Chicago Bulls - Orlando Magic | 1996 Playoffs | ECF Game 3: Pippen on fire, burns Magic
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- They shackled Shaquille O'Neal, stifled Anfernee Hardaway and completely discombobulated the only dimension of Dennis Scott's game. The Chicago Bulls have come to be known as a great offensive machine in the open court, but they get their hands dirty, too.
As a result, Shaq, Anfernee and their bandaged teammates looked like mud today.
Because they made the Magic chip paint off the rim in the fourth quarter of an ugly 86-67 victory, the Bulls are one game from returning to the NBA finals for the first time in three years.
The Magic's point total was the second lowest in league playoff history, 3 more than Portland's 64-point debacle 20 days ago in Game 5 of its series with Utah. Orlando entered the final period down by 63-57. In the final 12 minutes, the Magic proceeded to shoot 3-for-18 and crumble horribly under the weight of Chicago's defense.
"Guys are kind of upset, kind of embarrassed," O'Neal said.
They should be.
How Orlando went from a budding Eastern Conference dynasty to another doormat for Michael Jordan and his Bulls could take a crack research team months to unearth. What is clear from Game 3 of the conference finals is that Hardaway (8-of-24 from the floor) and O'Neal (1-of-9 from the free-throw line, 5 turnovers) have a long way to go to become prime-time players along the lines of Scottie Pippen (27 points, 11-of-14 from the field, 6 rebounds, 7 assists) and Jordan (17 points on 5-for-14 shooting, 7 rebounds, 4 assists). Pippen picked up the slack today for Jordan, who scored only 4 points in the second half. Those two had plenty of support, too, most notably from the typically feisty Dennis Rodman, who gathered in a game-high 16 rebounds.
Game 4 will be Monday at 3 P.M. at Orlando Arena. No team in league history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a four-of-seven-game series, and the Magic, with its injuries and execution problems, does not appear a likely candidate. Orlando shot 33.8 percent for the game, made only 5-of-23 3-pointers.
"We're in trouble," Anthony Bowie said.
The Bulls had their concerns, as well, especially regarding the health of Jordan. He went down hard after losing his dribble on a drive with more than seven minutes left in the game. He crumpled to the floor as Anderson fell alongside him. Jordan rose slowly and limped back to the bench during a timeout with 7:01 left.
He massaged his twisted left ankle on the sideline, and then had a slight limp when he returned to the game after the timeout. With about two minutes left and the outcome decided, Jordan came out of the game and retired to the locker room.
"I'll get treated and I think it'll be O.K. by Monday," he said.
Orlando, of course, had much bigger problems.
The Magic made one run at the Bulls, closing within 55-52 with less than four minutes left in the third quarter when Scott and Anderson each dropped in long 3-pointers. After each shot, though, Pippen came down the floor and hit hanging jump shots -- silencing the arena before it reached unsafe decibel levels.
Pippen, who had been shooting 39 percent in the series made up for Jordan's quiet day.
"I felt great today," he said. "I had a good rhythm on my shot."
Orlando, which had gone 25-0 before losing a game at the Orlando Arena on March 26, finished the season 37-4 at home and had been 5-0 here in the playoffs.
It is almost unbelievable how fast the Magic's aura of invincibility disintegrated. Nearly one year ago, Anderson was poking the ball away from Jordan in the waning moments of the conference semifinals, O'Neal and Hardaway were being lauded as the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson of the 90's and the story of the NBA playoffs was how quickly this emerging basketball kingdom in Central Florida was built.
Today, that kingdom is crumbling with even more astonishing swiftness.
After today's game, the Magic's Jon Koncak surveyed an empty locker room. "Everybody's gone", he said. "Stick a fork in it. We're done." - Sport
NBA in the 90s just looked so smooth and graceful combined with power and fierce competition. Today's game just doesn't have the same appeal...
my top two favorite teams of all time.
Watch the play Pippen makes at 2:43. Gets a block, pokes the ball away from Penny and then contests the shot. Amazing defender!
Man, how I miss those times... REAL basketball!!!
It's a myth that Scottie always defended the opponents' superstar. Watch the '91 finals again, Jordan defended Magic at least as often as Scottie did, if not more. When Jordan was in foul trouble, Scottie jumped in because they needed MJ at the end of games. That's pretty much the story.
I love how Rodman celebrates after everything he does. Wish he was still playing.
Scottie Pippen. What a player.
Please keep up uploading. Thanks
Cant seem to go on a 90's Bulls vid without someone bringing up the Heat and Lebron. What do they have to do with this video?
By the way, Jordan gave his car to Pippen in 1997 and gracefully said they were both MVP's of that finals series. You know, the series where Jordan hit a game winner in G1, dominated G2 (almost a triple d with 38pts, 13rbs and 9ass), won G5 almost by himself (with the flu) and dished out the game-deciding assist to Kerr in G6. That series.
Pip was the front runner for Finals MVP a year later till Game 5 which the Bulls lost. Then came Game 6 and we all know what happened there.
JOrdan's career and life is too story book perfect to be true. Early Failures in life and than ability to overcome those failures to become great.
MJ took these type of shooting days personal, by making a statement the very next game (45pts 16/23 fg%)
Best defensive team ever I think.
I love Pippen, but let's not forget his disappearing acts during several playoff series.
Pippen was a way more complete player on the second 3-peat team.
Every time Dennis Rodman hits an outside shot, I get chills
Because I know he’s about to act like he had no idea he could do it
Meanwhile I know that he knows, that he’s capable
Imagine Rodman being a willing scorer his whole career on top of everything else he did on the court
The 90's Bulls were such a great and disciplined team. They would kill the Lakers of today. Rodman would make Gasol wish he was still in Spain.
WHAT A GAME !!!
Upload More And More And Classic Chicago Bulls hoops From 1992 First Round Playoffs
This is awesome....even though im a magic fan, still really cool to see the real nba.
They could've given the award to Rodman in 1996, but other than that there was no doubt who should be the Finals MVP for the Bulls.
What I meant was that Pippen sometimes lacked the cojones when the opposing team defended him a bit rougher than usual, he was easier to intimidade on the first 3-peat team. The Knicks for example did an impressive job on him in 1992. Also, Pippen was never really clutch when you think about it. At the end of games when it mattered the most, the formula was simply 'get the ball to Michael' and that was it. Jordan was a born leader and non-replaceable, he handled the pressure and delivered.
8:57
Orlando Magic: Have not scored in last 5:00
OUCH!!!!!
it's unreal how back then they were saying how old jordan is. meanwhile they took the world by storm and jordan was at his strongest. ever!!!!!!!!!
Jordan guarded Isiah, Joe D, Reggie, Starks, Drexler, Richmond, Penny, Hill, Harper, Ehlo, etc. All great offensive players on their own. Jordan wanted those matchups so he could shut them down, he took pride in his defense.
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The Pacer team who pushed to Bulls to 7 games in the 98 ECF were better than the 2000 squad who faced the Lakers in the 2000 Finals.
man the arena's were loud back then....... sometimes i be thinking the arena's are dead even when they are loud
Thanks for the post, always apprecitate them. Will you put up game 4, I know hoops has it, but maybe there's more stuff that could be shown, that's not in his.
Best offensive player in the league is teammates with the best defensive player of the league. But best offensive player in the league is also arguably the best defensive player in the league. Not fair lol.
i recall kids my age at the time (12) wearing shaq and penny jerseys. they weren't wearing them because they were winners obviously, getting swept by houston in the 95 finals and then by the bulls in the 96 ECF...
"Severe Weather Update" for both Pippen and Jordan.
Even worse at 8:59, Nick Anderson suffered an injury that put him out for the rest of the season.
rodman with the mid range shot
Nick looked like he went to sleep after the foul lol 9:03
AMEN!!!!
Cold Blooded 😂
2:43
Sit back down, Darrell Armstrong. lol
That was a good squad too. But they were facing the G.O.A.T.
That's when Shaq was the Daddy.
Yes, I'm working on it. And it certainly will differ from Hoops edit, around eleven minutes I guess.
This was real NBA basketball, todays league falls way short. Desperate Houswives has higher ratings than todays league, now thats pitiful.
severe weather update.. pippen brings the rain!!
They're not Space Jam XI's - they're the XI playoff Breds.
1:18... End of series.
I guess those kids/posers were thinking a new dynasty was coming in the form of the magic...that was until jordan came back!
can someone give me the four game series in dvd?
how many dollars?
This Orlando team was way better then the 2000 to 02 lakers but James is the next Jordan and Howard is the next Shaq
It has been 14 years, so where is Howard?)) Taiwan?) Where is LeFlopper?) Sucks at the bottom of league?)
venitian23: yeah, that's why he's argueably the most dominant center ever in the NBA =]
stifled hardaway ...penny was still getting his points ...shaq on the other hand really got bullied by rodman
@waterjordan2 its his WILL power that separates him.
is that matty goukas I hear??
First to comment. And first to rate! 5 stars for you bro!!
Penny
Shaq talks all that fried chicken nonsense and he got swept the whole 90s. He didn't win till he had a stacked team w Kobe and Phil as coach. And still needed miracle shots by teammates and meltdowns by opponents to win. Lucky to have 4.
@jeanrollan huh, well, there's no way the bulls win that series without mj, so hard to say that... without rodman, an above average pf- bulls still had a chance... becuz of MJ...
@Kito343 its been 6-7 years now that lebron is playing. no ring and he got traded from a team who beleive in him.
No way... I agree 1000% with u eadymike... LeBron aint got no shit on MJ, Im sick of all the media saying how great he is and drawing comparison to all past legends who had a much harder time back then, and the NBA is being played way too sissylike, which benefits crybabies like lebron and kobe.
I can't believe I'm doing this, oh well.
Pippen is easily on of my favourite players ever and I more than willing to give credit where credit is due. But Pippen was and will never be near Jordan's status. He was probably the best second banana ever, but even that is debatable. In 1999 "Ultimate Sports" ranked the Top 50 players of all time and Pippen was placed at #29. Here is what they wrote at that time:
the only "dificult to watch" in this video is the first player at 0:00,
please welcome Jon Koncak,one of the worst players i ever seen...
real nba!,nice video!
the nba and the players of today are over hyped and speaks a lot for themselves with nothing to show for while the nba of old never had to pretend they were great coz the teams and individual talents spoke for itself. the nba lost its glamour when the last true dynasty broke up and the league as we know it is dead!
"The most versatile forward since John Havlicek --- and of late a consistent whiner --- Scottie Pippen possesses a singular combination of skills at the small forward position. While Havlicek was the better perimeter shooter, Pippen is a great open floor player and probably the greatest defensive forward of all-time, being honored six times with First-Team Defense awards."
No one but fanboys view Pippen in the same realm as Jordan.
No flop? Come on lebron must be the GOAT 🤪🤪🤪