— The Pacers were devoured on the offensive glass 22-3 causing for a lopsided 26-3 disadvantage points-wise. Classic MJ. I sacrificed myself, in roundabout way. Jordan, Pippen and Phil had never let me down. 7 PM. Or it could be the fact I’m typing this at two in the morning and I have to be to work by eight. Steve Kerr made up for series-long suspect defense by contributing 11 points off the bench. For any commercial enquiries related to captingambling.com please contact: partners@dreamworxonline.com. Sat. Bulls vs Pacers, 4-3 - 1998 Eastern Conference Finals Team and players stats from the Eastern Conference Finals series played between the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers in the 1998 Playoffs. Jordan delivered, but he had a lot of help. “We definitely got the effort, but we got beat to the loose balls and they seemed to get all the boards,” Indiana coach Larry Bird said. 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Results, Statistics, Leaders and more for the 1998 NBA playoffs. Yes, but so was attempting to get a hand job from your girlfriend on the back of the bus during charter bus field trips to D.C. To this day, I’m not exactly sure how Chicago won Game 7 88-83. Everyone went their separate ways. Everything Tins just said at the end. Quick Tips for Starting Your Fantasy Football Journey: 5 Free Agency Surprises We Never Saw Coming, The UFC Needs To Change Its Weight Divisions, Former Titan Derick Hopson Looks Back at ’71 Season and “Remember The Titans”, FMU’s Coronavirus Crisis Is A Symptom Of A Bigger Problem, Just A Kid From Akron: Growing Up With LeBron, Jen Welter Believes Talking with Kids Could Help Keep COVID-19 Out of the NFL. A daily digital publication for the thoughtful and insight-seeking sports fan. “At no time in the course of the 48 minutes did I ever think negative,” Jordan said. 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Just about everybody did what they had to do to shove aside the pesky Pacers 88-83 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals in front of a full house of mostly relieved fans at the United Center. To make that dream a reality. Unlike the previous 2 meetings, the Pacers were heavy favorites. He had eight points in the the second quarter and knocked down a three-pointer with a little more than 6 minutes left to tie the score 77-77. 5/5/20. I. With Pippen collecting 12 rebounds and Jordan and Longley nine apiece, the Bulls outscored the Pacers 24-3 on second-chance points to compensate for 38 percent shooting. And all of it didn’t matter because my childhood innocence now fell squarely in the hands of Reggie Miller; the guy who got under the skin of Knicks fans, not mine. I’m not even sure how much differently my life would be had Reggie Miller destroyed my childhood in May 1998. I sacrificed my own well-being for instant glory during the 1998 playoffs. It wasn’t a great game, but it was hard-played.”. New Lake Shore Drive? About logos. Tue. "It's not how you start, but how you finish.". — The Pacers lost by five. While Miller scored 22 points, Jordan limited him to just one fourth-quarter shot, which Miller missed. Magic vs Pacers (1995 Game 1) Sat, May 9 at 12 PM. It was a disappointment to them, I know, but it was a great series. Magic vs Bulls (1995 Game 5) Thu, May 7 at 8 PM. The Pacers won Game 6 92-89 meaning the deciding game would be played on Chicago’s floor for a trip to the NBA Finals. ‘It is certainly not part of our ethics.’. Jordan tied it with a layup that made him the leading scorer in NBA playoff history. It’s a statistic almost as impressive as the titles themselves. Not that it would have changed much, but imagine if “only” ends up with five rings. "It was a hard-fought victory," Jordan said after contributing 28 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and strong defense on Pacers top gun Reggie Miller. Hmmm mm, If I remember correctly, it was the refs that won game 7 for the bulls, Your email address will not be published. Not this time. Box Score. Apr 23, 2020. n the Bulls’ six championship seasons between 1990 and 1998, the team faced just two decisive Game 7s. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The game was viewed by 72 million people, breaking the record set earlier that postseason by Game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and Bulls (that same game set a record for highest-rated non-Finals NBA game with a 19.1/33). This story originally ran in the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1998. This was one of those times where it damn near slipped through his hands. They stayed ahead for most of the second half after a halftime speech from Jordan, a speech in which he never talked about the possible end of the team as we know it. Here’s a fact largely forgotten about Game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals: Indy went 23-37 from the free throw line. Click here to join us on our journey to the Hall of Fame! BOX SCORE PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final. ESPN released a tease of the finale … Summary and statistics for the 1968 NBA Eastern Division Finals - Celtics vs. 76ers And, even before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Jerry Krause does what he wanted to do prior to the start 1997-98 season and set C4 to the entire operation, relieve Phil of his duties and start over with the incomparable Tim Floyd as his coach. Well, no one’s picking them to win the World Series. The plan? Martin had already gone off the air the previous spring and now you’re telling me Jordan, Pippen and Phil would lose a series? Red Line ‘L’ extension? The Bulls staggered to the finish. The Pacers, 75 percent foul shooters in the first six games, hit 23 of 37 (62.2 percent) and missed when it counted--Dale Davis (3 for 10) missed four free throws in the third quarter alone. Great work. Yeah, that was one of those qualities that gets lost in the MJ mystique. It was truly a championship-type team, in terms of just trying to find ways to win and then making it happen.". Chicago Bulls top Indiana Pacers 88-83 to win Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals NBA This brings things back to the present day. He took just seven shots, hitting three. The Indiana Pacers had lost twice before in Game 7 of the conference finals. #ShockTheWorld, TSFJ.com is exclusively managed by GrowthLeads Limited. 10 years ago, Happy International Women’s Day #internationalwo, Get $30 free and a $600 risk-free bet from TheSportsFanJournal.com, Derrick Rose’s Groin and adidas Present the …, Podcast: Allen Iverson Slander, Kentucky’s N…, 20 Years A Poster: The Day Scottie Pippen Met Patrick Ewing At The Mountaintop. Chicago Bulls Q&A: Is the Nikola Vucevic addition failing or just taking time to build chemistry? Michael Jordan was named NBA Fi… The 1998 NBA playoffs were something of a final lap around the track for M.J. No one could confirm the news, but this year – some 14 years after Michael Jordan first landed in the league – had all the makings of his last chance at securing a sixth ring surpassing Magic Johnson in the process. The Knicks were without Patrick Ewing, who suffered a severely broken wrist early in the regular season. Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs; Finals… Reggie was hardheaded and, even more petrifying, the Pacers weren’t scared of the Bulls. The Pacers missed five straight shots, and the Bulls took advantage, using a 9-0 run to forge a 28-28 tie. Gas prices had the audacity to skyrocket to over a dollar! The Bulls won it — and the Pacers lost it — on the boards. This was asking far too much for my 12-year-old heart to carry. Their lead was 48-45 at the break. Prev Game Next Game. Fact or fiction: The winner of Game 7 should be the favorite to make the NBA Finals. Losing Game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals never crossed MJ's mind (via Zach Lowe) Couldn’t remember a time where MJ didn’t have control of what was going on. Food tasted different. 5/2/20. The Bulls win Game 7 and weeks later capture their sixth title. Biden’s jobs plan has Illinois and Chicago officials pushing infrastructure wish lists. Chicago defeated the Pacers 4-3 to advance to the 1998 NBA Finals, where they topped the Utah Jazz 4-2 for the second straight year. The next game saw Chicago win easily, leading us to Game 6; a game which brought forth one of the most important decisions that would eventually go on to alter the course and identity of my sports life thereafter. 1998 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Pacers vs. Bulls League Champion: Chicago Bulls. Finals MVP: Michael Jordan (33.5 / 4.0 / 2.3) 1998 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Michael Jordan (680) TRB: Dennis Rodman (248) AST: John Stockton (155) WS: Michael Jordan (4.8) More playoffs … "He did a great job.". The Bulls had been involved in a seventh game in the playoffs just twice since 1992. Indiana is inbounding the ball in the Bulls’ end. It was like I was Snoop Dogg in the “Murder Was The Case”  video, only it was nothing like that. Heading into the 1998 Eastern Conference finals vs. Indiana, Michael Jordan had played 36 playoff series. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins.Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a conference final series. Play-By-Play. LeBron? He scored 17 of his 34 points in the final quarter and guided Indiana to a 93-80 victory over the New York Knicks and a ticket to the NBA Finals. And who should be their top targets in free agency? You mean to tell me this Pacers squad was, perhaps, the better team? The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals. Toni Kukoc for the record SAVED that series for he Bulls in Game 7. And seriously….my Pacers couldn’t stop Kukoc and Kerr in game 7. The first came against the New York Knicks in 1992, but the outcome of that game was hardly ever in doubt. ... the winners will be basketball fans, who will get an elite coaching matchup in the Eastern Conference finals. About what, exactly? More importantly, I sacrificed my soul for a guy who hasn’t met a Steve Harvey suit he didn’t like and currently running the Charlotte Bobcats into the ground. The Pacers certainly showed up ready to play, hitting their first eight shots and grabbing a 13-point first-quarter lead. Chicago Bulls. Magic at Bulls (1995 Game 6) Sun, May 3 at 10 AM. We were both masters of our own fates and captains of our souls and legacies. We get “the shot” in Game 6 while dropping 45 total in one of the more awesome “f*ck-this-we-ain’t-losing-this-game” performances in sports history. I understood the severity of the situation. TSFJ was launched in November 2011 by editor-at-chief Eddie Maisonet, III and editor-at-large Kenny Masenda. For the record, that was the Devil showing his face when Patrick Crayton dropped that pass in 2007 vs. the Giants. I saw Jordan play with the flu (or hangover) and emerge victorious. Jordan’s psychotic competitive streak, still very much in alignment with his physical prowess at the time, was all a person needed to realize six meant the world to him; much like it does for a current superstar. Jordan’s responsibility was winning titles while mine was not forgetting my locker combination. Jordan switched over to Miller after Ron Harper’s sore back started bothering him. I saw Jordan average 41-9-6  in the 1993 Finals. Tue. As one of the signature players from an era which formed my love for the game of basketball, this honor is long overdue and regardless if his career numbers pale in comparison to whomever’s in your top five, he’s a Hall Of Famer off sheer legend alone. Losing Game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals never crossed MJ's mind Rik Smits, who scored 25 points on 11-of-12 shooting in Game 6, had only 13 points in Game 7. 88. But more than anything, what truly sticks out is Michael Jordan’s guarantee to his teammates — to the whole city, really — that the Bulls would win on Sunday. I felt alone. Indiana was also hungry for a Finals berth that was eventually 7 years in the making with disapointment previously to the Knicks and the Magic. The Bulls did other things to ensure moving on. 4-3. Scottie moves on to Portland. Seriously, Reggie Miller had me scared shitless. Though the Bulls shot 58.5 percent from the foul line (24 of 41), they hit just enough foul shots down the stretch to seal the victory. Before moving forward, a massive congratulations goes to Reggie Miller for being inducted into the Hall Of Fame this year. Fast forward to Game 4 when Reggie Miller nails a three pointer leaving 0.4 seconds left on the clock. Do the math. ashley@growthleads.com. He had faced a Game 7 just twice. Looking on the Bulls fate after the game, they even knew they escaped disaster. In Game 4 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals, Reggie Miller hit his famous game winner over Michael Jordan to tie the series at 2-2. Two of the games depicted were Boston losing in Game 6 of both The 1985 NBA Finals and 1988 Eastern Conference Finals. After losing consecutive overtime games, resulting in a series that went the distance, the Islanders blanked the Flyers 4-0 on Saturday in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals… East Conf Semis. That legend never truly affected yours truly as a young kid in the ’90’s. “I congratulate them on their effort. The 1998 Finals managed to best the ratings for that year's World Series, the first of only three NBA Finals ever to do so. Though foul-plagued Dennis Rodman had just six rebounds, the Bulls outrebounded the Pacers 50-34, with a remarkable 22-4 edge on the offensive glass. Toni Kukoc scored 14 of his 21 points in the third quarter, when the Pacers were growing increasingly confident that they could end the Bulls' championship reign on their home floor. Rodman becomes even weirder. You can’t make this stuff up. The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders will play Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Saturday (7:30 p.m. — If the Pacers make six more free throws (or grab something like one offensive rebound a quarter leading to a basket), they win that game. Then again, I’m not sure how different my life would be had I never handed my sports soul over like it were the title to a car. "Michael had to move over and take Reggie," Jackson said. Regardless, on the eve of the 2012 playoffs, a 26-year-old me finds myself in the same situation as did the 12-year-old who saw nothing but buildings burning, babies sacrificed, and trains wrecked occurring if Jordan lost. Jordan still goes down as the GOAT, but the bitter taste of losing the last series stays around for eternity. They were quicker to the ball, and the number of offensive rebounds they got ripped our heart.”. Braves, Cowboys … man, Tinsley, I used to like you! I saw Jordan and Pippen lead a team to 72 wins in a season. Yet, the story I’m about to tell you is how Reggie Miller and the Pacers came this close to ruining my childhood. Eight seconds to go in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. And if that happens, who knows how different history is now? Here’s a fact largely forgotten about Game 7 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals: Indy went 23-37 from the free throw line. 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