Hakeem Olajuwon 1992: 28/13/7/4/5 vs. Chicago Bulls
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2011
- An exciting game featuring the top two players of the 90's. This contest stayed competitive for the 1st 42 minutes but Houston pulled away in the 4th with a balanced scoring attack. Jordan got off to a hot start with 18 points in the 1st half but went scoreless in the final quarter finishing the game with 26.
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If the Rockets were in the same Conference with the Bulls, the 91-93 three-peat would have never happened.
I don't know about that, but I'm so sure the rockets get one championship from Jordan.
It's possible...only teams they had losing records against in the early 90's was Houston and San Antonio.... David Robinson was soft in the postseason but Olajuwon was a undercover monster come playoff time. He would have more than anybody else in history, could have made Michael Jordan try too hard by himself and break team cohesion for Chicago... Jordan could have also prevailed but Hakeem had the big game moxie to pressure Jordan into desperation himself..
Bill Cartwright defending Hakeem is like will Purdue guarding Shaq. No contest ever. That doesn't mean Hakeem great Cartwright defensively is no defense garbage 🗑️
Olaguwon is the only player in history to be in the top ten in steals, rebounds, and blocked shots for a season. And he did it for 6 seasons
@@peteramarillo8952 In ‘95 DRob was #4 in rebounds, #10 in steals, and #3 in blocks. That’s totals. ‘92: #4 in RPG, #5 in SPG, #1 in BPG.
Hakeem was the complete package; offensive skills, defensive tenacity, and clutch.
Best center every
Hakeem's guard skills were the most amazing thing I have ever seen in basketball. No big man in the history of time could ever crossover and j people up from the perimeter like that. Truly incredible
Crazy how there still hasnt been a player in the NBA that has the skillset that Hakeem had. He was so far ahead of his time. Easily the most skilled center of all time and its not even close.
“It’s a good thing they can’t ever get outta the west. Bcuz we got no answer for that big monster. I don’t know that we can beat em.” -Michael Jordan 1992
Bulls don't beat them in 1 NBA Finals.
Hakeem in the post...Jordan on the wing...the Chicago Stadium organ grinding away...Calvin on the mike...the golden era of the NBA.
Olajuwon had so many post counters you never knew what was coming at you. You just could not stop Hakeem, he was dominate!
Correct
Its quite obvious Hakeem's all-around prowess was more of a problem for "da Bulls" than Jordan ever was for the Rockets.
people rarely mention that Olajuwon had a winning percentage more than .500 against Jordan's team
The one guy to get a winning record vs Jordan. Olajuwon was so good against Jordan/bulls in the early 90s.
@@hectorlopez1069 Hakeem's not the only one. Isaiah Thomas did and possibly bird.
Jordan scorless in the final quarter? WHAT
I miss hakeem in NBA ...
This is one of the reasons why the Dream may be the best 1 on 1 player - incredibly quick, has million post moves, with super quick foot work, steals the ball, blacks shots, and if he's not up and under after crazy post up move, than he hits those impossible fade away shots... everyone's talking about Kobe vs MJ and who would win 1 on 1, and I'd say actually both Kobe and MJ would have to play their best game (i.e., hit every shot) to beat Hakeem 1 on 1... but it is a team sport after all, so kind of pointless talking about it... still, got to love the Dream - one of the greatest, among most underrated, certainly personally humble guy... but his game spoke for itself... That's why MJ would put him in his starting line up, the one where there's "now way we'd lose" with Magic, Pippen, James Worthy (? guess UNC connection), Hakeem and MJ... :-)
He had super strong hands and was an undersized center. Most talented post player ever.
Hakeem cannot guard Kobe or Jordan one on one he lost easily
@@robluv4592 buddy, I've seen with my own eyes Olajuwon run up to check Kobe at half court and snatch the ball right out his hands and over seen with my own eyes Olajuwon guard Jordan from the perimeter too the basket and still get the block! Olajuwon was a 6'11 Kobe, with the greatest post moves of all time and better defense than Bill Russell
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 dude Hakeem.overated I prove it since u responded don't be hit..Hakeem lost loser in college lost Ewing & Jordan both .in NBA he fouled out crucial game Sampson had to save the day ... The. Got finals twin towers. Yet got bboozled by Larry bird....here icing on cake. Hakeem has zero rings with out Sam Cassell..yes. Sam Cassell who scored 32 point in final as rookie at new York ... Hello who going lose wen ur rookie scores 31 points. 0n 80% free throw shooting .stop it Hakeem beat no champions. He beat Knicks team in 7 games. Orlando was weakest defensive team in finals. Easy. Also he could not 3 peat. The guy had. 20 year career won 2 times like wilt Chamberlain. Stop it. He never led league scoring. .
@@robluv4592 you're a joke. Olajuwon didn't even pick up a basketball until he was 16y old and my age 23 he's leading the entire playoffs in points, rebounds, and blocks against the two best teams of the 80's! Jordan couldn't even win 2 playoff games without Pippen
Jordan denied us of a what would've been the best Finals in the 90s.
Hernan Tasies what do you mean?
His retirement to try to MLB denied NBA lovers a Rockets Bulls matchup.Jet Flyer 62901 Tyrannosaurus Productions
Hernan Tasies Oh. I see. Yeah. That was a bummer.
It probably would have been the best Finals of ALL TIME
rockets
Hakeem is always my best and favorite player !
Other notables were Robert Horry finishing with 18 points and Kenny Smith hitting 6 3 pointers.
That must be where Olajuwon's 7 assists went
I love the crowd's reaction after the move at 2:45, It's almost like they are thinking "Oh No"
Hakeem WAS the Bulls kryptonite. Too bad this series never happened!
Boobie Kennedy Horry was too, Pippen usually stayed on him so he wouldn't get open looks and Horry still shot 50% almost all the time since Horry was the size of a PF playing the SF position so he could just shoot over Pippen.
Boobie Kennedy The Rockets are the only team that could say they owned the Bulls during their first 3 championship years. They won 5 out of the 6 meetings, including two convincing wins at the Chicago Stadium.
That's why Jordan told a Houston reporter that they were glad Houston couldn't get out of the west because they had no answer for Hakeem. And Phil Jackson would not double him following the belief that "One man can't beat us."
jbobbster When the Bulls only win 1 game in 3 seasons against them, that's a matchup problem. People love to bring up "regular season doesn't matter" but the Bulls didn't struggle w/any other Western Conference team during their first 3peat as much as the Rockets. I mean they swept Porland in the regular season when they beat them in the Finals and they beat Phoneix on the road in the regular season easily the following year while Phoenix's win in Chicago was a much closer game.
You delusional ass rocket fans
Olajuwon = Pippen
Jordan = > than both... Pippen was worth 2 titles himself, MJ worth 4 and Hakeem worth 2... That why Chicago > Houston because 6>2
Hakeem’s defensive prowess was in full force throughout the 1994 postseason. He grounded some of the best frontcourt players of the 90s into dust.
Here’s a breakdown:
During the first round against the Portland Trail Blazers, Hakeem helped hold Clifford Robinson to 41.2% shooting from the field.
In the second round versus the Phoenix Suns, The Dream helped hold superstar Charles Barkley to a 45.7% mark from the field.
During the Western Conference Finals, he helped stymie another superstar, Karl Malone, into hitting only 43.3% of his attempts.
In the penultimate round against the New York Knicks, Hakeem ruined superstar Patrick Ewing’s life, forcing him into a measly 36.3% shooting clip from the field.
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Hakeem did play in the burgeoning soon to be best conference Western Conference from 87-88 to 91-92 when on top of Los Angeles, West Teams on the rise despues Eastern Conference dominance of Boston, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Detroit, were Dallas, Denver, Utah, Portland, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix.
LeBron played in the East during the 00's Pistons, 00's Pacers, 00's Nets, 00's Celtics, 00's Bulls, 00's HeaT eras ☘️...
None of those teams were the 87-88 to 90-91 Lakers, the 87-88 to 91-92 Jazz were every bit as great if not greater than the 00's Pistons, Celtics and HeaT and those are the 3 best franchises of the 00's East and only Detroit of those franchises won consistently thru-out the decade. Utah was flirting with a championship from 88 to 2000.
The 88-92 Blazers were better than any of those 00's East franchises and went to two titles and lost to two dynasties the Bad Boy Pistons of 59 wins and the 67 win back to back champion of 6 total championships Chicago Bulls 🐂.... Who did the Nets lose to in 02 and 03? 58 and 56 win Lakers and Spurs teams that were lucky to break 100 pts per game in the muddy 00's era NBA.
Dallas of 1988 and Denver of Alex English had more skilled teams than the 00's Baby Bulls and 00's Pacers. The 88 Mavericks were as deep 1-12 as the 03-05 Pacers.
San Antonio and Phoenix won from 88-89 for Phoenix and 89-90 for San Antonio like 55 wins per season for 5-10 years minus like two seasons in transition in 96 for Phoenix and 97 for San Antonio....
Only the 00's Pistons were that steadily excellent for 5-10 years in the 00's East and the late 80's early 90's West had five teams like that in Utah, Portland, Houston, San Antonio and Phoenix. Not even counting the Sonics from 92-98 or the Lakers from 87-93 and 95-03...
LeBron isnt even greater than Hakeem Olajuwon....
Its only a travesty the Hakeem Rockets 🚀 didnt compile a skilled team of gunners around Hakeem like Boston could afford to do for Bill Russell in a 8 team league in the 1960's...
Otherwise Hakeem Olajuwon is the #1 basketball player of all time and the Nigerian only played basketball 🏀🧺 from 17 years old forward ⏩....
And im a native Chicagoan and proud annoyingly Puerto Rican loud 🔊📢 Jordan Jocker from a people that make New Yorkers seem like people from Kansas ....
And i say Jordan, Magic, Bird, Kareem, SHAQ, Duncan are all so very lucky the 88-92 Rockets squandered half of Hakeem's 84-97 prime.... Because with a healthy Sampson, or simply just a less war on drugs afflited 1986-87 roster even if Sampson has to still be traded for Sleepy Floyd and the Rockets 🚀 attain or replace Sampson with Otis Thorpe @ PF with Floyd, Lloyd, Reid, McCray, Wiggins then the Hakeem Rockets spend 88-92 winning or living in the conference finals and nba finals and Hakeem dents the legacies of Jordan, Magic, Isiah, etc... And the balance of rings goes from
Jordan 6
Magic 5
Bird 3
Isiah 2
Hakeem 2
To more like
Hakeem 5
Magic 3
Bird 3
Jordan 3
Isiah 1
And we have a whole different NBA historic timeline and Hakeem with 5 rings vs 2 is now incomparable to olayers like Duncan and SHAQ.
Duncan was not Olajuwon defensively. David Robinson was closer to Olajuwon than Duncan was. Duncan is fortunate he played in the SHAQ Ben Wallace Jermaine O'Neal Arvydas Sabonis Rik Smits era
And not the Kareem, Moses, Ewing, Robinson, SHAQ, Mourning, Mutombo era....
Back when Divac and Smits could hardly crack top 10 with Daugherty Mutombo and Mourning instead of battling in Conference Finals and NBA Finals with SHAQ in the early 00's as top 5 Centers....
Look at Robinson's steals + blocks per season. He is the only one that sniffs Olajuwon...
They used to give DPOYs to olayers like Draymond Green because they only played defense not offense and were special teamers and everyone gets a trophy type guys.
From 86 onwards Olajuwon deserved the DPOY award.
He deserved closer to 5, 6, 7 or 8 DPOY awards.
Hakeem was a magnet 🧲 to the ball defensively and could guard all 5 positions.
Screw that hokey phrase.
Hakeem could guard Jordan 94 feet and stifle him, and fold up SHAQ and Wilt in the post.
Hakeem is that kind of unicorn 🦄...
A #1 all time diamond 💎 in rough unicorn 🦄....
My top two teams and two favorite
best centre of all time
Hakeem Olajuwon's Basketball IQ
doing my sports homework !
LOL 4:55... "he is eating Scott Williams... alive..." we miss you dream!!
If only we had a center like him now
Great upload. I think Hakeem is around his physical peak here, 90-92.
Hakeem had the greatest skills of any center in NBA history
Player
Too bad Rockets' front office was a mess and failed to assemble a supporting cast for Dream until 92.
Navaro Palm Rockets made it to the finals in 86 with a a damn good cast
Slip Amo From 87 to 91 they were a mess. That's 5 golden years of Dream that were wasted.
Navaro Palm so? Those were rebuilding years. Every team goes through that. You're a little too hard on their front office. I personally believe the Rockets have had one of the better front offices in the league
Yeah, but with almost half the 86 roster battling drug addictions behind the scenes.
Also worth mentioning that Hakeem got better and better over time. He was an unstoppable force in the 90s....much better than his early years.
I always wondered what would the finals be of the two teams. Now I know
Rockets in 7 games to win the title.
One thing I thougth about during MJ's retirement was that in the first 3 championships he won without playing in the post. Retired and watched Hakeem dominate in the post. Came back from retirement and that's when they started running the Triangle offense and having Jordan more in the post.
nobody tossed jordan shit into the 3rd row more than hakeem.
Man I miss these good old days of the NBA. I won’t touch today’s NBA with a ten foot pole.
Glad I found this stuff
Between 91-93 the Rockets were 5-1 against the Bulls.
They did very good vs Jordan bulls in the regular season games, probably would've get 1 title from Jordan in the Finals.
Even though the Magic got sweep in 95' against Hakeem and the Rockets Shaq still did good against Hakeem for the most part 1 on 1. I live in Houston and my Fav player is Hakeem but I can still admit Shaq was just getting started. Don't down Shaq so much he held it together well with Hakeem but Hakeem was just more seasoned.
Yes but 95 wasn't even prime Hakeem. They took to long to build a team around him. Between 87 and pretty much 92...they took too long. Those years he was a physical freak.
Damn..They really didn't have an answer for Hakeem..This was like Jordan's kryptonite
People tend to forget before he was Big Shot Bob, Robert Horry was a utility man. He could do a lil bit of everything for you. Rebound, Run the floor, play the lanes, shoot the 3. A taller Scottie Pippen.
spin move,fade away...simply the best
con't offensively he shot from everywhere, could read defences, and drive the ball at the Bulls big men. In 92 season he perfected his passing and he had shooters to make people pay 4 double teaming him. This was imo his finest career year although he didn't win the title (those refs robbed us in Sea!). 4th in scoring, led the NBA in blocks, 2nd in rebounding and was 7th in steals. Nobody else in modern NBA history ever finished top10 in 4 categories in a season.
Reasons why Houston owned Chicago in head to head matchups:
1) Bulls had NOBODY that could come close to containing Hakeem
2) Hakeem blocked Jordan several times and scared Jordan from taking it at him in the paint
3) Vernon Maxwell frustrated the heck out of Jordan
Why do you think Jordan said Hakeem is the best center of all time? hmmm gee I wonder!
Olajuwon did amazing against Jordan bulls.
Based on the highlights, I though the Bulls played great defense. You noticed they took away most of his dunks and close to the basked jump hooks. They made him make those tough fade away 11 for jumpers and 13 to 16 feet spot up shots. I thinks as an opposing player or coach, from a great player like him, I can live with that.
The Rockets would have swept the bulls easily in 1994 and especially in 1995
That's what I been trying to tell you and all the other Jordan haters on Universe channel! Olajuwon is the only player with an argument for being better than Jordan
I don't know about sweep, but the Rockets would've definitely been the most difficult matchup for the Bulls. Even MJ himself and Jamal Collier who was a writer for Chicago Tribune admitted it.
Vernon Maxwell deserved at least 1 all star game appearance
Every team has their Achilles . Rockets proved 5/6 times during the Bulls reign that they would’ve beaten then the Bulls in probably 6 at worst. Vernon was supremely underrated and not remembered correctly. Played just like a poor mans Jordan, was a defensive freak, and explosive scorer and 3 point streak shooter. And Hakeem was even more dominant against them. Everyone knows it’s true, Jordan admitted he was only intimidated by one player, Hakeem
My dad was right about Hakeem owning the bulls. Hakeem probably would of been the goat if he had a couple star player's around him. I've never seen a center move like that! It had to take the whole team to TRY and stop him! Jordan was my favorite but I've seen player's come close to matching his skills. The most underated player in NBA history! SMH #12
Estos si eran partidos duelazo!
2:56 commentator : Hakeem got so many moves that bulls can’t catch up with the double team.
The Bulls were a half court team the Rockets usually played well against those teams that played at that pace because that's the style they played too. The Suns and Sonics played small which gave the Rockets more problems Seattle had better defense which was why they were a tougher matchup but Houston did matchup better with them before they traded Thorpe. Herrera and Maxwell also left the team not long afterwards which were also factors in why Houston looked so overmatched playing Seattle.
The Bulls could run too and played D like Seattle. The 93 finals is a great example of the Bulls playing fast. Houston did this well in 1995 vs Orlando. Both teams could play both ways
@@alecsanderhamilton9224 Yeah the Bulls and Sonics both had swarming defense but the difference was the Sonics had Perkins in the 5 spot who would make Dream go out to the perimeter, with Thorpe they were able to counter and let Dream stay in the paint more but they didn't have an answer for it when they had Drexler. The Bulls on offense didn't present those kind've problems.
@@ChrisM07 Horace Grant was a stretch 4
@@alecsanderhamilton9224 Dream didn't have to defend him plus Grant shot from inside not outside like Perkins the Bulls had a traditional 5 in the post. That's how the Rockets were able to win a championship with Drexler and no PF Dream made up for it with his impact inside.
@@ChrisM07 no doubt. Dream had no trouble against Malone Carr Barkley Manning Kleine Miller (Oliver) , Robinson Rodman Cummings Shaq Grant Rollins Turner
@FuShengAlex I'm from Baytown, actually.. Live in Austin, now.. I must be getting confused as to what injury Olajuwon suffered in the 92-93 campaign, cause I do remember, now, the orbital bone injury was the 90-91 season, with Olajuwon, of course, coming back wearing the goggles (lol).. Do you remember what the injury was, cause it was in Olajuwon's absence, in 92-93, that the team really gelled, with Larry Smith, and when Olajuwon came back, the team really took off..
Lol ))))) Lucky to Chicago Bulls, that they haven`t met Rockets at the Finals)))) They would have had big troubles and maybe Michael would have had less rings
gerizzyYMcrew Damn another video of Hakeem walloping Jordan and Pippen. These videos are everywhere on UA-cam lmaooooo.
gerizzyYMcrew WTF?
gerizzyYMcrew the archived video footage of the actual games says otherwise. :)
gerizzyYMcrew 92? With every swat by Hakeem I'm watching Jordan MISS.....again and again. Ha Ha.
gerizzyYMcrew go to school, boy.
I love it when the Finals MVP somehow held back their team.
Hakeen led Rockets to 3 NBA FInals playing against Kareen, Robinson, Ewing and Shaq. He was quickest, had better shooting at any place of the court and was all around player like anyother center in history. Which Center you can also say that about?
Wilt, Kareem and Russell are greater... arguably Shaq too
Shaq couldnt shoot. He wasnt all around. And not even his mama would think he is better than The dream.
Shaq was not greater LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
+Darrel Be Wilt wasn't close to Hakeem all around. He was a great scorer and rebounder but Hakeem's post moves, footwork, passing, and all around defenseare better. Back in Wilt's day there were not as much moves when it came to basketball, he was the greatest of his time but Hakeem's game is way more advanced. NBA players in the 60s and 70s would be like Euro league guys.
+sonofaballer96
Wilt Chamberlain achievements:
11-time Rebounding Champion
9-time Efficiency Champion
7-time Scoring Champion
1-time Leader In Total Assists
Most of the things you listed about Hakeem had to do with his style and not his actual impact. It should be noted that Hakeem wasn't considered head and shoulders above his competition until he led the Rockets to championships. People often look at the years he led the Rockets to championships and like to say "he did it without any help". If that were the case then why didn't he win more? Very few people know that outside of those 3 years his teams made the Finals his career wasn't that impressive. His teams were eliminated 8 times in the first round and they missed the playoffs 3 times all together. That's over 60% of his career.
It obviously wasn't all his fault but it's more of a response to others that think he was such a great player that you could put anyone around him and win. Under different circumstances I think he would've done really well in another market. Saying he's as good as Kareem or Wilt though? Not buying that.
Imagine dream and Jordan playing together.
It almost happened. The trail blazers tried to trade clyde Drexler and the #2 pick for ralph Sampson around draft day. The rockets almost had Hakeem, Drexler, and Jordan on the same team.
Winning 9 championships together.
hakeem the dream!!!
And he still Dominated
If you ran for president, I would vote for you. Because that's how right you are
Wilt Chamberlain, March 18, 1968 vs Lakers 53 points 32 rebounds 24 blocks 13 assists 11 steals. How about that, QUINTUPLE DOUBLE
Yeah not in the playoffs tho!!!
Robert Horry was the difference he shut Dow Pippen and Maxwell gave gits to Jordan. Good matchup for Rockets.
Insane upload man. Do you have this game on tape or did you download it from somewhere? I've been looking for this game for ages. This one and the one Bulls played @ Houston in 1992 when Hakeem blocked Jordan's three at the buzzer. Great upload.
The dream blocking Jordan and starks for the three at the end.
Sounds about right, Alex. Then they took the the playoffs by storm. Easily one of the best stories of the Rockets journey through all those 55-or-more win teams of the entire decade.
Best centre Dream shake win four tittles in one year mj never did that neither did another player in the nba . We all know mj fly but hakeem over dance him than anyone played the game he's number one we all know that he's the best dancer in game . This man should get the respect that he deserves !
Agent, we had to make the trade, Dream couldn't do it all (he led the 93-94 playoff rox in all 5 categories, only time in history) again. Thing is that people don't recall, the Rockets were still mediocre after the trade, they went 15-14 in the regular season, the Bulls were on fire heading into the playoffs And Jockers like to cry about "chemistry" issues the Bulls faced, what about the Rockets that year?
I really didn't see that 2nd title run coming, what a rollercoaster ride,lol.
In all fairness, Dream out for a few games dealing with his anemia and Maxwell missed some time as well. Clyde was having to carry his new team offenively. Once they got everyone back, then they got hot going into the playoffs and rode the momentum to title number 2.
If only the Rockets had got by the Sonics in the WCSF in '93, would have been Rockets-Bulls Finals, because the Rockets would have beat the Suns in the WCF. They just didn't match up well against the Sonics, but certainly did against the Suns, who they ended up beating in both '94 and '95.
@FuShengAlex But all in all I really do enjoy these debates we have!Man NFL football is great but aint nothin like NBA basketball!
Jordan WHO? Hakeem was is the TRUE GOAT! Bulls never stood a chance with Hakeem on the court
Hakeem owned Shaq in the finals!! look who out played who! Hakeem DOMINATED Shaq and the Rockets swept the sorry Magic
He dominated Ewing and Robinson too, probably Jordan as well.
It's hysterical that so many idiots think Wilt was better than Hakeem. It's not even close. The Rockets really matched up well with Chicago; amazing they couldn't make it out of the West before 93-94.
Hakeem is the greatest in my opinion at the center position
Funny how Pippen and the so-called "greatest ever" don't have the legendary highlight reel dunks on Hakeem like they did on all the other Centers of that era.
When your team is anchored by the GOAT shotblocker, you aren't bothered by the prospect of MJs scoring prowess like the rest of the NBA is. :)
Para una final hubiera sido Genial!
@FuShengAlex No.. This was Rudy's first season, 92-93, that I'm talking about, and the Rockets went on a tear after Olajuwon went down.. I know he had a multitude of injuries, throughout his career..
Some teams matchup well with others. I thought the rockets matchup well with the bulls man to man. I always wanted to see a final between them but it didn't manifest.
Agent....well once the Bulls got Rodman, I don't think there was anyway you could hurt them. There wasnt anywhere you could consistenty exploit the 96-98 Bulls. I do say if Shaq had stayed in Orl, they could've stopped 98 Bulls. I don't think Grant was enough vs (92-95) Hakeem in a playoff series. He didn't stop Dream from doing anything in the Finals. I remember 93, the Bulls struggled vs. every Center led team that year. MJ even had a 64 pt game and lost to Orlando because of Shaq.
costcordero2 ...thanks for the correction. DRob I shouldn't have been surprised, they were =s before Hakeems first title. I didn't know that about Bird. It's good to watch footage of a game like this. The Jordan media wants to portray him as someone that bullied every superstar he ever faced on the court. Hakeem was just as much a problem for his Bulls team, if not moreso.
If they are on opposite conferences, the most they'll ever play is 2 games per season, genius.
Air who?
Are those the sounds of Jim Durham and Calvin Murphy?
Hakeem was 37. You remember what 37 year old Shaq was like don't you?
Anybody who says houston wouldn't have beaten the bulls is kidding themselves
the 95 finals was largely a 1 on 1 between hakeem and shaq and Hakeem schooled that donut boy
got em coach
Unsurprisingly Pippen and the so-called "greatest ever" don't have the highlight reel dunks on Hakeem that they do vs. all the other Centers of that era?
I guess when your franchise is led the by the greatest shotblocker ever, you don't find the Bulls to be the problem everyone else found them to be.
Hakeem.was small as hell Dammmm
Hakeem was better than Jordan but referees helped Jordan much more
Haha
Hakeem wasn't even better than Pippen
@@alecsanderhamilton9224 Pippen....the guy that cried outta a game 7 beatdown by Detroit being better than Olajuwon? 😂😂
Heck Jordan's ass cried after that game as well. Damn....ANOTHER video of Hakeem abusing the Bulls even when Jordan's ass was there. These videos are popping up everywhere it seems lol
@@alecsanderhamilton9224 get off the crack fool😒😒😒
More Carnage FuSheng were art thou my brother?
Does anyone else notice Horry going off? Might sound crazy but I think Horry coulda been a star with a different team
Ugh? What point was that?
The bulls Are glade that the Rocket could not meet them in the finals.
I'd imagine how could be the finals that year if the Bulls would face not the trail Blazers but the Rockets. The outcome could be different?
Luciano Daher The Bulls faced the Suns in the Finals this season. The Rockets were a bad matchup for the Bulls since Horry had the size advantage to contain Pippen w/o needing double team help. That's why the Suns and other teams lost to the Bulls, they always doubled up on Pippen leaving other people open.
Chris M It depends what was this game's date exactly. 91/92 the Bulls made the finals against the Trail Blazers. 92/93 the finals was against the SUNS. Horry became a Rocket's roster in 92/93 season (I've checked on wikipedia). I really don't know. As everybody says, the playoffs and specially the finals are a different competition, a different environment. Kenny Smith said once when he got to the post season for the first time. They faced the lakers the first round. When he saw 18 thousand people standing up at the beginning of 1st quarter with Magic taking the ball toward the offense, he felt - "Yes, it's totally different. I'm in the playoffs right now."
Luciano Daher This was the 1992-93 season because Horry is in this vid. Horry played pretty well in the playoffs his first year, he averaged 13 on 54% shooting against Seattle.
Yeah. You're right. He became a rockets member in 92/93 season.
Luciano Daher Also if you look at this game and the other game they played that year the Bulls didn't use double teams in either game and the Rockets still won both easily. Phil Jackson used playoff strategy on the Rockets in the regular season and it didn't work at all. Everytime I bring this up to people who try to debate w/me they can't respond because they know it's true.
Don't know why people have to argue with you, your username says it all. =)
Even shaq admitted hakeem is one guy he couldnt crack and hakeem had different weapons to score he said the only defense was to put up his hands and hope he missed but shaq was bigger and stronger
pippen couldnt shoot to save his life
Just tell kenny Smith whos the Goat of all time. But not only for one in a half year!
Pippen used to superstars? Aside from Jordan, name a single superstar he played with. He sure didn't step up in 99 either. Dream and Barkley were close to retiring. They were not going to be as effective as the championship year teams. You're so proud of your boy that I'm sure you approve of the way he got punked around that time by Barkley. And commited the heist of the century against the '02 Kings.
@shaqpopcorn34 i'm secure in my understanding of this sport. it would take to much of my time
@shaqpopcorn34 Dream had a beast team anyone who really knows basketball knows this.
"try bringing hakeem relevance without talking about mike,shaq,or the year 1995"
Oh yeah I forgot 1994 NBA champion....greatest shotblocker ever too,lol. Hey if Shaq had a superior regular season vs. Hakeem then why wasn't he thinking of that after getting swept in the Finals and crying instead? LOL.
@hangtime23ful @hangtime23ful Irrelevant sir but Rockets were 6th seed and only won 47 games in the reg. season. What's ur point again? I said the Rockets owned The Bulls and that is true. Now if u have some facts on that , please lmk.
You can't be serious. Do you think Ewing would have prefered that NCAA championship or the NBA title?
Too bad Houston couldn't get thru the west playoffs more times. If so I think the 90's history looks much different. instead of 6-2 maybe 4-4
ROA he didn't have another all star. How many guys win championships without a one two punch?
They almost did that year, though. Game 7 against Seattle in the Semis had some really bad calls go against the Rockets and they ended up losing in Overtime
ROA GP and Kemp used to kill us in the early 90s.
Connor Murphy They didn't kill Houston in that 7 game series I looked up the series stats and both actually struggled. This version of the Rockets were a better defensive team than the one with Drexler they just had a lucky 1 year championship run with him, probably because Drexler really wanted to win a championship and motivated the rest of the team.