Best part about this entire play... look at BJ Armstrong falling down in front of the Suns bench when Paxson shoots it. He knew it was going in😂 Everybody said once they saw Pax get the ball they knew it was going in
Of course they knew... ALL professional sports are rigged and scripted(today's bread and circus) rule of thumb, if you can bet on it,it's rigged... so yeah, they all knew it was gonna go in ..
@@algladyou exactly in that situation trust the help let them foul him worse case scenario it’s a tied game with time on the clock to draw up a play if u miss then it’s overtime
What people overlook when they try to diminish Jordan's greatness by saying "Jordan needed John Paxson to hit the go-ahead shot" (like LeBron), is ... MJ was the only Bulls player to score in that quarter up until that shot - with 9 points. So, for those who like to say "Jordan had nothing to do with that play" (talking to you LeSwept), he was the sole reason Pippen, Grant, and Paxson became open.
You know what's so great about this play, this was setup beforehand. It's wasn't an improvisation act like we often see today where one guy dribbles the air out of the ball until the last second and then kicks it out, no this was orchestrated. This is ball rotation at its finest, every player of the Bulls touched the ball during this possession.
Yea and then Horace Grant blocked Kevin Johnson as he drove down the lane on the final play for the win. HG w/ the assist and block to win it all, after being outplayed by Barkley all series.
HG played really good defence throughout the series. Barkley was a beast and he completely dominated the Western Conference during the playoffs. The Bulls kept him in check and that was largely HG's work.
KJ thought he was in the clear, but NOPE. HG doesn't give up and knocks it down. Biggest block in NBA finals history...until LBJ came along. Also, the screen Oliver Miller set on MJ on the last play would have been a penalty in the NHL!
Role players have help superstars win for a long time. But apparently LeBron is not allowed to have a teammate hit a clutch three for some reason. Smh.
Tony Lo you blaming LeBron for the Cavaliers trading Kyrie for scraps and still expect him to beat this warriors team. R u kidding me? Nobody in history could've pull that off.
I like jalens take but the best part of this play is everyone on the bulls touches the ball. The ball goes 94 feet. From Jordan to Armstrong to pippen to grant to pax in the matter of 10 seconds with the help of about 3 or 4 dribbles. Same thing with game five of the ecf that year. All five bulls had a roll on stopping the Knicks on defense. King did an amazing job on Ewing. Jordan basically busted the play on the wing with starks and then pippen Grant and Jordan denied Smith underneath. I guess that's four but Armstrong did have the presence to leak out and eat up the clock with the layup. This is why there is no argument to best teams of all time. You had the greatest player in the game surrounded by a team who was constantly in motion and applying pressure on both sides. And the 91-93 team wasn't nearly as good as the 96-98 teams. This is why
And it was a perfect illustration of the triangle that Phil had implemented when he became coach and a big part of why they finally became champions. Had It been Collins coaching, he would have said get the ball to Michael and everyone else get out of the way and let him go thevfull 94 feet to win or tie the game.
What people don't remember is that in that game, the Bulls were red hot from 3-point range. They shot 10/14 from threes so I would defintely go for the win with a three in that situation.
Pippen blowing by Chuck sealed it, he had 3 defenders scrambling to get to him, he could have gone for the layup/foul, triangle offense works. Bad move by Chuck. Jordan has eyes like a predatory bird, saw it coming with the ball. Laser pass to Pip. Grant passing, again good shot to great shot.
Jalen is right on one thing...Barkley gambled on stealing the ball...should been in front of Pippen...Maybe Pippen forces the shot or Grant would of needed to make the shot...Also Paxson would of been guarded for that shot..
MJ never did it all by himself. He had to have a supporting cast. The Bad Boy Detroit Pistons exploited the fact that he couldn't do it all by himself. With their "Jordan Rules", defense (and often dirty plays), they limited his scoring just enough to win 3 straight years in the playoffs. Bulls needed MJ to give up some control where he didn't take almost every shot, and when Pippen, Grant, Paxson, Armstrong, Cartwright got more involved, the "Jordan Rules" were less effective, and they finally won in 1991. Phil Jackson was a genius. Triangle offensive philosophy won them 6 titles.
I remember it like it was yesterday. Being here in Phoenix , any Phoenician who is old enough to remember that season and THIS game in particular, knows we had that game and should have won. AND THEN THE SUNS WOULD HAVE WON GAME 7 AND GAVE ARIZONA ITS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP. yeah this was a little hard to watch. It's just as hard as watching replays of James Harrison take the pick 6 to end The first half vs the Cardinals in the super bowl
Phoenix might have had the league's best record and they were good, just not good enough. The Suns won game 5 because the Bulls were ready to start celebrating the threepeat before they'd even played the game. If Phoenix had been they would've won this game considering the Bulls only had 12 points in the 4th quarter, setting a new record low for the fewest 4th quarter points ever in an NBA finals game. I e watched this 4th quarter over and over again and saw the momentum change in the Bulls favor. Suns would've capitalized on the missed oppurtunies to put the Bulls away if they'd been good enough.
Why Jalen keep saying young people it’s the older people like skip who act like mj did it all by himself; look at this horrible defense the guy was literally wide open; they would’ve killed lebron for passing the ball that fast when the games on the line
1ightskin 1eo - terrible defense? You figured that out from a 5 second highlight? You kids are fools and clearly you can't spell basketball let alone understand the game. And FYI, the defensive rules of today's era make scoring twice a easy. In that era, using physical resistance by a defender was allowed. Hands and forearms on the body. And the middle was clogged without today's bullshit 3 second defensive rule. And today's foul interpretations give players twice as many free throws. Proof - in 04-05, scoring went up by an average of 20% by ALL TEAMS AND ALL PERIMETER PLAYERS because of the rule changes and new foul interpretations. This was the purpose of changing the rules - TO INCREASE SCORING BY PERIMETER PLAYERS!! This info is all available on NBA.com. And for us OG's, we saw the entire transition that made today's fairy ball possible. Defense was twice as tough and twice as bruising and effective in MJ's era. I suggest you go back to Basketball 101and learn the basics of the game.
Boogie Loo all that to say nothing Barkley jumps the pass leaving the lane open causing the defense to collapse and leaving the 3 point shooter wide open in any era that’s bad defense
Schneides117 - no. He just scored 14 of the 18 points in this game in that 4th quarter. Don't try to twist the fact that he was the greatest and won 6 of 6 with 6 Finals MVPs and never antagonized his teammates.
2:06 - let Grant drive it to the basket and dunk it/lay it in - there would still be about 6 seconds to go, the score would be tied and you get the last shot. The worst that happens is you go to OT. If the defense is supposed to be "no 3's" then you can't leave Paxson open under any circumstance even if it means giving up an easy layup to tie.
Barkley gambling on the steal allowed the the defense to start scrambling he should have never left Scottie but then again they would have to foul grant before he gets the shot up to prevent a possible and1
Two mistakes made. Barkley came out of the post. Then Ainge collapsed the defense and left an open man (Pax) by heading towards the post to put 3 men on Horace Grant, LOL.
That was on Ainge... Barkley made the mistake Ainge should have realized that there was a man behind him... in the huddle they kept saying NO THREES... Ainge could have given up that 2 to stay on his man
That's the difference between lebron and Jordan. Jordan didn't need to be the one passing to paxon, 4 people touched the ball on that play. If this were lebron he would dribble it down and make the pass himself.
Raps United no im saying Jordan trusted his team to make the pass to the open man and make the proper play. LeBron doesn't trust his team by evidence of himself wanting to make the game winning shot or pass.
Bronsexuals arguing that Paxson saved MJ here lol Bulls were up 3-2 in that series and even if they did lose that game they would have won in 7. LeBron's team was down 3-2 to the Spurs when LeBron bricked his 3 and Bosh probably caught the most important rebound in history and passed it to the open HoF 3 point shooter Ray Allen to seal the deal and give the younger Heat the chance to beat the ageing Spurs at home. Outside of MJ passing the ball up to Pippen MJ was not even in that play. MJ passed to Scottie because they have 11.5 seconds on the clock and he is being pressed full court. If Barkley didn't try to gamble on the steal Grant would not have been open when Scottie penetrates and Paxson would have not been open for the open 3. In 91, Paxson hit that big 2 when the Bulls were up 103-101, after the shot the Lakers never scored again but the Bulls won 108-101. The Bulls were also up in the series 3-1 at the time, so even if the Bulls lost they still had 2 more games to win the series. At no point where the Bulls in trouble of losing, therefore, there is nothing to save in regards to MJ's career. Steve Kerr's shot came because the Bulls and MJ knew that the Jazz might double team him for the last shot like they previously had done before so Kerr needed to be ready and spoiler alert that's exactly what happened; they doubled MJ and he fought through it to passed the ball to an open Kerr and he sunk it. Again. the Bulls were up in that series as well, they were 3-2 so even if they lost they still had another game to go. These constant arguments that Kerr and Paxson saved MJ make me laugh and already tell me you didn't watch the game nor did you understand the situations at that time.
I remember that fateful day. The ONLY Reason "I" was mad about, was because "I" DIDN'T Get Watch it, because "I" was AT an Airport, Getting Ready to BOARD a PLANE, when I Heard a LOUD CHEER COMIN From One of the Bars/Lounges ONLY to Find OUT, that IT was GAME 6 playing, THAT was The GAME It ALL HAPPENED, & I NEVER GOT To Watch it!! 😣😣😡😡 I'm STILL Happy to THIS DAY, that My Team Won! ♥️👍🏼👍🏼✊🏼☝🏼
Interesting fact: They changed a Danny Ainge two into a three mid game. Ainge was indeed clearly behind the line. Back in the day that was a very uncommon move if I remember correctly. I don't know how they came to the conclusion. Could be there were told by somebody from the broadcast who saw it.
Well he didn't explain in that quarter Jordan hat all 19 points from the Bulls all the points in the fourth quarter Michael Jordan was the only one to score them everybody else were scoreless only John Paxson logically, the players have to double up on MJ, when they pass the ball they have to share and find the open man that's the triangle if you notice the triangle offense Pippen went to the middle Grant was at the corner and it was John paxson in the corner waiting for the ball if in that case was him the one open he was supposed to take it that's the triangle that Phil Jackson created and Jordan created the attention to leave everybody else open cuz he was at will in the fourth quarter
19 points ? No . Bulls got 12 points , in the 4th quarter and Mike scored 9 of them,.also had 2 airballs in the last 2minutes... As for the last action... of course its Barkley stupidity, terrible over play defense on Pippen, that cause the rotation, and axson find himself alone in the 3pt line.
This was the year I became a basketball fan. I was like 7 and I was heart broken. I hated Jordan for the next 15 years. We got the Number one pick it's time for the Phoenix to rise from the ashes.
Was not a designed play. The play drawn up in the huddle was a high screen to Jordan. You can never have designed a play around two unbelievable and inexcusable defensive errors by the Suns. This was an impromptu situation and looks so smooth becuase the triangle offense was so engrained into the Bulls mentality.
Not true Horace Grant scores the first point of the game he split his free throws and then following that 3 by Paxson he blocked Kevin Johnson’s floater
Horace Grant wanted NO PART of that last play. He he had a REALLY BAD last two games of the series. He could have easily of dunked but chickened out and passed the ball. Luckily Paxson bailed him out by hitting the clutch shot.
I Agree, which is why I think the cast for the 2nd Threepeat was better with Rodman. Less points but excellent defense even thought you would only get 4-8 points from him. Grant was not happy with his role on the Bulls, he was used to being a prime option scorer.
It was also said that Horace would sometimes get into a bit of a funk when he wasn't used as a primary option for scoring on offense. When that happened, the rest of his game suffered. But he always did his job well on the defensive end when he was super focused.
Jalen doesn't realize the bigger mental breakdown on this play by Paul Westpaul, the Suns coach. Kevin Johnson is guarding MJ. Idk y cause he didnt guard as well as Thunder Dan Marerie. If im Barkley, I want to guard MJ on that play. To me the smart thing to do would be double MJ considering he averaged 41 a game that seriesbut if you do, nobody leaves the perimeter. Double MJ 3 ssconds to go. We dont know if the Sun's woulda doubled MJ cause Barkley gambled and lost to quickly. They worst mental breakdown in that play was actually Danny Ainge. Before the play in the huddle im guessing Paul Westpaul reminded the guys that they were up 2 points. YOU DONT GIVE UP AN OPEN 3 POINTER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Dany Ainge left Paxon open to help on Grant. Give up that easy layup and the score is tied not an open 3 you idiot!!! The rest is history.
Or why not just say luck. Barkley bet on the wrong side of luck. And here I sit thinking it was Ainge's fault all these years. Barkley kept saying all those years it's Ainge's fault. It was really your fault Sir Charles. But I still love you Chuck.
Barkley made the initial mistake, which was huge because it changed the whole scenario. But, then, Ainge compounded it by what he did; he's not getting off the hook at all! Just let Horace Grant shoot that; he probably would have missed.
@@mathewhorodner2000 Horace likely would have dunked the ball or taken it up strong and gotten fouled. Once Barkley gambled on the steal, the Suns were screwed.
Grant scored 1 point in that game. He was generally a poor free throw shooter, I think less than 70% career. They should've fouled him and forced him to make 2 to tie the game. I doubt Grant would've been able to make both of them considering the pressure. Would the Bulls have won game 7? We will never know. I felt Phoenix had the momentum after having won game 5 and having held the Bulls (which Jordan scored all) to 9 points until the Paxson 3 in the 4th quarter. America West was a really rocking arena. It would've been very tough for the Bulls but I wouldn't bet against prime Jordan even though Phoenix had prime Barkley coming off the regular season MVP leading his team to a league best 62 wins.
At the end of the day it’s all about winning. So if LBJ shoots and misses or passes the ball and team mate misses his legacy gets shot down. Same thing would happen to MJ if his Bulls teams failed. Robert Horry took many clutch winning shots. Does that devalue Hakeem, Shaq, Kobe, TIm Duncan or David Robinson?
Jordan created these opportunities. Kyrie created that shot himself. Then the luckiest bounce ever to Ray Allen to get Lebron another ring... apples to oranges.
This is straight cap 🧢 this is how you show somebody else passing the ball to Paxton but he’s making it look like Jordan is passing to Paxton? No team players pass the ball to the team. MJ is not a team player you’re wide-open he might throw it to you and that he want the ball you don’t care if he’s wide open and not give him the ball that’s a ball hog. So yeah that’s disingenuous. MJ didn’t pass the ball to those players in this situation… only Scotty. 🧢✨✨✨🏀
It could be unintentional or intentional. But all eyes were with mj and pippen. They think they're gonna do that, but it's the opposite. It's like chess. Hehehe
What an idiotic defensive play of Barkley. When the ball is released by Jordan he is 12 ft behind Pippen. There was absolutely no chance ever getting to the ball before Pip. Why still trying to steal the ball instead of closing the middle? Barkley was an awesome offensive player and rebounder. But his defence was equally lacklustre and error prone. Bird was not the best man to man defender due to his lack of footspeed but his decision making and situational awareness was off the chart. This is why Barkley is slightly overrated as a player. His defense was inadequate for a top tier player.
Nah, he would've been hacked. And the way Horace was playing that game, I find it highly unlikely he makes two free throws. Horace was 0 for 5 that game with one point. I think there was one play where he had it under the basket and just lost it on the way up, with the ball hitting the part of the apparatus that was out of bounds. Horace was a great player for Chicago, but on offense that game he just looked uncomfortable with the ball. I was thirteen when I watched this game and I always distinctly remembered that sinking feeling in my gut when it looked like Horace was about to take it to the basket and not having any faith he would finish the play.
...but yet lebron can do that same exact play and if his teammate doesn't make the three everyone is only talking about how lebron didnt shoot the ball with 11 seconds on the clock in game 6 of the finals. I swear I've never seen a sport that is so inconsistent on the way its analyzed.
It's because LeBron has set the rules. He's arrogant and is constantly drawing attention to himself. Go back and watch post-game interviews with Jordan after any normal, regular season game. He's self-effacing, humble, and constantly talks about the team effort. You train others how to regard you, think about you, talk about you. LeFlop has trained the media and the world how to judge him.
Well, it's a team effort. Without mj being the clutch and great. They won't be concentrating on him. And Pippen as well. So without them. The play won't be possible.
MJ passes the ball for a game winner he is the GOAT and high IQ play MJ passes the ball to Pippen and he passes it to Paxson for a game winner MJ is the greatest leader ever. MJ passes to anyone they miss they are not on MJ level they are too weak MJ abuses them and people say they need to be better and stronger and that he is a great leader to act that way. Now Lebron passes the ball to Irving he scored he saved his legacy he passes the ball to Green or JR Smith they score he is not clutch he is weak and he has no killer mentality. Lebron passes it to anyone and they miss Lebron isn’t a closer he is weak and is a bad leader and doesn’t take any blame. The biggest difference between the two isn’t in their game but in the media and people’s perception of them. One side is infatuated with Mj other side pits and puts Lebron down.
Where’s Steven A Smith, who has amnesia when it comes to John Paxson, Steve Kerr, Scotty Pippen, Craig Hodges, BJ Armstrong, Toni Kukoc & Dennis Rodman.... the only player the Bulls EVER HAD, was Micheal Jordan. Mike made everyone better.... he made Rodman rebound better, he made Kerr so much better that he was statistically the greatest 3 point shooter ever, and Craig Hodges, Paxson and BJ Armstrong made the list of best 3 assassins in NBA history too, because apparently ball hogging makes other players better.
Fuck What You're Talking About ! Thank you. Mike was overrated! He was the leagues poster boy at the peak of the leagues popularity. If Lebron won 10 rings, people would still make up a BS reason that mike was better.
He had to be a team player to trust them to make those plays. As awsome as it looks when it goes in, it's low %age basketball to just force up a bad shot. Jordan was a gunner, who also knew when to pass, and when to be a decoy.
Fun Fact: All 5 Bulls Players Touched The Ball On That Possession.
Triangle offense
Armstrong didn't touch the ball
@@jackjohnson5714 yes he did, pass the ball to Jordan on the inbounds
@@kingdarius901 Thx, wasn't clear on the replay. My bad
Best part about this entire play... look at BJ Armstrong falling down in front of the Suns bench when Paxson shoots it. He knew it was going in😂 Everybody said once they saw Pax get the ball they knew it was going in
When will somebody interview BJ about his pre-reaction?
On the other hand , Dan Majerle with his gesture "Oh no!!" He thought that Paxson shot is good!
Of course they knew... ALL professional sports are rigged and scripted(today's bread and circus) rule of thumb, if you can bet on it,it's rigged... so yeah, they all knew it was gonna go in ..
I remember this game john paxson was my favorite player at the time.
That was such a good game. I miss that era.
"Barkley with the bad gamble"...feel like I've heard that before
tmotivate I know right. Not even sure that was a gamble either, with gambling you have the potential to win something lol. That was just dumb
Ainge gambled too. He left Paxson. Lol!
tmotivate Hahahaha underrated comment bro, well done!!!
@@algladyou exactly in that situation trust the help let them foul him worse case scenario it’s a tied game with time on the clock to draw up a play if u miss then it’s overtime
@@algladyou ainge had to leave Paxson, Grant had a layup. A layup is much easier to convert than a 3 pointer, no matter who is shooting it.
This is argueably the pinnacle of Chicago Bull's Basketball in the 90s, what a series!
Horace Grant and John Paxson deserves both credit/recognition for this championship against Suns.
Jordan gave dem they credit
What people overlook when they try to diminish Jordan's greatness by saying "Jordan needed John Paxson to hit the go-ahead shot" (like LeBron), is ... MJ was the only Bulls player to score in that quarter up until that shot - with 9 points. So, for those who like to say "Jordan had nothing to do with that play" (talking to you LeSwept), he was the sole reason Pippen, Grant, and Paxson became open.
A friendly acquaintance, in a near-empty bar on the North Side, to me during the timeout: Who takes the shot...?
Me, unhesitatingly: Paxson.
Coming out of the timeout, my dad, who isn't an MJ or Bulls fan said: They should go to Paxson for the win.
That shot killed me 😢
Horace Grant had missed so many easy shots that game, glad he kicked it out to Pax!
You know what's so great about this play, this was setup beforehand. It's wasn't an improvisation act like we often see today where one guy dribbles the air out of the ball until the last second and then kicks it out, no this was orchestrated. This is ball rotation at its finest, every player of the Bulls touched the ball during this possession.
Not true. They were going to run a high screen for Jordan. This was improvised because Barkley came out of the post like an IDIOT.
Yea and then Horace Grant blocked Kevin Johnson as he drove down the lane on the final play for the win. HG w/ the assist and block to win it all, after being outplayed by Barkley all series.
HG played really good defence throughout the series. Barkley was a beast and he completely dominated the Western Conference during the playoffs. The Bulls kept him in check and that was largely HG's work.
Lesson - never give up ! He had the toughest defensive assignment w MVP Barkley that series
Grant had like a 0 point game I think I remember. He looked scared on that pass to Paxson, but those last 2 plays definitely were big.
I think Ainge said in the time out no 3 pointer to his Suns teammates
KJ thought he was in the clear, but NOPE. HG doesn't give up and knocks it down. Biggest block in NBA finals history...until LBJ came along.
Also, the screen Oliver Miller set on MJ on the last play would have been a penalty in the NHL!
Role players have help superstars win for a long time. But apparently LeBron is not allowed to have a teammate hit a clutch three for some reason. Smh.
Kent Jackson - RMB thats a fact we want lebron with the ball 99.9% of the time
He is, but not changing the whole roster, TWICE , in a season, and still lose.
Tony Lo you blaming LeBron for the Cavaliers trading Kyrie for scraps and still expect him to beat this warriors team. R u kidding me? Nobody in history could've pull that off.
This has nothing to do with Lebron. smh
Kent Jackson - RMB - nobody in history would have been selfish enough to put himself in that situation.
If only John Paxson could make great executive decisions in the bulls front office like he made that shot. Damn him!!!!!
I was 10 and this broke my head I cried my eyes out
That shot gives me chill every time. John Clutch Paxson to win it.
Classic commentary by Marv Albert too on the original footage
You mean, "John Paxon for 3. Yes! "
One of his greatest calls..Marv and Mike Fratello greatest to ever do it
While the comment section talks about Lebron and Jordan, I’ll just say that Barkley screwed up the defense
Still could've went to overtime if Danny Ainge didn't left over time after the game plan was NO THREES
Yeah. Chuck screwed it up. It was downhill after that.
Paxson was so underated , my fav player ,class act
Bulls fans hate that guy for making so many boneheaded decisions and ruining their team
I like jalens take but the best part of this play is everyone on the bulls touches the ball. The ball goes 94 feet. From Jordan to Armstrong to pippen to grant to pax in the matter of 10 seconds with the help of about 3 or 4 dribbles. Same thing with game five of the ecf that year. All five bulls had a roll on stopping the Knicks on defense. King did an amazing job on Ewing. Jordan basically busted the play on the wing with starks and then pippen Grant and Jordan denied Smith underneath. I guess that's four but Armstrong did have the presence to leak out and eat up the clock with the layup.
This is why there is no argument to best teams of all time. You had the greatest player in the game surrounded by a team who was constantly in motion and applying pressure on both sides.
And the 91-93 team wasn't nearly as good as the 96-98 teams.
This is why
except Armstrong never touched it.
@@garysalazar5279 Jordan inbounds to Armstrong
@@amw99 I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing this out
And it was a perfect illustration of the triangle that Phil had implemented when he became coach and a big part of why they finally became champions. Had It been Collins coaching, he would have said get the ball to Michael and everyone else get out of the way and let him go thevfull 94 feet to win or tie the game.
96-98 team was better defensively.
What people don't remember is that in that game, the Bulls were red hot from 3-point range. They shot 10/14 from threes so I would defintely go for the win with a three in that situation.
Pippen blowing by Chuck sealed it, he had 3 defenders scrambling to get to him, he could have gone for the layup/foul, triangle offense works.
Bad move by Chuck. Jordan has eyes like a predatory bird, saw it coming with the ball. Laser pass to Pip.
Grant passing, again good shot to great shot.
i love jalen rose with all my heart
NBANewGeneration 😂
Jalen is right on one thing...Barkley gambled on stealing the ball...should been in front of Pippen...Maybe Pippen forces the shot or Grant would of needed to make the shot...Also Paxson would of been guarded for that shot..
Jalen is so good...he doesn't get enough credit
All he does is stuff mike's pipe down his throat every chance he gets
Jalen is my favorite guy right now...very smart.
@@anthonytucker183 say what you may but, is he right?
MJ never did it all by himself. He had to have a supporting cast. The Bad Boy Detroit Pistons exploited the fact that he couldn't do it all by himself. With their "Jordan Rules", defense (and often dirty plays), they limited his scoring just enough to win 3 straight years in the playoffs. Bulls needed MJ to give up some control where he didn't take almost every shot, and when Pippen, Grant, Paxson, Armstrong, Cartwright got more involved, the "Jordan Rules" were less effective, and they finally won in 1991. Phil Jackson was a genius. Triangle offensive philosophy won them 6 titles.
I've seen this play a million times and never noticed BJ falling to the floor 😅😅😅😅
I distinctly remember Lebron saying he’s a basketball historian.. and him saying Jordan didn’t even touch the ball on that play 😂
Well he touched the ball because he brought it up court but he became an after thought after he passed it up so in a way he didn't.
@@davidcici11Evolution what? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard😂😂 u should delete that bud it makes u look bad
Ohh really? Lesweep said that?
I remember it like it was yesterday. Being here in Phoenix , any Phoenician who is old enough to remember that season and THIS game in particular, knows we had that game and should have won. AND THEN THE SUNS WOULD HAVE WON GAME 7 AND GAVE ARIZONA ITS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP. yeah this was a little hard to watch. It's just as hard as watching replays of James Harrison take the pick 6 to end The first half vs the Cardinals in the super bowl
Phoenix might have had the league's best record and they were good, just not good enough. The Suns won game 5 because the Bulls were ready to start celebrating the threepeat before they'd even played the game. If Phoenix had been they would've won this game considering the Bulls only had 12 points in the 4th quarter, setting a new record low for the fewest 4th quarter points ever in an NBA finals game. I e watched this 4th quarter over and over again and saw the momentum change in the Bulls favor. Suns would've capitalized on the missed oppurtunies to put the Bulls away if they'd been good enough.
Chuck almost got the steal.
Just like Paxon almost missed it
Phoenix blew this series by losing games 1 and 2 at home and couldn’t catch up
Why Jalen keep saying young people it’s the older people like skip who act like mj did it all by himself; look at this horrible defense the guy was literally wide open; they would’ve killed lebron for passing the ball that fast when the games on the line
1ightskin 1eo beat me too it, it's all the OG'S
1ightskin 1eo - terrible defense? You figured that out from a 5 second highlight? You kids are fools and clearly you can't spell basketball let alone understand the game.
And FYI, the defensive rules of today's era make scoring twice a easy. In that era, using physical resistance by a defender was allowed. Hands and forearms on the body. And the middle was clogged without today's bullshit 3 second defensive rule. And today's foul interpretations give players twice as many free throws.
Proof - in 04-05, scoring went up by an average of 20% by ALL TEAMS AND ALL PERIMETER PLAYERS because of the rule changes and new foul interpretations. This was the purpose of changing the rules - TO INCREASE SCORING BY PERIMETER PLAYERS!! This info is all available on NBA.com. And for us OG's, we saw the entire transition that made today's fairy ball possible.
Defense was twice as tough and twice as bruising and effective in MJ's era. I suggest you go back to Basketball 101and learn the basics of the game.
Boogie Loo all that to say nothing Barkley jumps the pass leaving the lane open causing the defense to collapse and leaving the 3 point shooter wide open in any era that’s bad defense
That three-pointer gave the bulls an NBA all-time record of 10 made threes in the finals. My how things have changed. Lol
A new record will be set in the coming weeks
You mean to tell me paxson and kerr made clutch shots... I thought MJ always had the ball in his hands in clutch situations !?!?!
Schneides117 That basket was literally the only other points scored in the quarter but anyone other than MJ.
Schneides117 - no. He just scored 14 of the 18 points in this game in that 4th quarter. Don't try to twist the fact that he was the greatest and won 6 of 6 with 6 Finals MVPs and never antagonized his teammates.
And Lebron scored 16 in the 4th quarter in the game that Ray Allen hit that 3, whats your point?
Never antagonized his teammates? He fucking punched Steve Kerr in the face lmaooooo MJ stans are hilarious
Raps United LeChokes
Barkley gave up the overtime. Danny Ainge gave up the game
Kevin Johnson caused the game
2:06 - let Grant drive it to the basket and dunk it/lay it in - there would still be about 6 seconds to go, the score would be tied and you get the last shot. The worst that happens is you go to OT. If the defense is supposed to be "no 3's" then you can't leave Paxson open under any circumstance even if it means giving up an easy layup to tie.
Barkley gambling on the steal allowed the the defense to start scrambling he should have never left Scottie but then again they would have to foul grant before he gets the shot up to prevent a possible and1
Two mistakes made.
Barkley came out of the post.
Then Ainge collapsed the defense and left an open man (Pax) by heading towards the post to put 3 men on Horace Grant, LOL.
That was a "Magic Johnson" pass, from Horace Grant, to John Paxson!
That was on Ainge... Barkley made the mistake Ainge should have realized that there was a man behind him... in the huddle they kept saying NO THREES... Ainge could have given up that 2 to stay on his man
DaRon Johnson if Danny doesn’t rotate down the bulls get a dunk....it only ties it but Danny was doing his job .. Barkley was the one who fucked up
@@TheSands83There were already two men in the paint to defend the basket.... why would Ainge need to rotate down?
the best clutch time play in my heart
That's the difference between lebron and Jordan. Jordan didn't need to be the one passing to paxon, 4 people touched the ball on that play. If this were lebron he would dribble it down and make the pass himself.
So what you're saying is that Jordan had a better team and a better coach? Ya I agree
Raps United no im saying Jordan trusted his team to make the pass to the open man and make the proper play. LeBron doesn't trust his team by evidence of himself wanting to make the game winning shot or pass.
Raps United The coach was definitely better but lebron doesn't trust you if he doesn't respect you.
Let’s not forget that block by Horace grant to seal it
Bronsexuals arguing that Paxson saved MJ here lol Bulls were up 3-2 in that series and even if they did lose that game they would have won in 7. LeBron's team was down 3-2 to the Spurs when LeBron bricked his 3 and Bosh probably caught the most important rebound in history and passed it to the open HoF 3 point shooter Ray Allen to seal the deal and give the younger Heat the chance to beat the ageing Spurs at home. Outside of MJ passing the ball up to Pippen MJ was not even in that play. MJ passed to Scottie because they have 11.5 seconds on the clock and he is being pressed full court. If Barkley didn't try to gamble on the steal Grant would not have been open when Scottie penetrates and Paxson would have not been open for the open 3.
In 91, Paxson hit that big 2 when the Bulls were up 103-101, after the shot the Lakers never scored again but the Bulls won 108-101. The Bulls were also up in the series 3-1 at the time, so even if the Bulls lost they still had 2 more games to win the series. At no point where the Bulls in trouble of losing, therefore, there is nothing to save in regards to MJ's career.
Steve Kerr's shot came because the Bulls and MJ knew that the Jazz might double team him for the last shot like they previously had done before so Kerr needed to be ready and spoiler alert that's exactly what happened; they doubled MJ and he fought through it to passed the ball to an open Kerr and he sunk it. Again. the Bulls were up in that series as well, they were 3-2 so even if they lost they still had another game to go. These constant arguments that Kerr and Paxson saved MJ make me laugh and already tell me you didn't watch the game nor did you understand the situations at that time.
W/ Game 7 in Phoenix. Context...
I remember that fateful day. The ONLY Reason "I" was mad about, was because "I" DIDN'T Get Watch it, because "I" was AT an Airport, Getting Ready to BOARD a PLANE, when I Heard a LOUD CHEER COMIN From One of the Bars/Lounges ONLY to Find OUT, that IT was GAME 6 playing, THAT was The GAME It ALL HAPPENED, & I NEVER GOT To Watch it!!
😣😣😡😡
I'm STILL Happy to THIS DAY, that My Team Won! ♥️👍🏼👍🏼✊🏼☝🏼
A blazer jacket over a hoodie? You can’t unsee that. 😬
Interesting fact: They changed a Danny Ainge two into a three mid game. Ainge was indeed clearly behind the line. Back in the day that was a very uncommon move if I remember correctly. I don't know how they came to the conclusion. Could be there were told by somebody from the broadcast who saw it.
my 2nd fav bulls point guard
BJ Armstrong rollin on the floor before it even goes in. Paxson's not missing that shot. ever. cough cough Joe Harris.
I never knew what the Horace Grant reference was on all about the Benjamin's in puffs verse. Trying to get my hands on some grants like Horace 👍
Ainge left Paxson open. He also left Ellie open in 95. Barkley also got killed by a 3.
And lets not even remember Stockton on Barkley`s face in 97.
The options were limitless. What was phoenix thinking pressuring the ball like that.
grant also got the block at the end on KJ which they didnt show
KJ should have passed the ball to barkley who was open at the basket
@@roemellobaum1670 yeh maybe he didnt want to risk a pass
He had a better chance passing to barkley to win the game see when he shot it he got blocked
Well he didn't explain in that quarter Jordan hat all 19 points from the Bulls all the points in the fourth quarter Michael Jordan was the only one to score them everybody else were scoreless only John Paxson logically, the players have to double up on MJ, when they pass the ball they have to share and find the open man that's the triangle if you notice the triangle offense Pippen went to the middle Grant was at the corner and it was John paxson in the corner waiting for the ball if in that case was him the one open he was supposed to take it that's the triangle that Phil Jackson created and Jordan created the attention to leave everybody else open cuz he was at will in the fourth quarter
Poli Gonzo FACTS 👍
Mj=🐐
19 points ? No . Bulls got 12 points , in the 4th quarter and Mike scored 9 of them,.also had 2 airballs in the last 2minutes... As for the last action... of course its Barkley stupidity, terrible over play defense on Pippen, that cause the rotation, and axson find himself alone in the 3pt line.
Bad defense by Danny Ainge
Bad defense by Barkley set everything up.
Maybe Ainge was thinking he was playing with Bird, McHale and Parish and thought he was in Boston Garden for that nano second..hahahha
Horace Grant did score in this game dudé don't know his facts Horace scored 1 pt
2:22 did the suns trip the bulls player ?🤔
Jordan is the goat
Phil Jackson's key to success.
Best Player in game + Three or four HOF Players + Major Market = True genius.
There were only two HOF players on that team.
This feels like sour grapes to me.
Grant did score that game.. 1 split free throw on the first play from memory.
All i saw was bad defense 😂😂
Jordan scored every point in the 4th until that Paxson 3.
This was the year I became a basketball fan. I was like 7 and I was heart broken. I hated Jordan for the next 15 years.
We got the Number one pick it's time for the Phoenix to rise from the ashes.
That waz a design play to paxson
Was not a designed play. The play drawn up in the huddle was a high screen to Jordan.
You can never have designed a play around two unbelievable and inexcusable defensive errors by the Suns. This was an impromptu situation and looks so smooth becuase the triangle offense was so engrained into the Bulls mentality.
Not true Horace Grant scores the first point of the game he split his free throws and then following that 3 by Paxson he blocked Kevin Johnson’s floater
Horace Grant wanted NO PART of that last play. He he had a REALLY BAD last two games of the series. He could have easily of dunked but chickened out and passed the ball. Luckily Paxson bailed him out by hitting the clutch shot.
I Agree, which is why I think the cast for the 2nd Threepeat was better with Rodman. Less points but excellent defense even thought you would only get 4-8 points from him. Grant was not happy with his role on the Bulls, he was used to being a prime option scorer.
It was also said that Horace would sometimes get into a bit of a funk when he wasn't used as a primary option for scoring on offense. When that happened, the rest of his game suffered. But he always did his job well on the defensive end when he was super focused.
Up until that point, MJ had all the Bulls points in the 4th quarter.
Scored 9 of Chicago's pointsin the 4th quarter.
Cell Jackson doesn't get enough credit Tyronn Lue doesn't get enough blame LeBron James goat
Kareem>Lebron
We almost pulled it off
I'm sorry but "almost" doesn't count.
Ya should have pulled it off Johnson should have not try to shoot the ball when he got barkley that's wide open to force game 7
Jalen doesn't realize the bigger mental breakdown on this play by Paul Westpaul, the Suns coach. Kevin Johnson is guarding MJ. Idk y cause he didnt guard as well as Thunder Dan Marerie. If im Barkley, I want to guard MJ on that play. To me the smart thing to do would be double MJ considering he averaged 41 a game that seriesbut if you do, nobody leaves the perimeter. Double MJ 3 ssconds to go. We dont know if the Sun's woulda doubled MJ cause Barkley gambled and lost to quickly. They worst mental breakdown in that play was actually Danny Ainge. Before the play in the huddle im guessing Paul Westpaul reminded the guys that they were up 2 points. YOU DONT GIVE UP AN OPEN 3 POINTER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Dany Ainge left Paxon open to help on Grant. Give up that easy layup and the score is tied not an open 3 you idiot!!! The rest is history.
Or why not just say luck. Barkley bet on the wrong side of luck. And here I sit thinking it was Ainge's fault all these years. Barkley kept saying all those years it's Ainge's fault. It was really your fault Sir Charles. But I still love you Chuck.
Barkley made the initial mistake, which was huge because it changed the whole scenario. But, then, Ainge compounded it by what he did; he's not getting off the hook at all! Just let Horace Grant shoot that; he probably would have missed.
@@mathewhorodner2000 Horace likely would have dunked the ball or taken it up strong and gotten fouled. Once Barkley gambled on the steal, the Suns were screwed.
I'm not sure. The closeout was fast.
@@mathewhorodner2000 they still had the game won if Johnson didn't try and shoot the ball barkley was wide open
@@jbizz80 but they still had the game all kevin Johnson had to do was pass the ball to barkley who was open at the basket
Pippen was supposed to give it back to MJ.
Grant scored 1 point in that game. He was generally a poor free throw shooter, I think less than 70% career. They should've fouled him and forced him to make 2 to tie the game. I doubt Grant would've been able to make both of them considering the pressure. Would the Bulls have won game 7? We will never know. I felt Phoenix had the momentum after having won game 5 and having held the Bulls (which Jordan scored all) to 9 points until the Paxson 3 in the 4th quarter. America West was a really rocking arena. It would've been very tough for the Bulls but I wouldn't bet against prime Jordan even though Phoenix had prime Barkley coming off the regular season MVP leading his team to a league best 62 wins.
Suns deserve a title
LBJ is closer to lyndon baines johnson then he is to MJJ. Case closed, well played Sir Jalen.
Make Devin Booker & Chris Paul watch this Phoenix!
The Suns were a bad defensive team during the Barkley years.....
At the end of the day it’s all about winning. So if LBJ shoots and misses or passes the ball and team mate misses his legacy gets shot down. Same thing would happen to MJ if his Bulls teams failed. Robert Horry took many clutch winning shots. Does that devalue Hakeem, Shaq, Kobe, TIm Duncan or David Robinson?
Jordan created these opportunities. Kyrie created that shot himself. Then the luckiest bounce ever to Ray Allen to get Lebron another ring... apples to oranges.
This is straight cap 🧢 this is how you show somebody else passing the ball to Paxton but he’s making it look like Jordan is passing to Paxton? No team players pass the ball to the team. MJ is not a team player you’re wide-open he might throw it to you and that he want the ball you don’t care if he’s wide open and not give him the ball that’s a ball hog.
So yeah that’s disingenuous. MJ didn’t pass the ball to those players in this situation… only Scotty. 🧢✨✨✨🏀
It’s Spelled Paxson
Barkley looks like a rookie right there
It could be unintentional or intentional. But all eyes were with mj and pippen. They think they're gonna do that, but it's the opposite. It's like chess. Hehehe
What an idiotic defensive play of Barkley. When the ball is released by Jordan he is 12 ft behind Pippen. There was absolutely no chance ever getting to the ball before Pip. Why still trying to steal the ball instead of closing the middle? Barkley was an awesome offensive player and rebounder. But his defence was equally lacklustre and error prone. Bird was not the best man to man defender due to his lack of footspeed but his decision making and situational awareness was off the chart. This is why Barkley is slightly overrated as a player. His defense was inadequate for a top tier player.
Damn i was going for the suns
I disagree. Horace should have dunked the ball!
Nah, he would've been hacked. And the way Horace was playing that game, I find it highly unlikely he makes two free throws. Horace was 0 for 5 that game with one point. I think there was one play where he had it under the basket and just lost it on the way up, with the ball hitting the part of the apparatus that was out of bounds. Horace was a great player for Chicago, but on offense that game he just looked uncomfortable with the ball.
I was thirteen when I watched this game and I always distinctly remembered that sinking feeling in my gut when it looked like Horace was about to take it to the basket and not having any faith he would finish the play.
Harlem GlobeTrotters versus Washington Generals smh
Jordan after rhe game with an early rerirement and that was the time when MJ didn't want to win😂😂😂
Michelle would get it
Spaghetti fettuccine and veal
It's because Jordan is Coachable unlike LeSweep.. No one can coach Lesweep but himself.. So much ego..
Dan Fardz because mike never got swept in the playoffs.
@@SeymourPettigrew 😂😂😂 go do yo homework please jordan
@@SeymourPettigrew you mean finals
Sbm LilPookie my homework? So, explain Mikes first 7 years in the league. I was alive then. Were you?
almarjyou I was making fun and f the comment.
Michelle Beadie? nice to see her back
This was 6 years ago
...but yet lebron can do that same exact play and if his teammate doesn't make the three everyone is only talking about how lebron didnt shoot the ball with 11 seconds on the clock in game 6 of the finals. I swear I've never seen a sport that is so inconsistent on the way its analyzed.
It's because LeBron has set the rules. He's arrogant and is constantly drawing attention to himself.
Go back and watch post-game interviews with Jordan after any normal, regular season game. He's self-effacing, humble, and constantly talks about the team effort.
You train others how to regard you, think about you, talk about you.
LeFlop has trained the media and the world how to judge him.
therefore paxson save jordan's carrer🤣
hahahahhaha...some where Jordan lovers cringe on that answer..hahaha
this was game 6
Well, it's a team effort. Without mj being the clutch and great. They won't be concentrating on him. And Pippen as well. So without them. The play won't be possible.
A de-facto Game 7. How often does a road team win Game 7 in the Finals?
@@maryakopyan3224 bulls won almost all their road finals games in first three peat though.
No
But sucks at the front office
And thats why Barkley never won a championship
MJ passes the ball for a game winner he is the GOAT and high IQ play MJ passes the ball to Pippen and he passes it to Paxson for a game winner MJ is the greatest leader ever. MJ passes to anyone they miss they are not on MJ level they are too weak MJ abuses them and people say they need to be better and stronger and that he is a great leader to act that way.
Now Lebron passes the ball to Irving he scored he saved his legacy he passes the ball to Green or JR Smith they score he is not clutch he is weak and he has no killer mentality. Lebron passes it to anyone and they miss Lebron isn’t a closer he is weak and is a bad leader and doesn’t take any blame.
The biggest difference between the two isn’t in their game but in the media and people’s perception of them. One side is infatuated with Mj other side pits and puts Lebron down.
People bash lebron for doing this same thing 🤷🤦
kobe does it better
Terrible defense.
Where’s Steven A Smith, who has amnesia when it comes to John Paxson, Steve Kerr, Scotty Pippen, Craig Hodges, BJ Armstrong, Toni Kukoc & Dennis Rodman.... the only player the Bulls EVER HAD, was Micheal Jordan. Mike made everyone better.... he made Rodman rebound better, he made Kerr so much better that he was statistically the greatest 3 point shooter ever, and Craig Hodges, Paxson and BJ Armstrong made the list of best 3 assassins in NBA history too, because apparently ball hogging makes other players better.
King Eric clueless go back to sleep
Tom Lambropoulos rebut it. Stake your claim. Mike is the 5th best all time
Jordan getting bailed out by paxson, Pippen and Kerr.
Lebron is the true 🐐.
Fuck What You're Talking About ! Thank you. Mike was overrated! He was the leagues poster boy at the peak of the leagues popularity. If Lebron won 10 rings, people would still make up a BS reason that mike was better.
He had to be a team player to trust them to make those plays. As awsome as it looks when it goes in, it's low %age basketball to just force up a bad shot. Jordan was a gunner, who also knew when to pass, and when to be a decoy.
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Crazy how the narrative changes. Jordan passes and it's the right play 😆