This was right in the middle of the Bulls longest streak of eighteen wins in a row, winning what at the time was a historical pace that ultimately led to a 72-10 season. They also would go on to go undefeated in the month January, which was their first undefeated month in franchise history. Ironically, over a week later, this same Suns team would hand the Bulls their only multiple game losing streak of the regular season by winning in Phoenix. Nice upload!
Amen - and I love that it's offensive and defensive plays. It makes watching it a bit unpredictable. Although I had a feeling the 96 bulls would win this one ;) great effort by the suns.
Shoutout to Kevin Johnson he has so many playoff marks that feature himself Oscar Robertson & Magic Johnson. Kevin Johnson atleast 3 more seasons of ball would easily be a hall of famer. KJ is sadly underrated.
Yep, before the Cowboys beat the Steelers (finally beating them in a SB) for their last SB title to date. Crazy that this took place on the 10th anniversary of the Challenger exploding.
@@Melbester9 ironically the Bulls would play another Super Bowl Sunday matinee game 2 years later when they played the Jazz in a rematch of the 1997 Finals before the Packers/Broncos Super Bowl later that day.
@coreyrowe4119 Yup because NBC was doing Super Bowls every 2 years with Fox & CBS, ABC. Whatever networks had NFL TV deal in 90s. What NBA game did NBC air when Packers played Broncos in Super Bowl XXXll(32) that same Sunday 1998?
@@chrisuncleahmad that was a horrible trade for Phoenix, it made them much weaker on the floor (effectively closing their championship window) and pissed Barkley off to a point where he wanted out.
The difference between Harper’s mobility here versus just two years later is startling. He struggled to move, jump, or guard anyone effectively by the 98 season, but he still had some bounce here. Shame the way his body broke down on him in terms of his NBA career.
This was the Era that the Refs in the NBA were officiating on its finest..NBA today is Sucks. Bcoz the Commissioner is incompetent in his Job. " Allegedly".
28:31 _"The Phoenix bench feeling it should have been Dennis Rodman's sixth foul"_ Holy hell, the cowardice to not admit that Rodman got away with a foul there. It was blatantly obvious. Guokas didn't understand why a Technical was called on Jordan, earlier in the game, when Jordan had practically been begging for one. What a goober.
@coreyrowe4119 yeah exactly around this time they tended to wear the black uniform more and purple less if I remember correctly On another note Barkley needs to give his rights to Mitchell and Ness I need that black Suns jersey!!!!
@@coreyrowe4119 right it's like I seen them wear those black uniforms more in 1995 and 1996 and now that you mentioned it I don't recall them wearing the purple in the playoffs after 1994
@@roshaungoolsby4554 the first 2 years of the sunburst era (92-93 and 93-94) before the black alternates were introduced were the only playoff runs where the Suns wore purple sunburst unis in the playoffs.
