Bulls vs. Pacers - 1996 NBC game (Michael Jordan 44 points and Scottie Pippen 40 points)
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Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman dominated this game to move their record to 46-5. Jordan scored 44, Pippen scored 40 and Rodman cleaned the glass for 23 rebounds. - Sport
84 pts 2 players , 23 rebounds 1 player . What a team . Best ever
Great
The 90s nba had the best network, best announcers and best players
Marv Albert was an awesome announcer who hyped the game above where it already was.
Best players?
@@spintheblock2529 yeah baby
Alkor Melesker ye no
I agree the good old days in the nba
Michael, Scottie and Dennis just have that look knowing they can just flat-out dominate anyone or any team. They just get things done.
NBA on NBC brings back beautiful memories of Sunday afternoons.
Its coming back though. Mankind will get physical again
Only thing missing is 1080p. Can you imagine?
And, back then, athletes and celebrities weren't talking about their political affiliations, or trying to tell the population how to think and vote. Entertainment was entertainment, and people went out and simply voted their conscience. There was virtually no one calling anyone racist, at least not on a national level, and more people were content, and happy. Back before social media, when families and friends still had good face time, and watched sports and movies together, and there was no sexual agenda shoved down the throats of anyone. I miss those days. I spent MANY a Sunday watching the NBA on NBC. All the neighborhood guys would always get together on Sunday, and play basketball, but we'd always knock it off in time to watch NBA on NBC. Memories....
@@500erider 10 months later and your comment is sadly spot on to the truth.
I have watched this game 20 times and I always smile 23 rebounds for Rodman, 40 points for Pippin, and 44 for Jordan.
Not bad for a hobbit
Pippen is everywhere in this game.Great defending, shooting, graceful lay-up,several steals ....Oh man , what a play !
Is real player Scottie Pippen
All Around Playing.
and Rodman right behind him just in case!
The Golden Era of basketball. NBA on NBC"
look how smooth was the Bulls compare to NBA today's games, there is no comparison to this 1996's Bulls squad
That NBC intro was live , the golden era of the NBA
Man i remember watching this game and just marveling at the Bulls. MJ and Pip scoring 40+points each and the Worm dominating the Boards with 23 rebs. That team was really special, the crazy thing is how good the Pacers were as well, that squad was deep, The Bulls were like a traveling rock star band, whether you wanted the Bulls to win or lose, you wanted to see them.
Man i would do almost anything to go back in time and watch MJ and Pip play one more time.
You put this team against the Warriors, Rodman would have Green literally crying
the W's were great, with their Hampton 5 they would be a handful for anyone ever. But unless you were using today's rules they would have no chance. The Bulls would compete under any rules....
@Andre Leite da Silva yes sir it would be fam
Pippen just said he could limit Curry under 20 Pts. And I BELIEVE HIM.
Pippen would shut down curry. Look at the damage KD did vs Golden State defensively cause of his length? Imagine what scottie would have done
+Good Man Yeah, I still remember the game that Pippen shut down Magic Johnson.
+mr.deathrow yeah no doubt u are bs.
I his physical prime, hell yes.
@@rzechs "Yeah, I still remember the game that Pippen shut down Magic Johnson." Magic "got his" too and Game 5 of the 1991 finals Magic had 20 assists, and almost won game 5 with NO Worthy or Scott.
Scottie is an excellent defensive player, and the main reason Jordan has 6 rings, but Magic Johnson is a GOAT candidate.
I remember this game MJ and PIP was going crazy. I miss my Bulls from back then. I didn't miss a game, NBA on NBC was amazing!
you must have been in the prime of your childhood lucky you
i miss the nba on nbc
southsidesman simply great!
I would go play outside for a little while then go back in to catch the second game from the western conference.
Cant believe how much time has passed I am 39.
Players back then had so much swag. Players today have so much whine.
boo Jay la IP
Yes wearing suits for game day.
Jordan scores in so many different ways in this game, he never really does the same thing twice. Really a good display of his variety with getting points considering the tough defense the Pacers were playing with the double teams.
PIPPEN is a monster on Defense. This guy is all over the place... what the hell!
southsidesman NO DENNIS RODMAN REPLACEMENT OF HORACE GRANT IS WHAT GOT THEM THOSE 💍💍
@@downsouth3493 Ummm, first threepete was with Grant, and Grant actually blows Rodman out of the water, especially when it comes to playoffs.
Jordan and Pippen needed more help in the second three peat. They weren't going to win another championship without Rodman.
Enpazdescancemihijasusanaespinosarebollozafallecioenelaño1998porcausademidrogadiccionyosupadre.
Rodman was excellent in Rebounds, and Defense vs the Best C-PF of the NBA.
From 1991 to 1998, as long as the Bulls had Michael Jordan in the lineup, they never lost more than 2 game in a row. Dear sweet lord.
Pip toin rodman grant
No one for sure , bec 90s era the players is so weak😅😂
I like how the commentator is talking about how MJ "still got his fade away", obviously talking about his drop in athleticism, and then MJ does a nice tomahawk and he just shuts up
The nba on NBC music is my ringtone
rodman had 16 rebounds by the half
0:01 - 0:15 When you hear that music it takes you back to when basketball was at its peak! NBA needs to be back on NBC not on ESPN on the weekends
And watch who? MJ's gone. Kobe's in the twilight of his career. No Barkley, no Stockston and Malone. I mean basketball just isn't fun to watch anymore.
DaveyMurray1 You're right, let's just watch Shaqtin' a fool with Barkley, Isaiah, Kenny and EJ.
salman sufi JAVALE MCGEE
BOSSDONMAN Apparently Otto Porter's where it's at now.
+DaveyMurray1 I thought that for a while...and then I realized that it was once you get over your personal favorites leaving its still the game of basketball. It was a phase I went through after Jordan left...We got a Warriors team going 24-1 right now. History is being made. There are some incredible players right now.
Pippen was underrated
Pippen was great too. But as always you need a backup and a good threat to have a better game plan. They complemented each other.
And so was Dennis Rodman
5:29 is classic Pippen. Forcing the turnover, starting the fast break, going foul line to foul line in three dribbles because he is so long, and a graceful layup with style on the other end... my favorite player ever.
5:47 in slo-mo
4:51 imagine getting that hyped after a 2nd quarter buzzer beater. This is what made the Bulls special. The love of the game started with MJ, but didn’t end there.
Yes we've seen teammates scored 40 plus points in the same game, it's only happened about 10 times in NBA history though. What stands out even more to me is the opponent the Bulls accomplished this against, you're talking about a very good Indiana team with an excellent defense, so it's not like MJ & Pip accomplished this against some bottom feeder team in the league, far from it, and that makes this accomplishment all the more impressive. The fact that Worm also grabbed 20 rebounds makes this even more rare, two players with 40 points and another with 20 rebounds in the same game, UNREAL.
They need to show this video to all the current "superstar" in the league and nba "analyst" on ESPN, to remind them of what REAL GREATNESS looks like. MJ, Pippen, and Rodman are all in the HOF.
And Great defense( more impressed by pippens defense) and on top of that make wonderfull assists
milan j I'm inclined to agree with you. It's much easier to score when that's all you do, but it's much harder to have the ability to score when you exert as much energy on the defensive end like Pip and MJ did. Those two we're that very rare pair that could dominate a game on both sides of the ball.
Another thing to note is that both The Bulls and Lakers are large market teams with many from LA or Chicago able to attend road games. However, I will also say that as a basketball fan, how could you NOT root for the way the Bulls played.
@J Day you're either too young to never actually see him play or you're just a hater because Jordan was one of the best defensive players ever what are you talkin about, seriously how you ever even seen him play and if you did you must be angry because he always destroyed whatever team you liked.
by far the best team in sports history and the most exciting team to watch as you can hear the pacers fans cheering for the bulls
Jordan just had that extra thing that made him great when you watched him it was like he was reading every play in slow motion the basketball smarts was always on show
THANK YOU !!! I think EXACTLY THE SAME THING !
It goes WELL BEYOND STATS, It was His IMPACT, FUNDAMENTALS AND INTANGIBLES !
yeah like that play towards the end where he flashes to the top of the key and takes the pass from Kerr gives the quick fake like he's passing it to the cutter then turns right and blows through the whole defense.
Spectacular game by Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. And yet, they only won by 9 points. which proves how stacked the 90's were with talent!
I still have this entire game I recorded on vhs in the stone ages.
Scottie and Mike would run over today's league like sneakers stomping out bugs.
These guys would massacre Lebrons teams.
agree.
I remember watching this game at home to bad i didnt record that day. In today's NBA you wont see a game like this.
Ohitika Píško yep i remember watching this game it was incredible to see both guys on same team score combine 84 points nba was better when it was nba on nbc the theme music and the games where better cause the feuds where more personal now everyone body body with each other i could name 5 teams that had huge rivalry with bulls now there are no rivalrys except mavs spurs cause they had same players for over 10 years besides that everyone switches teams to often is just not like it was before
Juda Martinez
Exactly. 👍 and yes the NBC intro music was better and the feal was most certainly more real and personal. It was war and the pride was there. You could feel the heated emotion through the T.V.........it was simply in one word "REAL".
Ohitika Píško yes it was plus before the game started marv alberts voice hi there and welcome to madison square garden where clyde drexler and the portland trailblazers take on patrick ewing and the new york knicks just an example with his voice the intro and the theme music it looked like that was a finals match up now on abc if the clippers face the cavs for example it doesent seem as important of a game like it should i do like jeff van gundy but nbc just added extra to the feud just like they do with sunday night football
The difference between the MJ era and post MJ era is that MJ and before, they played the game correctly against worthy opponents. Post MJ, they all travel and carry on every play and in the case of LeCramps and Wade, it's six or seven steps. Sneezing is a foul and it's all star teams against basically D-League teams.
and Rodman had 23 rebounds.
lol right
and somehow that kind of got overshadowed by incredible offensive performances by Jordan and Pippen.
16 at halftime
Yes sir
That's equivalent of 46 points
90's !!!!! Intensity and will!!
GÖ-TV when every team is actually good at the time
good years....great years.
And 23 rebounds for Rodman! This team was the real deal! He was always underneath the net on both ends!
They made a quality Pacers team look out of their league. And Indiana was legit!
In 98 Indiana came out fully loaded. That 98 Indiana team was truly remarkable 🙌 👏
the work ethic, look at how hard they really are working for buckets omg... insane the level of defense
Classic.... Man I miss those days Pippen's anticipation for the ball and those long strides when he gets out in the open court.
I remember catching this game from the 2nd Qtr after church. That was a stacked Pacers squad. To have teammates both score 40 in a game was extremely rare, and how effortless they scored em still amazes me. Scottie was hands-down the 2nd best player in the NBA at this time.
The quintessential 90s Bulls performance..Pip and Mike a TERROR on offense AND defense and Rodman with 20 rebounds 🤦🏿♂️❤
Ron Harper and Tony kukoc were also instrumental on both defense and offense
love it how Rodman doesnt care about scoring but jumps like a child as soon as he gets an offensive rebound
Offensive rebounds are just as important as scoring since you give your team another scoring chance and you deny your opponent ball possession to score.
An offensive rebound almost equals 2 points
An offensive rebound in basketball is like the nba equivalent of a first down in football,you keep possession and run down the clock💯
If you control the rebound you control the game
@@Myloves28vlog That's from Slam Dunk
Miss this intro
This game was better than most playoff games. MJ and Pip both at the top of their games.
mj the greatest player of all time..
Did anyone else hear Rodman had 16 rebounds by halftime?!
+Willie Gordon chamberlain was playing against a bunch of white guys like matt dellavedova and steve kerr when he was grabbing those kinds of rebounds. It wasn't until more talent came into the league and when Bill Russell stepped up and started shutting him down while Bill Russell and the Celtics won the titles. Dennis would grab that many against Russell, Shaq, Hakeem...didn't matter. plus he was only 6'6'' or 6'7''
yes, Rodman rebounds was also important for the team almost like the 20 or 30 + points given by pippen or kukoc besides he was also a great defender facing shak by example
+Mikus Aurelius Chamberlain fuckin owned Russell in those games Russell just had overall better teams one on one tho Chamberlain wuz droppin 50 on his ass
***** Watch tape. Chamberlain wasn't dropping 50 on him. Theyd pull Russell after he did his job and then Chamberlain would pad his stats when he came out. Either way they were two of the greatest centers and players ever.
Only 7 in the second half
Jordan and Pippen was not Batman Robin it was Superman and Batman
Young pippen would shut down Lebron, sick defence.
EASY, with barely an effort, he would absolutely CLAMP *any* of todays players right down.
thnx God finally someone smart
@@00Mindi00 100% true...and who will easily pass through Rodman 1 on 1....Nobody
@@00Mindi00 easy?
ILove Scottie! That is all..
This team was just incredibly stacked, and had the greatest player ever.
remember this game like it was yesterday
MJs moves are simply Majestic... I can watch his highlights for hours and never get bored... So much variety in 1 players game. Smh LOL... meanwhile in todays game... Nevermind. 😏😒
I miss them years.. NBA on NBC was the truth. It seemed like every SUNDAY the Bulls were on it.
I can't believe how bad people talk about Kobe and Lebron when Jordan had better talent than either of them.
Better talent?! Let's look at who they played with. MJ has played with 3 All Stars Pippen, Horace Grant & Rodman. Kobe has played with Shaq (arguably the most dominant C of all time), Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Steve Nash, Eddie Jones, Ron Artest, Nick Van Exel, Isiah Rider, Rodman, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Cedric Ceballos, Glen Rice & that is just All Stars & Hall of Famers. We haven't even mentioned great role players like Fisher, Horry, Vujacic, Fox, Byron Scott, etc...
Last year, the Lakers had 5 players who had been All Stars on the starting lineup.
Lebron has played with Wade, Bosh, Ray Allen, Juwan Howard, Jerry Stackhouse & Mike Bibby. Not as much as Kobe but more than MJ.
People fail to realize that MJ won with a team that had great role players but not as much talent as what Kobe & Lebron have had on one roster.
Kobe has been surrounded by ridiculous amounts of talent. 5 All Stars on the starting lineup last year. 4 Hall of famers in the starting lineup with Shaq, Payton, Malone & himself. Shaq was by far the most dominant C in his time during the league. Kobe even had Glen Rice & Isiah Rider coming off the bench.
One player who did more with less talent is Allen Iverson as he was the only All Star on his team besides Dikembe who was a defensive specialist.
I want to completely destroy your argument but I realize you're sucking MJ off wayyyy to hard for it to matter. Lol great role players Vujacic, Fox, BIBBY LMAO.
Try and destroy the argument! You're talking about 3 HOFs MJ played with compared to Kobe's 4 HOFs in one year and 11 + All Stars that Kobe has played with his entire career. Kobe has played with players who could score 20+ppg and SHAQ! MJ ever have a SHAQ or a even a C half the dominance of SHAQ?!
Only people who dont have an argument don't say anything. You just said you would do something but you really cant. Why even say post if you really have nothing to say?! NEXT!!!
Tommy Gunz, II Well the whole point is that Kobe has had so much talent surrounding him because he needed that to win. Mj built with what he had, mostly role players. Kobe had All Stars and Hall of Famers. And they even got swept one year when they had the highest payroll, won the ring the year before and 4 All Stars including Kobe himself. That is a ridiculous amount of talent to have played with.
MJ played with Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc, BJ Armstrong when he won rings. That is 2 Hall of Famers & one is a defensive/rebound specialist. Kobe had Glen Rice coming off the bench. Can you imagine a team that has Glen Rice coming off the bench?! That is insane.
And to Vujacic's credit, he only got few minutes here and there but he always made threes when they needed it. His role was small but he played big during those times.
Correct《: jordan was more talented than Lebron and Kobe
oh the sweet memories! When Jordan was playing, The NBA wasn't Thugged out and the Bulls was untouchable!!!
To be fair the NBA is a lot less thugged out now. That was about a 4-5 year stint during the early 2000's but hip hop was also everywhere so they kind of went hand in hand. Regardless the best players weren't thugs (Kobe, Duncan) and even the best players now aren't thugs.
The 90s was pretty thugged out, you just weren't paying close enough attention lol
kevinseveneleven
The 90's were rough and physical but not thugged out. Thugged out is wanna punks like Rajon Rando who ever time someone looks at him funny he wants to fight like some stupid gangster gangbanger. Big difference. I will give you that the wannabe rapper gangster players who started the thug crap were being drafted in the late 90's
chitownref you weren't even watching basketball back then so i'm not sure why you feel like making up stories, like i want to hear your imaginary tales of nba history.... coming from a guy who thinks rajon rondo is a thug player? lol
kevinseveneleven
First off assclown I am 39 years, have lived in Chicago all my life and I've seen EVERY game MJ played in for the Bulls. I was 9 when he was drafted in 84 and I have been watching, playing, coaching and officiating ever since. So there are no made up stories here, the fouls committed in the 80's & early 90's were rough and much harder than today and there wasn't all these stare downs and thuggish reactions like today. Rondo is an unintelligent thug who would be working fries at McDonald's or banging if he wasn't good at basketball. That guy and MANY of the players in the last 10-15 get butt hurt when barely touched or feel the need to stare down their opponent after a great play and then start talking while running backwards behind 4 guys trying to look hard. The NBA is a joke today and is full of little wannabe diva thugs.
What a season...they straight ran a clinic on the NBA. So many classic matchups n games..appreciate the upload
Dang, the announcer did a great job. The excitement!
*EDIT: I posted this comment years before the Warriors went 73-9. I will leave it here with this added comment, but otherwise unedited.*
72-10 season. We quite honestly may never see a team do that well during an NBA season again. That's fucking unreal. I distinctly remember laughing every other day when I checked the stats in the paper, wondering if they'd even hit 70 on the way there. Some announcer said the next season he didn't think it was out of the realm of possibility for them to go perfect.
"It's only 10 more games!"
That shit was stupid, yes, but I can't blame him for dreaming.
If you think MJ and/or Pippen was overrated, I cannot help you.
I remember that season like it was yesterday. The whole world was watching them, they took rockstar baller to a whole new level that hasn't been touched since. And if you recall, Jordan was pushing for Pippens MVP run that season. Pippen nearly got it too.
Craziest thing about it is I remember the nuggets blowing them out by 20 that year lol
They only lost 9 more times tho
Obviously
Sadly warriors beat their record by 1. Bulls will forever be the best team ever tho!
But they lost the Finals lol. So the Bulls record still holds significance. Now the Warriors are the greatest regular season team that never won a ring, and yet the Bulls who had the record and now second still won it all.
jayemveeaydee warriors was scripted..
if you have eyes you would know that..before preseason they talked about it..
i knew it was scripted..
I remember this game, and shows how easily bulls could have won more championships...they were the dynamic duo...
That tip-in by Rodman was so badass.
That NBC intro music gives me goosebumps
Stephen Curry and the warriors wouldn't want these problems.
Much respect to the warriors I just know mike and scottie would lock down the perimeter.
+Lionxheart L
If we really wanna be serious, if prime Jordan was put against these Warriors with no true center in the paint and perimeter defense consisting of Clay-Curry-Durant, he would seriously average 50ppg.
martindl1986 they are not about that life, that goes for kd too
Yea this GSW would get beat down if they played back then. But then, they'd get better, tougher, stronger, and probably take one of Mike's 6 rings. Not for sure, and only 1
Lebron face it. You will never be as good as Jordan. He was perfect in the finals. You lost 3 times in the finals. And Lebron had 2 players that made the all star team every year as starters. MJ is forever
Lol L3-6ron barely got 4 rings.
Facts
Jordan played nobody.
@@sportstalkonly1442Jordan played few champions because he won all the rings. Jordan played few MVPs because he was claiming MVP trophies.
Scottie n Michael were unbelievable talents on the court. History will agree that Pippen deserved more accolades.....
Rodman was so fun to watch. He played with so much passion. The dude played his heart out every single game.
The only way here in Europe we had to get a signal from NBC was through some late cast =4AM once a week, then all we had was imported VHS at friends home. So those VHS with MJ, Scary33, Rod,Magic, those were revered as the Bible... Now I'm 38 and still go on the playground, and try to teach young players what the Bulls way was, and each time I ear about Kobe, Curry, Lebron... I tell them who the GODS are.
Ignore all the points scored by pip and mj.. 23 REBOUNDS by Rodman!! Geez. That's what help win games!
Points help a LOT too, just saying...
I love u
You are so right.
Rodman always had stats like ....8 points, 5 assists, 24 rebounds lol
The era when basketball was appreciated and worth waiting for to watch on TV, no streaming no nun of that. Jus pure good ole fashioned classic basketball!!
There has never been a better combination since!
Do people realize Pippen had a 48 inch vertical? He was an athletic freak in his own right and had a very polished game. He was extremely gifted. MJ wouldn't have won a single championship without Pippen.
Arturo Luna Pippen was a great athlete, but 48 inch vertical? That's four feet. So at 6'7", that would put the top of his head 7 inches above the rim.
pheeel17 I'm serious, you could just Google it. MJ had 48 inch vert too. Pippen also dunked from near the free throw line, look it up. For reference, Kobe had a 36" vert and LBJ had a 44"
That was MJ with the 48in vertical
charlie davis they BOTH had a 48" vert
+Arturo Luna Pippen didn't win any championship without MJ when he retired 1994-1995. Just sayin'
Basketball is a team effort. All superstars can't win championships on their own. What made the bulls a dynasty was because of their team play and team effort.
Jordan & Pippen all day over LeBron & D Wade!!!
Not even a question... :)
I dont see it
@@damianpresha5155 okay bronsexual
@@brianchua4240 You a stan cause its all hypothetical
Dunno Wade & Bron
This, along with the Lakers night game, are two of my fav 90s bulls regular season games.
Greetings from Tanzania, east Africa. You guys are the reason why I developed interest in basketball. The legends.
greetings from Ghana
Balling level: GODMODE
Skip clueless never gives Scottie his share of the credit! 6 Championships, 2 Gold Medals, had to guard the opponents best player every night, had to guard the NBA's greatest player ever every practice! Talk about trial by fire!
I remember watching this game on a Sunday afternoon back in February of 1996. Was only a junior in high school then. Hard to believe this game will be 23 years old next month. Seems like yesterday. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen both took over this game beginning in the 2nd quarter and put on a scoring clinic against the Pacers. By the way, I do like Indiana's older uniforms. They need to go back to them.
Pip is by far my favourite player of all time. He's smooth as.
lol, ok because i see so many thinking the Heat could play with the bulls, let me tell you why you are not only wrong, but shouldn't talk basketball anymore. First, Jordan wouldn't have to guard wade (even though he would at times) Harper would be all over Wade. Jordan would guard Chalmers. So the Heat Back court would struggle. Pippen wouldn't guard Lebron, Rodman would. Bosh would be played by Longley and Pip would guard whoever the Heat put on the floor, lets say Beasly for now. The Heat are most successful playing small ball (Lebron at the 4 and Bosh at the 5) that plays right into the Bulls hands as 1-4 are 6'6' to 6'8'. With Rodman on the boards, the Heat won't get many second chance points. With Jordan and Pip playing lesser players, they will help alot and run the floor for fast break points. Now, the coaching staffs, Phil wins that by a margin we can't measure, so lets move on to the benches. Kerr, Kukoc, Buehler, and caffey are all better players, shooters and passers than anyone on Miami's bench except for Allen who at this stage isn't better than Kukoc. So once, LBJ and Wade got tired, and the subs came in vs the Bulls subs, the lead would grow by about 5 3pointers. Playing by either the 90's or today rules, the Bulls would crush them defensively, if you can put a hand on wade and lebron, they can't use their speed (which is how they get so many and ones), and the basic contact in today's game fustrates them now, just think what those old Knick and Piston teams would have done to these Heat minds! In today's rules, the biggest help for the Bulls would be no hand checking, so MJ and Pip could cut through the Heat pretty easily and they would shoot 15 Free throws a game. From there, another help from todays rules is the Zone defense. Put these great one on one defenders in a zone, you may not get a 3 pointer off.So hopefully this clears those funny thoughts of the Heat being better than the Bulls. Mind you, many of the Bulls records have yet to be broken. In a 7 Game series, I would give the Heat one Game on their home floor 4-1.
Johnny Valencia STFU ! TYPICAL DOUCHE BAG!! IGNORANT ASS CANT EXCEPT FACTS STATISTICALLY PROVEN!! YOU PROBABLY WHERE CONCEIVED ON A CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT THAT THE BULLS WON!!
Man you're delusional. Even the sonics got two games and lebron and wade and that hest team is far beyond them.
Rodman 16 rebounds in the first half..
Yea and people think GSW and Cavs would dominate them now. Rodman would eat them alive.
a beast!
Pippin is putting on a clinic here.
The difference between great players now and great players back then is that back then, great players cared as much about defense as they did about offense. Jordan was arguably the best offensive and defensive player at many points during his career.
i miss this intro music...
The Bulls could of played 3 on 5 this game. One of the best games I've seen Mike and Scottie have.
This is what the NBA looked like at its peak. NBC televising games, the legendary music, great announcing, passionate players who put their team before themselves, defense, pure competition in all 4 quarters. It's laughable what the NBA has turned into over the last 20+ years. Today's NBA as much as I love the game of basketball doesn't light a candle compared to the 90s and early 2000s. The game changed when Jordan entered the NBA but he changed it for the better, he put an entire shoe brand on the map that was previously known for only being a track and tennis shoe. Jordan lost his first 6 seasons and instead of jumping ship because he couldn't win on his own he stayed, got stronger, made no excuses and eventually went on to 3-peat twice. Guys today quit too easily and want to join super teams, they get drafted and as soon as their rookie deal is up they sign with an already established team because their pursuit for a title would be easier or some of them demand a trade before their rookie deal is even up and guys get to pick and choose where to be traded to. You cannot call yourself an all-time great if you do that. Jordan didn't take games off because of "load management", he played in every game possible because he knew the fans in the stands paid good money to see him, he craved competition and his team counted on him. It's an embarrassment what the NBA has turned into compared to the era Jordan played in. He set the stage and handed the league over and it slowly got worse. Kobe carried the torch well and he was the last of its kind with that "killer" mentality. With the presence and rise of social media and technology players care more about their brand than they do about the actual game itself.
Clinic! Pip & Jordan combine for 84 pts.plus killer defense,steals,rebounds & assist.
The Heat are a very good team and could give the Bulls trouble because of LBJ & Wade. However, besides having Jordan, Pippen & Kukoc's offense, the 96 Bulls also had the nastiest perimeter defense I have ever seen. When they were cranked up you could hardly get into your offense as they clogged every entry point & passing lane. The Heat are a perimeter team offensively and would play right into Chicago's strength. Additionally, the Bulls had a lot of guys who could switch up and play Wade or LBJ; Jordan, Pippen, Harper & Rodman. As a result they could switch up rotations so much it would hard for Heat players to find their offensive rhythm. Finally don't forget Coach Jackson. Probably the greatest strategist in NBA history. In a 7 game series Bulls would defeat the Heat 4-2.
Ulol.huwag mo ikumpara ang heat sa 96 bulls..bugok:D
Bulls 4-0
The Bulls had to face teams like the Pistons & Knicks that liked to play dirty. Pippen and Rodman specially played a little dirty, which the Heat are not accostumed to. It's a whole different game when you can't take aggression and keep focused in the game. Which the Bulls did and won against teams like that. Ask Shaq if he did not lose his mind playing against Rodman.
i think this was MJ's prime. not his peak physical prime of course. but at this stage in his career he just had total control of the game.
Nah, never was he in more control than during the 1991 campaign.
@@mskidi 96 MJ is a different animal 🐐
I love watching old full broadcasts with the opening music and credits; really takes me back to 20 years ago.
Jordan and pip score 84 points. That's crazy.
You know what those teams had back then - work ethic. I look at many of players in today's game and there are many pure players, but no real tough teams. Remember those tough gouging elbowy stingy guys who wanted to do whatever it took to win. Even if that meant coming in to just do one job. Chicago had a great team. A great team with great coaching staff. Jordan, Pippen, Harper, Rodman, Longley. Then Kukoc and Kerr off the bench...!! Please these guys with the exception/deception of Longley and Kerr are close to franchise players. Put em under Jackson and Winter and you got rings.... All the squad whenever interviewed always mention how tough there practices were... I miss the work ethic. Look at the teams Chicago had to beat to win rings as well.. Suns. Sonics. Pacers. Knicks. Rockets. Pistons. Trailblazers. Jazz... All great teams. Sad it seems to have gone. ..
(Work ethic means working your ass all the way off at practice, studying for the game, studying your opponents, working on areas of weakness, working on working together..)
Que hermoso era este deporte cuando lo jugaban Jordan y Pippen
a huevo genovevo!!
I always thought that Pippen was underrated.
Man those Pacers fans really got their money's worth. Just pure spectacle from one of sports most dominant dynasty's👍
BEST Duo EVER ........no contest
MJ/Scottie in their primes and 3 bums from the local YMCA would win the LoB TODAY
Lol so true
the only thing pippen and jordan were competing for was eachother lol
You peep that right
Great point..lol..
MJ was the most explosive 33 year old at this time, mentally and physically.
Bro Jordan and pippen used to be destroying shit , I don’t think people really know how great they TOGETHER
Look at their moves...SO MUCH MORE SKILLFUL THAN players in modern nba. It's a joke...
Air Magic Than LeBron James? yea, for sure. But Kobe, Duncan, Durant, Curry? Those are some seriously skilled players
Arturo Luna Lebron is a skilled player? yeah with a lot of travels!!!
Arturo Luna & Kobe learn his skills from MJ
Jonathan Ferrari that's what I meant, he's not as skilled as many other superstars
Jonathan Ferrari The fact that kobe learned (among so many others) from MJ means nothing, I'm sure MJ learned from someone to.
They're both incredible players, and both were considered best at some point in their career. One difference is, MJ just will never be forgotten, ever.
The most points anyone else had on the Bulls team was eight.
Dame never will we humans witness this much fun in a NBA game
Michael never give up n fight to the end!