Bulls vs. Cavs - 1994 playoffs Game 1

[doddi1984]

I love Scottie Pippen and the effort he made in the 94 season, but the fact that people are saying that he deserved the MVP over Hakeem is just wrong. Let's have a look:

Pippen: 22,0 PPG, 8,7 RPG, 5,6 APG, 2,9 SPG, 0,8 BPG. 55-27, 3rd Place in East

Olajuwon: 27,3 PPG, 11,3 RPG, 3,6 APG, 1,6 SPG, 3,7 BPG, 58-24, 2nd Place in West

Scottie was phenomenal that season, but he was #2 after Olajuwon.

[AxeSmashDemolition]

@doddi1984 I think you're forgetting that Scottie missed 10 games because of surgery to his ankle in '94. The Bulls went 4-6 in his absence. If Pippen was there the whole season the Bulls most likely win 58+ games and take first place in the East and have home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Taking 1st seed in the east after Jordan's sudden retirement would have locked the MVP for Pippen especially after replacing Jordan with a CBA scrub in Pete Myers.

[doddi1984]

Pippen truly perfected his skills as a Leader in the 94 season after MJ left. He lead his team to a 57-25 season, which is remarkable. And the fact that NY needed all 7 games to finally beat the Bulls shows how good they were that season.

[marzilyas]

what's wrong with Hubie Brown's hair?

[TheDOLMET]

can someone upload game 2 of this series.

[disarmonias]

lol love those space goggles on horace grant

[TheBrucifer1]

Pippen is to D- Wade, as MJ is to Lebron.

[BassClarinetV]

@TheBrucifer1 Too bad they'll never have the same respect that Pippen and MJ had.

[Renzythegreat91]

Scottie is fantastic! This totally reminds me of Lebron's performances when he was with the Cavs

[servantofallah73]

And to think that Pippen kinda started slow in his rookie season but boy did he step it up a 1000 knotches after that...brilliant player

[tub3scr3am3r]

i dont think he ever misses in a fast break

[sschi]

and he has a better jumper and a better ball handler than Michael

[KQH8]

Scottie Pippen should have won the MVP in Mike's absence from the game this year. Scottie is one of the all time greats, who can hurt teams in so many ways.

[clalegon2002]

pippen without mike , mvp 

[jonnytrelll]

33 likes.. perfect ;)

[horaiyo]

Yeah, people usually don't give pippen the credit he deserves, which is a shame considering he was a fantastic player.

[jeffnfoxylady1]

he should have beeen mvp that year 55 wins and he was hurt for ten of them

[dlawson688]

@MaxAime... without wasting to much time..... Lebron has a long way to go to catch Wade, let alone Kobe. Forget 5 rings, for get records, for get wins, for get learning to lead..... But if Lebron (with his new teammates) can win at least 3 out of 5 championships, then he should be great. but here he has it Wade and Bosh for 5 years, win at least 3 rings, or he is no different then Vince, T-Mac, AI, Sir Charles, Karl, Dominque, Patrick, ........ no shame in being great, but not winning it all!

[dlawson688]

did it say pippen missed 10 games and they still managed to win 55 games? Imagine if he played and they won half those games.... 60wins without mike?

[frusionnn]

wow all I gotta say is ALL THIS WHILE JORDAN-LESS!!!....AMAZING! JUST AMAZING! Scottie Pippen = the ghost of 23!!!

[DayTripper1025]

pip was a beast

[ATLVET]

I HOPE SKIP BAYLESS IS WATCHING THIS HE SAYS SCOTTIE WAS NOTHING WITHOUT MJ THERE WAS NO MJ IN THIS GAME AND LOOK HOW HE PLAYED.

[MrR9999]

Pip really turned the corner that year. With MJ hitting curve balls, Scottie showed just how good he could be and should have been MVP. When MJ returned, well we all know what happened - 72 wins.

[MaxAime]

i dont want to hear none of that MJ did it by himself BULLSHIT. no one wins a championship by themself. the closest player was Lebron James. He didnt have much in clevland. Jordan had pippen who is an Allstar MVP and a contender for the 1994 MVP. people get caught up way too much on the Michael Jordan HYSTERIA.

[Rucks90]

@MaxAime PREACH! MJ never had a winning record without Scottie anyway.

[dlawson688]

@MaxAime you mean kobe is the closet thing to mike!

[MaxAime]

@dlawson688 no thats not what i wrote LEBRON is closest thing to mike 

[petersenct]

that dunk at 5:23 = the awesome

[moose423]

The old Chicago Stadium was always so much louder than the United Center... probably cuz the Stadium was smaller and the fans were right on top of you. Nothin like goin to the Stadium...

[PJHunterTJ]

@moose423

The arenas today are pathetic.. All the oweners care about is who has the biggest jumbotron and not the best players.

[theWayofstrategy]

very fun to watch, thank you so much for uploading this

[addycorp2]

love seeing pip dominate like this... he does it all

[TimothyE]

pippen in my opinion best all around small forward he filled up every stat layer n he did so much more that dnt show up on stats...like locking dwn the best scorer on the team while still droppin points(which is hard to do playin 100% off n def) running the offense like a guard and kould play 4 positions (5 if he was 6"11)guarding small guards which alot players in this new era kan't do..90'S basketball was the shit i loved watchn pippen play thats whho made me love doing everything on da kourt

[markymark5013]

scottie is my fav player ever .....

[gocelts34n7]

if you took scottie off this 94 teaam and replaced him with michael do they win the title that year?

[TimothyE]

no...the both said they need each other...

[victorjulio15]

he lit that place up.

[frusionnn]

what was the final series score of the Bulls/Cavs ?

[gocelts34n7]

Larry Bird is the best SF of alltime, you might wanta check out Dr J too, or Elgin Baylor or Dominique

cant forget your boy John Havlicek either

soon Lebron will have to be mentioned too but i only mention guys that are near the end of their carers or already retired

[LeeDiddy990]

That team should have won their fourth straight championship. Scottie Pippen played like a beast that year.

[frusionnn]

LeeDiddy990: if they played that damn good w/out Jordan, imagine if they had Jordan...champions for (4) sure (u know wut I mean) and I really love how Pippen carried this team on his back w/out his big brother Mike

[superslider09]

Dzaaaannnngggg..smoothest basketball player ever!!!

[ballerb123456]

This was Scottie Pippen in his prime, poetry in motion. Everyone forgets that the Jordan-less Bulls were would-be champions in 1994, save Hugh Hollins. Nobody talks about Scottie's MVP-level play that year. Scottie Pippen and the Bulls were so fun to watch that year. Scottie Pippen was always a champion, but that season in particular, he was the star of stars, a champion independent of Michael Jordan, a lock for the Hall of Fame. People forget - its okay, we'll keep it our little secret.

[mazaratialbum]

scottie was the smoothest basketball player i ever saw next to walter davis...but pip is my favorite, and he was the reason why i picked up a basketball...in my opinion he was the greatest pure basketball player i ever seen.

[sschi]

@ballerb123456 I remember, didnt get to watch many games cuz I was in the hospital. But Scottie was 1b too me. No1 else matched up well w/Scottie. Always wanted his jersey

[alaskanmarine1]

You could say the Phantom call in game five of the New York series cost the Bulls a chance at returning to the Finals a fourth time.

[mazaratialbum]

hell that is da truth, i think the nba was setup that season and we all know now that refs chest to win cash.

[char4ever]

One thing I noticed is that, Pippen tended to play with "new faces" or bench player more, and still bring up good numbers, 55 win good ppg apg rpg,etc. I think it is pippen likes to pass the ball to his open teammate, and Triangle offense is designed for everyone moving without the ball and screening and such, which fits pippen playing style well.

[mazaratialbum]

very true, pip was a team player, mike was more individual, many people don't know scottie was the one who taught mike how to be more of a team player...when pip was on, i don't think anyone could take over a game like him...he was brilliant....i wish i wasn't in '09, i wish it was still '94....i was 15 then and i was happiest when that maun was in da nba...peace

[popeyeisgood]

pippen is the one who taught mike? that's utter nonsense.

come on, please watch more games before you say that. mj is always team player. but when you possess so much skills and raw talent offensively you just cant let it wasted.

[frusionnn]

mazaratiablum: you should be more than you were 15 years old at the time. I wish I was your age back then. I remember the late 90s though. but I wish I was older to watch the earliy-mid 90s also

[mazaratialbum]

thanks for da compliment maun....yeah pip was the reasonw hy i picked up a basketball when i was 9 in '89, lol......

the guy was good and he will go to the hall of fame this season....bout time...his 5 years is up....this is da year where the greatest small forward ever goes to the hall of fame....i'm 29 now and will be 30 in november and i'm proud to have said i watched him his whole career...peace

[brettfred7]

He DESTROYED them

[ksmall82]

No disrespect to Hakeem, but considering that the Bulls played this season without the GOAT, Pip should have won the MVP award.

[H0ttAzzTv]

@ksmall82 i agree!!!

[oneandonlylastson]

I totally agree Pippen should of got it

[BrutallyH0nest]

If the Bulls had won 58-60 games they would have had homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs and they were really tough at home. The Bulls/Knicks series came down to home court advantage (and Hugh Hollins garbage call on Pippen in Game 5). Also if the Bulls win close to 60 games after losing Jordan I have no doubt Pippen would have been the MVP that year.

[scoresby33]

I agree 100% with you. I can tell you know something about the Bulls. That is refreshing. Yes, that year if the Bulls win a couple more games and win homefield advantage, Phil Jackson is COY. Pippen is MVP. The Bulls at least get to the NBA finals. Maybe the lose to Houston, but people forget how good the Bulls were that year. The Hugh Hollins call was an atrocity!

[jaboo82681]

I think they would've had the best or the second best record in the NBA if Pippen didn't miss those games, also think what if they had "23"

[DAB901]

Games the Bulls lost witout Pippen that year

Celtics- 32-50 (record that year) (1 point loss)

Sonics- 63-19 (1 pt loss)

Blazers- 47-35

Kings- 28-54 (2 pt loss)

Rockets- 58-24

Spurs- 55-27

So out them 6 losses witout Pippen, I think they coulda won 2, maybe 3 games wit Pippen considering all of them were road games. Bringin' there record to about 58-24.

[DAB901]

"Pippen missed 10 games this year and durin' that time period they lost 6 of da 10." "What type of record would they of had if he had participated?"- Hubie Brown

"They might of had a 60 win season"- other announcer

Good question and good answer.