The Pacers back in the days had a deadly homecourt support from the fans and the whole Indy 500 racing theme with the streaking sound effects of the Formula 1 race cars. That fueled the Pacers and really drew the Indy crowd into the game. Even me watching the game from across the country, I felt this adrenaline rush from Market Square Arena!!!1 The 90's were just an awesome era of basketball, never to be duplicated again. Just good times!!!!
factz...that Indy 500 car racing effect they used from 94 & 95 when the opponents had the ball was loud as hell and effective. I heard Shaq helped have it banned beginning in the 95-96 season as well as the Hornets buzz effect they used
@Classicbasketballdvds Oh wow that's crazy.. I was a orlando magic fan but I love home court advantages and wish they would have kept both.. they made the game so much better
@@rogerblewett5595 yeah, it gets deep lolz. Orlando was asked to lower their PA announce system as well due to players complaining I believe. This was around the 95/96 era
@@marvymarv959 not during gameplay. It was used coming from timeouts and when the players came from the locker room at the start of the game. By the 98 season, they were using that low pitched distorted voice defense chant as the main chant. I 1st heard that one around the 96-97 season. It was an Indy 500 car racing effect alternate version that was played when the Pacers had the ball in the late 90s. The version used in 94 & 95 was used when opponents had the ball
Because post players can dribble just as good as wing players now, they can shoot and extend the floor as good as 3pt specialists from the 00s, and are athletic enough to become playmakers in 4v3/3v2 situations upon receiving passes out of the double team situations, the old version of "inside out" is obsolete. You might see that at youth levels, but even players who are "forward/center" builds at ages 14-15-16 are all playing out of the 3pt line because kids nowadays are so talented. The old school send a post-pass, wait for the strong side double team, and pass to the open player is too one-dimensional given the talent and skillset in basketball players today; AND modern defensive concepts are good enough in rotation to help the helper. Playing inside out today is no different than any uphill dribble handoffs or a post-post to the 3pt line and running a pick and roll right away off of that.
What a classic game and a thrilling finish this was. 4 consecutive clutch shots at the end. Capped off by Rik Smits hitting the shot at the buzzer to give Indiana the win. This is what made the NBA so much fun to watch back in the 90s.
I remembered watching this game it was a great game. This is the nba at its peak. No bs fouls no flopping just 2 great teams playing an awsome playoff game
This is the excitement of dramatic storyline of the opening of NBA on NBC; and this is also the competitiveness, physicality, intensity and rivalry that is all too missing in today's NBA.
i rem this like yesterday. Classic finish. 4 clutch shots at the end. The Pacers call was crazzzy tho after Smits hit that shot..."He hits, he hits, he hits, he hits..."
what a dunk by penny and pacers my fav team fav coach m jackson r smiths davis mckie and the great reggie agains young talanted athlete magic what a game thnx alot
I had no dog in this fight as I was a huge Knicks fan, but what a fight this was. Analytics and smartphone cameras have taken the soul out of the NBA and sports in general.
@@Theterminato2013Smits, especially at this time in their lives, had such better footwork than Shaq. This video alone shows that. Smits was moving and grooving all game.
Phenomenal playoff basketball what a classic game. We only here in the media from Reggie Miller, Jalen Rose and Mark Jackson, Rik Smits and Dale Davis don't make to many appearances.
Everyone picked up their game 100% those 2 years Jordan was gone because they actually had a chance at an easy ring. If LeFlop James played in the 80’s & 90’s no one today would even know his fkn name 💯
this type of ending is something you just cant see anymore in the nba, it would just be people complaining and refs reviewing, no flow to the end of games now, this at least still had some semblance of flow to the action near the end
Ppl no longer watch nba today, they just buy the shoes and watch the podcast. NBA was once very exciting to watch which can be seen in these old games. Adam silver has change the nba closer to his gender.
The Pacers back in the days had a deadly homecourt support from the fans and the whole Indy 500 racing theme with the streaking sound effects of the Formula 1 race cars. That fueled the Pacers and really drew the Indy crowd into the game. Even me watching the game from across the country, I felt this adrenaline rush from Market Square Arena!!!1 The 90's were just an awesome era of basketball, never to be duplicated again. Just good times!!!!
factz...that Indy 500 car racing effect they used from 94 & 95 when the opponents had the ball was loud as hell and effective. I heard Shaq helped have it banned beginning in the 95-96 season as well as the Hornets buzz effect they used
@Classicbasketballdvds Oh wow that's crazy.. I was a orlando magic fan but I love home court advantages and wish they would have kept both.. they made the game so much better
@@ClassicbasketballdvdsNo they were still using it in 1998 when Indy played the Bulls in the ECF.
@@rogerblewett5595 yeah, it gets deep lolz. Orlando was asked to lower their PA announce system as well due to players complaining I believe. This was around the 95/96 era
@@marvymarv959 not during gameplay. It was used coming from timeouts and when the players came from the locker room at the start of the game. By the 98 season, they were using that low pitched distorted voice defense chant as the main chant. I 1st heard that one around the 96-97 season. It was an Indy 500 car racing effect alternate version that was played when the Pacers had the ball in the late 90s. The version used in 94 & 95 was used when opponents had the ball
This is what basketball is supposed to look like. 🔥🔥🔥
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hell yeah
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No doubt about it
Def..!
One of the greatest playoff games most people don’t remember…
Right. People don't talk about this game and it had probably the greatest ending to a basketball game ever in my opinion.
yeah im a huge basketball nerd and this is the first time seeing the footage, completely insane rally between teams under the brightest lights
man NBA on NBC was just the best! God i miss those days of the NBA!
A Memorial Day classic capped by a frantic final minute.
Not one not two not three but FOUR clutch shots!
This is probably the best NBA highlights channel ever!! Another great upload of a very underrated playoff series that never gets talked about.
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Rik Smits is one of the most underrated big man to ever play in the NBA
Who else misses true post players and teams playing inside out?? Watching ball in the 90’s and early 2000’s is so refreshing compared to now. Smh
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FACTS! I'll take "traditional" team basketball over analytic, position-less basketball ANY day.
You can see the difference in many ways but perhaps most notably in the effort.
Show me one clip of a guy "taking a charge". Didn't really happen. If you were coming to the basket, you were getting hit.
Because post players can dribble just as good as wing players now, they can shoot and extend the floor as good as 3pt specialists from the 00s, and are athletic enough to become playmakers in 4v3/3v2 situations upon receiving passes out of the double team situations, the old version of "inside out" is obsolete. You might see that at youth levels, but even players who are "forward/center" builds at ages 14-15-16 are all playing out of the 3pt line because kids nowadays are so talented. The old school send a post-pass, wait for the strong side double team, and pass to the open player is too one-dimensional given the talent and skillset in basketball players today; AND modern defensive concepts are good enough in rotation to help the helper. Playing inside out today is no different than any uphill dribble handoffs or a post-post to the 3pt line and running a pick and roll right away off of that.
This series was nearly identical to 1998's Bulls/Pacers ECF series where the home team won every game.
Truth! And game 4 in both had crazy finishes.
Yep but unlike game 7 1995 were the Magic blew out the Pacers, the Bulls were taken to the brink of elimination by the Pacers game 7 1998.
@@KarlMalowned32 And both times Game 4 was played on Memorial Day!!
Rik Smits was the most underrated Center of the 90's, the golden era for the traditional Center.
It always seemed to me that he was too big (lazy) to be stable all the time. He needed to fire himself up to give an impressive performance.
Lotta pple forget about rik smits.....but in the mid 90s he culd ball with the best of em
What a classic game and a thrilling finish this was. 4 consecutive clutch shots at the end. Capped off by Rik Smits hitting the shot at the buzzer to give Indiana the win. This is what made the NBA so much fun to watch back in the 90s.
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1980-2010, best era! Arguably through 2012/2013
I remembered watching this game it was a great game. This is the nba at its peak. No bs fouls no flopping just 2 great teams playing an awsome playoff game
When shooting threes meant something
The greatest 15 seconds in NBA playoff history! I remember this game, but I didn't realize how intense the ending was until now.
Thank you MDBBall!🏀
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We really got robbed of seeing just how great Penny could have been, he was phenominal to watch
Remember it well. Great series. Those were the days!!!!
This is the excitement of dramatic storyline of the opening of NBA on NBC; and this is also the competitiveness, physicality, intensity and rivalry that is all too missing in today's NBA.
I miss the NBA on NBC
Omg the level of intensify is off the charts
i rem this like yesterday. Classic finish. 4 clutch shots at the end. The Pacers call was crazzzy tho after Smits hit that shot..."He hits, he hits, he hits, he hits..."
The second best highlight after Orlando vs. Golden State with Chris Weber. Thanks.
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This was war compared to today's NBA. So much excitement.
what a dunk by penny and pacers my fav team fav coach m jackson r smiths davis mckie and the great reggie agains young talanted athlete magic what a game thnx alot
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Awesome times!!!!
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I had no dog in this fight as I was a huge Knicks fan, but what a fight this was. Analytics and smartphone cameras have taken the soul out of the NBA and sports in general.
One of my earlier sports heartbreak moments as a kid 😂
Man! Me too. 🤣🤣
Notice how they finished threw contact not fall down and hold there head in the fetal position for 3 min
The real NBA
fantastic highlight
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The real nba
Olajuwon v Smits Finals matchup down low would’ve been intriguing
Not as entertaining as Shaq vs Hakeem. Smits would’ve got destroyed by Hakeem.
@@Theterminato2013 are you ok?
@@Theterminato2013Smits, especially at this time in their lives, had such better footwork than Shaq. This video alone shows that. Smits was moving and grooving all game.
Memories 😊
We went to the conference finals 5 out of 8 years 3 of the 4 losses ending in game 7
Scorpio male ♏️ dis is basketball not da bullshit they play today! True athletes!
This is the real NBA,not now
Phenomenal playoff basketball what a classic game. We only here in the media from Reggie Miller, Jalen Rose and Mark Jackson, Rik Smits and Dale Davis don't make to many appearances.
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Orlando 95 one of the best team in nba history
Everyone picked up their game 100% those 2 years Jordan was gone because they actually had a chance at an easy ring. If LeFlop James played in the 80’s & 90’s no one today would even know his fkn name 💯
this type of ending is something you just cant see anymore in the nba, it would just be people complaining and refs reviewing, no flow to the end of games now, this at least still had some semblance of flow to the action near the end
Quite a lot of movements in those 1.3 seconds.^^ 😏
That was a good game….
Ppl no longer watch nba today, they just buy the shoes and watch the podcast. NBA was once very exciting to watch which can be seen in these old games. Adam silver has change the nba closer to his gender.
probably the best comment ever
PENNY WAS THE REAL DEAL
Where is the traveling on O’Neal? At 10:00
The most importanat lesson: when Shaq gets whistles for his usual fouls, he doesn't stay long in the game.
guys do you have full game though？
22:22 What song is it?
Don't stop me now - Queen(Freddie Mercury)
Where is the off foul at 20:23
Tree warned everyone about the pump fake.
Four lead changes in 13 seconds
SPOILER ALERT:
He barely got that shot off in time
even veteran shot blocker like Tree Rollins could still be fooled by Smits' fake.
He was scared. By the waving hair.
Who knew what the score was back then
Yeah I remember this game, man not even Jordan could get a call in Market Square Arena 🙄 teams had to beat the pacers and the refs lol
When the NBA was so good now it's just sucks
Penny is the best
D🏀PE
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