Larry Johnson - Knicks at Hornets - 1997 ECFR G3

[@CorbanNBA]

Pre-Injury Larry Johnson was just so explosive.

[@calvinbyer2319]

I love this version of LJ. He was playing like his All-Star self in a Knicks uniform. This 1996-97 Knick team was stacked!!! A damn shame we had that brawl with Miami that cost us a berth in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls were waiting.....

[@andresdelportillo9917]

The nba knew this Knicks team was going all the way , they had to protect mj at all costs

[@Joseph-lz5er]

LJ was one of my favorite players so I was very excited when he became a Knick. And 96-97 was the only season he played like his old self. After that season, his back limited his athleticism, and he was never the same player.

[@youtuber3328]

the 1997 playoff statistics for larry johnson as a knick were lower than they were in the 1993 and 1995 playoffs when he was a hornet

[@andresdelportillo9917]

@@youtuber3328 he did have to share the ball with Ewing & starks he wasn’t the go to guy , glen rice was a one man band who took all the shots eventually his numbers went down after 98 and he became a role player for Kobe, shaq and isiah rider

[@youtuber3328]

@@andresdelportillo9917 you make sense and john starks lost his starting position to allan houston while glen rice probably didn't attempt as many shots as patrick ewing and/or alonzo mourning

[@Joseph-lz5er]

This was by far Ewing's most talented team, with Oakley, Allan Houston, and still healthy LJ. Plus, Starks came off the bench as a 6th man which was his perfect role with the Knicks. Starks should have never been a second option on offense, he was too inconsistent. Too bad by the 96 season, Ewing was past his prime. Otherwise, with prime Ewing with this squad, Knicks has a legit shot at beating the Bulls.

[@youtuber3328]

the 1993 and 1994 knicks went real far in the playoffs and the individual statistics were higher for superstar patrick ewing

[@BlessedN777]

Yes it was

[@youtuber3328]

@@BlessedN777 please read my reply to this comment

[@annie20232]

The 99 team was the best

[@TheSands83]

This team had a chance but the fight with Miami screwed them

[@noremac000]

2:51 I remember watching this live and that arena was so loud. You can hear the buzzing sound and LJ hits the shot and silence immediately

[@fattahhardiwinangun333]

LJ in his Grandmama Mode with a Knicks uniform

[@mjjumps]

Nasty dunk

[@erikpuka2627]

The Eastern Conference in the 80s and 90s was just different

[@mikelasowski5007]

Long time Knicks fan and I still believe this was the best Knicks team of the 90s. Better then the 93-94 teams. Ewing was still very good if maybe not at his peak but they finally had legit secondary scoring options with Houston and LJ. Both were capable of getting their own shot, something the Knicks never had prior to this in Ewing's run. They didnt always have to resort to the Ewing post game or working a Starks/Ewing pick and roll as they did in 93 thru 96. So you had a better offense but still had that tough defensive mentality there. Starks was a phenomenal sixth man. Childs/Ward was a stellar PG duo. 57 wins, smoked Charlotte, would have for sure won in 6 over Miami if the brawl doesnt happen. I think they take the Bulls to 7. I won't say they definitely win a Game 7 in Chicago against MJ, but I do believe they had a shot. This was their chance and the suspensions took it away. The next year LJ's back really took away alot of his game minus spot up shooting, Ewing broke his wrist and was never the same again. Yes they made the Finals in 99 with Sprewell/Houston but Ewing was washed at that point and they never had a shot against the Spurs.

[@youtuber3328]

i did do and/or PROBABLY will rank these knicks playoff teams in this EXACT order #1 1993 #2 1994 #3 1999 #4 2000 #5 1992 and #6 1996 to sum up the best nba teams as a whole that had the elite and then post elite versions of patrick ewing

[@youtuber3328]

in the 1999 and 2000 playoffs the elite years had already ended for hakeem olajuwon and the nba no longer had even more elite legends like jerry west larry bird magic johnson michael jordan kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson wilt chamberlain and bill russell

[@calvinbyer2319]

I wholeheartedly agree with your analysis of the 1996-97 Knicks👍🏽

[@devangpatel5227]

@@youtuber3328 think 1995 team was underrated. they could have beaten the pacers but they lost a bunch of games they should have won

[@devangpatel5227]

@@youtuber3328 agreed. as much as 96 team seemed good, don't think they had that killer edge the other knick teams did.

[@demoncleaner45]

guy flipping off LJ at 3:06 :D

[@andresdelportillo9917]

The irony is he probably owns LJ’s hornets jersey from prior seasons 😂😭

[@apap1586]

And we probably would have won the championship that year 97 had David Stern and Rob Thorn not rigged that suspension against us. We Never got play Chicago. When the Bulls broke up who went to the finals; the Knicks, Spurs won because we had a lot of injuries.

[@devangpatel5227]

the last year johnson could dunk

[@andresdelportillo9917]

Nope 1999

[@49erMinded]

Brooo I swear I never saw Larry do any nasty dunks as a Knick. He was so fun to watch when he was a Hornet

[@taemac10]

So nice to see them play a game without a bunch of BS fouls being called...

[@angeljoel10able]

Lebron James would never answer the question like this... Larry Johnson true pro ..

[@mosesruperto7128]

I would have loved to see this team face Chicago.

[@natsulee64]

The NBA didn't want no parts of that

[@mosesruperto7128]

@@natsulee64 I agree. Sucks that they suspended the whole team when they played Miami. Chicago would have had their hands full.

[@ÁdámKanizsai-m4u]

@@natsulee64 Almost the same team (except the Mason-LJ swap) faced the Bulls in the 1996 ECF. 4-1 for the Bulls. Do you really think that hurt LJ would have made any difference? (Mason was far better defender.)

[@KelvinDiazRealtor]

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[@tmac29nyc]

I Believe I Can Fly Playing in the Background

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

when did his back injury happen he was moving and jumping well here

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

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[@andresdelportillo9917]

His injury happened in 1993-94

[@seveneleve7-11]

How many points did LJ score in this game?

[@EKH111]

www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199704280CHH.html

[@shiningking]

Larry johnson vs karl malone, who is more muscular

[@tylerriley2587]

What was the reason why the Hornets traded LJ

[@andresdelportillo9917]

I always felt hornets got robbed by the Knicks , New York got a full blown superstar for nothing , this series could’ve been won by Charlotte had LJ never been traded

[@tylerriley2587]

@@andresdelportillo9917 well LJ’s back was getting to him so they had to get rid of him and dump the 84 million deal

[@devangpatel5227]

@@andresdelportillo9917 anthony mason was far from nothing. he himself became an allstar a couple of times post trade and LJ was never an allstar again and was broken down version of his prior self

[@andresdelportillo9917]

@@devangpatel5227 mason was only an all star once in 2001 when he was washed……

[@devangpatel5227]

@@andresdelportillo9917 you don't become an allstar as a washed up player. whats wrong with you? no intelligence in your statements

[@마메보이]

LJ ㅠㅠ 대머리스타일이 안아울림 ㅠㅠ 대머리스타일이 넘 무섭워요 ㅠㅠ 좋은 영상 감사합니다

[@Ramenshea83]

The early 90s knicks lose this game 3. This knicks team was robbed vs the heat