Man, you young ones don't understand the hype of the NBA on NBC intro music along with Marv Albert on the call on a Sunday afternoon. You knew it was about to be a battle.
its impossible to explain it to them because tv has changed so much since then, we didnt have streaming or mobile devices we could only watch these games when they aired or record with our VCR, it was more of an event every game you planned for.
I remember watching this game both of the bulls losses to the Knicks came on NBC that year i wanted this to be the conference finals so bad but Stern had to protect his man Jordan
@@jaredwright8085 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 protect Jordan from what? Another year sending the Knicks home? That's about all that was gonna happen lol. I do wish we played the Knicks instead of the Heat but the Bulls would've beaten the Knicks anyway
I've been looking highights of this game forever. I'm a Bulls fan and remember watching this game with my dad and hating the fact that we missed an opportunity to go back to back 70 wins
@@MDBBall yall sad jordan fans cryin how Bird had more hof's, but here jordan had 4 hof Dennis (1997 Rodman would play vs Ewing in playoff not in season) , Pip, Toni and old Parish. Yes Houston is good help but yall just hypocrites. MJ is little better DeRozan nothing more. I can name 10 times in this clip Starks, Houston etc drive by him with half sweat. Dude rest in defense to pile up pts. Also that David Stern rule of illegal zone defense he got easy fadeaway 70% of times when in triangle he got switch that he want to ISO post up guys like 6'2 Chris Childs. They won even without best DPOY rebounder in era. Bulls had ultra superteam.
And the Knicks did it at the latter part of the regular season, a “two-edge” reminder of new-look Knicks are capable of should they meet again in the Playoffs. In the process, they spoiled the Bulls’ bid to have consecutive 70-win seasons, which is never done up to now (be it back-to-back or in separate years).
Woww what a game, both teams playing awesone defense and the stars making shots (except Pippen). A rare but impressive win for the Knicks. As usual Michael and Patrick taking center stage
20:19 Pippen stat line in addition to bricking the last shot. 11 pts 6 rebs 12 asts. 🤦♀️ Freaking Draymond Green numbers. I don't wanna hear anyone ever say MJ had Pippen again. For real.
Pippen did a lot of things that weren't on the stat sheet. More than any other player I've ever watched, his stat lines didn't do him justice. Jordan and Pippen together created teams that were better than the sum of their parts. Many of the other guys on the team played at All-Star levels with the Bulls, only to later go somewhere else and barely have any impact. Longley, Kukoc, Randy Brown, Judge Buechler, Ron Harper... The combo of Jordan and Pippen made them all a lot better.
FOR SURE DERANGED AND JORDAN NEVER SAW 2ND ROUND WITYH HIS SHOOTING. PHIL JACKSON SAID : I TOOK BALL FROM MJ HANDS AND GAVE TO SCOTTIE BECAUSE HIS USAGE AND SHOOTING LED TEAM NOWHERE.
factz...the next season (97-98) I believe the Bulls swept 4-0. Partly cuz Ewing was injured in most those games. I also think the 96-97 season was Ewing's last season as an All-Star calibur center. He was moving a lot slower and not fluid from 98-00
Actually the most talented roster Ewing had was in 99 but unfortunately Ewing was out of his prime. If prime Ewing had the 99 Knicks roster, they would've won multiple championships
Born and raised in NYC but I was a Bulls fan because of Michael Jordan from 1992-1997. This was the exact game between the Knicks and the Bulls which converted me to a Knicks fan. I remembered that interview with Patrick Ewing in the end that inspired me to root for the Knicks from here on. I’m from NY so I should be cheering for NY. Thanks for this video.
Being a Knicks and Jordan fan....these games were always so hard to watch. But they went to war every time. Pacers, Heat and Hornets all brought it too, along with others.
Agreed. Best regular season game I’ve ever seen. All four games of this season series between NY and Chicago were imo the best basketball I’ve ever seen. Elite offense and defense, pride and passion on display by every player and coach, huge shots made by the superstars (especially MJ and Pat), and a loud, passionate crowd that isn’t full of disinterested 1%ers like today’s games. All four games decided by 4 points or less and went down to the final shot. Both teams winning twice, once at home and once on the other’s home floor. Incredible. We were robbed of an all-time great Eastern Conference Finals.
this shoulda been the ECF that year. It woulda been another Bulls-Knicks playoff classic. I think it woulda went 6 or 7 with of course MJ and the Bulls winning. I rem this game like yesterday and was soooooo pissed when the Bulls lost cuz they coulda went 40-1 at home and back to back 70 win seasons. I was waiting for the Bulls to get payback in the ECF that year, but it neva happened smh. Knicks were celebrating like they won the chip 🤣🤣🤣
Facts the knicks were one of the few teams to beat the bulls twice that season. They got screwed in that Miami series. I believe Ewing and Houston were suspended for game 6 while Starks and Oakley were suspended in game 7. Would have been a much more entertaining ECF.
@@62lceaser The Heat were very good that year but not quite ready for the big stage, Knicks on the other hand were ready and would've given the Bulls a real battle.
I know the debate about MJ vs Lebron continues on but I have to say seeing that I saw Jordan play when he was with the Bulls, it wasn't just his slashing to the lane and dunking the ball. It was Jordan's ability to make something out of nothing on a play or the defender playing good defense on him. It didn't matter, Jordan was still Jordan and could still score the bucket. Jordan's fadeaway jumper was impossible to defend.
To think, that if the Bulls won this game (or Knicks lost this game): - Bulls get back-to-back 70 win seasons - Bulls end the season tied with the 1985-1986 Celtics for best regular-season-home-record (since the NBA/ABA merger) with a record of 40-1, but Bulls ended with a 39-2 home record. Last 1995-1996 season, Bulls also lost their final home game of the season (Pacers) and also ended the season with a home record of 39-2. The other team that the Bulls lost at home in the 1995-1996 season was the Hornets, while the other team that the Bulls lost at home in the 1996-1997 season was Miami. - Knicks get the 4-seed instead of the 3-seed - Knicks get the Grant-Hill Pistons in the first round instead of the overachieving Hornets in the first round. So not a guarantee that the Knicks would have beaten the Hill-Pistons - Bulls would then face the Knicks/Pistons in the second round, which were two teams that many considered a possible tough playoff series for the Bulls in the 1997 playoffs. - Knicks dont get to face the Miami Heat in these playoffs, unless the Knicks beat the Pistons and then the Bulls to face the Heat in the Conference Finals. So the Heat/Knicks rivalry might have never happened.
@@PIP...33Did Michael Jordan rape your mother? 'Cause that's the only reasonable explanation for your insane, obsessive hatred of the man. Feminine energy at its finest. Grow the hell up.
@@redpillfreedom6692You’re delusional if you think the league is suspending Jordan for getting up from his bench seat and taking 2 steps onto the court to get a better view of the fight, still in front of his bench, as did Ewing. Those suspensions were designed to protect the Bulls. One wonders if Thorn and Riley discussed how to start a brawl late in a game to set it up.
There's a reason why the Knicks were 0-8 at UC other than MJ,The bulls had the refs calling the game,for them. The Knicks will forever be playing two teams on the court,the actual basketball team,and the refs. It's a lose lose situation, for the Knicks as always. Marv was always a MJ fan.
Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to watch this game live back in the day. A shame too cause just lookin at these highlights it was a great game. Great come from behind win by NY. And in a place that was a "house of horrors" for them. They practically never won in Chicago, especially in the playoffs. But then again who did lol
WE CAN SEE THAT JORDAN HAVE 4 HALL OF FAMERS VS 1 EWING. ONLY DERANGED PPL THINK HE IS GOAT BECAUSE ZACH LAVINE CAN DUNK BETTER THAN HIM DEROZAN POST UP LIKE HIM. U PUT ALLAN HOUSTON NEAR RODMAN KUKOC PIPPEN THEY WILL WIN 5 IN A ROW.
@@michaelallen8112No he didn't. He had one big shot in the first round against an opponent they were going to beat anyway. Pippen was notoriously unreliable in the clutch.
kids today would never believe Jordan and Oakley were best friends. they used to dudes hugging and kissing and exchanging jerseys posing for IG photos.
Last game of the regular season. Denying the Bulls a history-tying home record. Sending a message: We've got your number this year, MJ!!! And then, in the Playoffs, the refs and the NBA changed history, suspending FIVE Knicks over the last two games against the Heat -- who were down 3-1 before the catastrophic Game 5 (I do hope PJ Brown is rotting in some kind of hell, wherever he is). All these years later, I am STILL pissed... and I will *always* wonder if 1997 was the year that Ewing and his team could have dethroned the GOAT, Michael Jordan, and gone on to win the championship. No one else could have managed it but my Knicks, but we'll never know for sure. Damn.
Man, you young ones don't understand the hype of the NBA on NBC intro music along with Marv Albert on the call on a Sunday afternoon. You knew it was about to be a battle.
its impossible to explain it to them because tv has changed so much since then, we didnt have streaming or mobile devices we could only watch these games when they aired or record with our VCR, it was more of an event every game you planned for.
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I remember watching this game both of the bulls losses to the Knicks came on NBC that year i wanted this to be the conference finals so bad but Stern had to protect his man Jordan
@@jaredwright8085 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 protect Jordan from what? Another year sending the Knicks home? That's about all that was gonna happen lol. I do wish we played the Knicks instead of the Heat but the Bulls would've beaten the Knicks anyway
@@ShaadsComicsandBeers Larry Johnson and Allen Houston were going to get them over the hump
The Bulls were 78-4 at home in their 72 and 69 win seasons losing by 1,1,3 and 2 points.
That's just greatness
A classic blast from the past.
I've been looking highights of this game forever. I'm a Bulls fan and remember watching this game with my dad and hating the fact that we missed an opportunity to go back to back 70 wins
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I'm a Knicks fan and that makes me happy
NBA on NBC will always be lethal and I wanna see it be lethal again when the NBA decides to return to NBC.
You'll be happy to know that NBC got the NBA broadcasting rights starting next season. Sadly, it will be the end of TNT.
@ yeah I know but the reason why NBA and TNT are cutting bait is that cable is dying
Its great to see how these 90s games played like, there's been a recent push to disrespect the 90s but the games were intense and strategic, i love it
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🔥🔥🔥let’s goooo, keep the 97 Knicks comin
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December 3, 1993 Miami Heat versus Chicago Bulls at Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois, Now!!
@@MDBBall yall sad jordan fans cryin how Bird had more hof's, but here jordan had 4 hof Dennis (1997 Rodman would play vs Ewing in playoff not in season) , Pip, Toni and old Parish. Yes Houston is good help but yall just hypocrites. MJ is little better DeRozan nothing more. I can name 10 times in this clip Starks, Houston etc drive by him with half sweat. Dude rest in defense to pile up pts. Also that David Stern rule of illegal zone defense he got easy fadeaway 70% of times when in triangle he got switch that he want to ISO post up guys like 6'2 Chris Childs. They won even without best DPOY rebounder in era. Bulls had ultra superteam.
Beating the bulls on their home court back in the 90’s was an accomplishment
Preventing them from having another 70 win season
The Knicks Big Pat keeps the Bulls + Injuries from going back to back 70 games win season
90s NBA is so awesome, damn
And the Knicks did it at the latter part of the regular season, a “two-edge” reminder of new-look Knicks are capable of should they meet again in the Playoffs.
In the process, they spoiled the Bulls’ bid to have consecutive 70-win seasons, which is never done up to now (be it back-to-back or in separate years).
Woww what a game, both teams playing awesone defense and the stars making shots (except Pippen). A rare but impressive win for the Knicks. As usual Michael and Patrick taking center stage
20:19 Pippen stat line in addition to bricking the last shot. 11 pts 6 rebs 12 asts. 🤦♀️ Freaking Draymond Green numbers. I don't wanna hear anyone ever say MJ had Pippen again. For real.
Pippen did a lot of things that weren't on the stat sheet.
More than any other player I've ever watched, his stat lines didn't do him justice.
Jordan and Pippen together created teams that were better than the sum of their parts.
Many of the other guys on the team played at All-Star levels with the Bulls, only to later go somewhere else and barely have any impact.
Longley, Kukoc, Randy Brown, Judge Buechler, Ron Harper...
The combo of Jordan and Pippen made them all a lot better.
21:03 and Pippen really couldn't understand why Phil drew up the final shot for Kukoc instead of him in 1994 😂
FOR SURE DERANGED AND JORDAN NEVER SAW 2ND ROUND WITYH HIS SHOOTING. PHIL JACKSON SAID : I TOOK BALL FROM MJ HANDS AND GAVE TO SCOTTIE BECAUSE HIS USAGE AND SHOOTING LED TEAM NOWHERE.
2:39 JORDAN BLOWN BY HOUSTON WITH HALF SWEAT PIPPEN SAVED HIM LIKE BILLION TIMES, AND DERANGED PPL SAY JORDAN CAN DEFEND.
3:55 PIPPEN BACK TO BACK STEALS AND DIMES . AND U R DERANGED. BECAUSE DEFENSE REBOUNDS AND TEAM PLAY PASSING WINS RINGS NOT BRADLEY BEAL JORDAN 30 PPG
And remember Kukoc already had been making big shots even as a rookie before the playoffs
@@chrisuncleahmad789 OF COURSE HE IS SHOOTER. REMEMBER JORDAN FIRST 5 YEARS IN NBA WAS 14% FROM 3 U DERANGED
Man I miss this the real NBA
The last season this rivalry was competitive.
factz...the next season (97-98) I believe the Bulls swept 4-0. Partly cuz Ewing was injured in most those games. I also think the 96-97 season was Ewing's last season as an All-Star calibur center. He was moving a lot slower and not fluid from 98-00
@@Classicbasketballdvds he was never the same after the 97-98 wrist injury.
@@coreyrowe4119 REALLY DERANGED ? NAME ME 2ND HOF IN EWING TEAM OR JORDAN IS NOBODY.
big factz@@coreyrowe4119
Ehhh I mean NY had 2 close games with the Bulls in 98, but I get what you mean.
This was probably the best Knicks team in Ewing's era
Yes this was my favorite Knicks team….this roster and the 1993 team were the best assembled of that era.
I think the 93’ and 94’ Knicks teams were slightly better, but not by much.
@@sstvil2486 1992 team ?
@@rkomi24 91-92?…..first year for Pat Riley? That was a great squad too…but 92-93 was better….wish they never let go of the X-Man Xavier McDaniel
Actually the most talented roster Ewing had was in 99 but unfortunately Ewing was out of his prime. If prime Ewing had the 99 Knicks roster, they would've won multiple championships
I see why Phil chose to not have Scottie take last second shots
I SEE THAT U R DERANGED.
I SEE WHY KERR PAXSON KUKOC SAVED 5 RINGS FOR JORDAN.
TELL ME DERANGED DO U REMEMBER JORDAN FIRST 5 SEASONS TELL US WHY HE IS 15% FROM 3 ?
@@PIP...33You are either extremely unhinged or drinking too much caffeine. Either way, I suggest you stay the hell off the internet.
@@redpillfreedom6692 FOR SURE DERANGED I SUGGEST U TO DENY MY FACTS THEN U MAY TALK
Born and raised in NYC but I was a Bulls fan because of Michael Jordan from 1992-1997. This was the exact game between the Knicks and the Bulls which converted me to a Knicks fan. I remembered that interview with Patrick Ewing in the end that inspired me to root for the Knicks from here on. I’m from NY so I should be cheering for NY. Thanks for this video.
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I liked that hookshot by longley at 17:06
Sweet Home Chicago
Being a Knicks and Jordan fan....these games were always so hard to watch. But they went to war every time. Pacers, Heat and Hornets all brought it too, along with others.
We can only imagine what the 97 Eastern Conference Finals would've been like if it weren't for those suspensions...😢
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Agreed. Best regular season game I’ve ever seen. All four games of this season series between NY and Chicago were imo the best basketball I’ve ever seen. Elite offense and defense, pride and passion on display by every player and coach, huge shots made by the superstars (especially MJ and Pat), and a loud, passionate crowd that isn’t full of disinterested 1%ers like today’s games. All four games decided by 4 points or less and went down to the final shot. Both teams winning twice, once at home and once on the other’s home floor. Incredible. We were robbed of an all-time great Eastern Conference Finals.
this shoulda been the ECF that year. It woulda been another Bulls-Knicks playoff classic. I think it woulda went 6 or 7 with of course MJ and the Bulls winning. I rem this game like yesterday and was soooooo pissed when the Bulls lost cuz they coulda went 40-1 at home and back to back 70 win seasons. I was waiting for the Bulls to get payback in the ECF that year, but it neva happened smh. Knicks were celebrating like they won the chip 🤣🤣🤣
Facts the knicks were one of the few teams to beat the bulls twice that season. They got screwed in that Miami series. I believe Ewing and Houston were suspended for game 6 while Starks and Oakley were suspended in game 7. Would have been a much more entertaining ECF.
@@62lceaser The Heat were very good that year but not quite ready for the big stage, Knicks on the other hand were ready and would've given the Bulls a real battle.
@@coreyrowe4119 READY WHAT U DERANGED ? SHALL I CALL BIRD TO SWEEP JORDAN AGAIN?
@@coreyrowe4119 U SE4E HOW DERANGED JORDAN FANS ARE NOW NAME ME 2ND HOF IN EWING TEAM BECAUSE JORDAN HAD 4 AND REFS HELP.
@@62lceaser NONE OF THESE PLAYERS ARE HOF. THEY ARE RATING OF RON HARPER AT BEST. RODMAN IS 5X BETTER THAN OAKLEY, PIPPEN 20X BETTER THAN STARKS.
Nobody could stop Ewing in today’s NBA
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Steve Kerr was such a good shooter that I literally expected him to make it every time and gor frustrated if he didn't.
Kerr and Hornaceck
I know the debate about MJ vs Lebron continues on but I have to say seeing that I saw Jordan play when he was with the Bulls, it wasn't just his slashing to the lane and dunking the ball. It was Jordan's ability to make something out of nothing on a play or the defender playing good defense on him. It didn't matter, Jordan was still Jordan and could still score the bucket. Jordan's fadeaway jumper was impossible to defend.
To think, that if the Bulls won this game (or Knicks lost this game):
- Bulls get back-to-back 70 win seasons
- Bulls end the season tied with the 1985-1986 Celtics for best regular-season-home-record (since the NBA/ABA merger) with a record of 40-1, but Bulls ended with a 39-2 home record. Last 1995-1996 season, Bulls also lost their final home game of the season (Pacers) and also ended the season with a home record of 39-2. The other team that the Bulls lost at home in the 1995-1996 season was the Hornets, while the other team that the Bulls lost at home in the 1996-1997 season was Miami.
- Knicks get the 4-seed instead of the 3-seed
- Knicks get the Grant-Hill Pistons in the first round instead of the overachieving Hornets in the first round. So not a guarantee that the Knicks would have beaten the Hill-Pistons
- Bulls would then face the Knicks/Pistons in the second round, which were two teams that many considered a possible tough playoff series for the Bulls in the 1997 playoffs.
- Knicks dont get to face the Miami Heat in these playoffs, unless the Knicks beat the Pistons and then the Bulls to face the Heat in the Conference Finals. So the Heat/Knicks rivalry might have never happened.
This was supposed to be the Eastern conference finals but the refs hate the Knicks
JORDAN PAY REFS AND OAKLEY
The Knicks knew what the rules were and they couldn't keep their composure. It's their own fault they lost that series.
@@redpillfreedom6692 YEAH DERANGED JUST LIKE BIRD SWEPT MJ EVERY YEAR BECAUSE HE DONT KNOW RULES TO NOT MESS WITH GOAT BIRD.
@@PIP...33Did Michael Jordan rape your mother? 'Cause that's the only reasonable explanation for your insane, obsessive hatred of the man. Feminine energy at its finest.
Grow the hell up.
@@redpillfreedom6692You’re delusional if you think the league is suspending Jordan for getting up from his bench seat and taking 2 steps onto the court to get a better view of the fight, still in front of his bench, as did Ewing. Those suspensions were designed to protect the Bulls. One wonders if Thorn and Riley discussed how to start a brawl late in a game to set it up.
It was the Knicks' first win at the United Center.
There's a reason why the Knicks were 0-8 at UC other than MJ,The bulls had the refs calling the game,for them. The Knicks will forever be playing two teams on the court,the actual basketball team,and the refs. It's a lose lose situation, for the Knicks as always. Marv was always a MJ fan.
This is the basketball I miss..todays NBA blows
Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to watch this game live back in the day. A shame too cause just lookin at these highlights it was a great game. Great come from behind win by NY. And in a place that was a "house of horrors" for them. They practically never won in Chicago, especially in the playoffs. But then again who did lol
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21:01 OMG, what a brick by Pippen to end the game that would have given them 70 wins in back to back seasons, WOW
and Pippen wondered why he did not shoot the last shot.
AND KERR SAVED JORDAN RINGS 2X, PAXSON ALSO 2X. U DERANGED
AND JORDAN WONDER WHY HE NEVER SEEN 2ND ROUND AND ALL TEAM MATES BESIDE OAKLEY ARE FRIENDS WITH PIPPEN NOT WITH HIM.
WE CAN SEE THAT JORDAN HAVE 4 HALL OF FAMERS VS 1 EWING. ONLY DERANGED PPL THINK HE IS GOAT BECAUSE ZACH LAVINE CAN DUNK BETTER THAN HIM DEROZAN POST UP LIKE HIM. U PUT ALLAN HOUSTON NEAR RODMAN KUKOC PIPPEN THEY WILL WIN 5 IN A ROW.
U Jordan pampers enjoy highlights missed like MJ never miss game winner .. Scottie had numerous clutch shots in 1997 playoffs
@@michaelallen8112No he didn't. He had one big shot in the first round against an opponent they were going to beat anyway.
Pippen was notoriously unreliable in the clutch.
And thats why we have other players take the game winning shot for us. Scottie tried to build another United Center with that last brick
@7:41 .. now that's a f**kin foul and you earn your shots at the line 😂
The palm off the missed 3 pointer 11:27
kids today would never believe Jordan and Oakley were best friends. they used to dudes hugging and kissing and exchanging jerseys posing for IG photos.
Wow - big men taking high percentage shots close to the rim.
What a novel idea.
😂 5:02 MJ literally lost Allen Houston 3x in that posession.
Gundy was on the court toward the end - no call?? Pistons fan
Pat Ewing is good guy.
Last game of the regular season. Denying the Bulls a history-tying home record. Sending a message: We've got your number this year, MJ!!! And then, in the Playoffs, the refs and the NBA changed history, suspending FIVE Knicks over the last two games against the Heat -- who were down 3-1 before the catastrophic Game 5 (I do hope PJ Brown is rotting in some kind of hell, wherever he is). All these years later, I am STILL pissed... and I will *always* wonder if 1997 was the year that Ewing and his team could have dethroned the GOAT, Michael Jordan, and gone on to win the championship. No one else could have managed it but my Knicks, but we'll never know for sure. Damn.
Allan Houston was so much better than Starks 😐
That Last Game Of Was A Huge Road Win Against The Champs Put A Measuring Stick For A Possibe ECF Matchup But Due To The Rigged NBA Suspensions SmH
How come Jordan didn't do the Jason Kidd play on Van Gundy on the final possession?
Bro lebron would get killed for passing that final possession 😂😂
15:18 - 15:48 Miller is a brewery, who sponsored Scotie Pippen?
Crazy how far on the court Van Gundy was on the final play
Mike should’ve took that lastshot
2:26 sus
Yeah but we know the end result
Todays NBA is absolute shit compared to the NBA on Nbc!
eheheheheheh knicks would have beat the bulls in teh finals!!! eheheehehhe