NBA on NBC 1998 Bulls vs Pacers game 7 intro

[@paolobrossi78]

They dont sell basketball games this days like they used to .. got goosebumps and started to get sweaty hands just hearing the intro .. man it was awesome

[@lordroka]

Facts

[@specialk864]

seriously. the nba on nbc intro theme song is so nastaulgic.

[@staygold15]

Agree.... These games were must see TV... Main events

[@Nbafan2000]

NBC & NBA was the perf match. Idk if we’ll ever see it again. ESPN/abc & tnt’s contract runs out after the ‘25 NBA finals

[@rcole718]

Hell yeah. Those Bob Costas and Marv Albert intros could've made a Clippers/Bullets game sound interesting back in thr day.

[@TheWittication0]

Those NBC intros were pure gold!

[@briancusack4386]

Edwin W: Yes, they were!

[@PhilRockwell]

Yes! In my Marv Albert voice.

[@femiolaloku5774]

Edwin W >>>> more than gold!!!

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

and Bob Costas...didn't know he's 68

[@pvpat92]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@OS1540]

Bob Costas was a gem. Him and Marv Albert were the golden voices of NBA broadcasting

[@EricGarcia4life]

the best theme song was NBA on NBC. it was the best time in the NBA. I have cheered while this song played and I've cried. this song is bitter sweet. I love it!

[@Bull1908]

Heard the composer offered it to ABC and they turned it down! ABC should trade NBA with NBC in exchange for the NHL!

[@lordroka]

Yes Brother that’s real talk

[@royfokerpoker1802]

​@@Bull1908 Abc is straight trash bro. Doesn't hold a candle to what NBC did or any relevant musical themes for that matter. Just shit production

[@neodelospobres4908]

It's like the eye of the tiger in rocky III...

[@harrelsonjl]

the NBA used to be so good, everything from the NBC production to the greatness of the play of the game, miss it and i know it will never be the same

[@TheAutumnWind_RN4L]

NBC's producers knew how to broadcast a basketball game and turn it into an event. Not just a playoff game, but even some random game on Sunday.

[@tylongkicks8821]

NBA need to be back on NBC. ESPN/ABC suck

[@TheAutumnWind_RN4L]

@@tylongkicks8821 Man. What you said.

[@keithderosas542]

and there were no political agendas

[@forzaacmilan36]

@@keithderosas542Bill Russell literally campaigned for civil rights

[@billymanziel5666]

⁠boy do I have news for you

[@JulioLopez-xz5kx]

This is one of the most epic intros in sports history.

[@neodelospobres4908]

Indeed. I was really afraid, this was Jordan's last game, and every single word of that intro felt like a dagger plunging into my heart. Of course I was very happy in the end.

[@AnEternalEnigma]

Nothing will ever, ever beat the 90s era of the NBA

[@claytonstarrjr9788]

Nope... NOTHING the 90's was GOLDEN

[@AlexA-zj9kz]

This intro is epic. Like old school WWF PPV promo

[@curtisbrownn1425]

These were the best days of the nba.......i watch this game live on tv.

[@violetgenesis]

DUDE EXACTLY these remind me of them promos too!!

[@EE-ie9gm]

Violet nba now sucks so hard

[@BookJay35]

Especially the summer slam promos in the early 90’s man the music was spot on

[@nnamdionyido4885]

...one game...man, folks who didn't watch the NBA in its golden era won't know what they missed...looking back, I can only be amazed at how even I get chills just revisiting this period...the intro to this critical game is nothing short of pure gold....

[@claytonstarrjr9788]

Yessir

[@neodelospobres4908]

It's an intro this match required. Same level of greatness this game had.

[@jtjimenez05]

Those intros gave me goosebumps and realized this wasn't just a regular game, man great times!!!!

[@cyber6sapien]

Still get chills listening to this intro! These were the days!!

[@claytonstarrjr9788]

Yessir 🔥🔥🔥

[@bouldercrestboi]

If it wasn't for Bob Costas, the NBA on NBC wouldn't have been as epic as it was.

[@reactionary]

marv Albert too

[@FactorD3]

Marv Albert was “the man”. Bob Costas is a legend but he only came in when Marv was suspended for three years.

[@hargaisaowen7131]

@@reactionary Is hard to choose between them,

[@Cruzito420]

The intro made it seem like the losing team would be taken outside and shot .

[@LanceJ.]

Actually, Rik Smits was never seen alive again after this game.

[@jermaine8657]

😂😂😂

[@scottclark2413]

Coming as a Pacer fan, that's exactly what this loss felt like lol

[@tombrady4217]

​@@LanceJ. STONE COLD STONE COLD STONE COLD

[@londonmcgrew8465]

That's how serious it was

[@owenpeterson]

All 4 Bulls victories were at the United Center. All 3 Pacers victories were at Market Square Arena. Home court advantage certainly played a role in this.

[@andrewsmith3257]

MJ said himself Pacers and Pistons were his toughest opponents

[@joewashu]

If memory serves (and without looking it up) the Bulls and Pacers split the regular season series as well

[@owenpeterson]

@@joewashu Correct, but unlike the playoffs, it wasn't home court based. Bulls and Pacers split the two meetings at both the United Center and Market Square Arena.

[@hoosier3060]

So did the refs.

[@dakliq420]

This was a hell of a series. 13 year old me was in awe

[@spartacusjackson9653]

dakliq420 Hell yeah I was 14. I was nervous like I was going to play in the game

[@yusufabdullah5008]

dakliq420 I was 7. Remember it all like yesterday

[@brittanyvaneice]

i was 13 too..the golden days of the NBA

[@pheynx7573]

I was 17, this was awesome.

[@aaronharris5069]

I was 16 years old when this happened.

[@aamorri1]

I used to get super pumped when I heard for the NBA on NBC Intros!!

[@runakoweekes1452]

Always when i hear this intro i only remember Michael Jordan and the bulls

[@theohanna3561]

As a Bulls fan, this game was scary

[@piercedrake8970]

Theo Hanna facts

[@nnamdionyido4885]

i agree...I couldn't watch the whole fourth quarter because that's the only time I've been scared for a game's outcome...

[@jbsmg]

Indiana was up by 10 late weren't they?

[@derochannelph8460]

Trust mj

[@robertamaefule4818]

Af!!!!

[@bigwes2020productions]

One word I have to say about the NBA on NBC! Classic!

[@claytonstarrjr9788]

GOLDEN

[@brivvy]

😭😭😭 I missed that generation of basketball. The music and the intro. Gets me everytime

[@jrcarnagi7875]

Jordan ,pippen,rodman, Phil Jackson, Larry bird, Reggie Miller, Chris mullin,mark Jackson bunch of legends in this seties

[@yusufabdullah5008]

I was 7 when I saw this and remember e every game. Indiana pushed them harder than anyone. I fell in love with this Pacers team

[@downsouth3493]

Yusuf Abdullah I WAS 10 YEARS OLD

[@MrLarryLessor]

It was a cool team. I love Larry Bird. But if Reggie Miller gets called for an offensive foul like he technically should have in like Game 4 or whenever, this would have been a 5 or at most 6 game series. Miller hits an exciting 3 to win that game to ties the series 2-2, but he had to shove Jordan with 2 arms extended to get open - You can't even do that in FOOTBALL nowadays without offensive pass INT - let alone basketball (which is not the contact sport football is). In the NFL, if a receiver or tight end takes one hand (not even 2) and shoves the defender away with a fully extended arm, that's Pass INT on the offense. But hey, that made the series more exciting and dramatic.

[@blueblur2329]

Nope Knicks pushed them harder.

[@aaronharris5069]

Bulls fan. I give total respect to your Pacers squad. They pushed the Bulls to the limit. I think they were even tougher than the Utah Jazz in the next round. ❤️🖤

[@dreamcage1801]

NBC wants to get the NBA package again which is one of the best news that I’ve heard in a long time. I’m all forward with the reuniting with each other because NBC can broadcast more NBA games than ESPN/ABC has done throughout their tenure. Once the NBA on NBC is back on air again us 90s kids will watch every single one of them games every Sunday including the playoffs.

[@1GrilledFoot]

Since this year's conference finals both ended so soon, watching these magnificent old NBC Intros has been a fun way to pass the time!

[@QuestMode]

As a life long Jazz fan who remembers watching these Bulls beat us in the Finals, I'm still rooting for Indiana to win this game.

[@LuciferLizardo]

I remembered then I cried because the Bulls lost one time my mother jokingly said, "Watch the replay. Maybe they'll win this time."

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

@@LuciferLizardo "You're gonna win the live game? Okay, fine. I'm gonna win the replay."

[@LuciferLizardo]

@@mikeroagreschen5350 Exactly.

[@youtuber3328]

if your NOT the guy who goes by jazz man you PROBABLY still know who i'm talking about and he and a female i saw on 6-14-98 PROBABLY still really really LOVE the jazz and please tell me did do and/or will you have any favorite members of jazz

[@Originolley]

It's 4am. I'm at work. We are in the mist of a global pandemic. I watch this and am brought to tears. Things will never be as good as it was here. The theme gives me chills. As a pacer fan and Reggie Miller is/was my favorite player of all time we had to get beat by the bulls so often. Anyone Else feel this way? Just sad things will never be the same.

[@adibabdullah6633]

Perfectly said 👏👏👏...... I agree

[@ernstthalmann4306]

90s were awesome Since 9/11 it's gone to hell

[@12345676571]

my favrouite nba on nbc intro Thank you for posting this

[@tjstraw1]

This intro gave me goosebumps. Now THAT'S how you hype up game 7!!

[@msu15]

Those Bulls warmup suits were 🔥🔥

[@fhowland]

Man NBC did a great job with the NBA. Glory era.

[@charlieboo1830]

So much child hood nostalgia . Best time to watch basketball , after the epic intro it was awesome how they always showed the arena , and cut to a segment with the commentators on the court . You could always see how loud and crazy the crowd was .

[@jeffrey.classicgamesjones2332]

Classic intro wow bring back great memories of the NBA

[@robertamaefule4818]

I literally just cried....

[@mrmartywaring]

It didn't matter who played on NBC (and CBS), those intros brought you in & were epic!!!

[@xizor90]

I was 8 when I sae this game, I still remember it like it was yesterday.

[@mcoeif]

i remembered every single player on that 98 pacer team was bald lmao.

[@TheAlfrulz]

Omg, I never picked up on that until I watched their team huddle at 1:52. Lol

[@antoniorezik4072]

Trying to be like mike, one could say

[@vincypincy451]

Baldi, but can shoot

[@TheSands83]

@@antoniorezik4072 it was a solidarity thing they all did together

[@JP-jd8wr]

@@TheSands83 well they didn't have enough solidarity to beat THE bald guy

[@iceman9536]

people seem to forget this series but Indian had Chicago on the ropes they even had a 13 point lead in this game it took everything from Chicago to win this series

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

Considering the fact that the legendary Larry Bird was the head coach for the Indiana Pacers for only three years (1997-2000), and the Pacers made it to the Conference Finals all three of those years upon making it to the Finals for the first time in franchise history in 2000, that's got to be one of the best head coaching records in all of sports history, period!

[@RockCityWaffles]

He was Harbaugh in the NBA before Harbaugh came to the NFL for his three year run

[@uttermanbo]

It's like a movie trailer. That NBC NBA theme is so iconic man.

[@neodelospobres4908]

Thank you, you nailed it. That's exactly what they were...

[@YoYlesprout]

Watching these nba on nbc intros gives me goosebumps every single damn time

[@curtisbrownn1425]

The best ever compare todays intros.........

[@mikeayia8819]

When hearing that intro in 1998 every young kid across the untied states and Canada and who ever got to watch those intros wanted to play in the NBA in the future … Never give up your dream

[@Josh14380]

Us 90's kids aint gettin these days back but it was awesome the best memories all the good movies too

[@UltraInstinctBattousai]

1 game , Game 7 , Next! So much hype in this intro....

[@puhbrox]

That is some heavy nostalgia 1:20

[@thedude7567]

ABC can't hype up games like this.

[@pepsiguy52883]

When Micheal says he’s gonna do something HE DOES IT!!!! Take note Lebron

[@eman.8283]

PLEASE.. PLEASE.. Bring back the NBA, to NBC🙏🏼

[@terihenri7230]

Looks like it's happening, buddy👍

[@THERobertL2000]

It's happening! Fall 2025.

[@Aries_Aria]

Yep, and the theme apparently is coming back also. John Tesh is going to do a new version as well

[@22forjade]

I just hope NBC will retain or have this kind of vibe when they cover the NBA again (maybe soon).

[@jermaine8657]

Those cinematic intros carried on into the game n kept u on the edge of your seat…good times

[@ptothec2004]

As a life-long Pacers fan, I'm still in denial over this. I think about it every time that I walk into the United Center.

[@VancouverChokers]

+ptothec2004 The Pacers would have had a hell of a shot to beat the Jazz IMHO had they won this game.

[@blueblur2329]

I'm not sure about that one. They split the season series with each other but the Jazz had the more convincing win. Plus Jazz had the Finals experience on their belt and were favorite to win the championship that year. I'd have to give the edge to the Jazz on this one.

[@EE-ie9gm]

Nba ain’t the same no more. It’s boring asf

[@billywood9717]

Hoosier State here callin the NBA to come back to NBC!

[@jimmie_g]

Call answered 4 years later, thank you for holding lol.

[@Ace-v6r]

Sports is all about storylines. Sports media today doesn't know this.

[@Dre_Key]

its narratives now. awful sports media espn and ABC are just terrible for the league

[@Ace-v6r]

@@Dre_Key NBC was the best back in the day

[@FactsNReason]

This was an epic series -- HUGE

[@jdm2339]

I think this was the best intro I've ever seen to a basketball game. If anyone wants to prove me wrong please feel free to share a link bc I sure love watching these things lol

[@TheShaund]

Bob costas and that theme track was pure gold

[@AAM2011]

Bob Costas is the goat of announcing introductions to NBA games!

[@stevenworden7120]

It's baaaack!!! 👍, hopefully they use same theme

[@toorop111]

One day the nba on nbc will make its return and when it does I will have the biggest baddest joint ready to go!!!!

[@carsondyle6116]

Never realized how short Bob Costas is; especially standing between Isaiah Thomas and Doug Collins.

[@Cousineddy77]

"The most fabled athlete of our time", people who weren't alive during that time have no idea how larger than life Jordan was.

[@musicman76enator]

LMAO at 3:09 Bob Costas looks like a midget when standing next to Isaiah and Collins xD

[@jumpman985]

+Matthew Jay Evans He's gotta be like 5'3, bc Isiah's only 5'10-5'11 at best! LOL

[@gaylordstriver9813]

+jumpman985 Isaiah is 6'1, Costas is like 5'5.

[@youngboss87]

Thank You for posting this ❤

[@shipwreckedpoet3]

I used to get so pumped up with the NBC intros. It's too bad ESPN/ABC doesn't do this. It's just another sport among 1000 for them.

[@poligonzo5300]

His mentality, his desire to win never doubting himself he was just eager for the challenge, scary

[@jsmiller0605]

Pacers should’ve won this game man

[@jajuangordy4394]

The NBA on NBC returns later this year. This definitely brought back some childhood memories when the NBA was on NBC and it was treated like a big deal when your team had a game on NBC. With NBC / peacock receiving 100 regular season games, all-star weekend and more playoff games on average than ESPN / ABC and Amazon each year under the new deal, a lot of the games will be on NBC by the way, hopefully NBC brings back that feeling of these games being treated like a big deal.

[@Angel_Sent_From_Heaven]

Wow this same feeling i had back then same hyped heart rate ❤️🏀

[@FridayNightArcade]

I lived through this series and it was an absolute blood feud.

[@princeofdarknessxyz1]

gosh Larry Bird should go back to coaching...he was great

[@daffawaffa]

They need to give the NBA back to NBC already

[@Pitt-ny8cj]

And now they have!

[@bulldogsfan]

Coming back in 2025 :)

[@larkdizzle]

I could cry, most amazing intro ever

[@ava32]

The Pacers pushed the Bulls to the brink in this series. They were up by double digits in the first half. It was nerve-wracking for me a Bulls fan. The Bulls’ role players were pivotal down the stretch.

[@ishdontstop_]

I swear I love that nba song, when it switches and the announcer starts talking, that’s my part

[@averymerrick]

The last NBA game in its golden age.

[@JohnDoe-lb1kc]

no. game 6 of the 98 finals.

[@averymerrick]

John Doe Thank you.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@JohnDoe-lb1kc when Kobe won the first 3 titles it was still the golden age

[@Melbester9]

NBC going to bid for NBA TV Rights in 2024. The TV deal expires next year for ESPN/TNT. NBC wants to bring back NBA on NBC just 20 years after they lost the TV rights to broadcast. NBA on NBC coming back!!!!! Modern NBA games on NBC with this theme and intros.

[@dreamcage1801]

Tv negotiations should start after the finals and nba returns to nbc is priceless for us 90s basketball fans. NBC is going to broadcast more game ABC has ever done throughout their tenure. They can not only broadcast the regular season but the playoffs including the conference finals and finals. Tv ratings will go up drastically. Don’t be shocked that the NBA signs with Amazon too because the NFL is there. The league will possibly likely to be having 4 networks in their next tv deal. NBC - Sunday Amazon - Monday ESPN - Wednesday & Friday TNT - Thursday ABC - Saturday

[@jgamos85]

Update: NBC legit could get the rights. Should find out soon

[@Melbester9]

@@jgamos85 I hope so. I found out updates on Twitter. They trying to outbid for last spot vs TNT. I didnt want TNT to go because of Ernie, Shaq, Kenny and Charles on Inside the NBA but I rather bring those guys to NBC and build NBA on NBC back with the intro and the music etc.Like 90s

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Only time after 1990 with MJ where I wasn't sure the better team won. Indiana had it and gave it away.

[@blueblur2329]

Bulls were clearly the better team. Even in the Pacers wins the Bulls were leading for most of the game until a late game surge by the Pacers at the end.

[@blueblur2329]

Blazers had a reputation of choking. Most people believed the Bulls were gonna win. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaWYc3qHpLljp6s

[@frankwilliamson4576]

That jump ball with 6 minutes left was the difference in the game. Cause at the time the Pacers had all the momentum. After the Bulls won the jump ball and Kerr hit a 3 the Bulls put them away. Who knows what would have happened if Smits had tipped the ball out to a Pacer.

[@mortalwomprat]

One game to rule them all One game to find them One game to bring them all And in the darkness bind them

[@aaronanderson8268]

Intro gives me absolute goosebumps

[@mikrod9157]

Nothing more epic than this intro no other compares

[@thetruther9521]

LeBron vs Jordan difference one word DYNASTY!!!!!

[@JustNeedaBeerandPark]

Rocky 2028 One word: Fundamentals. Lebron will never be better than Michael Jordan.....for that one reason alone!!!

[@byronbond3577]

I burnt my mom's vcr up recording these games! Classics!.

[@londonmcgrew8465]

One game says it all...

[@jackdanielss]

Bulls were never losing this game

[@mrmartywaring]

It's sad that ESPN/ABC & TNT don't have these epic intros to get you hype before the game

[@kevinburke6055]

This is why 1999 was so special for me as a Knicks fan. the Pacers had taken the bulls to the brink in 98 then the next year Jordan retires so Pacers figure we got this easy Out of nowhere comes the Knicks there bitter rival to knock them off go to the finals awesome

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

But the Knicks lost in 99 the finals could’ve made it in 2000 and maybe the pacers made a deep playoff run in 2001

[@HPmob420]

This was an epic series.

[@jbsmg]

This was the closest the Bulls ever got to not winning the Finals during their run.

[@williamlynn6400]

Umm vs magic in 95?

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

Many people left one out, but they usually talk about the conference finals and the finals

[@frankwilliamson4576]

Bring back the NBA on NBC. ESPN/ABC doesn't come close to the excitement.

[@Leo-no7zi]

Man I miss bob costas game intros

[@davidlin89]

Could watch this intro every year's eastern conference final game 7. And it would be better than the game itself

[@JackFlash06240]

Back when TITANS were TITANS and they took that role deathly seriously. I'll forever miss this NBA and I'm only 35

[@royking7607]

gotdamn 18 years

[@yusufabdullah5008]

Crazy. Remember it like yesterday

[@royking7607]

mane frfr

[@stephcurrytheg.o.a.t]

Roy Moreau I was only born 2 days before MJ last game as a bull

[@roumoore2428]

right welcome to the club I was out of high school

[@chicagobullsfan03]

And they still rebuilding..... reinsdorf promised a short rebuild, 20years later...

[@danieldougan269]

Note to the person who posted this: We were trying to get on with our lives. We were trying to forget about this game and this series. But you just had to remind us. You are a terrible person with no soul or conscience. Regards, Pacers fans everywhere

[@wolfieamadeus]

Daniel Dougan AMEN.

[@taurusve]

Daniel Dougan Y'all had like 3 more chances after this: 2000, 2004, and 2005. The Lakers were the better team, the Pistons were tough, then y'all got fucked hard after Malice at the Palace.

[@danieldougan269]

taurusve Yes, but if we had won this game, we would have faced the 1998 Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals. Not sure how good they were. Stockton and Malone were on the down slope of their careers by that point. Yes, Utah had swept the Lakers in the conference finals, but those Lakers were not yet the dominant force that they became in the years to follow. So that MIGHT have been our best chance to win it all. Nobody thought that the 1999-00 Pacers had a chance against the 1999-00 Lakers in the NBA Finals, and they were right. I'm impressed that the Pacers took them to six games honestly, because the Lakers were an unstoppable force at that time. The 2003-04 and 2004-05 Pistons were VERY good, and the Pacers did not even get to Game 7 in either of those series.

[@taurusve]

Daniel Dougan Had you guys went to the Finals in 1998 instead of the Bulls, you guys would have lost to the Jazz in 6 games. The Bulls were the only East team that could put up a fight with John Stockton and Karl Malone.

[@wolfieamadeus]

That may or may not be true, taurusve, but had we made that finals game in 1998, I think we would have won when we came back in 2000.

[@Pepsolman]

“Miller Time can be anything you want… as long as it feels good.” 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@PhilRockwell]

Yo this used to get me so pump up as a teen watching this.

[@jayglenn82]

This intro could be used as a metaphor for life. What will you do in your game 7?

[@dani-vi2lh]

Never gets old😢

[@abyz1467]

No one has ever broadcast sports better than NBC did with the NBA. Man I was really pulling for Reggie in this one.

[@ただし書き]

Bob's One game game 7 Next. Sooooo Coooool!!!😆

[@essquared24]

NBC please when you get games back do it just like this again!