Chicago Bulls - New York Knicks | 1993 Playoffs | ECF Game 2: The Struggle within
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It was a typical Knicks' playoff victory, with drama, sensational defense, and physical play that led to ejections and heated emotions.
The Chicago Bulls mounted a furious comeback, but New York made a game-winning stand in the final minute. John Starks made a spectacular driving, left-handed dunk that energized the crowd and his teammates. Charles Oakley dominated both backboards and made clutch free throws. And the Knicks remained masters of Madison Square Garden, where they have won 27 consecutive games.
Taking another step toward dethroning the two-time NBA champions, the Knicks outwilled the Bulls, 96-91, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference championship series last night. The victory gave New York a two-games-to-none lead in the four-of-seven-game series. And it gave the Bulls plenty to think about before the series shifts to Chicago for Game 3 on Saturday afternoon.
Once again, the Knicks' frontline dominated, outrebounding the Bulls, 45-34. Once again, Michael Jordan (36 points, 12-for-32 shooting) faded late in the game, shooting just 5 for 16 in the second half after a 25-point first half. And once again, New York's multi-dimensional defense controlled the Bulls' two-dimensional offense of Jordan and Scottie Pippen (17 points).
"We had a 14-point lead, they came back, but we weathered the storm," said Knicks Coach Pat Riley. "We're up 2-0 going to Chicago, and that's what we wanted. I think our team's confident. We held service, now the pressure does revert to them. We're going to have go into Chicago strong, but we did what we had to do at home."
Then Starks made his memorable dunk. Ewing set the pick on B. J. Armstrong that freed Starks on the right baseline. Starks put his head down and went to the basket, where Horace Grant came over to try and help. Starks didn't care. He took off, a la Jordan, and threw in a ferocious left-handed slam dunk that will be replayed on newscasts for days to come.
"I saw the opening and there was nobody in the lane," said Starks, who did another superb defensive job on Jordan in the second half. "I went up hard, in case I got fouled, and dunked it."
Not only did the Bulls lose the game, they lost their poise. Pippen, Chicago's all-star forward, was ejected with 7:34 left for throwing the ball at referee Bill Oakes after being called for a double-dribble. First Pippen held the ball after the call, then he tossed the ball at Oakes in disgust. An outraged Oakes ejected Pippen immediately.
Yet the Bulls mounted a late rally, which included a bizarre play on which New York point guard Greg Anthony was ejected for committing a flagrant foul against Jordan. It happened with 4:16 left in the game, when Jordan drove to the basket and was met by Anthony, who hacked Jordan hard in the head with his left arm. The blow did not knock Jordan off his feet, but it was enough to send Anthony to the locker room.
"I thought that was totally uncalled for, and if I had my chance, I would've retaliated," Jordan said of Anthony's play. "But I didn't want to get kicked out of the game."
Anthony saw the play differently.
"I didn't think it was warranted," Anthony said. "If you see a replay, you'll feel the same way. It was a hard foul, but I can't allow him to just go ahead and shoot a layup."
Whatever the Knicks did at halftime, or whatever Riley said, should be bottled and saved for the next time New York needs it. New York' attitude starting the third quarter was ferocious, and they went on a 22-8 run to turn a 51-49 deficit just after halftime into a 71-57 lead. A Jordan Showcase
A scintillating first half ended with the score tied at 49. Jordan showed his entire arsenal early, scoring 25 points by intermission. At times, it was spectacular. Jordan's best move of the half came on a driving layup when he glided past Doc Rivers, hung in midair between Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley, then kissed the ball softly off the glass. Jordan approached this like it was Game 7, and his reasoning was simple.
"We have to break through on their homecourt sometime to win this series," Jordan said before the game. "The sooner, the better."
But the Bulls did not break through. Now the Knicks are in control, and the Bulls are in trouble.
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This was the golden age of basketball.
this looks so much more intense than todays game
@boogieloo1831
6 жыл бұрын
goodvibrations6 - it was. Money hadn't infiltrated the game and corrupted the system like today.
Golden Era of Basketball"
I LOVE THIS TIME IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS BACK IN THE EARLY AND MID 90'S SO MUCH ENERGY....
If you ask me, these were the best playoff series of the 90s. Knicks Vs Bulls was the best 90s rivalry and perhaps of all time. Even duo my Knicks lost every year, these series were still jaw dropping every single game.
@reggaefan2700
10 жыл бұрын
When that announcer said Patrick has more help than Jordan that was funny. If he had so much help how come he never won a championship?
@greggygonzales4750
10 жыл бұрын
Reggae Fan because they dont have a leader with the like of michael jordan
@manuginobilisbaldspot424
10 жыл бұрын
Na'ah...I think Phoenix/Houston was better and more entertaining with just as much emotion. Elie's Kiss of Death is still awesome to me.
@EdmondLau2007
9 жыл бұрын
The desire of both teams was incredible. The Bulls were just better enough. Both teams were well coached, played good fundamentals. While Scottie Pippen was an All Star level player at this time, he wasn't fully blossomed, in my opinion, until the following year when Jordan was retired.
@zmr3352
8 жыл бұрын
We should of won in 93 but the refs screwed us, and we may of beat them in 97 if the NBA didn't suspend half our team in the series vs Miami.
I honestly thought that the Knicks had a chance after they went up 2-0 in the series. Jordan proved me wrong.
@vijaydanushkodi4980
4 жыл бұрын
Thought knicks should’ve had them this year, last minute of game 5 was the decided of the series. I don’t think Jordan would’ve won a game 7 at MSG. This was the one year Jordan shouldn’t have won the title the weakest Bulls team of the 90s to the win the title. It would have been a great finals also between the Knicks and Barkley’s suns.
@lukaz3336
3 жыл бұрын
The Bucks vs Raptors series last year reminded me of this.
@pomerlain8924
3 жыл бұрын
@@vijaydanushkodi4980 The 93 team was one of the stronger Bulls' teams. Their playoff run was probably the third best after 91 and 96, especially on the road as they went 7-2. The only thing made them weaker was the fact they were the only championship team that didn't win 60 games, and that was mainly due to the Bulls' being bored with the regular season and wanting the playoffs to start. But outside of that, they were supremely talented and everyone was in their prime.
@DROSS881
3 жыл бұрын
@@vijaydanushkodi4980 The Weakest Bulls Team? they went 15-4 in the Playoffs
@DROSS881
3 жыл бұрын
@@pomerlain8924 VERY WELL SAID SIR
starks dunk was hot
One of the greatest rivalries in The NBA. Even though The Bulls won alot of the battles The Knicks had there share of wins against them
@hectorlopez1069
10 ай бұрын
Knicks gave it their best, but you're not gonna win when it's MJ playing.
These were good time!!!!
@christopherwayman4023
8 жыл бұрын
And as a Knicks fan these were fantastic times when we were competitive
@ATL1995
8 жыл бұрын
You guys were a very good scary team.
the hardest defenses in any basketball games I've seen...
@youngmoneymatt0325
4 жыл бұрын
Raphie Rodero i hope you were joking
@speedymaster5758
3 жыл бұрын
Hold my beer “bad boys” 🤣🤣
@riderskater7248
Жыл бұрын
The league once upon a time would let the players play tough physical style basketball. And the players back then understood their responsibility of keeping tempers under control. Then the Detroit bad boys screwed it up for everyone by starting insane boxing 🥊 ring fights. That forced the NBA to crack down to such a severe degree that now you can't touch anyone without getting called for a foul. Sad but true
WITH THIS TYPE OF DEFENSE....players in today's NBA game would be crying and looking at the referees every 2 seconds, jajajajaja
wow at that jump Starks made at the end. now thats fantastic!
@hectorlopez1069
10 ай бұрын
He did some amazing dunks.
DAMN PEople this is REAL bball
i can watch these videos of the past 10 times and i won't get tired. The game is so intense and so physical and it's just GREAT! Lebron, Kobe, Dwade can never average more than 20 points a game with this kind of defensive play
The new knicks should watch and learn, the art of protecting the paint. The way they played back then reminds me of that old movie warriors, no punk in the old knicks,will fight to the bitter end.
Jordan is the man
I became a Knicks fan in 92 when they played the Bulls. The way they knocked the shit out of Pippen and Jordan was awesome. I don't think the Knicks get the appreciation for having the top 3 rivalries in the 90's.. Chicago, Indiana & Miami. Nothing nowadays comes close.
Bill Oaks really messed up on this call on Pippen by calling a double dribble but then he compounds his error by ejecting Scottie. (6:46) Just watch Scottie as he's bring the ball up and notice that he didn't pick up his dribble.
Starks copped a lot of shit in his career - reggie miller being the chief protagonist. But the guy was a tremendous defender & often was a big game performer. Sure, he was no 'all star', but still a fine player to watch. That dunk at the end??? WOW
Thanks so much for uploading this series Korone. Losing the 1st 2 games had the Bulls entering unknown territory, game 3 Michael struggles but so did the Knicks as a whole. The Bulls got their first win and they never looked back. By the way at 1:02 clean block by Ewing, not goaltending by any stretch of the imagination.
if this were the NBA Finals Pippen would have won Finals MVP no doubt about it he saved the Bulls' season
@10:05, one of the greatest dunks in nba history!!!!
@meg-k-waldren
4 жыл бұрын
That one, Baron Davis one and KJ on Olajuwon.
I totally agree with you..I've been trying to make this point for a few years now. this was when the NBA was the best. crowds were the best, players cared about winning and not just paycheck.i hate the nba now. the players may be more talented today than ever, but the teams aren't fun to watch.. this was my favorite time in the nba
Amen brothers. I've watched maybe 2-3 NBA games the last few seasons, but I don't feel I'm missing anything. Now I view the league as having a lot of kids in it, they don't seem like grown-ass men like the ones here. I'm tired of the posturing and jumping around and trying to impress your homies instead of being hard nosed and proffessional. This is REAL basketball. Listen to the crowd, the intensity; its like a tsunami of noise and passion. Even the console games now aren't as fun.
MJ on goat mode is the zeus of hoops
Big 90s nba fan. I honestly never knew the Bulls were down 2-0 in this series. Pretty remarkable. Ppl think the Bulls just ran roughshod thru the league back then but they honestly were close to not having a dynasty. One game or call here or there, and it could've been 3 or even 2 titles instead of 6.
@75aces97
4 жыл бұрын
Some of those series were pretty heated. Great as they were, the Bulls never swept a finals opponent.
@chrisuncleahmad
7 ай бұрын
@@75aces97heck only once did they go up 3-0
2:02 Jordan's posterization dunk on Anthony.
kobe said in an interview with magic, that the celtics were the more physical and stronger team thus the were the better team. Kobe knows that boston is the better team and that the lakers have to match their intensity, kobe showing humility, and kobe is not stupid. the game tomarrow should be a good one.
2:06 show me that 99 vertical baby
Love the Knicks
You know what was funny? John Starks actually thought he could guard Jordan after the first two or three games of this series. Jordan lit him up in Game 4, and has not had any problems with Starks since.
4:04 "Ewing has a lot more help than Jordan does" What
@mickeyjohnson5247
5 жыл бұрын
Lol I was thinking the same thing.....
@Wis_Dom
5 жыл бұрын
He did! From a casual fan/ retrospective standpoint it's hard to see. But Ewing was just a center, centers need more help than guards. Specifically, the best guard ever. These Bulls drafted people who were not "valuable" at the time. At least not chased hard by other teams. But they knew their roles. It only proves just how much Jordan raised the level of his teammates. The Knicks biggest problem was their emotional dysfunction under pressure. You can see it in Greg Anthony, Starks, Smith, etc. This is why they kept missing a majority of free throws. But who do the Bulls have to stop you up the middle? Will Perdue? Old Bill Cartwright? They later beat the Bulls without Jordan...which proves the commentators point. Which means they were the better TEAM. But Jordan is ALWAYS the x-factor .
@meg-k-waldren
4 жыл бұрын
That's true. Think about it. Don't confuse the 2nd 3peat with the 1st. 1st 3peat he didn't have much help. Look at this game here - Pip contributes only on D, meanwhile King Grant and Cartwright were "invisible." If you grew up in the MJ era, surely you know this.
@meg-k-waldren
4 жыл бұрын
@@Wis_Dom THANK YOU! Casual fans don't get it. That's why Bulls players, with the exception of MJ and Kukoc, were always dispensable. I even feel like in 1998 you couldve traded Pippen for Grant Hill and all you lose is the 3point shot. And the Pistons likely would not have given up Grant Hill at the time for Pippen.
wonderfully edited, ty
nice video man... thanks for editing and uploading
Wasn't this the game where Jordan was Gambling in New Jersey until 230am the night before?
@hny2396
5 жыл бұрын
burningkarma yeah
@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET
4 жыл бұрын
yes lol
@AHMAD-2324
4 жыл бұрын
ALLEGEDLY***
i remember this series.. great basketball
This is the one game from this series that I don't have. Thanks for uploading. Never seen that foul by Anthony on Jordan in the flashback from the normal game angle (I had only seen it on the "Airtime" video) along with the ensuing moments. Awesome. It's so funny to hear John Andreis say that Ewing has a lot more help than Jordan does, because that's exactly the opposite of what you'd hear from Kobe kiddies today lol.
I love that fast break dunk were MJ gives Greg Anthony the stare down afterwards. Seen this dunk on several MJ trading cards but it’s cool to see it in real time
Very well said. Early in his career, he had Allen Iverson's speed and first step.
these days of watching ball is so much better
Classic! Pat Riley vs Phil Jackson !!!
@hectorlopez1069
10 ай бұрын
Pat Riley owned the 80s, Phil Jackson owned the 90s.
Hearing that MSG organ playing in the background reminds me of the anxiety felt watching as Bulls fans.
i loved it when starks put his nuts on jordans chin when he threw it down on jordan that dunk was amazing lefty dunk on jordan!!!
@coachcarter8238
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah... for basically one play. Jordan made Starks his bitch many times after that, and hasn't stopped since.
Those were the days...man listen to that crowd. The knicks just pushed people around back in the day.
@edupbeat that is & always will be what John Starks will be remembered by. that dunk over Horace Grant w/Michael Jordan in the picture.
Its 2023.....I can't believe this was 30 years ago
This is Basketball at its FINEST
Post 1990 he had the strength so he could deal with the Jordan rules teams played against him.
classic basketball bulls knicks ...i love this game
Stacking the paint Hand checking Limited Zone defense Actually being able to jump with the offense to defend the basket No gather step BS This was truly some tough basketball.
The thing that pissed me off the most about this game was Will Purdue... WHY was he in the game this late?? He could not guard Ewing on Ewing's worst day.
Man there are so many people that hated Michael Jordan and the bulls whether it was Grant, BJ, Paxson, or Kukoc, Rodman, and Kerr, all I can say is Michael and Scottie were a tough tandem, and their fingers (rings) tell the story. 6 of those bad fellas. Which tells me even if people hate you, never quit going for your dreams. The best part is that the hate fueled them to survive and succeed, that’s real determination
That dunk starks made was awesome! thumbs up if you agree
@hectorlopez1069
10 ай бұрын
Pretty gorgeous
You see this defense this intensity and then you look at todays NBA and you clearly see what kind of a joke it has become... I am almost sad for all those 15 year olds who think that Steph Curry/Lebron or any modern NBA player would be able to do half the things he does back in those days.
@boogieloo1831
6 жыл бұрын
elwingy - exactly!!! Today they get to do their skills exhibition - without resistance anywhere on the court. MJ would crush the NBA of today. They made the defensive rules to help newer perimeter players achieve the same things MJ did by giving them much easier conditions. If he played now, it would be insane. Not just him but half of the players on these Knick and Bulls teams would crush the game today. I think Anthony Mason here would give LBJ a hard time defensively and he would score so easily on today's midgets.
even i am not a knicks fan, i have to say that is a great dunk by stark.
@hectorlopez1069
10 ай бұрын
Starks was a good player, but choking it in the playoffs and finals vs bulls and rockets.
What a move for john stsrs !Que claje e donqueo papi
Cartwright did a "360 move" in this game.
no doubt.
Chicago Bulls had never been down in the series, but in the conference finals they haven't been comeback during the Bulls 2-yr dominate trailing 0-2 in the series
granted the bulls played the suns in the finals, but THIS series was for control of the NBA and the eastern conferance. I still remember that anthony play as if it were yesterday, in game 3 anthony and starks were booed out of the Stadium
stark's famous dunk...wow
He's not getting tired he's not playing nearly the minutes he was playing before. The only thing would be an injury.
Knicks thought they was gonna win after this lol
Jayson Williams from the NJ Nets said that Jordan was pound for pound the strongest man in the NBA.
WOW!!!!
2023 no team wore black shoes in NBA playoff anymore My goodness I miss those 90s moments 😅
Great video and agree with tjhunt76 , you make great descriptions.
3:59 Patrick DOES have more help than Jordan! Jordan has to score more, and do more on the floor than Patrick. Which means Patrick had more help than Jordan.
Not to mention that both Mark Jackson and Anthony both got dunked on numerous times by MJ. In particular were Michael Jumps over Jackson, as he goes up for an ally-opp against the Knicks.
And now lebron kiss Chris paul, wade kiss melo... 90's nba missing
I'm not sure how many games you've watched from the Dr. J era up to Michael, but the with the exception of one or two teams right now, there aren't any good basketball players let alone players with good fundamentals. I won't even touch sportsmanship and true love for the game.
10:00 Simply epic! And I am not easily, easily impressed.
@jumpnam, this is real basketball.
nobody ever talks about the illegal screen/push-off by Ewing on that famous Starks dunk.
@coachcarter8238
4 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that...
@Wardfolio
11 ай бұрын
Because it doesn't fit the narrative of hating on Jordan, lol.
2:56-3:30 yall better listen REAL closely to what Matt Guokas says. ''notice how there is no picks (screens) for Jordan, he CHOOSES to go one on one & do his thing.''
The NBA has not been nearly as exciting since the 80s & 90s. Thank goodness for throw back players like Curry and LeBron. They would be Great in any era.
@NJTDover
28 күн бұрын
Lebroon? You're dealer is selling you cheap grass, dude.
Jordan was having a blast gambling the night before this game at New Jersey.
he took 32 shots and 13 Ft's he definitely got locked down Game 3 was even worse 3-18, completely shut down thankfully Pippen was there to save the day
man i miss that era when the knicks, bulls and the nba on nbc where exciting to watch. to bad the nba is total crap now
anybody knows a link to download the whole series in torrent?
Well that is one way to get Starks open. Just knock down, from behind, the person guarding him.
IF JORDAN PLAY IN THIS ERA (2018) HE WOULD AVERAGE 60 PTS A GAME , there's no way he could be stopped in today NBA , Silly fouls and techs would send jordan to the Line 20 times a game, his moves and aggressiveness would be too much for much of thses drama queens and baies NBA players , jordan got the ball , foul ! jordan to the basket , foul ! jordan fade away , foul ! today NBA its full of cry babies , that moch of them def could have played in the 90s but they would have been regular NBA players
it is more about the players and the team play other than certain nostalgic factors for me to like a team. i live in LA area and i have encountered so many blind lakers fans that really know nothing about basketball. but yea, they are annoying in a different way in related to the kobe kiddies.
Jordan's strength came from his great core power. That's why he was so explosive, in addition to a high degree of fast twitch muscle. Notice, no one has ever attempted to do Jordan's "rock the cradle" dunk in a game because you need 1)large hands 2)great leaping ability 3)an extremely powerful core because it's basically a wind up and explosion. Lebron and Kobe have never attempted it because they know they will make fools of themselves. Vince Carter even admitted he tried it & couldn't do it.
@bobbyallen4555
Жыл бұрын
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@etherodromos that was game 3 and the reason they tossed Starks was because it was his 2nd technical, and only Jordan's 1st technical. that's WHY he was ejected & Jordan wasn't
i feel like as good as marion may be, he would hurt the cavs. wally can hit big shots from the perimeter, whil varajao can get a bunch of rebounds and plays so well with lbj.
First off, I'd like to say thanks to KOrOne79 for this epic game, that's why I subscribe to your videos lol! I'd also like to add that I've been reading some of these comments and I will admit that I am a KB fan, but some of the comments from some of the Laker fans are ridiculous. To me, MJ is the GOAT, and this video was proof of his toughness. I must also add that I may be one of the only ppl here on youtube who can claim to be a MJ AND KB fan at the same time (yes, it's possible) LOL!
@10:00 Jesus !
with these knicks,i knew,i just knew that if we were within 10 points with 5 minutes left,we would win
I wonder what would happen if Mark Jackson and Xavier McDaniel stayed with the Knicks after 92 series. They would help on beating the Bulls in 93. Pippen is afraid of the X-Man. Of course we would never know that now.
The Knicks Celtics they had the series in the poker after this game. The celebration smarter to early.
the foul at 3:08 is where jordan got the idea to go back that way and dunk it over everybody... trust me
Jordan was killin the knicks.. Lol @ Jordan vs Anthony
Anthony is such a chump.
"Jordan......yes!"
LOL I remember the Knicks fans talking about SWEEP, CHICAGO IS DONE BLAH BLAH BlAH...Winded up losing the next 4 games ROFL.
Knicks were up 2 - 0 after this game.
Im a laker fan but i have to respect the celtics. They are the real deal. All i see in the lakers is ego. Celtics are all heart. Cavs are not pretenders but i still dont see them beating the celtics
Jordan could EAT IT then and he could EAT IT now. Lets Go Knicks!
wow!! we heard it from johnny "hoop" andreis: "ewing has more help than jordan does" that tells you the greatness of jordan who wasn't suppose to be a good as he became, who wasn't suppose to dominate as he did because of he was "only" a guard. jordan did what no other guard has ever done....lead his team to championships after chapmpionships without a dominant man in the middle and without a true point guard.