could not come today and be better than they were defensively by guarding more floor, more spacing, more players on the floor that will handle as well as shoot, that makes no sense. The past didn’t even have many small forwards that could guard in space or on the perimeter which is why outside of the 15 big guards back then you had to put a smaller guard on Mj. There’s 6’8, 6’9 even 7 footers who can guard in space.
I keep asking people take any one single year from the past that had 10 very good defenses but instead of those people waking up to facts they just ignore and say things. The defenses from the past would get cooked more than the defenses of today. In 1996 when the bulls won 72 games they had 2 dudes who could guard in space, Rodman who could guard certain players in space and Randy Brown who didn’t play a lot. You can add Ron Harper but he was only playing 20 min a game in the finals so he couldn’t do much having to guard more floor more spacing. Mugsey Bogues who couldn’t hit the side of building averaged 10 a game 3 separate yrs while being a 28% 3 pt shooter. Credit to him for getting to the league and his shooting improved some but they tell people good offense beats good defense in hoop but ppl still keep trying to preach defense of the past but like I said can’t name 10 very good defenses in any single year. These teams today would go to the past and get to guard less space less floor, less guys on a team who will shoot, less guys on a team on the floor that will handle, far less athletes. They couldn’t beging to guard players that they’ve never imagined back then. Offensive players like Melo, Kemba Walker, JWall, Russ and many more would still be on squads today not getting squeezed out of the nba.
How many Small forwards of the past were really truly out on the perimeter “D’ing” people up? Too many people stuck in the past trying to act like it was more than what it was cause they prefer it. Even the best defensive teams ever will never become better by guarding more floor, more spacing, more shooters on the floor, more ball handlers on the floor. Anybody that’s hooped and/or being real this is common sense. Today SF’s can guard in space, PF’s can guard in space, Even some C’s can guard in space so if they can’t according to many people then how can players who couldn’t guard in space do it? Give me some facts like I’m supplying or go talk that to people who don’t know the game and/or never played.
As an old school Bulls fan from Chicago I was at home going crazy watching this. One of my favorite memories.
Same. I was instantly excited like "this was when we blocked them 3 times!!!"
Watching this painful moment again…. Pat just stands there along with Mase not crashing the boards!!! All of the Bulls and and Jordan who was out of the play crashed the board hard and went after the rebound!!!! Hate the Bulls but give them all credit for this win🤦♂️🤦♂️
As a Bulls fan, this was one of my favorite memories!
Damn I used to love watching sports back then.
WE all did. now even Major league Baseball sucks. I grew-up with that being my FIRST love sport. to me, the talent is so watered down in all of them now days.
Some of the best times in NBA history!
Greatest NBA player of all time.. 😲
That was top-notch defense by the Bulls. Wish today's NBA knew what they felt like...
Moments like this painful 💔 yet beautiful. This was the NBA that captured us fans both Knicks and Chicago.
I miss this kind of NBA
Simply the NBA in his prime!
Imagine being Charles Smith in the locker room..i still remember watching that game having a beer
No ones talking to you 😂😂😂 straight scapegoat