Before the Miami Heat Big 3, there was the 1997 Houston Rockets. While Houston's three-headed monster were near the end of their respective careers, all the guys were still extremely competitive. At the end of the '96-97 season, Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 23.2 points and 9.2 rebounds, Charles Barkley posted 19.2 points and 13.5 rebounds per game and Clyde Drexler had a solid 18 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. The Western Conference Finals would be their last hurrah.
I watched this game live. I litterally cried. Knowing the history of Malone-Stockton franchise, this was their ultimate highlight. When the announcer said "you never see this group so happy " this was true!
A lot of people missed how great a player Stockton really was because the Jazz were rarely on TV. People knew him as an assist king who could shoot the occassional 3. The last 2 minutes of this game were his shining moment in the NBA and showed that he was capable of taking a game over, something many people didn't know he was capable of.
I'll never forget this night. I can't ever remember a time when my whole family had been screaming so loud with joy when Stockton hit that shot. It just doesn't get any better than this!
5:26, don't even watch Stockton, watch what Karl Malone does to Clyde Drexler, who's guarding Stockton. That might be the most illegal screen in the history of basketball, he wiped Clyde completely, and his feet weren't even close to set for any of it. He practically grabbed Clyde, and carried him to half court. Sad part is, the Rockets had the team that gave Chicago fits, and probably would have won the finals.
As a Jazz fan I feel your pain. See game 6 in the finals with Bulls and Jazz. Pippen hits the 3, clear shot clock violation, they count it but replay shows it was no good. Eisley hits a 3, waved off, clearly by a wide margin it was good on replay. They didn't do replay back then. If they had reviews on plays back then, the Jazz are up 7 when MJ pushes off and wins his 6th. At the least there should have been a game 7. Point is, it doesn't matter, missed calls and such are part of the game. At least the Rockets did win it. Any other year that Jazz team wins a title. Not even a doubt.
That Houston team was one of the first Dream Team for NBA rosters that wasn’t built through the draft. With HoF players like Barkley, and Drexler, added to Olajuwon, Horry and Smith, Houston was coming off Back to back Championships with Jordan in the midst of retirement, Houston was Knocked out in 96 by Seattle, and decided to load up for the 97 season, but it was Utah and their fundamentally sound system that had the best improvement finally avenging their heartbreak from the previous year, where they had lost game Seven on the Road in Seattle. Their reward for Winning the west was a date with MJ & the Bulls
Thanks for putting this up dude. One of the greatest moments of my life, I still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when stockton sank this three
yeah but it led to nothing! the jazz picked the wrong year to finally figure it all out. 1994 and 1995 were the years (no Jordan), and the Jazz blew it both times!
Really if they were boss, why didn’t they win shit and don’t just say Michael. They were together for 10 years before they even ran into Michael and still didn’t win when Michael left after 1993 or 1998
I'm stoked that you posted this vid also. I, too remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. I was at home and we had a bunch of kfc, and when Stock drained the three I started jumping on the couch and slamming on the windows with greasy hands. Momz made me clean the window. Good times.
im a knicks fan and even im getting chills...one of the greatest calls in nba history and what a fucking amazing series. "JOHN STOCKTON SENDS THE UTAH JAZZ TO THE NBA FINALS!"
@@w0nd3r6 Chicago defeated Utah in the 1997 Finals by a combined 4 points. One of the closest Finals in history. If Utah wasn't a great team, then neither was Chicago.
@solcreate Who's talking about utah? i was replying to that user above saying how the rockets were such a dominating team and yet they couldn't get pass the jazz. And the bulls may not have had there best team in 97 but they were good enough to win there 5th title it be it by 1 or 4 points
@@w0nd3r6 You were asserting that Houston was not all that great if they couldn't "even get past the Jazz". It's pretty easy to understand and surmise that you were saying that Utah wasn't all that great through such an assertion. Further, you make fun of the idea of another team being dominant due to result, yet don't care about the details -- and, selfsame, result -- of Chicago's narrow victory over Utah. Such a narrow victory speaks to 1) how great a team Utah was and 2) a lack of dominance on Chicago's part, as they were within two shots of losing the title. These details matter, particularly considering how you're attempting to frame this era and the three teams being discussed.
one of the most incredible games ever. remember watching over and over again. rockets would never beat them with barkley or without barkley. rockets were old back then and jazz were the best team of the league on regular season. they swept Shaq and Kobe on following year and in that year won 4 x 1. Sad for Barkley who again lost a chance to go to Finals because of a 3 pointer at the end of game (previously by Ellie and Paxson)
Stockton was drafted the same year as Hakeem and Barkley and Drexler was drafted the year before. Malone was a little younger, but not much. The Rockets had no team losing Cassell, Horry, Maxwell, Smith and Thorpe. That's four starters and the 6th man from the 94 championship team.
man...i remember when ever team was literally nervous about playing the Utah Jazz because of how good they were, i dont care what anyone says, the jazz were the best team to play the game in the 1990's, i will never forget them.
Man, Stockton just glides down the floor. Check him out when he has the ball and he's coming back on a fast break.. it's like his feet barely touch the ground. It's awesome to see him again.
Keep in mind the crucial difference between the two. After 1998, the Bulls basically fell apart; their coach left, all of their good players left, and within 2 or 3 years the bulls had an entirely different roster. On the other hand, the Jazz experienced the slow changes in the team that are normal in the NBA. You cannot compare any situation to that of the Bulls, it is rather unique.
the jazz was such an amazing team. were it not for them we wouldve seen the jordan/pippen against olajuwon, barkley, and drexler here and then shaq/kobe the following year
You're absolutely right. Malone moved that screen for almost 3 seconds without the one of the refs even spotting it. It can be that the refs themselves were in such tension that they weren't lookin or they just wouldn't give these fouls at the last second (1998 MJ's last shot, if it even WERE a foul, which I doubt). Oh, well. It would've been great watchin Jordan's and Pippen's Bulls play the finals against Barkeyl's, Drexler's and Hakeem's Rockets b/c Houston had won 2 rings in MJ's absence....
I'm also glad that a young guy like you pays tribute to great players and teams from the past. Most guys your age don't have an idea just how great folks like Kareem, Dr. J, Bird, Magic, Barkley and of course Stockton and Malone, and MJ and Pippen, were. 80's and 90's NBA was basketball at its best! And CBS and especially NBC coverage beats ABC easily. See that shot of Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovich at 6:48. Once Stockton was open, Rudy T. knew it was over. The Jazz didn't beat the Bulls in the 1997 Finals, but they sure gave them a battle, and in 1998 too.
I was a Rockets fan at the time so this was a very dark moment, But the one thing tha made me sleep better....the Jazz got burned by multiple last second shots the next two years by the Bulls. So I take my solace in that and the fact that Stockton and Malone (two of the dirtiest players alive) never won rings nor did their cheating ways mentor, Jerry Sloan. Poetic justice!
To say that Mario elie missed three at 0:43, is a huge understatement. Pity the Rockets kind of choked this game away and did not have the opportunity to play for a finals berth in game 7. A Bulls vs Rockets finals? A four time champion vs a two time champion? Another rematch with Barkley for MJ and Pippen.
Poor Barkley. Stopped Jordan a few years earlier. Bounced out by Houston the year before. Then, tries to join the rockets and sent home by a game winner
Its funny how everyone knew where they were at when Stockton hit the three. I was listening to the game in my car in the grocery store parking lot. I ran inside and starting cheering afterwards. It was awesome...GO JAZZ!
this was the best moment of my childhood. you can always argue about a moving screen and people always seem to find ways to argue against the Jazz, but when it comes don to the last few sconds of any team the refs always just let them play.
p.s. i love stockton in the post-game interview: "nobody gave up" ... the dude single-handedly willed utah to victory. russell hit a big 3, but john, you scored the last 9 points! he he
I don't know how you can call the 1995 Rockets vs Jazz series an easy beatdown. It was very close and needed a big 4th Quarter run in game 5 to pull it out 3-2 for Houston.
This was the nail in the coffin for that Rockets run they had in the mid-90’s. Everything went to shit from here on lol. They blew a 3-2 lead against GS a few years ago in the WCF, with CP3 and Harden. They were an inch from going to the finals, but fell apart. They’ve pretty much been a joke every other year since the Olajuwon era ended.
To this day not many people noticed how Karl Malone literally bear-hugged Clyde Drexler which is how Stockton ended up so wide open. Had the refs been paying attention and called the blatant offensive foul, the basket would have been no good. It's for that (dirty) play that I am glad Stockton and Malone retired with no championships. Thank you, Michael Jordan. :)
And why not? I think those rankings are attributed to those team's youth and coaching. The Jazz, in particular, have a solid guard-forward combo in Williams and Boozer. While it certainly may not be the next Stockton and Malone, this team is going to go far with those two guys in the future.
oh, and by the way, did anyone notice that there was no buzzer after stockton hit the shot? the clock shows triple zeroes ... but no buzzer. just a ref's whistle. kinda cool.
@trancexprep84 I know... what happened after Stockton made that runner? The Rockets have the ball with the shot clock turned off... and suddenly the Jazz have the ball with 2.8 left?
I'm not going to lie, I was a HUUUGE Rockets fan at this point in time and hated the Jazz, but they nasty. Stockton and Malone were skilled as hell. Made everything look easy.
anyone had a copy of the NBC Intro of this game, I want to know the title of the background song.. Thanks btw, this may have denied me Houston-Chicago Finals but I have to say this is one of the most memorable shot in Playoff history..
Actually, haveakd, this was the 1997 playoffs, and the Bulls won in 6 games with Steve Kerr making the winning shot in Chicago in the last game. Jazz had their chances to win Games 1, 5 and 6 of that series, but lost in a classic series. What you refer to is 1998 finals, which should have extended series to 7 games. That was when Jordan "fouled Russel" as you pointed out. I didn't notice he traveled though.
One of the underrated moments in NBA history.
Zed I ageee
@MAN UTD 😂😂😂😂
the basketball in this game is some of the best that has ever been played
I have to agree with that. They stay talking about Robert Horry shots but not this one.
Underrated? Karl did the biggest & clearest moving screens ive ever seen.
"If anyone other than Stockton or Malone take this jumper, there'll be questions asked for eternity." Classic Bill Walton!!! Love it!
"John Stockton sends the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals!" unforgettable quote.
My idol
Ahh. The old days. Miss them. NBC had the best coverage.
TrevS2288 agree
I felt bad for Sir Charles. Yet another heartbreaking playoff defeat.
Snapper said "uh-oh" as soon as Stockton got open😂😂😂
Facts lol
Malone's moving screen on that final shot was insane. That was the most movingness screen ever. (Not a fan of either team, just saying.)
That 3 pointer is the greatest moment in Utah Jazz history. Everyone remembers:
'JOHN STOCKTON SENDS THE UTAH JAZZ TO THE NBA FINALS!'
Malone and stockton were the elites of theyre time,and will always be remembered as the dynamic duo,they were awesome together..
we never seem that kind of emotion from stockton ever, totally true!!, he was an iceman, the best!!
Before the Miami Heat Big 3, there was the 1997 Houston Rockets. While Houston's three-headed monster were near the end of their respective careers, all the guys were still extremely competitive. At the end of the '96-97 season, Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 23.2 points and 9.2 rebounds, Charles Barkley posted 19.2 points and 13.5 rebounds per game and Clyde Drexler had a solid 18 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. The Western Conference Finals would be their last hurrah.
True ‘97 Rockets were superteam, as were 2008 Celtics; arguably ‘96-98 Bulls and 80s LakeShow Magic Kareem & Worthy
I watched this game live. I litterally cried. Knowing the history of Malone-Stockton franchise, this was their ultimate highlight. When the announcer said "you never see this group so happy " this was true!
Stockton was a cold blooded competitor but he met someone who was even more cold blooded in the finals this year and the year after. :-)
A lot of people missed how great a player Stockton really was because the Jazz were rarely on TV. People knew him as an assist king who could shoot the occassional 3. The last 2 minutes of this game were his shining moment in the NBA and showed that he was capable of taking a game over, something many people didn't know he was capable of.
Legends all over the court. Crazy.
jazz uniforms = beast
NBA uniforms were much better in the late 90s/early 2000s, now they're crap
I'll never forget this night. I can't ever remember a time when my whole family had been screaming so loud with joy when Stockton hit that shot. It just doesn't get any better than this!
Did they win the finals? No!!! Bulls kicked they asses.
@@SuperJimmielee …with the same game winning shot from Jordan. Bet his family sat down after that one 😅
5:26, don't even watch Stockton, watch what Karl Malone does to Clyde Drexler, who's guarding Stockton. That might be the most illegal screen in the history of basketball, he wiped Clyde completely, and his feet weren't even close to set for any of it. He practically grabbed Clyde, and carried him to half court. Sad part is, the Rockets had the team that gave Chicago fits, and probably would have won the finals.
Lol malone really did 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀
As a Jazz fan I feel your pain. See game 6 in the finals with Bulls and Jazz. Pippen hits the 3, clear shot clock violation, they count it but replay shows it was no good. Eisley hits a 3, waved off, clearly by a wide margin it was good on replay. They didn't do replay back then. If they had reviews on plays back then, the Jazz are up 7 when MJ pushes off and wins his 6th. At the least there should have been a game 7. Point is, it doesn't matter, missed calls and such are part of the game. At least the Rockets did win it. Any other year that Jazz team wins a title. Not even a doubt.
Well spotted on the Malone "screen". Thats the last guy I'd want to wrestle with!
Yeah, but he wasn't really screening, he switched.
mark brinton actually was Ron Harper and we def got away with one
My God, I remember watching this live. Stockton was so damn good! Smallest NBA beast of all-time.
That Houston team was one of the first Dream Team for NBA rosters that wasn’t built through the draft. With HoF players like Barkley, and Drexler, added to Olajuwon, Horry and Smith, Houston was coming off Back to back Championships with Jordan in the midst of retirement, Houston was Knocked out in 96 by Seattle, and decided to load up for the 97 season, but it was Utah and their fundamentally sound system that had the best improvement finally avenging their heartbreak from the previous year, where they had lost game Seven on the Road in Seattle. Their reward for Winning the west was a date with MJ & the Bulls
Greatest moment in American History
Stockton, open three, HYEAAHAHHAYEH!
I’ll never forget this game.
That shot never gets old.
The trio Stockton Malone Hornacek were a joy to watch
Gumble said it best.... "HEE-YEEAHH!"
That's exactly what I yelled when Stockton made that shot. It woke up my family. What a great moment/memory:)
Thanks for putting this up dude. One of the greatest moments of my life, I still remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when stockton sank this three
yeah but it led to nothing! the jazz picked the wrong year to finally figure it all out. 1994 and 1995 were the years (no Jordan), and the Jazz blew it both times!
John Stockton and Karl Malone were BOSS! One of the greatest playoff games ever!
Really if they were boss, why didn’t they win shit and don’t just say Michael. They were together for 10 years before they even ran into Michael and still didn’t win when Michael left after 1993 or 1998
I'm stoked that you posted this vid also. I, too remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. I was at home and we had a bunch of kfc, and when Stock drained the three I started jumping on the couch and slamming on the windows with greasy hands. Momz made me clean the window. Good times.
only time i saw the great john stockton show emotion, awesome moment!
im a knicks fan and even im getting chills...one of the greatest calls in nba history and what a fucking amazing series.
"JOHN STOCKTON SENDS THE UTAH JAZZ TO THE NBA FINALS!"
7:37, Charles just realize that was his last chance to win a championship.
Danilo Barbosa yup they were a dominating team az well
@Givenchy Spilla dominating team and couldn't even get pass the jazz........lol
@@w0nd3r6 Chicago defeated Utah in the 1997 Finals by a combined 4 points. One of the closest Finals in history.
If Utah wasn't a great team, then neither was Chicago.
@solcreate Who's talking about utah? i was replying to that user above saying how the rockets were such a dominating team and yet they couldn't get pass the jazz.
And the bulls may not have had there best team in 97 but they were good enough to win there 5th title it be it by 1 or 4 points
@@w0nd3r6 You were asserting that Houston was not all that great if they couldn't "even get past the Jazz". It's pretty easy to understand and surmise that you were saying that Utah wasn't all that great through such an assertion.
Further, you make fun of the idea of another team being dominant due to result, yet don't care about the details -- and, selfsame, result -- of Chicago's narrow victory over Utah. Such a narrow victory speaks to 1) how great a team Utah was and 2) a lack of dominance on Chicago's part, as they were within two shots of losing the title.
These details matter, particularly considering how you're attempting to frame this era and the three teams being discussed.
one of the most incredible games ever. remember watching over and over again. rockets would never beat them with barkley or without barkley. rockets were old back then and jazz were the best team of the league on regular season. they swept Shaq and Kobe on following year and in that year won 4 x 1. Sad for Barkley who again lost a chance to go to Finals because of a 3 pointer at the end of game (previously by Ellie and Paxson)
Stockton was drafted the same year as Hakeem and Barkley and Drexler was drafted the year before. Malone was a little younger, but not much. The Rockets had no team losing Cassell, Horry, Maxwell, Smith and Thorpe. That's four starters and the 6th man from the 94 championship team.
Greg gumbel is one of the most underrated play by play announcers..what a call!
I was a Bulls fan in the 90’s and was disappointed when Stockton hit this shot. Wanted to see a Bulls-Rockets finals.
Charles Barkley with that thousand-yard stare at the end. The closest he came to a title was 1993.
man...i remember when ever team was literally nervous about playing the Utah Jazz because of how good they were, i dont care what anyone says, the jazz were the best team to play the game in the 1990's, i will never forget them.
Great game. Great moments.
Man, Stockton just glides down the floor. Check him out when he has the ball and he's coming back on a fast break.. it's like his feet barely touch the ground. It's awesome to see him again.
Keep in mind the crucial difference between the two. After 1998, the Bulls basically fell apart; their coach left, all of their good players left, and within 2 or 3 years the bulls had an entirely different roster. On the other hand, the Jazz experienced the slow changes in the team that are normal in the NBA. You cannot compare any situation to that of the Bulls, it is rather unique.
Imagine if they called Jordan's push-off on Russell, wow!
Wasn’t called because it wasn’t.
i won't get tired of watching this video
the jazz was such an amazing team. were it not for them we wouldve seen the jordan/pippen against olajuwon, barkley, and drexler here and then shaq/kobe the following year
Without question the greatest game in Jazz history!
True that!! Stockton is the greatest point guard in NBA history. hands down.
You're absolutely right. Malone moved that screen for almost 3 seconds without the one of the refs even spotting it. It can be that the refs themselves were in such tension that they weren't lookin or they just wouldn't give these fouls at the last second (1998 MJ's last shot, if it even WERE a foul, which I doubt). Oh, well. It would've been great watchin Jordan's and Pippen's Bulls play the finals against Barkeyl's, Drexler's and Hakeem's Rockets b/c Houston had won 2 rings in MJ's absence....
Stockton and Malone were beasts!
I'm also glad that a young guy like you pays tribute to great players and teams from the past. Most guys your age don't have an idea just how great folks like Kareem, Dr. J, Bird, Magic, Barkley and of course Stockton and Malone, and MJ and Pippen, were. 80's and 90's NBA was basketball at its best! And CBS and especially NBC coverage beats ABC easily.
See that shot of Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovich at 6:48. Once Stockton was open, Rudy T. knew it was over. The Jazz didn't beat the Bulls in the 1997 Finals, but they sure gave them a battle, and in 1998 too.
Gotta tell you the nbc wants the nba rights again
I was a Rockets fan at the time so this was a very dark moment, But the one thing tha made me sleep better....the Jazz got burned by multiple last second shots the next two years by the Bulls. So I take my solace in that and the fact that Stockton and Malone (two of the dirtiest players alive) never won rings nor did their cheating ways mentor, Jerry Sloan. Poetic justice!
You can’t help but smile.
To say that Mario elie missed three at 0:43, is a huge understatement. Pity the Rockets kind of choked this game away and did not have the opportunity to play for a finals berth in game 7. A Bulls vs Rockets finals? A four time champion vs a two time champion? Another rematch with Barkley for MJ and Pippen.
Can't help but smile a bit watching normally business-as-usual John Stockton hit a crazy euphoria high at 6:11
One of the greatest games indeed.
I love how the announcer was like, "Uh-Oh...", when John Stockton got the ball. He knew it was coming!
Poor Barkley. Stopped Jordan a few years earlier. Bounced out by Houston the year before. Then, tries to join the rockets and sent home by a game winner
One of the greatest games in NBA history!
OMG I never noticed the moving screen Malone set LMAO! Was like a 10 foot moving screen!
Damian JUST DID THIS TO US!!!
Lillards was better because they were down
ThePacemaker45
No, cuz Stock sent them to the finals. Getting out of the first round isn't the same
cj985 but if Damian missed, they'll face elimination in Houston
Taylor daapimp If"s are irrelevant
Nate Fitts Just like your comment...
Drexler went to the finals 3 times and got one. He went in 1990 against Detroit, 1992 against Chicago and in 1995 against Orlando where he won 1.
Good times, good times. John Stockton has always been a classy basketball player. Shame players like him are few and far between now.
Stockton so underrated as a point guard! Respect 🙏
Stockton is great PG, maybe the greatest. And he always wore 1 jersey.
Its funny how everyone knew where they were at when Stockton hit the three. I was listening to the game in my car in the grocery store parking lot. I ran inside and starting cheering afterwards. It was awesome...GO JAZZ!
I was 9 years old when this went down
I remember watching this game I was like daamnnn
What the fuck did the commentator yell when Stockton hit the game winner? Sounded like a combination of hit it and yeah
That was a crazy moving pick at the end . Jesus
Stockton's shot essentially sent the Rockets into a downward spiral which they still haven't recovered from 15 years later...
this was the best moment of my childhood. you can always argue about a moving screen and people always seem to find ways to argue against the Jazz, but when it comes don to the last few sconds of any team the refs always just let them play.
john stockton. he really is something.
Damn, the interviews at the end sure made me miss those guys.
You can say, one of the best duos because there is also the MJ-Scottie combo.
"Houston, we have a prob..." you already know the phrase!
p.s. i love stockton in the post-game interview: "nobody gave up" ... the dude single-handedly willed utah to victory. russell hit a big 3, but john, you scored the last 9 points! he he
I don't know how you can call the 1995 Rockets vs Jazz series an easy beatdown. It was very close and needed a big 4th Quarter run in game 5 to pull it out 3-2 for Houston.
Were is the rockets possession with 22.4 secs left? every TH-cam video of this game is missing the rockets last possession
This was the nail in the coffin for that Rockets run they had in the mid-90’s. Everything went to shit from here on lol. They blew a 3-2 lead against GS a few years ago in the WCF, with CP3 and Harden. They were an inch from going to the finals, but fell apart. They’ve pretty much been a joke every other year since the Olajuwon era ended.
To this day not many people noticed how Karl Malone literally bear-hugged Clyde Drexler which is how Stockton ended up so wide open. Had the refs been paying attention and called the blatant offensive foul, the basket would have been no good.
It's for that (dirty) play that I am glad Stockton and Malone retired with no championships.
Thank you, Michael Jordan.
:)
Greg Gumble was not meant to call NBA games, he was ok but his bread and butter is the NFL!
The D-Fense Straight Collapsed hahaha 🏀💯💯
Faved. I'll never unfave this
Who saw that Facebook meme saying Stockton was trash? They have no idea how good he was during this era of basketball.
Stockton is BOSS
Walton's "UH OH" was a sign of things to come.
And why not? I think those rankings are attributed to those team's youth and coaching. The Jazz, in particular, have a solid guard-forward combo in Williams and Boozer. While it certainly may not be the next Stockton and Malone, this team is going to go far with those two guys in the future.
one of the best moments in nba history
golden age of basketball.
5 hall of famers in 1 game. You'll never see that again.
oh, and by the way, did anyone notice that there was no buzzer after stockton hit the shot? the clock shows triple zeroes ... but no buzzer. just a ref's whistle. kinda cool.
Nice Shot Mr. extra short pants but you are one of the greatest player of all time!
Can someone explain to me why this clip goes from stockton making a great play and tying the game to the jazz getting the ball again at mid-court?
Damian Lillard, just wow
How do you like the old Rockets court better than the new one?
@trancexprep84 I know... what happened after Stockton made that runner? The Rockets have the ball with the shot clock turned off... and suddenly the Jazz have the ball with 2.8 left?
Show some respect for legends of the NBA.
LGLCG:
My understanding is that no one thought the Franchise would last very long in Utah when it moved there, so they didn't change the name.
I'm not going to lie, I was a HUUUGE Rockets fan at this point in time and hated the Jazz, but they nasty. Stockton and Malone were skilled as hell. Made everything look easy.
anyone had a copy of the NBC Intro of this game, I want to know the title of the background song.. Thanks
btw, this may have denied me Houston-Chicago Finals but I have to say this is one of the most memorable shot in Playoff history..
Actually, haveakd, this was the 1997 playoffs, and the Bulls won in 6 games with Steve Kerr making the winning shot in Chicago in the last game. Jazz had their chances to win Games 1, 5 and 6 of that series, but lost in a classic series.
What you refer to is 1998 finals, which should have extended series to 7 games. That was when Jordan "fouled Russel" as you pointed out. I didn't notice he traveled though.
Back when the NBA was still great.