Rest in peace the announcers: Dick Enberg and Steve "Snapper" Jones. The memories those 2 gave me announcing NBA games, as a die hard Knicks fan in the 1990s as a kid are great. And the Portland Trailblazers who have died: Cliff Robinson, Jerome Kersey and Kevin Duckworth. Who would have thought that Magic Johnson who was diagnosed with a DEADLY incurable HIV virus in 1991 would outlive them all and become a super successful businessman worth 1.2 BILLION dollars. The guy is truly Magic)
This lakers team was badass. Grizzled vets in Scott and Worthy plus some young guns led by a savvy and guile magic johnson. To me, magic taking this team to the finals was one of his finest accomplishments considering the age and injuries + new coach that he dealt with.
as a laker's fan this blazer team really scared me. They were loaded and just got unlucky, coming up against the Bad Boys, Magic's lakers and then Jordan.
What a time I was a 15 and trying to get used to nba on NBC as I was devastated that CBS no longer had nba. Still tho, great times getting to watch golden age of the 80s and jordan era 90s. RIP Steve Jones, Kersey, Duckworth, Cliff Rob l, chick Hearn others. Can't believe it's been 30 plus years Magic in year 12 was still the best player on the court. In the next round versus Michael it was clear that michael had ascended.... it was his time, man was it his time.
@MDBBall czcams.com/video/CEXwrCCtGpE/video.htmlsi=cTZb35CRAjxCqKua able to find Dec 21 1990 Bulls vs Lakers Finals Prelude great game from Pip Jordan Worthy Magic ✅
Imagine if this Portland team had 27 year old Arvydas Sabonis on it's roster! That team would have been that much more fun to watch and would maybe have a couple chips!
They were just missing a interior scorer in the halfcourt from 90-92. Clyde as their offensive leader had a shaky jumper and limited go to moves 1 on 1. Terry Porters jumper blew hot and cold. Once the pace of games slowed Portland really struggled to score in the halfcourt.
I was writing the same stuff when i read your message.. This Portland team selected few years before these playoffs Drazen Petrovic and Arvydas Sabonis, the best 2 European players ever, way better than today's Doncic and Jokic. Imagine this team with a better shooter than doncic, a Doncic with 52%fg, 45% from 3p.,90%ft..and a Jokic way better in defense, with 3-4 blocks a game, before injuries way way better athlete, a man who destroyed D. Robinson in Olimpic games 1988..
It's crazy to think this was Portland's best team, where everyone was at the peak of their prime and they were never able to put it together to win at least one title. Goes to show how short of a window a good team has to win and why its so important to take advantage of it while they have it. One game can change everything.
This Portland team was loaded.. if u look at the west in the 90s it was always just stacked n a gauntlet to get through. The East usually had 4-5 good teams but the west was 1-8. All good teams.
Thats true, but still the east teams won and barely lost games in the finals against the west teams: 89 Detroit 4-0 90 Detroit 4-1 91 chicago 4-1 92 Chicago 4-2 @@TheSands83
@@eyalsabag1772 East can grind but western teams have to grind on and off the court as well. Longer plane and buss rides. Less time to sleep while eastern teams are rested. We don't call it the easy east for nothing.
21 assists in a road playoff game at age 31…. Anyone that wonders why and how Magic was the MVP runner up in 1991, that’s why (He was still technically reigning MVP as Jordan didn’t receive the award until 2 days later)
@@kik5323He wasnt washed but this wasnt the real Showtime Lakers. They played at a slower pace. This was actually a minor upset to beat Portland that year.
Portland was a team I was NEVER afraid of. Respect, sure, but I always felt with Magic, we'd beat them. This was about as perfect an example of that as it gets.
no your assertion is false. 1st) during that era a career didn't last as long. modern medicine had not advanced so much ( the mid 90s is when teams heavily invested in sports medicine) and thus Magic was not as tuned up as you would expect 2nd) during the 80s NBA players traveled commercial which over many years took a heavy toll on their bodies 3rd) Magic had a TON of mileage on him by that time having gone to the Finals eight times
@@SamS-ch6vj I was actually at the games at The Forum during this series, but thanks for explaining how things worked in this era. I'm not saying he had no mileage on him, I was around to witness much of it in person. This season, he was just second to Michael Jordan in the MVP race, still averaging just over 19 points, just under 13 assists and 7 rebounds per game. Not bad for an "aging" star at that time.
What about all the NBA Finals losses that Portland had (Getting swept by Detroit in Portland 3 straight) in 1990 and losing to the Bulls twice in Portland in 1992? Those don't count as playoffs?
There is 80s stuff on the channel, but there is a lot of 90s. The golden age of basketball when it was at the height of its popularity was around the early to mid 90s, imho.
I do have some clips from the 80s posted but it's just that I have more games from the 90s also in better quality. But yes hopefully some 80s games to come thanks
Request: 1993 Utah Jazz game on NBC, I'm not sure who they faced (maybe the Suns?) but I believe it was the final game to use the 1990-1993 graphics package
In between there 90 and 92 NBA finals appearances, was this 91 Blazers team, that was probably there best team during that 3 year stretch. They had the best record in the entire league in a time where Michael Jordan was arguably at his absolute peak, and the Bulls would obviously go on to become 1st time NBA champions. The Blazers were a very good team with a great player in Clyde Drexler as there #1 guy, but they weren't quite good enough to overcome a 3 year stretch where they lost in the finals to prime Isiah and the vintage bad boy Pistons, Magic Johnson in the last year of his prime and the somewhat under dog Lakers and obviously prime if not peak MJ and the defending champion Bulls.
I think about 90% of the time, the better team will win a 7 game series. This series is one of those series that represents the other 10%. Portland was the better team, but for whatever the reasons were, couldn’t get it done.
Magic Johnson had more FT attempts than the entire Trailblazer team this game (which was played in Portland no less). Not to mention the head referee was later convicted of fraud. In the deciding game (which LA won by 1 point) LA outshot POR 30-19 from the line. The NBA was not ready to let LA give up the Western Conference crown.
Rockets were very lucky those two years. They played 8 decisive games in 2 years. That's not dominant at all. Just for comparison the Detroit pistons the two years of their reign played just one decisive game.
@@georgestamatakis697 I remember when they tried to say the same in 1995. Yet most tends to forget the ref who wrongfully ejected Drexler. Giving the suns the early series lead. The calls against Drexler were so bad they had to pull the ref from the series. They were able to prove the ref had a grunge against Drexler. Hey remember the Jazz clock incident in 1994 vs the Rockets. Yet still lost. Just a few things some will forget about 1994 and 1995.
@@georgestamatakis697 Remember Shaq in the 1995 finals. You can debate shaq should've fouled out in three out of the four games. The refs kept bailing Shaq out. This includes game one. Shaq shouldn't have been playing in the fouth quarter and overtime. That series should've ended sooner than it did. Considering they got swept. Yet hey let's blame it all on Nick Anderson.
@@JamesHardenoverKobe13 I could argue that Hakeem wasn't called for three second violation numerous times plus numerous fouls on block attempts. Rockets were lucky.
Most players begin declining at around age 30. It was more pronounced back then with the more physical play. But even today, you still see it with modern players. For example, Lebron has 4 MVP's and 6 All defensive teams. Guess how many he has had since turning 30? ZERO and ZERO.
NBC took the Jordan worship and hype to another level to promote the NBA. The beginning of a watered down league and the ultimate demise of the NBA we see today
Rest in peace the announcers: Dick Enberg and Steve "Snapper" Jones. The memories those 2 gave me announcing NBA games, as a die hard Knicks fan in the 1990s as a kid are great. And the Portland Trailblazers who have died: Cliff Robinson, Jerome Kersey and Kevin Duckworth. Who would have thought that Magic Johnson who was diagnosed with a DEADLY incurable HIV virus in 1991 would outlive them all and become a super successful businessman worth 1.2 BILLION dollars. The guy is truly Magic)
I didn't realize that they had passed. :(
Yup...the only AIDS Magic ended up getting was financial AIDS lmao. Man is pizzaid.
This lakers team was badass. Grizzled vets in Scott and Worthy plus some young guns led by a savvy and guile magic johnson.
To me, magic taking this team to the finals was one of his finest accomplishments considering the age and injuries + new coach that he dealt with.
as a laker's fan this blazer team really scared me. They were loaded and just got unlucky, coming up against the Bad Boys, Magic's lakers and then Jordan.
Badly coached!
This was the Blazers only Western Conference home playoff loss from 1990-92, going 25-1, but in the two finals went 1-5 at home
The crazy part is that Portland had a realistic shot in winning 2 of the 3 games vs Detroit.
Those damned Detroit Bulls.
@@kik5323 They only played two games in Detroit. Lost all three at home.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot2he meant had a chance to win two of three against Detroit in Portland. Also should have won game one in Detroit.
I was 17 and remember it like yesterday. I also remember the moment Magic threw the ball in the Air to kill time. What a time to be alive
What a time I was a 15 and trying to get used to nba on NBC as I was devastated that CBS no longer had nba. Still tho, great times getting to watch golden age of the 80s and jordan era 90s. RIP Steve Jones, Kersey, Duckworth, Cliff Rob l, chick Hearn others. Can't believe it's been 30 plus years
Magic in year 12 was still the best player on the court. In the next round versus Michael it was clear that michael had ascended.... it was his time, man was it his time.
14:00 the fact that 7 was the largest lead by the half tells you this was a good game not to mention the score was crazy high for that era
Another great game and a really good job of condensing the highlights. Man I miss these games.
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able to find Dec 21 1990 Bulls vs Lakers Finals Prelude great game from Pip Jordan Worthy Magic ✅
Imagine if this Portland team had 27 year old Arvydas Sabonis on it's roster! That team would have been that much more fun to watch and would maybe have a couple chips!
They were just missing a interior scorer in the halfcourt from 90-92.
Clyde as their offensive leader had a shaky jumper and limited go to moves 1 on 1. Terry Porters jumper blew hot and cold. Once the pace of games slowed Portland really struggled to score in the halfcourt.
That won't give any difference of Blazers with Sabonis then and now.
I was writing the same stuff when i read your message.. This Portland team selected few years before these playoffs Drazen Petrovic and Arvydas Sabonis, the best 2 European players ever, way better than today's Doncic and Jokic. Imagine this team with a better shooter than doncic, a Doncic with 52%fg, 45% from 3p.,90%ft..and a Jokic way better in defense, with 3-4 blocks a game, before injuries way way better athlete, a man who destroyed D. Robinson in Olimpic games 1988..
It's crazy to think this was Portland's best team, where everyone was at the peak of their prime and they were never able to put it together to win at least one title. Goes to show how short of a window a good team has to win and why its so important to take advantage of it while they have it. One game can change everything.
Yeah Portland should've went to the Finals three straight years.
This Portland team was loaded.. if u look at the west in the 90s it was always just stacked n a gauntlet to get through. The East usually had 4-5 good teams but the west was 1-8. All good teams.
Thats true, but still the east teams won and barely lost games in the finals against the west teams:
89 Detroit 4-0
90 Detroit 4-1
91 chicago 4-1
92 Chicago 4-2
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East can grind but western teams have to grind on and off the court as well. Longer plane and buss rides. Less time to sleep while eastern teams are rested. We don't call it the easy east for nothing.
Portland wasn't the Western Conference best team and how overrated they really were
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21 assists in a road playoff game at age 31…. Anyone that wonders why and how Magic was the MVP runner up in 1991, that’s why
(He was still technically reigning MVP as Jordan didn’t receive the award until 2 days later)
But the casuals will say Magic was washed….
@@kik5323people r dumb… he was as good or better than ever in 91
He came back just for the 1992 All Star game and earned that MVP.
@@kik5323He wasnt washed but this wasnt the real Showtime Lakers. They played at a slower pace.
This was actually a minor upset to beat Portland that year.
Portland was the better team they just self destructed they were best team in nba 1990-1991
Danny Ainge would be a Hall Of Fame Player in todays NBA and average around 20-25 per game every season.
Portland was a team I was NEVER afraid of. Respect, sure, but I always felt with Magic, we'd beat them. This was about as perfect an example of that as it gets.
I’ve been hoping this series got posted somewhere I have not seen it since it aired
man they were having fun out there
The final playoff series Magic Johnson won in his career.
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"Their aging leader..."
Bruh, he was only 31, and was a good 90+% as good as he had ever been at that point.
no your assertion is false.
1st) during that era a career didn't last as long. modern medicine had not advanced so much ( the mid 90s is when teams heavily invested in sports medicine) and thus Magic was not as tuned up as you would expect
2nd) during the 80s NBA players traveled commercial which over many years took a heavy toll on their bodies
3rd) Magic had a TON of mileage on him by that time having gone to the Finals eight times
@@SamS-ch6vj I was actually at the games at The Forum during this series, but thanks for explaining how things worked in this era. I'm not saying he had no mileage on him, I was around to witness much of it in person. This season, he was just second to Michael Jordan in the MVP race, still averaging just over 19 points, just under 13 assists and 7 rebounds per game. Not bad for an "aging" star at that time.
@@josephD32then you should’ve known better dipshit
Portland’s only playoff home loss to a Western Conference team in 1990/1991/1992
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What about all the NBA Finals losses that Portland had (Getting swept by Detroit in Portland 3 straight) in 1990 and losing to the Bulls twice in Portland in 1992? Those don't count as playoffs?
@@VMakNYC Those were against East teams.
@@chrisuncleahmad Oh your're right. Misread Western. Thanks.
@MDBBall love your channel so much, but have you considered uploading highlights from the 80s?
There is 80s stuff on the channel, but there is a lot of 90s. The golden age of basketball when it was at the height of its popularity was around the early to mid 90s, imho.
I do have some clips from the 80s posted but it's just that I have more games from the 90s also in better quality. But yes hopefully some 80s games to come thanks
Request: 1993 Utah Jazz game on NBC, I'm not sure who they faced (maybe the Suns?) but I believe it was the final game to use the 1990-1993 graphics package
They played Portland right before the all star break in Utah.
You sure that was a Jazz game? That sounds like it might have been game 7 of the WCF between the Suns and Sonics, but it's been a long time.
In between there 90 and 92 NBA finals appearances, was this 91 Blazers team, that was probably there best team during that 3 year stretch. They had the best record in the entire league in a time where Michael Jordan was arguably at his absolute peak, and the Bulls would obviously go on to become 1st time NBA champions.
The Blazers were a very good team with a great player in Clyde Drexler as there #1 guy, but they weren't quite good enough to overcome a 3 year stretch where they lost in the finals to prime Isiah and the vintage bad boy Pistons, Magic Johnson in the last year of his prime and the somewhat under dog Lakers and obviously prime if not peak MJ and the defending champion Bulls.
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Magic was a mistral this series, he really dictated the tempo……
Lakers won every game 1 in this postseason.
Lol. They called him aging. He was barely 30
Blazers in-between year of making it to NBA finals (losing both times to the Pistons and Bulls, respectively).
I think about 90% of the time, the better team will win a 7 game series. This series is one of those series that represents the other 10%. Portland was the better team, but for whatever the reasons were, couldn’t get it done.
The Lakers slowed the pace and forced them to play more halfcourt where they werent as effective offensively.
I'm not sure Portland was the better team. Though that was the conventional wisdom at the time.
Portland was the much berrer team. They played foolish. Gave away games 1 & 6
@@mongoslade277 But that is whey tended to do. Giving away close games was something they developed something of a reputation for.
Kevin Duckworth shooting with one hand, that is strange.
The one handed shot was pretty uncommon at the time, but it was more common than today.
That one hand jumper. "Big Country" shot the same way. As long as it works
Special request: Suns vs Bulls 1993 NBA finals 3 overtime game please 🙏🏿🙏🏿
Yes will hopefully get to that Brantley. Just a couple others im working on atm...
@MDBBall keep up the good work
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Magic Johnson had more FT attempts than the entire Trailblazer team this game (which was played in Portland no less). Not to mention the head referee was later convicted of fraud.
In the deciding game (which LA won by 1 point) LA outshot POR 30-19 from the line.
The NBA was not ready to let LA give up the Western Conference crown.
Magic
Can you upload game 2
A possible Request: 1994 Rockets/Suns Game 2 (A ridiculous 4th quarter comeback/collapse that got HOU labeled for a short while as Choke City)
Rockets were very lucky those two years. They played 8 decisive games in 2 years. That's not dominant at all. Just for comparison the Detroit pistons the two years of their reign played just one decisive game.
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I remember when they tried to say the same in 1995. Yet most tends to forget the ref who wrongfully ejected Drexler. Giving the suns the early series lead. The calls against Drexler were so bad they had to pull the ref from the series. They were able to prove the ref had a grunge against Drexler. Hey remember the Jazz clock incident in 1994 vs the Rockets. Yet still lost. Just a few things some will forget about 1994 and 1995.
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Remember Shaq in the 1995 finals. You can debate shaq should've fouled out in three out of the four games. The refs kept bailing Shaq out. This includes game one. Shaq shouldn't have been playing in the fouth quarter and overtime. That series should've ended sooner than it did. Considering they got swept. Yet hey let's blame it all on Nick Anderson.
@@JamesHardenoverKobe13 Sooner than a sweep?
@@JamesHardenoverKobe13 I could argue that Hakeem wasn't called for three second violation numerous times plus numerous fouls on block attempts. Rockets were lucky.
Magic was 31 at that time, so what aging ?
Aging.... 31 year old
31 in 1991 was like being 37 now
Most players begin declining at around age 30. It was more pronounced back then with the more physical play. But even today, you still see it with modern players. For example, Lebron has 4 MVP's and 6 All defensive teams. Guess how many he has had since turning 30? ZERO and ZERO.
No HGH to extend careers back then.
Check out Karceno4Life's documentary series on the Bulls' fake dynasty. This series wasn't legit.
NBC took the Jordan worship and hype to another level to promote the NBA. The beginning of a watered down league and the ultimate demise of the NBA we see today
Los que hacen Spoiler son realmente unos desconsiderados, no entiendo esa necia actitud
How bout you watch the video first then read comments its not that hard
Qtal si no se dice el resultado del partido y luego lees los comentarios?