1993 NBA on NBC - Bulls vs. Knicks - Game 5 ECF Intro

At da Gaaaaaaarden.

[@RoguePatience]

NBC made the NBA about more than just Basketball. They made the NBA an event, a special attraction, something bigger than just basketball.

[@jonathanwashington9199]

NBC Made The NBA Must See TV

[@dreamcage1801]

NBA could likely return to NBC in 2025

[@claybailey3909]

Then ESPN and ABC turned the nba into a political organization

[@Frostydagoatfr]

Each game was a new episode!! NBC made bball must watch TV

[@dreamcage1801]

@@Frostydagoatfr the ratings would be through the roof

[@oopopp]

NBA on NBC had the BEST sports theme of ALL-TIME!!! This is not debatable....

[@satinderjitbahia8086]

Actually, a few other themes are close, like: - NBC's presentation of the NBA - The National Basketball Association on NBC telecasts - The NBA on National Broadcasting Company telecasts - and The National Basketball Association on National Broadcasting Company telecasts

[@Storm27ification]

Facts bro

[@chuckers40]

I would put the NBA on CBS (83-89) right there with this theme

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

90s NFL on Fox was pretty decent too.

[@nasien]

💯 Agreed

[@mizztree81]

When you heard the introduction narrated by bob costas or Marv Albert and then the NBA on NBC theme music, you knew you were about to witness something special. Those were the days! I feel privileged to have grown up during the 80s and 90s! Today's kids will never know the feeling...

[@JimmyJam1125]

Amen. I tell my 2 sons this weekly and they're sick of it

[@beani24329]

Now you get to look forward to Van Gundy yapping away, Jackson with his awful catchphrases, crowd noise cut, and strange camera angles. That plus an eighth grader drooling over the first crush. I think we all know what network we’re talking about and what player.

[@partyyartie]

Amen. 🙏🏼

[@scrub2789]

@@beani24329 Which player are you talking about?

[@JimmyJam1125]

@@scrub2789 LeFraud James

[@austin256256]

Metallica + NBA on NBC + Marv Albert = absolute epicness, this video gives me the chills. I wish I was born earlier so I could've watched it live.

[@barryallen8745]

I don't think the people watching at the time knew exactly how epic this was. I'm glad I saw it now knowing what I know now

[@austin256256]

+Arshad Khan I think so, I kind of doubt someone created this with random clips and a video editor.

[@sportjames23]

+Arshad Khan Yup, this is how it aired. I remember watching this game. Well, I had to (look at my avatar). ;)

[@JimmyJam1125]

I was 17 and from Chicago. I have not watched more than five total NBA games since including my Bulls. from the talent to the play to the broadcast production the NBA will never ever be that good again

[@claus1225]

yeah. one thing i dont regret in my life was watching the bulls in the 90s. You wont see such a team again.

[@Azner101]

Living in NY during this time I remember my teachers would come up with some lame excuse to miss work just to watch or attend the games between the Bulls v Knicks. That's loyalty and passion to the game

[@bigboom5209]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kaijudirector5336]

They should have wheeled in TVs and had the entire class watch if they wanted to!

[@wilnerolivier7971]

@@kaijudirector5336 They couldn't do no,such thing because those games were either on the weekend or in primetime during the week!!

[@taskinulhaque7366]

That is so true the hype around the Knicks was amazing back then good to see that alive again this year. #LETSGOKNICKS !!!!

[@eazye519]

The games were at night

[@darkchocolate3390]

We don't have intros like this anymore because we need to have more ads and stupid takes from sports pundits

[@ceddycedchin]

One of the best teasers ever. The zoom out to Times Square was a stroke of genius The Garden was truly rocking.

[@derlandellison4618]

How can I get these feelings back? These intros are legendary. Brings back some of the best memories I have.

[@MotorCityPhoenix313]

1:23 can we please appreciate the transition with that smooth AF pull back of the camera? The producers at NBC sports back in the 90s were in a league of their own!

[@kweli05]

That was top notch. Showing the taxis driving, you could feel the energy of NYC.

[@geraldanthonykelly]

These were good times!! I miss these days.

[@itz.deerius4152]

I thought I was the only one that noticed that

[@HarpingOnSports]

That was simply art

[@JaredCreem]

This sounds like the intro to title fight.

[@2001mark]

NBA on ABC has now aired longer than NBA on NBC... not cool.

[@artformemcee1836]

Agree,abc does an horrible job compared to back when Nbc had the Nba. Hell even the theme music was way better,now they try too get u pumped up by listening to Flo-rida smh lol

[@dunde8889]

Wow didn't realize that. Makes me feel old. I remember how disappointing it was during ABCs first year in 2003

[@TheLocalLt]

dunde8889 go on Wikipedia and look how much the ratings dropped for the NBA Finals in 2003. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so sad. ESPN not only took over and then vultured ABC Sports but they destroyed their reputation for excellence as well. Literally right up until the day ESPN and ABC merged in 1997, ABC was #1 in sports and had been for years and years. The best games and the best coverage as well. NBC and Fox had pulled to within a close second by that point. And then after the merger, which remember merged the #1 sports network with the #1 sports cable channel, Disney decided to try and take a bigger lead on Fox and NBC in sports by buying the rights to basically every single sport around 2000-05. This priced NBC out and led to their rapid decline as intended; NBC had jettisoned basically every sport by 2002. But having so much content inevitably left some of it neglected, and ESPN and ABC alienated both basketball and hockey fans with its lackluster coverage of both the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals. This was the first ever hit to the reputation of ABC Sports, and Al Michaels didn’t like the criticism of his association with the poorly promoted and produced coverage of both finals. This was too much for him to handle, with the final straw being Monday Night Football moving to cable and becoming the #2 game of the week, together with public sniping in the press at Michaels by ESPN exces, led Michaels to demand his release from ESPN in 2006 after calling ESPN/ABC’s last ever Super Bowl (they lost *that* in the new deal as well ), so he could go to NBC who had by now recovered and were starting up Sunday Night Football (which would catapult NBC Sports to #1 in time). With Michaels leaving and Keith Jackson retiring from college football coverage after calling the legendary 2006 Rose Bowl on ABC (ESPN/ABC was losing most of the BCS in the new college contract as well lol), ESPN retired the ABC Sports branding completely. These public hits to ESPN’s reputation from major names also hurt ABC’s reputation both before and after the name change. And since the change, ABC’s reputation has been effectively *entirely* chained to ESPN’s, and ESPN’s reputation since 2006 is pure shit!

[@retroguy1976]

abc is horrendous always hated their coverage since they got it 2002

[@mikevanriel7573]

@@2001mark I don’t think the NBA on ABC is as bad as people think. I do agree that NBC is better.

[@YellowNeon]

Doc Rivers squandering another 2-0 lead I see :(

[@laserramon9926]

IMHO these intros felt like you were about to watch a heavyweight boxing main event. I don't feel that about todays NBA.

[@littl3m0nkey]

"Yes, the Knicks and the Bulls are THE headline attraction on Broadway!" Marv Albert = GOAT

[@RySenkari]

Just 40 years before, the Knicks had to play at the National Guard armory if the circus was in town. Oh, how things changed.

[@MrJimmy3459]

back when you got more excited for NBA playoff action than the Super Bowl

[@rudyamezquita2440]

yup especially on sun afternoons

[@krlm2280]

@@rudyamezquita2440 facts

[@gyoyobw123]

When did it flip? Was it when MJ retired?

[@domc9026]

@@gyoyobw123 yup

[@gilmorehappy7141]

Damn Right MJ was King of all Sports

[@ShariaLawAllDay]

Talk about GOOSEBUMPS AND CHILLS!!!! AAAAAA 90'S BASKETBALL WAS THE BEST EVER, ESPECIALLY WHEN WATCHING IT ON NBC!!! THAT INTRO IS THE BEST EVER INTRO IN ANY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS GAME!

[@JimmyJam1125]

1000%. Michael Jordan in the Bulls and Marv Albert on the mic was some serious magic back then

[@ATLKing404]

The 90s was the only decade where the NBA was more popular than the NFL or MLB

[@ATLKing404]

The 90s was the greatest decade in sports history. NFL NBA MLB, all of it wass at its best

[@pavelbrodskiy7216]

The combination of this intro + Marv Albert's iconic voice + and the announcer is just too epic. This shit DEFINED basketball and made it exciting beyond words.I was like 9 or 10 and me and my dad would watch these games and root for the Knicks lol.

[@JimmyJam1125]

Marv Albert's contribution to the greatness of the NBA's golden era can not be denied. It was only 3 years, but i believe him and fratello are the greatest broadcast team the league ever saw.

[@TheLocalLt]

Jimmy JAM YES

[@TheLocalLt]

Jimmy JAM (and it counts!) 😉

[@dannygotem]

My favorite was when bill walton and steve jones were on the broadcast. I cracked up so much.

[@Matthew_-yd9vp]

Hes also the best at biting girls

[@krlm2280]

Facts every kid was shooting a 3 in the backyard or school ground saying from downtown yess!

[@scyanks7]

Back when the NBA meant NO BABIES ALLOWED!

[@benjaminbritt7862]

scyanks7 Then why was Bill Laimbeer allowed to play?

[@melokid99]

no boys allowed

[@Balal8281]

Benjamin Britt cause babies don't have two championships

[@benjaminbritt7862]

Chaldo1000 Yeah, I bet that's what Luke Walton says too...

[@Ozziemints]

Yes sir.

[@2fast4uspartan]

Listen to that crowd, anybody hear crowds like that at NBA games anymore?

[@benjaminbritt7862]

2fast4uspartan Yes

[@pavelbrodskiy7216]

2fast4uspartan same with concerts, no fucking energy whatsoever. The 90s were something special.

[@bigblue9996]

+A. Baldwin I was at a Rangers game last month and the intensity was amazing. What you hear on TV is wayyyyyyy different when your there in person.

[@ceddycedchin]

2fast4uspartan Real fans.

[@AKUNJIG]

I'm watching this on my phone and it's amazing how much energy the fans are giving!

[@craigreeves5465]

I'm not crying, you're crying!

[@partyyartie]

🥺😥

[@RobertoFlack]

Let's give John Tesh his damn Flowers!

[@Storm27ification]

Huge facts

[@nathanprentiss7578]

It’s not official, but nbc is gonna be back in the nba!!! Roundball rock let’s go!

[@THERobertL2000]

It is now! Fall 2025!

[@jajuangordy4394]

And now we can say the NBA on NBC is back starting fall 2025 on NBC and peacock. NBC will have regular season games on Sunday nights after the NFL season and Tuesday nights throughout the regular season, NBC will now be the home of the NBA All-Star weekend, the NBA opening night double header and the MLK Day games. Peacock will have 50 regular season games on Monday nights. NBC and peacock will have 28 first and second round games with most of them being on NBC and 6 Conference Finals series, unfortunately NBC won't have the NBA finals. And yes, NBC got round ball Rock back. The WNBA will also be returning to NBC.

[@jadprinz482]

Coming back to NBC thank god 🔥🔥🔥

[@chaunseybillings5381]

It's coming back with the TNT Crew

[@marsrox2]

​@@chaunseybillings5381as much as we wish that, that's not remotely close to true

[@Julian-yc4hn]

​@@marsrox2 It's very true the NBA is coming back to NBC in 2025-26 completely sucks that Turner will lose the NBA after this season like the Chicago bulls dynasty in the 90s going out on top now NBC must get the NBA finals from Disney It's been completely watered-down since 2002

[@marsrox2]

@@Julian-yc4hn my reply was towards the guy who said that NBC will feature the TNT crew. I wasn’t disagreeing about the well known fact that the NBA on NBC is returning

[@Julian-yc4hn]

@marsrox2 My apologies for that I'm so happy for the return of NBA on NBC

[@Armand2700]

God I miss the Garden in big playoffs game. No better place to be

[@ryanc9888]

Armand Berdynaj it’s criminal the Knicks are so bad every season, nothing like a big game at MSG

[@Villazento]

"The NBA on NBC on Primetime" Goosebumps

[@tvtechwonv27]

Back when nba was for real. Now it's a joke with social media bs!!

[@artformemcee1836]

Agree 100% wacthing this brings chills too the back of my spine. This is when u use too get your whole family too wacth a game together. Unfortunately times have changed the nba isnt even exciting anymore

[@campdry]

+Grace JD And I agree 100%

[@MotorCityPhoenix313]

@@artformemcee1836 you're so right. The whole family would sit down to watch the game. Absolutely doesn't happen anymore. NBA puts me to sleep now.

[@beani24329]

Now it’s a bunch of crybabies whose stars are all BFFs so they can team up for an easy ring without having to work hard during the season. Ewing and Jordan wouldn’t have teamed up. Neither would Magic or Bird. The stars wanted to beat each other back then.

[@NickIntoTech]

@@beani24329 Thank god That Giannis took out the Supernets, A Suns and Bucks Finals was Very refreshing

[@stage51manager]

NBA on NBC is back 2024-2025! NBC beats out TNT.

[@oopopp]

That knicks team was STARKED.... errrr I mean STACKED!! I still remember that series even though I was a little kid then. That baseline DUNK by Starks shook america. Back then MJ was BIGGER than the Superbowl.

[@onionrovirosa]

Remember Michael is BACK

[@sehelms84]

They were saying GOAT back in 1993?!!

[@freeguy3751]

Yeah that shocked me too!

[@MrGayle_]

The pre-game narrative. :whew: The montages. The background. The hype.

[@2MuchRandom]

Darren Gayle Don't forget the music.

[@Storm27ification]

Yes @Darren Gayle

[@Azner101]

Chills still goes down my spine

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

We had the most amazing sports culture. This is chills on command. Would give anything for sports to be this again.

[@JimmyJam1125]

I know exactly what you are talking about and unfortunately we never will.

[@JimmyJam1125]

27 in a row at MSG! And Bulls manage to win in biggest game of the season. Greatness.

[@artformemcee1836]

Good old days for sure!! This is when teams actually mattered

[@KTF0]

Me as a Knicks fan - "We got this" The Bulls - "Nope"

[@toddsands6000]

That introduction of "he's back!" during game 5 previews put chills down my spine as a Knicks fan. And yes, he was back! I was overseas when my Army buddies were all watching that game. Half the room rooting for the Bulls, other half rooting for the Knicks. Jubilation for the Bulls fans after that game. Agony for us Knicks fans. That game 5 tormented us Knicks fans because we all knew the Knicks were finished. No way the Knicks were winning game 6 in Chicago.

[@Storm27ification]

@@toddsands6000 Those are memories right there

[@jaxsonfugate9353]

Smith...Smith...Smith stripped. Smith stopped! Smith stopped again! By Pippen!

[@codeman3788]

now THAT is how you hype a basketball game

[@Melbester9]

March 9 NBA TV deal negotiations begins. NBC going to bid heavily to get NBA rights back for first time in 2 decades sinxe ABC took over. PRAY NBC GETS THE GOOD BIDS AND GET NBA ON NBC BACK! TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Spread the word and get NBA on NBC back for a long time and new generation of basketball fans.

[@AJ42K]

Hold on a second? GOAT was an acronym in the 90s all this time? WHAT???

[@MrCHITOWN247]

Nope...GOAT was not an acronym back in the 90s at least not for that article....back then GOAT used to mean you were a failure you were the problem....which is why if you look at the articles they showed in the between the word GOAT "the crying game" "the air is human" also negative press towards MJ. LL Cool J had an album in 2000 called G.O.A.T. The acronym skyrocketed afterwards.

[@onionrovirosa]

It’s personal!!!! MJ I am coming

[@brianhines1452]

Those were the good ole' days for the Knicks, Bulls, and the NBA. I was 14 years young during the 1993 Playoffs. This was my favorite era of the NBA.

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

I was finishing up the 4th grade. My favorite era too. I miss the NBA on NBC.

[@EJayyDreadHead]

Damn now you're 42 years old

[@bmla88]

Not so good for the Knicks

[@sacheenmehta1982]

man this theme coming back gives me chills. Please get the tnt guys

[@markkokojenko1900]

Knicks could never beat Jordan

[@kooj22]

You talk about a legacy defying game for all involved. This series/playoffs pretty much cemented Michael Jordan as the greatest ever. This game I feel gets lost among the greatest games ever played in the NBA. I think it's easily top 10. The Knicks wanted to beat Jordan so bad and had him on the ropes, 0-2 and didn't want to let their lead slip. And Jordan, wanted that 3-peat and to show the media there was no doubt who the greatest ever was. The stakes were so damn high. Helps when you also have two of the greatest coaches and two of the greatest cities in America going at it in the golden era of the NBA. I'm biased, but no better rivalry in basketball was better when Jordan's Bulls matched up against Ewing's Knicks.

[@kalibr22]

Lakers vs Celtics is 2nd greatest rivalry in sports

[@3fifteen11]

This theme takes me back to a time where I cared deeply about the NBA and watched as many games as I could. Nowadays it feels like the players sleepwalk through the regular season and it's just not as exciting. Ah, the 90's, a decade I thought I hated at the time but have grown to look back fondly on.

[@JimmyJam1125]

Chase Ryan Im 40 bro. 90s were then best. Pre Social media bullshit.

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

I couldn't get enough NBA during this era. I lived in the DC-area and got the Bullets games. The Superstation would air Hawks games on Tuesdays. You had the NBA on TBS Thursdays and NBA on TNT on Fridays, Inside Stuff on Saturdays, and the NBA on NBC on Sundays (and Saturdays late in the year).

[@kyrerichardson4613]

when you heard this intro you knew Jordan was going to kick some arse

[@KingpinPadre]

Hi everybody, I'm Marv Albert, along with the Czar of the Telestrator.......

[@JimmyJam1125]

KingpinPadre ...those 2 called Bulls first 3peat run...amazing chemistry. Best call by 2 man booth the league has ever seen.

[@ドラゴンボール_おたく]

Back when the NBA was exciting to watch nowadays in the 2010's and years to come the NBA isn't the same anymore

[@albertocrane6344]

blah blah blah.

[@MrEazyze]

Hh

[@mojo-eq4ln]

Yeah, NBA is trash now

[@DavidBagga]

Marv albert is calling his final playoff games in this years ECF. So iconic! ✊🏽

[@jaisango]

Wow...brings bk so many great memories as a teenager.

[@eazye519]

This shit gets me so fired up it makes me want to get into a fist fight with my mom!

[@forcechief]

That's an epic intro! And Enter Sandman on top of it, makes it even more badass! I Love Metallica! I think everyone knows who won this game by the way.

[@facelessandnameless]

Agreed 🤘

[@clarencewright3525]

The best sports intro EVER!!! That music is addictive, AWESOME!!!

[@wjmoore17]

That title chyron with the pull-out into downtown New York was slick by any standard.

[@gilmorehappy7141]

I'm 30 years old from a Chi Town Suburb watched MJ rip apart NY my entire life, these series were the best athletics I ever seen. Pure Intensity and The Bulls never let us down! Thanks MJ + SCOTTIE

[@richiebee1984]

So fucked up we could only beat the bulls once in a while.

[@dm6187]

The hatred was real between the teams, but so was the mutual respect.

[@Azner101]

The moment the NBA on NBC came on everything outside of that did not matter!!

[@VictorLopez-fq8ju]

Jordan broke their hearts

[@kidpeligro7878]

NY media calls out Jordan that he is, after all, only human. Jordan: "Ok, its now personal"

[@Dakid015]

the suspenseful pre game narratives, Marv Albert or Bob Costas voice, the view of the home team's arena and city skyline, and last but not least the theme music...natural energy booster!

[@Storm27ification]

Most definitely.... I remember those days

[@mister_bailey]

Goodness! The Knicks won 27 straight at MSG going into this one? That's pretty amazing. You forget how good they were back then because Chicago and their whole mystique had the tendency to overshadow those things. I was spoiled growing up with this era of the NBA. I feel like the league is finally getting back to this level of competition. These 2015 playoffs were the best I've seen since the 90s.

[@willn8664]

There were a lot of teams overshadowed. Shaq and Penny in the Magic. The Jazz with Stockton and Malone. Heck even the 2 time champs the Rockets were overshadowed by the Bulls. Sad part is that yhe Knicks could have won at least 3 championships. That last opportunity was during the NBA lockout. The knicks were really stacked with Larry Johnson, Allan Houston, Ewing, and Sprewell. Its a damn shame.

[@officialthomasjames]

NBA needs to bring back this feeling of magnitude and spectacle.

[@wadjay1117]

Damn Enter Sandman in the beginning.

[@tripod206]

Had to come here after seeing some people try to say espn's nba theme will be just as revered in 10 years. I feel sorry for those who didn't get to see the NBA in the 90's.

[@satyamurli]

One of the great rivalries of all time. Two unbelievable defensive teams and the greatest player stepping up to deliver! this was the NBA at its best....

[@jlozano281]

wow this was written 14 years ago. How do you like the NBA now?

[@ericwill06]

My favorite intro for ANY game EVER!!! I remember seeing this for the first time way back in 93. As a Bull fan I was scared after the first 2 games, but the Bulls showed life back in Chi and got "BACK" into the series. What a childhood!!! Thanks Bulls, Thank MJ

[@evaburnz]

there isn't much - if anything - that compares to the NBA on NBC intros for Jordan-era Chicago Bulls playoff games in the 90s with regard to getting me hyped out of my sanity!

[@MyKittyPercy]

“It’s just nostalgia. Life wasn’t actually better.” Nah. It was definitely better!

[@Icecodes]

No one did a better presentation than NBC. Timeless

[@javierbedolla4248]

These were incredible times in Chicago and to be a Bulls fan. I was just 18 at the time. I grew up with MJ and Scottie. So lucky.

[@Will-yp6ny]

The BEST simply THE BEST!!!! I wish the NBA goes back to NBC again...

[@mnbeast4026]

I wish also

[@dreamcage1801]

NBA on NBC was the best thing that ever happened to us basketball 🏀 fans in the 90s. Now nbc is expected to be very aggressive in getting the nba package again and I’m on board completely.

[@5r248]

When I see the NBC peacock light up plus the theme music I get chills

[@pashanoble9359]

Make the NBA Great Again

[@ericjohnson3987]

When this song came on, u knew shit was about to get real.

[@goteam1222]

This was one of the most important games in NBA history. The course of history would be totally different based on the result.

[@JimmyJam1125]

You know what. You're not lying

[@crb4059]

NBA on NBC? Its baaaaack

[@fredfells209]

You couldn't missed the intros! NBC was kind of like some instigators! You miss the intros it's like you missed the game!

[@thegoldstandard55]

Metallica song, Jim Fagan the voice, Bob Costas announcing, Michael Jordan vs Patrick Ewing, NBC logo intro the John Tesh's Roundball Rock and Marv Albert's play by play. What a golden era compared to what we have now.

[@trollpolice]

The 1990s were bad ass I tell you what

[@adamkufner9208]

HARD!

[@leq6992]

1993 ECF game 5 - THE definitive game of basketball, and the best game ever played, in my opinion. 10 year old me lived and breathed the damn game, and watching this series live (and the Bulls in general from about 1988 on) is the highlight of my entire childhood.

[@tjmiles81]

I remember watching this series with my pops. This was the golden era for basketball. The NBA on NBC theme meant everyone who wasn't into basketball go to another room. We watching quadruple headers today. I can barely stand the NBA these days. It's not the same. Marv Albert and Bob Costas was them dudes. Ahhhh the good ol days. We got spoiled in 90s.

[@ms04m]

John Tesh you're an f'ing legend

[@brianpatrickreddington1750]

METALLICA leading into the NBA ON NBC how good can it get Hard Rock and Heavy Metal music

[@jarod90916]

This an era that will never be duplicated or understood by anyone who didn't live it. God was good to all who lived it.

[@cinnabar546]

been 50 years since the Knicks won a championship thanks MJ

[@Cagon415]

i used to feel bad for john starks. reggie and mj used to abuse the fuck out of that dude lmfao.

[@smithyamiami]

Starks held his own against the GOAT and Reggie pretty well, moron.

[@Cagon415]

Yaneek Smith man please. starks used to get roasted. it's not like he was playing scrubs. relax kid.

[@thomasmsdonagh8613]

John starks was a bitch when he played the bulls even when he played the pacers couldn't hit the free throw to win a game pure choke artist just scared of the pressure

[@Leonard_Wilson]

Even though this Knicks team lost, I'd gladly trade the 2013-2014 Knicks team for this team. The 1990's Knicks teams weren't the most talented, but they had heart. This Knicks team just has guys who only care about increasing their points per game like Melo.

[@ドラゴンボール_おたく]

I'd take Patrick Ewing and John Starks over Carmelo Anthony anyday. Today's Knicks fans confuse Carmelo Anthony with an MVP because he's a high scoring player and a ballhog and because the rest of the team sucks

[@keithsmove]

By far, the BEST intro ever except for CBS and the Bird/Magic years.... Just a great tune

[@stevejoseph4514]

NBA doesnt do playoffs like this anymore. barely get an intro

[@Canuck204]

Bulls and Knicks were must see TV back in the 90’s

[@CloneCoalition21]

Enter Sandman..... NBC logo intro..... then comes the theme...... 90S AS FUCK!

[@cliffmontana88]

There will never be a theme as great as “Roundball Rock”. Still gives me goosebumps hearing this intro. One of my favorite childhood memories.

[@johnmaynardapostol2]

Hey! I heard Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” (1991) in the beginning!

[@ZacariasMetiendo]

Christ...I miss when my Knicks were this good. 27 in a row at the Garden? Shit....that's a pipe dream nowadays!

[@ATLKing404]

I know, now Im just hoping the win 27 games in the season.

[@paullopez2021]

NBA on NBC in 2025-26: Spurs - Thunder, Wemby - Chet, this time **IT'S PERSONAL**!!

[@TheNationsRListening]

One of the greatest introductions ever. Not to mention the greatest nickname ever in broadcasting, “The Czar of The Telestrator.” Marv Albert and Mike Fratello. Genius!

[@soulchorea]

I believe John Tesh created this masterpiece theme song. Best theme song of all time.

[@greeneye5977]

Better times in the NBA. Simpler. Home whites. Away color. I don't know what the hell they're doing these days. Oh yeah... And no tattoos!!!!

[@marsrox2]

Michael Smith yes, it is the tattoos that are the problem. That is some highly ignorant shit

[@mpadi]

Back when the NBA was worth watching.

[@laxfan727]

God damn I miss intense knicks playoff games. Hearing hoping Porzingod brings us a run in the near future

[@slapshot68]

laxfan727 think the fiz is the nxt JVG

[@freeguy3751]

Your comment did not age well laxfan 🤣

[@laxfan727]

@@freeguy3751 Porzingis absolutely not. But hey first playoff series win in ten years! Jalen Brunson baby!!!!

[@richie6884]

As a Celtics fan, it sucks that they were trash during the 90s. it would've been awesome to see them in dope intros such as this.

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

it's like the beatles have come to town. yep i remember those years, when TV was the internet and cellphone and ruled pop sports talk. no websites to read or twitter. this was it!