New Jersey Nets @ Chicago Bulls 1998 NBA Playoffs 1st Round Game 1

[@Jokoman019]

This is one of my favorite series from back then to watch, even though it was 3-0 sweep you could see the league starting to change right before the bulls and its super interesting to see how they dealt with a young team that was moving much faster, had alot of athleticism and alot of space and was basically precursor to how nba teams play today

[@koretv1581]

the bulls almost lost all of those games. Till this day i dont know how the bulls won in 98. They just seemed old and had to work so hard that entire playoffs.

[@MikeJones-zn7eo]

I think the Dwight Howard/Stan Van Gundy Magic was the “pre,” to how they play today. If they could have done a little better on roster construction, they could have won a few championships. Because Dwight was dominant on defense and solid enough on offense that you can play the 4-1 spread, him low post and 4 3-point shooters in the open spots. Even with limited post moves, Dwight was such a specimen that there wasn’t to many centers in the league that could hold him 1 on 1 in the paint. Turkolug and Pietrus were not consistent enough 3 shooters for the defense they played. Especially Hedu. Other guys that maybe could hit more but were even more of defensive liabilities than the two I just mentioned.

[@MikeJones-zn7eo]

Dang, well I just looked, my favorite 6’10” spread the court player Rashard Lewis 39% Hedu and Pietrus both 38% for 3 on the playoffs. I semi stand. Corrected, except that others getting important minutes are low 20% if even that. So they weren’t quite ready.

[@CharlesSmith-mj4lj]

Your speaking about Orlando am I correct

[@chrisforgione]

@@koretv1581if you are a baseball fan the bulls in 98 reminds me of the Yankees in 2001. Yanks were older and going for 4th straight ws and every team they played was just better. Granted yanks fell short in game 7 but they got thru 3 series and almost got it

[@pilamcnu]

2:19:07 got to love the Bulls broadcasters. They’ve seen 5 titles in 7 seasons at this point and they still get fired up for a huge play by the great one like this

[@derekwilkerson7142]

The team was so seasoned by this time you see Mike and Scottie just laughing during the overtime time out

[@elishareilly7980]

Exactly 💯

[@132indo]

elite all time high basketball awareness by Jordan and Pippen. Every detail considered. They called timeout before they could foul Dickey Simpkins lol

[@VaderzBane]

Time

[@mralowen]

Damn, I remember the excitement when you'd hear that intro music start. And you always felt like MJ was going to win

[@marcelmuller1105]

Was born in 97. Have a picture ofe me on my dads shoulder. Dad has the bulls championship franchise on DVD. Watched it as a kid. And no w as an adult. Music still gives me goosebumps

[@derekwilkerson7142]

These guys were superstars Rodman threw his jersey off at then end and people went CRAZY over it

[@chrisdperez786]

MJ played all 82 games in that 2nd repeat and all playoff games. People say pippen carried mj . And that may be true, minimally. But dont forget dennis and scottie missed alot of games during the 3peat . The goat did what a goat can only do, and thats carry the team and win at all costs

[@HeathOverledger]

Anyone that says Pippen carried MJ simply was not alive to watch the games

[@sujithmedari7129]

@@HeathOverledger Yup this is just the Lebron fans narrative

[@ShaunTheNavigator]

Pippen NEVER carried MJ...

[@terryclothe6707]

Nobody ever said this . Y’all making shit up at this point.

[@AGregBergThing]

No rodman no ring

[@elishareilly7980]

They way the bulls crash boards is incredible,they come in waves i counted 15 second chance pionts,also harper defense in underrated!

[@Teeyah2]

I cannot get passed the opening. We had absolutely the BEST music, announcer, players, uniforms and fans. When they announced MJ you couldn't hear anything else. They were Rockstar's and MJ will forever be the GOAT..

[@youtuber3328]

please tell me did you REMEMBER in 80 the nba declared the greatest player ever as bill russell and that there's a documentary called the greatest player ever starring wilt chamberlain

[@Wardfolio]

I forgot about Kendall Gill. Dude was legit! So many amazing players back then.

[@donaldb93]

It’s so disrespectful when ppl say most of the players back then wasn’t skilled. Not true at all a lot of guys like Kendall Gill always get forgotten about players back then just had a certain role and wasn’t able to play position less basketball so they couldn’t show case other skills they had due to whatever role they were in

[@midnightblue1874]

That thumbnail though🤣

[@Shaqtus34]

thumbnail is INSANE

[@pepengpantal1363]

you're pretty gay bro

[@lilg8017]

I was wondering if he meant to do that

[@afridgetoofar1818]

I was looking for this comment 😂

[@Henry-y8b9q]

​@@pepengpantal1363 Your gay good for you glad you came out of the closet good for you🙂

[@jimmy33music]

😂😂😂

[@edwardsricardo6429]

Without a doubt "Mj " is just a exceptional player with wonderful skills and determination, his game shows an tell why he's the "Goat "

[@knowledgeispwr]

Just shows you didn't watch you just came to talk lol

[@reggieshuford965]

U hit it right on the nose!!!! The GOAT period!!!

[@cnelsonlv99]

@@knowledgeispwr Just shows you don't know $hit about basketball if you think what he said is in any way not the truth.

[@cmoneytheman]

​@@cnelsonlv99truth from playing outdated styles even compared to 2000-04

[@Wis_Dom]

This ending of this game showed you why MJ and PIP are the best!

[@AGregBergThing]

No rodman no rings

[@cnelsonlv99]

@@AGregBergThing They got 3 rings without Rodman. Rodman replaced Horace Grant, so basically they just needed someone who could rebound and play defense at that position. Could have been Rodman, Grant, or any one of many big men.

[@CharlesSmith-mj4lj]

​@@cnelsonlv99but they did it with Rodman

[@cnelsonlv99]

@@CharlesSmith-mj4lj Astute observation. Also a meaningless one, since they also won 3 rings without Rodman.

[@JohnDoukasPhotography]

Thanks for sharing this. I always saw these games on TNT or NBC, never knowing Johnny Kerr called the games as well. He's so much better.

[@DeTAYL.]

💯 Johnny Red Kerr is a Chicago legend

[@thedavephan]

The Nets played out of their minds, they should be really proud

[@sacrifyse]

They could win. Bulls was more lucky.

[@The_Dynamic_One]

@@sacrifyse Battle tested not lucky

[@thedavephan]

@@sacrifyse it’s not luck when it happens 6x

[@grzenio80]

If History tell us anything , trash talking to MJ is very risky bizness

[@aloysiusdevadanderabercrom6401]

It's kinda like making your morning toast while in the shower. Yeah, that kind of risky bizness.

[@colinchesbrough5772]

I disagree. There's no risk. It's a guaranteed outcome.

[@someguy9471]

It’s like dissing Eminem. There’s only one possible outcome.

[@rodericksears638]

It's bad for your health 😅

[@HeathOverledger]

25:37 JFK Jr sighting that’s dope

[@robertv6628]

I need a time machine and a repeating device to stay stuck in time, thats all i want.

[@jovelhamilton601]

Isnit just me but when the playoff games came on back in the day it came on like it was about to be a war. Today its a gathering to talk about the party after the game😂😂😂😂

[@moonman0506]

Thumbnail is crazy bruh😂😂😂😂

[@devon8trillionaire]

Pause 😂😂😂😂

[@PakRT48]

That's why Pip is so mad at MJ these days

[@anthonyjohnson-dq8ls]

MJ GREATEST OF ALL TIME 💯🏀🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@reggieshuford965]

U better believe it... No doubt at all!!!!!!!!!

[@youtuber3328]

please tell me do you REMEMBER that in 80 the nba declared the greatest player ever as bill russell and that there's a documentary called the greatest player ever starring wilt chamberlain

[@Wis_Dom]

1:06:30 That's the cheerleader Randy Brown was messing with in, "The Last Dance". 🤣

[@elishareilly7980]

Interesting

[@CocheseSha]

She's sexy

[@hsinscape]

Thanks for uploading

[@lorenllbj88]

This game showed just how LANKY and defensively sound MJ and Pippen were! Especially when it counted most which would be a theme of the entire playoffs for them in 98.

[@WilliamChen556]

感谢上传🙏🏻

[@LeafyNebula]

Rodman earned his, straight rebounding king

[@NohyphenAmericanXVII]

Everything was better in the 90s

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

That's a dangerous opponent to face: one with nothing to lose.

[@Dumi-dumi]

At 45:45-46:14, the realest Bob Rohrman car commercial during Chicago Bulls basketball broadcasts (from 1998) should have the roaring lion with a costume 'lion mascot' face. Or is it just me? LOL. Those commercials just say, championship Chicago Bulls Basketball.

[@dylaneverhartmusic]

What year are these ads from? It can't be 98 because they're talking about downloading an app

[@leannefresquez3490]

I can see why michael doesnt like the other teams head coach

[@chaunseybillings5381]

I miss the bulls

[@elishareilly7980]

I miss the whole time period

[@chaunseybillings5381]

I miss this the NBA sucks today

[@latarribell4152]

Yeah, those 96-93 overtime games where MJ took 26 free throws while shooting mostly fade aways were so much better than today’s game, where 7 footers can handle and shoot like 6’3” guards.

[@chaunseybillings5381]

@@latarribell4152 I no I miss the 90s I can't really get into the NBA today

[@latarribell4152]

@@chaunseybillings5381 I’m 49 years old. I came up on watching 80s and 90s basketball. I get nostalgic for it; the way I get nostalgic for the Super Nintendo. But I got a PS5 now, and I like it more.

[@chaunseybillings5381]

@@latarribell4152 I used to love NBA live on Sega Genesis when you had to create Jordan I miss them days

[@Wis_Dom]

​@@latarribell4152 Terrible Comparison. You're comparing video games to basketball? And you 49 years old bragging about your ps5😅. Some things got better over time, some things didn't. The NBA definitely didn't. And the poor ratings keep proving it. So cry.

[@Wis_Dom]

1:45:12 BEST ACTING EVER!

[@fiasedagbovi6474]

yo why did I think Chris Gatling was Vince Carter for a moment, what universe is this haha😂😭

[@Stoptheinvasion2025]

The still shot for the video. Why? 😮

[@MaximusWolfe]

I know right?

[@mariettuazon6554]

Thank u so much

[@gregoryadair4932]

People keep speaking on that Bulls team like they had no competition. I don't even have to pull anything up. I am looking at the Celtics, the Lakers, and the Pistons. How many hall of fame players played on those teams? How many hall of fame players played in the league during Jordan's era? How many played during that other guys time? Majority of top fifty players in Jordan's era, mind you that it has been stated that the guys playing during this time have been called the greatest class of all time?

[@sumandsubstance7881]

Did Luc Longley played in this series?

[@justjoe4775]

No. Luc missed the last few weeks of the regular season with injuries. He missed this series (not like the Bulls needed him since they swept the Nets) & a couple games of the 2nd round vs the Hornets.

[@theanalyst2018]

this series sherman douglas goes berserk and avg 18 ppg 8 apg and 50% FG

[@RudyGreen-f4h]

MY FIVE TIME CHAMP'S BULLS SWEPT THEM BLASTED NETS🐂

[@RambisRants]

I’m such a 90’s Bulls dork, I missed the thumbnail originally, thanks comment section! Click for the thumbnail, stay for the action 😬🤣👏🏀🔥🙌🏽

[@elishareilly7980]

Same here

[@moroccoisback477]

this Bulls team was lethal as John Wick

[@annacarolinaruy]

How did you find this channel? I stumbled upon it by accident and I’m hooked!

[@michaeluy2678]

Thumbail kinda zesty

[@REXX-STRONGSTYLE]

51:45 imagine that Jayson Williams talking about someone getting slaughtered......for context look up Jayson Williams post basketball career.....

[@SonGoku-jc3ny]

Dude! Did I see a commercial that mentioned the Corona virus?!

[@awakenedbyyhuhassembly6015]

I wonder who would win between the 98 bulls and the 04 nets

[@youtuber3328]

no disrespect but the 04 nets didn't reach the conference finals and the 04 pistons were nowhere near as elite as the 98 bulls please tell me your rankings of the histories of the nets pistons and bulls including two players who in my OPINION were top 50 stars being julius erving and dave debussherre and a player who in my OPINION was a legend being michael jordan

[@cmoneytheman]

​@@youtuber3328nowhere as elite but way more advanced try watching 04 and compare this looks real basic

[@youtuber3328]

@@cmoneytheman i'd bet $ the 2004 nets would lose 4-0 to the 1998 bulls in my OPINION NON top 50 star sums up jason kidd and scottie pippen and in my OPINION the #4 best player ever is still legend michael jordan

[@cmoneytheman]

@youtuber3328 I'd bet you watch 04 and 90s full games and you see differences in angles used/IQ troll. No opinion. Now go watch and stop being lazy.

[@RhapsodyinGlue]

After 5 days off, the Bulls were obviously iced in the beginning. Something caught my eye though, which Bull caught your eye the most? Another Question, which Bull probably partied all night and showed up late? Some of you know exactly where I'm going with this.....what a beast!

[@Димитрий-и9я]

Майкл как всегда лучший! ❤🎉

[@NohyphenAmericanXVII]

2:09 That's one rough profile. Lol

[@MaximusWolfe]

That thumb nail though. Haha.

[@TechnoMageB5]

2:22:13 NJ 94 CHI 91 2:25:35 NJ91 CHI 95 Man, that threw me off...

[@williampeterson9188]

Think of all the terrible threes they jack up now. The bulls after one were still on pace for 120 with sensible b ball

[@elishareilly7980]

Facts

[@JohnDoukasPhotography]

The fight at the end was pretty random

[@Wis_Dom]

Grown ass men fighting kids for Rodman's Jersey. Just BUY one if you're an adult!

[@darkego123]

Thumbnail is sus

[@DeletedMediaYoutube]

that thumb tho

[@UnkownStar144]

3:55 commercial talking bout covid-19 in 1998.

[@helmipras6177]

true GOAT never says he is the GOAT

[@AdrianSmith-ds6yv]

Damn Sherman Douglas almost took game 1 from Chicago

[@shred69]

You know, with the wonders of editing software you could cut out all those ads.

[@georgewashington3012]

I like the ads. Nostalgic.

[@robertcopeland430]

I prefer the ads. Interesting to watch.

[@MaximusWolfe]

The commercials are great.

[@VaderzBane]

@@georgewashington3012nostalgia from 2020? This is an (NBA Classic Game) rerun from nba network in 2020

[@LukeTRandall]

The thumbnail…

[@hmhm856]

HAHAHAHA, I thought I was the only one who noticed

[@jaredplantulli4288]

Does anyone know what the hell happened at 2:28:28?? lol

[@pipjersey8303]

thumbnail is questionable for this vid

[@Celtic-Lion___]

Basketball is Religion and life apparently...

[@ScottsJourneys]

nicework

[@danilobriz8499]

There´s Pippen hater doing thumbnails around !😂😂

[@elishareilly7980]

Generation comment that's what's wrong with yall

[@vinnymac7565]

Thumbnail 😂

[@buellscool1]

Nice quality of recording! When Basketball was basketball. Now it's circus Olay. But O the covid lies/propaganda ! May we never forget.

[@diamondjazz2000]

That’s the Halo theme song

[@robertcopeland430]

I can watch this full game…can’t watch 2 minutes of nba today. Upload more games from the 90’s.

[@minamikotaro]

83 -86, bulls lead then foul..1 freethrow plus tip in basket by the netS and yet the score is 85 -86 lead by the bulls?maybe some one can explain to me about the score?

[@hermanshula9449]

With that image, don't do Scottie Pippin like that.

[@X02Overdose]

I knew someone was gonna point it out lmfao

[@ariesballesteros5881]

Thumbnail seems to make MJ rimming Pip

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Can’t stand that annoying background music that gets played constantly during a game. Most times I don’t pay attention but for some reason it’s really getting on my nerves this time 😂😂😂

[@harishsingaravelan]

This video is a highlight.

[@MatthewW713]

Crawford was just awful. Dude ejected Timmy for laughing.

[@АлександрСовенко-т3к]

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[@АлександрСовенко-т3к]

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[@DylanDaPhantom]

u couldnt breathe on mj , no matter the situation he got the calls .

[@jr6178]

Earned his fts.

[@calvincertified]

Notice how the players actually tried to play through sickness and injuries. These days there out weeks with street clothes on the bench😂

[@binjeolay7388]

😊

[@Gballer46]

Hell yeah go bulls

[@JoeyPrudenciano]

Po😊

[@cnelsonlv99]

What the f*ck is up with that thumbnail?

[@joeblow1878]

this is the series the great sherman douglas torched duh bulls geriatric backcourt for 18 ppg on 52% shooting. imagine what today's guards would do to these slow moving dino's lol.

[@gabrielhutchinson4708]

all these eastern conference teams in the 90s were weak. not impressed with the bulls playing down to the competition.

[@jr6178]

Lies. This 8th seed Nets team is better than the 60 wins hawks with Al Horford

[@michaeladams5636]

Pippen sucks.

[@rafikz77]

😂 Jordan needing all the refs help against the Nets Those BS calls lol 😂 PATHETIC

[@jr6178]

What BS calls? Both teams were in foul trouble. Earned fts no flopping