I mean that's gonna happen when a Jordan 3 rims out, Reggie gets away with the push of all pushes on his game winning 3 and then this happened. The league almost gifted them the 3 wins. At least if you look at this game with how they call it now.
I always felt like we were in control of the series. First time I got a little nervous was in game 7 when Pacers hopped out to double digit lead. I thought damn we might actually lose the series
Look at Jordan, man, so inspirational! After laying all those clutch bricks he thought he could flop his way to overtime. And yes indeed, “he” won game seven! 9/25 shooting and 67% from the line (with 15 attempts), no steals and no blocks can do that if you have Kukoc scoring 21 points in 33 mins on terrific efficiency. #GOAT.
@@TwoShoedDude lol he was tripped. It was all over the news back then. Did you even watch the replay? Also, there was no flop there unlike your goat, automatic flop + complaint.
@@TwoShoedDude How about the Game 6 of the 1998 Finals when Pippen was playing sh*t because of a back injury? MJ made all the scoring and clutch plays on those crucial last 2 mins of the game. Scored 45 pts and Pippen scored 8. lol Something your goat won't never ever replicate because he's shy to take on those big moments. He's too afraid to "miss" big shots, especially if a Finals series is on the line and they're on a brink of elimination. #softhearted 😂
Ok… now I remember why this series was the most stressful of all Bulls playoff series to watch! Travis Best is a name I haven’t heard for decades. I love Bird’s demeanor throughout!
Best nba playoff series of all time. The pacers were the only team to really test Jordan and the bulls. MJ said it himself. Reggie Miller was such an amazing player.
This series was like the Championship. Action packed. I watched it in real time it was amazing. Indiana was a deep team then and could beat anyone. Bulls had there hands full this 7 game series. Rarely did it last to game 7 when it came to a Bulls series back then
Jordan and Pippin the only ballers... And if rodman there... That whole pacers team was a bunch of stiffs.. including that 1 handed travis best... Reggie only look for a skip pass jumpshot
Yep. I remember the Knicks took them to 7, the Pistons took them to 7 and decided they'd go ahead and beat the Bulls in game 7... MJ didn't see very many game 7s.
@@kingking8768 Bunch of stiffs, are you kidding me? That's arguably the best Pacers team in history, voted as such by the fans themselves. Reggie and Mullin were great shooters and Hofers, Smits was a good 2-way center with a solid midrange(he even shot 11/12 this game), Dale Davis and Antonio Davis were pesky interior defenders and great rebounders, Mark Jackson was a very underrated PG(5th all time in assists) who ran the offense(Pippen guarded him nearly the entire series to disrupt the flow of their game), Derrick Mckey was one of the best perimeter defenders in the league and Jalen Rose was a 25 year old SG who provided help from the bench. Larry Bird was the coach of the year and this Pacers were top 5 in defensive and offensive ratings. That was the most well balanced Pacers team ever. They were certainly deeper than the Bulls, that were the oldest team in the league and dealing with a multitude of injuries, but the Bulls's experience and grit prevailed.
@@xavierb9061 Don't think so, that team barely played with their complete roster. They had potential to be better than the 04 team, but we'll never know. And as good as the 04 team was, I don't see them as being better than the 98 team by any means.
The Pacers were arguably the better team in this series but experience is why they didn't win the series. MJ admitted the Pacers were the toughest team he faced.
I agree, Pacers were the better overall team… the only difference is, they didn’t have as Reggie Miller calls him, “the black cat”, (MJ) that was the difference
The pacers were not better. But, the bulls were exhausted and older here. So, they were definitely out of gas. With mj, pippin, Rodman, kukoc, and kerr all on the same team, sorry but the pacers don’t stack up to that. No one does. But, a gassed version, yes the pacers have gave them all they could handle. Indiana was very good.
My 2 favorite players ever. I love that Bird is the only one to consistently give Jordan the business. I love MJ but it does get to be a bit much sometimes. Bird had the advantage over him and Mike respected him for it. Those two have a bond.
Reggie was a problem. A little cocky at times, but he was clutch when they needed him. He didn't have that thing that MJ had, swagger maybe or just came off as a hothead? He put up a fight against the goat, Respect
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That last play jordan did was lowkey the same move he hit in game 6 of the finals that year. The greatest finals shot ever, you know he took this play personally.
Watching that game in Philippines, I am fan of Bulls, best seasons 1996-2000, i memorized all their players, even other teams.. Travis Best and Reggie Miller were famous also. Michael was always opposing Karl Malone and Alonzo Mourning.. I like Seattle Supersonics also..and we know that Jordan losing this when he had like this stat field goals 12/23..its unusual for him to miss. field goals and its little attempts for him..
MJ even loses like the greatest player of all-time. Knows he failed. Walks back on defense on dead ball. No excuses. No flops. No blaming other teammates. Accepting defeat knowing there's another chance to be great in game 7. MJ23GOAT
@@absalom0412 Oldest doesn't mean old. These guys were still in their 30s and plenty of athleticism to show for it. Not saying they didn't have some under the counter help, but when everyone's doing it, then it doesn't actually make a difference.
The superstars of today would have gotten up SCREAMING and CRYING about no foul call. MJ doesn't say a word....knew he failed in the moment....took the L like a man....moved on to Game 7.
Larry forced them to work at their game 'kind of' as hard as he did. It was useful that no one on that Pacers team, even Reggie, could out-superstar, and certainly not out-work, the head coach. Even Michael, the Greatest, has maintained that he's never felt like he became superior to Larry or Magic, only their equal.
it's nice to meet you and i'll say the goats are wilt chamberlain and bill russell and michael jordan wasn't quite as legendary as kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain and bill russell
@sk i see why you say that and to be COMPLETELY honest i refuse to EVER EVER agree with you AT ALL for multiple reasons and i'll say the best players ever are were and will be #1 TIED wilt chamberlain and bill russell #2 oscar robertson #3 kareem abdul-jabbar #4 michael jordan #5 magic johnson #6 larry bird #7 jerry west #8 hakeem olajuwon #9 shaquille o'neal #10 elgin baylor #11 bob pettit #12 pete maravich #13 george mikan #14 bob cousy and #15 john havlicek
They sure were. I am a bulls fan, and never missed watching jordan, but the pacers were really good. I think some of their teams were better than MJ's tbh...but of course, the bulls had the main weapon
I recorded every Bulls championship run on VHS cassettes, I've seen all these games so many times and I STILL forget Jordan falls down in the lane at the end. It makes me sad all over again.
The pacers with Larry bird as coach were a very dangerous team. I believe they took the bulls all the way to a game 7. This is why I always laugh at the kids of this generation that think that Jordan played in a weak era. They have no idea how talented the teams were in the 90s.
Still remember catching this live and it was the absolute perfect set up for game 7, you want to talk about suspense!??!?! Bravo to both squads for one of the best seven game series of all time.
@Justin Hayes Lebron started in NBA much earlier on and had alot more mileage on his body by same age. Jordan was still stone cold player. Still he was 0-6 vs 80s Celtics in playoffs.
Man, I remember this game. And although the Bulls won game 7, it was still way too close for comfort going into the final minutes of the game, despite the Bulls being at home
I know how this playoffs ended and I know how his career ended but humor me for those that remember this game. The next day were the sports talk shows, sports talk radio, sports news print discussing how MJ didn't come through in the clutch of this 4th quarter. 2 missed jumpshots in under a minute and the game losing turnover? What a time to be alive smh.
I do remember. It was more radio than tv talk shows but they talked about him missing and questioned if the bulls could pull it off. Most deduced that since they had seen him miss game winners before they knew he was going to kill the next game. He had a reputation for taking failure personally and wanting to prove something the next time he played the team he failed against. Him missing clutch shots was the exception not the rule. And if I’m not mistaken he took the blame for the loss and said it wouldn’t happen the next game.
Thank you ! The skip Bayless crew never remember the NUMEROUS times Mr Jordan failed , or shot 5 of 23 , or ball hogged his way to never winning ANYTHING until he had Scotty and Phil and the absolute best team in the league. He never lead inferior teams to the finals like LeBron, Iverson , Kidd , ect.. MJ is the most overrated player in basketball history. I actually remember the 80s people and Jordan was just a ball hogging scorer with a ton of flair. BTW he was gifted the dunk contest in Chicago where he did the same dunk twice on 2 different occasions while Dominique threw down incredible 2 foot power dunks never repeating same dunk. Michael deserves his flowers but people over do by acting like he never failed. His 6 for 6 with 6 mvps was when he had the BY FAR best team in league and probably the second best player in the league for all 6. He was amazing but putting him over Kareem and Russell just out of hand is not realistic. Sorry.
@@himlekmcnutt2764 lol fyi the bill wasn’t even a playoff team before Jordan! In brons younger years he never went against anybody close to the Celtics! The Celtics had 5 top 10 hall a gamers and 2 of them were top 20 all time. Bro it’s not the same. Plus if the bulls don’t win 6 or even 4 we don’t look at the bulls like they had all these great players. And they don’t win without Jordan. Go see how many players on the bulls were all stars without Jordan. You will find only 2 or 3 at best. No one even wanted Rodman to when they got him! Regardless Jordan was the best winner. Labrons Miami team was the best and never had a 3 peat! Sorry!
@@MrWeah2003 he didn't get tripped. He just tried to go in too low and lost his balance. I remember this game. I couldn't believe my eyes 👀. Love MJ. Came back and won the series, bulls fan can breathe sigh of relief 😂
@@leultrainstinct406 you kidding? lebron will surely pass the ball and wouldn't even ask for the ball in the first place. Always afraid too take the last shot. Been that eversince. LMFAO!
Regardless of da outcome, Ol GOAT JAMES would hav made da right play. Shoot r pass. He doesn't care wat da sidelines, media, r internet trolls think r say bout his decision.
Michael is the reason why SO MANY 90s GREATS don't have a single championship. They obviously ended up winning Game 7 and then won the 1998 Finals, keeping Reggie Miller, Stockton, and Malone all ringless. Just a massive basketball force
I was working at the Bear Bites Snack Shop in the RDV IceDen located inside the RDV sportsplex in Maitland, Florida when this happened. It was one of the few times I left much later than when my shift ended.
MJ even loses like the greatest player of all-time. Knows he failed. Walks back on defense on dead ball. No excuses. No flops. No blaming other teammates. Accepting defeat knowing there's another chance to be great in game 7. MJ23GOAT
@@joebidens_touchyhands9477 Mike knew what to expect. The commissioner respected him. He knew he could work hard and win. Lbj don't know a mf gottdamned thing about how the game is gonna be called on any given night. Had he had a consistent Era ...
Travis Best taking 136 left-hand dribbles, with his back to the basket, at the 3pt line, gave me way more anxiety than it should have. Crazy how young I was watching this and I remember every little detail about it.
Best times ever for Basketball and i was Teen growing up in Vancouver, Canada (literally just before the Grizzlies came) And i swear to god we ARE so much more of a basketball city than a hockey city that when the Grizzlies left the City has never been the same since.... I saw MJ here and just blessed!!! I so miss these days 😪
It's the only series they managed to win despite not winning a road game. There were 2 other times it happened in the 90s tho. They failed to win a game in Detroit when they met in the 1990 ECF and they also didn't win a game in New York when they met in the 1994 2nd round (without MJ).
NBA nowadays is much less intense, becoming just a shooting game. Very common exceeding 100 in a game. Understandable as NBA needs new 'record high' to attract more audience and earn more money...
I see you hating on Lebron for making the right play. Even tho Jordan passed to Kerr and Paxson. Just know that he has the most buzzer beaters in playoff history, more than mj and kobe COMBINED. That’s what goats do.
Bulls was a better team all around period but the only advantage the pacers had was youth. But game 7 proved who was better mentally and physically. Go Bulls
I believe this was the toughest team MJ's Bulls ever faced in the playoffs. From 91-98 (not counting the retirement years), I never went into a series even nervous that the Bulls could lose, except one series...this one. This was the only series in all those years I actually felt nervous. Not because I thought the Pacers were better; it was just the first time in all those years I felt the Bulls were playing someone that could beat them in a best of 7. It was intense.
This isn't the best team the Bulls faced. That would be the 93 suns, 97 jazz, and 96 Sonics. The Bulls just weren't as good in 1998 as previous years thus having their most difficult match up.
@@user_748293 Suns, sure, if only they didn't leave Paxson open they would force game 7 and probably win 97 Jazz, maybe, they tied the series 2-2 and got robbed of a game 7 because the refs didn't call the Pippen goaltending 96 Sonics, also very good they just faced a 3-0 deficit and lost when they had to play in Chicago
That was a smart move by Mackie at the end to take his hands down so Jordan could not use him to get to the basket. That's what cause him to lose his balance and fall. He was about to use Mackie's hands to waive around him. Go back and take a look. Even the commentators noticed it.
During the bulls 6 championship runs this is the only series they didn't win a road game! Out of 24 series! Amazing.
A testament to how good that Pacers team was.
I mean that's gonna happen when a Jordan 3 rims out, Reggie gets away with the push of all pushes on his game winning 3 and then this happened. The league almost gifted them the 3 wins. At least if you look at this game with how they call it now.
Weak opponents
@@jefftomasello3258 LOL Okay. The only year that might apply is 1992.
1993 almost with the Knicks
1990 for sure with the pistons but that was right before
This was one of the greatest series ever, probably better than the finals.
This is the type of basketball we missed so much..
tell me! over masculine, over skilled, too smart...
You’re acting like it doesn’t exist anymore
true! that's real defense right there
@@fezzik7619 it doesn’t
@@kruzitozambada2049 I disagree. There are plenty of games that come down to the last second like this still.
20 years later, and I still feel the intensity of this game.
Man, it feels good to be a Bulls fan.
Bro I found this comment...this is what made him great. He showed grit. I was never worried. We will win game 7. #mikespoiledme
Orlando Magic fan here from the Shaq and Penny days and I agree with your comment 1000% . I can feel the intensity too. Man I miss the 90’s
What part of Chicago, bro?
Felt bro* nobody celebrating chips from 20 years ago. Only celtics fans I guess.
Everything felt better when we were kids.
dude… how am I still feeling the stress of this game 😂 watching this live was absolutely unbearable
Same lol 🤦♂️
That series was unforgettable ❤️✨
I always felt like we were in control of the series. First time I got a little nervous was in game 7 when Pacers hopped out to double digit lead. I thought damn we might actually lose the series
I never thought jordan and these bulls would lose this series.no doubt in my mind.🤷♂️
ABSDOLUITE BULLSHIT, skinny dudes not scoring the ball is the least shit i want to watch again...gtfo
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed" -The G.O.A.T
@M So what?
@@isaacvillarsandoval4431 dont get mad at it its a bot
If lebron failed.. he isn't GOAT.. but when Jordan failed... He failed over and over again? That's why he succeed? 😂🤣😂 From delusional 🤣😂🤣
Nice 😷🏴☠️🐐
@M pussy game, touch a bit n cry like someone hit them with a club
He didn’t complaint at all…head down…moved on and won game 7. GOAT! Period.
Look at Jordan, man, so inspirational! After laying all those clutch bricks he thought he could flop his way to overtime. And yes indeed, “he” won game seven! 9/25 shooting and 67% from the line (with 15 attempts), no steals and no blocks can do that if you have Kukoc scoring 21 points in 33 mins on terrific efficiency. #GOAT.
@@TwoShoedDude lol he was tripped. It was all over the news back then. Did you even watch the replay? Also, there was no flop there unlike your goat, automatic flop + complaint.
@@TwoShoedDude How about the Game 6 of the 1998 Finals when Pippen was playing sh*t because of a back injury? MJ made all the scoring and clutch plays on those crucial last 2 mins of the game. Scored 45 pts and Pippen scored 8. lol Something your goat won't never ever replicate because he's shy to take on those big moments. He's too afraid to "miss" big shots, especially if a Finals series is on the line and they're on a brink of elimination. #softhearted 😂
@@blymrc91 I love how Lebron has done the same plays and clutch but people still shit on Lebron 😂
@@TwoShoedDude bad troll job. Picking on one clearly bad game. Why not compare the flu game to any game from Lebron?
Ok… now I remember why this series was the most stressful of all Bulls playoff series to watch! Travis Best is a name I haven’t heard for decades. I love Bird’s demeanor throughout!
Had me so hyped at 10 years old watching this live!!! Great times. I miss
Best nba playoff series of all time. The pacers were the only team to really test Jordan and the bulls. MJ said it himself. Reggie Miller was such an amazing player.
Yeah Its Crazy that they don’t really give Reggie Miller His Credit and Respect, he was a Beast in his prime….he always played MJ tough
@@LABoutaBagDoe cuz his stats is all the youth can see
Knicks had them down 2-0 in 1992
One of my top 10 players, maybe even top 5
The 90s was an incredible decade
In what way?
Every way
I agree, life seemed so much more simpler then.. and ppl were different.. I think the rise of technology and social media watered down the world sadly
Agree
This series was like the Championship. Action packed. I watched it in real time it was amazing. Indiana was a deep team then and could beat anyone. Bulls had there hands full this 7 game series. Rarely did it last to game 7 when it came to a Bulls series back then
Jordan and Pippin the only ballers... And if rodman there... That whole pacers team was a bunch of stiffs.. including that 1 handed travis best... Reggie only look for a skip pass jumpshot
Yep. I remember the Knicks took them to 7, the Pistons took them to 7 and decided they'd go ahead and beat the Bulls in game 7... MJ didn't see very many game 7s.
@@kingking8768 Bunch of stiffs, are you kidding me? That's arguably the best Pacers team in history, voted as such by the fans themselves. Reggie and Mullin were great shooters and Hofers, Smits was a good 2-way center with a solid midrange(he even shot 11/12 this game), Dale Davis and Antonio Davis were pesky interior defenders and great rebounders, Mark Jackson was a very underrated PG(5th all time in assists) who ran the offense(Pippen guarded him nearly the entire series to disrupt the flow of their game), Derrick Mckey was one of the best perimeter defenders in the league and Jalen Rose was a 25 year old SG who provided help from the bench. Larry Bird was the coach of the year and this Pacers were top 5 in defensive and offensive ratings. That was the most well balanced Pacers team ever. They were certainly deeper than the Bulls, that were the oldest team in the league and dealing with a multitude of injuries, but the Bulls's experience and grit prevailed.
@@davidschmidt1793 not even close..best pacers team was the malice at the palace team
@@xavierb9061 Don't think so, that team barely played with their complete roster. They had potential to be better than the 04 team, but we'll never know. And as good as the 04 team was, I don't see them as being better than the 98 team by any means.
The Pacers were arguably the better team in this series but experience is why they didn't win the series. MJ admitted the Pacers were the toughest team he faced.
I agree, Pacers were the better overall team… the only difference is, they didn’t have as Reggie Miller calls him, “the black cat”, (MJ) that was the difference
Yeah it’s just mj
@@StevenGougis the Pacers we're not better
1989 pistons laughing at this comment
The pacers were not better. But, the bulls were exhausted and older here. So, they were definitely out of gas.
With mj, pippin, Rodman, kukoc, and kerr all on the same team, sorry but the pacers don’t stack up to that. No one does. But, a gassed version, yes the pacers have gave them all they could handle. Indiana was very good.
How awesome to have Larry Bird, a guy who played against Jordan, now coaching against him in the playoffs.
My 2 favorite players ever. I love that Bird is the only one to consistently give Jordan the business. I love MJ but it does get to be a bit much sometimes. Bird had the advantage over him and Mike respected him for it. Those two have a bond.
Reggie was a problem. A little cocky at times, but he was clutch when they needed him. He didn't have that thing that MJ had, swagger maybe or just came off as a hothead? He put up a fight against the goat, Respect
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That last play jordan did was lowkey the same move he hit in game 6 of the finals that year. The greatest finals shot ever, you know he took this play personally.
I am proud to have witnessed this beautiful story
Game 7 was the best ending to that story.
I was naive to think this level of play would always be there...with or without Jordan. Love or hate him, they'll never be another
your old now
Watching that game in Philippines, I am fan of Bulls, best seasons 1996-2000, i memorized all their players, even other teams.. Travis Best and Reggie Miller were famous also. Michael was always opposing Karl Malone and Alonzo Mourning.. I like Seattle Supersonics also..and we know that Jordan losing this when he had like this stat field goals 12/23..its unusual for him to miss. field goals and its little attempts for him..
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80s 90s team are one hell tough! The games are just so intense.
Yea but the 80s resolution to Damn grainy
We didn't notice on our tvs back then
80s were a were different ! Especially the Bad Boys !
Very sloppy basketball
@@thehumannugakareemsupreme9484 Facts
We miss this type of basketball, so real and intense
Stfu players are more skilled right now. Half the NBA back then would be unplayable right now in todays league
@@jasonbilas5734 Learn how to read dumb ass
He said real and intense I didn’t see anything about being skilled.
Did you?
Still here. It was in last years Finals.
@@jwil2414 Not even close.
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help, if youre
doin drugs stop it
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Good old days...it was great to witness the Jordan and the Bulls and everything they achieved...
Bron would have laid down and gave up
@@HeHeeHeeheHe nah, jordan missed 3 straight shots, if lebron did that people would say “ThAtS YoUR gOaT🤪?” 🤣
The Pacers and the Bulls will take it to the limit!!! Remember watching this game with bros back then. #Classic #Bulls
"We will win game 7" - MJ
Yeah! We will win Bounce Back Game 7 for Mj.
Is that a promise?
I don't makes promises. I only make promises to my wife but we will win game7.
Soccer puts me to sleep.
@M man, you're everywhere, aren't you?
@@dimitris90schild92 Amen, brother. It was a great time to be young.
It's so refreshing to see players playing that don't look like they just got out of a max security prison.
That home court advantage and those rodman offensive rebounds gave the bulls that series. Best conference finals ever.
MJ even loses like the greatest player of all-time. Knows he failed. Walks back on defense on dead ball. No excuses. No flops. No blaming other teammates. Accepting defeat knowing there's another chance to be great in game 7.
MJ23GOAT
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@@joeblow1878 dumb all the time he prefers in that game
It's all good do you remember what he said after this game?
"We will win game 7."
He delivered. And we know what happened in The Finals
Facts!!
dont emphasize the queen LMAO
This the nba 80s 90s era is one of the bestt nba ever had
The Bulls won that series.
That was the oldest team in the NBA history won a championship ... simply amazing
Steroids will help old players achieve that feat. And the top players on the bulls were juicing, Rodman, pippin, and Jordan.
@@absalom0412 source: trust me bro, I heard it from a friend 🤣
@@CB-gr2gx dont be silly they juice
@@absalom0412 Oldest doesn't mean old. These guys were still in their 30s and plenty of athleticism to show for it.
Not saying they didn't have some under the counter help, but when everyone's doing it, then it doesn't actually make a difference.
"The Pacers and the Bulls will take it to the limit!!"
Underrated great call by Bob Costas
i read this as it plays
For real! Perfectly delivered.
Great to Watch Travis Best. One of the greatest High School Basketball Players in Mass history!! At 5'11" once scored 81pts in a Game!!
I’ll watch 90’s basketball games over and over even when I know the outcome over any live NBA game today.
Nothing wrong, I do the same 😂..
Agreed! This era was way better
Same. The NBA is unwatchable now.
Me too. It was still kinda okay during Shaq and Kobe, but after that it turned into 100% clown show and infantile melodrama.
FACTS
The superstars of today would have gotten up SCREAMING and CRYING about no foul call.
MJ doesn't say a word....knew he failed in the moment....took the L like a man....moved on to Game 7.
Although...Jordan was more a more selfish player as seen here.
@@johnnyph12 I mean maybe cause he’s the best on the court lmfao. Why wouldn’t he be selfish
@@gabrielwilliams5387 Lebron is the best on the court now, lmfao.
Yes that's true. Nowadays even refeeree is soft. Soft era, flop era, stacked team era
@@johnnyph12 apparently Giannis is. LeBron hasn't won an MVP in like 4 years.
Larry Bird's reactions are priceless. Too bad he didn't stay as a coach for too long. He was pretty good, much better than Larry Brown.
With the pacers yeah, but LB made up for it with the pistons at the pacers expense ,💀
Larry forced them to work at their game 'kind of' as hard as he did. It was useful that no one on that Pacers team, even Reggie, could out-superstar, and certainly not out-work, the head coach. Even Michael, the Greatest, has maintained that he's never felt like he became superior to Larry or Magic, only their equal.
it's nice to meet you and i'll say larry brown was the better head coach but 1998 was the pacers best year in the playoffs and even season
it's nice to meet you and i'll say the goats are wilt chamberlain and bill russell and michael jordan wasn't quite as legendary as kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain and bill russell
@sk i see why you say that and to be COMPLETELY honest i refuse to EVER EVER agree with you AT ALL for multiple reasons and i'll say the best players ever are were and will be #1 TIED wilt chamberlain and bill russell #2 oscar robertson #3 kareem abdul-jabbar #4 michael jordan #5 magic johnson #6 larry bird #7 jerry west #8 hakeem olajuwon #9 shaquille o'neal #10 elgin baylor #11 bob pettit #12 pete maravich #13 george mikan #14 bob cousy and #15 john havlicek
Those Pacers teams were tough
Remember going to 4th of G 7 and Pacers were leading the Bulls..
Yeah, they gave the Bulls all they could handle. Probably the toughest opponent they faced during their dynasty.
@@gregoryviktor3794 nah. The pacers benefited from extraordinary number of breaks and playing an old bulls team. The 1992 Knicks were tougher.
Jordan said pacers were the toughest
They sure were. I am a bulls fan, and never missed watching jordan, but the pacers were really good. I think some of their teams were better than MJ's tbh...but of course, the bulls had the main weapon
3:57 That Smile!
He was probably taking it personal
I recorded every Bulls championship run on VHS cassettes, I've seen all these games so many times and I STILL forget Jordan falls down in the lane at the end. It makes me sad all over again.
one of the best playoffs in history..
LOL!
THIS BASKETBALL WAS LIFE!!!!!!💐💐💐💐💐
I WATCHED EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY GAME ONLY TAKING A BATHROOM BREAK & FOOD BREAK DURING COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Travis Best, one of the NBA forgotten players
Bo Rood They were man, I used to love they're team when I was a kid. Always used to pick them on NBA Live for the Sega Genesis back then.
Some consider him the best
Dale Davis too.
Jordan should've took the 3.
Jamal tinsley
MJ was on tired legs. Over the course of his career, this man has seen his share of wars on the basketball court. Respect.
Lmao.
Exactly not to mention all the over 80 games seasons, he had compared to everybody else, not playing the whole season.
The NBA ON NBC,MAN THAT WAS FIRE
Thank you..this was great to relive/rewatch.
Longley was greatly overlooked. He was a valuable part of the Bulls!
Larry Bird even as a coach was formidable. He instilled a lot of confidence and respect in his team.
No, Doug, MJ tripped on Derrick’s left foot
bias referre because of home court advantage
no excuses unlike todays nba
Good old 90’s basketball that’s a flagrant in today’s game
The pacers with Larry bird as coach were a very dangerous team. I believe they took the bulls all the way to a game 7. This is why I always laugh at the kids of this generation that think that Jordan played in a weak era. They have no idea how talented the teams were in the 90s.
Still remember catching this live and it was the absolute perfect set up for game 7, you want to talk about suspense!??!?! Bravo to both squads for one of the best seven game series of all time.
Won game 7.. then the title... #GOAT
Lebron’s done it twice, L.
EddieD 203 yes i see this moment.
@Justin Hayes Lebron started in NBA much earlier on and had alot more mileage on his body by same age. Jordan was still stone cold player. Still he was 0-6 vs 80s Celtics in playoffs.
@@Ratchetface he haven't responded to that lol
@@Ratchetface about right
Man, I remember this game. And although the Bulls won game 7, it was still way too close for comfort going into the final minutes of the game, despite the Bulls being at home
Weren't they down like 17 in the 2nd quarter due to ice cold shooting? I was sweating bullets.
MJ vs Reggie was my favorite matchup as a kid. Those series were legendary.
Ron Harper vs Reggie Miller
I agree, it was my favorite as well 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽🔥❤️
Jordan tripped over the defender’s foot on his first step. But good no call anyways, and no whining by MJ.
For me this series was the true finale!
Better than the actual series
Always loved how Bird never showed in kind of emotion
You mean “any kind”?
@@fezzik7619 Yes, I guess I was doing more than one thing when I was typing my comment
Just a sign of his greatness.. He has seen so much. It takes a lot to get him excited..
@@bigboom5209 you can always edit your comment
Your father taking his own life with a shotgun will do that to you
Good game, how long has basketball not been so exciting? No one gave up until the end. This is true ball.
Jordan is the greatest athlete, courage - dedication and above all he assumes responsibilities as leader
No doubt
yes indeed
He was a great athlete but definitely NOT the greatest athlete. no argument for the rest.
Everytime Larry Bird appears, MJ winning rate reduces.
I know how this playoffs ended and I know how his career ended but humor me for those that remember this game. The next day were the sports talk shows, sports talk radio, sports news print discussing how MJ didn't come through in the clutch of this 4th quarter. 2 missed jumpshots in under a minute and the game losing turnover? What a time to be alive smh.
I do remember. It was more radio than tv talk shows but they talked about him missing and questioned if the bulls could pull it off. Most deduced that since they had seen him miss game winners before they knew he was going to kill the next game. He had a reputation for taking failure personally and wanting to prove something the next time he played the team he failed against. Him missing clutch shots was the exception not the rule. And if I’m not mistaken he took the blame for the loss and said it wouldn’t happen the next game.
tbh he did get tripped in that last play
Thank you ! The skip Bayless crew never remember the NUMEROUS times Mr Jordan failed , or shot 5 of 23 , or ball hogged his way to never winning ANYTHING until he had Scotty and Phil and the absolute best team in the league. He never lead inferior teams to the finals like LeBron, Iverson , Kidd , ect.. MJ is the most overrated player in basketball history. I actually remember the 80s people and Jordan was just a ball hogging scorer with a ton of flair. BTW he was gifted the dunk contest in Chicago where he did the same dunk twice on 2 different occasions while Dominique threw down incredible 2 foot power dunks never repeating same dunk. Michael deserves his flowers but people over do by acting like he never failed. His 6 for 6 with 6 mvps was when he had the BY FAR best team in league and probably the second best player in the league for all 6. He was amazing but putting him over Kareem and Russell just out of hand is not realistic. Sorry.
@@himlekmcnutt2764 lol fyi the bill wasn’t even a playoff team before Jordan! In brons younger years he never went against anybody close to the Celtics! The Celtics had 5 top 10 hall a gamers and 2 of them were top 20 all time. Bro it’s not the same. Plus if the bulls don’t win 6 or even 4 we don’t look at the bulls like they had all these great players. And they don’t win without Jordan. Go see how many players on the bulls were all stars without Jordan. You will find only 2 or 3 at best. No one even wanted Rodman to when they got him! Regardless Jordan was the best winner. Labrons Miami team was the best and never had a 3 peat! Sorry!
@@MrWeah2003 he didn't get tripped. He just tried to go in too low and lost his balance. I remember this game. I couldn't believe my eyes 👀. Love MJ. Came back and won the series, bulls fan can breathe sigh of relief 😂
Best era of basketball hands down 💯
If it was lebron who is shooting the FT in 2:34, he will totally missed it.
Lebron would’ve made the lay up. And he definitely wouldn’t choke at the end and fall down lol.
@@leultrainstinct406 He tripped on the defenders foot, it happens.
@@leultrainstinct406 you kidding? lebron will surely pass the ball and wouldn't even ask for the ball in the first place. Always afraid too take the last shot. Been that eversince. LMFAO!
@@leultrainstinct406 he would score just 7 pts and then have Kyrie Irving take the game winner 3. Lol
Regardless of da outcome, Ol GOAT JAMES would hav made da right play. Shoot r pass. He doesn't care wat da sidelines, media, r internet trolls think r say bout his decision.
Michael is the reason why SO MANY 90s GREATS don't have a single championship. They obviously ended up winning Game 7 and then won the 1998 Finals, keeping Reggie Miller, Stockton, and Malone all ringless. Just a massive basketball force
miss the 90s basketball. todays nba aint the same
4:47 MJ left foot.
Yeah he got tripped
Larry bird was hilarious with his stone faces
😐
I read that SO wrong... Stone FACES!!!! Hehe
He knew he couldnt celebrate too quick with Jordan on the floor
Such a great game even watching it again now it was still such an exciting last minute
I was working at the Bear Bites Snack Shop in the RDV IceDen located inside the RDV sportsplex in Maitland, Florida when this happened. It was one of the few times I left much later than when my shift ended.
I've seen many MJ highlights of this kind and I never get tired of watching it. 😎👍
Such a monster series that was...
Reggie became my favorite player ever since...
The greatest to not get a championship.
4secs left and he hits the floor. No buts, no cry, no argue, he knew he messed up.
Exactly like today's players.
In the past They carried their manhood with them.
Now all they carry is their brand / ego
MJ even loses like the greatest player of all-time. Knows he failed. Walks back on defense on dead ball. No excuses. No flops. No blaming other teammates. Accepting defeat knowing there's another chance to be great in game 7.
MJ23GOAT
@@joebidens_touchyhands9477 Mike knew what to expect. The commissioner respected him. He knew he could work hard and win.
Lbj don't know a mf gottdamned thing about how the game is gonna be called on any given night. Had he had a consistent Era ...
The only way he messed up is the refs didn't call a tripping foul when they should have 🤷♂️...
I wouldn’t call it a mess up. Simply tripped on a guy’s foot.
The GOAT so smooth at the free throw line
Travis Best taking 136 left-hand dribbles, with his back to the basket, at the 3pt line, gave me way more anxiety than it should have.
Crazy how young I was watching this and I remember every little detail about it.
Best times ever for Basketball and i was Teen growing up in Vancouver, Canada (literally just before the Grizzlies came) And i swear to god we ARE so much more of a basketball city than a hockey city that when the Grizzlies left the City has never been the same since.... I saw MJ here and just blessed!!! I so miss these days 😪
This series is one of my favorites as a pacer fan
Remember watching this as a high school Sophomore was crying when Michael Stumbled with no foul...
He stumbled his left leg by himself, that a fair small contack, no foul.
@@kyoza1911 he tripped over McKey's foot. That is MJ's own fault, tho.
This isn't 2015 where refs call foul for having bad breath
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They also never lost a game in the 1st round going 18-0!
During the Bulls run in the 90's, this was the only series where the Bulls didn't win a road game.
It's the only series they managed to win despite not winning a road game. There were 2 other times it happened in the 90s tho. They failed to win a game in Detroit when they met in the 1990 ECF and they also didn't win a game in New York when they met in the 1994 2nd round (without MJ).
@@coreyrowe4119 awe, ok. I didn't catch that
4:47 MJ's left foot gets tripped by Mckey's left foot, if you watch it very very closely (try 0.25 speed mode)
Free throws are so underrated in basketball can make the difference between winning or losing.
Yes that is the difference between Michael and all the self proclaimed goats Michael didn’t choke in crunch time he finished the gamed unlike others?
It’s unreal how Jordan didn’t even complain to the refs…
You’re easy to please! I figured his silence was just the embarrassment felt after his egregious flop. The hero ball bricks too. Unreal indeed.
The way MJ chews his bubble gum made me think he is a true goat🐐🐐🐐
Lol
Flores Yazz well he is the GOAT!!!
Ever seen a goat chew bubblegum? Now you have.
ray Allen does the same lol
Flores Yazz ha ha
Basketball is everything.
I'm so lucky to be watching nba back in the 90s
Que buenos años sin tanta maldad en el mundo y lo mejor del basketball
My goodness, look at the tough defense on both teams. Making shots despite the constant jostling. I miss this kind of basketball.
Bird’s showed an emotion of someone who is used to winning .. an absolute legend ..Larry legend
Sure, if you're used to watching milk-men play ball in their spare time.
No that emotionless is because he know if Michael on the court no one is safe until the clock hit 0 :]
NBA nowadays is much less intense, becoming just a shooting game. Very common exceeding 100 in a game. Understandable as NBA needs new 'record high' to attract more audience and earn more money...
What a series! Got chills watching this as all the memories from back them were creeping back.
We all wanted to be like MJ in those times.
Miss 3 shots in a row?
@@yomomsahoe5797lmao
Not me I was a cavs fan mark price was who I aspired to
Larry bird knows all too well not to celebrate too early with mj still playing basketball
If u watch real close micheal Jordan’s foot hits McGee’s top left foot and Micheal just ends up tripping
Good eye. No call was probably the right call then.
Yea, it was obvious on the 1st replay that he tripped over McKey's left foot and there was no foul.
Yeah, and there was no push. His arm touched him but there was no pressure on it.
@M N 🤣🤣
It's actually McKey, not Mcgee
I admire the calmness of LB inspite of his team on the verge of winning the game. He knows that the job isn’t done yet.
I f your talking about lebron? He is the biggest baby out there now!
@@richardtrevino5516 Hey, take a hike. Nobody is talking about your favorite. Read: LB - Larry Bird
Remember watching this game as a kid with my dad great Era to grow up in
1:50 Open Kukoc for 3 but MJ decides to take it to the hoop instead. Thought that was a poor choice.
That was a brilliant Pacers team. I think they really tested Bulls then. I could't stand Reggie Miller, but he was a great shooter.
It’s better to win 6 rings instead of 4
Difference is Jordan was taking those shots no matter what, he wasn't looking for the pass. That's what GOAT'S do!
MJ was the SG what else was he supposed to do?
Eli Curry Right or Paxson. Some of these guys probably weren't even alive to see Mike play.
I see you hating on Lebron for making the right play. Even tho Jordan passed to Kerr and Paxson. Just know that he has the most buzzer beaters in playoff history, more than mj and kobe COMBINED. That’s what goats do.
@Taylor Cheatham yessir 💯
@Taylor Cheatham
Wrong kobe played for 20 season
Bulls was a better team all around period but the only advantage the pacers had was youth. But game 7 proved who was better mentally and physically. Go Bulls
Man the way people talk about Mj today is unreal, if this was LeBron people would say he chocked. I love Mj and Bron but the hate is real
Michael slips : keeps quiet
Lebron slips : looks at ref and cries
I believe this was the toughest team MJ's Bulls ever faced in the playoffs. From 91-98 (not counting the retirement years), I never went into a series even nervous that the Bulls could lose, except one series...this one. This was the only series in all those years I actually felt nervous. Not because I thought the Pacers were better; it was just the first time in all those years I felt the Bulls were playing someone that could beat them in a best of 7. It was intense.
This isn't the best team the Bulls faced. That would be the 93 suns, 97 jazz, and 96 Sonics. The Bulls just weren't as good in 1998 as previous years thus having their most difficult match up.
@@user_7482 none of those teams were that good
@@user_748293 Suns, sure, if only they didn't leave Paxson open they would force game 7 and probably win
97 Jazz, maybe, they tied the series 2-2 and got robbed of a game 7 because the refs didn't call the Pippen goaltending
96 Sonics, also very good they just faced a 3-0 deficit and lost when they had to play in Chicago
That was a smart move by Mackie at the end to take his hands down so Jordan could not use him to get to the basket.
That's what cause him to lose his balance and fall. He was about to use Mackie's hands to waive around him.
Go back and take a look.
Even the commentators noticed it.
Actually, no. MJ's left foot hit the defender's left foot, causing him to lose his step and balance.
@@papagin yes exactly
Nice shot by Travis Best 0:33
he was "only" 5,11
Bulls fan, but damn this Pacers team was tough!
He was tripped and yet no foul call was given. Got up, walked away and came back to win the series like the alpha goat that he is 👊🎯...
Who is a beta goat if that exists and a distinction like alpha goat exists?
Tripped?
He stepped on the guys foot.
Good no call.
@@Ray-gv6ic stepped on his foot on purpose hey?
@@Ray-gv6ic He tripped over his foot. Good no call. Jordan initiated the contact.