NBA On TNT - Shawn Kemp Battles Hakeem Olajuwon In Seattle! 1997 WCSF G6

End of an Era - the Reignman's last home game as a Sonic!
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SK: 22p/11r/3a/2b/1s 6/14 FG 10/14 FT
HO: 30p/11r/4b/1a/1s 12/21 FG 6/7 FT

[@chrisuncleahmad]

Sonics/Rockets 1997 is a forgotten playoff classic, the best 7 game series you never hear about

[@godsfavoritt771]

an absolute clinic on why the NBA today is an atrocity

[@MDBBall]

Absolutely

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@MDBBall I think one reason we don’t hear about that series is because it was overshadowed by the Knicks/Heat fireworks

[@PIP...33]

@@godsfavoritt771 KEVIN TOOK THAT ELBOW DIDNT EVEN BLINKED . TODAY PLAYERS WOULD LOAD MANAGE 10 GAMES AFTER THAT

[@kennybegeske8824]

​@MDBBall Got Any More Chicago Bulls

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

Olajuwons last great season and the last game for Kemp in Seattle, phenomenal series.

[@coreyrowe4119]

Shawn Kemp's final game in Seattle wearing a Sonics uniform.

[@googlemyself4091]

This was game 6. This series went 7 games kid. So Kemp played 1 more game for Seattle after this game.

[@coreyrowe4119]

@@googlemyself4091 But this was his last home game in Seattle wearing the Sonics uniform, that was the point I was making.

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

The Sonics we're foolish letting Kemp go , Vin Baker was good. But he was just not as good as Kemp.

[@coreyrowe4119]

@@rooseveltdarbey9493 Sonics wouldn't pay Kemp but then gave that useless hack Jim McIlvane such a bloated contract, that was quite a slap in the face to Kemp smh.

[@DTM_85]

I blame the organization for not paying Kemp what he deserved

[@ShaadsComicsandBeers]

This was quietly one of the better rivalries in the NBA. Between 93-97 these teams went at it like crazy. They're 93 series was a classic as well as this very underrated series. Both going the distance.

[@3rdcoastnyucka]

This was a tough year for the Rockets. Aging superstars and Matt Maloney at the helm.

[@brucewayne1662]

You must be thinking of the following year. This was the year they had their second best record in franchise history and the year they finally beat Seattle in the playoffs. Not a bad year at all, it just sucks the way it ended.

[@pomerlain8924]

Ah, the good ol' days. NBA in Seattle. A Sonics-Rockets playoff series. Good team basketball being played. And Shawn Kemp in Sonics uniform. Hard to believe that this was almost 27 years ago.

[@SniffyPoo]

this was probably Kemp's last great year. All downhill afterwards. That spin move on Willis was great.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Ot was downhill for Kemp when he got fat when he got traded to Cleveland.

[@damonsonnier34]

6:59 “Somebody got a piece of that.” There is no other big man who can play perimeter defense like Hakeem. Who else could it be?

[@user-qs9jl1bl2u]

Your joking? Lmmfao chamberlain was so good they had to make new rules to make it fair for other players!

[@LembeckIsStaying]

Unpopular Opinion: These Sonics jersies and court designs were fire!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Unfortunately they were tied to a historic franchise so it got alot of flack, but aesthetically they were nice.

[@CocheseSha]

The green and gold design is dope tho

[@LembeckIsStaying]

@@CocheseSha Oh definitely a classic, the new Sonics design should've been used on an expansion team or something. So I get the hate, but just on a pure design they were fly. Just like the 90s Hornets and Suns.

[@brandonrice7289]

Damn! 😂 Kemp & Dream just KILLIN inside!

[@goblue193]

The intro made you realize the 90s were as close to the 70s as the 2000s were to today

[@DTM_85]

93 playoffs were dope

[@kennybegeske8824]

Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV

[@Laziorpoleski]

Bring Sonic to Seattle!!!

[@damonsonnier34]

7:59 and 10:41 The few moments where you see an older Hakeem getting angry.

[@Tanfo77]

Old? He's only a month older than MJ, they're basically 34 here.

[@DJVijilante]

When Karl Malone and Kemp were asked, respectively, their toughest opponents they said those battles with the Rockets, specifically Hakeem, not Jordan! Cause Jordan had all kinds of help from the NBA so you know what way it was going to go.

[@Tanfo77]

Ah, a Lebron fan.

[@vedounamanicadimasochisti]

​@@Tanfo77 You don't need to be a lebron fan to appreciate olajuwon and report what players said.

[@ShallOvercome24-7]

It's a fact.

[@DJVijilante]

@@Tanfo77 What does LeBron have to do with this?

[@johnny6610]

Karl a Jordan hater. He’s with Zeke on the hate train…also that’s goofy cause Jordan beat them. They were able to bounce Hakeem out of the playoffs, never Mike. Simple logic

[@chriswahl4139]

after all these years I misrememberred this as being a series where all seven were won by the home team, I must have confused it with their 1993 series

[@ojyleami]

this is basketball

[@user-ll2nd5mp7x]

Rockets should have beat the Jazz in '97

[@BucketMouthFishing23]

Willis didn’t wanted none of the Reignman. Kemp thought he was back in the playground for a sec

[@SugoiEnglish1]

Never won a title: if all on same team they win! G Stockton / Chris Paul G Maravich /Reggie Miller C Ewing /Nate Thurmund PF Barkley /Malone SF Elgin Baylor /Gervin

[@user-ss3ud7pp7f]

Another great game and a good job of blending and editing the highlights.

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@damonsonnier34]

Hakeem won this one on one matchup in the scoring, and defensive departments. This was a very physical series.

[@raurmanproductions3438]

He only won in scoring because he got 7 more attempts.

[@damonsonnier34]

@@raurmanproductions3438 Hakeem was more efficient from the field and the free throw line than Kemp.

[@MJ23-KB24]

⁠​⁠@@raurmanproductions3438only because of more attempts?🤣 he was getting stops against Kemp and blocked him too.

[@ironangel667]

Ref setting a pick for kemp

[@hectorlopez1069]

The only series the rockets eliminated the sonics in the playoffs. Sonics were always tough for the rockets.

[@seanrhodes542]

Thursday night fever😊 FN awesome, makese feel like I'm 15 again

[@tol5516]

Bro you are on fire! keep it going

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@hectorlopez1069]

Olajuwon with a great game. He did great by winning this game and finishing the sonics in game 7.

[@godsfavoritt771]

put this man in the hall of fame and stop fn playing

[@MDBBall]

I appreciate the kind sentiment sir 😄

[@godsfavoritt771]

@@MDBBall bro I meant kemp 😆

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@PIP...33]

@@godsfavoritt771 GLOVE AHD HIM ALWAYS SAY THEY AINT GONNA RETIRE NUMBERS TILL SONICS BRING BACK TEAM. GARY IS MY FAV PG AND KG FAV PF (GLOVE LOVE GARNETT SO MUCH) BUT I AGREE KEMP IS SUPERSTAR BEST PF ATHLETE EVER.

[@tedbaumanis]

Thanks for posting this. These videos are great.

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@TMrus]

Such a fine dog fight. When I used to love NBA ...

[@maciejkarolczak2761]

szkoda ze olajuwon , drexler , barkley nie spotkali sie wczesniej , kiedy byli w najlepszych okresach swojej kariery !

[@user-np5kx5qi4s]

좋은 영상 감사합니다

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@damonsonnier34]

6:32 Clyde Drexler accidentally pops Shawn Kemp in the eye going for a steal.

[@dolphsantitho5301]

Them was my Rockets! And always will💪🏻💯

[@johnny6610]

Bob Neal was the man

[@JoshGibson-fb7mf]

Sonics Eliminated the rockets and Hakeem so many times

[@ChrisM07]

In the Rudy Tomjanovich/George Karl era when the matchups actually mattered with them being contending teams they faced each other only 3 times. The 1st time the Sonics benefitted from bad officiating in the overtime period and the 2nd matchup the Rockets didn't have a PF to matchup with the Sonics forwards who all played in the post they were using Chucky Brown out of position there.

[@MJ23-KB24]

Not in this series. Also, if you watch that game 7 in ‘93, the refs blew some obvious calls that should have gone the rockets way and of course Seattle took advantage as they needed every bit of help as it went down to the wire.

[@ShallOvercome24-7]

The Sonic had our number. We were okay with Phoenix taking out the Sonic bc Phoenix had the Sonic number bc we matchup we bad against Sonic and they had such good bench in the 90s. We were screwed 93 gm 7 with 3 blown calls. But we had Phoenix number bc they self destruct.

[@ChrisM07]

@@ShallOvercome24-7 The championship team with Thorpe at the PF position beat everyone in their conference at least twice that season, as a matter of fact the Sonics averaged a significantly lower shooting % (low 40's) against them when Thorpe was there. The Rockets team that matched up poorly with the Sonics was the version that didn't have a legitimate PF and players like Chucky Brown was starting at the position. The Sonics in 96 averaged over 50% in both the regular season and postseason because the Rockets had to double team the forwards often who all played in the low post. With Thorpe/Herrera and later Barkley/Willis the Rockets were able to defend them a lot better. The Suns also played a lot of small ball causing similar problems for the Rockets, Barkley was their only low post player though so the Rockets still could matchup with them w/o Thorpe and Herrera.

[@radioactivehands]

Tough for Kemp going up two HOFers. Wish they kept him in Seattle

[@raurmanproductions3438]

By all accounts at this point SK was hall of fame bound but tragically he destroyed himself.

[@goblue193]

@@raurmanproductions3438 I could see him getting in one day. The basketball HOF is more lenient than the other ones

[@deearteezt]

I almost forgot how often Kemp forced shots in the paint with punk fakes. Smh.

[@billslover90]

Please don’t get me wrong but Shawn kemp makes Kevin Durant look weak and lazy. Kemp was a far better defender than Durant plus was much more quicker.

[@damonsonnier34]

8:31 Shawn Kemp getting popped in the mouth by Kevin Willis’ elbows.

[@OrionOodama]

This game and G6 of the next round exposed Clyde Drexler's poor decisions. Down 4 with 13s, he should have drove (either getting fouled or easy deuce) instead of attempting three. As if prophetic, with tied game in WCF G6, "The Glide" failed to get a shot and left precious seconds that led to John Stockton's clutch three and finally advancing to the NBA Finals.

[@chadalpha7983]

Feed the Hawk

[@KhenLong-ji2tz]

Aba intro

[@lani5023]

all i do is watch these , i barely hoop nowadays cause im not in college rn but yo when i do these open runs and shit it helps to just watch these and keep it simple

[@LeA-gp3mj]

All lay ups were contested back then

[@Vforfreedom]

Charles played on a lot of good teams and could never win a title! even on the dream team with the Houston Rockets. still couldnt. the problem is charles was always just bad luck everywhere he went.