NBA On NBC - MVP David Robinson (36p) Takes On Shaq (32p) Magic @ Spurs March 1994

[@lucidbarrier]

Robinson had to do everything for his team. He was the main offense, played tremendous defense, got steals and threw great outlet passes. A lot of times he lead the charge in the transition plays. It was amazing seeing him play for the Spurs.

[@mrmartywaring]

No matter who played on NBC in the 90s, the vibe was epic!

[@ATMDaDirector]

Great game by Shaq & The Admiral. DRob was on another level here prob his peak such a great player

[@jaymum23]

Yes he had a 70 point game to close out the season.😮

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

yup before back injury and before he got super jacked which i always was suspicious of lol

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

The Alamodome didn’t have a long existence hosting the Spurs (9 years) but it’s quirkiness and size made for a unique homecourt advantage

[@malcorub]

It looks like 40 thousand people showed up to see Shaq V David .

[@eyalsabag1772]

david was actually better in 1994 than in his 1995 MVP season and was second in the voting in 1996 as well

[@201Bear]

It's crazy how athletic Shaq was at that size and David Robinson all around game was nasty he is a top 5 center of all time in my opinion

[@anticorporatists9959]

How about David Robinson being top 2 that makes more sense

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

​@@anticorporatists9959 Kareem Hakeem Shaq Chamberlain Russell Ewing All better ......

[@anticorporatists9959]

@@Q.B.2.L.B. Kareem Abdul Jabar would be the top 5 being 3rd place in that scenario. Hakeem Olajuwan would be the best center of all time, David Robinson 2nd

[@julianschweitzer5492]

⁠@@Q.B.2.L.B.no way Ewing better than Mr Robinson Ewing no MVP or DPOY and no rings. Ewing one All NBA first team to David’s four.

[@jeseramirez9852]

@@anticorporatists9959look

[@lukesmialkowski7870]

David Robinson had incredible court awareness,and pair that up with a great post game and a deadly jump shot,you have a HOF player on the floor.

[@shiningking]

He was athletic and fast as giannis too...look at his highlights, he can play like a guard

[@jrzy49]

His defense was first class also

[@lukesmialkowski7870]

@jrzy49 You know it👍👍

[@oronasundial]

I think shaq thought he would just overwhelm team's like David's Spurs by sheer force and inside dunks and short shots in the paint. But Dave at this point was much too smart and had more experience and could do it all shoot from both inside and outside shots, dave slowly but surely gets the spurs back into the game and god was that dunk and a foul at the end epic a.f. that let you knew there Spurs had this game in the bag. This was the same season daves 71 point game was to win his scoring title over shaq also.

[@jessesingh71]

Absolutely loved that era‼️🙏🏽💯💯

[@damonsonnier34]

David Robinson won this one on one matchup in passing and defense. He also generated 50 of the Spurs points by scoring 36 and passing 7 times.

[@PIP...33]

U DO REALIZE GENERATING POINTS ALSO COULD BE DONE WITH REBOUNDS. LETS SAY HE GRAB 14 REB, AND 30% OF THOSE TURNED INTO FAST BREAK OR 3'S THAT MEANS 5 REBOUNDS FROM THOSE 14 ARE POSSIBLE 10 TO 15 PTS MORE. 2ND CHANCE OFFENSIVE GLASS ALSO CAN DO THAT.

[@Frankenstein0777]

@@PIP...33 to deep

[@coreyrowe4119]

Shaq was a freak of nature in his younger days when he was slimmer and more athletic!

[@wilfredovazquez2942]

David on his peak, prior to injuries was a beast.

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

2 great power centers with some power dunks!

[@truck_yeah_440]

Those old Magic black pinstripe jerseys were 🔥

[@brianbachmeier34]

True. Looking for a Shaq jersey in black.

[@porterwake3898]

Nothing better than 90s basketball.

[@ericvelasquez1282]

David Robinson was so talented and physically gifted, too bad he suffered from injuries

[@yoshikay8787]

This was a show!!!

[@viniciuslessa9682]

A shame Robinson never had a great partner in his prime. He had to carry those mooks until Timmy came.up. Imagine if he had Penny, KJ or Reggie at his side at his peak.

[@Q.B.2.L.B.]

David always came up short when it mattered most until Duncan got there....

[@Sticktothemodels]

Hakeem didn’t have a real co star in 94. Separated himself with those two runs

[@samg6986]

Sean Elliot was a tremendous wing. All rookie team and 2 time all star. Very underrated during an era with Nique, Pippen, Shrempf, Chris Mullin, Glen Rice, Big Dog, etc.

[@raymundturner1140]

I like the admiral a lot but he had Rodman for a few years. No excuses he just lost but he got 2 chips in the end.

[@kadarbraxton4717]

​​@@samg6986tremendous wing my ass and Avery Johnson was average at best as a shooter. Hakeem had a pg who could defend pass and score and 3 and d guys all over including a versatile athletic wing that could shoot and defend in horry. Duncan would have the same results if that was his squad. .

[@brickarias7850]

David was bad mtfk🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@ioannisbezas3107]

David Robinson just amazing!

[@davidsutton5617]

If Shaq would stayed that size he could of been the goat.

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

Exactly 💯

[@jaymum23]

Kobe agreed with you.

[@claytonphillips85]

Definitely

[@JayYo21]

Na this Shaq is young, goofy and weak. The best Shaq was 2000 one vote from unanimous MVP, 2nd in DPOY, scoring champ, 2nd in rebounds, 3rd in blocks, all star MVP and FMVP all in the same season. He played 79 games at 40 mins per game the highest of his career.

[@winnervu]

@@JayYo21 he far from weak. He ran the floor like a deer and his free throws were signifcantly better. There no need to be 400Lbs and injury prone If so, zion should be your go to guy

[@foodyoulikecom]

Penny and Shaq's nicknames being said by the commentators this early in their careers is amazing!! Best era ever!

[@DizzyBable]

Imagine Shaq and Robinson today in this cupcake era lol

[@zhongtiger6575]

d rob had the same body type and athleticism MJ had but was 7 inches taller

[@shiningking]

With hair

[@torah6077]

This was fun.

[@JTvanishingLor-bj2wz]

When centers and stars actually guarded and played one another. Today we have centers playing PF's and avoid defensive assignments just to conserve energy for offensive plays.

[@chunky9791]

2:00 😮The admiral ain't having none of that young Shaq Keel

[@JushSam]

To of my fav center of all time I love when when robinson posterized someone rodman tuckle him and hugging

[@onurdogan6600]

Funny thing is , that Shaq had his most rebounds and blocks per game in his rookie season.

[@g5162]

Partial block?

[@Animalit55]

David Robinson was the strongest in the nba. Period fam

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

MVP50!

[@OrionOodama]

At the end of the 1993-94 season, both were chasing the scoring title. In Spurs final regular season game against the Clippers, DRob scored 71 to clinch it. Shaq lived in San Antonio at one point. To "motivate" himself, he fabricated a story that he was snubbed by "The Admiral" in an autograph signing session. Shaq rebuked and apologized to the revered Spur a decade later, exposing his character flaws like sensitivity and insecurity. Size can be deceiving. Again, of only Phil Jackson didn't coach him.

[@TheMaddBlackMann]

Imagine if David came into the league at 20 instead of 25 because of the military. He would be much higher ranked

[@jfliguy]

I was at this game

[@ariesballesteros5881]

15:02 And 1 and a kick in the face😂😂

[@xavierharris9065]

That Ball Smovnent!!

[@kevinsebby]

Who's guarding these guys in today's game

[@dapper892]

Fr.

[@kevinsebby]

@@dapper892 who

[@dapper892]

@@kevinsebby fr = for real. As in, agree, no one.

[@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq]

Shaq is still the Goat ! He took out David Robinson and Tim Duncan out at the same time twice in the playoffs. 2 7 footers that couldn't guard or stop him

[@FuShengAlex]

Shaq the goat of what? Hiding behind Kobes big scoring games to beat the Spurs. 😂😂. The Lakers never won one series with him as the leading scorer. Duncan outscored Shaq when his teams won He had more experience than Duncan in 99 and still was outperformed by the 2nd year superstar.

[@tomaszsadowski1515]

The Admiral is the King, but Rodman is the best Jester.

[@pipjersey8303]

dennis scott got destroyed by that dunk

[@brezoskismith3940]

There's only one man that could fuck with the admiral and it wasn't Shaq

[@FuShengAlex]

Two by my count (Malone and Olajuwon)

[@carlosx1237]

The left hand of doom.

[@cdgates1]

Shaq didn't get his 1st win against Robinson until his 3rd year

[@Frankenstein0777]

David and Ewing were some of the only centers that could stop shaq's strength back then. Hakeem also.

[@enhancedutility266]

Ben Wallace got him as well in the '04 finals and the '05 Eastern conference finals

[@benjaminbritt7862]

Nobody could stop Shaqs strength. But they could frustrate him

[@CosmicTuxedo]

I remember Hakeem, Yao, Wallace and Duncan reguarly locking Shaq up. Which is saying a lot because Shaq was a beast.

[@ernestboykin3rd706]

Locking Shaq up???? They may have had good games but I'm sure they didn't lock him up none of them LOL

[@dapper892]

Stop.

[@patriciavinas-yl3ss]

SHAQUILLE O NEAL DAVID ROBINSON

[@PIP...33]

ADMIRAL ALONE VS PENNY + SHAQ. SOMETHING JORDAN NEVER DID.

[@clarencesimmons8580]

Youngest rookie in the NBA shooting guard/small forward "Penny" Hardaway is the greatest B-Ball player.

[@FlyAwayChi]

Such a ridiculous comment, that dude you got as your profile pic was carried by Mike

[@tdozzy991]

So you're not seeing rodman there with the admiral and Sean Elliott who's putting up 18 ppg?

[@johnl9595]

I hated young Shaq. He flat out admitted he lied about the Robinson autograph incident to motivate himself to go against his opponents. (Claimed Robinson snubbed him on an autograph when he was young.) Old Shaq has matured but still gets into pencil measuring contests. Like with Dwight on being “Superman”.

[@motive2breathe908]

Bring backs bugs like this!!!!

[@fredthompson-zr2ih]

I believe if Shaq could of stayed that size he would of been the goat

[@cheetahturner4576]

Dude name a player that stayed same size at young age lol Bron got bigger, mj,kobe u do grow into man body shaq was 22 then.

[@canadaengland]

Why did Robinson outplay him then?

[@malcorub]

@@cheetahturner4576 David Robinson looked the same his rookie season as his last.

[@cheetahturner4576]

@@malcorub yea good one thats about it most come in skinny pick up weight over time but u check stats rovinson didnt outplay shaq wins shaq pts shaq reb shaq plus after 97 robinson had duncan to help name shaq power forward ac green an horace grant so shaq had out rebound an outscore both those cats in paint by himself

[@cdgates1]

He stayed that size and got swept out the playoffs his last 3 years in Orlando

[@DetroitLove4U]

Shaquille - no jump shot and cannot hit free throws worth a damn.

[@melvynsngltn27]

Yet was an all-time great an a once in a lifetime player

[@pekie5533]

And still had a FG% like 0.60 with around 28-30ppg 😂

[@canadaengland]

Top Centres of the 90s in order-sorry for the overrated reality check Shaq fans: 1 Hakeem 2 Robinson 3 Ewing 4 Shaq. My god this is the best Shaq could run the floor in his career and he's at best 50% as consistent as Big Dave in that departnent. My god! what an underrated legend! 36 points 13 boards and 6 blocks against prime Shaq playing out of his skin. Most dominant big is so laughable Wilt is still rolling over

[@dapper892]

Reality check? Shaqs first season was 92-93. His first couple years were Smack in the middle of the primes for those 3. Settle down lol. He went to the finals at 23 vs Hakeem at his pinnacle. lol He was finishing top 5 in mvp voting in his 2nd and 3rd year. Then had a couple injury seasons. But by 97 he was the best center in the nba by far. And when he peaked in 2000, that version of Shaq woulda rag dolled those 3. I lived this era dude. I’m happy he was younger, cuz I love those 3 and woulda hated to see him beat them up had they overlapped more.