1999 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3's Closing Moments

[darkpitch1]

Kobe, not "we", sorry

[darkpitch1]

I remember the '02 West Finals when Kobe committed about 4-5 flagrant fouls and was untouched by the officials. However, we went to the line throughout the game.

Jordan was similar with his famous "benefit of the doubt Jordan calls". Hubert Davis had his "benefit of the doubt" call moment in '94.

[imbahibe]

allah akbar

[zeneau]

c'est un moment de grace pour larry johnson.fabuleux!

[tcoom76]

wa1ton was fun to 1isten to but is disagreed with him about %80 of the time ...haaa 4rea1

[irishindy123]

fuck new york. what a shitty call. pacers deserved to win this series and the next.

[GrooTheWanderer80]

@irishindy123 Pacers didnt deserve shit. They got their ass busted in this series, they got lucky in 2000 against us and still ended up getting raped by the Lakers. They were losers, from Mark Jackson to gay ass Jalen Rose to Reggie. Fuck hick ass Indiana. NYC ALL FUCKIN DAY, NEW YORK RULES THE WORLD YA BITCH YA.

[Ironmaidenrules1]

I dont think there was a foul, but either way a bad ass shot from johnson in the clutch

[amipadme]

Thank you for this! I love that it's before and after the shot, and has the whole thing from beginning to end. Been looking for something this complete, with no editing. :)

[DaAmericanWanksta]

that was bullshit......

[vargas218]

Bill Walton called it the Phantom Foul !

[flembagg966]

@vargas218 nah, the phantom foul was the foul on Hubert Davis in the 94 semis. but this is close!

[charlieqq123]

live?record in 1999?

[MrGriefdog]

pause the video at 2:56 and if you think that isin't a foul your nuts

[hhh4evur]

GOD I miss these days. There was so much heart and passion for the game of basketball on this team. They were playing as if they werent being payed. They played like a bunch of victory wolves.

[zacharycamby649]

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1999 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 3's Closing Moments

[Bumbumawangis]

Man that was one great game of basketball and a great Knicks win,a Knicks team ,who,that season,were a bit inconsistent and posted some embarrisingly low totals in regular season play.Johnson,Houston,Dudley (sans Ewing),Thomas,Ward,Camby,Child­s,Sprewell,alright.

[fhab525]

wheres the foul .. cant see it cuz it never happened

[krayzi3bone]

lebron will not go to new york

[guardianshaven]

@krayzi3bone Yes, he will.

[ro42023]

the crowd reaction was just totally amazing. every single person in the arena was up, on its feet, jumping and screaming. the best moment at The Garden

[adrianmacten]

That was just an AWESOME postseason of the Knicks...  I yearn for those years!!

[djfakt]

Oh yeah, thanks for putting up the video the way it SHOULD be put up... You don't just have a little clip showing the "shot", you have footage leading up TO the shot and you also have footage of the post-game stuff. Nice work! A rarity on youtube...

[djfakt]

Man, the NBA on NBC was SO much better than NBA on ABC...The theme-song, the vibe, everything!

[saidbarrios619]

Mad respect to Johnson for saying it wasn't a foul. haha. He's honest.

[giles422]

It loved to happen

[FogOverhead]

This game took place during the Doneghy reffing era. Priceless

[shakoor5]

الله اكبر

Allahu Ayykbaar

[Jremixer44]

omg after johnson hit that three, the camera started shakingg like a bitch lol

[brianblair2007]

WOW!!! Larry Johnson is really enlightened and connected with God here to shut the ego down after being so tempted by having tens of thousands people shout his name, girls going after him, etc. and he has the awareness to thank God and give all praises to God...I'll pray for him!

[YaYo52]

7:47 "thank you very much Allah akbar..." Jim Gray..."Alrrrrighhhhtttttt" lmao

[Darkdragonic]

I wish the NBA was still on NBC..NBA on NBC

[dmeyferth21]

"Big Chris" Dudley

[Brett8969]

A genuinely sad day for basketball.

I was a16-year-old big Miller and Pacer fan on this Sunday and I have no idea why I just watched this again and relived it.

The Knicks and more importantly Larry Johnson deserve no credit for this game. One of the all-time worst moments in the NBA's history.

[YaYo52]

Allah Akbah

[Injin12]

One more thing...lol...props to the Knicks for that incredible 98/99 run...just to hear the announcer say a 2-1 lead in the series, was impressive for that squad...then to think they actually got to the finals w no Pat Ewing???? CRAZY!!! MARCUS CAMBY/SPREEWELL WERE IN THE ZONE! Also, does anyone remember LJ defending Duncan the entire Finals? Impressive.

[saroshk7784]

Everything you said is spot on, except one thing. The Knicks had a great run, and it was very improbable them reaching the finals that year. But LJ defending Duncan was impressive? Duncan dominated everything the Knicks threw at him. Im not blaming LJ, but every shot he forced Duncan to take, he sank.

[Injin12]

Reggie Miller and Michael Jordan have both made it clear that OBVIOUS offensive fouls dont get called late...and here, A Davis brushes LJ for a split second and the whistles go off immediately?!?!

Anyway, A Davis still made a dumb play by touching him at all. Classic moment.

Also, that was a pretty gutsy call by Van Gundy, Isolating LJ to take that shot.

[The90sNet]

But LJ at the end of the video says that the play was designed for Allan Houston.

I won't lie though, that foul was very questionable.

[hhh4evur]

I would say that there was absolutely no foul

[Buttscum]

questionable- antonio davis didn't even touch him. that was a massive screw job by the ref.

but seriously, i gotta give you credit for knowing it was a crap call to put it lightly.

[brooklynkidshaq123]

@Buttscum Either way he hit the shot ..

[haowenjason925]

historic!

[allenfitzgerald]

Those that know anything about basketball know that this was NOT a foul. And it's not even debatable. Couple that with the gift-wrapped Hubert Davis call versus the Bulls, and it's fair to say that the league had some stake in getting the Knicks into the Finals.

[GradeAEnterprise]

To say that is kind of silly though, because if the league had something to do with the Knicks getting to the Finals then there's no way that the Knicks would have slipped past Miami in the first round.

Dan Marjle (however you spell his name) practically massaged Houston's head on that final jumper and we all know that would have had more justice as a foul.

In today's league, they would have let that slip but that was 10 years ago! I'm not going to argue about the continuation neither LOL

[nguyend13]

@allenfitzgerald did you see the end of game 2, the last second 'foul' for Reggie? either way the knicks lost in the finals.

[bigbossman999]

@allenfitzgerald how was that not a foul? he hacked the guys arms, maybe you can questions continuation, but he was in act of shooting and dude grabbed his arms.

[tishhead]

@bigbossman999 absolutely agree. i see kobe go to the line about 5 times a game with less contact than that.

[2pacisthebest90]

@tishhead kobe? he never gets any calls actually. he got fouled like hell vs the heat in the 4th quarter by wade on a 3 when the heat were up two.. .pretty clear it was a foul as he hit both of his arms like hell.. if anything its lebron going to the line with the least contact.

[hhh4evur]

My friend was at that game. I hate him.

[stevebully]

One of the best moments I have ever experienced as a Knicks fan. Grade A Enterprise thanks dude.

[GradeAEnterprise]

Sure thing man. It's all about reliving those great Knicks moments with me.

[stevebully]

@ 4:53 u cant even hear the buzzer. ABSOLUTE BEDLAM !!!!!

[gthang916]

ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH amen..many famous converts!!

[stuyballer91]

GradeAEnterprise,

Thank you SO SO much for posting this video.

I've been looking for the entire sequence for so long.

Instant favorite. Take care bro.

[GradeAEnterprise]

No problem partner.

[taeahmed]

mashallah this was so crazy shoot from the king johnson

[MStannyer]

this game was crazy. larry johnson was hittin threes from everywhere that day. that foul would have never been called in todays game tho not to mention the continuing basket after he shuffled his feet. still damn...a u brought back memories with these vids b.