@@TheRealPoPorter Same here. I especially loved the part where the main hook/flow part was over and it lulled down to the part where they would show the stadium, the people flowing into the stadium, and then the alpha leader of each team in the locker room. Got me so hyped!
I remember when even Jordan picked Olajuwon when asked about his all time Team he’d put together. Shaq was big & dominant, but even that speaks volumes when Michael Jordan says he’d chosen Hakeem over any other Center.
How is this more exciting than launching a constant barrage of 3-pointers? Sure only 35% of them go in and there's no consistent flow to the game and no one defends the rim and everyone carries but, like, you know, crossover step-back fadeaway 30 footers are sick, bro.
@@UpTheDown7 step back fades... you mean guys stopping their dribble and tap dancing backwards to get the shot off.. or in other words.. travelling to get their shots. And no a constant barrage of 3's is not exciting... it's boring as hell just watching them trade baskets.. Modern NBA is a joke
@@bwclark7758 Modern NBA is the peak of competitive sports and the 12th man on an NBA roster today is more talented and athletic than anyone who played any professional sport before 2003. Also, you're terrible at detecting sarcasm.
I am 43 years old now. When this game aired live in 1996 I was 15 yrs old. I remember this game and the feeling of excitement watching this game and wanting to go and shoot hoops after. Watching this game like a lot of the old o ones, and I still feel that excitement as I did back then. I watch today's game and feel like meh. Let me not even get started about the all star game. It was a pur disgrace to the game of basketball.
That's exactly how I felt, everybody's passion from the players to the people in the arenas was contagious, after the games I had the urgency to grab a basketball and try to emulate them, today there's no emotion and no passion, just as boring as a soccer match 😑 Days long gone...
Nobody respects the game like they used to. Players don't give a shit, fans don't watch it, the magic and the energy of NBA basketball has been lost. I remember growing up in the 2000s and watching an old DVD from my Wheaties cereal of some of the best NBA rivalries. I remember being do amazed by Hakeem's dream shake and Dr. J's up and under move I spent so many hours trying to replicate it in the park.
only him and tim duncan could stop shaq 1v1 in the paint. just look how he bullied him with fast hands and blocks.on top of that he is their main scorer
I watched the whole video thinking it was the NBA finals. Turned out it was just a regular season game. Can't believe the level of intensity I was seeing.
Of the greatest what ifs, unfortunately. At least he gave us a memorable first four years (though I prefer the first three). Years after retiring, he revealed he experienced a “pop” on his knee against Detroit (1996 first round). Who’ve thought it was the gradual beginning of the end?
Those rockets pinstripe uniforms were sooo cool. Everybody had one at my school when i was a kid. They looked great on Scottie Pippen and Steve Francis. THOSE UNIFORMS WERE COOL !!!!
I was a big penny hardaway fan back in 96 this authentic blue white pin strip jersey I always wanted penny jersey back then and Allen Iverson jersey them things was 👍 fire in 96 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Penny’s career has to be the worst loss for the game of basketball in the last 50 years 😢 if not for the injuries, he would’ve been one of the best in the history of this sport
Hakeem was so good. I haven't seen a center with an array of post moves since. Plus he had a good mid range jumper and elite defense. He was taking Shaq to school. Shaq had no answers defensively.
@cheetahturner4576 What happened when they met in the NBA Finals when it mattered, you know...on the biggest stage? Hakeem took Shaq out to the woodshed and won the title in the process lol
One huge difference between Shaq and the other 3 great centers of the 90s is that David, Hakeem and Patrick could make shots Shaq could never dream of making. Shaq just ran people over.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE JUST A SHAQ HATER 😂 SHAQ DOESN'T NEED THOSE KIND OF SHOTS BECAUSE HE'S THE ALL TIME STRONGEST CENTER OF THEM ALL POUND FOR POUND SO HE WILL JUST RUN THEM OVER AND BULLY HIS WAY AROUND THE BASKET 🤣🤣🤣
@@dsc5754 NAH YOU'RE FACTS ARE TWISTED, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A FINIEST TYPE OF PLAYER.LIKE OLAJUWON BECAUSE HE WAS BUILT TO BE A BRUISER, YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO UNDERSTAND THAT DUDE 😂
Man, how in the world do casuals of today can say that this type of basketball is boring?? All these plumbers and firemen are way more skilled than today's divas that just run the court like runaway horses or make it a 3 point contest. They know nothing about basketball, really.
His scoring average the prior season was higher and in finals against the Rockets averaged 28, the apg average in the finals was actually his highest in a series. There were multiple top 10 scorers at the position so he wasn't considered the top C by default in the Magic era that was the difference. Also he would've continued struggling against the Bulls as long as Rodman was there, PFs and Cs that had PF moves were always a problem for him.
I miss this game. The motion with the ball from player to player the matchups on every position hoping your guy out hustles the defender for the bucket. Watching these guys use their skill set their handles and feet work....in today's game its all about 3 point shots and flopping with load management.
It’s insane watching how much better these teams were before the modern garbage era of the NBA. They still ran fast breaks all the time but EVERYBODY ran the floor and they all PASSED THE BALL once, twice, even three times on a fast break breaking down the defense until the guy who had the highest percentage shot got the ball. Totally selfless, no one guy keeping the ball all the way down the floor and then running into a crowd of defenders to draw a foul or just jacking up a 3 with 20 seconds left on the shot clock.
What a great game! Both teams wore such beautiful uniforms back then, compared to the ugly stuff they wear today. That Rockets floor was awesome, and now is so generic.
Back when Basketball was Basketball. Everything today is twisted to shit. Men are women women are men, basketball is a 3-point contest, Baseball has timers, I can keep going but I blame todays crazy generation. Everything is falling apart
Great game with great match ups. After 9 years dominating the paint alone (without help from Ralph Sampson) while more than overcoming a slight size disadvantage, Hakeem’s injuries finally started taking their toll.
He did have interior help from Thorpe who averaged nearly 16 ppg with the Rockets. It was the season and a half when the Rockets were without a legitimate PF where what you said is probably accurate.
@@ChrisM07I can't speak for the guy you responded to, but help from Thorpe and help from Sampson is 2 different helps. Help from Sampson is like Jordan getting help from Scottie. Help from Thorpe is like getting help from Rodman. Sampson could do what it took Thorpe and Vernon Maxwell to do combined. Thorpe's 16 were more junk yard dog points. Still a solid player tho
@@benyah3390 Thorpe was more of defensive minded player that could score occasionally Rudy Tomjanovich's system was the reason he didn't have as many plays ran for him. His presence (along with Carl Herrera) played a major factor going up against the Knicks big frontline in their championship series. Remember the Rockets after trading him didn't have a legitimate PF for a while which eventually got exploited by the Sonics who had forwards that all played in the low post. That's why the Sonics shot such a high % against them in both the regular season and postseason the Rockets had to double team the forwards often giving the Sonics constant open looks. When the Rockets actually had a strong frontline in between that period (Thorpe/Herrera and later Barkley/Willis) the Sonics shooting % average was significantly lower.
@@ChrisM07 I'm aware, which is why I said having Thorpe was like Jordan having Rodman. But at the end of the day, let's be honest; we're taking a prime healthy Sampson over Thorpe.
@@benyah3390 I'm just saying Thorpe did provide paint help he had a low post game also. Thorpe used to have plays ran for him often before Rudy changed that somewhat making him more of an off the ball scorer. With all the shooters the Rockets had Thorpe didn't have to score all the time to be effective on the floor he could do the other little things.
There's no way you can watch this & think today's game is even close to being better. You can feel the diff in intensity & excitement in the crowd thru the screen. ..Smh. What a shame.
Penny was such a gangster. Show me the defender that stopped him his first 5 years in the league. Not Jordan, not the glove GP, not Pippen, not anyone! Was the complete player and a natural. A true natural baller and athlete. He might've lifted weights but it didn't show. I don't believe there has been a more talented player than him all around. Lebron but like I said, Penny is a true natural. Lebron is a very talented beast.
Omg defense…. Half court basketball. Bigs playing in the post with their backs to the basket. Gah I miss this style of play. Hakeem and Shaq were some of my favorite player duals to watch in the 90’s.
People have the nerve to say shaq is better than Hakeem. Niggah has a jump hook and that's it, did the same thing forever, while Hakeem is versatile. Top 20 in points, rebounds, steals, and blocks. That means offense and defense, no weakness.
A lot of pounding and back to the basket play and two giants going at it all night and just get to 30 points. Then, when you see MJ score over 40 points without that much effort, it just amazes you even more.
Him and Penny lost to the top 2 coaches from the era back to back years (Rudy Tomjanovich and Phil Jackson). They averaged 50+ combined in both series it takes a collective team effort to win the stars can't do it alone. Plus in the ecf series with the Bulls the Magic had numerous injuries with Grant's being the one that really killed them.
@brandonclark9168, Bruh Penny was the 2nd most dominant guard behind Mj in the 90's to the point MJ wore a pair of his kicks in a playoff game and this Orlando squad complimentary players to Penny&Shaq was mediocre at best they actually overachieved as a team but Penny was a cold mfkr☝🏾
@@ThatboiWaterzNaw Orlando had a scrappy bench. They had Bonner, Koncak, and Wolf splitting time at the 4-5. Wolf and Koncak played the defense Shaq lacked. Let's be real about Shaq, love his game, but he wasn't exactly a defensive stalwart 😂. Joe Wolf could also score in the post, and he was a decent FT shooter. On the wings you had Dennis Scott who at the time was one of the elite 3pt shooters. He was also sneaky when needed and could put the ball down and score. Nick Anderson who was a problem until his Ben Simmons meltdown in the finals. Backing them were versatile wings in Anthony Bowie, Brian Shaw, and this was Darrell Armstrong's rookie season. Top that off with Penny and Grant. This Orlando team was tuff!
What if kept this young rockets team with Cassell and Horry instead of trading them for Barkeley? Could replace Drexler later with another AS guard or scoring SF
It’s about the uniform. Why change if the previous has acquired championship pedigree? Ironically, Seattle Sonics changed theirs and went all the way to the Finals (including dethroning Houston). Sweeping regular season series don’t mean a thing, eventually. Chicago Bulls is back; the Magic has waned.
I miss the NBA on NBC
That intro music will forever be stamped into my brain lol it used to get me hyped to watch the game
@@TheRealPoPorter Same here. I especially loved the part where the main hook/flow part was over and it lulled down to the part where they would show the stadium, the people flowing into the stadium, and then the alpha leader of each team in the locker room. Got me so hyped!
@@TheRealPoPorter timeless sound of a great era. It's stamped on my head too lol
@@DoloGomez I liked the intro music for the NBA even better on CBS. Did you gentleman know that the intro music on NBC was created by John Tesh?
Basketball used to be beautiful.
This was real Basketball
it was😢
It was fantastic
And used to be physical
@@DynamicVibeCraft just imagine the rules of the 90’s with the skills of today. It would be unbelievable
Bill Walton says, "I think Shaq will become a terrific free throw shooter". Great take, Bill! 🤭
😂😂😂
Yes, I mute the games he is announcing. He's annoyed us all for too long! @ikedougenhouser3585
Same thing I said just now…with an “RIP” thrown in. 🙏🏼
Penny was a cold cold dude☝🏾
Yeah he's awesome!
Yup he still sophomore that yr
MAN, YEAH!
Hakeem's face up game vs other big men was unstoppable. Footwork, mid range jumper he had everything
Hakeem is the GOAT C
I remember when even Jordan picked Olajuwon when asked about his all time Team he’d put together. Shaq was big & dominant, but even that speaks volumes when Michael Jordan says he’d chosen Hakeem over any other Center.
More remarkable, because he had none of those things at Univ of Houston. Crafted that complete low post game from very hard work.
and Defensive Player of the Year
More exciting than any 130-140 game.
No lies detected. What the NBA is today is tragic.
How is this more exciting than launching a constant barrage of 3-pointers? Sure only 35% of them go in and there's no consistent flow to the game and no one defends the rim and everyone carries but, like, you know, crossover step-back fadeaway 30 footers are sick, bro.
@@UpTheDown7 step back fades... you mean guys stopping their dribble and tap dancing backwards to get the shot off.. or in other words.. travelling to get their shots. And no a constant barrage of 3's is not exciting... it's boring as hell just watching them trade baskets.. Modern NBA is a joke
@@bwclark7758 Modern NBA is the peak of competitive sports and the 12th man on an NBA roster today is more talented and athletic than anyone who played any professional sport before 2003. Also, you're terrible at detecting sarcasm.
@@UpTheDown7…yours is sarcasm too… right…?
MAN WE NEED THE NBA BACK ON NBC.. ONCE THAT MUSIC HITS I GET FLASHBACK OF MY CHILDHOOD
It takes me back to the decade of the 90s.
I am 43 years old now. When this game aired live in 1996 I was 15 yrs old. I remember this game and the feeling of excitement watching this game and wanting to go and shoot hoops after. Watching this game like a lot of the old o ones, and I still feel that excitement as I did back then. I watch today's game and feel like meh. Let me not even get started about the all star game. It was a pur disgrace to the game of basketball.
That's exactly how I felt, everybody's passion from the players to the people in the arenas was contagious, after the games I had the urgency to grab a basketball and try to emulate them, today there's no emotion and no passion, just as boring as a soccer match 😑 Days long gone...
Well said.
Nobody respects the game like they used to. Players don't give a shit, fans don't watch it, the magic and the energy of NBA basketball has been lost. I remember growing up in the 2000s and watching an old DVD from my Wheaties cereal of some of the best NBA rivalries. I remember being do amazed by Hakeem's dream shake and Dr. J's up and under move I spent so many hours trying to replicate it in the park.
Same
Couldn’t agree more with everything . Born in ‘84 and used to do the same , shoot hoops right after. Nothing will ever be the opening of NBA NBC
Better than today’s NBA… hands down.
Way better
Back when the NBA was great.
and the players were great as well.
“I believe shaq *will* become a terrific ft shooter”
RIP you magnificent optimist.
That NBA on NBC theme song goes hard as a mf 😤
Always did. Miss that jingle
Penny was my guy back in the day
🏳️🌈
Olajuwon is too goood!! I did't know he was this good! Thanks to UA-cam!
👍 you can check my Olajuwon playlist here for more: ua-cam.com/play/PL1H9_Ayp7Wi0UjSJRDtTtaO6ePE_2Yd5G.html
only him and tim duncan could stop shaq 1v1 in the paint. just look how he bullied him with fast hands and blocks.on top of that he is their main scorer
Magic were a tough team in the 90s when they got Shaq. They were magical in basketball.
Plus Scott and Anderson as 3-point threats.
Omg..Olaujawan was insanely good. Sheesh!
The GOAT C
He was better before 1992 much faster before he had back injury
@@KidDynamite25No
@@Maal7432 yes. Shut up
@@Maal7432nah he really is
Man I just love to see these old basketball games whenever I'm like bored
Beautiful era! So now you see youngsters !!!!, how defence is being played in regular season.
Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV
Put Penny in the Hall of Fame!!!
I hear they are putting Draymond in HOF. If they do that, they gotta put Penny.
He was an excellent player until injuries bit him in the butt.
He Didnt Do Much For The Game Other Than Having Crazy Looking Shoes But Thats About It...
@@jhernandez3183helped the magic go to the finals twice brotha.. also brought plenty of excitement
@@russoulfree🤣🤣🤣🤣 Back In My Prime! Lmfao Hopefully Banchero Can Do Something For You Guys...
I watched the whole video thinking it was the NBA finals. Turned out it was just a regular season game. Can't believe the level of intensity I was seeing.
When it was real.
When ten players battle in the paint.
This was a rematch of the previous years finals. So assuming both teams played really hard.
lol, yeah some teams had their own personal battle . doesnt matter it was regular season or not.
my one and only favorite player of all time Penny Hardaway until now …no one else.
same
Of the greatest what ifs, unfortunately.
At least he gave us a memorable first four years (though I prefer the first three).
Years after retiring, he revealed he experienced a “pop” on his knee against Detroit (1996 first round).
Who’ve thought it was the gradual beginning of the end?
Now these were ballers back then!!
Penny was legit. Four careers most curtailed by injuries - Penny, Larry Johnson, T-Mac and Grant Hill.
True. And later D-Rose, too.
@@dmdasoriginal2714 Brandon Roy has entered the chat.
Andrew Toney aka the Boston Strangler. Charles Barkley said he was the best he ever played with.
Great call. James Toney, no balony, Sixers all the way.
@@tchai91 that 76ers team was stacked. Dr. J, Moses Malone, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones, then Barkley a few years later.
Those rockets pinstripe uniforms were sooo cool. Everybody had one at my school when i was a kid. They looked great on Scottie Pippen and Steve Francis. THOSE UNIFORMS WERE COOL !!!!
I'm taking that as sarcasm dude.. they were awful.. weren't they ?!!! 😂
Those uniforms belonged on a Gallery Furniture children's bedroom display.
🤣🤣🤣@@damonsonnier34
@@Chase-b5t Are you from Houston too?
looks like clowns
Beautiful play, i miss this game
R.I.P. Bill Walton.
I was a big penny hardaway fan back in 96 this authentic blue white pin strip jersey I always wanted penny jersey back then and Allen Iverson jersey them things was 👍 fire in 96 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nice i have this game on VHS. The Bulls And Pistons played before. Damn I miss the NBA on NBC
Has to be better clarity than this bs
They , Orlando had that finals series sweep in their minds. I miss this defensive intensity with today’s game. Those were the days!!!
Penny’s career has to be the worst loss for the game of basketball in the last 50 years 😢 if not for the injuries, he would’ve been one of the best in the history of this sport
Young shaq was more than just power
When he got to the Lakers, all Shaq did was juice and charge.
Say it to my face chump yea it's me
@@sonofsarekhe gained weight when he went to the Lakers in the 2000s. He was fat for a player.
Bring back that court
Everything are perfect in the 90s
Yes
NBA on NBC intro was classic greetings from Queens, New York ✌
👍
🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽🗽
I saw those games.
I love today's basketball.
But i really miss those games.
Likely never see it played that way again.
This is the game i miss..
Hakeem was so good. I haven't seen a center with an array of post moves since. Plus he had a good mid range jumper and elite defense. He was taking Shaq to school. Shaq had no answers defensively.
But somehow shaq won more matches lol u fool
Joel Embiid is literally the baby Olajuwon in the post..
@cheetahturner4576 What happened when they met in the NBA Finals when it mattered, you know...on the biggest stage? Hakeem took Shaq out to the woodshed and won the title in the process lol
"It was too physical'
Silver, Preciousss, Adam.
Damn olajuwon was working shaq
No one can tell me this doesn't look 10 x more intense and difficult than today's NBA.
Penny is my goat and god bless Steve snapper Jones
So much better than the glorified 3pt contest that is the current NBA
I can't stand that.
Penny is just brilliant
Hey look at this……real actual men, pride, and DEFENSE. All things missing from today’s NBA.
No zones. Real men going head to head
One huge difference between Shaq and the other 3 great centers of the 90s is that David, Hakeem and Patrick could make shots Shaq could never dream of making. Shaq just ran people over.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE JUST A SHAQ HATER 😂 SHAQ DOESN'T NEED THOSE KIND OF SHOTS BECAUSE HE'S THE ALL TIME STRONGEST CENTER OF THEM ALL POUND FOR POUND SO HE WILL JUST RUN THEM OVER AND BULLY HIS WAY AROUND THE BASKET 🤣🤣🤣
@@riderfkc2835 Shaq is favorite player but facts are facts 💯
@@dsc5754 NAH YOU'RE FACTS ARE TWISTED, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A FINIEST TYPE OF PLAYER.LIKE OLAJUWON BECAUSE HE WAS BUILT TO BE A BRUISER, YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO UNDERSTAND THAT DUDE 😂
Shaq had a post game. It was unstoppable. What Shaq wasn't great at, that David, Olajuwon, and Ewing were, is defense.
Duh, they don't call him Shaq Diesel for nothing.
Man, how in the world do casuals of today can say that this type of basketball is boring?? All these plumbers and firemen are way more skilled than today's divas that just run the court like runaway horses or make it a 3 point contest. They know nothing about basketball, really.
Penny Hardaway’s Game was like MJ and Magic mixed together. Still the biggest What If To me.
Those were the days, so much offensive variation, physical defense. These days is a 3 point context with no D and BS refs.
We used to have the best player on one team going up against the other team’s best player…😢
You can see this Shaq slowly turning into the LA Shaq. If Shaq would of stayed in Orlando they would of been a problem for the Bulls.
His scoring average the prior season was higher and in finals against the Rockets averaged 28, the apg average in the finals was actually his highest in a series. There were multiple top 10 scorers at the position so he wasn't considered the top C by default in the Magic era that was the difference.
Also he would've continued struggling against the Bulls as long as Rodman was there, PFs and Cs that had PF moves were always a problem for him.
I miss this game. The motion with the ball from player to player the matchups on every position hoping your guy out hustles the defender for the bucket. Watching these guys use their skill set their handles and feet work....in today's game its all about 3 point shots and flopping with load management.
Damn miss this kind of game
These games are still good to watch
👍
It’s insane watching how much better these teams were before the modern garbage era of the NBA. They still ran fast breaks all the time but EVERYBODY ran the floor and they all PASSED THE BALL once, twice, even three times on a fast break breaking down the defense until the guy who had the highest percentage shot got the ball. Totally selfless, no one guy keeping the ball all the way down the floor and then running into a crowd of defenders to draw a foul or just jacking up a 3 with 20 seconds left on the shot clock.
The NBA today is almost unwatchable because it ain't like the old days.. Everything is all 3 pointers now... Also you will never see another Shaq
I miss this era of NBA basketball 🏀 growing up now basketball 🏀 is totally different they changed the game a lot but I still love the game tho 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The game was so good.
Hakeem, Akeem. I don’t care what you call him, he was the best to ever play the 5
that was payback! I loved that Orlando Team. #TeamPenny
The Houston rockets court was just incredible:
What a great game! Both teams wore such beautiful uniforms back then, compared to the ugly stuff they wear today. That Rockets floor was awesome, and now is so generic.
Back when Basketball was Basketball. Everything today is twisted to shit. Men are women women are men, basketball is a 3-point contest, Baseball has timers, I can keep going but I blame todays crazy generation. Everything is falling apart
Hakeem the GOAT Center 💪🖤
Great game with great match ups.
After 9 years dominating the paint alone (without help from Ralph Sampson) while more than overcoming a slight size disadvantage, Hakeem’s injuries finally started taking their toll.
He did have interior help from Thorpe who averaged nearly 16 ppg with the Rockets. It was the season and a half when the Rockets were without a legitimate PF where what you said is probably accurate.
@@ChrisM07I can't speak for the guy you responded to, but help from Thorpe and help from Sampson is 2 different helps. Help from Sampson is like Jordan getting help from Scottie. Help from Thorpe is like getting help from Rodman. Sampson could do what it took Thorpe and Vernon Maxwell to do combined. Thorpe's 16 were more junk yard dog points. Still a solid player tho
@@benyah3390 Thorpe was more of defensive minded player that could score occasionally Rudy Tomjanovich's system was the reason he didn't have as many plays ran for him. His presence (along with Carl Herrera) played a major factor going up against the Knicks big frontline in their championship series. Remember the Rockets after trading him didn't have a legitimate PF for a while which eventually got exploited by the Sonics who had forwards that all played in the low post. That's why the Sonics shot such a high % against them in both the regular season and postseason the Rockets had to double team the forwards often giving the Sonics constant open looks. When the Rockets actually had a strong frontline in between that period (Thorpe/Herrera and later Barkley/Willis) the Sonics shooting % average was significantly lower.
@@ChrisM07 I'm aware, which is why I said having Thorpe was like Jordan having Rodman. But at the end of the day, let's be honest; we're taking a prime healthy Sampson over Thorpe.
@@benyah3390 I'm just saying Thorpe did provide paint help he had a low post game also. Thorpe used to have plays ran for him often before Rudy changed that somewhat making him more of an off the ball scorer. With all the shooters the Rockets had Thorpe didn't have to score all the time to be effective on the floor he could do the other little things.
Everyone who dislikes the current a million 3 pointers era should thank the Golden State Cupcakes for ruining the game.
I remember this game. The Magic ended up winning on a Shaq putback
There's no way you can watch this & think today's game is even close to being better. You can feel the diff in intensity & excitement in the crowd thru the screen. ..Smh. What a shame.
If Shaq stayed in Orlando, the East was their after MJ's run.
To this day I don't think there's been a player as "smooth" as Clyde the Glide
George Gervin
What a game!!!💪🏾
Penny was such a gangster. Show me the defender that stopped him his first 5 years in the league. Not Jordan, not the glove GP, not Pippen, not anyone! Was the complete player and a natural. A true natural baller and athlete. He might've lifted weights but it didn't show. I don't believe there has been a more talented player than him all around. Lebron but like I said, Penny is a true natural. Lebron is a very talented beast.
Nope you have been brainwashed to believe the bum hype
Back when teams had centers with a post game.
Thank goodness Penny didn't show up like this in the Finals. Wouldve been a more competitive series.
Thays when basketball was basketball it suck now
Back when NBA Live reigned....2K who
Omg defense…. Half court basketball. Bigs playing in the post with their backs to the basket. Gah I miss this style of play. Hakeem and Shaq were some of my favorite player duals to watch in the 90’s.
The Rockets never went to the NBA Finals ever again after 1995.
Orlando NEVER won a championship.
a time when 3 ball existed but game sill awsome
ah that court design is heaven
People have the nerve to say shaq is better than Hakeem. Niggah has a jump hook and that's it, did the same thing forever, while Hakeem is versatile. Top 20 in points, rebounds, steals, and blocks. That means offense and defense, no weakness.
Dude u fool lol game is put bal in basket u don't get extra pts for prettiness
@@cheetahturner4576 you're obviously an idiot
A lot of pounding and back to the basket play and two giants going at it all night and just get to 30 points. Then, when you see MJ score over 40 points without that much effort, it just amazes you even more.
Great game
Penny Wasn't Having It With That Block 🏀🪄🐐
I genuinely think Penny was even taller than his listed height. Look at him next to Shaq.
Real basketball
Magic had a squad back then couldn't keep them together tho
What happened to the game of basketball???😢
sick matchup
Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade got shaq over the hump
Not the other way around
Guy was getting his a.s.s. kicked when he was with Penny 😂😂😂
Him and Penny lost to the top 2 coaches from the era back to back years (Rudy Tomjanovich and Phil Jackson). They averaged 50+ combined in both series it takes a collective team effort to win the stars can't do it alone.
Plus in the ecf series with the Bulls the Magic had numerous injuries with Grant's being the one that really killed them.
Erm. They swept the defending champs with O'Neal putting in 29 pts and 16 against Hakeem. Lol!
@brandonclark9168, Bruh Penny was the 2nd most dominant guard behind Mj in the 90's to the point MJ wore a pair of his kicks in a playoff game and this Orlando squad complimentary players to Penny&Shaq was mediocre at best they actually overachieved as a team but Penny was a cold mfkr☝🏾
@@ThatboiWaterzNaw Orlando had a scrappy bench. They had Bonner, Koncak, and Wolf splitting time at the 4-5. Wolf and Koncak played the defense Shaq lacked. Let's be real about Shaq, love his game, but he wasn't exactly a defensive stalwart 😂. Joe Wolf could also score in the post, and he was a decent FT shooter.
On the wings you had Dennis Scott who at the time was one of the elite 3pt shooters. He was also sneaky when needed and could put the ball down and score. Nick Anderson who was a problem until his Ben Simmons meltdown in the finals. Backing them were versatile wings in Anthony Bowie, Brian Shaw, and this was Darrell Armstrong's rookie season. Top that off with Penny and Grant. This Orlando team was tuff!
Second the motion.
Having Phil and Pat as allies made the difference too.
You know its over when rockets had this jersey.
Their best jersey.
Good clip
NO women. Back when the NBA was about Men’s competition and not this wokish-equality bs.
The clarity is fk'd
Even as a Piston's fan, 80's basketball was too physical & dirty, modern basketball is too soft & reliant on 3-pt shooting. 90's era was just PERFECT!
If Shaquille had that outside jumper like Hakeem, he would have been really rough to deal with
Theres nothing like the NBA on NBC in the 90s
*3:51** The hell he just said???*
hahaha
Clearly Bill Walton was high on marijuana per the usual
What if kept this young rockets team with Cassell and Horry instead of trading them for Barkeley? Could replace Drexler later with another AS guard or scoring SF
It’s about the uniform.
Why change if the previous has acquired championship pedigree?
Ironically, Seattle Sonics changed theirs and went all the way to the Finals (including dethroning Houston).
Sweeping regular season series don’t mean a thing, eventually.
Chicago Bulls is back; the Magic has waned.
I miss those days, todays nba is boring compared