Penny Hardaway 31pts + Game-Winner vs. Rockets (03.12.1997)

[@whateverman2734]

penny so humble, My favorite player all time

[@silviatrophin9955]

mine too

[@meg-k-waldren]

Unlike LeEgo James aka 4th Quarter Sue Storm.

[@香港秋名山]

Unbelievable game winner! ❤i watched this in front of my grandma home s TV❤ WHAT A DAY!🎉

[@hectorlopez1069]

Penny playing his first season without Shaq in Orlando. Magic weren't the same when Shaq was gone.

[@kimdufek6635]

Here was a coach that took over a franchise that was in a mess after shaq bailed for the lakers richie did a great job

[@wuliwei6939]

Penny hit the game winner against the Rockets at Orlando Arena in 96 as well

[@pCOCKPRO11]

Wu Liwei ....i have that game on vhs

[@rjallday28]

@@pCOCKPRO11 upload it.

[@youtuber3328]

yeah but the playoffs count the most + the magic were swept 4-0 in round four by the rockets led by a legend i love named hakeem olajuwon

[@YaKnowWhatIming]

@@youtuber3328 This was in 1997, not the 1995 finals.

[@youtuber3328]

@@YaKnowWhatIming i know i was just saying the playoffs count the most

[@mireiyokoyama1983]

He also hit the game winner at home against Houston a season ago

[@RubyMaster_mlbb]

damn penny was amazing greatest WHAT if player ever

[@primedemarr]

T mac

[@carlwallace1129]

​@@primedemarr Penny T-mac D-Rose Grant Hill Brandon Roy

[@primedemarr]

@@carlwallace1129 D rose would have just been Westbrook

[@postersurfman1]

I remember seeing this game live. Even though it was a regular season game; it was good seeing the Magic beat the Rockets after being swept in the 95 Finals. I was still bitter about that. Lol.

[@wuliwei6939]

They did beat Houston in 96, and Penny hit the gamewinner

[@youtuber3328]

i love hakeem olajuwon

[@youtuber3328]

@@wuliwei6939 but the playoffs count the most + i love hakeem olajuwon

[@silviatrophin9955]

NICK ANDERSON...

[@ChrisM07]

The Magic actually won both regular season games 3 years in a row.

[@meg-k-waldren]

3:10 what Lebron can never do cause he never had a skillful dribble and go-to move. His only move is human bowling ball.

[@pc2650]

Lmao

[@zidanepat]

He should be on HALL of FAME.

[@houstonbuckley8466]

Been watching penny since Treadwell high School in Memphis. He is north Memphis to the core. When he freelanced he took your next. Penny was taking guys next yes he was that good. With penny if u was a nobody u didn't play frfr.

[@mattc9412]

Back then the TV schedule for nationally televised games was determined in the summer before. So they thought Shaq would stay with the magic, obviously, and had the magic on crazy amount of national games even though they weren't an elite team anymore.

[@troymatinca6484]

What a floater over Hakeem to win the Ball Game! Great Era for Basketball 🏀

[@jamesmorris8192]

Y'all peek Penny doing that back post move the one he did on Miami.

[@raypratt3611]

Damn shame,cuz penny had maybe the most complete arsenal on the offensive side of the ball!!he had a lifhtening quick first step to the rack for a thunder dunk,incredible array of moves down around the post,a decent perimeter shooter and one of the most creative and gifted passers the NBA has seen,espesially since he wasn't a TRUE PG but instead could get down pn the block and post ya up like Larry Legend as SF or could play either G position on any given switch and I would say he was definately the nicest passer at 6'7" with only one other player that comes to mind,EARVIN JOHNSON !!its jjst too bad because people have forgotten just HOW F'N GOOD Anfernee Hardaway really was and if not for injuries I'm thinkin this guy given of course the right players around him would have gotten back to the finals a couple more times and most likely would have really grown and matured into probably an MVP caliber player for many seasons!!

[@necyasports]

oh this is my rip ! back in 2010

[@hectorlopez1069]

A great game by Hardaway and Olajuwon. Olajuwon had 32 points. Hardaway had 31 points.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Injuries got the best of Hardaway, he was not the same, when Injuries took over.

[@mattc941]

Chuck Daly was a great announcer... too bad hes gone.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was a great coach for the Bad Boys. Winning 2 NBA championships. He died in 2009. Rest in peace coach Daly.

[@alexnagy2044]

The HOF a SHAME. Big foul that Penny don't there!

[@eboooo]

I'm wearing the Penny 2 right now I love Anfernee!

[@youtuber3328]

the magic got swept 4-0 in round four of 95 by the rockets led by a legend i love named hakeem olajuwon

[@davcar3568]

This was after Brian Hill was fired and before Chuck Daly took over as coach. I know Penny Haradway had a good stretch under Richie Adubato. Maybe in hindsight the Magic should have kept him as coach. Penny complained about Brian Hill that he was constantly using him to post up on point guards and felt the strategy was getting stale and taking away from his game.

[@Mario-re2qp]

+David Carlyon It was, even when Shaq was there it was getting stale. Basically every play had to end with Hardaway dumping it to Shaq. It got tired and boring, instead of making the Magic a faster paced team (we saw how good a faster game with a lot of ball movement worked for San Antonio in beating the Heat in the finals). It was a shame the clueless Magic management didn't go after for Pat Riley (Heat did instead) when he was available or let Audubato coach. Reportedly Shaq wasn't happy about them keeping Hill either, and part of the reason he left. Coaching was really the reason the Magic lost in 95 and played a big part on the 96 defeat against the Bulls. The Magic blew out Houston in the first half of that 1995 1st finals game.... sigh. Nobody would have thought the Magic would lose that game or that series... much less get swept

[@davcar3568]

Magic got sweeped by the Bulls in 1996. But injuries were a huge factor in that sweep. Not saying they would have beaten the Bulls if they stayed healthy because they wouldn't have beaten them. But the loss may not have been so lopsided.

[@davcar3568]

Horace Grant was out the whole series after the first game with a broken arm. Hardly a minor injury, Nick Anderson was also out of the lineup with a wrist injury

[@davcar3568]

Not fan of the team. Just being analytical and objective. As you mentioned Grant missed three games and Nick missed one so the injuries were not minor if they couldn't play.

[@jamalabdelbaset6469]

davcar35 Yeah, I felt that way too. Richie showed his coaching credentials with the Liberty in the W too. Chuck Daly was not a good fit for Penny. For whatever reason, he did not like Penny.

[@antoniominor1522]

This mane never get all his props ijs jordan ordain him as the next primier player 2 run the league his humble additude led to peoole not fully respecting his game n hating coaches

[@hectorlopez1069]

That magic team wasn't that good when Shaq went to LA. You can tell, they needed Shaq, really bad.

[@ChrisM07]

The Magic went 38/59 (64%) w/Penny in the lineup they were still a 50+ win team when he was on the floor.

[@youtuber3328]

the playoffs count the most + in 97 the magic lost in round one 3-2 + the rockets lost 4-2 in round three

[@garythompson9241]

Hakeem played well SO what if Houston lost I'm satisfied

[@wuliwei6939]

They beat Orlando in the 95 Finals

[@gpxjimmy]

He is swift

[@jamesfernandez3627]

This is a post injury game of Penny, right?

[@jamesfernandez3627]

He had a surgery between 96-97 season. He did get back but it's never been the same. That injury damaged his career

[@jfil5518]

@Shove This L Up Your Ass he first got hurt against Detroit in 96 I believe.. then kept reinjuring the leg and had a series of surgeries

[@ChrisM07]

Yeah he missed numerous games that season when he was in the lineup the Magic won 38 of the 59 games (64%).