They need to at least bring back this level of production for the Conference finals and finals. just gives everyone the perspective of history of the game and where this game falls in it. Just unbelievable work by NBC and Bob Costas.
My god what I wouldn't give for these kind of intros in today's game. I really do wish NBC could get the rights to the NBA back. Best coverage and story telling by far
You had the NBA on CBS intros from 1984-90 and they were spectacular and you didn’t think it could get any better but it actually did when NBC took over in the fall of 1990. Bob Costa and Marv Albert took the mantle of Dick Stockton, Brent Musburger and Tommy Heinsohn seamlessly and successfully
Oscar Leaving the Royals and Joining Kareem on the Bucks to win that 1971 Title in his 11th season is eerily similar to Clyde Leaving Blazers to Join Hakeem on the Rockets to win the 1995 Title in his 12th season.
@Chick Hearn4ever Yup that's why with the TV deal for NBA expiring next year, NBC will try to get it back. Been too long since the last time games were televised on NBC. Modern NBA with the NBA on NBC broadcast would be amazing.
Clyde the glide Drexler One of the 50 greatest players in NBA history 1st round pick by the Portland Trail Blazers out of the University of Houston Blazers 1983-1994 Rockets 🚀 1994-1998 Wins a championship with Houston 🚀 in 1995 83/84 all rookie team Dream Team USA 🇺🇸 Gold medal 🥇 10x nba all star ⭐️ 1992 All nba first team All NBA second team in 1988 and 1991 All NBA third team in 1990 and 1995 Pro Basketball 🏀 Hall of Fame 20 points per game 6 rebounds a game and 5.6 assists a game in his 15 year career with Portland and Houston
I'm a Blazers fan, remember this 1992 Finals against the Bulls very well and still have all the newspapers from the series. It pains me that this was the last time we were in the Finals. 32 years later and we have yet to return and judging by how things are going, it might be awhile before we get back.
Now, NO TEAM HAS EVER RECOVERED FROM A 3-0 DEFICIT TO WIN THE NBA FINALS. That is one of two feats that has not been achieved by any NBA team but has been achieved by a team in the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association).
Didn’t seem like he was crying, more like you are crying bc ppl talk about how awful the refs were. It’s ok, the championship will always stand, even if the refs were a large part or a small part or the MVP’s like in 2016
Other legendary players who were unable to win championships Patrick Ewing John Stockton Karl Malone Allen Iverson Charles Barkley Reggie Miller Chris Mullin
At 3:44, Bob Costas mentions the statistical oddities of western conference teams losing at home going back to 1989 to the Lakers losses to the Pistons. He mentions that, and while Portland would end up breaking that streak in this game, it continued in Game 5. It's also a foreshadowing of the next season in the finals, as the trend would continue, when the Phoenix Suns lost all 3 game to the Chicago Bulls at home. 1989 through 1993, western conference team whoever they were, at home in the finals were 1-13, with that 1 win being this game.
He was in the league a year or so before Hakeem and Jordan. Clyde had an early start to his NBA career. That's why. MJ reached Jordan after 93 season when he retired if my history serves me right
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They need to at least bring back this level of production for the Conference finals and finals. just gives everyone the perspective of history of the game and where this game falls in it. Just unbelievable work by NBC and Bob Costas.
My god what I wouldn't give for these kind of intros in today's game. I really do wish NBC could get the rights to the NBA back. Best coverage and story telling by far
Well, you are getting your wish!
@@jonnyblaze126 you know, as funny as it is. I love the Inside the NBA crew also, really wish we could have had both
It’s coming back
If this intro alone came back, I’d immediately make it a priority to watch the NBA again.
There really is no story today, the players trade around so much.
It's coming back!
And there’s no real rivalries anymore.
The time hath come for its glorious return! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the NBA on NBC!
Bob Costas won’t be there.
You had the NBA on CBS intros from 1984-90 and they were spectacular and you didn’t think it could get any better but it actually did when NBC took over in the fall of 1990. Bob Costa and Marv Albert took the mantle of Dick Stockton, Brent Musburger and Tommy Heinsohn seamlessly and successfully
This intro is crazy, foretelling 1995.
Baseline Leaner it really was when Clyde the glide won the Nba champion with the Rockets
Oscar Leaving the Royals and Joining Kareem on the Bucks to win that 1971 Title in his 11th season is eerily similar to Clyde Leaving Blazers to Join Hakeem on the Rockets to win the 1995 Title in his 12th season.
@@nicholassmith277 Clyde the glide lost while he was in Portland in 1990 to Detroit and 1992 to Chicago.
Bob Costas' intro chills down to your spine folks!!!!
Wonder if he wrote his own intros🤔
WHAT AN INTRO!!!!
gah! give NBC the rights back. as said in many youtube videos...nostalgia is in.
bring it back!!!
Tv contract is coming up in the off season
NBC will make its bid. About time
@@acnicodemus4734 Yeah. NBC wants the NBA back.
@@Melbester9 Yes, but we need a young guy ready to fill the shoes of Jordan. It's time for queen bronze to step away so we can create a new narrative.
@Chick Hearn4ever Yup that's why with the TV deal for NBA expiring next year, NBC will try to get it back. Been too long since the last time games were televised on NBC. Modern NBA with the NBA on NBC broadcast would be amazing.
The NBA needs to come back to Nbc
damien kirksey agreed
damien kirksey They have NBC Sports Bay Area, Boston, Philidelphia for local channels. But I agree they should do the finals
Hell no! Not with these soft players today. I want to see Basketball. Not 3 point rocket launchers all game.
NBC trying to get NBA back. The NBA deal is expiring next year for ESPN/ABC. Stay tuned
@@Melbester9 I’m all forward with it
Bob Costas can narrate a promo. If he did do sports he would be a screen writer / voice over for a movie trailer
Clyde the glide Drexler
One of the 50 greatest players in NBA history
1st round pick by the Portland Trail Blazers out of the University of Houston
Blazers
1983-1994
Rockets 🚀
1994-1998
Wins a championship with Houston 🚀 in 1995
83/84 all rookie team
Dream Team USA 🇺🇸
Gold medal 🥇
10x nba all star ⭐️
1992 All nba first team
All NBA second team in 1988 and 1991
All NBA third team in 1990 and 1995
Pro Basketball 🏀 Hall of Fame
20 points per game 6 rebounds a game and 5.6 assists a game in his 15 year career with Portland and Houston
Clyde the Glide later became a champion in H-Town!
In 2025 the NBA will be on NBC once again for the first time since 2002
Wow !!
Thanks for posting. Never saw this. I was courtside with Bulls Radio so I never saw the tv broadcast. That intro is so classic!
Lucky guy.
How did you get the Bulls' radio if you were courtside?
@@mizztery2994 Radio was right next to the Bulls Bench in the old Chicago Stadium. They were still courtside in the new place when it first opened.
@@tonysibilla3628 But this game was in Portland.
@@mizztery2994 I was courtside for that as well. I didn’t travel with the team often but I did for that final
3:16 "No team has ever recovered from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals." Truth until 2016.
It's one of the great opens/intro ever for the NBA Finals
Marv Albert's toupe should be in the basketball hall of fame.
(Now) Jordan is an icon, Drexler a footnote.
I'm a Blazers fan, remember this 1992 Finals against the Bulls very well and still have all the newspapers from the series. It pains me that this was the last time we were in the Finals. 32 years later and we have yet to return and judging by how things are going, it might be awhile before we get back.
That intro would make me put down everything and tune it. They really had it great back then.
I don't know why but this intro makes me think of Chris Paul carrer and his run in the finals
Great intro and funny beginning with Magic, Marv, and Mike!
"NO TEAM HAS EVER RECOVERED FROM A 3-1 DEFICIT TO WIN THE NBA FINALS".... 24 YEARS LATER.
in bizarre fashion by the refs...
I love would Love to see Hypothetical NBC intros centered around the 2016 Finals Games 🔥
@@brucehoofung1654 keep crying
Now, NO TEAM HAS EVER RECOVERED FROM A 3-0 DEFICIT TO WIN THE NBA FINALS.
That is one of two feats that has not been achieved by any NBA team but has been achieved by a team in the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association).
Didn’t seem like he was crying, more like you are crying bc ppl talk about how awful the refs were. It’s ok, the championship will always stand, even if the refs were a large part or a small part or the MVP’s like in 2016
Goosebumps!! Amazing.
Other legendary players who were unable to win championships
Patrick Ewing
John Stockton
Karl Malone
Allen Iverson
Charles Barkley
Reggie Miller
Chris Mullin
At the time of this video those guys were either still in the league in there prime or not yet
Ummmm Clyde won a title 3 years later......
@@nathanprentiss7578 to be fair he didn’t say Clyde didn’t he was just going off the List in the video lol
Bring this back!!!
NBA on NBC had us in a chokehold with these stories before the game started. Including the greatest theme song as well.
Love how the NBA in the 90s entranced soft rock/jazz
Portland Trail Blazers took game four to tie the series of the 1992 NBA finals before falling to air Jordan and the bulls
Epic intro!
At 3:44, Bob Costas mentions the statistical oddities of western conference teams losing at home going back to 1989 to the Lakers losses to the Pistons. He mentions that, and while Portland would end up breaking that streak in this game, it continued in Game 5. It's also a foreshadowing of the next season in the finals, as the trend would continue, when the Phoenix Suns lost all 3 game to the Chicago Bulls at home. 1989 through 1993, western conference team whoever they were, at home in the finals were 1-13, with that 1 win being this game.
That background music is epic1:20to 1:50
BEYOND!!!
Terry Porter looks like Delroy Lindo
Drexler was fucking 30? He looked 45
He was in the league a year or so before Hakeem and Jordan. Clyde had an early start to his NBA career. That's why. MJ reached Jordan after 93 season when he retired if my history serves me right
@@mizztery2994 I thought the same thing lol
4:11
That son is EJ Johnson.
Neither right nor fair....✌
But it is fact, and the time.. is now (thank god he ended up winning one in Houston)
Nba was different
3:17 Until Cleveland did
Things are meant to be broken
So true
Terry porter looks about 50
The city of roses?!?
The person that downvoted this video must like today's NBA..............
Or was probably drunk
The attendance was 12,800?!?!?
Memorial Coliseum was small. Smiliar to Keyarena.
One of the reasons they moved into a bigger arena a few years back.
Marv and the Tsar are sufficient. Magic didn't fit in. No disrespect.
Magic Johnson Made A Special Gest Apperceive In Game 1
Weighty!
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