Galis vs Petrovic (eurobasket 1989 final)

This is a remixed video...

32 year old Galis is still there. Having beaten the USSR of Arvydas Sabonis ALL ALONE in the semi final, scoring 45 points in an incredible one man show, Galis is about to play his second consecutive eurobasket final...Against him, Drazen Petrovic and one of the best basketball teams ever, the national team of Yugoslavia.

Galis is said to have proven that one can beat five, but in that case, PETROVIC, ZDOVC, PASPALJ, RADJA, DIVAC, DANILOVIC, KUKOC, VRANKOVIC, are simply IMPOSSIBLE to beat...The Yugoslavian team beated everyone by 20 and 30 points in that tournament, and was named the european dream team. Galis had one of his worst starts ever in the final game, obviously being tired by his breath taking performance one day before, but finally scored 30 points. He even received 3 blocks, something that was rare, despite his short height. But this time he had to overpass his 6,10 feet personal opponent (Kukoc), fake his 7 footer back up opponent (Radja) and then shoot over his third one of 7 feet (Divac) or 7,2 (Vrankovic) which was practically impossible, even for Galis. On the other hand, Drazen shines! Scores 28 points and dishes 11 assists, and becomes the tournaments MVP providing some of the finnest plays ever, in european basketball. ALL FIBA european championship 1989 tournament team: Pg Galis, Sg Petrovic, Sf Kukoc, Pf Radja,
C Sabonis...Enjoy...

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[tsaboukas7ify]

nick forever better than petrovic

[theodore1981]

Drazen....i remember i was only 13 years old when he passed away...

so sad...

he was coming to play for Panathinaikos...

the greatest of all!RIP

[kpanasta]

amyna sourwtiri h ethnikh olo aifnidiasmous trwei!!

[spyrosgiamarelos]

BOTH OF THEM WERE GREAT PLAYERS.BUT DO NOT FORGET THAT DRAZEN WAS PLAYING IN THE BEST NATIONAL TEAM OF ALL TIME.GALLIS WAS PLAYING ALMOST ALONE.ONLY THREE TEAMMATES OF HIM WERE REALLY VERY GOOD PLAYERS.GALLIS WAS THE BEST SCORER OF ALL TIME IN EUROPIAN BASKETBALL HISTORY.IF HE PLAYED IN A GREAT TIME,LIKE DRAZEN,HE WOULD WON MORE TITLES THAN HIM.DO NOT FORGET THAT WHEN NOURTH CAROLINA PLAYED A GAME VS GREECE IN 1982 GALLIS SCORED 50 POINTS AGAINST JORDAN.AND HE WAS ALSO THE THIRD SCORER IN NCAA

[poegta]

im greek but drazen was better than galis

[Beneb30]

In his last NBA game Petrovic, few months before his death Drazen shot 40 points on MJs face.. Not claiming he was better than MJ (nobody is, nor will be!), but I can't see Gallis coming even close to being a sucessful NBA player. That's why he never tried.

[surfer855]

@Beneb30 You are wrong here! Cibona beat Real Madrid in 1985 and Zalgiris Kaunas in 1986. In 1987, Maccabi Tel Aviv was beaten by Tracer Milan, not Cibona.

[Beneb30]

@amagginas

True, Jugoplastika's team was created after 1988 (Kukoc and Radja were just 16 year olds in 1985). Yet, Drazen won two European Championships with his mediocre team, back to back. First time against Sabonis' , Kurtainaitises'and Marchulonises' Zalgiris, and next year then against Maccabi Tel Aviv..My point is, no other player European player has ever been so dominant in the game. Again, Gallis was great, but comparing him with Petrovic would be same as comparing Lebron and Jordan.

[surfer855]

AND, BESIDES, WHERE WAS PETROVIC IN 1987? AND WHAT ABOUT SABONIS IN 1989? BOTH LOST IN... 3rd PLACE. BECAUSE OF NICK... RESPECT TO THE GREEK GOD OF BASKETBALL.

[surfer855]

@westcoastizback YANNAKIS WAS NOT A PLAYER OF PANATHINAIKOS IN 1993-94, BUT IN 1994-1996 SEASON.

[surfer855]

@westcoastizback YANNAKIS WAS NOT A PLAYER OF PANATHINAIKOS IN 1993. HE PLAYED FOR PANIONIOS THAT SEASON AND MOVED TO THE GREENS IN 1994.