Tony Kukoc 1.8 Game Winning Shot (Patrick Ewing Early Celebration)

[@raydominguez9351]

Toni Kukoc...the early celebration killer lmao

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

Ask Reggie Miller about that.

[@daroblackheart383]

Paxson in 1993 Play-Offs Final.

[@keyceegarcia1498]

True hahahaah😂

[@jasonallen3678]

Lol yep

[@williamfelix6079]

No Doubt?

[@Mssmaimone]

Phil Jackson's face after Kucoc hit the winner was like "I know what I'm doing, Pippen"

[@nonplayerzealot4]

That was probably the most pissed Phil ever got, save for maybe when he threw Kobe out of a practice in 2004, but that was off cam. He talked about it in the post game too. Dumb, dumb play by Pippen. He was sensitive to the derision that he (and Ho) got for passing up the Finals winning shot the year before like a hot potato over to Paxson. Mike even joked about that on tape. He may have had the right to take that shot, but you gotta let some shit slide when it's 1.8 secs left against the Knicks in a playoff game. And invariably Phil made the right call, like he almost always did.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

@@KoachKrab127 There may NOT be a link verifying this on youtube, but I wasn't just BSing. Michael Jordan himself was the one making light of it. Those Bulls had various books written about them, I'd be surprised if they all failed to mentioned it. Where I got that from was by personally watching an ESPN interview with Scottie Pippen back in 1994. During the interview, the interviewer played a tape recording of Jordan saying that he "Got tired of carrying their (Pip n Ho's) asses late in games and that his dad (James Jordan) didn't like it either" and also that they (Pip n Ho) wanted the ball more in clutch situations and you saw how fast they passed it to Paxson in 93. You kinda had to be there, this was 25 years ago. It was a Sports Center Sunday Interview and it visibly annoyed Scottie that they would play that after he agreed to sit with them, but those kinds of statements by Jordan were NOT uncommon. He was very abrasive towards teammates when he wanted to be, one of his faults that never get brought up by his adoring media. I'm not saying Jordan was right, I'm just saying that he said it. He was the GOAT, but he had a mouth and an ego to match his brilliance as a player. When he was off playing baseball and came back to do a charity game at Chicago Stadium in 1994 that was under Pippen's name, they hugged. I always thought that was Mike showing that his feelings had softened over that year he was off. They had a minor tiff for a minute -- there was the notion that maybe Mike left for a number of reasons including having to do as much as he did as a player to win titles and then that was followed by Pip making this horrific mistake (I'm sure Pip would admit today that it was his worst decision as a player and one that embarrassed him as a professional if he was willing to go further than that). You could see, however, that Pip was insecure about his status as a clutch shooter. Great, great player, but I thought no matter what that he lacked that one aspect. If he had it, he would've been a superstar every day of the week. I thought he was the one player that hovered as close to universal acceptance as a true superstar as anyone ever did. In my personal POV, Ewing and Nique weren't superstars if guys like Jordan, Magic, Bird, Hakeem were. If I had to choose between Nique and Pip, I might go prime Pip. That's a tough one. Btw, I'm a Lakers fan and always was. This is not coming from a person who liked Pippen all that much. There was bad blood in Port/Lakers early 2000s battles, and he even played LA in the 99 playoffs with Houston and the Rockets media called him "Ham Hands" (meaning bad hands) after a costly turnover that lost them Gm1 by a point. BUT, he was a handful as an opponent and I respected him. Lakers in 91 had as much trouble dealing with him as they did Jordan, imo.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

@@KoachKrab127 True enough. You can't quibble with success... If you want my opinion as a non-Bulls fan, yeah, no doubt, those were the right passes to a pretty good clutch shooter in his own right. The forgotten Bull in many ways. Getting into the psyche of a guy who could do as much as Jordan, tho. If he was humble, I think his brain might've exploded. Imagining him as NOT a prick would be hard to do after seeing about 15 mins of his highlights.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

@@KoachKrab127 Oh, I would not like to have been Stacey King back then. He went to the worst team. He was overweight by default and also a "once in awhile good player". One of those guys with wasted talents that frustrate everyone. I remember a funny quote of Mike's where he saw King walking into the room with a wrapped gift under his arm and Mike goes, "I hope there's a jumpshot in that box!" The other guy was poor Jerry Krause. Looking and acting the way he did, I heard he got unmerciful treatment. They called him Krumbs because he always had food on his lapels. Also heard the story about Cartwright telling Mike that he'd break his leg the next time he talked to him "that" way. That evidently scared Mike. Bill would've meant it. He was OLD school. Pre-Mike old school.

[@mgtowlifeseasyifyoutry1274]

@Shaun King that happened

[@xxxxxJAYMILLZxxxxxxx]

This shot and the one he took against Indiana are on some insane level of difficulty, that fade-away was untouchable man

[@RyanLestage]

xxxxxJAYMILLZxxxxxxx Indiana one is my favourite only because of Millers “take a bow” celebration right before 😂

[@jonmolina948]

Toni was like 6'10" with great shooting touch. Like Bird or Durant. He would've gotten more shine on any other team, but he made the Bulls bench squad by far the best in the league.

[@shmookee1006]

@@jonmolina948 they shoulda ran a death squad like the warriors. with Rodman at Center and Toni at SF

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

Shmookee 100 well they threepeated without that so I’m sure they didn’t really feel the need haha.

[@AyoJeezy]

the one vs indiana is insane

[@akashmurthy7464]

Scottie got 2 opportunities to score. He failed. Phil went to kukoc. Scottie didn't grow up from this.

[@coreyadams1982]

Exactly, Scottie shot bricks on those two possessions. If he makes one the those shots there is no need for a game winner. Scottie Trippin

[@jonmolina948]

Shouldn’t have gotten to that point. Cartwright couldn’t do shit to Ewing. Just too old and past his prime from his Knick days before Pat replaced him.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

The first play was a set play that the KNICKS blew up by flooding the right side. If you watched the video, the second play was a 24 second violation after Kukoc couldn't get open.

[@6thfloor33]

@@coreyadams1982 Scottie shot cinder blocks. He nearly broke the backboard.

[@marjoniecatague1786]

Scottie thinking he got clutch like Jordan. Kukoc bailed him.

[@cflo1386]

Ewing doesn't get the credit he deserves he was an incredible player.

[@mr10tomidnight]

yeah because Patrick's Knicks never could beat Chicago Bulls until Jordan retired.1994 was when he finally got past them only to lose in the NBA finals to the Houston Rockets

[@naveconterosso]

The Knicks should have hired Drazen Petrovic instead of John Starks. With Petrovic (if still alive) the team could have won the title.

[@freakyfornash]

The Knicks also should have drafted Latrell Sprewell instead of Hubert Davis, who no doubt could have led them to a title if they had him much sooner than 99 as well.

[@jameshoward3136]

Exactly, Ewing's one of my all-time favorites

[@TTJH1967]

Starks wasn't that clutch. He had his GW three blocked by Olajuwan in game 6 of the 1994 finals, then shot 2-18 in the decisive game 7.

[@Gpacalypse33]

Damn look how physical the game was in the 90s. I miss this style of bball so much

[@igorjovovic3454]

Today basketball in America is show

[@jonathanbrenner4736]

Thank LeFLOP

[@peterstark4562]

Yeah the ref let go of couple of pushes in this clip. Back in the day they let the players get more physical in the playoffs.

[@jayteegamble]

Mason trying to slip his foot in Kukoc's landing space

[@TuMadreee]

Blame that on malice at the palace in 2004 lol

[@ibcano]

The only people unhappy with that last play in the entire building were the Knicks and Pippen.

[@freakyfornash]

And Phil Jackson (to at least an extent) too.

[@horrorfan4-life689]

I couldn't believe Pippen acted like that.

[@davidca96]

@@horrorfan4-life689 To his credit, he checked his ego and didnt ever let it get too big after this. Some guys cant be humble like that.

[@bsxebeamulde9168]

Scottie was garbage in the last seconds of critical games. He had no go to move.

[@justafanintexas7913]

@@horrorfan4-life689 - I can because he thought it was "his team" now. He couldn't lead.

[@SteveSmith-bv6rz]

After seeing that last shot by Pippen at 4.4 seconds,no wonder Phil went to Toni on the that game winner😁😁😁😁😁

[@brianmayabella5992]

Toni is clutch player , they have same clutch power level to Jordan only in athleticism they differ

[@GolfWhisperer54]

Luv it

[@kyletwitty6638]

Alucard Brian 😐😐😐 relax

[@brianmayabella5992]

@@kyletwitty6638 huh? Im chill bruh. I just explain clutch powet

[@gino5922]

Alucard Brian he's ass stfu goofy

[@MeitanteiSagata]

“The Last Dance” made me appreciate more of what a good player Toni Kukoc was

[@allanhouston3679]

Second 3-Peat: Toni Kucoc: Playoffs Per Game ( 1995/96 to 1997/98 )=11-ppg. FG-42%. Toni Kucoc was a good role-playing player.

[@tf5302]

@@allanhouston3679 he was playing behind mj, Scottie, Rodman and Harper. Let’s not act like he scored 11ppg as a starter

[@jp3813]

One of the reasons that Pippen is still angry about The Last Dance documentary.

[@Mseihcir6921]

Tony Kucoc has been underrated basketball player but he is one of the best Chicago basketball player out there. Very quite and reserve guy. Hope he is doing well today. Thanks for those moments.

[@allanhouston3679]

Underrated ? ? Toni Kucoc: Playoffs Per Game ( 1995/96 to 1997/98 )=11-ppg. FG-42%. Toni Kucoc was a good role-playing player.

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@allanhouston3679 Yes underrated. You can just read off basketball reference. He came off the bench on those bulls teams. Won 6th man of the year in 96'. You should see scottie's FG% in those playoff series. Hell, Jordan had some bad shooting series in that era. It was a defensive slow pace era. Kuckoc did it all on the court and was very clutch. Ahead of his time as a 6'10" guy that could move and shoot. If he was a starter on a lesser team he would have been an all-star.

[@AriesExtras]

And Pippen still mad to this day lol

[@V8Supercar1]

Wait. Why wasn't he even in the game?? Did he actually quit on his team?

[@bobbylotito4628]

Hes a cry baby

[@willielumplump6118]

@@V8Supercar1 because Phil drawn a play for kukoc who hit multiple game winning shots that season, so in response Scottie cursed out Phil & refused to go in the game for the final possession..

[@V8Supercar1]

@@willielumplump6118 I see. Wow.

[@ThisIsntWhatYouExpected]

to this DAY

[@thespiralgoeson]

It's a shame we remember this more for the Pippen fiasco than the actual shot, because this is one of the great shots in playoff history.

[@swamigal]

Yeah, and there is a thing not average american knows, the fact was that kukoc was one of the most experience clutch players of all time in basketball, he just did it in Europe, not NBA, he made shitload of buzzer beaters back there, however i still think scotie was one of the greatest athletes in the sport, every coach dream is to have guy like him on his board

[@thespiralgoeson]

From his wiki page- FIBA World Championship MVP (1990) FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1991) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 5× Euroscar Player of the Year (1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998) 4× Mister Europa Player of the Year (1990-1992, 1996) 3× EuroLeague champion (1989-1991) 3× EuroLeague Final Four MVP (1990, 1991, 1993) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1990) FIBA European Selection (1991) That's quite a resume. Easily one of the greatest Euros ever.

[@clansman89]

@@thespiralgoeson And that's a list without his national team accomplishments and without NBA titles! He is the true European goat

[@Mzee1084]

@@clansman89 Luka wants a word, and he is only age 22 in the NBA right now 2× NBA All-Star (2020, 2021) All-NBA First Team (2020) NBA Rookie of the Year (2019) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2019) EuroLeague 2010-20 All-Decade Team (2020) EuroLeague champion (2018) EuroLeague MVP (2018) EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2018) All-EuroLeague First Team (2018) 2× EuroLeague Rising Star (2017, 2018) Euroscar Player of the Year (2019) 3× Liga ACB champion (2015, 2016, 2018) Liga ACB MVP (2018) All-Liga ACB First Team (2018) 2× ACB Best Young Player (2017, 2018) 3× ACB All-Young Players Team (2016-2018) 2× Spanish King's Cup winner (2016, 2017) Sports Illustrated Breakout of the Year (2019) 2× Trofeo Costa de Sol champion (2016, 2017) FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2015) EB Next Generation Tournament champion (2015) EB Next Generation Tournament MVP (2015) Slovenian Sportsman of the Year (2018)

[@edmondlau511]

It was also one hell of an inbound pass from Pete Meyers.

[@demerjr8097]

Kukoc the most underrated baketball player ever

[@Maal7432]

Revenant He sure is.

[@nonplayerzealot4]

@Kam Mike Moses Malone

[@ljubomirjakovljevic1308]

@Kam Mike Best of Bulls 1.jordan 2.pipen 3.kukoč 4.rodman 5.any of Bulls Salut from Croatia

[@Ssboiz]

I liked him back in the day. But I really sleep on him

[@benkozapruder3615]

I didn't know Euronymous was a Bulls fans.

[@gin831]

Damn, This is the 2nd time i’ve seen tony kukoc to win this kind of situation. A legendary clutch player

[@trebledc]

that's why Kukoc is the sixth man. Phil Jackson was amazing to letting Kukoc get this play just amazing.

[@JohnDoe-vp4sh]

trebledc actually its because kukoc enormous experience of making last shots while playing in europe, he actually scored more buzzer beaters during his career than his airness

[@mile6272]

@Drink Me he did if u include buzz beaters in europe

[@Fakename70]

He got it especially because Pippen refused to play after seeing how Phil drew it up during the timeout. They had 1 less sure fire option for the game winner on the floor when he did that.

[@justafanintexas7913]

@@mile6272 - Kukoc had 64 buzzer beaters in his entire career. Jordan had 141, most in his first 5 years, Bird is second with 43. Kukoc only had 4 buzzer beaters in the NBA, the rest with Benetton.. Per ESPN.

[@bassexbn3]

@@justafanintexas7913 If you include europe there is a lot more.

[@JamesChung6485]

it was when the NBA is still worth spending the time watching.

[@sexyme1700]

Tony Kukoc is not only good looking but also a very good player,during his time.he always saved the game for Bulls..

[@ericbruscoe5956]

Pippen still pouting 25 years later...lol I wonder if he remembers that he threw up two of the worst bricks I've ever seen right before that and he wanted to take the last shot?smh..

[@michaelfernandez6010]

Right. Pippin was never a buzzer beater type player

[@ericbruscoe5956]

@@michaelfernandez6010 never..in fact I would even say he was bad at taking shots under pressure..

[@LOL-ro9ef]

@@ericbruscoe5956 well hes not a 1v1 type player he cant really create his own shot

[@gearswitch8193]

What's funny is that people still think jordan needed pippen kukoc could've replaced pip easily

[@quillapatrick]

its the same play when kukoc hits the game winner with 0.8 seconds against the pacers!!

[@SSID94]

except that one had a second less and was a three pointer... difficulty 10/10

[@mavismorely3305]

you are talking about the result which was different. The play (inbounds to Kukoc) is the same. Ever hear of a fucking "playbook'? SAME PLAY. No exception. Of course the outcome is different.

[@sunrice1974]

patrick quilla it was 3 point shot kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2KUc42GqbGWbKM

[@marlonlimin2576]

exactly

[@jesusojeda1658]

Eso es verdad

[@sergegrone]

I remember this time around 1992-1994 when all the best players from Croatia national basketball team (the one that faced the Dream Team in Barcelona 1992) where being signed in the NBA. If I'm not mistaken Drazen Petrovic was the first one, then Toni Kukoc and Dino Radja...all marvellous, underrated players.

[@amradzinovic4086]

They are underrated in the USA,not in Europe.

[@JohnnyReb1976]

They were legends in Europe well before they ever went to NBA, with multiple euro championships between them. Kukoc once quipped how the American sports journos treated those accomplishments dismissively, like it's an amateur league where the players had a regular day job in a shipyard or something, and then after work they'd all gather for a few games of hoops. In reality the euro basketball courts were bloody battlegrounds.

[@Sgoldensr]

Ok...ok...I see you Toni Kukoc...he was turned up! He was even cursing in Croatian for a minute there....lol!

[@bangbang7903]

Ok Captain Obvious

[@Raven-3X]

Quality is important not quantity !

[@rakitipakiti]

What did he curse in Croatian!?

[@leopoldpalic4805]

Iv An hahahahaahah kad sam skuzio umro sam od smjeha

[@Jozarovschesschannel]

rakitipakiti I am Croatian and he cursed “A dog f**** your mother in the pu**y”. In Croatia this is common language

[@cookeatliverepeat8815]

Kukoc was cold as ice. man that throw was godlike.

[@fratburger09]

“I should’ve gotten the last shot” - Scottie Pippen on the Dan Patrick show

[@allanhouston6759]

Scotte Pippen missed the previous two shots.

[@ericbruscoe5956]

@@allanhouston6759 very badly too..🤣🤣🤣

[@allanhouston6759]

@@ericbruscoe5956 Yes.

[@sup9542]

One of the shittiest former NBA players. I can't think of another player being salty that his teammate made a shot.

[@williamfelix6079]

Last shot for what & choke? That right there tell u how selfish Scottie was NOT letting his own teammate eat instead taking ALLL tha credit for himself am glad phil did tha right thing on benchin' him & am also glad Toni Kukoc hit tha game👏👏winner & pippen had to witness that 👀on the bench be grateful for ur teammate instead of a a**hole🤐......

[@kellyd7415]

Toni was da shit!!! I had the biggest crush on him and to this day still have his jersey 🙏🏽❤️

[@adamfitzgerald911]

No one is gonna mention the absolute perfect out of bounds pass to Kukoc?

[@briansd2772]

I will. That was an absolutely perfect out-of-bounds pass to Kukoc!

[@coreyoz]

@@briansd2772 lolol

[@josephjacobs6616]

Kukoc did a amazing job sealing his man off from the pass ! Great game

[@marcosmc7021]

You're right man . Great pass, great shoot.

[@axlestarr4393]

(I GOTTA do this one...) The term is 'inbounds pass' An out-of-bounds pass...you're probably not gonna want mentioned...

[@vladvovchuk1555]

Best NBA Era. Phisical plays, awesome players Miss those days.

[@davcar3568]

Bill Cartwright ripped into Scottie Pippen in the locker room for refusing to be involved in the last play after the game. Pippen would later apologize to the team.

[@Theak47forall]

I remember reading about it somewhere. He tore him a new one for the way he acted. My man Kukoc was clutch.

[@artancuellar8282]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6OWmHh3or6dobc

[@JZ2001JC]

I heard Cartwright was so mad that he was gasping for air in the shower

[@dariog36th]

Cartwright was no joke. He was brought in to develop Horace Grant. And when he retired he an assistant coach under Phil Jackson.

[@willc5723]

Cartwright was traded for Charles Oakley

[@jonmolina948]

I remember Pippen was pissed about not being able to put the game away and Kukoc taking the last shot.

[@DavidCaudry]

Thankfully they called a time out because Pippen wanted to play it fast and ran right into a double team with 1,8 left

[@jonmolina948]

This was a bad look for Pip. I don't remember if Phil benched him, I believe he refused to go out for the last play because Toni was getting the ball. He probably still resented Toni. Toni got his payback from when he was on the Croatia team against the Dream Team and Pip and Jordan shut him down.

[@justafanintexas7913]

@@jonmolina948 - Pippen refused to take the floor and that's why Cartwright cut him a new one after the game in the locker room.

[@mrb6967]

You just saw that shit on the last dance dont lie

[@akaskinz1856]

@@mrb6967 so did you

[@practicaldriver]

Saw this live when I was a teen, went nuts!

[@declaytor]

Saw this live when I was a toddler, it was incredible!!

[@freakyfornash]

Me too, which I was so bummed about, with being a Knicks fan and all though! The series probably would have been a sweep if not for that shot, what with the Knicks having all the momentum with the game about to seemingly go into OT, until Kukoc put that to an end too!

[@xxxxxJAYMILLZxxxxxxx]

Most Game winning shots in a season (1993-1994) -KUKOC lead the league with game winning shots all in his ROOKIE year. This was the year Toni made the legendary buzzer beater against NY Knicks. In my opinion his game winning shots rank amongst the best of all time, A) Scoring in clutch moments B) Degree of difficulty was insane.

[@youtuytumaddrre]

His rookie year but he was a Star in Europe and won two times European Cup

[@liamsmith2340]

Fortunately, your opinion doesn't count.

[@randalfavs6638]

Looks like a good call by Phil after looking at previous bulls possesion

[@giwrgosmarakis5373]

istoric game here !!i loved the 94 season !!toni kukoc was great player !!in another team he would be the no2 star easily making triple doubles all the time !!

[@jordzbuenafe6239]

Giwrgos Marakis never made the allstar team with the sixers nor the hawks. when he was expected to be the 2nd option

[@faustinoiiitumamak3628]

that's because he was no longer in his prime at those times..

[@codgump2012]

did Hue hollins call a foul?

[@jordzbuenafe6239]

Faustino III Tumamak late 20's is not prime? Haha....

[@faustinoiiitumamak3628]

you consider age? he was plagued with injuries when he was in atlanta..while he was in the sixers, iverson seldom passes. Toni was like a 3rd option at that team not the 2nd option you falsely mention.

[@sjn5401]

hi my name is Scottie Pippen, end of this game I like to dribble up top and go right, have a shot clock violation and a nasty shot off side of backboard at the same time. Then when Ewing hits the shot I'd rather hurry and inbound it for a full court heave than call a timeout. Then when coach doesn't give my pathetic butt the ball for the game winning airball, I pout on the bench and watch Kukoc for the win!!!!

[@Necron990]

Nailed it

[@imnosheepmostpeopleare7271]

Oh, so this was the controversial game. Gotcha, thanks.

[@Fakename70]

Lila Stroup You seriously give the guy a free pass for acting like a baby? He was anointed to fearless leader status whilst Mike was swinging at breaking balls in Birmingham and THIS is what he did with it. He had Bill Cartwright in tears before the final play because of his temper tantrum. No way was his behaviour excusable.

[@VerissimusAurelius]

YOu missed your calling bro..should have a mic in your hand..:)

[@cotto6531]

I remember this game too, scottie kept himself out

[@billny33]

You know who didn't run out there to celebrate? Scottie!

[@chrisracer1468]

We called him "the waiter" because he looked like one, but mostly because he was serving it up!

[@jwilliamcosby]

Why am I getting teary!? Memories!! 😂

[@rickkanski4505]

This Bulls team still brings goosebumps when you watch them, even now 2020

[@SirRayDonavan]

Kukoc was a BEAST back then!!!! He hit them 3's in his sleep!!!

[@marcleon1513]

Ewing is so underrated/ under appreciated. Jordan was always there to block his blessing and just when he thought it was Jordanless Kukoc hits him with the spirit of Jordan.

[@drlee2]

A lot of 90s players get overlooked just because they couldn't beat Jordan. Ewing, Barkley, Miller, Stockton, Malone, Drexler, Payton, those early 90s Cavs squads, all underrated to some degree mainly because they played in Jordan's era.

[@ahtenakhte]

People forget how much of a monster Patrick Ewing was; I'm a die-hard Bulls fan, but he's my 2nd favorite player all-time.

[@domagojrucevic9086]

Comparing him to Wiit, he is not much of a monster. Nevertheless, great player.

[@soramirez5473]

@@domagojrucevic9086 ANYONE compared to wilt will fall short lol.. Ewing is still a top 5-7 center of all time.

[@ahtenakhte]

@Aaron Roberto "Watered down" as compared to what? A player can't help when they played. Who knows? Perhaps 75 years from now, future viewers will say that people like Shaq played in a "watered down" era. Wilt DOMINATED his era. Period.

[@kjcuevas4287]

dont know if im blind but I didnt see a "Patrick Ewing Early Celebration"

[@vendingdudes]

The chest bumping at 2:30ish I guess

[@kjcuevas4287]

@@vendingdudes nah, that's something normal when a timeout is called after a made hard basket

[@vendingdudes]

@@kjcuevas4287 i agree, but its the only moment in the clip that could justify the headline. Clickbait really.

[@marcinna8553]

click-bait

[@韓粉出征寸草不生英粉]

In the regular season, Reggie Miller did celebrate by bowing to the Chicago crowd, and then Kukoc hit the gamewinner

[@TheJpeast69]

I was a big Knicks fan at this time. This game was a heart breaker. Such good basketball.

[@freakyfornash]

Yeah, but at least they still won the series in the end, which was what mattered most though! Bummer they were so close to winning the whole thing that year, which they fell just short of too. :(

[@dennissanchez5171]

freakyfornash knicks fan here too, I loved knicks basketball in the 90’s!

[@freakyfornash]

@@dennissanchez5171 Oh yeah, and those sure were the days! Only way they'll ever return is when douchebag Dolan is finally gone once and for all at last!

[@thegreyavenger2]

@@freakyfornashthey won the series because referee Hugh hollins in game 5 acted like a blind idiot.

[@freakyfornash]

@@thegreyavenger2 And the Knicks did get a huge break with that highly questionable call. No way they win the series without it, but those are the breaks with that being said though!

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

Toni was a pretty damn good player. On any other team than the Bulls at that time he would have been probably best player on team. Then again, I bet he is happy with those 3 rings from '96 thru '98...

[@brianmayabella5992]

Hes the best wingman.

[@sawsawlang5412]

He has career average like 24 percent from 3 and he is a 3 point specialist. He clutch tho

[@genaian]

@@sawsawlang5412 Not even close...

[@jenniferorine9561]

What is the tittle of the sounds pls

[@allanhouston3679]

Toni Kucoc: Playoffs Per Game ( 1995/96 to 1997/98 )=11-ppg. FG-42%. Toni Kucoc was a good role-playing player.

[@bijou201]

Congratz Toni! U deserved to be in HoF long long time ago. Now u r there finally! Greetings from your hometown Split!

[@coltonw3454]

This guy should really be talked about as one of the all time clutch basket guys. Hes right up there with Robert Horry. My Knicks as usual in deficit what do they do? Patrick Patrick Patrick on every single play its no wonder that team never won a ship wasnt no second option in crunch time. Starks was useless in these situations one of best defensive teams of all time but that can only get u so far if theyd had a consistent second option like we had with Mcdaniels takes the focus of Ewing and enables him to get better looks.

[@TL2354]

+Colton W biggest mistake they made was not bringing back X-Man. he put the fear of God in Pippen

[@juliannicolas7973]

Patrick ewing my favorite player of all time, of only the Knicks would've gotten him a second star player the knicks would've won one ring maybe 2 for sure,ewing is the only reason am a die hard knick fan today since the early 90s

[@mcmjr405]

julian nicolas they had Oak, John Starks, Xavier McDaniel, etc.. they just couldn’t get by MJ and the Bulls. Even after MJ retired they just weren’t able to get over that last hurdle.. even when MJ was gone the Bulls were a few plays from still going back to the finals.

[@sloaiza81]

The only reason they never won it was Jordán.

[@ronniebobbyedition993]

Higher-self Also the Knicks had a very good chance of winning it all in 97, but that fight against the Heat, led to most of the team getting suspended. Because of this their chances of winning were over. The Knicks had enough: They had Ewing (before the broken wrist), Oakley, Starks, Houston, Larry Johnson, Buck Williams, Ward, and Childs. The Knicks were cursed due to bad breaks, Jordan, The Refs, The League, and themselves. They had enough to win a ring.

[@leahcimolrac1477]

ronniebobby edition 💯

[@wornoutshoes11]

Second all star? That was never the answer for Ewings misery vs MJ and the Bulls. MJ was just tougher at clutch time... and end games. A role player would have been the answer for the knicks, someone like a Rodman, someone to disrupt MJs flow... But still... Its MJ. 😬

[@jimmyjc2969]

Pippen's crew had blown a 20 point lead. Mase had locked his ass down in the 4th quarter. He had just tried to pull a Jordan on the previous play and ended up shooting a 25 ft brick that turned into a 24 sec violation. Mase, Oak and Ewing took it to the Bulls in the 4th. Kukoc saved Pippen's career with that shot. The Bulls would've been BROOMED if not for Kukoc.

[@cristiancandru8610]

The reason Pippen was only averaging 22.5 points per game after Jordan retired, just 2.5 more than in the previous season, is because he lacked the skill to score when he was closely defended. He wasn't a quick first step type of a player, but an acceleration player, so if you wouldn't give him that first step, he could not blow past you; also, he didn't jump high on his shot, and his release point was in front of his head, and not above or to the back, which meant he needed to get more separation than someone like MJ if he wanted to get a shot off. So it's not that Pip didn't want to be a 30ppg player, but didn't have the skill to be one.

[@dice1331]

Phil Jackson looks pissed than happy. They had a 6pts lead with less than 2mins. Yet the knicks was able to tie it up. Lucky for them Kukoc was able to perform.

[@furnitureconsortium]

Reason that Phil was so pissed was because Scottie Pippen refused to participate in the last play of the game and decided to stay on the bench. Pippen was angry that the last shot was not drawn up for him to take as Phil had Kukoc already in mind to take that last shot as he did against the Pacers earlier in the year. This is why Phil is livid walking off the court instead of enthusiastic. You'll also notice when you replay the clip that Pippen is nowhere to be seen after the shot as he already beat everybdoy else down the corridor into the locker room.

[@xxxxxJAYMILLZxxxxxxx]

Toni KUKOC unknown records: Highest 3PT % improvement in NBA history -Kukoc improved from 26.2% in 1999-00 to 44.6% in 2000-01. Most Game winning shots in a season (1993-1994) -KUKOC lead the league with game winning shots all in his ROOKIE year. This was the year Toni made the legendary buzzer beater against NY Knicks. In my opinion his game winning shots rank amongst the best of all time, A) Scoring in clutch moments B) Degree of difficulty was insane. Top 10 in league for W/S Winshares in 2 separate years! Only player to ever 3 PEAT with Club and NBA Team - 3 x club champion - 3x NBA champion Toni will be the only player in history to ever accomplish this. None the less there is no reason toni shouldn’t be in the Naismith Basketball HOF. I shouldn’t even need to plead his case as his resume is amongst the most impressive in the history of the sport.Ontop of Toni being not only the first stretch 4 in the game but being one of the first people to pave the way for international basketball (Add he was on the most popular sports franchise team EVER) he is the pioneer of European basketball. I think it’s enough to say that if MJ and Pippen have advocated for Toni to be inducted .. it’s just long overdue, the disrespect is real.

[@eromanjr43]

Toni was the man that season and a tremendous part of the first 3 peat

[@starfox5467]

Not much of a “celebration” by Ewing. Looks all business to me.

[@McDonaldsDude]

yeah but adding "Patrick Ewing Early Celebration" gets you 630,000 views.

[@newerest1]

Maybe a bit of a celebration but certainly not anything close to showboating

[@dwainwilson3774]

Well he was happily chest bumping his team mates.

[@brian6speed]

click bait.. he was celebrating the shot not the win.

[@ktothec24]

Was thinking the sane

[@michaeldipsey7500]

Ewing is such an underrated player. He’s the truth

[@GoBlue576966]

Reggie Miller's shot was an early celebration, this was not. Ewing had a couple of chest thumps. Nothing that doesn't happen throughout a game.

[@kevinmalone1919]

Any one else coming from Dan Patrick interview?

[@anonfan7763]

Yessir

[@Hak616]

Kukoc was expect the unexpected This guy was unbelievable, took clutch shots when nobody expected him to

[@truthbetold7078]

who else came here after pippen called out phil jackson for not giving him the final shot (vs knicks) instead it went to kukoc !!

[@SonicSkychaser]

Me

[@mrsky67]

@Roman James Then stop looking at comments, I don’t know why you’re so butthurt.

[@truthbetold7078]

@Roman James they dont look at the comments and just scroll down or simply look at videos that's it . sorry if i hurt your feelings

[@hirokai525]

#1 bulls fan forever. Games like this will never be seen with this horrible generation basketball. We need to bring back the hard defense and arm checks!

[@bwade5544]

Its hand checks, so...

[@pob-4810]

b wade yeah you know they don’t know basketball when they say ARM CHECK

[@NemesisN4Sir]

And also bring back choking the coach neck as well.

[@rogerdominguez3691]

How old are you?you look young. I remember this era. This was the best of all time. Jordan will always be the best in my book .

[@rogerdominguez3691]

@@pob-4810 i agree. She loojs alittle young for this era

[@innertubez]

As a lifelong Knicks fan, I was in so much pain when the Knicks folded against the Bulls in that playoff game. But looking back on it, I would give anything to see the Knicks even get to a playoff game and lose given their recent lean years lol. And I would give even more to have the world open up again and see any kind of Knicks game. Stay safe out there and have faith! The NBA will be back better than ever.

[@averydaymond1560]

Pete Myers sadly never gets recognized for making a damn good pass. That was not easy, with no Pippen in the game & less than 2 seconds left the entire knicks team knew who the pass was going to. Great assist by Myers.

[@aakaash2009]

Am sure you are here after watching "The Last Dance" Episode 7 and 8. When Scottie said to hell with this .....

[@calvincoleman7543]

yup

[@vgrg7841]

I remember watching this game. Unbelievable ending and the game that introduced the up in coming and future HOFer Chicago Bull Toni Kukoc. None of us were thinking of that at the time though as his career was just only starting. We would eventually realize just how special this guy was and never would have thought he'd be a future hall of famer. The Knicks were absolutely stunned. And I miss the old Chicago Stadium where it really gave us a homecourt advantage and the loud deafening roars of the crowd that really was electrifying and uplifting for the home team and intimidating for the visiting team. The united center? Aaahhh. It's okay. But it ain't as loud and electrifying as Chicago Stadium. United Center is too big and not as compact as Chicago Stadium. Chicago Stadium was just the right size and perfect acoustics for crowd noise. All time classic game. Just like the catch between Montana to Clark. Well, sort of..

[@davix587]

razumin te skroz

[@vgrg7841]

@@davix587 huh? Lol

[@West_87]

Incredible clutch performance by Ewing, even though it didn’t result in a win.

[@jalensmith6127]

Notice Pippen isn’t on the floor the last play. He refused to go in because Phil Jackson called for Kukoc to get the last shot

[@obryantmuralles5237]

Jalen Smith I really hope they talked about this on last dance

[@s1n0qu33]

@@obryantmuralles5237 Nothing so far lol.

[@1625GEE]

Pippen is a girl.

[@Onforfhfr]

U noticed how pippen wanted to attempt some mircle shot with 1.8 left , then timeout was called

[@koreancardboard]

@@s1n0qu33 They did but I dont remember which episode.

[@recklessabandon8061]

Love the way Phil Jackson just walks on by like he always knew they were going to win, no celebrating not even a smile.. Zen!

[@TheFikfreak]

wrong. pissed because of loosing 6pts lead and pippen situation

[@salutosolotu3948]

Scottie Pippen was envious of Toni, and till this day he still is. Just goes to show some adults never grow up.

[@nikosfotopoulos3802]

Patrick Ewing...what a great player..what a leader..easy money every time he took the ball..I think he was in all time top 5 players in his position

[@ralphumali754]

i’m a big fan of toni kukoc, but i didn’t see a patrick ewing early celebration... you won’t celebrate if you know it’s a lose or overtime next possession.

[@RedVoteRedemption]

Kukoc haunting Scottie so bad now he’s saying Jordan was a horrible player.

[@clydecupidsjam6021]

one of my favorite player tony kukoc!!!

[@thegreyavenger2]

Phil Jackson’s face at the end was priceless

[@markussladek6678]

His Number should be retired by the Bulls!

[@derickennedy6278]

My thoughts exactly

[@d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268]

Pete Myers too...

[@Kicks-iw2xe]

Markus Sladek it will be soon. as soon as he goes into the basketball hall of fame. If radja got in toni gotta follow soon

[@dariog36th]

@@Kicks-iw2xe he got snubbed again this year.

[@Kicks-iw2xe]

Wish we could of got a shot scottie face after the game winner

[@tellmeyoudidntjustsaythat3643]

I like how the announcers don't even mention Scottie wasn't on the court......

[@freakyfornash]

I'm guessing it was probably because they didn't actually realize Pippen wasn't on the floor at first, which was hard to believe. I remember watching (and also have the) MSG feed to this game, and recall how Marv Albert didn't mention that he wasn't until the very last second, just before this play happened.

[@df6148]

Pippen missed the last 2 shots from the field why would they give him the final shot? 0:48 Missed 1:49 Missed and shot clock violation

[@baseballfan4877]

YUP

[@jerrypulo7017]

Exactly...no racial issues here. Just a nagging whining bitter soul that is crying for attention.

[@ConsciousFella]

Exactly

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

He DIDN'T miss the last shot. There was poor spacing, as he was waiting for Kukoc to relocate to an open area so he could drive and pass to him, but Kukoc stood around and blew up the play. He had no problem with Kukoc taking the final shot, as he himself wS looking for Toni. What he objected to was Phil Jackson having such little faith in him after his MVP season that he wanted him out of bounds completely in a TIE game where a miss doesn't lose you the game, but sends you to overtime. Larry Bird famously ripped up K C Jones last play and said give me the damn ball. Lebron did the same to David Blatt in 2015 versus Chicago. I don't know why this particular play has been overblown over the years and Pippen posdition so misrepresented.

[@kingamiiamking4915]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 HAHAHA You're a Michael Jordan HATER extraordinaire defending Scottie Pippen. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kailo99]

Who's here after Scottie Pippen's comments?

[@ray_cave]

me lol

[@jerrypulo7017]

I am here to justify that there is no racial issues...he missed the shot twice! Quit crying ang nagging for attention Pippen. Are you Collin now???

[@sagat10]

Kukoc was one of the best bench players at that time. Bench star player.

[@WHATEVERHAPPENSISMEANTTOHAPPEN]

Second best player on that team.

[@AllinOne-dg3dk]

Kukoc and Drazen Petrovic are the biggest legends!

[@brianfergus839]

“Early Celebration” bs clickbait

[@bobdoubter2977]

There is a lot of that going around; it's a pandemic of clickbait.

[@jakerojas4942]

There's a pandemic of people wanting any attention they can get

[@bakero846]

Amazing Toni... Underrated player

[@Serrrrg]

After those last two shots he took, sorry Pip I'd go with Kukoc too lol

[@domagoj5455]

Toni Kukoc has entered NBA hall of fame, deserved as he left not only great legacy in NBA but he was one of the most decorated and probably the best player ever played in Europe.

[@sbtopjosh]

That was a sweet shot. Swish nothing but net

[@macho9556]

When basketball was enjoyable and fun to watch. I'll never forget going to high school the next day to talk about the game from the night before. Bulls vs Knicks in the playoffs were always fun and exciting to watch. Basketball is not even worth watching no more, I don't even follow it now. It's so different.

[@mauriciomurga20]

This is more enjoyable after watching THE LAST DANCE!

[@shmookee1006]

Kukoc would be Elite in todays NBA. Probably put up all star numbers

[@xxxxxJAYMILLZxxxxxxx]

Probably? Bro he could of threw up all stars numbers playing for ANY team besides the bulls during his prime years ( 95-99). 20/7/7 is extremely realistic if Toni played on a team where he ran the ball and played his natural positions. This is all during a time where league had an abundance of solid all around players, which majority of could play hard nose defence. Now if we’re talking now a days. 3/4 of the teams in the league don’t play any defence at all, most importantly EVERY team in the league now chucks up relentless amounts of 3s which is whatever but players JUST shoot nowadays instead of playing team ball so people are just scoring so easily now a days.

[@shmookee1006]

@@xxxxxJAYMILLZxxxxxxx exactly. he could even average over 25 if he was the main guy on offense

[@dominikno3495]

Damn, Kukoć really doesnt like early celebrations 😂

[@nmr20067]

Ain’t nothing like that 90s basketball…

[@saulramirezkb5855]

Damn, the way Toni looked at the Knicks after he hit the shot.

[@alicia7563]

kukoc, the early celebration stopper

[@incognitame141]

kukoc was a sniper with it. So many games where the opposing team thought It was over & Kukoc came with that shot that burned players souls on that court lol

[@zendo09]

I watched this again, because of the last dance episode 7 who's with me 🙌👋

[@vduk]

Only Racism i see here is Pippen being one towards Kukoc, thats bout it

[@PronounceGaming]

I wouldn't call it racism, more like ego.

[@rolandomacias9472]

@@PronounceGaming na completely racism.. because if another black man took that shot he would of completely be fine with it... A.K.A mj...

[@Wis_Dom]

@@rolandomacias9472 Complete BS. Stop reaching. Racism? No. And you are comparing Kukoc to Jordan?! ANYONE would be fine with Jordan taking the last shot over Kukoc...EVEN KUKOC. Scottie had other reasons of being upset at Kukoc, and the Bulls management. And it was over Ego and his pay grade. Granted, it was Pippen's own fault because he signed a stupid contract. But this is not a RACISM moment. Black people in society were facing real racism back then with cops and society. I mean, if you want to seek out racism so bad, it was easy to find if you were dark toned.

[@dalebanks1353]

@@Wis_Dom bs

[@kelinjones9391]

Basketball was so damn live back then glad I got to see this era

[@mcoeif]

Pippen could only dream of doing a turn around jumper like Kukoc did here

[@bombshell4754]

Tony had his fair share during this era. Great clutch 💪

[@cubski]

The hand checking damn. Can really harass the ballhandler back in the day.

[@partagascigaro9694]

Thats why nba sucks now

[@antonijajelic2575]

Toni Kukoč played and was the best player of the best European team (officially) and in the best team in the NBA 🇭🇷 🇺🇸

[@antonijajelic2575]

Dražen Petrović was born in my city, beautiful Šibenik. Toni Kukoč 70 km away from Split 🇭🇷🌞

[@tooBlessed847]

First off that was a massive MELTDOWN of proportions and Pipppen and the Bulls got a NAAASSSTYYYY BAIL OUT by NAAASSSTYYYY fall away shot from the WAITER!! OUTSTAAAANDING FINISH!!!!

[@Beeman2892]

Kukoc unsung hero for bulls

[@aloloxxxx]

0:53 90's basketball=regular turnover, no foul! Todays NBA= flagrant , ejected, suspension, fine and jail time!🙄

[@chrisraven6803]

Toni had that sweet touch