As an 11 year old Pistons fan watching this game live, they were absolutely everything. Through the years where they just couldn't quite get over the hump in 87 to the second title in 90, I wouldn't trade those years for all the yen in Japan.
@@aaronflowers8881 You're wrong though. Nothing tops what Jordan did in game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. Game 6 1998 NBA Finals The Greatest Minute of Basketball in NBA History. Down 3 points with only 41 seconds left Jordan quite literally did EVERYTHING!!! He scored the quick layup keeping the Bulls hopes alive with 37 seconds left. Next he had the Defensive IQ to act like he was moving with Hornacek but in reality he stayed behind Malone and poked the ball out. If that wasn’t enough he comes down casually and hits THE SHOT ... MJ did it on BOTH ends. MJ 45 points game winning shot Toni Kukoc 15 points Pippen 8 points 👀 Harper 8 points Rodman 7 points Jud Buechler 2 points Bill Wennington 2 points Scott Burrell scored ZERO POINTS Steve Kerr scored ZERO POINTS Luc Longley scored ZERO POINTS
@patrickgonczcar1746 Nothing tops what Jordan did in game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. Game 6 1998 NBA Finals The Greatest Minute of Basketball in NBA History. Down 3 points with only 41 seconds left Jordan quite literally did EVERYTHING!!! He scored the quick layup keeping the Bulls hopes alive with 37 seconds left. Next he had the Defensive IQ to act like he was moving with Hornacek but in reality he stayed behind Malone and poked the ball out. If that wasn’t enough he comes down casually and hits THE SHOT ... MJ did it on BOTH ends. MJ 45 points game winning shot Toni Kukoc 15 points Pippen 8 points 👀 Harper 8 points Rodman 7 points Jud Buechler 2 points Bill Wennington 2 points Scott Burrell scored ZERO POINTS Steve Kerr scored ZERO POINTS Luc Longley scored ZERO POINTS
Thank you Isiah for your explanation of the most iconic (at least for me) moments in sports. All I could think of is Willis Reed and how you stretched that more because I am a Detroiter.
I was 17 watching that Finals. A Los Angeles native, watching it on CBS and listening to Chick Hearn on the radio. I was yelling at my TV cause they couldn't stop Zeke. I could feel that they were not gonna be denied THAT GAME. Zeke was fearless. That was a great Piston team. They only one I hated was Laimbeer, but then most people did. Zeke is a great story teller. My favorite PG after Magic.
The Pistons got revenge on the Lakers the following year to win the NBA championship because Byron Scott ruptured his hamstring before Game 1 and Magic Johnson pulled a hamstring on a fast break in Game 2. Breaks go both ways.
For some reason I think Isiah has been underestimated. Maybe it’s because of the Bad Boys image. I’m a Celtics fan, but IMHO the only player I’ve seen that was better at his position (point guard) was Magic Johnson!
I was a 12 year old boy watching that incredible performance. I remember praying at halftime and Isaiah came out and did that. I truly felt like God answered my innocent and pointless prayer. Being a Badboys fan was a highlight of my childhood. Celebrating on Gratiot was unforgettable
Same here, I was a Celtics fan back then… I hated Detroit and LA but weirdly that series, I rooted for Detroit because of this very moment, saw a side of Zeke I never saw before, he was tough like my Celtics who played through injury.
I KNOW what Isaiah went through,breaking/fracturing his ankle!! Im 1998 ,I stepped on my buddys' ankle during a "pickup"game on Charles R. Drew middle scools' basketball court,and BROKE my ankle,going into SHOCK ,after I was picked-up and laid into my other buddies car!! The next morning,I had to report to work at the Detroits' Hudson Building implosion project!! MY workstation was way up on the 24th floor of a building with NO elevators,so,I had to HIKE-up 24 floors on a freshly- BROKEN ankle,and I did so!!! there'd been no elevators in this hulk,since 1983,when the trend towards suburban ashopping centers forced it to close!!
Just hearing Isiah, Worthy and Sally talk about this moment in retrospective, it’s feels like your sitting at a kitchen table and hearing your dad and uncles trade off war stories with each other. Such a fantastic performance and it just sucks that Isiah is seen as a villain by some of the NBA elite to this day *cough MJ cough*
and them Stephen A is already crowning Steph as the greatest PG ever because of that 50 pt game in Sacramento.. lol that doesn't compare to this performance by Zeke.
This series was one of the best of the finals. Granted, every final is a dog fight. This is perhaps ranking at the top. Congrats Lakers! Congrats Pistons! And Isiah put up a great show! A true hero!
No denying that Thomas was a great player. My issue with him is that he always seems butt hurt that other players in his era didnt like him. The thing is that he knows exactly why, he and the Pistons played dirty. The Pistons did what they had to inorder to win, but you have to know that you are going to make enemies, it comes with the territory.
Because he understands how the media works, the Celtics were way dirtier than the Pistons (Worthy himself has said that) yet they are celebrated while the Pistons were vilified. He’s also experienced fake friends turning on him for the sake of celebrity. So it’s not “butthurt” he’s telling the ‘fans’ this is the truth vs the narrative you’ve been fed all these years
Nothing tops what Jordan did in game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. Game 6 1998 NBA Finals The Greatest Minute of Basketball in NBA History. Down 3 points with only 41 seconds left Jordan quite literally did EVERYTHING!!! He scored the quick layup keeping the Bulls hopes alive with 37 seconds left. Next he had the Defensive IQ to act like he was moving with Hornacek but in reality he stayed behind Malone and poked the ball out. If that wasn’t enough he comes down casually and hits THE SHOT ... MJ did it on BOTH ends. MJ 45 points game winning shot Toni Kukoc 15 points Pippen 8 points 👀 Harper 8 points Rodman 7 points Jud Buechler 2 points Bill Wennington 2 points Scott Burrell scored ZERO POINTS Steve Kerr scored ZERO POINTS Luc Longley scored ZERO POINTS
Isn't that the game where jordan took 35 shots and had 42 FG% and 1 assist, 1 rebound with plus/minus of 2? The guy chucked a shot every time he got the ball lol. 90% of today's NBA would score 60+ points with 35 shots. You conveniently forget to mention quite a lot of facts about this game.
In my opinion that game 6 finials, if Pistons win Zeke would still be better than Steph bin my opinion, but Steph maybe over took Zeke only because Pistons didn’t win in game 6 finials in 88
@@cooper60 things like that happens, man. If you are THAT good, even the refs can't beat you. Nobody mentions the PUSH that Miller did to Jordan because Bulls won the series.
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This is one of the greatest moments in sports.
That is the greatest performance I have ever seen in my entire life... I never seen nothing like that before
Got to be in the top 5 greatest NBA performances
As an 11 year old Pistons fan watching this game live, they were absolutely everything. Through the years where they just couldn't quite get over the hump in 87 to the second title in 90, I wouldn't trade those years for all the yen in Japan.
Iconic game I witnessed this brought me too tears. Love you Isiah.
Greatest NBA finals performance ever!
This better then the flu game
@@JordanAdkins2023 I agree
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No it's not.
@@aaronflowers8881
You're wrong though.
Nothing tops what Jordan did in game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
Game 6 1998 NBA Finals
The Greatest Minute of Basketball in NBA History. Down 3 points with only 41 seconds left Jordan quite literally did EVERYTHING!!! He scored the quick layup keeping the Bulls hopes alive with 37 seconds left. Next he had the Defensive IQ to act like he was moving with Hornacek but in reality he stayed behind Malone and poked the ball out. If that wasn’t enough he comes down casually and hits THE SHOT ... MJ did it on BOTH ends.
MJ 45 points game winning shot
Toni Kukoc 15 points
Pippen 8 points 👀
Harper 8 points
Rodman 7 points
Jud Buechler 2 points
Bill Wennington 2 points
Scott Burrell scored ZERO POINTS
Steve Kerr scored ZERO POINTS
Luc Longley scored ZERO POINTS
@patrickgonczcar1746
Nothing tops what Jordan did in game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
Game 6 1998 NBA Finals
The Greatest Minute of Basketball in NBA History. Down 3 points with only 41 seconds left Jordan quite literally did EVERYTHING!!! He scored the quick layup keeping the Bulls hopes alive with 37 seconds left. Next he had the Defensive IQ to act like he was moving with Hornacek but in reality he stayed behind Malone and poked the ball out. If that wasn’t enough he comes down casually and hits THE SHOT ... MJ did it on BOTH ends.
MJ 45 points game winning shot
Toni Kukoc 15 points
Pippen 8 points 👀
Harper 8 points
Rodman 7 points
Jud Buechler 2 points
Bill Wennington 2 points
Scott Burrell scored ZERO POINTS
Steve Kerr scored ZERO POINTS
Luc Longley scored ZERO POINTS
Thank you Isiah for your explanation of the most iconic (at least for me) moments in sports. All I could think of is Willis Reed and how you stretched that more because I am a Detroiter.
Isiah came back in AND WENT OFF!
Really cool breakdown!
Unreal....pure Greatness
I was 17 watching that Finals. A Los Angeles native, watching it on CBS and listening to Chick Hearn on the radio. I was yelling at my TV cause they couldn't stop Zeke. I could feel that they were not gonna be denied THAT GAME. Zeke was fearless. That was a great Piston team. They only one I hated was Laimbeer, but then most people did.
Zeke is a great story teller. My favorite PG after Magic.
I started following the Pistons when they drafted Isaiah in 1980. He gave Motown one helluva ride.
Well, Bill was a skilled villain!. Let us not forget that part of him!!
Had the Pistons WON THAT GAME, IT WOULD'VE BEEN THE GREATEST FINALS PERFORMANCE EVER...
It still might be.
They got bamboozled in game 7. Shouldve 3 peated. Possibly the greatest team of all time. Beat Bird, Jordan, Ewing, Barkley and Magic
My childhood idol.
This was awesome.
Man, I remember that game as a Pistons fan, my grandmother and I were cheering non-stop. The Pistons should have won the title that year.
The Pistons got revenge on the Lakers the following year to win the NBA championship because Byron Scott ruptured his hamstring before Game 1 and Magic Johnson pulled a hamstring on a fast break in Game 2. Breaks go both ways.
@@ericradford2142 It was the Piston's time, they really got cheated in 1988
@@muskegontribune they did get jobbed in Game 6 however they still had to win Game 7.
@@ericradford2142 Winning game 6 would won it for the Pistons, the Pistons were up 3-2
For some reason I think Isiah has been underestimated.
Maybe it’s because of the Bad Boys image.
I’m a Celtics fan, but IMHO the only player I’ve seen that was better at his position (point guard) was Magic Johnson!
And the celtics was the dirtiest, man u ain't messing with the chief, hane, McHale, bird that team will beat & wope ur @ss
I was a 12 year old boy watching that incredible performance. I remember praying at halftime and Isaiah came out and did that. I truly felt like God answered my innocent and pointless prayer. Being a Badboys fan was a highlight of my childhood. Celebrating on Gratiot was unforgettable
This was so dope!
Thats when I saw a great Isaiah thomas get his respect from me, I knew in that moment
I knew zeek was a true point guard.
Same here, I was a Celtics fan back then… I hated Detroit and LA but weirdly that series, I rooted for Detroit because of this very moment, saw a side of Zeke I never saw before, he was tough like my Celtics who played through injury.
Isiah was HIM🎉🎉🎉 Chi town all day!!!
I KNOW what Isaiah went through,breaking/fracturing his ankle!! Im 1998 ,I stepped on my buddys' ankle during a "pickup"game on Charles R. Drew middle scools' basketball court,and BROKE my ankle,going into SHOCK ,after I was picked-up and laid into my other buddies car!! The next morning,I had to report to work at the Detroits' Hudson Building implosion project!! MY workstation was way up on the 24th floor of a building with NO elevators,so,I had to HIKE-up 24 floors on a freshly- BROKEN ankle,and I did so!!! there'd been no elevators in this hulk,since 1983,when the trend towards suburban ashopping centers forced it to close!!
Worthy seems to be a very nice dude
Also unselfish as a player
Just hearing Isiah, Worthy and Sally talk about this moment in retrospective, it’s feels like your sitting at a kitchen table and hearing your dad and uncles trade off war stories with each other.
Such a fantastic performance and it just sucks that Isiah is seen as a villain by some of the NBA elite to this day *cough MJ cough*
This was awesome
Anybody ever got hurt and really for somebody know that pain!!!
It's crazy how both Isiah and Michael Jordan both have brothers named Larry
The Great Mr
Lord Isisah Thomas!!!!
ZEKE IS THE goat. Pound for pound the Greatest Man ever.
That's what Chuck Daly said back in the day
The disrespect this man has received!!! Who beat everyone on the Dream Team... #11 the true GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best team didn't win that series!
John Sally said it best everybody played hard ball & the celtics was the dirtiest but the pistons were demonized r monsters ZEEK got a bad rep
Remember before this when somehow much of the country outside Detroit thought Isiah was soft?
I done it before torn ligaments.wore a cast for 3 months.
Asiah is the best 10 players all time. Well, no 10.
Wilt,Jabor,magic, bird,.....Asiah
and them Stephen A is already crowning Steph as the greatest PG ever because of that 50 pt game in Sacramento.. lol that doesn't compare to this performance by Zeke.
Hate Ishah but that was amazing!!!
Isaiah because he dislikes Jordan so much gets no credit for this nowadays. Isaiah was the best player in Detroit Pistons history. That is saying alot
Phantom foul on Laimbeer... Bullshit
This series was one of the best of the finals. Granted, every final is a dog fight. This is perhaps ranking at the top. Congrats Lakers! Congrats Pistons! And Isiah put up a great show! A true hero!
No denying that Thomas was a great player. My issue with him is that he always seems butt hurt that other players in his era didnt like him. The thing is that he knows exactly why, he and the Pistons played dirty. The Pistons did what they had to inorder to win, but you have to know that you are going to make enemies, it comes with the territory.
Because he understands how the media works, the Celtics were way dirtier than the Pistons (Worthy himself has said that) yet they are celebrated while the Pistons were vilified. He’s also experienced fake friends turning on him for the sake of celebrity. So it’s not “butthurt” he’s telling the ‘fans’ this is the truth vs the narrative you’ve been fed all these years
@@TommyGibbs1Best synopsis
6:53
Nothing tops what Jordan did in game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals.
Game 6 1998 NBA Finals
The Greatest Minute of Basketball in NBA History. Down 3 points with only 41 seconds left Jordan quite literally did EVERYTHING!!! He scored the quick layup keeping the Bulls hopes alive with 37 seconds left. Next he had the Defensive IQ to act like he was moving with Hornacek but in reality he stayed behind Malone and poked the ball out. If that wasn’t enough he comes down casually and hits THE SHOT ... MJ did it on BOTH ends.
MJ 45 points game winning shot
Toni Kukoc 15 points
Pippen 8 points 👀
Harper 8 points
Rodman 7 points
Jud Buechler 2 points
Bill Wennington 2 points
Scott Burrell scored ZERO POINTS
Steve Kerr scored ZERO POINTS
Luc Longley scored ZERO POINTS
Isn't that the game where jordan took 35 shots and had 42 FG% and 1 assist, 1 rebound with plus/minus of 2? The guy chucked a shot every time he got the ball lol. 90% of today's NBA would score 60+ points with 35 shots. You conveniently forget to mention quite a lot of facts about this game.
Yet if you touch Chris Paul with your pinky finger he’s out for two games.
In my opinion that game 6 finials, if Pistons win Zeke would still be better than Steph bin my opinion, but Steph maybe over took Zeke only because Pistons didn’t win in game 6 finials in 88
This is flop
SNAKE talking about game 6 when he scored 43pts and his TEAM LOST because of it lol.
I guess you forgot the b.s. ref call on Laimbeer that actually won the game for the Lakers
@@cooper60 things like that happens, man.
If you are THAT good, even the refs can't beat you.
Nobody mentions the PUSH that Miller did to Jordan because Bulls won the series.
Zeek was amazing after getting hurt absolute beast never gave up like some soft players