To say that this was a hell of a series is an understatement. Jordan AVERAGED 41 for this series. The triple OT thriller in Chicago. The iconic NBA on NBA presentation by Marv Albert and Mike Fratello. The Paxson 3 pointer, the Grant block to save it. This was a great time to be a fan of the NBA.

@ryandonato550

6 жыл бұрын

NBA on NBA was great.

@ChrisJWattsTV

5 жыл бұрын

@ @@ryandonato550 *NBC

@mazdakmina9493

4 жыл бұрын

And the fact that the Bulls took the first two games on the road and everyone thought the series was over, but the Suns (having already come from 2 losses at home to win their first round series against the Lakers), actually won two of three in Chicago to retake home court advantage. And of course, the fact that Michael Jordan set an all-time NBA Finals record with 55 points (that still stands to this day 27 years later) in Game 4 to give Chicago a commanding 3-1 series lead right when it looked like Phoenix might be about to mount a comeback. Either way, I agree. One hell of a series, and one hell of a playoffs that year!

@edmondlau511

4 жыл бұрын

@@mazdakmina9493 I've seen interviews with Barkley where he said the Suns were shocked at the start of the series, the butterflies. I could see that being true because that Bulls team was in their 3rd straight finals and before that had made the ECFs the 2 years before that. It was an experienced team with an experienced coach. Westphal was inexperienced at the time. That's awesome the 55 still stands today being how much scoring has increased. Have you seen the videos where Barkley talks about this finals loss and says it was like someone in his family dying? He got pretty deep.

@TheSands83

3 жыл бұрын

ChrisJWatts504TV he’s making fun of the original comment dummy

Many people don't know that Mike scored all of bulls points in the 4th quarter, until Paxson 3 pointer... MJ's Final Series stats 41.0 PPG , 8.5 RPG 6.3 APG 1.7 STL 0.7 BLK 50.8 FG%, 40.0 3P% Best Finals Perfomance Ever... Just imagine what would happened in today's soft defense era

@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t

6 жыл бұрын

Chris G the Suns didn't even play defense or had any great defensive players. Dan was good, but he had very bad lateral movement (and made a defensive team in the "great 90s" lol). Defense today is better

@christos3506

6 жыл бұрын

another 16 yo old kid....! today's defense is better... what a joke! Let me guess another... you believe that Curry is the goat and not MJ ?

@boogieloo1831

6 жыл бұрын

anthony smith - no he didn't. And LBj also had the most turnovers in history in the finals. It's about points.

@FanaticForFanta

6 жыл бұрын

I’m a big mj fan. Not taking anything away but Dan and Kj were the primary defenders. That’s easy buckets for Mike any day of the week. There’s great defenders in today’s nba. Kawhi, Draymond, Paul George, Avery Bradley, AD, KD, Bron, Rudy Gobert, John wall, Klay, CP3. They would’ve made Mike work especially Kawhi

@kuunami

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't even imagine how insane jordan would be in today's game.

this is the game that officially made Chicago Bulls a dynasty

So much credit to Horace Grant! Game altering assist, and block in the final seconds. The presence of mind to pass to Paxson, and the guts to go for the block on KJ. One of the most unsung heroes of basketball.

Horace Grant never get's enough recognition for his defense on the sun's last potentially game winning shot.

@ChrisM07

4 жыл бұрын

He does, the Bulls getting eliminated by the Magic with Kukoc as the starting PF proved how important that position is when it comes to going deep in the playoffs. The Rockets that same season were the only team I can think of that won a championship without having a PF, it showed just how impactful Dream was in the paint for them to overcome that huge disadvantage.

@turtleislandlac1490

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly why Horace left for Orlando two years later. Even on his own team he didn't get any credit. The year the Bulls won 55 without Jordan, Scottie got all the credit. Horace was a huge reason they got 55. He was basically a two-headed monster with Kukoc.

@hectorlopez1069

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant job of blocking KJ, at the end to get the third championship.

@nicholasadams2374

11 ай бұрын

Agreed!! And for the assist to Paxson right before that.

The Bulls' final offensive play: all five players possess the ball; as Paxson (wide open!) shoots the three-pointer, Armstrong falls to the floor in excitement; Jordan, Pippen, Grant and Paxson all raise their hands in the air in celebration! One of my favorite sports plays of ALL TIME!!

@LDehaut

Жыл бұрын

I never noticed BJ lying on the floor before the bucket. Hahaha he knew it before all of us.

@akeme25

11 ай бұрын

Armstrong fell to the floor before the shot even went in. Haha it’s like he just knew it lol

@ace8184

5 ай бұрын

@@akeme25 he fell to the floor too early cause ball may have missed and kicked out to him. but i think he knew it was either make and win, or miss and lose. these guys know the sport inside / out so ...

@owenmeyer1305

3 ай бұрын

@DaddyTre65 Exactly! I agree!🙂

My sister actually worked for Kevin Johnson when he was mayor of Sacramento. I asked her to ask him how it felt to have that last shot blocked in Game 6 (I was being facetious). To my surprise, she *did* actually ask him. KJ's response: "I was fouled." 😂

@laurastuhler4791

Жыл бұрын

He probably was fouled but he wasn't getting that call with two seconds left in the game

@RockoEstalon

10 ай бұрын

@@laurastuhler4791 could be a foul but from the way the balls gets slapped it looks like a clean play.

@charlesanderson451

6 ай бұрын

i saw no foul 😑@@RockoEstalon

That Jordan vs Barkley....we'll.never see something like that again

@hectorlopez1069

9 ай бұрын

Nice battle between these two legends.

Love the nba in the 90s the iconic marv Albert "Here's Paxson for three....yes!!!

The 90s was the shit for those who missed sorry want be a next time youngsters 80s baby for life

@franciscomedinav

Жыл бұрын

I'm 47. I enjoyed those eras. Epic!!!!!!

The years that championship teams get the NBA championship trophy in the locker room. That was great to watch.

Chambers HOLY SH!T @3:33

@laurastuhler4791

Жыл бұрын

You see Barkley's reaction after his reverse jam, it's priceless, he's like Tom where has this been all series buddy?

so happy to have watched this game in live. It was my first nba game and then I loved this game. MJ era rules.

@samuelperezgarcia

10 ай бұрын

I vividly remember being in New York visiting some relatives and they were watching this game, but I only bothered to watch that final Bulls play. xD

John Paxson and Horace Grant were the HEROES of that game

@boogieloo1831

5 жыл бұрын

Darell Bell - no they weren't. Too many people see highlights and think they know what happened in the game. Jordan scored every point in the 4th quarter until the last basket. Every point!

@kuunami

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Horace never get's credit for that block on Johnson.

@ChrisM07

4 жыл бұрын

@@boogieloo1831 He may have been the only one scoring in the 4th but the Bulls put themselves in that position in the first place they had an 8 point lead and underestimated the Suns again thinking they were gonna mail it in, the Suns even making it to a G6 after losing the first 2 at home should've been enough of a sign they were not gonna go down easily. If Ainge stayed on his man like Westphal told the team to do it in the timeout Grant and Paxson wouldn't have gotten the opportunity for that play. Grant just happened to pass it out the exact moment Ainge was gonna foul him it was more luck than anything.

@HeathOverledger

4 жыл бұрын

Total team effort*

@TheSands83

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah never mind jordan scored every fucking point in 4 th quarter until paxsons 3

to see B.J. Armstrong being so young back then... woah. He must be 13 nowadays!

@HeathOverledger

4 жыл бұрын

BB he was merely 10 tearing it up back then 😂😂

@hectorlopez1069

Жыл бұрын

He was a good player for the bulls in the early 90s.

8:29 perfect team work.. perfect chemistry.

How could Phoenix leave John Paxson open for the title winning three, Barkley gambled and no one stayed with Paxson, and then Horace Grant who struggled came through when it mattered the most to win the third championship. Everyone can say that it’s all Jordan- WRONG, he had a supporting cast that did the little things. 6-0 Finals Record for Jordan vs 3-6 for Lebron, nothing else to it.

@TheDignam

4 жыл бұрын

True, the defense of the Suns was bad….

@christianraines3032

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDignam Right Marjerle was not suited tp guard MJ on any given day

@TheDignam

4 жыл бұрын

@@christianraines3032 The Suns did a great reular season, but their defense sucks and the Bulls had much more experience...

@wearethe9947

4 жыл бұрын

And a prime Pippen not with a broken back, like against Utah....

@TheSands83

3 жыл бұрын

Because Barkley gambled n go his team out of position defensively u didn’t watch?

One of the greatest games of 90s

By now I am unlikely the only one who noticed this, but both games that the Bulls won to secure their 3-peat was only by 1 point.

@nicholasadams2374

11 ай бұрын

WOW! Never noticed that.

@adrianmccoy2643

11 ай бұрын

Both games 6's and on the road

Horace Grants block….. lost in history, but it’s a huge moment!

1:59 Pippen facial on Barkley

@yourvirtualdad

Жыл бұрын

pause

Anyone else notice BJ Armstrong falling on his back right in front of Sun's bench just as Paxson hits winning shot?

@jasonjames231

4 жыл бұрын

Ive been watching this for years and years and my only thought on that was he was thinking "COME ON... I'm open and I could have hit the game winning shot and he's going to miss it!" 😆

@edwardoutlawjr8154

4 жыл бұрын

I just finally noticed that too lol

@millypoo7713

3 жыл бұрын

He's obviously using body language to try and will Paxson's shot into the basket.

@aidanfox9505

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah at 8:40

Rip Paul Westphal

This suns team gave the bulls yhe 2nd most difficult of their 6 titles....(1997 jazz) was #1 to me

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy

4 жыл бұрын

I'd have to say your right. They walked all over the show time Lakers for their first. Portland did a little better but not by much. Sonics, meh. Jazz fizzled by the 2nd time they met in the finals. And if the Suns had just won at least one of the first two home games, they very well could have pulled off the finals victory against the Bulls. In my mind, they were SO CLOSE!!! Even with this game 6, if they had just made a few different decisions and Bulls not get as lucky, they would have won this Game 6 and possibly the game 7 which would also had been in Phoenix.

@ChrisM07

4 жыл бұрын

This was their most difficult one IMO because they won the first 2 on the road and the Suns refused to go down easily. A defensive lapse was the only reason there wasn't a G7.

@FlyAwayChi

11 ай бұрын

The '98 Jazz gave the Bulls their toughest run for their money

@hectorlopez1069

9 ай бұрын

​@@FlyAwayChiwell, if John Stockton made the game winning shot. They go to game 7 in 98.

@FlyAwayChi

9 ай бұрын

@@hectorlopez1069 Ok.....

back when basketball was fun to watch. so much more contact was allowed and fierce competition in the league.! Now NBA SUCKS

@hectorlopez1069

2 жыл бұрын

Now it's stupid and bad.

In this kind of game, you can see the Bulls are not a " 1 man team", they've got Pippen, Grant, Armstrong, Paxson, Cartwight, Scott Williams, a great bench... a Real True Team.

@jazzroyale7260

3 ай бұрын

Yup had two all 75 players, a double double stud, damn good role players and the greatest coach of all time. Super Team!!!!

I love the commentators said about Paxson and BJ armstrong 2 different guys same result with the 3 point shot. This what champion team about no need expensive players for back up but trust each other and play hard with high spirit to win champion trophy.

A couple of interesting stats from this game 6: Free Throws- Suns 30-36 Bulls 11-20, 3-point FG's- Suns 4-11 Bulls 10-14

@nicholasadams2374

11 ай бұрын

Foreshadowing today's game, where 3-pointers make a crucial difference.

Jordan was torching KJ 😂😂😂

@charlesanderson451

6 ай бұрын

yeah that was a dumb match up . jordan easily shoots over KJ

That suns team would dominate in today’s nba

@TheWakeup011

Жыл бұрын

At least 125 ppg.

😂 I never noticed before how BJ Armstrong fell to the ground in celebration as soon as Paxson received the pass from Grant. He hadn't even made the shot yet.😂😂😂. Clowns who say Kobe faced better competition in the finals are blind fools. Magic, a young Drexel, Barkley, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Malone and John Stockton vs a one man team in Philadelphia (Iverson averaged 35 ppg and Kobe 15 ppg/facts) an old Pacer team, and the Nets. Dwight Howard and Paul Pierce. Please. And you would have lost to Pierce twice if not for the team. Kobe shot 6-24 in game 7 vs Boston in the finals 💯

When Pax drained that 3, the air went out of that arena.

I’m here trying too see the playoff 8s Jordan wearing 😂😂😂😂 cause I hit that shit on SNKR 💀

Never understood y the suns put kj on jordan defensively

@chrisbano9216

4 жыл бұрын

KJ can keep up with mj footwork speed, but Jordan has the height advantage he simply just shoots over KJ job done, when it majerle ainge or Dumas, Jordan kills them with speed

@millypoo7713

3 жыл бұрын

Because Dan Majerle had no chance of guarding Jordan. That's why!

@TheSands83

3 жыл бұрын

They used several guys n kJ at least had a prayer of staying in front of him 93 Jordan was quicker than small point guards having him elevate over kJ on a jumper is better than him blowing by dumas ainge or dan who was a good defensive player

@Kicks-iw2xe

3 жыл бұрын

All i saying mj must of been loving it being guarded by kj. He was torching majerle and ainge. I would of kept dumas on him as he got length. Tbh michael was on fire who ever was guarding him was at his mercy

@drlee2

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbano9216 Yep, in Game 4 when Jordan scored 55 points, anytime Ainge or Majerle was guarding him, he just blew by them for layups.

Horace Grant assist and block to win the game 💪🏽

LOL@ Marv Albert pronunciation Horace grant (HARACE GRANT!!) right at the start of this video!!

@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, I never thought about that before but now that you mention it, is funny.

Danny Ainge failed the mission, got caught up trying to help when there were already 2 defenders there… the rest is history

@edwardoutlawjr8154

Жыл бұрын

He got put in that position with Chuck overplaying and gambling instead of face guarding Pip.

@laurastuhler4791

Жыл бұрын

Ainge was terrible defensively at this point in his career, really slow, he didn't start and shouldn't of been playing as much as he did.

Now the Suns are back in the NBA Finals 28 years later

@hectorlopez1069

2 жыл бұрын

They lose to the Bucks.

*Horace Grant comes up with the block to conclude matters.*

It would have been only 4 games If Bulls had Rodman that time

@jazzroyale7260

3 ай бұрын

Damn so Jordan needed Rodman as well to stop Barkley & Kevin Johnson… 🤣🤣🤣 man ya MJ fans are hilarious…

@ 5:08... a precursor of the game-winner

1:48 the guy took 3 steps "OBSTRUCTION"

@johnnyberry9343

5 жыл бұрын

Brothers phone nba three two good guys See play barker & Jordan .Lakers all brothers doing see help sever mens .JohnnyL.Berry.4589.

june 1993-2023 happy anniversary

Was it Game 1 or Game 6, where BJ Armstrong hit a 3 from the corner, and raised his arms up right after?

@hectorlopez1069

2 жыл бұрын

Armstrong was my favorite point guard of that era.

@unappealingundesirable2826

2 жыл бұрын

@@hectorlopez1069 I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. (So, I got to see Armstrong KILL my teams, but also fortunately beat the Suns, who I hate). I shot some BJ Armstrong 3-pointers at shootaround at the health club!

This was the first finals i remember

they didnt show KEVIN JOHNSON cross over that DROPED JORDAN in the first quarter, lol

Paxson and Horace Grant won that Championship game for the Bulls

@hectorlopez1069

Жыл бұрын

Good players for the bulls dynasty.

@jtremaine23

Жыл бұрын

Huh? MJ scored 9 out of the 12 4th quarter points. Had he not scored that many since nobody else was able to at that point, Paxson and Grant wouldn't have been in position to do what they did.

What am I watching this defense is absolutely horrible. Every single time someone put up a shot no one was even near the person. People hype up these days like everyone was a lockdown defender

@ytoowbbb8997

Жыл бұрын

They’re highlights dummy. Go watch the full game if you want full context . Looks way better than today’s small ball Inflated era

8:39 - I was wondering how BJ Armstrong fell. I saw it out of the corner of my eye when Paxson shot the game winner and though somebody pushed BJ. Naw, he fell on his own. LOL.

1998 Rockets, what a shame

Are those empty seats I'm seeing in the last 3 seconds??? You'd expect to see that in garbage time of a finals game today.

Paxson was the villain this time... XD

Jordane too

Yoo who was that on the bulls that just falls on the floor by the suns bench at 8:40 when Paxton goes hits the3😂😂

@ericphoenixg

7 ай бұрын

BJ Armstrong? 😂🤔

Bro they done removed the part when KJ crossed Jordan.

Horace Grant is the great defender

@hectorlopez1069

9 ай бұрын

A good shooter too.

who tf does a turnaround fadeaway jumper from 20 feet?

The better team doesn't always win. That's what happened here. Had Cotton stayed on as coach we would certainly have won. Westphal just wasn't ready and it cost us. And two of the all time greats, Barkley at small forward and KJ, possibly the greatest scoring point guard of all time, they end up retiring without a ring. So sad.

@dc-mw9fd

Жыл бұрын

KJ was possibly what ?

@toxinqwerty

Жыл бұрын

@@dc-mw9fd PG

@FlyAwayChi

7 ай бұрын

Are you high or just that damn insane?? PLEASE!! LOL

Cedric Ceballos

😭😭😭👍

Y'all know good well that Barkley Kevin Johnson wasn't good enough to beat Jordan and pippen bulls they were good enough to complete against the bulls but wasn't a great team to beat the bulls for the NBA championship in 1993.

@darkgray1

7 ай бұрын

The suns actually had a deeper team

@jazzroyale7260

3 ай бұрын

Exactly dudes be comparing Charles Barkley & Kevin Johnson to Duncan, Parker, Manu w guys like Bowen, Finley, and Mcydess and the goat coach.. Jordan ain’t play a team who’s 3rd or 4th best player was the caliber of Kawhi.

@jonathantstorm3859

11 күн бұрын

The same kawhi who averaged 17 pts for a finals mvp and the same kawhi who always getting injured. Kawhi wouldnt survive in the 90s​@@jazzroyale7260

Scotty pipen

would Chuck get his first ring, had Paxon not scored?

@hectorlopez1069

9 ай бұрын

No, suns still lose in game 7.

Charle barklet

Best ever GOAT.