Karl Malone scored the first point for the Dream Team and then 6 years later he was teaming up with Diamond Dallas Page to take on Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman. The 90s were wild
80's were way better but these early 90's days were still in that happy 80's atmosphere, around 94-95 things started going downhill, and look where we are now eesh.
@@Lo4aron yea cause it never went to trial cause he paid the family off bruh do your research before you say something ignorant she even had the kid to which he refused to pay child support
i was 11... summer camp in the Poconos...watching this on a 32 inch tv with a bunch of a friends and unlimited Coca Cola and Snickers. Street Fighter II and ping pong at halftime. greatest day ever.
@MUFC No one asked. You forgot Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Guyana, Ireland, China, Japan, South Korea, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and Venezuela. Soccer is not going to popular everywhere you know. Cultural differences play a part too.
@MUFC Yeah but it's not #1. Those #2 and #3 could either be a distant second or a distant third. Example: Soccer is a distant second to baseball in the Dominican Republic.
@MUFC so whats your point I dont like soccer at all just because its popular. Go watch soccer vids or something instead of being a little nerd over here
You may be kidding, but I actually saw that fire being lit in him during that point, but credit that number 15 from Angola, he was giving MJ all he could handle during those first 2 minutes or so
@@ericdaniel323 Actually he played the game like a man who was sick and tired of watching these other countries punk amateurs year after year in the Olympics. It was about letting them know they weren't playing against kids anymore.
Imagine if Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Moses Malone and DR J was in this dream team and not retired? Angola would not even score double digit. There were questionable players like LEITNER and MULLINS who should not have been in this team.
@@nevereatencake Your mother and I enjoy playing Handball. I wouldn't consider it a sport but your mothers enthusiasm and competitiveness puts it in a category all its own...
Magic was running that fast break perfectly every time delivering his beautiful trick passes that were placed perfectly. Whenever he was on the court, the game came easy and flowed smoothly. So cool watching some of the greatest players of all time playing together. Seeing Magic dishing out passes to Larry and MJ was really special.
@@xastric6944 they had better D than the 1992 team. Bird and Magic were shot. Honestly, the 1996 team probably beats every team with Shaq, David, and Hakeem.
NFL tried this way back in 1980 during a Sunday afternoon game between the Dolphins and the Jets. I personally agree with you but to my knowledge they never did it again
Angola player: “we were tied 7-7 after 4 minutes against the dream team” Kid: “what happened next papa?” Angola player: “they went on a 46-1 run in the next 15 minutes” 😔
No when he checked in he was asking Karl Malone who was his man because he didn't know what player he was guarding and they were playing the same position 😂😂😂😂
Anyone saying Chris Mullin didn’t deserve to be on the Dream Team have just watched basketball recently. He’s one of the best small forwards in the league at that time. Here’s his stats in the 1991-92 season: 25.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.5 APG
Painted Byrd I keep waiting for the Olympics to cut in and say "looks like the US has this one in the bag, let's go live to synchronized ladies swimming". Used to drive me crazy, never got to watch any full games on TV.
21:36 angola gets rebound swarmed by 3, great behind the back pass out, 4v2 fast break for angola, slightly off pass to open man in front and...bird, who was off camera (and likely on another man), shuts it down completely by getting in front of the guy receiving the pass before the ball arrives, and the faster footspeed lets the rest of team USA recover before angola knew what just happened. Might be quarantine talk but I was legit so impressed by that one defensive play.
I'm from Angola. We are in West África. Angola basketball is the best national team in África, we are 11 times África Champion, 7 times on olimpique games, 12 fiba world cup. We became Independent 1975, our national language is Portuguese
@@lukenicosta1521 que legal, irmão! No tempo que eu jogava basquete, tinha um colega que era da Angola e morava aqui, infelizmente perdemos o contato. Parabéns pra sua família. Felicidades 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
for those that don't know.. we really didn't get to enjoy watching the Dream Team play in those Olympics.. because soon as they went up by 15-20 pts.. NBC would go to Water Polo or the Men's Triathlon
48:16 I've re-watched this over and over again. Magic didn't look at Drexler the whole time, but threw a perfect bounce pass to him. He didn't look at him once after he received the ball from him.
Takeaway from this game: -mj perimeter defense is the best ever -magic vision is unmatched and his aura brings the team energy and ball movement up -malone is crazy good and finding his spots and in pick and roll, no wonder he's 2nd in all time scoring -barkley is just a beast, 6'6 and outrebounding everyone
Bird is on laying on his stomach, because if he sits in a chair, he'll never get back up.. Larry Legend's playing his last profesional games just before spinal fusion surgery. Magic is on his basketball deathbed as well, with SEVERE tendonitis in his knee's. A decade of going at each other in the greatest Basketball rivalry any of us have ever seen, had taken it's toll on the best two players I've ever seen. The Olympics were Larry and Magic's gifts to us and each other. These guys played through career ending pain in Barcelona, better than most of today's players play in their primes. G.O.A.T.S. on that court in 92.
This is one of highlights of our lives. to see these top athletes in one team competing in olympics, what a blessing it was. few of things in lives you never ever forget. Truly great
Wow! I couldn't agree anymore with you. We are suppose to have the best ballers in the world, and they cant even represent like they should. Its so sad. That's why players in jordan era will always be more respected! Always!
@@billkennedy9234 I honestly think the glaring lack of effort we've see from this years squad is due to the fact that they came in thinking this was gonna be a cake walk when they are finding out for themselves that the rest of the world is rapidly catching up to the US in skill and level of play.
Mesmo com todas dificuldades que Angola vivia em 92 mais tínhamos grandes jogadores bons tempos estes jogadores de Angola são heróis e devem ser reconhecidos pelos seus feitos .
Watching it again for the first time in nearly 30 years, what's so underappreciated is how GREAT the USA team's defense was. Opposing teams couldn't get an open look at all.
USTeam should be great, after all US invented this game and again if a country of 320 million population plays against Angola, a country with a population less than New York City and with meagre resources and it ends up with just a win, the entire world sees the moral victory of Angola!
At 43. I Remember how big of a deal it was watching the dream team. It's amazing to see how dominant they were compared to the rest of the world. It's also amazing to see how quickly the rest of the world has CAUGHT UP as far as talent, coaching and game strategy. Bravo to all.
Ya, watching the dream team looks like a college or even high school team these days. We definitely look at the past and romanticize these players, just watching them makes it obvious.
The only team that truly represented the US and basketball all at the same time with class, respect and joy. It was a wonderful story how Chuck Daly kept pushing them and their personalities and egos at the door and reminding of the fact they could lose in some fashion.
The 1992 Dream Team is one of the most magical moments in the history of humankind. Also, I wish we could watch today’s NBA games without commentary. Just the sound of the audience and the floor.
Fun Facts: The members of the Dream Team combined for 23 NBA championship rings. The Dream Team roster combined for 15 NBA MVP awards. When the NBA at 50 released its top 50 players of all time in 2017, a total of 10 members of the Dream Team made that list. The only players that were not on the top 50 were Chris Mullin and Christian Laettner. The 12 players on the Dream Team combined for 117 NBA All-Star Game appearances. Jordan and Malone led the way with 14 appearances each over their entire careers. Eight of the top 50 NBA scorers of all time played on the Dream Team. That list includes Karl Malone (36,928), Jordan (32,292), Patrick Ewing (24,815), Charles Barkley (23,757), Clyde Drexler (22,195), Larry Bird (21,791), David Robinson (20,790) and John Stockton (19,711). 👀👀
@@montazmeahii6029 Well, first off, isiah was a point guard and Drexler was a shooting guard. And the dream team already had 2 point guard in Magic and Stockton. While it only had Jordan in addition to drexler, so two shooting guards were needed. Though isiah could’ve easily been a 3rd point guard. Also, if I were to pick between the two statistically, I’d take drexler in 1992. Isiah was still putting up decent numbers by then, but not quite as good as his prime, especially his 1984-1985 season, which was phenomenal. Drexler on the other hand had one of his greatest seasons in 1991-1992 averaging 25 PPG and taking his team to the nba finals. If I had to pick between the two specifically for the 1992 dream team based upon their performance in the season before, the other positions filled, and the personal relationships with teammates, I’d for sure take drexler.
No. Just think, it could have been an even better team had they been smart enough to put Shaq on there instead of Laettner. Imagine 12 NBA hall of Famers, two of whom are likely the best ever at their position, one who many consider the best ever at any position.
Best team sport team ever put together in an actual competition. Cant think of any lead lineup for any other team containing so many players in contention for being the GOAT for EVERY single position.
Im sorry. These guys are absolute legends for their time and some of the greatest ever, but you are not going to tell me the 2024 team would not demolish these guys. Basketball has improved so much. I don’t even think they would beat this years Canada roster or Germany
Yes the competition was worse, but the 92 team is playing at about 60% capacity, they know they don't need to play hard. This wasn't a competition for them, it was a coronation. Can't compare that to the 24 team that has to play at a higher clip, which gives the illusion that they are better.
I read some stuff awhile back that said this dream team play in Europe sparked the next decade of international basketball and giving us all the international talent we have today.
Jack Crist that was the whole point of the Dream Team. To expand the game internationally. David Stern was one tough customer but he knew what the game of basketball needed when it needed it
Seriously, no disrespect to Angola, but I would’ve been honored if I even had the chance to lose to the Dream Team. I know it’s different when you are competing in the Olympics, but that’s just me.
It took me about 20 minutes to realise there was no commentary on this, just the raw sounds. I'm sure its for licensing or maybe just internationalisation reasons, but I prefer it. Love watching this, I hope they release more!
Agreed! These folks who own the copyrights to these games, somehow assume that people don't want to watch a 28 year old game in its entirety...well, they are sadly mistaken. Hopefully this changes their mind and they start posting more classic games in its entirety.
The Jordan vs anyone else comparison is ridiculous bc Jordan was expected not only to win but to do something incredible. U watched him waiting for something noone else could do. The other guys just have to perform to their stats and win. Can u imagine the pressure of knowing everyone watching is there to see u and for u to do something incredible. And most nights he did it.
Love the raw footage without the announcers. I've seen all of these games many times but this with headphones on catches a lot of player talk you wouldn't normally hear. Real cool.
Nah, i don't mind if they use announcer in basketball game My issue with announcer was that sometimes they tend to get off topics and like they forgot that there's a game going on
@@ry_an. Jordan wasnt the leading scorer of this game and isnt in the thumb nail so im not really sure why youd say they're watching this game specifically for him. Just say you wanna ride his mjs d too bro😂
@@ry_an. yeah, no denying MJ is the goat. However, you do realise basketball isnt a one person show, right? Its a team effort. Not sure if you or other fellow mj d rider over here understand how UA-cam works. However, if you look at the top right corner theres a search bar. In that search bar, you can search, "michael jordan highlights" and the videos will be nothing *BUT* jordan shot attempts!!!! WOW!! Go figure.
Angola looking good. nice dunks, lots of energy.. Then the game started..
S O Ramirez 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
this had me dead hahaha
S O Ramirez 🤣🤣
The first few points lol
lmao
"7-7 dang game is looking kinda close"
*15 minutes pass*
"53-8 oh dear that escalated quickly"
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American teams know how to turn up the pressure and maintain
Yeah, once they warmed up it was a non stop highlight reel
Karl Malone scored the first point for the Dream Team and then 6 years later he was teaming up with Diamond Dallas Page to take on Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman. The 90s were wild
80's were way better but these early 90's days were still in that happy 80's atmosphere, around 94-95 things started going downhill, and look where we are now eesh.
@@davidca96 but before all that he got a 13 year old pregnant oh yeah hof btw
This made no sense but ok lol
@@jldagringo7301 those were aligations and still not confirmed until now
@@Lo4aron yea cause it never went to trial cause he paid the family off bruh do your research before you say something ignorant she even had the kid to which he refused to pay child support
Behind the back Magic to Bird for 3 brought a tear to my eye it was so iconic.
23:27 for anyone wondering
@@Blackzero350thanks!
"I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble" - Charles Barkley
MODESTY is an useful property...
He said that as if Angola insulted his momma or something lol
Imagine what chuck must have said once he saw the Angola player air ball a free throw haha
@@stealtho Charles looked pissed the entire game lol. Greatest sports team EVER assembled!
my mom is from angola lmaooo
i was 11... summer camp in the Poconos...watching this on a 32 inch tv with a bunch of a friends and unlimited Coca Cola and Snickers.
Street Fighter II and ping pong at halftime. greatest day ever.
That sounds like the life!!
I was 10...I remember watching these games faithfully
I was a sperm when this was played
God dammit that sounds nice man!!
I was -1 years old haha Man! That sounds like one of the greatest memories a person could have!
This is like reaching level 99 then replaying level 1 out of curiosity.
Fellow scaper
Data Battle level 99 with level 1 Sora...except not as skillful. Sorry, I've been playing Kingdom Hearts a lot lol
Savage... but accurate.
Fr tho
Brrrrrrrooooo!!!
Jordan, Johnson, Bird, Malone, Ewing... starting five... legendary.
😳seeing those five coming at you must be terrifying. Individual each one is scary but together on the same team? (thud)
Legendary? Yes but it for opposing teams? For other teams it's just Terrifying😂🤣🤣😂
So it was "Sir" Charles "Air" Jordan "Magic" Johnson "The Mailman" and "The Admiral" to name a few...😳🤔🤯
Literally the starting five for a few of the dream team games lol
@@Headintodreams agreed! People seem to forget that the dream team was the best line up the world has ever seen lol!
this was the dream team that started the recurring nightmares for every opposing national team
@MUFC who tf asked
@MUFC soccer is the most gayest thing I've ever seen in this universe
@MUFC No one asked. You forgot Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Palau, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Guyana, Ireland, China, Japan, South Korea, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and Venezuela. Soccer is not going to popular everywhere you know. Cultural differences play a part too.
@MUFC Yeah but it's not #1. Those #2 and #3 could either be a distant second or a distant third. Example: Soccer is a distant second to baseball in the Dominican Republic.
@MUFC so whats your point I dont like soccer at all just because its popular. Go watch soccer vids or something instead of being a little nerd over here
At least the Angolan players can tell the story of how they played the Dream Team at the Olympics. I'd be happy and proud of that.
Your iin has
Monkieeeeeee has it to it is iiii
cause youre a loser. i wouldnt be proud losing to anyone.
Ari Stamas no you shouldn’t be proud of losing but if I’m you’re going to lose of course I’d lose to the best .. which was U.S.A.
You ain mj stop it dude
Imagine having to play a team where even the bench players are hall of famers! lol
Four years later the NBA had its 50th anniversary and named its greatest 50 players of all time. Five of them rode the bench for this squad.
That was a game worth paying to fly to the Olympics to see . . . if you could get a ticket.
Yes. In an amateur comp
Except christian laettner 🤣🤣
First ballet hall of fame
Angola keeping this game close for the first 5 or so minutes is absolutely beyond impressive. I hope their country was proud of how they played.
Worst thing is nobody talks about this here
Yeah it is. They going against straight hall of famers across the board.
Os guerreiros 🇦🇴 Angolanos que orgulho, representar no mais alto nível contra potência usa 🇺🇸
That proved that stamina was one key to beating the US team, like Argentina did.
game was close when it started 0:0
*Angola gets a 2-1 lead*
MJ: "And I took that personally."
Mood lmaoo
🤣🤣🤣
You may be kidding, but I actually saw that fire being lit in him during that point, but credit that number 15 from Angola, he was giving MJ all he could handle during those first 2 minutes or so
ROFL!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Gotta respect Angola’s team. They knew they were beat. But the played their heart out to the very end.
I think they passed it too much and should have just had a crack a bit more with their shots.
Dude
A'
freakin'
men
Reminds me of Obi-Wan facing down Dooku in ep. II
They didn't want to play the AIDS team
@@mclovin4974 your sister like that team 😂😂😂
Well... history shows they led the dream team at one point in the game.
“ I don’t know anything about Angola, but angolas in trouble” Charles Barkley
He played the game like someone from Angola said something about his mother.
@@ericdaniel323 Yeah he was clearly out to intimidate those guys.
😂😂
Angola was just happy to be in the building with some of the greatest if not the greatest players ever lol
@@ericdaniel323 Actually he played the game like a man who was sick and tired of watching these other countries punk amateurs year after year in the Olympics. It was about letting them know they weren't playing against kids anymore.
I am Angolan and I am very proud of our national team. We did what was possible.
No u.
They hung in and played hard to the buzzer.
I respectfully hate you guys for disqualifying the Philippines in the FIBA wc
@@leon-dp5wihate our coach and sbp lmao
@@leon-dp5wi😂
Let it be known Angola had a 2-1 lead over the Dream Team
😂😂😂😂that would be the last
Imagine if Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Moses Malone and DR J was in this dream team and not retired? Angola would not even score double digit. There were questionable players like LEITNER and MULLINS who should not have been in this team.
@@asianfighter62 and that is so true, If Malone, Dr. J& kareem were in there prime and on this team,There opponents would have been like:😨MG!!
@@asianfighter62 Laettner was chosen as the only amateur/non-professional and Mullen definitely deserved to be on the team.
@@asianfighter62 mullins was great
I was wondering where the onscreen scoreboard was the entire game... then I realized that it doesn't matter.
It's for the best...
7 point for Angola was about half the game...
I laughed out loud when I saw the end score
@DEAD GRATEFUL He wasn't good enough....
Back then, the scoreboard would show up once every blue moon 😆
For Angola, this was the biggest game of their lives. For the 1992 Dream Team, it was Tuesday.
Angola vs Germany- classic
Not true. Angola started 2 - 1 and USA was in trouble
@@tyronevaldez-kruger5313 lol it's a joke bro
@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition I'm an assimilated German and don't get jokes🤷🏿
@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition Just kidding, my "USA was in trouble" was a joke either. Thanks for your fast answer, Greetings from 🇩🇪 🙋🏿♂️
1:06:09 Two of the Top 5 Best Player in the World sharing some intensity on the court. Goosebumps!
Yep, Bird and Jordan.
Definitely Bird and Jordan!
I liked the part when MJ has the ball
And how about that rifle outlet pass by Malone. Practically need a catchers mitt to reel that in.
23:30 Magic to Bird for the 3! The no-look pass to this unmistakeable jumpshot. How great seeing them work together for once.
When they were playing for the USA Under-19 team together, they were throwing no-looks to each other -- sometimes on a single play!
Thank you.
He looked back at him lol
i could watch that all day
I love the “WOO” you hear from Magic just before he passed it too.
At 36:20 You can hear Magic say "Nice" to Pippen's pass. It's always the small thing that are great.
Great catch there
And of course Magic could see the play developing before anyone else.
And now 30 plus years later we are getting beaten
have you played any sport before?
@@nevereatencake Your mother and I enjoy playing Handball. I wouldn't consider it a sport but your mothers enthusiasm and competitiveness puts it in a category all its own...
Pretty impressed by the quality of the video from '92
92' wasn't even that long ago
lol....It wasn't rare footage from the 40s...
@@acid9941 if you watch nba finals games from 03 they look far worse than this
its been remastered, video quality like this did not exist back then
@@acid9941 it’s been 29 years
I imagine the Angolans were like "Yes all their starters are getting subbed!" only to realize the guys on the bench is another starting lineup 😂
You can literally just shuffle that roster and you will end up with a NBA championship starting five in every single year
LOL the whole team is nasty 🔥
It's crazy. The bench players come on...
the bench players: Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, David Robinson... lol omg
1:06:10 Magic to a Flying Jordan Dunk! 🤾🏽♂️
Play of the game
That was awesome! The dunk was amazing
I'm more impressed by that full court football pass
💯🐐 The GOAT PG Magic with a master level pass to the GOAT SG Jordan for the master level finishing dunk!
Followed by Magic to Bird! Love it.
Magic was running that fast break perfectly every time delivering his beautiful trick passes that were placed perfectly. Whenever he was on the court, the game came easy and flowed smoothly. So cool watching some of the greatest players of all time playing together. Seeing Magic dishing out passes to Larry and MJ was really special.
It was beautiful and fun to watch then and now.
Hot take.... Current team USA beats this team.
@@jwatson181 current usa team cant defend a stick lol
@@xastric6944 they had better D than the 1992 team. Bird and Magic were shot. Honestly, the 1996 team probably beats every team with Shaq, David, and Hakeem.
@@jwatson181 lololololol....nice sarcasm
Magic passing the ball to Bird for a 3 at 23:31...so special!
over his head , behind him, catching bird in perfect stride so he would be outside the 3 line and send it home as only Larry could from out there.
I thought the same thing and still remember magic purposely looking for him
Watching this game without having to listen to announcers is a gift.
Definitely...
NFL tried this way back in 1980 during a Sunday afternoon game between the Dolphins and the Jets. I personally agree with you but to my knowledge they never did it again
I was wondering where they were.
@@josephgreen2824 that’s because fans actually like commentary
@@TV-ob1if I like a little but now most commentators need to learn to shut up
27:27 - that's a 6' 6'' guy grabbing 2 boards in a row while the 4 Angolan players try to stop him. Chuck was a beast.
He was the best player during those games. Magic was the leader and Charles their most achieving.
@@cactaceous Facts
@@cactaceous Facts
He said they were in trouble and showed it
He was/is actually 6'4".
Angola player: “we were tied 7-7 after 4 minutes against the dream team”
Kid: “what happened next papa?”
Angola player: “they went on a 46-1 run in the next 15 minutes” 😔
1:06:06 -- Malone steal, full court pass to Magic, to Jordan for the dunk... then hard high-five. Always remembered this play. Replay: 1:06:44.
most memorable play of the game
Matthew Doucette yup. Thanks. Was searching for that.
Thank you!
🙋♂️
Michael Collins arguably most memorable play of the of the 92 Olympics, beautiful assist
54:40
57:08
Larry Bird’s court vision and passing!
He literally has eyes on the back of his head
Even Karl Malone was taken by surprise in that second clip lol
Fantastic player
Those are bad passes clown! 🤡
This footage is amazing, I love how we get the raw sounds from the court, no announcers
Yeah. Now waiting and hoping for some of the other Dream Team games to be released in HD.
When Charles checks in the game and is immediately yelling at the ref😂
the reffing looks brutal, most calls seem kinda random
@@nostrellor the call on Patrick that got him his 5th foul was terrible, the us was just blowing them out so bad that the refs called anything
No when he checked in he was asking Karl Malone who was his man because he didn't know what player he was guarding and they were playing the same position 😂😂😂😂
Sir Charles is in the game for about a minute and he’s already yelling at the refs. I love it.
Comedy
to be fair these refs are horrible lmao
I love it when he shoved the guy when he was in the paint 😂
Yet people moan about players these days moaning to the ref 🤣 as if it didn’t happen back in the day 🙄
People today have no idea how fierce and beast of a player Barkley was.
Anyone saying Chris Mullin didn’t deserve to be on the Dream Team have just watched basketball recently. He’s one of the best small forwards in the league at that time. Here’s his stats in the 1991-92 season:
25.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 3.5 APG
He's not an all time great though. Him and Laetner should have been replaced
@@chiarosuburekeni9325 but at that time, he’s one of the best small forward in the league.
Mullin was cold. Laettner is the one that should not have been included. Shaw was 100x better
The only person who should not have been on this team was Christian Laettner. The one college player should have been Shaq.
@@WLOUIS1024 facts!
Watching these games has been like medicine during this lock-down. No doomsday news, just pure good memories.
Painted Byrd been on the same time takes my mind off what’s goin on in my life and the world highly recommend
ikr
So good
That’s too true
Painted Byrd I keep waiting for the Olympics to cut in and say "looks like the US has this one in the bag, let's go live to synchronized ladies swimming". Used to drive me crazy, never got to watch any full games on TV.
21:36
angola gets rebound
swarmed by 3, great behind the back pass out, 4v2 fast break for angola, slightly off pass to open man in front and...bird, who was off camera (and likely on another man), shuts it down completely by getting in front of the guy receiving the pass before the ball arrives, and the faster footspeed lets the rest of team USA recover before angola knew what just happened.
Might be quarantine talk but I was legit so impressed by that one defensive play.
That was a very impresive defensive recovery! Complete synchronization from the team to get to their man! That’s elite
I'm from Angola. We are in West África. Angola basketball is the best national team in África, we are 11 times África Champion, 7 times on olimpique games, 12 fiba world cup. We became Independent 1975, our national language is Portuguese
I'm from Brasil, falamos o mesmo idioma. Abraços para o povo de Angola!!!
@@CarlosSouza-kq3vo Obrigado Irmão eu amo o povo brasileiro, minha esposa é brasileira nos conhecemos nos estados unidos e estamos juntos a 5 anos
@@lukenicosta1521 que legal, irmão! No tempo que eu jogava basquete, tinha um colega que era da Angola e morava aqui, infelizmente perdemos o contato. Parabéns pra sua família. Felicidades 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Your country never won the FIBA world cup....
Wow imagine if Larry was in his prime. 😮 They would have been even more unstoppable.
😂
More unstoppable than "unstoppable"?😳
Larry's back so was fkd by this point. You can see him laying on his stomach on the sidelines.
Bird was dealing with a bad back and still averaged 20, 9, and 7 that season only playing 45 games.
1:06:06 Oh baby, now thats what we came to see!
Thanks.
I came just to see that play
Thanks. I replay it a few times.
awesome
It’s 3 straight possessions there Magic is an absolute boss
"The crowd starting chanting "Angola, Angola", so I said ok, fine... then it became personal for me." Michael Jordan, probably
Jordan’s perimeter D was other worldly
They had the nerve to play for the OTHER team instead of mine... that's when I took it personal.
Jordan was smoking cigars and golfing the whole time 😂
That pass by Magic at 47:52 looks like the ball disappear then directly reappears in Laetner's hands, crazy
the frame rate didn't stand a chance that pass
Now that's Magic
@Lucas Walker Stockton??
I had to keep hitting the benchmark time, in order to see how MJ threw the ball.
for those that don't know.. we really didn't get to enjoy watching the Dream Team play in those Olympics.. because soon as they went up by 15-20 pts.. NBC would go to Water Polo or the Men's Triathlon
Yep
48:16 I've re-watched this over and over again. Magic didn't look at Drexler the whole time, but threw a perfect bounce pass to him. He didn't look at him once after he received the ball from him.
Simply Magic
His peripherals. Clyde wasn’t far back.
1:06:08 I watched this broadcast live on TV in 1992. This was my favorite moment of the game.
🔥
Lavar had melo zo and gelo watchin this 😂😂
@@travisealy3512 bro melo wasnt even born yet. Its crazy how fast time goes
Air GOAT
Usa !!!
Takeaway from this game:
-mj perimeter defense is the best ever
-magic vision is unmatched and his aura brings the team energy and ball movement up
-malone is crazy good and finding his spots and in pick and roll, no wonder he's 2nd in all time scoring
-barkley is just a beast, 6'6 and outrebounding everyone
Malone + Stockton were dominant in the 90s. Just imagine how ridiculous they'd be playing in today's game which is pretty much all pick and roll.
They also swept the ‘98 Lakers
Barkley is actually like 6'4 1/2 which makes him even more amazing as a rebounder.
I almost forgot what actual basketball looks like! This is just perfection. Magic no look to Larry for the open 3 was nasty
Magics passing highlights were better than most players scoring highlights
Forgot how actual basketball looks like.. hmmm are you not watching NBA again?
@@samuelwinata3085 I'd rather watch the wnba
@@samuelwinata3085 Some people are just close minded🤷🏼♂️
It was absolutely FILTHLY
Bird is on laying on his stomach, because if he sits in a chair, he'll never get back up.. Larry Legend's playing his last profesional games just before spinal fusion surgery.
Magic is on his basketball deathbed as well, with SEVERE tendonitis in his knee's. A decade of going at each other in the greatest Basketball rivalry any of us have ever seen, had taken it's toll on the best two players I've ever seen. The Olympics were Larry and Magic's gifts to us and each other.
These guys played through career ending pain in Barcelona, better than most of today's players play in their primes. G.O.A.T.S. on that court in 92.
Pretty sure I heard Magic had something more severe than tendonitis...?? I could be wrong...
Draft dodging coward
Magic also had HIV at this time and retired from basketball later this same year 1992
And they were finally together sharing court with MICHAEL JORDAN... Man... The team was unreal just with them three alone, if you add the rest...
GeniusEngineer with the right ARV medication you can still be very healthy with HIV
This is one of highlights of our lives. to see these top athletes in one team competing in olympics, what a blessing it was.
few of things in lives you never ever forget. Truly great
Mjackson moonwalk 25th anniversary. Tiger masters 1. Sosa Mcguire race.
@@gmckenzie175the doping race...
I love how Bird looked 55 since 1985 xD
So cool to see all these guys together, truly once in a lifetime
23:28 - magic , 25:33 - barkley , 27:27 - barkley, 36:35 - barkley, 37:48 - barkley, 42:22 - pippen, 1:06:07 - magic/mj
Thanks bro. That first one is just ridiculous.
Magic Johnson pass to Michael Jordan and score! It is so beautiful, I can come back 10 years later still be amazed!
Respect to Angola team 48 to 116 , yet they kept at it. They appreciated the moment and opportunity to be there and playing for their country.
probably one of the most iconic games in all of basketball history. all the legends, teamed up together
Can you imagine if they’d taken Shaq as the college player instead of Laettner?
This is so refreshing to watch after the defeat to France yesterday
For sure🥺.. A LOT of Oversalary super star and not willing to represent their country☹️... And don't forget that lebron started it first.
Yesterday? Lol that was today where you are
Wow! I couldn't agree anymore with you. We are suppose to have the best ballers in the world, and they cant even represent like they should. Its so sad. That's why players in jordan era will always be more respected! Always!
@@billkennedy9234 I honestly think the glaring lack of effort we've see from this years squad is due to the fact that they came in thinking this was gonna be a cake walk when they are finding out for themselves that the rest of the world is rapidly catching up to the US in skill and level of play.
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So, who's watching this because they're bored AF during the lockdown?
true AF
@markmac not that bad at the start, understanding what they're saying makes it even more hilarious
ME!!! Just because bored
Yo momma
See it live rewatching almost 30yrs later lol.
15:58 the most legendary shot
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bruh😭
Ewing's like, "This dude's on the Olympic team?"
BRO 18:11 KARL MALONE THRW THE BALL OUT OF BOUNDS HOW TF DO THEY HAVE THE BALL STILL?
@@lukebear3710 , I think of a few of those starters wouldn’t of even started for a D-1 school.
Mesmo com todas dificuldades que Angola vivia em 92 mais tínhamos grandes jogadores bons tempos estes jogadores de Angola são heróis e devem ser reconhecidos pelos seus feitos .
When you realize USA had enough, so they brought the entire HOF to the olympics.
Watching it again for the first time in nearly 30 years, what's so underappreciated is how GREAT the USA team's defense was. Opposing teams couldn't get an open look at all.
When they played lockdown defense in the NBA
USTeam should be great, after all US invented this game and again if a country of 320 million population plays against Angola, a country with a population less than New York City and with meagre resources and it ends up with just a win, the entire world sees the moral victory of Angola!
@@mosesm6040 excuses, excuses lolol
the way MJ played defense.. nice
That's because playing defense is foreign concept in today's NBA.
It's kind of amazing that they brought in a 1976 Buick for the horn/buzzer. Nice touch.
At 43. I Remember how big of a deal it was watching the dream team.
It's amazing to see how dominant they were compared to the rest of the world. It's also amazing to see how quickly the rest of the world has CAUGHT UP as far as talent, coaching and game strategy.
Bravo to all.
Ok Boomer
Ya, watching the dream team looks like a college or even high school team these days. We definitely look at the past and romanticize these players, just watching them makes it obvious.
Angola's recruitment strategy: "Can you dunk?"
more like can you shoot
underrated comment
@@da11king me to come to the meeting and ako man pero sa aclaro na tulog be a little later to get it ga ga next to dyroth ka
"7-7 dang game is looking kinda close"
15 minutes pass
"53-8 oh dear that escalated quickly"
@@kentonigomla3024 what
The only team that truly represented the US and basketball all at the same time with class, respect and joy. It was a wonderful story how Chuck Daly kept pushing them and their personalities and egos at the door and reminding of the fact they could lose in some fashion.
19:46 that pass from larry bird
LEGEND
WIZARD
Who’s here in 2024?
The 1992 Dream Team is one of the most magical moments in the history of humankind.
Also, I wish we could watch today’s NBA games without commentary. Just the sound of the audience and the floor.
23:26 my two favourite players working together
08:52 look at the USA starting line-up... not simply a team, the ALL TIME LEGEND!!
And Christian Laettner!
Fun Facts: The members of the Dream Team combined for 23 NBA championship rings.
The Dream Team roster combined for 15 NBA MVP awards.
When the NBA at 50 released its top 50 players of all time in 2017, a total of 10 members of the Dream Team made that list. The only players that were not on the top 50 were Chris Mullin and Christian Laettner.
The 12 players on the Dream Team combined for 117 NBA All-Star Game appearances. Jordan and Malone led the way with 14 appearances each over their entire careers.
Eight of the top 50 NBA scorers of all time played on the Dream Team. That list includes Karl Malone (36,928), Jordan (32,292), Patrick Ewing (24,815), Charles Barkley (23,757), Clyde Drexler (22,195), Larry Bird (21,791), David Robinson (20,790) and John Stockton (19,711). 👀👀
1:27:55 Drexler breaks referee's ankle.
I like to imagine if it were Isiah on the roster instead.
@@heeman82 when ppl watch the last dance and think they know something lol
@@montazmeahii6029
Well, first off, isiah was a point guard and Drexler was a shooting guard. And the dream team already had 2 point guard in Magic and Stockton. While it only had Jordan in addition to drexler, so two shooting guards were needed. Though isiah could’ve easily been a 3rd point guard. Also, if I were to pick between the two statistically, I’d take drexler in 1992. Isiah was still putting up decent numbers by then, but not quite as good as his prime, especially his 1984-1985 season, which was phenomenal. Drexler on the other hand had one of his greatest seasons in 1991-1992 averaging 25 PPG and taking his team to the nba finals. If I had to pick between the two specifically for the 1992 dream team based upon their performance in the season before, the other positions filled, and the personal relationships with teammates, I’d for sure take drexler.
@@roundtable3501 well said. I’m sure I’m biased being a Detroiter.
When you're playing 2K with your little brother and he says "c'mon, stop going easy on me I can take it"
magic was putting on a masterclass with the passing all game
Fact!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I always loved how the opposing teams wanted nothing more than getting pictures with their idols
I like how the Angola coach keeps yelling at his team like, " We can still win. We are only down 40 points!!!"
We call it in the phils. Never say die
i dont think we gonna ever see so many legends in a single team again
No. Just think, it could have been an even better team had they been smart enough to put Shaq on there instead of Laettner. Imagine 12 NBA hall of Famers, two of whom are likely the best ever at their position, one who many consider the best ever at any position.
The fast break sequence at 54:43 was a thing of beauty, it's just too bad that it didn't end with a bucket.
Seriously, insane. It's like watching the best soccer teams ping the ball around at break neck speed. The reaction time and vision is superhuman.
Very nice. But i prefer 1:06:52. Probaby the 3 best players ever in that fast break
@@RM-xk6iu I don’t see lebron in that fast break
@@Smashlord009 Sorry, there is no place for unnecessary drama and criptic twitter messages on my team.
@@RM-xk6iu so u sayin Larry and magic better than bron
Best team sport team ever put together in an actual competition. Cant think of any lead lineup for any other team containing so many players in contention for being the GOAT for EVERY single position.
Tbh they had like two dream teams in the line up lol.
23:28 that was beautiful
Went to watch that moment and right at the pass a commercial popped up lmao!
Magic and Bird making poetry on the court
I get goosebumps seeing this play, off the behind the back from Magic you just know when Bird lets it go it's money. Just awesome.
Magic to LB
Absolutely
1:06:08 of the greatest plays of usa basketball history
People talking about dream team scoring but the way they play defense is insane
What game was you watching
@@neilsienes1330 what game you watching
Defense def lock down
Too bad defense isn't part of today's nba.
@@SScott-hi7kt what's crazy usa is the physical team now European are the physical team now 😆
Im sorry. These guys are absolute legends for their time and some of the greatest ever, but you are not going to tell me the 2024 team would not demolish these guys. Basketball has improved so much. I don’t even think they would beat this years Canada roster or Germany
Based on?
Yes the competition was worse, but the 92 team is playing at about 60% capacity, they know they don't need to play hard. This wasn't a competition for them, it was a coronation. Can't compare that to the 24 team that has to play at a higher clip, which gives the illusion that they are better.
@@patrickharrison4763 nah. This 92 team moves like turtles compared to the 24.
@@patrickharrison4763how can you gage they’re playing at 60% if you’ve never played with nor against them?
@@TheIcemanthomasbased on how slow, one dimensional and sluggish most of them were.
A lot of energy from this Angola team. It must have been something else playing against these legends.
I read some stuff awhile back that said this dream team play in Europe sparked the next decade of international basketball and giving us all the international talent we have today.
Jack Crist that was the whole point of the Dream Team. To expand the game internationally. David Stern was one tough customer but he knew what the game of basketball needed when it needed it
Seriously, no disrespect to Angola, but I would’ve been honored if I even had the chance to lose to the Dream Team. I know it’s different when you are competing in the Olympics, but that’s just me.
@@phoenixrising7777 I woulda been honoured just sitting on the bench all game against the dream team
29:55 look at how Jordan reads the movement of the players. He knew that number 15 would go out to receive the ball
Boo Adao my mother could have read that LeBron dropping 90 on this team
Yes impressive...just like any other superstar when playing against amateurs
Stevie wonder could've read this
Textbook
@@simonlink4944 this happened when lebron is 8 and is still practicing how to flop
It took me about 20 minutes to realise there was no commentary on this, just the raw sounds. I'm sure its for licensing or maybe just internationalisation reasons, but I prefer it. Love watching this, I hope they release more!
16:03, thats the level of basketball internationally back then
Lebron still airballs FTs in the NBA 😂
@@YER3721 1/10 Ragebait
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@YER3721but LBJ is GOAT
@@user-so9qm5bs3ohe benefits from everything being a foul so you can’t defend as tough anymore.
There has never been a greater team assembled than this one and there will never be a greater team assembled than this one. Period!
True but everybody who knows anything about basketball already knew that
The only thing that couldn’t of made it better is if they had Gary Payton
Can't believe after 28 years we have a full game footage to watch! It was a game back to my junior high school age.
I know right. Glad I'm able to see these legends playing.
Agreed!
These folks who own the copyrights to these games, somehow assume that people don't want to watch a 28 year old game in its entirety...well, they are sadly mistaken.
Hopefully this changes their mind and they start posting more classic games in its entirety.
56:15 "HES HOLDING MEEEEE" Patrick ewing.
The Jordan vs anyone else comparison is ridiculous bc Jordan was expected not only to win but to do something incredible. U watched him waiting for something noone else could do. The other guys just have to perform to their stats and win. Can u imagine the pressure of knowing everyone watching is there to see u and for u to do something incredible. And most nights he did it.
Magic was still a huge star during this time your trippin
Love the raw footage without the announcers. I've seen all of these games many times but this with headphones on catches a lot of player talk you wouldn't normally hear. Real cool.
Two things:
- USA Defense is smothering
- Basketball is much better without announcers
Stay safe during COVID-19!
Many sports are better without announcers. Too many loud mouthed, overhyping cringey ones.
Idk about that. Most basketball moments have looked better with commentating. Ex. Ray Allen’s three, LeBron’s chasedown block
It's relaxing without the nonstop chatter.
I respectfully disagree about announcers -- if the late Chick Hearn had been the announcer, that would have been INCREDIBLE.
Nah, i don't mind if they use announcer in basketball game
My issue with announcer was that sometimes they tend to get off topics and like they forgot that there's a game going on
1:06:11 let's see the big smile on Magic's face, made me love basketball even more !!
I miss watching Magic on a fast break with the ball in his hands
This is the best group of ball players to ever make a team. Most of the people from around the world were just happy to be on the same court!
All of MJ shot attempts:
13:41
14:43
17:00
17:28
22:56
29:04
29:13
29:58
55:15
57:43
1:06:07
Imagine that you're literally watching the dream team, a roster full of HOF's, but still find a way to ride MJ's d😂
@@suazinator are you just dense, or dont realize that people came to this video to *see* Michael Jordan?
@@ry_an. Jordan wasnt the leading scorer of this game and isnt in the thumb nail so im not really sure why youd say they're watching this game specifically for him. Just say you wanna ride his mjs d too bro😂
@@suazinator ok? people still watch, FOR Michael Jordan, seeing as he's the greatest player of all time.
@@ry_an. yeah, no denying MJ is the goat. However, you do realise basketball isnt a one person show, right? Its a team effort. Not sure if you or other fellow mj d rider over here understand how UA-cam works. However, if you look at the top right corner theres a search bar. In that search bar, you can search, "michael jordan highlights" and the videos will be nothing *BUT* jordan shot attempts!!!! WOW!! Go figure.
59:40 Those men had to defend a transition 3-on-2 against Magic, Larry, and MJ. Yikes.
@tigerarmyrule idk, man made the bucket on that play 0.0
@tigerarmyrule Bird from 84-88 was arguably the best player in the world
5 minutes into the game and Ewing is sweating like they're in the last minute of double overtime 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Imagine how much laundry he produces all by himself.
Why he wore those tees. Lol
The 1992 dream team was the best team in all of basketball history, the Greatest Team of All Time. So refreshing to watch this
Yes wonderful to be able to have video coverage of this moment in time.