1996 Eastern Conference Finals Game 4

✔️Thanks For Watching / Commenting / Liking / Sharing & Subscribing

[@risefm001]

The 90s...the BEST NBA Era of all time.

[@taitpeter9238]

say it again for the ppl in the back

[@checkanr138]

prime bulls would win vs any team of the last 25 years...

[@taitpeter9238]

im a bulls fan but the golden state warriors with kd will give prime bulls a run for their money, i def would pay for watch those two teams duke it out@@checkanr138

[@iloveyoumadhuri]

NBC = Greatest NBA Network ever!!!

[@lishsc3]

@@iloveyoumadhuriWithout a doubt!!

[@tolusanni9353]

Loved the 90's commercials in addition to the game.

[@efrainmartinez5687]

Those intros... NBA on NBC! Such nice memories!

[@zonetalkssports5448]

I Miss em too

[@realniggashit3]

Before the NBA went woke...

[@AintOver3000]

😢

[@LeafyNebula]

This gets me more hype than the current state of the nba

[@sergiokozerenko2465]

Back in the days the defense was amazing. Also, refs calling travels and keeping the game straight is refreshing.

[@jayzee316]

they literally stopped calling travels for lebron, he travels half the time he drives.

[@brianwilliams6167]

​@@jayzee316true comment......and then it's gotten worse from there

[@caidendaniel4537]

Jesus saves ❤

[@letsrevieweverything144]

People in 2023 claim the players today are more skilled...yet these guys played defense. Even if they werent good at it they tried. The lazy ass players of today just want to jack up 3's all day and play zero defense. The commissioner is to blame but so are the players.

[@stefandjurachkovitch8624]

There’s no doubting the competitive presence in these games

[@LeafyNebula]

Jordan was, is and always the GOAT

[@thepointsworld491]

I really like this version of Shaq. Athletic, can dribble, can shoot free throws decently...fun to watch. Also, it cracked me up how pumped Rodman would get after making a free throw 😂

[@user-wl2wu2qz1o]

Bro really said decently 😂

[@pureshooter7477]

@@user-wl2wu2qz1o I think he missed the graphic at the start.

[@markellzey1531]

Did you even watch 10 seconds of this video? They showed a stat where he was 37% in the playoffs and 25% in the series against Chicago...lol

If you mean someone that has to be less than 3 ft from the basket to make the shot then Shaq is athletic. He would never have won a championship at all without allstar players around him. IMO he's pathetic the way he bangs his body into the guard in order to get right under the basket.

[@markellzey1531]

Dude, I love Kobe, I really do, but early 2000's Shaq was easily the best player in the NBA.

[@liberalmadness7248]

How Orlando could just let Shaq walk away is one of the biggest organizational screw ups in history!

[@brandonknight7486]

Management was skeptical about giving Shaq a big contract then Shaq had a meeting with Jerry West during the Olympics and they came to a verbal agreement to sign with the Lakers and after that Magic was open to giving Shaq a big contract but by that time it was too late🤦

[@1027srich]

The straw that broke the camel's back was when Orlando had a poll for their fans: "Is Shaq worth $100 million??" and 85% said NO (which even back then I couldn't understand)

[@mikefolknation2851]

I don't blame Shaq for leaving. Magic management and the fans poll really disrespected him.

[@ghariiscool]

Had orlando paid him...they'd probably have won at least a couple of titles

[@YouCanCallMeLizzy]

He wanted to act. And rap. There was nothing Orlando could say or do to a unrestricted free agent.

[@onesoundfoundation]

With the commercials!! Love it. Like stepping in a time capsule.

[@stefandjurachkovitch8624]

Bulls and Jordan were not gonna be stopped in this era..

[@blakefranklin882]

Aww summer of 96. Wanting Shaq to crush the Bulls, bumping All eyez on me, rocking my Shaqs, borrowing my dads 1995 ford villiager to go to my boys house to watch the game

[@ILoveOldTWC]

Shaq didn't crush the Bulls, it was the other way around.

[@scandelez]

@@ILoveOldTWCyou can’t read

[@checkanr138]

Captain Smart ass detected @@ILoveOldTWC

[@roblepper8418]

My stepdad had tickets to this game and gave them away. I was pissed could of watched Michael, Pippen, Penny, and Shaq. I lived in Orlando at the time and was a huge Magic fan and was annoyed they lost. The Bulls were unstoppable that year though. Jordan was a cold blooded assassin.

[@haezeushawkins436]

Why he do that ?

[@sealoftheliving4998]

Sweep Revenge😂😂😂

[@danielcurry4011]

People were saying in 1996 that Orlando was supposedly going to give Chicago a run for their money. You had Shaq,Penny and Dennis Scott all series even if Horace Grant,Nick Anderson and Brian Shaw were injured still got swept. New York and Seattle did a better job of giving Chicago a run for their money at least winning a game or two.

[@into_play3226]

Well, the Magic did eliminate the Bulls the year before. So it wasn’t super far-fetched to think they would do it again.

[@grzenio80]

no one never come back from 3-0 down and Orlando was trying against 96 Bulls team, IMPOSSIBLE

[@LeafyNebula]

Those cars in the commercials were peak driving back then 😅😅😅 man

[@joshuagoodrow]

This game between the Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic first aired on Monday, Memorial Day, May 27th, 1996.

[@realniggashit3]

My favorite Memorial Day memory aside from Sean Elliott's Memorial Day Miracle 3 years later

[@ericradford2142]

The same day that Scott Hall debuted on WCW Nitro

[@checkanr138]

random af @@ericradford2142

[@fredharris1049]

I loved watching the Shaq-Penny Magic back in the mid-90's. They were my favorite team. I was devastated when Shaq went to L.A., but he did win 3 titles there, and then a 4th with Miami. Seems like he made the right move for him. He might have won some titles in Orlando, but it's extremely difficult to imagine him winning more than the 3 he won as a Laker.

[@EFXVoila]

Kobe helped. Kobe Bryant was easily 2 tiers above Penny. The injuries of Penny unfortunately might have cut him out of way more accolades.

[@rcpainter3023]

As a resident of Chicago at the time and obviously a Bulls fan, I liked the Magic and thought they were going to be a powerhouse in the following years. As a young team to already have gone to the playoffs and even a championship series I believe they could have been a great team and probably would have won at least a couple of championships if not more. But Shaq left so there went that potential.

Oh yeah Shaq could really make those shots as long as he's 2 ft from the basket. Pathetic.

[@Mari000]

What a great game especially after the previous year when the Magic acted like they won the championship after beating the Bulls.

[@vladiator8120]

I remember game 4 like it was yesterday. Jordan absolutely buried the Magic, I believe Jordan scored 45 points in game 4. Jordan didn't let the Magic get any momentum, once he knew he could sweep them he made sure they died in the water. Just crazy!

[@poyjpaxson767]

Soft

[@alexanderdelmoro-ki7wd]

Absolutely one of the biggest swept in the playoffs

[@crews-lj3ph]

​@@poyjpaxson767u call Jordan soft foh

[@bubufubu]

Jordan didn't sweep them. The Bulls did. It's a team sport.

[@caidendaniel4537]

Jesus saves ❤

[@castorchua]

Shaq ended up playing 19 seasons 😂

[@bolebole161]

But his peak years were done after he left the Lakers.

[@Erix7810]

Hardaway was so smooth.

[@zonetalkssports5448]

I really wonder how good he would of been long term with out those injuries. Amazing talent before his time.

[@mkhan8527]

Him and grant hill, a better version of kobe. Had injuries did not derail their careers. Sky was the limit.

[@realniggashit3]

@@zonetalkssports5448 He, Larry Johnson, Allan Houston, and Jamal Mashburn were the biggest what-ifs from that era.

[@Wasupde]

@@mkhan8527let Kobe rest in peace it’s sad the only way u can hype a player is by bashing another. Like they ain’t good to stand on their own nba achievements u gotta bash Kobe to make ‘em look good.

[@Wasupde]

⁠@@mkhan8527it’s a reason Kobe is Kobe and y’all say what if grant hill penny ain’t get hurt etc. magic had prime shaq and penny couldn’t beat the bulls. The knicks bullets etc gave them a harder time than the magic Kobe got 3 rings with shaq they never got swept n playoffs but y’all love what if bs

[@HeathOverledger]

MJ definitely missed the last two freebies on purpose to keep the 45 points 😂👌🏿 but I also love his emphasis on the collective team effort during the series in the post game interview

[@TheFly212]

Michael Jordan was just a fucking monster. Holy shit.

[@billj4525]

Oh yeah, and that's an understatement if anything. Some people couldn't even believe what they were seeing with MJ.

[@buffcosby1038]

More traveling calls in the first 5 minutes of this game than an entire current nba season 😂

[@denigster]

who cares !

[@k3nfr0st39]

​@denigster your attitude of why travels not being called today is why the NBA is all but dead... nothing but "entertainment" any more.

[@HeathOverledger]

I’m gonna call this performance the surgeon because as the game and series wore on Orlando starts strong and trails off, while the Bulls start quietly then build the defensive intensity. MJ cooking from about 18 feet all afternoon. Masterful performance to take the heart right out of Orlando which at the time was one of the loudest arenas. Thanks for the upload!

[@cheryzheng]

There were a lot of young teams back then who believed they can beat the Bulls by playing 1 or 2 quarters of good basketball. No. To beat the Bulls you need to play 4 quarters of good basketball. Chicago was great at adapting to any opponent, and then at the 4th qt the defense will suffocate you.

[@terenceskill9526]

Watching Jon Kontracts hair-do still makes me smile after all those years.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

I recall watching this game on NBC and the screen being very clear. I am assuming this game was recorded on a old VHS tape.

[@HeathOverledger]

NBA needs to open up the vault to us already. All hi-def versions of the games going back to Bill Russell’s Celtics

[@Alex-ss4bk]

7:55 came here for the theme music like what others have said. that was THE music for the NBA

[@christianr5202]

NBA on NBC, all about it makes you hype up for the game and those are great times... Was 10 y/o back then...

[@ILoveOldTWC]

Bulls swept the Magic 4-0 on Memorial Day, May 27, 1996, on the 5-year anniversary that they swept the Pistons 4-0.

[@timhoward5]

In which both team beaten them previously.

[@marcellehardingsr.511]

I never would have let shaq leave my team

[@meg-k-waldren]

1:42:58 is why Steph Curry would struggle in the 90s. Just look at how far beyond the 3pt line MJ closes out.

[@matthewwarbington4125]

i love that team but yeah going up against mj id love too see that

[@IamJdTrent]

His dad played in the 90s 😂.

[@pepstalynn]

These were two of my favorite teams i loved to watch play back in the 90s

[@markanders250]

2:32:48 fun fact, Jordan intentionally missed his last two free throws so he would finish with 45 points. That's because the Magic's Nick Anderson disparaged Jordan the year before when he wore #45 by saying that “number 45 doesn’t explode like number 23 used to. Number 45 is not number 23". LOL

[@brianwilliams6167]

Hmmm? U sher? Some pple said he "purposely" let the sonics win games 4 and 5 so he could win it on father's day......but if u watch those games (particularly game 5) Jordan is very animated and upset when calls go against him...etc....very passionate about winning those games... All it takes is for him or pip to land funny and injure and then BOOM the series takes a terrible turn....

[@brianwilliams6167]

Hell to be honest I think Horace grant (who was the MVP of the '95 series between these two teams) wasn't injured for the whole series but knew Orlando didn't stand a chance .. lol

[@markanders250]

@@brianwilliams6167 Yes, after the game when asked about it, he said “Sometimes, things are very ironic" and smiled.

[@denigster]

he took it personal

[@devangpatel5227]

shaq knew he was out

[@SmoothCriminalxD]

Kerr played some great defense for a smaller guy. Love seeing that.

[@thewatcher8343]

man this presentation was so good. still better than any other network decades later.

[@mariaestelahernandez275]

The NBA on NBC Showtime miss those days

[@mariobryant8803]

Jordan wanted to make a statement in sealing the series with a masterpiece. He said it was a team vendetta like it was going against Detroit. Both series were clean sweeps 🧹.

[@ckyung1312]

Every player here long since retired except for the Toyota Corolla at 45:00

[@fujiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

what da flip

[@timhoward5]

Yup, lol.

[@anotherelvis]

Slim Shaq was a beast.

[@denigster]

which always lost^^

[@tonyjohnson5958]

What was great about these Bulls teams was they’d let the opponent Blow their load in the 1st and 2nd quarters and just chip away in the 3rd and by the end of the game the Bulls were up 20! Men playing against boys!

[@catc6401]

THAT MINDSET LED THIS MAN TO SUCCESS 💯

[@RobWill5864]

Compare this to today's game.. The rules have changed so much. Lost count of how many travels they called that would get no whistle today.

[@natecole4486]

its called the current soft era,championships no longer mean anything....jokic makes easy baskets and cant really jump .....if he was in the 80's or 90's......will not be a top big man

[@toddanimation]

360 pixels is absolutely brutal.

[@letsrevieweverything144]

watch the sequence from 1:45:53 to 1:46:13 the greatest ever nails a shot...doesnt point to the sky...doesnt talk...just get back and plays smothering defense. im a Jazz fan. Im not biased. Jordan was the best and its not close.

[@HeathOverledger]

That immediately after a couple questionable traveling calls, mind you. Great point.

[@dsc5754]

5:37 Love Doc's philosophy on judging players in sports. Show me a long time of greatness, forget hype ❌❌❌❌❌

[@mikemurray5204]

@4:41 Shaq ended up playing for La and Miami

[@timhoward5]

Both sunny places.

[@Adam_Kazmi]

‘ I was 20 years old in 1996 I remember this game .

[@CarbiesChronicles]

i remember watching this series and knew Chicago wasnt going to be bested

[@vinnymac7565]

Shaq is to free throws as Barkley is to golf.

[@samantharay6098]

Why you gotta do them both like that

[@cheryzheng]

HAHAHAHAHAH

[@ilyakats54]

I get pumped up every time I hear the NBA on NBC theme. So freaking epic!!!

[@jonathanjour4736]

Shaq has always been my favorite player, if the lakers didn't trade him I would have been a lakers fan rn.

[@brianwilliams6167]

He won one with Miami so ...wasn't all that bad decision....and Kobe talked Phil into coming back...besides if Shaq hadn't left idk if Kobe would have the legacy he wound up having. What he did between '06-'10 is what really created his legend.. MVP...scoring titles....finals MVPs....etc....

[@borger99]

No wonder Shaq is the way he is today. He was so confident determined and meanwhile, the media seems to have been really hammering home how often they came up short. Time after time. Just a loaded era, nothing he could do. But man, he just could not hit free throws, that’s traumatizing for him.

[@checkanr138]

back then ppl did not hype players up thirsting 4 the next superstar because there already was jordan. Today it seems that a few good games are enough so you are called a superstar. 😀

[@ChrisM07]

It was the lopsided eliminations Shaq was getting criticized rather than him not winning a championship in general.

[@jeremyc9593]

1:48:07 Rodman with his arms raised after the 3 shows that the guy always just wanted to win

[@letsrevieweverything144]

i couldnt stand rodman...that being said....he is right there with the hardest working guys in the league ever. best rebounder i have ever seen and his defense especially with detroit was perfect. put him on lebron...put him on curry....they wouldnt have a prayer.

[@jc4388]

1:46:09 he just had a higher gear, here he starts and finishes the break. Even jordan said worm was only a little bit bigger than me but the most dominant forward/rebounder he ever saw. All heart and ability to go get the ball. Sonics definitely win in 96 sans worm.

[@very_awake]

This is awesome… it comes with the commercials! Truly a nostalgia trip

[@Codesta]

I love it when they call travels that are travels. And also offensive fouls. But a lot of the travels they called in this game weren’t travels.

[@jamesojuoke]

Watching

[@moodiegreen5410]

That Pepsi commercial, god I loved the 90's. The more you drink, the more stuff you're gonna get. Greatness

[@rodrigocortes1353]

Loved these NBA🎉 years

[@nonya8966]

Shaq in the best shape of his career

[@HeathOverledger]

Ironic because Kobe would be on him about it later on

[@bevrosity]

you see him runnin? lmao incredible

[@denigster]

i dont think so - fat shaq was unstoppable - slim shaq was trash when it counts

[@ChrisM07]

​@@denigster ​Shaq was always "unstoppable" against slower footed players and while agile players were considered his kryptonite. Besides he was already built like a tank at this point look at his arms here.

[@FernandoGonzalez-mk4ix]

2:25:32 became the iconic intro for NBA action

[@metalgear5289]

nostalgic. beautiful basketball. i love this game.

[@marcellehardingsr.511]

I don't care how uncomfortable he would have been but one thing for sure is that he would have been on MY team and that's not up for debate at all

[@brianwilliams6167]

1:31:00 hahha chris rock advertising long distance phone calls ....geeze... 1996 is the first year i ever saw internet advertisement.....

[@brivvy]

I shouldn’t be this emotional watching this. Damn I miss basketball back then. And we had a squad on Orlando

[@dapper892]

Was a bulls fan but Orlando was THE up and coming team. When MJ left they helped fill the void. Shaq and Penny were as exciting as it got. MJ coming back f’d that all up for Orlando.

[@lbo9134]

Dennis Rodman saying Shaq would be a good player...someday 😂

[@YvngGoat_]

They brush 1995 under the rug for MJ

[@HeathOverledger]

What? Did you watch the whole game??

[@ChrisM07]

Not really, it's well known how much of a difference Rodman made.

[@coldsnap5742]

"I'll never give up. Even if a million people point fingers, I'll never give up." A few weeks later, he gave up and joined the Lakers.

[@kingdave31]

Because the Lakers offered more money. The NBA is a business.

[@coldsnap5742]

@@kingdave31 So he gave up.

[@kingdave31]

@@coldsnap5742 Or the Magic gave up on him by not paying him his market value. I don't know why people expect players to be loyal but not owners.

[@coldsnap5742]

@@kingdave31 "I'll never give up. Even if a million people point fingers, I'll never give up." Shaquille O'Neal, 1996 "I don't believe in ring-chasing. I want to stay with the Cavs and build a champion." LeBron James, 2009

[@ivanvillarruz8412]

I love this Magic team. But they were too confident because of their success against the Bulls in 95. It wasn't as competitive as it should have been for a ECF series. The Bulls especially those who were there in 95, were just itchin for payback.

[@pomerlain8924]

I don't think it was overconfidence. The Bulls were just better and they remembered the year before. Nobody was beating that Bulls team.

[@ivanvillarruz8412]

@@pomerlain8924 Observe how they were when being interviewed about how they feel about their match-up with a 72-10 team.

[@ChrisM07]

​@@ivanvillarruz8412 Well they were the defending conference champions they obviously were confident going into the series. However after Grant's injury in G1 they knew they had no chance of winning from that point on.

[@petme79]

Remember that line from The Last Dance? "Some can, some can't." Pretty much sums up this series. I love the old school commercials though. I actually forgot the brands like Oldsmobile and Plymouth existed. Oh...and Budweiser too 😅

[@blakebortles6098]

0:18 shaq ran away to the westside after this butt kicking

[@thommccarthy1139]

Still kevin harlan what a legend.

[@floridaboy3213]

As a magic fan. It’s painful that we havent won atleast one championship we made it twice and have been close so much it’s legitimately painful.

[@JayScottSmith]

How wild is it that the first 2 places they mentioned Shaq leaving were the Lakers and Miami!?

[@cheryzheng]

Phil Jackson was talking about how the 2 teams became familiar with one another as the series progressed, but no team could ever get used to Bulls 4th quarter defense

[@ghariiscool]

His last game ever with the Orlando magic

[@jaymiller5669]

Why did their coach insist on NOT having any sort of guard movement when the ball went to Shaq in the post??

[@AiSnotDrip]

pass by harper at 19:33 🔥

[@monolithgeometry3221]

How Horace Grant sat out in a do or die game against the BULLS with an elbow sprain ?? To his off arm??? Man, I was shocked to see that. Them Orlando superstars rubbing off on him. $$ Smh

[@ChrisM07]

It nearly got broken in that collision it was clearly a serious injury, it was his shooting arm on top of that.

[@lfranklin118]

Back when players were tryin to get rings. Now it’s all about money and load management sadly

[@Plasmawarrior]

At the time, we all thought that the Bulls/Magic series would have been this epic 7-game series that, even with the decline of Nick Anderson (part of the reason why I think they lost this series). Instead, it was just a reminder of what the 1996 Bulls were really about.

[@metsrus]

shaq improved to 50% at the free throw line with the lakers

[@giannirandolph2986]

Imagine that, jordan playing good when it counts.

[@ghariiscool]

Hard to believe right

[@purpraid451]

I know those three guys at the beginning must feel like fools now predicting how the rest of Shaq's career goes. He gets the last laugh.

[@dsc5754]

4:15 And Kobe used those words against him when he got him traded in 2005 from the Lakers 💯

[@johnny6610]

Jordan a savage, he ended the Pistons and Magic franchise

[@kingdave31]

The Pistons had a good run there in the mid-2000s, even got a ring. Orlando and Charlotte never should've gotten NBA teams to begin with. They're too small to attract quality FAs and will never win.

[@PATRIOT904]

Algorithm popped this up today 3/14/2024

[@anthonyjefferson3941]

If Shaq would had stayed in Orlando those early 2000s championships by the Lakers would have been Orlando's because the Center's that was drafted in the mid 80s were getting passed their time. Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing David Robinson

[@chrisdardar9445]

Still gotta beat Duncan without Kobe

[@lawrencesmith5661]

Look how easily Shaq moved Jordan without even trying 🤔26:30 crazy strength this was young fit shaq LoL that's why I'm so amazed how strong Dennis rodman was how he contains him not stop him but did a great job on guarding him

[@sealoftheliving4998]

This is how the Bulls Revenge on Piston and Magic they both Sweet Swept😂😂😂 4-0

[@Protoman618]

Those commercials lmao. I was 9 years old in the 4th grade, I wasn't watching this back then. I had a pair of Penny's tho

[@mclohan]

Man Shaqs interview aged like butt. He should’ve been worried about his free throws but one thing that worked out better was him playing at least another 7 years as 10 years from this season he won his 4th championship

[@lawrencesmith5661]

Everybody needs help when penny was healthy and he didn't have Shaq look how that turned out for him this is basketball a team game definitely need chemistry and a great plan for everybody to buy in to a solid coach defense does help on every level

[@rockrocktheragnorok9184]

2:28:52 17k for a brand new minivan?! Times have changed. smh

[@GQguy24]

5:11 great call Peter Vecsey!! 😂😂

[@jaymiller5669]

Just by coincidence the only full games I’ve seen from Shaq are ones that he makes all his free throws lol

[@abcgif9739]

Lots of kobe fans will say kobe is the greatest player but all in all it was SHAQ hate him or love him hes the most untradable player of that era you can replace kobe with some sg back then but shaq is too dominant. hate that kobe wanted the mvp. if only kobe accepted being a sidekick lakers would have won 5 straight and the conversation between goats would be in a 3 way (mj,shaq and bron) too me shaq is the goat.

[@randomyoutuber7898]

Got swept in the finals by the Rocket's and got taken to school by The Dream. Not in my book he isn't.

[@PauloSouza-fu3cl]

@@randomyoutuber7898taken to school by Dream? time for you to go back watch those games. you can say that about any great player if you wanted to nit pick, they all had at least one bad series

[@bubufubu]

And your opinion counts for nothing in this matter because O'Neal wasn't even the best Center during his playing days.

[@kennybegeske8824]

Upload 1992 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 5