They drafted Olajuwon because he was very talented, and they needed a great center. The big E retired, and Caldwell Jones left after 83-84 season. They didn't need a guard like Mike! They drafted Olajuwon (C) to pair him with Ralph Sampson (PF)!
@@RM-xk6iu And the Bulls STILL won the championship for their first 3 peat, whats your point, Lol. And before someone gets their panties in a bunch the era of the 80s 90s and ealry 2k were the begginning of the end for great basketball. Actually when Kobe retired so did COMPETITIVE basketball and arguably the NBA.
There is a reason why Jordan had greatest respect for Hakeem. Now people can see why. They were both in their primes here. Hakeem's agility, quickness and timing for a center were out of this world.
Jordan had a game where he blocked Dream about 4 times!! Dream is as skilled and fundamentally sound on offense and defense as anyone who ever played!!
@@eastbee103 true, but never toe to toe. Hakeem hadn't seen him. That doesn't change the fact, that he got blocked 4 times by Jordan. Imo Hakeem and Jordan are the best 2way players ever ( followed by Wilt, who was very dominant due to his height and athletism, but didn't have the skills of them)
@@michalismichalis4286 Jordan got Dream back and there were games where Jordan made Hakeem look goofy out there!! Hakeem had his good moments on Jordan too!!
@@hectorlopez1069Because it was regular season. Hakeem struggled against David Robinson in the regular season yet we all saw what happened come playoffs time. Jordan woulda beat Hakeem in the playoffs.
Hakeem’s the man! Down to earth too. I used to watch him train Emeka Okafor and other centers at the Lifetime Fitness in Sugarland, TX. This was early in the morning. He’d tell the small group of us fans that we could watch if we stayed quiet and respectful. And we did. Other times he played pick up basketball with us. He always teamed up with the least talented and we would still lose to his team. Thanks for the memories, Dream!
@@mikjord that argument could be made but in the end im not buying it. Bill never played against guys who created their shots artistically like MJ or DRJ. Wilt would have no chance.Hes like a big lebron.. all athleticism.. no grace. MJ would slide around bigs like him like he did shaq
@@NJTDoverpretty ridiculous comment. He won back to back championships and he sustained greatness for over a decade. He wasn’t an attention seeker, didn’t give a sh-- about fame, but any1 who knows anything about the game knows that he was one of the greats.
Yes, with Hakeem's size advantage, all factors being equal, you can see why Hakeem had an easier time with Mike as opposed to the other way around. I saw more than a few guys play good defense on Mike. However, Mike's stats and overall wins still rose to the top. The Rockets beat the Bulls consistently in the two seasons 91-92 through 92-93, but the Bulls won championships both years. Olajuwon and Mike both had great games during this period. Neither player was shut down!
@@jameskedwards4429 Jordan won more rings, because he had way better supporting players than Hakeem, and if you put Hakeem with the bulls at least 6 or more rings for Hakeem.
@kwonli6890 I get your speculation. However, we don't know if there would've been the same chemistry. Maybe so! Maybe not! We only have the facts as they exist!
Best era of basketball - thanks for posting! Crazy dunk by Otis Thorpe from nearly the 3pt line, and without any eurosteps or gather steps. People forget how much of a stud Thorpe. He was a vital part of the 1994 ring, and even helped them win the next one when he was traded for Clyde.
@@Serching4JerryGarciaYou do realize that with this statement you just negated yourself by saying Houston and Hakeem wasnt the best team then and the Bulls were still the best since they beat the best wc teams to get the chip regardless of their regular season match ups. They say its always a different ballgame come postseason and the Bulls proved they were that team when they won it 6 times in as many match ups.
@@TXMAJOR in a watered down eastern conference. Take a look at the number of top 50 players in NBA history and overlay that with the early 90s western conference. Juxtapose the same data analysis with the east.
This was at the peak of the NBA in my opinion. Early 90’s. And if Jordan doesn’t retire we could possibly of had this as a matchup in the NBA Finals. Fantastic!
Olajuwon always proved why he was 1st picked overall ahead of Jordan..if I was a Rockets fan I wouldn't complain even if they passed up chance to get MJ.
I always laugh when people say Houston would not have won 2 championships if Jordan was around! Well he was around in 95! and games like this were common between the 2 teams, with Houston actually leading the series between the two!
Hakeem was so dominant on defense. His positioning, timing, anticipation, quickness, tenacity and motor were all very impressive. Jordan always went into his moves so quickly, exquisite footwork and balance. Mad Max looked like MJ with that finish lol. All these guys were so athletic and competitive. Mad Max, Hakeem, MJ and Pippen were some of the best pure athletes in the NBA at this time. And would still be top tier athletes in todays game.
@@thouxanbanli2000Over dribbling isn't "evolving" and neither is it entertaining. That ish is extremely frustrating to watch.😅 Not saying that all players do it but you see lots more of it today. It looks like "And 1" and not NBA ball.
Jordan blocked Hakeem a couple of times too,.. this one went down to the wire with a nice walk off block by The Dream..yes its just one game, and its amazing that Michael Jordan won 6 NBA titles in an era of big men while NEVER HAVING AN ALL STAR BIG MAN on his team.. and having a tough road just to get to the Finals through a beast Eastern Conference.
@@gillianotto4582 yeah the Brooklyn Nets won almost every game against the Miami Heatles too didnt they in the regular season? What does that prove? So the Nets owned the Heatles?! Haha thats a good one., your point is goofy... Look I got Olajuwon in my top five Im just saying if you want to prove it , do it in the playoffs, regular season means almost nothing.. Jordan ended up beating the teams that EASILY took care of Olajuwon most of the time in the playoffs... by the way both players careers were hurt by coming into the league surrounded by cokeheads.. 3 of Jordans teammates from mid 80s are dead allegedly from lifetime of coke abuse, ate least Olajuwon had Ralph Sampson for a few years... I personally saw the Rockets and the Bulls play in the 80s I was there for it, you are full of rubbish the entire way you look at things is based on narrative emotion, even Olajuwon stated that Jordan is the best player to ever play. I bet if Jordan come into the league with his USA teammates either Ewing or Perksin and maybe Chris Mullin or Chuck Person, I would bet he would have won in the 80s over those bum cokeheads Woolridge, Quinton Dailey who are all dead.. My brain is an encyclopedia I will dance circles around your nonsense lacking facts and context as the day is long. !
@gillianotto4582 yeah the Brooklyn Nets won almost every game against the Miami Heatles too didnt they in the regular season (back during Wade/Lebron/Bosh run I think 4 to 0 in regular season but Heat smoked them in the playoffs) What does that prove? So the Nets owned the Heatles?! Haha thats a good one., your point is goofy... Look I got Olajuwon in my top five Im just saying if you want to prove it , do it in the playoffs, regular season means almost nothing.. Jordan ended up beating the teams that EASILY took care of Olajuwon most of the time in the playoffs... by the way both players careers were hurt by coming into the league surrounded by cokeheads.. 3 of Jordans teammates from mid 80s are dead allegedly from lifetime of coke abuse,(Orlando Woolridge, Quinton Dailey and Caldwell Jones) at least Olajuwon had Ralph Sampson for a few years... I personally saw the Rockets and the Bulls play in the 80s I was there for it, you are full of rubbish the entire way you look at things is based on narrative emotion, even Olajuwon stated that Jordan is the best player to ever play. I bet if Jordan come into the league with his USA teammates either Ewing or Perkins and maybe Chris Mullin or Chuck Person (remember they won Olympic Gold AND A team of NBA All Stars eight games to zero!), I would bet he would have won in the 80s over having to deal with those bum loser cokeheads Orlando Woolridge, Quinton Dailey , Caldwell Jones who are all dead.. My brain is an encyclopedia I will dance circles around your nonsense lacking facts and context as the day is long. ! Its a shame Jordan never used PEDs or stacked superteams and joined up with David Robinson or Patrick Ewing.,,. like LeRoid would do he could proably add a few more titles,.. what he did with 16 pts a game Pippen was remarkable.
@@gillianotto4582 Ill add another to help out your (OUR) guy Dream AND expose your bogusly false narrative at the same time... and that would be David robinson Spurs in 1995 absolutely OWNED THE ROCKETS in the regular season, I think they were 6 and 0 in the regular season against Rockets... but who won in the playoffs, yes the Rockets ... so you see how I just helped our guy yes OUR guy because I actually seen The Dream play in person in the 80s AND THE 90s... overall according to your viewpoint though , Robinson still owned Olajuwon overall. And I dont buy that, and i know neither do you... so you stop the rubbish. Yes it would have been nice if the Rockets could have made it to the Finals a little more often. I dont think the result would have been any different, mainly because the Bulls always found a way to eliminate great centers while MJ never EVER had one himself.. again proving his greatness... what I really would have loved to see is Jordan and Dream as teammates.. oh boy. But the Jazz the Sonics the Suns etc dispatched the Rockets without a great center themselves. You would say that none of those teams had "an answer" for Dream and that is true, but it doesnt mean they still couldnt win, because they all did many times.
I have this game on VHS STILL. I almost recorded over it several times as a kid because the Bulls lost but it was such a good game i couldnt bring myself to ever do it.
Although the video shows us only the game highlights, the intense dispute, the battle inside the paint, even the dunks look more savage which turns the NBA games more enjoyable to watch back there than today's games, no doubt about.
Lifelong Rockets Fan here, I would had give everything in my life to see these these two teams in the NBA finals, why did you retire Michael why?!?!?!?! those two Rockets championships would had taste way better if they had gone over the Bulls
The Dream made Jordan look normal. I counted 4 clean blocks against MJ. I never forget going to see the Houston Rockets play against the Bulls in 1984. Jordan and the Dream were rookies. The Rockets had the twin towers Dream and Ralph Sampson.
Magic Johnson as 1, MJ as 2, Lebron as 3, Tim Duncan PF, Hakeem the Dream Olajuwon as Center. Since 1987 watching NBA, thats the best players I ve ever seen. subs, Isaiah, Kobe, Scottie, KG and Shaq
@@ZayFITT yes sir, I remember watching these games, the back to back championships. A native houstonian and rockets fan of that era. IMHO, the 80s-90s was the golden era of the NBA, the NBA of today is complete and total garbage.
@@ZayFITT🗣️HAKEEM IS VERY SPECIAL. PLAYER⏯️ . TO ME THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL THINGS , THAT SEPARATE HAKEEM FROM OTHER CENTERS . THE BEST CENTERS EVER D🚫N ' T GUARD THE PERIMETER TO . HAKEEM GUARDED ALL THREE LEVELS , GUARDED ALL FIVE POSITIONS . ON OFFENSE HAKEEM C🟢ULD PLAY▶️ ALL FIVE POSITIONS TO . HAKEEM C🟢ULD STRICTLY PLAY▶️ ON THE PERIMETER TO . HAKEEM C🟢ULD D🟢 IT ALL .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
This was when Bulls where the defending NBA final champs and Rockets where a Play-Offs contender team I miss this NBA 90's era I miss this Houston Rockets Dream team 2010's and Today game aint got nothing on this era
owned?? come on now--- jordan scored 8 straight final minutes on shots most players would see as highlights in the final 2 min to give his team a run at a W. both are legends and HO is def one of the most underrated of all time. But this type of performance is classic MJ---even in a clip where he isn't the hero he's makin crazy stuff happen and taking the final shot DT crazy in the corner.
People don’t give Patrick Ewing enough respect but here are two major reasons he didn’t win a championship. They would have been a major force in today’s game also. Mentally tough defensively as well as offensively. Very discipline with their craft.
Omg 😮😮😮 1:11 move i never saw that before, what the hell!? Wow I've never seen the bulls dominated like this, Jordans fade away clean blocked, Pippen missed a dunk, Jordan missing multiple times from 5 feet, dayum. 😂
Recuerdo cómo ahora mismo y pensé que nunca lo iba a volver a ver ese tapón que le dio hakeen olajouan a Michael Jordan. Esa noche del 1992 en Houston siendo Don Cheany el coach de Houston. En ese entonces Houston contaba con un tremendo equipazo.en el cual estaba además de Vernon maxuel estaba othis torpe Kenny Smith y hakeen olajouan todos eran excelentes
Hakeem era espectacular uno de mis preferidos competitivo a mas no poder sorpresivo en su forma de juego.. pero al final ninguno tan completo en la duela como MJ.. heavi machine gun.
This game demonstrates why Jordan was glad Houston didn't make it to the finals during his reign. He personally admitted his team had no answer for Hakeem.
Houston drafted Hakeem over Jordan and nobody ever gives them sh*t for it. That’s how good Hakeem was.
They drafted Olajuwon because he was very talented, and they needed a great center. The big E retired, and Caldwell Jones left after 83-84 season. They didn't need a guard like Mike! They drafted Olajuwon (C) to pair him with Ralph Sampson (PF)!
that last blocked shot, to none other than Jordan. Jumping vertically, timing his jump with the shooter... what an incredible player the Dream was
@@RM-xk6iu And the Bulls STILL won the championship for their first 3 peat, whats your point, Lol. And before someone gets their panties in a bunch the era of the 80s 90s and ealry 2k were the begginning of the end for great basketball. Actually when Kobe retired so did COMPETITIVE basketball and arguably the NBA.
@@emotionalintelligence776 what the fck are You talking about?
I remember Sam Bowie was the first pick
There is a reason why Jordan had greatest respect for Hakeem. Now people can see why. They were both in their primes here. Hakeem's agility, quickness and timing for a center were out of this world.
Jordan had a game where he blocked Dream about 4 times!!
Dream is as skilled and fundamentally sound on offense and defense as anyone who ever played!!
@@eastbee103 true, but never toe to toe. Hakeem hadn't seen him. That doesn't change the fact, that
he got blocked 4 times by Jordan.
Imo Hakeem and Jordan are the best 2way players ever ( followed by Wilt, who was very dominant due to his height and athletism, but didn't have the skills of them)
@@michalismichalis4286 Jordan got Dream back and there were games where Jordan made Hakeem look goofy out there!!
Hakeem had his good moments on Jordan too!!
1984 NBA Draft Pick:
#1 H. Olajuwon
#2 Sam Bowie
#3 M. Jordan
Prime Hakeem in that post is swatting your shit idc who you are don’t come in there reckless
Hakeem was all day long in this game, wow what a phenomenal player.
Prime Hakeem in that post is swatting your shit idc who you are don’t come in there reckless
Who think Hakeem got his game from...Moses Malone
statiscally the best player ever
@@DeenoverDunya215that was his mentor
mentor
I miss 90's basketball so much.
SAME!!!!!!!!
Indeed 🏀
I miss the 90's basketball and football. Younger me took it for granted thought the good times would never end.
oh yeah
@@jmcghanenba today is unwatchable
Wow! What a game! Imagine this being an NBA Finals game!
Problem with society
This is the ONLY TEAM I believe could have beaten Chicago in a 7 game series in the 90s.
@@bobbenbrown123exactly, Jordan struggled so many times against the Rockets.
@@hectorlopez1069Because it was regular season. Hakeem struggled against David Robinson in the regular season yet we all saw what happened come playoffs time. Jordan woulda beat Hakeem in the playoffs.
@@ryankilgore6647not 1 NBA Finals, Olajuwon gets one ring from Jordan.
Hakeem’s the man! Down to earth too. I used to watch him train Emeka Okafor and other centers at the Lifetime Fitness in Sugarland, TX. This was early in the morning. He’d tell the small group of us fans that we could watch if we stayed quiet and respectful. And we did. Other times he played pick up basketball with us. He always teamed up with the least talented and we would still lose to his team. Thanks for the memories, Dream!
What a move from Vernon Maxwell
Gave MJ a taste of his own medicine lol
He did very well against Jordan.
@@hectorlopez1069he gave mj crazy work 😂
That was clean! And an MJ move!
He was underrated. He was amazing always.
how many players could block Micheal Jordan 4 times in one game? No one. The dream was the best ever
Bill Russel and Wilt Chamberlain would've done it aswell
@@mikjord that argument could be made but in the end im not buying it. Bill never played against guys who created their shots artistically like MJ or DRJ. Wilt would have no chance.Hes like a big lebron.. all athleticism.. no grace. MJ would slide around bigs like him like he did shaq
@@PuppyFitnessWilt 7-1 270-320lb, 44 inch vertical, bench pressed 550lbs and ran 4.40 yard dash. Wilt would've put Jordan on his ass!
Reggie Lewis blocked Jordan 4 time's in 1991
This game made Michael Jordan made later claim that Hakeem will be in his first team.
Hakeem the best center the leauge has ever seen. 💪🏻
🗣️ABSOLUTELY , N🚫 DOUBT .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
Had his fifteen minutes of glory and went into oblivion 😅. Russell and Wilt the Stilt are the best centers ... EVER!
@@NJTDoverpretty ridiculous comment. He won back to back championships and he sustained greatness for over a decade. He wasn’t an attention seeker, didn’t give a sh-- about fame, but any1 who knows anything about the game knows that he was one of the greats.
Hakeem wasn't even better than Shaq let alone Wilt, Russell, and Kareem.
@@hitek9too255 hahaha ok... 🤣
Olajuwon could guard Jordan but Jordan couldn't guard Olajuwon.
Loved to see these beautiful classics!
Well Hakeem was like 6 inches taller. I'd take him over Jordan in a heartbeat.
Yes, with Hakeem's size advantage, all factors being equal, you can see why Hakeem had an easier time with Mike as opposed to the other way around. I saw more than a few guys play good defense on Mike. However, Mike's stats and overall wins still rose to the top. The Rockets beat the Bulls consistently in the two seasons 91-92 through 92-93, but the Bulls won championships both years. Olajuwon and Mike both had great games during this period. Neither player was shut down!
@@jameskedwards4429 Jordan won more rings, because he had way better supporting players than Hakeem, and if you put Hakeem with the bulls at least 6 or more rings for Hakeem.
@@kwonli6890yes and Hakeem is considered the goat
@kwonli6890 I get your speculation. However, we don't know if there would've been the same chemistry. Maybe so! Maybe not! We only have the facts as they exist!
Best era of basketball - thanks for posting! Crazy dunk by Otis Thorpe from nearly the 3pt line, and without any eurosteps or gather steps. People forget how much of a stud Thorpe. He was a vital part of the 1994 ring, and even helped them win the next one when he was traded for Clyde.
Dream and MJ had a few 1 on 1 in this game...Hakeem was the man and win the game with that defence at the end.
Hakeem was a nightmare for Jordan...MJ wanted nothing against the Nigerian nightmare!
🗣️DEFENSE AT THE END .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
Yeah right stop this madness????
Ive long considered both Hakeem and Mj to be as great as any players I've ever seen play
Both are the best in the history of the NBA.
Dream was special.
🗣️VERY SPECIAL .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
Yes he was in the 80s and 90s.
Rockets 5-1 against the Bulls from 1991-1993. That last block from Hakeem on Jordan’s three says it all.
Yet only one team was in the finals.
@@TXMAJORyou have to understand that the western conference was stacked during this time so it was difficult for Houston to make it to the Finals.
@@Serching4JerryGarciaYou do realize that with this statement you just negated yourself by saying Houston and Hakeem wasnt the best team then and the Bulls were still the best since they beat the best wc teams to get the chip regardless of their regular season match ups. They say its always a different ballgame come postseason and the Bulls proved they were that team when they won it 6 times in as many match ups.
@@TXMAJOR in a watered down eastern conference. Take a look at the number of top 50 players in NBA history and overlay that with the early 90s western conference. Juxtapose the same data analysis with the east.
True
i dont get how people think todays player are more skilled and talented?
because you are a nostalgic old head with declining eyesight
low IQ + media brainwashing
Exactly
Because you have 0 understanding of the game
How do people say that players were less athletic back then?
I love the clean court. No crappy adds. No score box. just the players.
For sure
Miss this style of basketball.
Exactly with this type of playing basketball.
This was at the peak of the NBA in my opinion. Early 90’s. And if Jordan doesn’t retire we could possibly of had this as a matchup in the NBA Finals. Fantastic!
True, they probably would have met in Finals
Rockets probably get one championship from Jordan, but not back to back.
my goodness how many blocks did dream.have this game he was so dominant defensively and offensively
Alot
Maxwell throwing MJ signature movements... 😮😮😮😮 Holy Crap!
Olajuwon always proved why he was 1st picked overall ahead of Jordan..if I was a Rockets fan I wouldn't complain even if they passed up chance to get MJ.
You must be high
I always laugh when people say Houston would not have won 2 championships if Jordan was around! Well he was around in 95! and games like this were common between the 2 teams, with Houston actually leading the series between the two!
He played 18 games and was not in basketball shape. What happened between 96-98. Oh that’s right the Bulls 3 peated
@@ghostrider764Jordan still would've lost one title to the Rockets in the mid 90s.
@@hectorlopez1069 Guess what. We will never know so it’s irrelevant. I’m taking the guy who’s team never lost in 6 tries
@ghostrider764 they got Rodman, that's what happened.
@@BigTello574 They 3 peated from 91-93 without Rodman
That dream should've been tagged the Nightmare ! Hakeem was a BEAST !
and so fast to get whatever he wants on both ends of the floor.
5:50 Hakeem Block and 1 second later he is scoring in the other End😮😮😮 Hakeem finished the game with a crazy block on MJ..😅😅😅..
and on starks in game 6
One of the most iconic clutch blocks ever...
I love basketball of that era.
Those putback dunks from the miss free throws are always awesome
Hakeem was so dominant on defense. His positioning, timing, anticipation, quickness, tenacity and motor were all very impressive. Jordan always went into his moves so quickly, exquisite footwork and balance. Mad Max looked like MJ with that finish lol. All these guys were so athletic and competitive. Mad Max, Hakeem, MJ and Pippen were some of the best pure athletes in the NBA at this time. And would still be top tier athletes in todays game.
Olajuwon was the bulls worst nightmare of the 90s.
And Bulls still would have won in 94 and 95
@@SugoiEnglish1 I don't think so, not twice, Olajuwon would be too much in 1 NBA Finals, but the bulls get 1 from the rockets.
@@SugoiEnglish1not when Shaq was beating them.
@@FuShengAlexlol cuz Jordan retired and came back rusty, why people act like they don’t know the history
@@carloszepeda8960 ohhh boo hoo. Not Houstons problem. Chicago still lost and it counts as a L
the only player in nba who won both DPOY and Finals MVP on the same year
and MVP
1995 1996-1998 Хьюстона не было Майкл величайший
Won MVP, DPOY, and finals MVP in 94. DPOY and finals MVP in 95.
This is a game of talented players doing their thing. Today’s players should take note.
Olajuwan greatest center of all time
Clearly
Not better than wenbanyama sorry!
i almost forgot that avery johnson played for the rockets
in my memory, he always played for the spurs
Isn't it refreshing to watch players not take 5 between the legs dribbles and a step-back on every offense?
Yeah, 90s basketball had so much less wasted motion.
I knew someone who does that several times and it turned over😂. He claims himself the best player in the league 😅
No, this shit boring as hell. Y’all just mad the game evolved
@@thouxanbanli2000Over dribbling isn't "evolving" and neither is it entertaining. That ish is extremely frustrating to watch.😅 Not saying that all players do it but you see lots more of it today. It looks like "And 1" and not NBA ball.
Olajuwon destroyed Jordan with blocks😮😮😮
Jordan blocked Hakeem a couple of times too,.. this one went down to the wire with a nice walk off block by The Dream..yes its just one game, and its amazing that Michael Jordan won 6 NBA titles in an era of big men while NEVER HAVING AN ALL STAR BIG MAN on his team.. and having a tough road just to get to the Finals through a beast Eastern Conference.
@@comparehealthcare What's Jordan's record vs Olajuwon's? Olajuwon's Rockets owned Jordan;s Bulls. So stop talking rubbis
@@gillianotto4582 yeah the Brooklyn Nets won almost every game against the Miami Heatles too didnt they in the regular season? What does that prove? So the Nets owned the Heatles?! Haha thats a good one., your point is goofy... Look I got Olajuwon in my top five Im just saying if you want to prove it , do it in the playoffs, regular season means almost nothing.. Jordan ended up beating the teams that EASILY took care of Olajuwon most of the time in the playoffs... by the way both players careers were hurt by coming into the league surrounded by cokeheads.. 3 of Jordans teammates from mid 80s are dead allegedly from lifetime of coke abuse, ate least Olajuwon had Ralph Sampson for a few years... I personally saw the Rockets and the Bulls play in the 80s I was there for it, you are full of rubbish the entire way you look at things is based on narrative emotion, even Olajuwon stated that Jordan is the best player to ever play. I bet if Jordan come into the league with his USA teammates either Ewing or Perksin and maybe Chris Mullin or Chuck Person, I would bet he would have won in the 80s over those bum cokeheads Woolridge, Quinton Dailey who are all dead.. My brain is an encyclopedia I will dance circles around your nonsense lacking facts and context as the day is long. !
@gillianotto4582 yeah the Brooklyn Nets won almost every game against the Miami Heatles too didnt they in the regular season (back during Wade/Lebron/Bosh run I think 4 to 0 in regular season but Heat smoked them in the playoffs) What does that prove? So the Nets owned the Heatles?! Haha thats a good one., your point is goofy... Look I got Olajuwon in my top five Im just saying if you want to prove it , do it in the playoffs, regular season means almost nothing.. Jordan ended up beating the teams that EASILY took care of Olajuwon most of the time in the playoffs... by the way both players careers were hurt by coming into the league surrounded by cokeheads.. 3 of Jordans teammates from mid 80s are dead allegedly from lifetime of coke abuse,(Orlando Woolridge, Quinton Dailey and Caldwell Jones) at least Olajuwon had Ralph Sampson for a few years... I personally saw the Rockets and the Bulls play in the 80s I was there for it, you are full of rubbish the entire way you look at things is based on narrative emotion, even Olajuwon stated that Jordan is the best player to ever play. I bet if Jordan come into the league with his USA teammates either Ewing or Perkins and maybe Chris Mullin or Chuck Person (remember they won Olympic Gold AND A team of NBA All Stars eight games to zero!), I would bet he would have won in the 80s over having to deal with those bum loser cokeheads Orlando Woolridge, Quinton Dailey , Caldwell Jones who are all dead.. My brain is an encyclopedia I will dance circles around your nonsense lacking facts and context as the day is long. ! Its a shame Jordan never used PEDs or stacked superteams and joined up with David Robinson or Patrick Ewing.,,. like LeRoid would do he could proably add a few more titles,.. what he did with 16 pts a game Pippen was remarkable.
@@gillianotto4582 Ill add another to help out your (OUR) guy Dream AND expose your bogusly false narrative at the same time... and that would be David robinson Spurs in 1995 absolutely OWNED THE ROCKETS in the regular season, I think they were 6 and 0 in the regular season against Rockets... but who won in the playoffs, yes the Rockets ... so you see how I just helped our guy yes OUR guy because I actually seen The Dream play in person in the 80s AND THE 90s... overall according to your viewpoint though , Robinson still owned Olajuwon overall. And I dont buy that, and i know neither do you... so you stop the rubbish. Yes it would have been nice if the Rockets could have made it to the Finals a little more often. I dont think the result would have been any different, mainly because the Bulls always found a way to eliminate great centers while MJ never EVER had one himself.. again proving his greatness... what I really would have loved to see is Jordan and Dream as teammates.. oh boy. But the Jazz the Sonics the Suns etc dispatched the Rockets without a great center themselves. You would say that none of those teams had "an answer" for Dream and that is true, but it doesnt mean they still couldnt win, because they all did many times.
6:52 He just had to get the best highlight of the game even on a bad day :D Great game tx for sharing !
I love watching 90s NBA...
I hate today's NBA, it is bad and terrible.
People forget quick how good Hakeem Olajuwon was
I have this game on VHS STILL. I almost recorded over it several times as a kid because the Bulls lost but it was such a good game i couldnt bring myself to ever do it.
Didn't realise Vernon Maxwell was this good.
Hakeem is the man who schooled prime Shaq in the NBA finals with a 4 game sweep!
Damn, this was fun to watch-much more entertaining than today’s NBA.
How about Olajuwon blocking MJ 3 times and causing misses on a few other shots? That's how good he was.
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Although the video shows us only the game highlights, the intense dispute, the battle inside the paint, even the dunks look more savage which turns the NBA games more enjoyable to watch back there than today's games, no doubt about.
Olajuwon never gets respect The NBA and he's all-time block leader it's hard to break that record
Jordan put Hakeem in his top 5.
That was a spectacular dunk by jordan when pippen missed it.
@1:21 that Maxwell drives and scoop was “Jordaniah”.
🗣️YUP . MAD MAX MOVE ON THAT PLAY▶️ DEFINITELY , L👁️🗨️👁️🗨️KED LIKE JORDAN .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
Unbelievable Skills from both Teams. What a Game. Hakeem and his Team were da Bomb fo sho!
6:48 "Bulls lookin for a phone booth... Superman is coming..."
What follows is seriously awesome.
7:50 even more awesome. Superman runs unto kryptonite
@@FuShengAlexYeah, Olajuwon is A PHENOM. Lots of mutual respect between him and Jordan.
Battle of the Titans!. I would've loved to see those two teams in a 7 game series
It would have happen
Lifelong Rockets Fan here, I would had give everything in my life to see these these two teams in the NBA finals, why did you retire Michael why?!?!?!?! those two Rockets championships would had taste way better if they had gone over the Bulls
They won't win 2 championships, but 1 championship, yes for sure.
Hakeem was having block party what a defense amazing player
This was the PEAK of the NBA. 91 - 92.
Drafted over Jordan and still not considered a mistake.
Never a mistake
Why i never seen this match edit hakeem literally beat jordan he underrated
Great game. Brings back great memories!!!
Cool match-up. OT at 4:22, one of my favorite Rockets back then
The Dream made Jordan look normal. I counted 4 clean blocks against MJ. I never forget going to see the Houston Rockets play against the Bulls in 1984. Jordan and the Dream were rookies. The Rockets had the twin towers Dream and Ralph Sampson.
Imagine prime MJ and prime Hakeem Olajuwon playing in the same team. 😮
Magic Johnson as 1, MJ as 2, Lebron as 3, Tim Duncan PF, Hakeem the Dream Olajuwon as Center. Since 1987 watching NBA, thats the best players I ve ever seen. subs, Isaiah, Kobe, Scottie, KG and Shaq
Thanks-what a game!
In a nutshell this game shows why NO ONE EVER questioned the Rockets taking Hakeem #1 instead of Jordan.
ok that make sense...Rockets can have that game and Hakeem. The Bulls and Michael are on the Pantheon of the Greatest Team and Player of all Time.
Blasphemy, 2 rings (Hakeem) vs 6 rings (MJ)
@@airjordan4evereven if Jordan did not retired the first time, Hakeem still gets 1 ring from Jordan, but Jordan gets 1 from Olajuwon.
Dream is the 🐐 of centers!
Pippen's full court 360 spin layup was pretty damn awesome.
Except he travelled!
Two of my favorite NBA players ❤️
The quality of this video is sooo good 👍
I miss the Houston Rockets on those days They were a good team ,I hope they gather good players these days to watch them in a world series again👍
Notice how Mj was blocked at the end and didnt complain...If Lebron or Kobe had same situation , they would have cried for days
You Jordan loons are hilarious. Jordan was used to this treatment by his career NBA dad, thats why he aint complain lol
Dream was getting BUSY man
Gave MJ the business with what, about 3-4 blocks???
@@ARod-br2ui was a factor for every second he was on the floor. He covered some insane ground from the paint to the perimeter. Hakeem was special.
@@ZayFITT yes sir, I remember watching these games, the back to back championships. A native houstonian and rockets fan of that era. IMHO, the 80s-90s was the golden era of the NBA, the NBA of today is complete and total garbage.
🗣️AS USUAL .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
@@ZayFITT🗣️HAKEEM IS VERY SPECIAL. PLAYER⏯️ . TO ME THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL THINGS , THAT SEPARATE HAKEEM FROM OTHER CENTERS . THE BEST CENTERS EVER D🚫N ' T GUARD THE PERIMETER TO . HAKEEM GUARDED ALL THREE LEVELS , GUARDED ALL FIVE POSITIONS . ON OFFENSE HAKEEM C🟢ULD PLAY▶️ ALL FIVE POSITIONS TO . HAKEEM C🟢ULD STRICTLY PLAY▶️ ON THE PERIMETER TO . HAKEEM C🟢ULD D🟢 IT ALL .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
Hakeem an absolute basketball demon at this point. Absolute peak offense and defense.
Les rockets aurait du gagner plus de 2 titres car c etait vraiment une super equipe,ils ont dominer chicago durant plusieurs match de saison🤩👍🤚
imagine hakeem and jordan playing together
I know, they win 10 championships together like Bill Russell won 11 championships.
This was when Bulls where the defending NBA final champs and Rockets where a Play-Offs contender team
I miss this NBA 90's era
I miss this Houston Rockets Dream team
2010's and Today game aint got nothing on this era
Olajuwon moved with the grace of a panther.
Hakeem was the greatest!!
¡¡THE TRUTH NBA!!
Minute 1:00
Minute 5:18
Maxuell seems a Jordan.
Amazing Play.
Lovely Game.
🗣️I HAVE HAKEEM OLAJUWON RANKED ONLY # 2 ALL TIME . BEHIND , THEE G.🐐.A.T. MICHAEL JORDAN IN THE MODERN NBA .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
Yep!
No, Olajuwon should be number 1, Jordan number 2.
what a game, and what a team Houston had that year. I mean wow.
Cuanta calidad en ese partido, fue una delicia ver este video. Tanta técnica y habilidad con calidad pura.
This was beautiful basketball..fun to watch.
5:48 you dont see these kind of blocks anymore in 2024. WOW what timing. 6:52 WOW Jordan timing holy smokes
Olajuwon owned Jordan.
owned?? come on now--- jordan scored 8 straight final minutes on shots most players would see as highlights in the final 2 min to give his team a run at a W. both are legends and HO is def one of the most underrated of all time. But this type of performance is classic MJ---even in a clip where he isn't the hero he's makin crazy stuff happen and taking the final shot DT crazy in the corner.
What a game it was!
This finals would have been so lit
It would've been so cool.
Hakeem was great on both sides.
Olajuwon was the best player of that error bar none 💯
Era!
@@jameskedwards4429 lol
People don’t give Patrick Ewing enough respect but here are two major reasons he didn’t win a championship. They would have been a major force in today’s game also. Mentally tough defensively as well as offensively. Very discipline with their craft.
It's because he played Jordan and Olajuwon, he didn't had the effort to beat them in the playoffs. But, he is a hall of famer.
Maxwell was getting busy ❤
Highlights all over the place... Maxwell at 1:00, Pippen at 2:42, Thorpe at 4:20, Olajuwon at 4:35, Olajuwon at 5:49 (sequence), Jordan at 6:51
Omg 😮😮😮 1:11 move i never saw that before, what the hell!? Wow I've never seen the bulls dominated like this, Jordans fade away clean blocked, Pippen missed a dunk, Jordan missing multiple times from 5 feet, dayum. 😂
Houston was good fam! Don’t let these modern fans who don’t respect the game fool you. Jordan had a deep respect for olajuwon and you can see why
What a game !!
Back when it was excellent to watch.
Recuerdo cómo ahora mismo y pensé que nunca lo iba a volver a ver ese tapón que le dio hakeen olajouan a Michael Jordan. Esa noche del 1992 en Houston siendo Don Cheany el coach de Houston. En ese entonces Houston contaba con un tremendo equipazo.en el cual estaba además de Vernon maxuel estaba othis torpe Kenny Smith y hakeen olajouan todos eran excelentes
Jordan once said he only fear 1 player back then, and that was the "Dream."
Yep, exactly
No he didnt
@@demetriusjohnson684 yes, MJ said that in TLD, netflix, I was only afraid of one player, The Big African, Olajuwon
@@pirotecnialagos4452 what episode he say it on
I love this game❤
OMG Carl Herrera in this Game !!!!!
Hakeem era espectacular uno de mis preferidos competitivo a mas no poder sorpresivo en su forma de juego.. pero al final ninguno tan completo en la duela como MJ.. heavi machine gun.
that kind of game was more entertaining to watch compare to day.
Absolutely
If Hakeem played with MJ and Pip, the Bulls would have won 15 championships.
Correct
Hakeem playing with the sckills of a guard
This game demonstrates why Jordan was glad Houston didn't make it to the finals during his reign. He personally admitted his team had no answer for Hakeem.