That last shot by Patrick Ewing was so good. He showed great patience, didn't panic, took his time, made a great move for a perfect shot that barely was too hard for a miss that couldn't have been any closer. Props to Patrick Ewing for doing his best and showing the heart of a champion. That missed shot was heartbreaking but what a game.
History repeats again. Pacers Knicks Game 7 MSG today in Semis. Just like 1995 ECSF Game 7 between both teams and 1994 ECF Pacers Knicks Game 7 at MSG. 1998, 1999, 2000 Pacers Knicks series & 1993 too. So many Pacers Knicks playoff series & renewed rivalry.
It's so refreshing and nostalgic to see players actually move the ball around and create mid range shots as opposed to everyone hanging outside the arc waiting for a 3. Oh and also very noticeably was no "taking a charge".. somebody's driving to the basket you get in their face and play hard defense.
I was at this game. The whole crowd was shocked for like 2 mins looking at the score board because we kinda knew the Riley era was over. What broke silence was someone loudly asking "wtf didnt he dunk the ball?!?!?" Lol the best of times, the worst of times lol
Such a great era of basketball. The games matter. Right mix of defense, post play, with three pointers mixed in. No ads on the jerseys or players being sensitive about tweets.
NBA on NBC with Marv Albert knew how to present the game like a theatrical movie. 90s were the peak of basketball. Wow, game 7 and Ewing barely missed that easy layup...
rem this like yesterday. classic rivalry. this game had a lotta significance. this lead to that classic Knicks-Heat rivalry in the late 90s-early 00s with the departure of Riley. I still get goosebumps watching these games. i used 2 be sooooo hyped at playoff time, itching for every game
The heat rivalry wasn't anything like the Pacers though & Reggie. 6 series in 9 years. 3-3 & multiple game 7s. Even the 1st Rd went 5 when it was best of 5.
@@INDY_LF I thought the Knicks-Heat rivalry was more personal and heated. I thought a fight was gonna break out every play, that's how much those guys hated each other. Knicks-Pacers I thought was more competitive than heated like the Knicks-Heat rivalry was
From 1983-1994, no road team won a game 7 in the NBA Playoffs In 1995, Indiana became the 2nd team that weekend to pull it off: one day after Mario Elie’s Kiss of Death
Patrick playing on one leg literally and still leading the Knicks based on pure heart and determination. He narrowly missed the tying game ending basket, but despite being phisically limited he had 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks…playing injured! That’s for those who doubt Patrick as a leader and a clutch player
@@qualitycontrol9911unfortunately Ewing came up in the leaders dont make excuses era. U were supposed to win with whoever was on your team or get all the blame. They used to dog Ewing in the NYC media
I am so proud to have witnessed all these 90's games and especially the NBA on NBC era!!!! There were so many good games!!! These young gen just don't know!!!!! These games puts a tear to my eyes......
@@brandedmcgowan9414 I’ve heard never should have left NBC in the first place just wish it didn’t come at the sacrifice of TNT but 2 major networks covering the NBA I wonder who will get the finals
The next year the Bulls were back with MJ it was there last shot until 99 when the Knicks got Sprewell but Ewing got hurt that year and got beat by the Spurs.
What heartbreak for Ewing. He only played in 1 NBA Finals and would lose. He had the misfortune of playing in the same conference as Jordan and when Jordan was on hiatus, Ewing runs into prime Olajuwon and a prime Reggie Miller. Those Pacer teams had big front courts and decent depth. If it weren't for Jordan, I say Ewing, Barkley, Malone and Stockton likely win a championship at some point.
You da best!! I don't know how you pull this stuff up but you are my childhood in a RUclips channel 😂😂. Appreciate your contributions to the time machine 💪🏽
I never blamed Pat for the missed layup it was such a weird play he was right in between dunking and layup being the best option he couldn’t decide and just malfunctioned. He had the heart of a Lion and gave us everything he had love him to death
I hated when Coach Pat Riley left the New York Knicks Basketball Team Franchise and the organization back then after the Knicks lost in the 2nd round of the Semi finals in the 1995 NBA Playoffs. I felt that Pat Riley abandoned the team. To me personally, The New York Knicks were a very good competitive basketball team and one of the best to represent the Eastern Conference.
@@latroylockett7768 The New York Knicks Basketball franchise was still playing their best basketball years back then and they're performing better right now
Man that NBA playoff intro was da shit man that’s when u know it was about to be a good game coming on! I miss those playoff games it’s not the same anymore it’s just run and gun now. Put the playoffs back on NBC!
The Knicks lost the game, and then Pat Riley went on the call the Knicks “losers.” He then took a coaching job with the Heat, where he won one playoff series against the Knicks. That playoff series was decided by the referees and suspensions. The Heat proceeded to lose 3 consecutive playoff series against the Knicks, in which the Heat were favored to win in all of those matchups.
But Riley and Mourning eventually brought Miami its first NBA title in 2006, while New York remains in purgatory. And all anyone really remembers is the 1997 Series where Mourning hit three pointers on them to close them out lol
@@bigblueGiants Ask the Mavericks in Game 6 if he was just along for the ride. He replaced Shaq down 14 and they came back and won, primarily from his contributions.
The 1995 ECF should have been Magic vs Knicks. If those 2 teams had played each other it would have been a 7 game series Magic and Knicks matched up well. Magic probably would have won in 7. Miller's 8 pts in 9 seconds is why Pacers won.
Pacers Magic had 1 game tht series on Memorial Day tht may be the best game of all time. I think there was 5 clutch game winners in the final 30 secs. There was 3 in the final 10 secs. It was nuts. Well I guess only 1 ended up being a gm winner.
We NEED old school basketball to come back to the NBA more than ever, along with nba coming back to channel nbc with this theme!! Maybe we need to inject testosterone into males, idk what the problem is. But we NEED this back!!!!
@@coreyortiz9913the only time not going backwards makes sense, is when you’re talking about taking back a genuinely terrible ex bf or gf. We’re talking about going back to a time when men were MEN, and basketball had HEART and GRIT!
Marv Albert asked if Pat Riley will return. Couple months later, Riley tampered his contract after accepting the team president-coach capacity for Miami. Obviously he wants more power the Knicks refuse. It’s kinda interesting and fascinating a non-player was the central figure that stirred the Knicks-Heat rivalry (1997-2000), with all Playoff faceoffs went the distance.
Damn real grown men out there. The nba I grew up on NBC!! And damn Reggie miller game would translate so well to todays. He was doing things in mid 80s they doing now
I cried when the Knicks lost this game. I was eleven years old and somehow I knew this was the end of an era. Sure, they kept making the playoffs with that intense rivalry with the Heat, and made the Finals as an 8 seed in a stricke shortened season, but this really was the end of an era. Riley left after this to Miami.
You clearly dont know anything about the 2024 new york knicks Drawn comparisons to how 90s teams hustle compete and fight for every inch on the floor. All the old great knicks frazier, Ewing, starks, melo etc praise these guys
i was a toll collector for the NJ Turnpike...exit 14 by Newark Airport listening to this heartbreaking game...after the loss im super pissed.. i noticed 3 buses, all back to back, coming into my lane. i noticed coach brown standing in the front of the bus by the driver and immediately knew who was in these damned buses...lets just say their windows were showered with pennies and worthless canadian coins😂😂😂...
if Ewing didn't botch that layup against the Pacers the Knicks would have a classic and brutal ECF against O'Neal and the Magic that will definitely stretch for 7 games
As a 10 yo BULLS fan watching this with my cousins & uncle I was soooo happy the KNICKS lost cuz the refs screwed us the year before on bogus Scottie Pippen foul. 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️😂
MAN, THE NBA, NEEDS TO BE BACK ON NBC.. IM HAVING FLASHBACKS OF MY CHILDHOOD
I miss the NBA on NBC and Marv Albert The NBA just sucks 😞 today
Facts
@@chaunseybillings5381 hell yeah
@beobe4326 NBC doesn't want that crap product that is today's NBA.
@@chaunseybillings5381I used to love NBA Inside Stuff w Ahmad Rashad. Idk how anybody even watched the NBA these days.
This was an awesome time to be a basketball fan...i get chills everytime that NBA on NBC theme comes on
Me too 🏀🏀😎💯
This is now the theme that plays for College Basketball on FOX
Same!! Time capsule!
Now you are getting your wish in 2025 NBA on NBC is coming back!
Being a kid from Chicago in the 90’s was surreal… that was peak NBA era.
Damn, let me just take a moment to appreciate how underrated Rik Smits was.
Dude was a beast.
He was and that’s good considering he struggled with foot injuries.
That last shot by Patrick Ewing was so good. He showed great patience, didn't panic, took his time, made a great move for a perfect shot that barely was too hard for a miss that couldn't have been any closer. Props to Patrick Ewing for doing his best and showing the heart of a champion. That missed shot was heartbreaking but what a game.
pacers fan here but i had mad respect for ewing and he made a hell of a move to get out of that double team
Here we are again
Game 7 between these same 2 teams 29 years later
Lets Go Knicks!!!!!! Can heart beat a fully healthy pacer squad?
And just like 29 years ago, the Pacers defeated the Knicks in Game 7 in The Garden, but this time, in a blowout 130-109.
Greatest Era of Basketball EVER; ‘90s NBA Basketball. I remember this game like it was yesterday. I had a GREAT CHILDHOOD!!!❤❤
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You know you had a great childhood when the NBA on NBC was on in the 90s.
Ah yes the 90’s NBA…where all the rules were changed to favor Jordan. And no one else won anything. Great times!
What a shocker. The 90s is the best in your warped mind and that just happens to be what u grew up on.
@@marvymarv959shut ur d*mb a** up. U sound stupid
History repeats again. Pacers Knicks Game 7 MSG today in Semis. Just like 1995 ECSF Game 7 between both teams and 1994 ECF Pacers Knicks Game 7 at MSG. 1998, 1999, 2000 Pacers Knicks series & 1993 too. So many Pacers Knicks playoff series & renewed rivalry.
It's so refreshing and nostalgic to see players actually move the ball around and create mid range shots as opposed to everyone hanging outside the arc waiting for a 3. Oh and also very noticeably was no "taking a charge".. somebody's driving to the basket you get in their face and play hard defense.
Inject this in my veins! I’ve been a diehard knicks fan since 94’ this is nostalgia for me 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Knicks choking in playoff games in the 90s.
Tough day to be a Knicks fan..Go Pacers Go!!!🏀🏀
And again tonight!!
I was at this game. The whole crowd was shocked for like 2 mins looking at the score board because we kinda knew the Riley era was over. What broke silence was someone loudly asking "wtf didnt he dunk the ball?!?!?" Lol the best of times, the worst of times lol
I can’t believe this was almost 30 years ago!!!!! Unbelievable time to be an NBA fan!!!!!
Right, I remember being 10 years old and watching this series and not believing it’s gonna be 30 years ago next year!
Such a great era of basketball. The games matter. Right mix of defense, post play, with three pointers mixed in. No ads on the jerseys or players being sensitive about tweets.
Agreed. The game had balance.
Yeah it's almost like players didn't tweet at all in 1995.
@@bradatkins8777yeah it's almost as if that was his point reflecting on the past
And home team wore white, road team wore darks
As a Knick fan, I’ve got to say. I love you man. This channel, is amazing! Clearly you can see it’s a high IQ basketball freak!
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NBA on NBC with Marv Albert knew how to present the game like a theatrical movie. 90s were the peak of basketball. Wow, game 7 and Ewing barely missed that easy layup...
29 years later it happened again to the Knicks in the same arena vs the same opponent in another game 7.
Rik Smits held his own during the dominant center era some people forget he was the #2 overall pick and he had great footwork for being 7'4
rem this like yesterday. classic rivalry. this game had a lotta significance. this lead to that classic Knicks-Heat rivalry in the late 90s-early 00s with the departure of Riley. I still get goosebumps watching these games. i used 2 be sooooo hyped at playoff time, itching for every game
The heat rivalry wasn't anything like the Pacers though & Reggie. 6 series in 9 years. 3-3 & multiple game 7s. Even the 1st Rd went 5 when it was best of 5.
@@INDY_LF I thought the Knicks-Heat rivalry was more personal and heated. I thought a fight was gonna break out every play, that's how much those guys hated each other. Knicks-Pacers I thought was more competitive than heated like the Knicks-Heat rivalry was
What a tense game. That miss haunted the Knicks ever since.
Just like the Mailman's two missed free throws against Chicago😂
From 1983-1994, no road team won a game 7 in the NBA Playoffs
In 1995, Indiana became the 2nd team that weekend to pull it off: one day after Mario Elie’s Kiss of Death
And it would be another 7 years before it would happen as late as the Conference Finals.
That's actually an incredible stat!
That NBA on NBC theme music yesssss
Saying Patrick Ewing is being betrayed by his body while he was still a top 5 MVP candidate is wild. Imagine if his knees weren’t 95 years old
Patrick playing on one leg literally and still leading the Knicks based on pure heart and determination. He narrowly missed the tying game ending basket, but despite being phisically limited he had 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks…playing injured!
That’s for those who doubt Patrick as a leader and a clutch player
Patrick Ewing was tremendous and he fought for everything to help the New York Knicks become a winning franchise. That was tremendous.
If “needed more help “ were a person.
Patrick was hurt. The guy was playing on one leg. But literally, he was playing on two legs.
@@qualitycontrol9911unfortunately Ewing came up in the leaders dont make excuses era. U were supposed to win with whoever was on your team or get all the blame. They used to dog Ewing in the NYC media
@@Quazey8 l know this all too well.
I am so proud to have witnessed all these 90's games and especially the NBA on NBC era!!!! There were so many good games!!! These young gen just don't know!!!!! These games puts a tear to my eyes......
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Man this brings memories back from Childhood. Marv Albert. The theme song.
Players and the league during this ERA were just DIFFERENT!!!!!
Hell, the WORLD was different then…lol
If the Knicks didn't blow Game 1, I would have seen Ewing vs Shaq showdown
exactly the Knicks and the Magic never met in the playoffs during the 90's and with Ewing and O'Neal in their primes
1990s nba on nbc playoffs were fire especially the intro theme cause when u heard that theme music u knew it was playoff time on nbc.
That intro where I really fell in love with the NBA wish NBC would get the NBA back
Wouldn't matter. The people who made the NBA on NBC special both on camera and behind the scenes are all long gone
@@TRJ2241987Marv Albert is retired as well.
@@TRJ2241987The NBA is a joke now anyway. Sick & sad! Thanks, Adam Silver!
You got your wish and John tesh is asking Fox for the theme to give back to NBC once the new TV rights activate in 2025.
@@brandedmcgowan9414 I’ve heard never should have left NBC in the first place just wish it didn’t come at the sacrifice of TNT but 2 major networks covering the NBA I wonder who will get the finals
The crowd at MSG got so quiet when Ewing missed the layup. They knew it was over for the Knicks and it's players.
It's a new year and new faster players this new era is crazy i wish someone would just allow down n start the play
The next year the Bulls were back with MJ it was there last shot until 99 when the Knicks got Sprewell but Ewing got hurt that year and got beat by the Spurs.
What heartbreak for Ewing. He only played in 1 NBA Finals and would lose. He had the misfortune of playing in the same conference as Jordan and when Jordan was on hiatus, Ewing runs into prime Olajuwon and a prime Reggie Miller. Those Pacer teams had big front courts and decent depth. If it weren't for Jordan, I say Ewing, Barkley, Malone and Stockton likely win a championship at some point.
Jordan denied a whole era of hall of famers rings
You da best!! I don't know how you pull this stuff up but you are my childhood in a RUclips channel 😂😂. Appreciate your contributions to the time machine 💪🏽
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I agree that the nba of the past was much better than today's game
I miss the NBA on NBC and Marv Albert 😞
Great series. Miller was on fire. Great memories!!!!
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Patrick played his heart out one leg and all. Free Throws at the end of the game lost this game for the Knicks.
The preamble was fantastic
I never blamed Pat for the missed layup it was such a weird play he was right in between dunking and layup being the best option he couldn’t decide and just malfunctioned. He had the heart of a Lion and gave us everything he had love him to death
He would've dunked it if it weren't for his (bad) knees
Ewing picked up his dribble too soon. Still got a great look. This was the best series in 1995 imo
Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV
That final 2-2 regular season stat foreshadowed the ECF that went the distance with Magic and Pacers never losing at home.
That game was played the same day I graduated from high school.
Ewing’s miss hurt the Garden crowd dramatically
Pat Riley's final game as Knicks head coach.
Larry Brown winning against his future team
I hated when Coach Pat Riley left the New York Knicks Basketball Team Franchise and the organization back then after the Knicks lost in the 2nd round of the Semi finals in the 1995 NBA Playoffs. I felt that Pat Riley abandoned the team. To me personally, The New York Knicks were a very good competitive basketball team and one of the best to represent the Eastern Conference.
He thought the Knicks couldn't get the job, done!
He got a better deal in Miami…and 3 rings.
@@latroylockett7768 The New York Knicks Basketball franchise was still playing their best basketball years back then and they're performing better right now
...and then Pat Riley said "I'm taking my talents to South Beach", and the rest is history.
biggest and greatest era, '90s
Watered-down era
Damn Knicks vs magic ewing vs Shaq would have been crazy
Imagine what Reggie would do in todays era, given the green light to chuck 3s all game 😮
That finger roll, kills me all the time!😢
This contest served as Pat Riley's swan song before ditching the Knicks on a fax.🏀🇺🇲
Man that NBA playoff intro was da shit man that’s when u know it was about to be a good game coming on! I miss those playoff games it’s not the same anymore it’s just run and gun now. Put the playoffs back on NBC!
You got it fam! It's coming back in two years.
I wish i still had all my vcr tapes I made as a kid.
The Knicks lost the game, and then Pat Riley went on the call the Knicks “losers.”
He then took a coaching job with the Heat, where he won one playoff series against the Knicks. That playoff series was decided by the referees and suspensions.
The Heat proceeded to lose 3 consecutive playoff series against the Knicks, in which the Heat were favored to win in all of those matchups.
He wanted more power and money, so Pat went to South Beach, and yeah the suspensions changed everything in 1997.
Pat Riley still won in the long run
Since 1995
Heat 3 rings
Knicks 0
The playoff series wins against Miami are just consolation prizes
But Riley and Mourning eventually brought Miami its first NBA title in 2006, while New York remains in purgatory. And all anyone really remembers is the 1997 Series where Mourning hit three pointers on them to close them out lol
@@user-em1dw3ft6mShaq and D Wade got that first title. Mourning was along for the ride.
@@bigblueGiants Ask the Mavericks in Game 6 if he was just along for the ride. He replaced Shaq down 14 and they came back and won, primarily from his contributions.
Today's NBA doesn't compare to yester year's in my estimation.🏀🇺🇸
I say that to people and they tell me I'm just getting older.
I found defense, looks like he's hiding back in time. Also wow as soon as I saw that missed shot I remembered watching this on tv.
And 29 years later, the Pacers beat the Knicks again.
The 1995 ECF should have been Magic vs Knicks. If those 2 teams had played each other it would have been a 7 game series Magic and Knicks matched up well. Magic probably would have won in 7. Miller's 8 pts in 9 seconds is why Pacers won.
Magic and Pacers were also 7 games
Pacers Magic had 1 game tht series on Memorial Day tht may be the best game of all time. I think there was 5 clutch game winners in the final 30 secs. There was 3 in the final 10 secs. It was nuts. Well I guess only 1 ended up being a gm winner.
We NEED old school basketball to come back to the NBA more than ever, along with nba coming back to channel nbc with this theme!!
Maybe we need to inject testosterone into males, idk what the problem is. But we NEED this back!!!!
why the fuck would they go back to a 90s theme in 2024? now dont get me wrong I love that theme but it makes no sense to go backwards
Agreed 💯
@@coreyortiz9913the only time not going backwards makes sense, is when you’re talking about taking back a genuinely terrible ex bf or gf.
We’re talking about going back to a time when men were MEN, and basketball had HEART and GRIT!
@@coreyortiz9913 have you ever herd if it not broke don't fix it
@@coreyortiz9913 90s NBA was perfect
22:46; you will never see this type of inside presence in today's NBA
Man ewing was such a monster a giant
Shoutout to John test
Best theme in sports and entertainment
Marv Albert asked if Pat Riley will return. Couple months later, Riley tampered his contract after accepting the team president-coach capacity for Miami. Obviously he wants more power the Knicks refuse.
It’s kinda interesting and fascinating a non-player was the central figure that stirred the Knicks-Heat rivalry (1997-2000), with all Playoff faceoffs went the distance.
I still can't believe Ewing missed that.
Big men may have not shot 3’s but dang are Smiths and Ewing silky from midrange. Everything is a swish. No rim. What touch.
Damn real grown men out there. The nba I grew up on NBC!! And damn Reggie miller game would translate so well to todays. He was doing things in mid 80s they doing now
And today, these two teams are going at it in another game 7, hopefully today will be another instant classic like it was in ‘94 and ‘95.
Knicks would have had a back to back Finals matchup with Rockets if they beat the Pacers and Magic that year. If only that finger roll went in.
The real NBA this was a good game
23:58; and this is how you box out the opposing team to pull down a rebound
I love this gameeeeeeeee❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
What a great game!!
Ewing layup was too strong😮😢😢
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Yeah, the play today is different but also the announcers and all of that makes a difference.
If Ewing woulda used the glass they woulda played Orlando
If Oakley gets that continuation, the Knicks would have gotten to the ECF.
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LETS GO KNICKS 2024 GAME 7 In the Garden!!!!!
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Ding dong the witch is dead (again)
Patrick Ewing in the 30 for 30 film
“The basketball gods didn’t see as so”
Hope NBC can live up to this once they get their deal with the NBA
MJ GREATEST OF ALL TIME 😎💯🏀🏀🏀
Another good game and a great job of condensing it.
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Great and good game 😮
Came for the intro
Yo I love this channel on RUclips please keep it up bro.
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Game 7 today baby let’s go Knicks
I cried when the Knicks lost this game. I was eleven years old and somehow I knew this was the end of an era. Sure, they kept making the playoffs with that intense rivalry with the Heat, and made the Finals as an 8 seed in a stricke shortened season, but this really was the end of an era. Riley left after this to Miami.
Love it💯
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Back when Basketball was about to peak!
Man you could not play in this NBA without a great pivot foot
Players back then truly hated losing and they played like it. Watching today’s NBA the game is like a hobby to these modern players.
You clearly dont know anything about the 2024 new york knicks
Drawn comparisons to how 90s teams hustle compete and fight for every inch on the floor. All the old great knicks frazier, Ewing, starks, melo etc praise these guys
Oh now we remember thIS Rivalry
i was a toll collector for the NJ Turnpike...exit 14 by Newark Airport listening to this heartbreaking game...after the loss im super pissed.. i noticed 3 buses, all back to back, coming into my lane. i noticed coach brown standing in the front of the bus by the driver and immediately knew who was in these damned buses...lets just say their windows were showered with pennies and worthless canadian coins😂😂😂...
This game hurt
I ❤️ watching theses old NBA games they are better than the NBA today
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oldhead approved ✅
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if Ewing didn't botch that layup against the Pacers the Knicks would have a classic and brutal ECF against O'Neal and the Magic that will definitely stretch for 7 games
Old man knees. Couldn’t flush it so he went up for a weak ass finger roll
It would of been tied
Anyone else come here after reading Blood in the Garden?
the infamous pat ewing smoked layup
FO SHIZZLE!🏀🇺🇸
There was probably, 8 3pt attempts.
this was when basketball was basketball
not some, NO defense, 3pt jacking video game
As a Knicks fan let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself today
It did lmfao
...woof.
As a 10 yo BULLS fan watching this with my cousins & uncle I was soooo happy the KNICKS lost cuz the refs screwed us the year before on bogus Scottie Pippen foul. 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️😂
Hugh Hollins….lol
Like being 8 years old all over again