down in the last minute of a championship clinching game, mj gets 2 free throws, a layup, a steal, and The last shot. he was so cold. great reactions bro.
Last 3 m8nutes of this game is enough to understand why MJ is a goat. Layup, free throws, listen to his coach twice (stay on malone to try to steal the ball - check, followthrough on shot because he was tired and legs were heavy-check). Clutch. Nah man, GOAT
@@JohnMackeyIII 98 Jazz get no respect. In the playoffs, they beat the rockets with clyde, barkley, and hakeem, beat the spurs with robinson and duncan 4-1, swept the shaq/kobe lakers. One of the greatest teams to never win it all. Maybe the greatest. This is from a Bulls fan.
Now you see why us old heads miss the 90's NBA Physicality hustle intensity in close games that felt like battles night in and night out with the stars that actually played every night
Yeah, although I do not mind the NBA today, but I kind of miss the late 2000s to 2010s imo it’s a great blend of some physicality but at the same time we’re not in the dead ball era.
Listen here I usually get emotional watching MJ and magic, or MJ and Kobe Bryant or MJ and Julius Irvin, leflop James don't have a clue what it's like to play in that era shhhhhhhhh
Notice how everyone including superstar players got called for traveling back then as opposed to today. Also notice how the paint is not wide open and how physical the game is with no flopping. Even exhausted MJ scored half of his teams points, made defensive plays, and hit his free throws. He had a complete game, so he could find ways to get points even if his shot was not falling with regularity.
The ending brought a tear to my eye, the intensity, will, and determination from everyone that stepped on the court was beautiful. I miss this style of basketball. Thank you 🙏🏽
Rodman wasn't even facing the basket in Jordan's last 4 free throws. And that's one of the best rebounders in NBA history. If Rodman doesn't even try to get the rebound, that means he knows full well it's going in. Amazing trust between MJ and Rodman.
I didn't expect to rewatch the entire game (I saw it live in 98), but I watched every minute. It was amazing going back down memory lane with someone seeing it for the first time. Thanks for doing this. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope you watch more games.
I felt kind of sad when it was over. It brought back a lot of memories. It made me think how terrible it is that pip and MJ’s relationship is now hones they seemed to really love each other back then.
Bro I'm your brother from across the ocean. You understand why Airness is the player Ultimate.and why did we grow up seeing the excellence and determination of a man who went beyond sport and everyday life because he was more than a basketball player.
So.And let's not forget that he also pushed off😮None of that matters I guess.Lebron is still the greatest player to play the game,future hall of famer and a great family man off court.He may not be greater than Jordan in certain areas,but LeBron is a different player in a different era of basketball.Lebron didn't change the era he's in,the NBA did!!!
@@SHELOVEGROOVY Naw frfr I'm 41 from the Midwest and a die hard laker fan I've so grew up watching MJ and going to plenty of games live so I've had the pleasure of rooting for MJ growing up and Kobe and Bron the rest of my life and where I work there is an 18 yo who a loves Bron and argues me up and down and tells me I'm stuck in nostalgia because I say MJ was him Bron and Kobe are and were elite but I send him your reaction videos because your one of the most open minded young hoop fans shout out to u big dog💪🏽
Scottie gutting out this game, Jordan playing on fumes, and key Bulls contributions - this game was crazy to watch. I was 7 years old when i watched it. Just Doug Collins said, "Michael Jordan has nothing to prove, but plays as if he has everything to prove." That's how you don't stay complacent. Loved your reaction and witnessing greatness.
Young blood, much respect to you for taking the time to watch how they use to hoop in the 90s. Keep watching other full length games so you can see how the game progresses through defense and offense. If you ever dont have a full 2hrs to sit and watch a game you could manage your time by splitting the video up into quarters or halfs. Keep up the good work in your journey into basketball history.
Salute to you for doing this. Watching a full game really gives you perspective as you see all the hustle plays, and how difficult the defenses were. Also the stakes were so high in this game. Grabbing my popcorn now.
Keep in mind Groovy this was like a series finale, as in like a TV show. 33 million people watching "Michael Jordan and the Bulls" last game and he delivered the ultimate climax to the story. We were all there. I'll never forget falling down to my knees as he took the shot and jumping up when it went in. Unbelievable. The man really did it.
Looking back at it, this is my clearest finals memory. So so good, and at the time, it had this weird hope for more. Jordan throwing up more rings than 6 plays rent free in my head to this day. The weirdest thing about Jordan never losing... when it was active, everyone was AWARE of him never losing. It was a thing to root for him to spoil his perfect record, and at the time it felt possible. They weren't invincible, MJ just willed them. Such an amazing period in NBA history. Great video, keep digging into MJ. Its insane how many great narratives there are. Check out the 97 finals, he has a game winner, the "flu" game, and the finals clinching assist to Kerr after Kerr tells him he will be ready earlier at a time out. Also, check out the story of MJ punching Kerr lmao when MJ first returned in 94/95, how Kerr reacted made MJ respect Kerr a lot and frankly I think that punch led to that pass in some crazy way. There is just so much MJ lore its amazing.
How many more points would this game have if played by today's rules? No illegal defence, no travelling, every touch a foul. That finals was a harsh fought battle from the start to the end. And at the end MJ made crucial plays, after playing all 82 games in the season and all the games in the playoffs. No load management. Everyone in any team back then played as much as they could to play every game and to get to that last game to get that ring. Some had to deal with bad injuries, some made it to the end. But MJ just wouldn't let them get that ring. It was awesome to relive that day, night for me, as I had to stay up through the night to watch it. All the best to you sir and keep on learning about the history of the game. =)
I definitely appreciate you watching the full game... most people just go to the highlight cuts but they don't tell the full story... Before TH-cam, i used to have to buy player dvd documentaries because alot of them would have about 5 full classic games to watch....or hope NBA tv aired classic games in the off-season.
Respect to a youngin like you to be open minded enough to watch one of the best games of the golden era and pointing the spotlight on it for others of your generation. As you can see, several things can be debunked about narratives put up by LBJ fans on social media. 1. MJ played against plumbers. => Malone was a beast and the Jazz had a deeper bench than the Bulls. 2. Pippen carried MJ => MJ scored half of the Bulls points that game. Pippen was a non-factor. 3. MJ couldn’t shoot 3’s => MJ hit 3/7 with one of those misses being a heave when time was expiring. Without the heave that’s 50% from 3. 4. MJ couldn’t go left => MJ was constantly going down the left baseline and getting hammered because they didn’t want to give him a layup. Other things I’d like to point out: The game was extremely physical and defenses were extremly tough. The refs were so strict with travels and offensive fouls that even MJ got called for an inconspicuous travel. MJ complained, but he never carried on and cried, and didn’t let it deter him from continuing to get back on defense. MJ played full effort the whole game, played good defense and moved around off the ball constantly.
Notice how even when severely fatigued, and at age 35, MJ still hustled on defense. Hell, even while hurt, Pippen didnt quit on D either. When REAL men played, not divas.
I see your stunned reaction watching this game, especially MJ's iconic final sequence. Imagine the world's reaction watching it in real time. After MJ's magnificent career, culminating into this unbelievable moment to win his 6th title. Who else has accomplished anything close to this magnitude before or since? That's why, for anyone who witnessed it there is no debate.
Watching these games again after all these years, with knowledge of many of the refs' malfeasance, it's hard not to see everything possible being done to push this series to game 7, and MJ foiling it. Glorious.
This is MJ... ruthless, never giving up, especially when he's needed the most. Definition of clutch: stealing the ball and hitting the clutch shot for the 6th championship, while breaking ankles. GOAT, no comparison, people of this earth: stop the nonsense GOAT debate please.
Here’s a trivia nugget…Jerry Sloan, the Jazz Head Coach, was also a player on the Chicago Bulls back in the day…he wore #4….Sloan was born in Illinois, was drafted by The Bulls and played from’66-‘76…. Then became an assistant coach, ‘77-‘78, then from’79-‘82… he loved the Bulls and the Jazz…✌️
The greatest closing minutes of any championship game of all time it’s not really a one on five scenario but the way it went down it makes it seem like that. That’s how it looks.
1:23:23 Watch out for Rodman, he's already running away even though the ball hasn't even been shot yet. so much confidence in Jordan that he's running away early 😂
Sooo many new fans sleep on Jeff Hornacek. He was legit that 1 dude to give you 12 to 15 constantly. Also crazy how many times Rodman just walked away after the 2nd Jordan free throw bc he knew it was going in
Yeah man back then every team had actual strategy to how they was going to beat you. Back then, whatever weaknesses you had… the opponent was gonna exploit it. Which is so much better than today’s game in my opinion. Today’s game, every team just copies every other team which is run around & shoot 50 threes a game smh.
To me the sequence start when Stockton hit the three.... because the Jordan steal was him recognizing they were running that same play again so he instinctively chose to ruin it before the same result happened
That's how you make the ring happen...drive for 2 to bring your team within 1... strip/steal on defense and take it down for a clutch shot to go up by 1. MJ made that win happen in the last couple of plays. Clutch...and GOAT 🐐.
The 96 Bulls team which basically has the same players in 98 would demolish this current era. I know it’s hypothetical but damn, that team had so much focus and chemistry. It’s a reason why they had another three peat.
Nice to see you watch a full game. This was the aging and weakest version of those bulls. MJ 35, Scottie 33 and hurt, Rodman 37 years old. They were volnerable that whole year. This utah team swept the shaq and kobe lakers in the west finals, great finals opponent.
How did it feel watching a whole game? You got a chance to get a feel for how different the game was compared to now. I appreciate you! Now on to your 87 All Star Game reaction. You should do the 88 All Star Weekend and Game. It's in Chicago! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The game is slower because people are not chucking up 3 pointers every other play. So missing over half the shots before your team can set up creates that situation. Also..traveling and fouls were called differently.
MJ is Him dude is the GOAT! I saw the second 3-peat. MJ Literally is Unreal. and the My Favorite the Underrated Wizard years. all the wizard years are Fundamentals I can literally turn on my mid range because of wiz MJ. I was actively rooting against the bulls at the time, they were too good because of MJ. Malone and stockton were great and hornacek too. I was cheering for this Jazz Team.
That game sums up MJs career really, it ain't about the stats, this dude in games that matters was insane, and it wasn't like teams were leaving him open, they were sending everybody to stop him, didn't matter
Amad kept asking if they were going to bring the same Bulls team back and everyone dodged the question. Jerry ended the dynasty and the Bulls haven't been close since. MJ's biggest regret in basketball is that they didn't get a chance to defend.
SLG I respect so much how you duin ur hmwk lil bro ..bc watching full games from this ERA.. you can feel th ENERGY AURA ..nd jus that AMAZEMENT of how GOOD nd how TUFF these players played ..Last but not least ..TH PASSION & DESIRE to WIN. MJ had so many EPIC MOMENTS ..but to END YOUR CAREER LIKE THIS IS IT. Ik you can see th differences btwn now nd then. IQ IQ IQ is what separated that from this. These so called plumbers were very intelligent knew how to play. Once again shout out to you 🙏🏾🆙
This is also a very complete team. Center was probably the most glaring spot on the floor for the time. Rodman made up for it, so does MJ, Pipp, and, Tony. Tony was underrated. Had he played in the NBA his entire career, A) he would have been a different player than he was, B) he probably would be in the HOF. They had Harper and Kerr as well. The team was nasty and could hurt you in any and every way. It kinda was the first super team in a lot of ways since Show Time or Boston. Just the amount of pure talent on the team, regardless of age. The ability to drive the lane and shoot from the perimeter and the defense of the entire team was nuts. You're getting one game. Having seen this team and the Warriors record setting team, all I can say is that I think the Bulls would just out work then, but with the willingness of the warriors to shoot the 3 would offset the post game abilities of the big 3 MJ Pipp and Tony along with the fade away mid range they all had
Right before MJ shot that game winner over Russell, Phil told MJ that his legs were gone and that’s why he was coming up short with his shots. Phil told him to hold his follow through to add a little more distance, and Jordan listened that’s why he was holding his follow through, not so pictures could get him posing. Even though he accomplished everything, he was still coachable. Recently Phil was asked if he was starting a team would Michael, Kobe, or Shaq be his first pick. Phil said Michael, because he was the most coachable player he’s ever had.
As soon as Jordan hits his 3rd 3 in the second, the Jazz come down the court, work the ball down low into the post, and there's Jordan, waiting in the paint. If you watch closely he'll look over his shoulder and back out of the paint because of the previous violation, which they had been called for 4 times already! Watching it again it came right back from 98
Boss man! Love the content! If you wanna see something crazy, react to Game 1 of the 1992 Finals. Just the 1st half. You won’t believe what happened. Keep it up.
Just to help you understand Karl Malone he's the 3rd leading scorer in NBA history behind LeChoke James and Kareem, so hopefully you will get an idea as to how good Malone was
@robbase5235 I definitely agree with you on that cuz Malone is 3rd on the all time scorer's list and if you listen to these Gen Z kids he's a plumber in their eyes!! Karl Malone would destroy James in a 1 vs 1 game
I watched every single one of Jordan's championship playoff games. Even watched Pipp try to take the Bulls to a championship w/o Jordan. That team was missing a piece. If they just had something more, maybe they could have one the 2 in-between. It wasn't his last game, but it was in a Bulls uniform.
This is another reason Jordan is the goat and kids don’t realize what he had to do for the bulls to win. Nobody but him can play the he whole game except a few minutes. It done it many times and still scored for his team with top defense. For all the lebron fan girls that say Jordan had pippen well this is what you got out of him and I know he was hurt but he only averaged about 12 to 14. Can you imagine any player today playing all them minutes except if few
See looking back it’s not their best game between each other even tho it was the last big game. It’s hard to see the full picture without seeing all the games in back to back years of finals. To be alive watching MJ ascend and how MJ played better in the playoffs each year and won was amazing. The ‘92 bulls might even be better than the ‘96 72 win team. If I was you I would if you could watch MJs championship finals game by game. The wins and loses of each finals. ‘91-‘93 and ‘96-‘98. Even if you don’t broadcast it. Idk bro it was a great time to be alive Definitely watch game 1 1992 NBA finals
This was every night for every game of his career!! Every game was a “what did he just do” event!! Watch these old games and see why a bunch of us can’t stand today’s game. Today is nothing but guys launching threes like it’s a damn church league!
Kukoc was a 6'11" PG from Croatia, nicknamed "The Waiter" because he was always serving dimes. The Bulls drafted him and moved him to PF and created HORRIBLE match ups four most PFs. Dude was a GREAT hooper, but MJ and Scottie were the lead dogs offensively.
Stockton was one of the most underrated point guards in the day he had so much quickness a good vertical jump he shot was deadly and his passes were more deadly but the give and go with him and Malone is what one most of their games the give and go I guess is extinct now in today's basketball all they worried about is shooting three balls that's all these kids work on they don't work on fundamentals like defense they don't work on setting good pics today's basketball is not exciting to me at all I would love to see LeBron go through what Michael Jordan went through with all of these guys hanging on him while he is dunking the ball hail today you can't even check a man without getting a foul back then they were knocking you down holding you elbowing these guys that played in the old days there is always big men in front of the basket that she was going to have to dunk over sure not that way today is it it was much more exciting basketball than watching guys shoot a bunch of threes in my opinion the three-point shot has ruined the game of basketball Michael Jordan the way the middle is open with score 50 every game and I know you think I'm full of s*** but I'm not I watched the man play and he was a man that was born decades before his era he could play in any era and not even just play be the best you listen to me and like Jason Kidd who I think is one of the best point guards of all time talk about Michael Jordan you listen to the greats of all time talk about Michael Jordan and the fear he put into another team and people say he didn't pass the ball he passed the ball a lot at the beginning of the games but then he took over because when guys don't hit shots that he could have hit instead of passing the ball he was figuring what the hell is a sense of passing it to them if they're just going to miss the shot when he could hit over two and three guys and they are wide open and miss a shot they never had any good sensors not what you would call better than average I'm back in the day to win you had to have a big Center that was great but if you had Michael Jordan you didn't need a big sinner he could post anybody up and score on them or dunk on them his first move was so fast and he was a much better ball handler than people gave him credit for only saw the ball get stole from him one time and that was when he first came back from playing baseball I think he left the game because his dad always wanted him to be a baseball player and after his father got killed he was shot in a car buy some black kid I don't think he had any idea who he was killing but anyway Michael Jordan wanted to give baseball a try but you can't start anything in professional sports whether it is rodeo baseball basketball football you're not going to start that late in life and become somebody that is very good at that sport you have to have played it pretty much most of your life especially if you want to be great
My hat goes off to you my guy it is rare to see kids today watch a full game today or watch a full 90s game outside of their own era now they just watch highlights when I grew up in the 90s, we stop what we were doing rather it was playing basketball football playing video games or over a friend house we will watch full NBA games
What’s crazy is that this was a fatigued Bulls team with no production at the center position Scottie gutting it out. Kerr at this point had the best 3pt shooting average in the game but you can see he wasn’t THAT guy in actual games. MJ missed more shots than usual but he was there to make three big plays in a row at the end. Watching the full game you could feel this was a game the Jazz was poised to win. It just felt like a Jazz win all game. But MJ has a lot of heart. Shout out to Pippen for going back on the court despite his pain. Gotta respect him for that.
you wanna see Antoine Carr in his prime. Try to find some Atlanta Hawks playoff games from the late 80’s. ‘Nique, Kevin Willis, maybe Moses Malone. you really get to see their greatness when you watch an entire playoff game.
The basic principle of the illegal defense back then was to force defensive players to commit on their defensive assignment. Even outside the 3sec area, if the defensive player is left alone guarding no one, it will be called. The 2 most common case that it is called is when offensive players are spacing very well and a defensive player is caught too far from his man while the team is not committed to doubleteaming the man with the ball(practicaly guarding no one but a space or zone). The second case is when a defensive player mistakenly double-teamed a player without the ball.
If you really want to see more greatness, find the video of Michael Jordan putting up 63 on the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. The young Bulls lost but Jordan made a statement that the future of the NBA was going to be his.
down in the last minute of a championship clinching game, mj gets 2 free throws, a layup, a steal, and The last shot. he was so cold. great reactions bro.
Last 3 m8nutes of this game is enough to understand why MJ is a goat. Layup, free throws, listen to his coach twice (stay on malone to try to steal the ball - check, followthrough on shot because he was tired and legs were heavy-check). Clutch. Nah man, GOAT
It's borderline criminal that the previous possessions are rarely ever shown before the last shot. It summarizes MJ perfectly.
And the fact Jordan had to beat Malone and Stockton..
Felt like I was at the Game,great reaction
@@JohnMackeyIII 98 Jazz get no respect. In the playoffs, they beat the rockets with clyde, barkley, and hakeem, beat the spurs with robinson and duncan 4-1, swept the shaq/kobe lakers. One of the greatest teams to never win it all. Maybe the greatest. This is from a Bulls fan.
Now you see why us old heads miss the 90's NBA
Physicality hustle intensity in close games that felt like battles night in and night out with the stars that actually played every night
When they used to fight for championships
Yeah, although I do not mind the NBA today, but I kind of miss the late 2000s to 2010s imo it’s a great blend of some physicality but at the same time we’re not in the dead ball era.
Listen here I usually get emotional watching MJ and magic, or MJ and Kobe Bryant or MJ and Julius Irvin, leflop James don't have a clue what it's like to play in that era shhhhhhhhh
38 million people watched this game highest ratings in history MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN IS THE 🐐 🐐🐐23
HANDS DOWN!!!
Notice how everyone including superstar players got called for traveling back then as opposed to today. Also notice how the paint is not wide open and how physical the game is with no flopping. Even exhausted MJ scored half of his teams points, made defensive plays, and hit his free throws. He had a complete game, so he could find ways to get points even if his shot was not falling with regularity.
The amount of travelling I see now.. 3-4 steps .. so often.. and just accepted..
@ That lack of discipline, too many 3-point shots, and no defense are part of the reason NBA viewership has declined.
On point brother 👌
Perfect comment.
The ending brought a tear to my eye, the intensity, will, and determination from everyone that stepped on the court was beautiful. I miss this style of basketball. Thank you 🙏🏽
Rodman wasn't even facing the basket in Jordan's last 4 free throws.
And that's one of the best rebounders in NBA history.
If Rodman doesn't even try to get the rebound, that means he knows full well it's going in.
Amazing trust between MJ and Rodman.
I hate it when they say MJ never won without Scottie, dude was a shell of himself all series and MJ still pulled it through
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I didn't expect to rewatch the entire game (I saw it live in 98), but I watched every minute. It was amazing going back down memory lane with someone seeing it for the first time. Thanks for doing this. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope you watch more games.
I felt kind of sad when it was over. It brought back a lot of memories. It made me think how terrible it is that pip and MJ’s relationship is now hones they seemed to really love each other back then.
Bro I'm your brother from across the ocean. You understand why Airness is the player Ultimate.and why did we grow up seeing the excellence and determination of a man who went beyond sport and everyday life because he was more than a basketball player.
So.And let's not forget that he also pushed off😮None of that matters I guess.Lebron is still the greatest player to play the game,future hall of famer and a great family man off court.He may not be greater than Jordan in certain areas,but LeBron is a different player in a different era of basketball.Lebron didn't change the era he's in,the NBA did!!!
@@darnellwilcox4600 Bro didn't even mention Lebron or compared to anyone and here you are.
This is why you wear shoes with his name on them!!!
In the 90's as a kid you had INSIDE STUFF every Saturday morning to cover all the highlights and games.. Man that was so special
Amazing to watch live isn’t it? Every game was like that. He was special to watch
Man I love what you’re doing 🔥 🫡
🤝🏾 appreciate that sir
@@SHELOVEGROOVY Naw frfr I'm 41 from the Midwest and a die hard laker fan I've so grew up watching MJ and going to plenty of games live so I've had the pleasure of rooting for MJ growing up and Kobe and Bron the rest of my life and where I work there is an 18 yo who a loves Bron and argues me up and down and tells me I'm stuck in nostalgia because I say MJ was him Bron and Kobe are and were elite but I send him your reaction videos because your one of the most open minded young hoop fans shout out to u big dog💪🏽
Real good work
Scottie gutting out this game, Jordan playing on fumes, and key Bulls contributions - this game was crazy to watch. I was 7 years old when i watched it. Just Doug Collins said, "Michael Jordan has nothing to prove, but plays as if he has everything to prove." That's how you don't stay complacent. Loved your reaction and witnessing greatness.
Young blood, much respect to you for taking the time to watch how they use to hoop in the 90s. Keep watching other full length games so you can see how the game progresses through defense and offense. If you ever dont have a full 2hrs to sit and watch a game you could manage your time by splitting the video up into quarters or halfs. Keep up the good work in your journey into basketball history.
Salute to you for doing this. Watching a full game really gives you perspective as you see all the hustle plays, and how difficult the defenses were. Also the stakes were so high in this game. Grabbing my popcorn now.
Keep in mind Groovy this was like a series finale, as in like a TV show. 33 million people watching "Michael Jordan and the Bulls" last game and he delivered the ultimate climax to the story. We were all there. I'll never forget falling down to my knees as he took the shot and jumping up when it went in. Unbelievable. The man really did it.
lol, I wasn’t a bulls fan but watched this game like you live because I admired MJ. Such an amazing player
Great Reaction!!! Everything on 10 ,No easy shots between both teams,,,"different " intense very physical on all levels
IIRC MJ dropped 45 in this final game. And of course the greatest sequence (4 consecutive plays) in the final minute of any playoff game ever
23 in the first half btw. Because of course.
Basketball used to be chess... Now it's a game of chance where you win if you make the most 3s
Damn bro this a good line I'm stealing it fo' sho, peace.
Watching this today was just as exciting as it was in 1998.
Every time i rewatch it i hope Utah will win xD
Groovy as a lifelong MJ fan, it’s great to see your channel grow and see you show love to the era that I grew up watching and love.
this is what i want to watch!
watched the whole game.. thanks bro!
Looking back at it, this is my clearest finals memory. So so good, and at the time, it had this weird hope for more. Jordan throwing up more rings than 6 plays rent free in my head to this day. The weirdest thing about Jordan never losing... when it was active, everyone was AWARE of him never losing. It was a thing to root for him to spoil his perfect record, and at the time it felt possible. They weren't invincible, MJ just willed them. Such an amazing period in NBA history.
Great video, keep digging into MJ. Its insane how many great narratives there are. Check out the 97 finals, he has a game winner, the "flu" game, and the finals clinching assist to Kerr after Kerr tells him he will be ready earlier at a time out. Also, check out the story of MJ punching Kerr lmao when MJ first returned in 94/95, how Kerr reacted made MJ respect Kerr a lot and frankly I think that punch led to that pass in some crazy way. There is just so much MJ lore its amazing.
How many more points would this game have if played by today's rules? No illegal defence, no travelling, every touch a foul. That finals was a harsh fought battle from the start to the end. And at the end MJ made crucial plays, after playing all 82 games in the season and all the games in the playoffs. No load management. Everyone in any team back then played as much as they could to play every game and to get to that last game to get that ring. Some had to deal with bad injuries, some made it to the end. But MJ just wouldn't let them get that ring. It was awesome to relive that day, night for me, as I had to stay up through the night to watch it. All the best to you sir and keep on learning about the history of the game. =)
This is why Jordan is the goat they are both Great players but Jordan is a different breed 🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾
I definitely appreciate you watching the full game... most people just go to the highlight cuts but they don't tell the full story...
Before TH-cam, i used to have to buy player dvd documentaries because alot of them would have about 5 full classic games to watch....or hope NBA tv aired classic games in the off-season.
NBA on NBC tune is Legendary!!!!!
Nostalgia fills me up hearing it
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New Sub. This was a great reaction. It brought me back almost 30 years ago.
Glad you enjoyed
Respect to a youngin like you to be open minded enough to watch one of the best games of the golden era and pointing the spotlight on it for others of your generation.
As you can see, several things can be debunked about narratives put up by LBJ fans on social media.
1. MJ played against plumbers. => Malone was a beast and the Jazz had a deeper bench than the Bulls.
2. Pippen carried MJ => MJ scored half of the Bulls points that game. Pippen was a non-factor.
3. MJ couldn’t shoot 3’s => MJ hit 3/7 with one of those misses being a heave when time was expiring. Without the heave that’s 50% from 3.
4. MJ couldn’t go left => MJ was constantly going down the left baseline and getting hammered because they didn’t want to give him a layup.
Other things I’d like to point out:
The game was extremely physical and defenses were extremly tough.
The refs were so strict with travels and offensive fouls that even MJ got called for an inconspicuous travel.
MJ complained, but he never carried on and cried, and didn’t let it deter him from continuing to get back on defense.
MJ played full effort the whole game, played good defense and moved around off the ball constantly.
Perfect sum up.
Harper before the injuries was unreal
Notice how even when severely fatigued, and at age 35, MJ still hustled on defense. Hell, even while hurt, Pippen didnt quit on D either. When REAL men played, not divas.
I see your stunned reaction watching this game, especially MJ's iconic final sequence. Imagine the world's reaction watching it in real time. After MJ's magnificent career, culminating into this unbelievable moment to win his 6th title. Who else has accomplished anything close to this magnitude before or since? That's why, for anyone who witnessed it there is no debate.
What's sad was MJ, Pip, Rodman and Phill didn't even get the chance to defend their title.
Thats how a G.O.A.T Play in Crunchtime 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏀
No blood no foul
Straight up.
19:28 Illegal defense, man I haven't heard those words in at least 20 years.
It was removed in 2001 specifically to allow zone...then they implemented the defensive 3 second rule in its place
Watching these games again after all these years, with knowledge of many of the refs' malfeasance, it's hard not to see everything possible being done to push this series to game 7, and MJ foiling it. Glorious.
Stockton might be most underrated in history. All time steal and assist leader.
This is MJ... ruthless, never giving up, especially when he's needed the most. Definition of clutch: stealing the ball and hitting the clutch shot for the 6th championship, while breaking ankles. GOAT, no comparison, people of this earth: stop the nonsense GOAT debate please.
Here’s a trivia nugget…Jerry Sloan, the Jazz Head Coach, was also a player on the Chicago Bulls back in the day…he wore #4….Sloan was born in Illinois, was drafted by The Bulls and played from’66-‘76…. Then became an assistant coach, ‘77-‘78, then from’79-‘82… he loved the Bulls and the Jazz…✌️
And his Number it is retired … in Chicago
The greatest closing minutes of any championship game of all time it’s not really a one on five scenario but the way it went down it makes it seem like that. That’s how it looks.
That sequence of mjs play showacase his clutch offense and defense,what a player!and that cemnted his goat case!!!!!!!
1:23:23 Watch out for Rodman, he's already running away even though the ball hasn't even been shot yet.
so much confidence in Jordan that he's running away early 😂
Crazy how he turned into the ultimate Jordan bro after all that lmao.
Sooo many new fans sleep on Jeff Hornacek. He was legit that 1 dude to give you 12 to 15 constantly.
Also crazy how many times Rodman just walked away after the 2nd Jordan free throw bc he knew it was going in
Yeah man back then every team had actual strategy to how they was going to beat you. Back then, whatever weaknesses you had… the opponent was gonna exploit it. Which is so much better than today’s game in my opinion. Today’s game, every team just copies every other team which is run around & shoot 50 threes a game smh.
Yeah, seeing that last shot in his highlights reels is nice enough, but watching that entire sequence of quick 2 into steal into the last shot is art.
To me the sequence start when Stockton hit the three.... because the Jordan steal was him recognizing they were running that same play again so he instinctively chose to ruin it before the same result happened
That's how you make the ring happen...drive for 2 to bring your team within 1... strip/steal on defense and take it down for a clutch shot to go up by 1. MJ made that win happen in the last couple of plays. Clutch...and GOAT 🐐.
The 96 Bulls team which basically has the same players in 98 would demolish this current era. I know it’s hypothetical but damn, that team had so much focus and chemistry. It’s a reason why they had another three peat.
Nice to see you watch a full game.
This was the aging and weakest version of those bulls. MJ 35, Scottie 33 and hurt, Rodman 37 years old. They were volnerable that whole year. This utah team swept the shaq and kobe lakers in the west finals, great finals opponent.
How did it feel watching a whole game? You got a chance to get a feel for how different the game was compared to now. I appreciate you! Now on to your 87 All Star Game reaction. You should do the 88 All Star Weekend and Game. It's in Chicago! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
They called travel in the game, on mj? Mind Blown!
The game is slower because people are not chucking up 3 pointers every other play. So missing over half the shots before your team can set up creates that situation. Also..traveling and fouls were called differently.
Do the refs call illegal defense in today's game?
MJ is Him dude is the GOAT! I saw the second 3-peat. MJ Literally is Unreal. and the My Favorite the Underrated Wizard years. all the wizard years are Fundamentals I can literally turn on my mid range because of wiz MJ. I was actively rooting against the bulls at the time, they were too good because of MJ. Malone and stockton were great and hornacek too. I was cheering for this Jazz Team.
Undisputed GOAT!!
😂😂😂😂 Rodman shoot like LeBron from the free throw
You can't hear it in replay, but jazz home crowd was so loud, it was crazy
Remember, back then, everybody moved around and defended their own man, no zone, no standing around the perimeter waiting to launch a three
That game sums up MJs career really, it ain't about the stats, this dude in games that matters was insane, and it wasn't like teams were leaving him open, they were sending everybody to stop him, didn't matter
keeping going bro🔥
🤝🏾 I gotcha
Amad kept asking if they were going to bring the same Bulls team back and everyone dodged the question. Jerry ended the dynasty and the Bulls haven't been close since. MJ's biggest regret in basketball is that they didn't get a chance to defend.
This is how u know MJ is the goat… David Stern used to literally beg MJ to comeback. That’s how you know.
You should have watched the original NBC broadcast of this game instead of this HD 4k version.
SLG I respect so much how you duin ur hmwk lil bro ..bc watching full games from this ERA.. you can feel th ENERGY AURA ..nd jus that AMAZEMENT of how GOOD nd how TUFF these players played ..Last but not least ..TH PASSION & DESIRE to WIN. MJ had so many EPIC MOMENTS ..but to END YOUR CAREER LIKE THIS IS IT. Ik you can see th differences btwn now nd then. IQ IQ IQ is what separated that from this. These so called plumbers were very intelligent knew how to play.
Once again shout out to you 🙏🏾🆙
Bron or whoever can have that goat title ..MJ ON GOD-MODE when it comes to this game Factz
This is also a very complete team. Center was probably the most glaring spot on the floor for the time. Rodman made up for it, so does MJ, Pipp, and, Tony. Tony was underrated. Had he played in the NBA his entire career, A) he would have been a different player than he was, B) he probably would be in the HOF. They had Harper and Kerr as well. The team was nasty and could hurt you in any and every way. It kinda was the first super team in a lot of ways since Show Time or Boston. Just the amount of pure talent on the team, regardless of age. The ability to drive the lane and shoot from the perimeter and the defense of the entire team was nuts. You're getting one game. Having seen this team and the Warriors record setting team, all I can say is that I think the Bulls would just out work then, but with the willingness of the warriors to shoot the 3 would offset the post game abilities of the big 3 MJ Pipp and Tony along with the fade away mid range they all had
Right before MJ shot that game winner over Russell, Phil told MJ that his legs were gone and that’s why he was coming up short with his shots. Phil told him to hold his follow through to add a little more distance, and Jordan listened that’s why he was holding his follow through, not so pictures could get him posing. Even though he accomplished everything, he was still coachable. Recently Phil was asked if he was starting a team would Michael, Kobe, or Shaq be his first pick. Phil said Michael, because he was the most coachable player he’s ever had.
As soon as Jordan hits his 3rd 3 in the second, the Jazz come down the court, work the ball down low into the post, and there's Jordan, waiting in the paint. If you watch closely he'll look over his shoulder and back out of the paint because of the previous violation, which they had been called for 4 times already! Watching it again it came right back from 98
It's always great to watch young bballers witness to why the stories did this man no justice. Great Reaction. MJ the King Kong G.O.A.T.
Rodman didn't really play basketball until he did! Check his story out as well! Pretty impressive dude
Funny part is Dennis Rodman didn’t even try to rebound his late Free throws cause he knew Jordan wouldn’t miss
MJ was greatness EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
1:36:30 Rodman back to the basket, arms closed already gone when the ball leave Mike's hands 🤣
That stretch of buckets the teams traded in the 1st half was awesome
Boss man! Love the content! If you wanna see something crazy, react to Game 1 of the 1992 Finals. Just the 1st half. You won’t believe what happened. Keep it up.
Just to help you understand Karl Malone he's the 3rd leading scorer in NBA history behind LeChoke James and Kareem, so hopefully you will get an idea as to how good Malone was
Malone is crazy underrated. There was a reason why they called him the Mailman. Dude always delivered
@robbase5235 I definitely agree with you on that cuz Malone is 3rd on the all time scorer's list and if you listen to these Gen Z kids he's a plumber in their eyes!! Karl Malone would destroy James in a 1 vs 1 game
There you go! Gotta’ watch the games!!
I watched every single one of Jordan's championship playoff games. Even watched Pipp try to take the Bulls to a championship w/o Jordan. That team was missing a piece. If they just had something more, maybe they could have one the 2 in-between. It wasn't his last game, but it was in a Bulls uniform.
This is another reason Jordan is the goat and kids don’t realize what he had to do for the bulls to win. Nobody but him can play the he whole game except a few minutes. It done it many times and still scored for his team with top defense. For all the lebron fan girls that say Jordan had pippen well this is what you got out of him and I know he was hurt but he only averaged about 12 to 14. Can you imagine any player today playing all them minutes except if few
See looking back it’s not their best game between each other even tho it was the last big game. It’s hard to see the full picture without seeing all the games in back to back years of finals. To be alive watching MJ ascend and how MJ played better in the playoffs each year and won was amazing. The ‘92 bulls might even be better than the ‘96 72 win team. If I was you I would if you could watch MJs championship finals game by game. The wins and loses of each finals. ‘91-‘93 and ‘96-‘98. Even if you don’t broadcast it. Idk bro it was a great time to be alive
Definitely watch game 1 1992 NBA finals
This was every night for every game of his career!! Every game was a “what did he just do” event!! Watch these old games and see why a bunch of us can’t stand today’s game. Today is nothing but guys launching threes like it’s a damn church league!
I just noticed that in the 90's the ball movement was generous unlike today's game with all the 3's and dribbs
Kukoc was a 6'11" PG from Croatia, nicknamed "The Waiter" because he was always serving dimes. The Bulls drafted him and moved him to PF and created HORRIBLE match ups four most PFs. Dude was a GREAT hooper, but MJ and Scottie were the lead dogs offensively.
Stockton was one of the most underrated point guards in the day he had so much quickness a good vertical jump he shot was deadly and his passes were more deadly but the give and go with him and Malone is what one most of their games the give and go I guess is extinct now in today's basketball all they worried about is shooting three balls that's all these kids work on they don't work on fundamentals like defense they don't work on setting good pics today's basketball is not exciting to me at all I would love to see LeBron go through what Michael Jordan went through with all of these guys hanging on him while he is dunking the ball hail today you can't even check a man without getting a foul back then they were knocking you down holding you elbowing these guys that played in the old days there is always big men in front of the basket that she was going to have to dunk over sure not that way today is it it was much more exciting basketball than watching guys shoot a bunch of threes in my opinion the three-point shot has ruined the game of basketball Michael Jordan the way the middle is open with score 50 every game and I know you think I'm full of s*** but I'm not I watched the man play and he was a man that was born decades before his era he could play in any era and not even just play be the best you listen to me and like Jason Kidd who I think is one of the best point guards of all time talk about Michael Jordan you listen to the greats of all time talk about Michael Jordan and the fear he put into another team and people say he didn't pass the ball he passed the ball a lot at the beginning of the games but then he took over because when guys don't hit shots that he could have hit instead of passing the ball he was figuring what the hell is a sense of passing it to them if they're just going to miss the shot when he could hit over two and three guys and they are wide open and miss a shot they never had any good sensors not what you would call better than average I'm back in the day to win you had to have a big Center that was great but if you had Michael Jordan you didn't need a big sinner he could post anybody up and score on them or dunk on them his first move was so fast and he was a much better ball handler than people gave him credit for only saw the ball get stole from him one time and that was when he first came back from playing baseball I think he left the game because his dad always wanted him to be a baseball player and after his father got killed he was shot in a car buy some black kid I don't think he had any idea who he was killing but anyway Michael Jordan wanted to give baseball a try but you can't start anything in professional sports whether it is rodeo baseball basketball football you're not going to start that late in life and become somebody that is very good at that sport you have to have played it pretty much most of your life especially if you want to be great
The 1981 Celtics vs Sixers playoff series is the best i ever saw.
You don't see too many performances like that inside of a minute especially in a pressure filled situation.
saw it live....
Nearly 30 million people was watching this game live in 98. This game was so fire 🔥! Hardnose b ball was played not a 3 point contest 😅
the game back then was a grind and chess and the contact and back and forth pace would wear players out and def was alot more emphasized
My hat goes off to you my guy it is rare to see kids today watch a full game today or watch a full 90s game outside of their own era now they just watch highlights when I grew up in the 90s, we stop what we were doing rather it was playing basketball football playing video games or over a friend house we will watch full NBA games
What’s crazy is that this was a fatigued Bulls team with no production at the center position Scottie gutting it out. Kerr at this point had the best 3pt shooting average in the game but you can see he wasn’t THAT guy in actual games.
MJ missed more shots than usual but he was there to make three big plays in a row at the end. Watching the full game you could feel this was a game the Jazz was poised to win. It just felt like a Jazz win all game. But MJ has a lot of heart. Shout out to Pippen for going back on the court despite his pain. Gotta respect him for that.
This is why us old heads are crazy about MJ. You can't really get it through highlights. He could take over a game from both ends, offense or defense.
you wanna see Antoine Carr in his prime. Try to find some Atlanta Hawks playoff games from the late 80’s. ‘Nique, Kevin Willis, maybe Moses Malone. you really get to see their greatness when you watch an entire playoff game.
I knew you love watching these. Gotta tune into more some pacers and Detroit Boston lakers 76ers knicks. Have fun man
1:21:26 Watch Steve Kerr get knocked out and there's no foul called.. No flopping
The Single Best Finals in 25 Years
that team seemed so discipline. and top IQ's on dat squad
This game right here is where the line "When Jordan's not doing his best, He's still the best" comes from. 🤙🏻
Illegal defense is not 3 in the key. It's a different type of penalty.... Basically no zone
Oh okay 👌🏾
The basic principle of the illegal defense back then was to force defensive players to commit on their defensive assignment. Even outside the 3sec area, if the defensive player is left alone guarding no one, it will be called.
The 2 most common case that it is called is when offensive players are spacing very well and a defensive player is caught too far from his man while the team is not committed to doubleteaming the man with the ball(practicaly guarding no one but a space or zone). The second case is when a defensive player mistakenly double-teamed a player without the ball.
i missed that old nba theme song!
Its specifically for the NBA on NBC...they stopped showing games on NBC but will return soon since games will be on NBC again
If you really want to see more greatness, find the video of Michael Jordan putting up 63 on the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. The young Bulls lost but Jordan made a statement that the future of the NBA was going to be his.