Bulls vs Jazz 1998 Finals - Game 1 - Michael Jordan 33 points

[TheDivineProvidence]

I NEVER saw MJ play in person, can anyone tell me who did how

that experience was?

[MrThe1123]

"is that a competitor or what? his teammate ties the game and he chews him out"....bob costas wins greatest ass kissing statement of all time

[HonoreT35]

I much much prefer Marv Albert over Bob Costas

[netwolff]

Man, I remember watching every minute late at night here in Germany. This was the greatest team ever to play basketball and no one will ever come close to Michael Jordan.

[31Antakya31]

I remember this series....and I tell you what : I really felt sorry for the Jazz because they deserved it too.They have the best crowd ever,but this was not enough and Stockton and Malone couldn`t make it against the whole Bulls team.Respect for both teams for this amazing games in this series !!!

[megatroll]

Nobody will ever come close to MJ.

The greatest of all time.

[2010FWCSA]

No more Marv Albert. That sucks.

[mrmacross]

I remember Pippen was pissed the Longley touched that last pass and disrupted Scottie from shooting in rhythm. Eh well, no harm in the long run.

[Wrxrtd]

Marv Albert and Tate George were hands down the best commentators for this series! Bob Costas and Isaiah were rubbish! Marv and Tate did an absolutely magnificent job but all that is up on Youtube is the NBC Rubbish! ESPN owned everyone else with their coverage of the 98 Finals.

[WeStSiDeBL00DZ1]

vince carter bitches!!!!!!!

[spikeS1983emp]

Thanks for up loading

[1loverkw]

MJ = The greatest NBA player of all time.

[seigard325]

Not even the current Celtics defense can stop MJ.

[iishyxvietxboyii]

@seigard325

This wasn't even MJ at his best... 1987-1993 was MJ at his prime.

[autumneliot]

Jerry Sloan is a great coach, but I'll never understand the logic of putting Shandon Anderson on Michael Jordan. There is obviously nothing good that can come out of that match up!

[thepookyhead]

13 for 29 is pretty sucky

[fhab525]

MJ still yelling at pippen after he made a clutch 3, i love MJ but that was a bitch move, had that been kobe, he would get crucified my the media. i think MJ is the greatest ever but in that particular moment he acted like a spoiled bitch

[Barstool33Blues]

@fhab525

MJ is notorious as one of the mega assholes the NBA has ever seen. He was already riding or talking shit to someone. (or attacking his own teammates in practice lol)

[kinfolk441]

Jordan abused Hornacek from all cylinders.

[jabbayackeez]

Poor defense on MJ.

[jabbayackeez]

Poor defense on MJ.

[jabbayackeez]

Poor defense on MJ. They double him late.

[jabbayackeez]

Poor defense on MJ. They double him late.

[JoshPerrick]

If we are talking about this clip you should visit NBAPremium(.)tk to see better quality of it

[destr0n]

I was looking for this game to show just how Jordan can be when he doesn't get the ball. Talk about full of himself! Pippen still hit the three. I think Jordan complained about Pippen shooting it too early so the Jazz don't have another shot at the basket. But give Pip' some credit for the score. Jordan doesn't need all the glory

[coffee468]

i'm glad you said that cos i feel ppl have objectivity when it comes to mj. if any other player had shouted at there teamate after he makes a shot the media would say "he's so selfish" but when mj does it costas says "what a competitor". I love and respect jordan just as much as anyone but I feel he gets a pass on everything

[rhsg09]

Jordan, the legend of basquet, the best.

[boasanderson]

how about scottie pipen hanging on the rim to block a shot. howard eisleys 3 pointer taken away, michael jordan wiping way russell for the final shot. sacramento had it done to them in the 2002 lakers wcf.. it's all rigged! dont' waste time watching the nba.. go plant a flower and watch it grow!

[jumpnam]

How about the countless illegal picks Malone set..elbows Stock would throw...the refs miss calls all the time. Jordans little tap on the ass had no effect on Russell; he completely bit on that drive. No way he would've recovered to contest the shot. I agree that Eisley's shot shoulda counted though. But to be fair Utah should never have been down 3-1, how strong they were that year. If only they'd shown up for Game 3.

[DwyaneWadeCounty]

what Isiah said on 5:15 !

[rowks]

what a move in 3:30 i didn't see that on this era

[lcromy]

Refs handed the Bulls game 6 by giving Ron Harper a 3-pointer he shot after the buzzer, and taking Howard Eisley's 3-pointer away that was shot clearly before the buzzer. (6 point swing and Bulls won by 1 point). Who knows how game 7 would have gone, but regardless the refs helped the Bulls win #6.

[char4ever]

@lcromy ur rright, but who knows if bulls were down by 6+ points, what would MJ do? we will never know.

[TheRatedIX7]

Isiah Thomas was a lousy ass commentator.

[TheRatedIX7]

Jordan just abused Hornacek and murdered Russell all thru this series and in 1997

[Soundtrack1000]

:)))))

[LebronandWallace]

micheal jordan was/ is a true legendary basketball player

[kramer824]

thanks mr. obvious

[LebronandWallace]

alright take it easy

[jablez69]

one of the greatest series ever if not the best up there with celtics and lakers

[Cwm368]

Wasn't that great.... I like 97 finals better.

[honoretchou]

Man the delta center sounds way cool. BEAT THE BULLS, all that noise and energy. Miss those days.

AND LET"S GET READY TO RUMBLE!

do not forget that Malone and Rodman had stints as a WWF wrestler. Those were truly the days

[kareem87said5]

I remember I was 11 years old when I watched this game.I'll never forget that atmosphere-Jordan and company put the fingers in their ears during the introduction of Jazz players...and when Pippen threw his chewing gum at the end of the game,,,amazing

[radio187]

"Malone reaches..."

That was Malone's defensive technique in its totality.

[vcownzraptors]

not only was jordan one of the better scorers to play the game but also one of the best defenders he truly was the best

[31Antakya31]

It must be a Dream to play in front of the Crowd at the Delta Center.I am from Germany and Fan of the Jazz and I think this Franchise deserved a Championship !!!

[Cwm368]

six championships in a nine year period..

[Golfanatyc]

shivers down my spine!

[derkach77]

hey thx very much i love you man i loved this series

[bigdplaya25]

THIS...IS WHAT I WAS WANTIN THE BADEST!! I LOVE TH 98 SEASON!! do u have any 98 reg. season games?

[scir91]

the NBA on NBC theme! we won't hear it ever again :(

[SealAngel]

I also just wanted to say, that it was such a shame to see Malone & Stockton from the Jazz go their careers without getting a ring, they were so deserving of one. But unfortunately for them they and their Jazz team they just couldn't shake those damn Chicago Bulls.

[SealAngel]

Everyone talks about Jordan and justifiably so, but Scottie was so great and one of the most underrated players imo.

He could shoot, pass, dribble the ball, rebound, such an all around great player, the bulls wouldn't of did what they did without pip.

[Golfanatyc]

duh! why do you think pippen got his #33 jersey hung dumbass. remember the celebration they had for pippen when his number retired?

[SealAngel]

Fair enough mate, no need to be an asshat about it hey?

[RippedChords]

The Bulls would have steamrolled had they had rest. This series should have been a sweep...because after this loss Jordan and the Bulls started dominating this series.

[AgentCirrus]

i remember when the Bulls lost game 1 and at the press conference, Scottie and MJ were laughing like they won, like they weren't worried at all. MJ was like, "im going to practice playing the piano".

[AgentCirrus]

Marv why?!! Whhhhhhhhyyyyyyyy did you bite that woman, it could been u in place of bob costas in MJ's last year with the Bulls, it could have been u in MJ's last game in Madison Square Garden making those crazy shots and rockin the AJ 1's scoring 42 points, it could have been u in the 98 allstar game when MJ scored 23 and won MVP, it could have been u in Utah in game 6 watching MJ do what kobe cant do in the final seconds. not hatin on u bob, but the NBA glory days belong to MJ and Marv Albert.

[Chihouse23]

AgentCirrus, i agree. Marv over Bob anyday. Costas is just terrible and annoying. Hatin' on him has nothing to do with it, it's just the plain out truth.

[ForEmily23]

I liked both...but probably would prefer Marv

[vecman86]

@Chihouse23 Yeah Costas is annoying. Especially nowadays sinces he's supposedly "retired" from broadcasting, yet he still puts himself in certain big situations for example calling Strasburg's first major league start.

[bballmemories]

foremily23, when you post game 4 of this series, MJ did a crossover on Byron Russell, very similar to his famous last shot in game 6. Russell fell on the crossover that MJ did on him in game 4. I posted the clip on my channel so people can see that Russell's fall on the last shot probably had nothing to do with MJ using his off hand.

[ezekwu]

see these intros are what make these nba finals interesting, abc needs to adopt these kinds of intros

[Chihouse23]

The replay at 3:36 was poetry in motion. MJ's footwork and gracefullness capped off with a sweet fingerroll was a thing of beauty. His creativity in mid-air was unbelievable. One of my favorite moves by MJ was his right-to-left handed switch in mid-air back in the 91' finals. His moves were breathtaking, just look at the faces of the opponents and that too will tell the story all to itself.

[darklegacy3]

no ones even sweating

[LEBONGTHOM]

amazing footwork @ 3:25,4:39,5:57 i'm gonna steal those moves lol

[Salva46]

ForEmily23 thank you very much for your great job. Michael's fans we will be eternally grateful.

[R34ISdabest]

that was quick foremily23......never thought u would upload the 98 final.

thnx for bringing back good old memories.

PS screw jerry Krause for breaking up this bulls team!

[ForEmily23]

and I take issues with something Bob Costas said in the intro... he said the Bulls are the king of the NBA "but someday, someone will dethrone them."

well, sure, someone eventually beat the Chicago Bulls...but NO ONE ever beat these Chicago Bulls... and the way I see it, the Chicago Bulls ceased to exist after the 1997-98 season.

[R34ISdabest]

yea someone did dethrone them foremily23, their stupid gm jerry krause. wat happen after that. get the number 1 pick and draft elton brand who's no longer with the bulls. trade pippen away. he was the one that dethrone the bulls.

reason y i hate this guy. this chicago team was good for another 2 yrs or so. 9 champ in my opinion if Krause never broke up the bulls.

[jeditwinz]

Amen to that. He was the one who destroyed the Bulls.

[GREGNASTY]

@ForEmily23

I agree. I think Costas was sure the Jazz'd beat the Bulls in '98 'cause he had a feeling the Bulls were getting old AND the Jazz beat the Bulls TWICE that year during the regular season!!

But he should've known better!! After witnessing 5 NBA finals with the Bulls he should've known the Bulls were a different, more hungry, more focussed team in the playoffs and ready for whatever!!

Guess you shouldn't have said that, Bob!!

[dkthg]

@ForEmily23 Screw you! Welcome to 2011! Go Bulls!

[davidp899]

@ForEmily23 yes but they should have been dethroned eventually if jerry krause had let them continue to chase titles. krause being a jackass is what ended the run, no one on the bulls wanted to stop after 98

[dv122]

utah has great crowds. that stadium gets loud. chicago in the united center wasnt the same as the old chicaog stadium. the old chicago stadium was loud.

[Bandy500]

glad they binned isiah from the commentary. both he and magic were great players but bad annnouncers/analysts

[triklops]

Ah, bring back the memories :)

THANKS !!!

[alaskanmarine1]

No one was better on the biggest stage than Michael.

[koneerok]

great

[derkach77]

cool my fav series with MJ i was 5 lol hey man you gonna have whole series right?

[ForEmily23]

well of course... rest of the games should be up within the next week or so. I'm going to try to get one game up per night. Enjoy!!!

thanks for watching