1992 Christmas Day NBA on NBC Knicks and Bulls

[mywaydimag]

There was a brief period in '92 and '93 where the Knicks were ALMOST as good as Jordan's Bulls. So close.........yet so far.

[Ezema25]

It sucks that the nba wont even be able to return to nbc till 2017

[sanjacraven36]

Back in the 90's I could watch any 2 NBA teams play. Nowadays, if it ain't my home team playing, I wont watch.

[DanceFloorCrazy81]

I really miss the NBA on NBC...LOVED the theme song!!

[Akumatrunigga]

Yes NBC was epic but honestly they were a bit too biased to the bulls for my tastes

[oozeballs]

That just gives me goosebumps. I miss Michael.

[B4ULoveShine]

The 90's rivalry between the Knicks and Bulls, in hindsight, reversed Chicago's position as the "2nd City" in the NBA.

[thesportsman48]

Priceless memories! 

[devenking]

The X-Man, Oak, Mason...I hated those Knicks with a passion! lol Man, sure do miss basketball back then though! I miss it even more on NBC, the only network that knew how to cover the NBA.

[WorldOfSnakes]

Freaking amazing things happened in the 90's that I miss. By the way,can you tell me what game was the game that you couldn't upload (game , 2 or 3, or...)? Because I really want to see it and search it on youtube perhaps...thank you!

[spitnificent]

This is when the NBA played ball !!!

[thesportsman48]

Epic intro... epic music... fantastic coverage... priceless memories! There is simply nothing that compares to this today! Pure beauty frozen in time!

[ConkeyCrack]

@thesportsman48 well said my friend. well said

[joekiddlouischama]

Back then, the NBA was a real man's game.

[dudewattf]

bulls and knicks, rivalry of the 90s baby!

[jeste4187]

And fuck the bulls... They got so many Jordan fouls and special treatment so that the NBA could market Jordan and make their money.... Jordan is the greatest, but the knicks should've won at least 2 titles in the Jordan years, but they didn't because of the Jordan Rules( read the book)

[jeste4187]

I love when people say that Phil Jackson is a great coach... I mean look at the sorry excuses for teams he took to the title... Terrible players like MJ, pippen, Shaq, Kobe, and all the others did absolutely nothing to win... It was all Phil jackson

[TheEsquire212]

@jeste4187 What did those teams do before Phil coached them?

EXACTLY. You, and countless others get the same response from those of us who have actually coached basketball:

Shut the FUCK up.

[jeste4187]

@TheEsquire212 Yeah, listen bitch, YMCA league basketball where half a gym is blocked off doesn't count.

Oh yeah, those that cannot do, teach....I guess thats why you're a coach, and not a player.....loser! lol

[rtolliver78]

@jeste4187 You are exactly right i have been saying the same things for years.100% in agreement

[aokoebor2k7]

that song was the best song for an into ever

[nj23dublin]

2:12 gives me a chill when i hear it.. those days were like a dream man, i wouldn't leave the room..even watch commercials

[oneluv24]

you arent the only one i wouldnt move from my tv when i was a kid... best days ever

[fatmexican621]

I feel you. those were the best days. I miss em. I could not wait for football season to be over so nbc would have sunday coverage. ABC needs to make the NBA epic again.

[BrightWave]

So true!

[Equint77]

Even being on the losing end of the rivalry i miss those knicks bulls series. I look back now and those memories never fade. That was when basketball was more important than anyone else.

[Equint77]

bring back the NBA to NBC... please... i miss these times.. even when the Knicks lost.

[LI2324GUY]

Was there an NBA on NBC extended intro in the 1996/97 & 1997/98 seasons?

[amotisi8859]

bulls going to upset celtics...lol

[horatiocaine1988]

Jordan for three!......YESSSSSSS

[Erix7810]

hahahahah so true

[oapartyrock]

The music from 0:20 to 0:27 is just epic!

I'm sure ABC would've used rob thomas for this....ugh.

[guitarhero626]

i agree, this adds more drama to the action

[chrisuncleahmad]

Was there another Christmas game on that same day or not?

[TRJ22487x]

Hi, this is TRJ22487. The REAL one. On Christmas Day my account was stolen and defaced by a hacker.

If you have a subscription to TRJ22487, please flag "him" and unsubscribe. He doesn't have NBA on NBC videos. I am the one that uploaded everything. I need everyone's help, I was really screwed over.

Thanks everybody

[shanedoe]

I miss those days!!!

[dante1st]

I generally love these NBC intros, but this one was contrived. They're artificially adding in this alternate "what-if" scenario that could've POSSIBLY played in Jordan's mind as he celebrated the championship? Trust me, he was NOT thinking of the Knicks...LMAO. With all that said, I'd take any NBA on NBC intro over the complete gutterfuck of a presentation that is ESPN/ABC, who snazz it up with all this pop bullshit and have no idea of how to tell a story or make anything dramatic.

[HoustonRocket101]

This was the time of times - knicks vs bulls nba on nbc jordan vs ewing the nba at its razor sharp peak.

[cpang618]

Chills down my spine during the first seconds of this video. Long Live NBA on NBC.

[retroguy1976]

next to cbs's coverage nbc was the second best I totally hate it on nbc and what the hell the all star game is on tnt why not on abc

[carlosfontan23]

"This is the NBA on NBC". Pure classic

[jaboo82681]

If I remember right they played the first game on Thanksgiving and thats when Chicago got blasted by 37 I think. That win on Christmas night was an extra Christmas present. I was in the 6th grade at the time

[peepinR]

God... I miss the NBA on NBC... Their coverage was so much better than ABC/ESPN even on their worst games. Anyone agree?

[jeanrollan]

@peepinR I do.

[so011008]

@peepinR you're right... their coverage was second to none.

[SuperHero3]

Believe it or not I remember watching this. That morning I got Super Nintendo for christmas lol

[TRJ22487]

I got my Super Nintendo on this day as well with Zelda Link to the Past and Bulls vs. Blazers. I remember watching this game too. I also agree with peepinR's comment, NBC games during blowouts were still entertaining. When the Rockets swept the Magic in 1995 that entire series was still great the whole way through. The only thing to me that has ever really been memorable in ABC's run is Derek Fisher 0.4, and that was five seasons ago, in a six season stretch.

[rsx2]

Bulls vs Blazers, yeah. that was my first SNES game ever. classic. hehehe.

[thatclamguy]

What about Game three of Spurs/Mavs series from the 06 playoffs? Or that comeback in this year's finals? Or game 4 of the Lakers/Suns series in 06?

[TRJ22487]

Yeah I probably watched all of those games but...really they aren't memorable for me. I find myself remembering 1993 clear as day but sometimes I'll be watching a current game, and I'll watch the whole damn game, and an hour later I forgot what I just watched...idk. NBA is still good and all but it will never be close to what it was. For me personally. And a lot of others it seems...

[thatclamguy]

But how much of that is fallout from MJ? There really hasn't been anybody like him, and there may never be again.

I dunno, I think the league is still pretty good: 2006 was the best playoff year since 1993, the Warriors upsetting the Mavs in 2007 was unreal and that 3OT Suns/Spurs game this year was among the best I've ever seen.

[LI2345GUY]

Did the NBA ON NBC have the extended version of the 1997 and 1998 intro and if it did can somebody please upload all of them. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.

[joekiddlouischama]

I'm not sure that NBC did the extended intro. after '96.

[mackcrusher]

No, they didn't. But they still had the short NBA on NBC intro, which they used since 1991 until 2000.

[mrmacross]

Wow, what an intro. NBA on NBC was the best in sports television. I truly believe the guys in charge of the NBA on ABC were watching too much MTV or Lifetime during the 90's.

[thndrct218]

HAHAHAHA So fucking true!!!! NBA ON NBC FOR LIFE!!!!

[Hibbs4Prez]

The NBA on CBS was better. Of course during those days (the 80s) there were better teams than there were in the 90s with the Bulls and the NBC coverage.

But of course everyone agrees that the ABC coverage now simply sucks.

[mackcrusher]

Sure thing!

[HuskerFanatic]

nah, CBS had the suck that was and is Brent Musburger.

[Nirtallica1992]

lol i was born the day before this game. :D

[iamtheceo]

Irresistible NBA on NBC tune

[mypianoheadcase]

the last time i remember a rivalries was the knicks heat rivalry in the late 90's till like 2001 but after that i dont remember any

[CarlNYKnick32]

na theres a couple PHX n SAN, DET n CLE, LAL n PHX theres a couple left

[CarlNYKnick32]

na theres a couple PHX n SAN, DET n CLE, LAL n PHX theres a couple left

[3DStoneCt]

The Knicks sucked. All they did was copy Detriot's style but couldn't win because they had terrible offensive players with no intelligence about anything they were doing. You have to be smart, not just play with raw cow hide.

[HuskerFanatic]

Bulls 4, Pistons 0. Chicago 6 titles>Bad Girls 2 titles.

[CarlNYKnick32]

u disgust me just delete ur youtube account

[3DStoneCt]

I'm just telling you the truth. Everybody knwos it and the facts prove me right. New York was NEVER a legit contender to face Chicago; I mean it took the refs cheating in '94 for the Knicks to win without Jordan--even that took 7 games!! HAHAHA!!! The Knicks played poor offense and they never won because instead of having their own identity, they tried to copy Detroit and you can't win rings trying to act like somebody else. Sad, it's really sad. Lakers, Celtics, Pistons, Bulls, all dif. styles.

[CarlNYKnick32]

the refs cheated???? ok so put footage of that on the tube and the knicks didnt copy DET style....if so y everybody hated DET and alot of people liked the knicks

[3DStoneCt]

People hated Detroit because Detroit NEVER kissed anybody's behind and they continued to beat the so-called "good guys" of the NBA: Magic, Bird, and Jordan. People liked the Knicks because they weren't a threat to Jordan's empire and Ewing and Jordan were great friends; Oakley and Jordan were great friends. Remember, New York is a greater market than Detroit. Had those same Pistons played in NYC the NBA would've loved them because of the $. It's all about politics and cash. The Knicks copied Det

[mackcrusher]

You know, it was Jeff Van Gundy's remark about MJ's friendship with others that made the latter angry before a 1997 game:

JVG, in some pregame comments before a Knicks-Bulls game in Chicago, said that MJ was using his friendship with the Knicks to con them out of winning games. Combine that with his simmering rage about his alleged gambling, and you have a 50-point, all-out effort against the Knicks. Chicago won that game, and MJ screamed something at JVG toward the end.

[mackcrusher]

Sure, MJ is good friends with Patrick and Charles, but THAT MEANS *NOTHING* ON THE BASKETBALL COURT. You know how much MJ hates hearing about cheating and gambling and all that other crap. The Knicks just HAD to add some extra drama to every game they played. Plus, MJ admitted that he wanted to punch his "friends" when they played against him, because of their "defense" (they mangled the JR's JUST a bit). At least Detroit, by my knowledge, kept the media out of it during their playoff meetings.

[mackcrusher]

Let me just add that, while MJ and Oakley were great friends, everyone in Chicago during the 1990s viewed him as a demon. Watch Game 3 of the 1996 playoff series between New York and Chicago. See if he goes soft on MJ and everyone else. In fact, see if any of the Knicks use no physical play AT ALL on the Bulls. In their playoff meetings between 1992 and 1996, the Knicks were intent on slaying the Bulls (no pun intended), but MJ, as always, was MJ.

People liking the Knicks, my big foot...

[StAndre2004]

The phantom foul against Pippen, putting Hubert Davis at the line for 3 ft's to win the game was ridiculous. Even JVG a couple months ago agreed that his Knicks got lucky.

[btc1988]

best music to get you pumped to watch a basketball game

[etherodromos]

and the next year the Knicks beat the Bulls 4-3

[TRJ22487]

15 Christmases ago, the first one I remember because I got Super Nintendo! I wish I was watching this, Heat-Cavs was lame, Suns/Lakers is a little better at least

[NIN1337]

New York against Chicago. Jordan vs Ewing. The year after the Bulls beat them in 7 games. This is NBA.

[dpinzow]

This was a REAL Christmas Day game with one of the greatest rivalries (do rivalries exist in the NBA anymore?)

Marv, Knicks-Bulls, Jordan, Ewing, Pippen, Starks...it got literally no better than this

[Greatsfguy415]

can anyone upload this christmas game between the knicks and bulls?

[njdevils17]

I miss the NBA. Back then, it was good but now it sucks. Great video, it brings back good memories of basketball to me.

[johnnybragd]

couldn't agree more

[AetherodromoS]

Hey Fresh, was in that Christmas game the brawl between Starks and Jordan? Do you have the whole game?

[stematwork]

man, this was like a tradition back then...the bulls and knicks played a lot on Christmas day...LOVED it.

nothing like it today.

[mayharuka97774]

Well on Christmas Day now, It's Miami and LA Lakers duking it out on Christmas day. It is on ABC Sports. But during the Bull's dynasty, their biggest rival was the Knicks and this could be big on Christmas.

[thunderstruck665]

Letting the X-Man go was one of the biggest mistakes we ever made. I really think we would've beaten Houston in '94 if we had kept him. Man, the NBA needs a rivalry like this again in the worst way!

[TRJ22487]

At the same time Xavier as a player really declined too so maybe the Knicks knew what they were doing. I remember having him here in Boston the following year where his career kind of died.

[carlinrulez666]

I think that having the X-man in '94 would have helped us against Houston. However, letting Starks not take as many threes, and letting Rolando Blackman play could have helped the Knicks win the 1994 NBA Championship as well.

[rus828]

marv was and is the best nba announcer in history

[HuskerFanatic]

He's only THE Voice of the NBA.

it's a travesty that Marv isn't doing The Finals nowadays.

[ramonjrp]

i always thought the rockets were better bro, karl malone was a fukn asshole

[knicksfan89]

but nynick007 we did have the consolation of beating them the remaining 3 games of the regular season although ultimately we lost to them in the conference finals

[knicksfan89]

da bulls did unfortuantely nynick007

[BRUCWAR68]

NBA coverage as it should be done. I truly miss the NBA on NBC.

[ramonjrp]

damn right it was the best, remember when the rockets kicked the bulls ass back in 97 on nba on nbc, hakeem in hit a three in houston that day, go rockets

[HuskerFanatic]

Damn straight I remember that game.  Rodman got kicked out too. It's a shame we didn't play them in the Finals that year (blame Karl Malone and his dirty elbows for that)

When you heard Jim Fagan say "THIS is the NBA on NBC!" you knew it was GOING DOWN.

WE WANT OUR NBA ON NBC!!!!!!!

[mackcrusher]

By chance, was that the game before the Van Gundy "con" game against the Knicks? (It was on TNT)

[delishadish]

of course this was ages before that. van gundy coached in 96...this was 92.

[mackcrusher]

No, no, I meant the game that ramonjrp was taking about. The 1997 game between the Rockets and the Bulls. MJ said during the interview after the Knicks game that he was upset about that loss. I wanted to know if that game preceded the Con Game.

[mcgregor23]

hey, if u have the startin sequence? why dont u put some of the game up? seems a bit pointless!

[HuskerFanatic]

This is greatness.  Today's coverage is a joke.

[delishadish]

so true. i dont think anybody can argue this statement.

[HuskerFanatic]

NO ONE COULD. The NBA on NBC was sports coverage at its finest. And I'm not even a fan of either of these teams (Rockets fan).

[celticsboy07]

its not that bad b/c today nbc has football games on chrimas not sayin its better thogh

[larrelove]

Ok its obvious that New York looked at what the Pistons use to do to beat the bulls and went out and hierd a bunch of goons an thugs to try ta get at the champs.they almost pulled it off!lol :33 look at Will Prudue trying to be tuff. Antony Mason would of beat the stew out of him lol

[Vinod222]

Hey Fresh do you have Game 7 of the knicks vs bulls from this series? I've been looking for it for awhile let me know if you do thx

[nynick007]

who won that game?

[nynick007]

the way things out to still be:knicks vs bulls, and the nba on nbc

[FreshWesss]

I wish I could put the whole game up, but time and file size limits don't allow me to.

[shaunhoward]

scottie pippen had his little fade goin on. back in the day.

[meetyuju]

Nice video, but hope to see the whole game.Please

[STILLDETOX]

the good ol' days

[Dnbahip]

man i really wish if nba on nbc would come back i love the song it way better then espn and definely abc, abc an't good like nbc

[parran]

What song is playing starting at the 0:20 mark? Thanks!

[ciccone39]

Definitely sounds like Yanni.

[BobReidy]

Who won this game?

[nattyboh84]

Bulls

[jaboo82681]

Bulls by I think 9 or 10

[slaminjamin87]

it is me, or NBC knows how to promote the NBA better than anyone else!

[mikehabibi]

Nah it's not NBC, during that time, basketball was just better than it is today. It didn't hurt to have Jordan around though.

[arkade2345]

nice vid. i had this vhs but lost it when i moved. this was a great game actually. the bulls made a great comeback after halftime.

freshwess, holla at me if you want to trade vintage bulls games or something...

[Freebird79]

mackcrusher dude did a good job get off his nuts

[mackcrusher]

hey, man, I would never knock it. Fresh is good with those videos, but I just happened to see this video on youtube a few months ago. I just noticed it sounded different.

[Greatsfguy415]

can someone upload the bulls knicks game from christmas 1992

[jaboo82681]

GREAT MEMORIES!!! GO BULLS

[blackadam06]

That knicks team, from a defensive standpoint, would absolutely terrorize these teams today. And with a dominant big man like Ewing, who could also stretch the defense, they'd probably be the champions. Charles Barkley was right..the only reason they made all those "defensive rule chages" in the NBA, was to make the game easier for a generation of watered down offensive players..Zones in the NBA, what a joke..

[RyySin]

amazing

[HuskerFanatic]

I WANT MY NBA ON NBC!

[celticsboy07]

great rivalry but chicago always won

[FreshWesss]

This clip is now 15 years old (can't believe that), and some of my VHS tapes have degraded over time. At least now that I'm converting to digital format there'll be no more degradation even if I watch it 403 times.

[mackcrusher]

i haven't seen this video in a long time, thanks for uploading, man

one thing, though: you might want to improve the quality of this video if you can, because it doesn't sound like it did the first time I saw it.

[joekiddlouischama]

Classic stuff.