1 00:00:19,664 --> 00:00:22,167 Pacers lead by six, 20-14. 2 00:00:23,084 --> 00:00:26,213 Pippen gets the screen, trying to go by Smits. 3 00:00:26,296 --> 00:00:28,089 Moves on the baseline, lost it. 4 00:00:28,882 --> 00:00:32,886 And Richardson has it. He is one on three, takes it to the basket. 5 00:00:32,969 --> 00:00:34,596 And... it's tipped in. 6 00:00:34,679 --> 00:00:39,142 Oh, and Reggie Miller came over and smacked Mike and MJ is upset. 7 00:00:39,226 --> 00:00:40,602 I can't blame him. 8 00:00:40,685 --> 00:00:44,481 Yes, sir, he ran right into him. We got a brouhaha here. 9 00:00:49,027 --> 00:00:51,071 Don't hold him back. Let him go. 10 00:00:55,867 --> 00:00:58,954 He and I had somewhat of a unique relationship. 11 00:00:59,746 --> 00:01:04,209 Most people feared Michael Jordan, and rightfully so. 12 00:01:06,002 --> 00:01:08,713 But I didn't fear him like the rest of the league did, 13 00:01:10,173 --> 00:01:12,759 and we had to lock horns quite a bit. 14 00:01:13,885 --> 00:01:16,805 Pacers lead by ten. Jordan, the steal! 15 00:01:17,847 --> 00:01:20,016 - In on... Jackson... - Oh! 16 00:01:20,100 --> 00:01:22,644 Throws the ball at Jackson in frustration. 17 00:01:22,727 --> 00:01:24,956 He thought Jackson tried to take him out, 18 00:01:24,980 --> 00:01:27,274 so Michael's gonna get a technical on that play. 19 00:01:27,357 --> 00:01:29,277 And then Reggie Miller came over. 20 00:01:29,359 --> 00:01:31,903 I respected him so much, 21 00:01:31,987 --> 00:01:35,448 but he probably just thought I was some mouthy, skinny kid... 22 00:01:36,324 --> 00:01:39,536 and he was one of the best trash talkers in our game. 23 00:01:40,787 --> 00:01:44,291 My rookie year, we're playing against Chicago. 24 00:01:45,834 --> 00:01:48,336 And as a rookie, you're gonna go 110% 25 00:01:48,420 --> 00:01:51,131 because you're trying to impress your vets on your team. 26 00:01:51,756 --> 00:01:53,676 Miller around a Stipanovich screen, 27 00:01:53,717 --> 00:01:56,094 turns a corner, down the lane, lays it in, foul called. 28 00:01:56,177 --> 00:01:58,680 Reggie Miller scores, and he was fouled by Jordan. 29 00:01:59,306 --> 00:02:01,891 I remember I had, like, ten points at half, 30 00:02:01,975 --> 00:02:04,352 and MJ didn't shoot the ball particularly great. 31 00:02:04,436 --> 00:02:06,980 So, I was like, "Yeah, you're Michael Jordan, 32 00:02:07,063 --> 00:02:08,440 the guy that walks on water?" 33 00:02:08,523 --> 00:02:09,899 He looks at me. 34 00:02:10,859 --> 00:02:13,296 Jordan at the foul line, comes up shooting, good. 35 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,114 Second half, I ended up with only two points. 36 00:02:16,197 --> 00:02:19,951 So I had 12 for the game, and he ended up with a lot more. 37 00:02:20,619 --> 00:02:22,621 Jordan's got 37. 38 00:02:23,747 --> 00:02:26,207 And I remember him walking off the court. 39 00:02:26,916 --> 00:02:27,916 He was like... 40 00:02:28,460 --> 00:02:31,004 "Don't ever talk trash to Black Jesus." 41 00:02:31,087 --> 00:02:35,425 And that's when I stopped referring to him as Michael Jordan, 42 00:02:35,508 --> 00:02:38,094 and I always refer to him either as "Jordan," 43 00:02:38,637 --> 00:02:41,348 "Black Jesus" or "that Black Cat." 44 00:02:41,431 --> 00:02:44,684 I never called him Michael Jordan again after that. 45 00:02:47,562 --> 00:02:49,064 A spectacular move! 46 00:02:49,147 --> 00:02:50,732 The game's over! 47 00:02:50,815 --> 00:02:53,151 Chicago Stadium is going wild! 48 00:02:55,111 --> 00:02:57,298 First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here. 49 00:02:57,322 --> 00:02:58,633 It's time for me to move on. 50 00:02:58,657 --> 00:03:01,217 This will be Phil's last year as the coach of the Bulls. 51 00:03:03,662 --> 00:03:06,706 - Are the expectations too high? - Where do we go from here? 52 00:03:06,790 --> 00:03:08,750 The only question: how long can it last? 53 00:03:21,221 --> 00:03:24,182 Good afternoon. Welcome to the Eastern Conference Finals, 54 00:03:24,265 --> 00:03:26,476 the Bulls and the Indiana Pacers. 55 00:03:26,559 --> 00:03:29,521 First time these two clubs have faced each other in the playoffs. 56 00:03:30,897 --> 00:03:32,357 The tip to Indiana. 57 00:03:35,694 --> 00:03:38,947 In '98, that was my first year coaching 58 00:03:40,490 --> 00:03:43,284 and it was our best opportunity to win a championship. 59 00:03:43,368 --> 00:03:46,621 We were confident that we can dethrone the Bulls. 60 00:03:47,205 --> 00:03:49,124 We felt like we were just as versatile. 61 00:03:49,833 --> 00:03:52,127 We had Rik Smits, the Dunking Dutchman. 62 00:03:52,210 --> 00:03:56,214 Mark Jackson, one of the greatest assist guys the league has seen. 63 00:03:56,297 --> 00:03:57,799 We had the Davis brothers. 64 00:03:59,801 --> 00:04:04,389 Chris Mullin, one of the sweet shooting players of all time. 65 00:04:05,056 --> 00:04:07,517 And Reggie Miller, a Hall of Famer. 66 00:04:08,309 --> 00:04:09,519 We had a squad. 67 00:04:11,688 --> 00:04:15,358 That series with Indiana was the hardest playoff series we had. 68 00:04:15,900 --> 00:04:18,236 They were big, strong, physical. 69 00:04:18,319 --> 00:04:22,615 If I had to pick a team that gave us the toughest time in the east, 70 00:04:22,699 --> 00:04:26,453 Indiana was probably the toughest, outside of Detroit. 71 00:04:27,662 --> 00:04:28,747 They were tough. 72 00:04:28,830 --> 00:04:32,083 Every time I'd go in that fucking game and come out, I got a new scratch. 73 00:04:32,584 --> 00:04:34,377 It became personal with me. 74 00:04:34,961 --> 00:04:38,673 Michael through the hole, reverse, plus the foul! 75 00:04:40,341 --> 00:04:43,052 Here's Michael with the steal, and Chicago with the lead. 76 00:04:45,305 --> 00:04:47,432 Game one to Chicago. 77 00:04:50,143 --> 00:04:52,228 Welcome back to the United Center. 78 00:04:52,312 --> 00:04:57,317 Game two of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. 79 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,613 It's my privilege to present Michael Jordan 80 00:05:01,696 --> 00:05:05,033 with his fifth NBA Most Valuable Player trophy. 81 00:05:05,617 --> 00:05:09,287 May I say on behalf of everyone this evening, thank you. 82 00:05:18,087 --> 00:05:21,674 Here is Longley going strong to the basket. Luc Longley. 83 00:05:22,509 --> 00:05:24,886 Here's Kerr for three again, and if this hits... 84 00:05:25,428 --> 00:05:29,641 Somehow, someway, every year, Steve Kerr gets a big basket 85 00:05:29,724 --> 00:05:31,184 to put a dagger in someone's heart. 86 00:05:31,267 --> 00:05:35,063 Under two minutes remaining here in the fourth quarter. Jordan... 87 00:05:35,605 --> 00:05:38,358 Michael Jordan with a fallaway... 88 00:05:38,441 --> 00:05:41,444 Oh! What a shot by Michael Jordan! 89 00:05:41,528 --> 00:05:45,156 And that may be the exclamation point for the Chicago Bulls. 90 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,284 The Bulls are winners, 104-98. 91 00:05:48,368 --> 00:05:51,412 Bulls lead the series 2-0. Jordan, 41 points. 92 00:05:53,581 --> 00:05:56,084 It's back to the drawing board. This is... 93 00:05:56,835 --> 00:05:58,503 You play for this time of year, 94 00:05:58,586 --> 00:06:01,589 and we've come too far to let something like this slip away. 95 00:06:04,050 --> 00:06:06,261 - My brother. You all right? - I'm doing good. 96 00:06:06,344 --> 00:06:07,637 How's your family? Good? 97 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,600 - It's gonna be a battle. I know. - You know it. 98 00:06:09,639 --> 00:06:12,016 - I knew that coming in. - Okay. 99 00:06:21,985 --> 00:06:24,028 Pacers are gonna kick Chicago's rear end. 100 00:06:26,865 --> 00:06:29,701 The Bulls are going down! Going down! 101 00:06:30,994 --> 00:06:34,205 Step up and pound... the Bull-Crap Mobile. 102 00:06:39,669 --> 00:06:41,880 We won the first two games in Chicago. 103 00:06:42,964 --> 00:06:45,633 But the next game that we had, it was on the road. 104 00:06:46,926 --> 00:06:50,972 And their arena was really, like, a tough place to win. 105 00:06:57,186 --> 00:06:59,898 Let's give 'em something to boo about. Let's go, boys. 106 00:07:02,233 --> 00:07:04,736 Game three, Reggie was a problem. 107 00:07:05,278 --> 00:07:07,155 Because Reggie had... 108 00:07:07,822 --> 00:07:09,699 insane confidence. 109 00:07:10,783 --> 00:07:11,868 Reggie... 110 00:07:11,951 --> 00:07:13,161 When he was on... 111 00:07:14,829 --> 00:07:17,498 he could make it from anywhere over anybody at any time. 112 00:07:18,374 --> 00:07:20,585 Miller, catch, shoot, score. 113 00:07:20,668 --> 00:07:22,921 Reggie Miller! 114 00:07:23,796 --> 00:07:25,173 Miller... 115 00:07:25,256 --> 00:07:26,925 hits the three out of the corner! 116 00:07:33,264 --> 00:07:34,664 Miller for three... 117 00:07:35,683 --> 00:07:38,144 That may have finished the Bulls. 118 00:07:38,853 --> 00:07:40,480 Twenty-six for Reggie. 119 00:07:41,648 --> 00:07:44,400 And Indiana wins game three. 120 00:07:48,821 --> 00:07:52,367 Now we give ourselves a shot on Monday to try and tie this thing up. 121 00:07:52,450 --> 00:07:55,370 So, you know Chicago is never gonna go away. 122 00:07:55,453 --> 00:07:59,207 As long as that Black Cat's out there, anything is possible. 123 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:03,962 We'll be fine. I think today is just a bump in the road. 124 00:08:09,008 --> 00:08:12,595 The Bulls weren't impressed by the Pacers' game three victory. 125 00:08:12,679 --> 00:08:14,722 Michael Jordan called it "a bump in the road." 126 00:08:14,806 --> 00:08:17,809 Phil Jackson said, "Look, they had to play very well at home to beat us, 127 00:08:17,892 --> 00:08:19,936 and even then, they barely beat us." 128 00:08:20,561 --> 00:08:24,524 It was a hard-fought series. The most memorable game was game four. 129 00:08:26,401 --> 00:08:27,819 The tip to Indiana. 130 00:08:30,196 --> 00:08:32,824 Reggie out of the corner. Tough shot, air. 131 00:08:35,576 --> 00:08:37,203 Pippen dishes to Michael. 132 00:08:40,581 --> 00:08:43,459 Jordan's shot is shoved back in his face. 133 00:08:44,043 --> 00:08:45,503 Michael appears to be bleeding. 134 00:08:46,587 --> 00:08:48,047 It's Miller for three. 135 00:08:50,383 --> 00:08:53,094 Michael starting to heat up after a slow start. 136 00:08:54,220 --> 00:08:59,142 It's a one-point game with 6.4 on the clock. 137 00:08:59,225 --> 00:09:02,437 Control the boards. We gotta have everybody come in and rebound. 138 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,981 Mike, this kid's got a hot hand right now. 139 00:09:05,940 --> 00:09:09,027 Indiana has a timeout. They elect not to use it. 140 00:09:10,069 --> 00:09:11,237 McKey looking. 141 00:09:12,113 --> 00:09:13,740 Gets it in for Miller, batted away, 142 00:09:13,823 --> 00:09:16,034 grabbed by Pippen, and they have to foul him. 143 00:09:18,911 --> 00:09:21,706 I was so upset that I felt, 144 00:09:22,331 --> 00:09:25,877 "Is this gonna be it? Are they gonna go up 3-1?" 145 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,838 Because you go down 3-1, it's going back to Chicago. 146 00:09:28,921 --> 00:09:32,258 It's a death sentence, really. We can't go out like this. 147 00:09:32,925 --> 00:09:35,428 Scottie Pippen has had a great game, 148 00:09:35,511 --> 00:09:38,056 but he's only two of five from the foul line. 149 00:09:38,931 --> 00:09:39,891 A miss! 150 00:09:44,395 --> 00:09:46,522 You don't wanna give up a second shot. 151 00:09:48,566 --> 00:09:51,778 Missed them both. Loose ball, out of bounds, who's got it? 152 00:09:52,737 --> 00:09:55,615 Indiana ball with 2.9 seconds. 153 00:09:56,449 --> 00:09:59,744 And Larry Bird uses his last timeout. 154 00:10:04,165 --> 00:10:05,625 When I was coaching, 155 00:10:05,708 --> 00:10:08,461 we always had something a little different at the end of the game, 156 00:10:08,544 --> 00:10:11,089 two seconds left, four seconds left or whatever. 157 00:10:11,172 --> 00:10:13,716 So, if it got close, we knew what we were running. 158 00:10:14,342 --> 00:10:17,720 There are a lot of players to make shots the first three quarters of the game, 159 00:10:17,804 --> 00:10:21,307 but when you talk about who gonna make a shot late, get the ball to Reggie. 160 00:10:22,350 --> 00:10:24,390 I remember when Larry was drawing the play. 161 00:10:24,435 --> 00:10:29,524 I was thinking, "Put all the pressure on the official to make a call." 162 00:10:30,316 --> 00:10:33,903 Jordan is on Best. Harper's on Miller. 163 00:10:33,986 --> 00:10:35,905 When the play was drawn up, 164 00:10:35,988 --> 00:10:38,866 I knew they were gonna switch and MJ was gonna be on me. 165 00:10:39,450 --> 00:10:41,119 So I just went right to his chest... 166 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:48,000 and lightly, lightly shoved him a little bit to create that space... 167 00:10:48,709 --> 00:10:50,044 and the rest was history. 168 00:10:52,255 --> 00:10:55,007 McKey... gets it in to Miller for the win! 169 00:10:57,176 --> 00:10:59,387 Four tenths of a second! 170 00:11:00,346 --> 00:11:04,767 One of the greatest clutch playoff performers of his generation... 171 00:11:05,393 --> 00:11:07,311 has apparently done it again. 172 00:11:10,648 --> 00:11:12,692 Yeah, you can dance, Reggie. 173 00:11:18,322 --> 00:11:21,325 The entire building was in a frenzy, as we should be, 174 00:11:22,034 --> 00:11:24,704 but please put the camera on Larry Bird. 175 00:11:27,290 --> 00:11:28,833 Larry looked up at that clock. 176 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:33,796 It's like... stoic demeanor because he knew what we all knew, 177 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:37,008 that they had Michael Jordan and there was still time on the clock. 178 00:11:38,926 --> 00:11:40,686 We knew where the ball was gonna go. 179 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,014 Everyone in the building knew where the ball was gonna go. 180 00:11:44,432 --> 00:11:47,059 Kukoc to Michael at the buzzer... 181 00:11:48,311 --> 00:11:51,355 I remember being underneath the basket as the ball is coming. 182 00:11:52,106 --> 00:11:54,066 And I'm looking, I'm like, "This is going in." 183 00:11:54,150 --> 00:11:56,652 He lobs to Jordan, he got it off... 184 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,989 It spun out, and it's two to two! 185 00:12:00,072 --> 00:12:04,452 Unbelievable! 186 00:12:04,535 --> 00:12:08,414 I mean, millimeters, millimeters in and out. 187 00:12:09,332 --> 00:12:13,336 And we made 'em double clutch on that shot, and he still almost made it. 188 00:12:22,094 --> 00:12:24,931 You said Saturday's loss was just a bump in the road. 189 00:12:25,014 --> 00:12:26,974 What about this game? Where do you go from here? 190 00:12:29,018 --> 00:12:33,022 You still gotta come through Chicago, Utah, Indiana. 191 00:12:33,105 --> 00:12:36,275 They still got to come through Chicago. I don't care what happens today. 192 00:12:36,359 --> 00:12:38,444 I don't care what happened in the other series. 193 00:12:38,527 --> 00:12:40,363 They still gotta come through Chicago. 194 00:13:03,344 --> 00:13:06,597 We had our hands full out west for my entire career. Um... 195 00:13:06,681 --> 00:13:10,059 We played great teams, and we were so close so many times, 196 00:13:10,142 --> 00:13:12,186 and just couldn't get over the top. 197 00:13:12,728 --> 00:13:15,398 Then we win in kind of a last-second fashion. 198 00:13:16,148 --> 00:13:18,192 Stockton, open three... 199 00:13:18,276 --> 00:13:19,360 Yeah! 200 00:13:19,986 --> 00:13:24,782 John Stockton sends the Utah Jazz to the NBA Finals! 201 00:13:25,408 --> 00:13:28,327 We had a chance to play and test ourselves against the best, 202 00:13:28,411 --> 00:13:30,121 and that means as much to me as anything. 203 00:13:30,913 --> 00:13:32,873 What's the biggest motivating factor 204 00:13:32,915 --> 00:13:34,250 going into that series for you? 205 00:13:35,918 --> 00:13:37,461 Karl Malone getting MVP. 206 00:13:38,254 --> 00:13:40,172 Congratulations, Karl Malone, 207 00:13:40,256 --> 00:13:45,594 1996-97 NBA Most Valuable Player. 208 00:13:47,513 --> 00:13:49,682 Karl Malone was the MVP that year. 209 00:13:49,765 --> 00:13:53,644 Here was added motivation for Michael. He thought he should've been MVP. 210 00:13:53,728 --> 00:13:57,231 So, we knew immediately where this was going. 211 00:13:58,316 --> 00:14:00,276 I'm not saying he wasn't deserving of it. 212 00:14:00,318 --> 00:14:02,903 All I'm saying is that that fueled the fire in me. 213 00:14:02,987 --> 00:14:06,365 I said, "Okay. You think he's MVP. Okay, fine. No problem." 214 00:14:06,449 --> 00:14:10,036 This team likes to run, they need to get easy baskets for them to score. 215 00:14:10,119 --> 00:14:11,871 They gotta get 100 points. 216 00:14:11,954 --> 00:14:14,749 Remember, this team is second in the league in scoring. 217 00:14:14,832 --> 00:14:17,335 They have a pretty potent offense when they run. 218 00:14:21,339 --> 00:14:24,675 It is game one of the NBA Finals. 219 00:14:24,759 --> 00:14:28,012 For the Utah Jazz, it is their first trip to the Finals 220 00:14:28,095 --> 00:14:31,182 in the history of the franchise. 221 00:14:31,265 --> 00:14:32,265 Game one. 222 00:14:34,018 --> 00:14:35,561 Here's Jordan... Yes! 223 00:14:37,021 --> 00:14:40,858 Karl Malone with a nice lead for John Stockton. 224 00:14:41,525 --> 00:14:42,525 Defense! 225 00:14:42,568 --> 00:14:45,363 The lead for Malone, off the pick and roll. 226 00:14:45,446 --> 00:14:47,632 Karl Malone very aggressive offensively. 227 00:14:47,656 --> 00:14:49,033 The Jazz were good, man. 228 00:14:49,784 --> 00:14:51,994 Freaking Karl Malone, he's a bad match-up for us. 229 00:14:52,078 --> 00:14:54,705 Down to three. Malone... Yes. 230 00:14:55,289 --> 00:14:57,333 John Stockton's a bad matchup. 231 00:14:57,416 --> 00:15:01,420 So that first game in Chicago was close. 232 00:15:01,504 --> 00:15:04,840 The game is tied at 82. 233 00:15:06,050 --> 00:15:09,053 Down to 7.5 seconds remaining. 234 00:15:09,136 --> 00:15:12,348 They got Bryon Russell on Michael Jordan. 235 00:15:12,431 --> 00:15:14,058 We had probably 236 00:15:14,141 --> 00:15:17,353 three guys that were typically assigned to match up with Michael, 237 00:15:17,436 --> 00:15:20,147 and Bryon Russell would have been first and foremost. 238 00:15:20,648 --> 00:15:23,067 Bryon Russell made our team in the first place through 239 00:15:23,150 --> 00:15:25,111 incredible effort defensively. 240 00:15:25,194 --> 00:15:30,199 So he earned the right to take on some of the tougher assignments, 241 00:15:30,282 --> 00:15:32,159 and it doesn't get any tougher than Michael. 242 00:15:35,913 --> 00:15:37,331 Yeah. Bryon Russell? 243 00:15:39,083 --> 00:15:42,336 When I was playing baseball, Utah's in town to play the Bulls. 244 00:15:43,504 --> 00:15:45,256 They're practicing at the facility. 245 00:15:45,339 --> 00:15:48,092 I go over to say hello to John and Karl. 246 00:15:49,009 --> 00:15:52,263 This kid, Bryon Russell, comes up to me, says, "Man, why you quit? 247 00:15:52,763 --> 00:15:56,434 Why you quit? Man, you knew I could guard your ass. You had to quit." 248 00:15:56,517 --> 00:15:59,103 I said, "Karl, you need to talk to this dude, man." 249 00:15:59,645 --> 00:16:00,980 "Nah, he's just a young rookie." 250 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,650 But from that point on, he's been on my list. 251 00:16:05,192 --> 00:16:09,029 Bryon's a very playful guy, and he said things all the time. 252 00:16:09,113 --> 00:16:11,574 I have no doubt Michael had a number of edges 253 00:16:12,158 --> 00:16:14,827 that he could have sharpened for whatever reason. 254 00:16:16,495 --> 00:16:18,038 I knew how he played. 255 00:16:18,122 --> 00:16:20,791 You know, he played on the front of his toes. 256 00:16:21,459 --> 00:16:24,128 Give him a head-and-shoulder fake, go one way, he can't stop. 257 00:16:26,630 --> 00:16:30,009 They're with Shandon Anderson to guard Scottie Pippen. 258 00:16:30,092 --> 00:16:32,636 They got Bryon Russell on Michael Jordan. 259 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,098 We're down to five. Jordan putting moves on Russell. 260 00:16:36,182 --> 00:16:38,142 We're down to two. Now one... 261 00:16:40,603 --> 00:16:46,817 It's all over! The Bulls have won at the buzzer in game one. 262 00:16:47,526 --> 00:16:49,904 The jump shot by Michael Jordan. 263 00:17:14,261 --> 00:17:17,556 Game two was... not particularly close. 264 00:17:18,140 --> 00:17:20,684 Oh, is Michael Jordan feeling it now! 265 00:17:20,768 --> 00:17:23,437 Bulls blew out the Jazz 97-85 266 00:17:23,521 --> 00:17:25,898 to take a 2-0 lead in that series. 267 00:17:27,316 --> 00:17:30,361 But... you know, Utah fights. 268 00:17:30,444 --> 00:17:33,822 They go out to Utah, and it's a different story. 269 00:17:34,448 --> 00:17:36,283 Setting up Malone... 270 00:17:37,701 --> 00:17:40,663 Karl Malone went off, 37 points. 271 00:17:40,746 --> 00:17:45,000 Jazz win it 104-93. They now trail in the series, two games to one. 272 00:17:45,876 --> 00:17:49,630 So, game four of that series, it's a tight game. 273 00:17:49,713 --> 00:17:51,882 It's a one-point Chicago lead. 274 00:17:52,925 --> 00:17:54,802 Just under one minute remaining. 275 00:17:55,803 --> 00:17:59,640 Stockton throws the single best pass I've ever seen a point guard throw. 276 00:18:00,933 --> 00:18:05,980 Game four of the NBA Finals with the Bulls up two games to one. 277 00:18:08,107 --> 00:18:10,734 Stockton fires down to Malone! 278 00:18:20,536 --> 00:18:23,664 And the series is tied at two! 279 00:18:30,504 --> 00:18:34,842 Before game five in Utah, I'm at the Marriott. 280 00:18:38,178 --> 00:18:43,142 So it was George, myself, Tim, and I think a couple of security guys. 281 00:18:43,726 --> 00:18:47,104 The night before the game, we're all in Michael's room, hanging out. 282 00:18:47,187 --> 00:18:51,025 But it's like 10:00, 10:30 at night, I'm hungry. 283 00:18:51,734 --> 00:18:53,986 No room service. Michael gets hungry. 284 00:18:55,070 --> 00:18:57,531 So we're calling all these different places. 285 00:18:57,615 --> 00:19:01,535 George and I are looking around, we find one pizza place open. One. 286 00:19:02,077 --> 00:19:05,497 So he ordered a pizza, and when the pizza came, 287 00:19:05,581 --> 00:19:08,083 there was four or five guys outside the door. 288 00:19:08,167 --> 00:19:10,461 Five guys delivering one pizza. 289 00:19:11,670 --> 00:19:14,548 You know, it's very rare that you get five delivery guys 290 00:19:14,632 --> 00:19:17,092 from the pizza place to bring you your pizza. 291 00:19:17,176 --> 00:19:20,387 And they're all trying to look in, and everybody knew it's Mike. 292 00:19:20,471 --> 00:19:23,849 So I take the pizza, I pay them, and I put this pizza down, 293 00:19:23,932 --> 00:19:26,101 and I said, "I got a bad feeling about this." 294 00:19:26,185 --> 00:19:29,980 I ate the pizza. All by myself. Nobody else ate the pizza. 295 00:19:31,398 --> 00:19:34,777 I wake up about 2:30, throwing up left and right. 296 00:19:34,860 --> 00:19:39,114 It's three o'clock in the morning. I get a call in my room. 297 00:19:39,198 --> 00:19:40,866 "Hey, man, come to the room right now." 298 00:19:41,492 --> 00:19:45,663 All right, I get in to him. He's literally curled up in a ball, shaking. 299 00:19:46,830 --> 00:19:49,708 He goes, "Man, find the team doc, now." 300 00:19:50,584 --> 00:19:53,462 So really, it wasn't the flu game, it was food poisoning. 301 00:19:56,882 --> 00:19:58,425 Oh, my heavens. 302 00:19:58,926 --> 00:20:01,053 I was in the room in Utah. 303 00:20:01,136 --> 00:20:04,223 And I went over, and he says, "Oh, I'm so sick." 304 00:20:04,306 --> 00:20:07,601 I said, "How are you gonna play tonight?" "Mom, I have to play." 305 00:20:07,685 --> 00:20:10,145 And I'm thinking, "You should not play." 306 00:20:11,063 --> 00:20:13,607 But when we went to the stadium, there he was. 307 00:20:13,691 --> 00:20:15,531 Now the big story here tonight, 308 00:20:15,567 --> 00:20:17,861 Michael Jordan's physical condition. 309 00:20:18,445 --> 00:20:19,822 Guys, look out behind. 310 00:20:19,905 --> 00:20:21,705 - I stayed in bed all day. - Come on. 311 00:20:22,533 --> 00:20:24,853 Couldn't eat anything, couldn't hold nothing down. 312 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:29,331 He had an IV hooked up to him, and he was chalky white. 313 00:20:30,165 --> 00:20:31,291 Didn't look good. 314 00:20:31,375 --> 00:20:34,545 And I was like, "Oh, boy, we're in trouble." 315 00:20:34,628 --> 00:20:38,215 Phil comes in, "What do you think?" I said, "I'm gonna try. It's game five. 316 00:20:38,298 --> 00:20:41,760 If anything, I can be a decoy. So, I'm going out. I'm gonna play." 317 00:20:42,678 --> 00:20:45,031 At 3:30 this morning, Michael Jordan woke up 318 00:20:45,055 --> 00:20:46,140 with flu-like symptoms. 319 00:20:46,223 --> 00:20:48,892 He had a stomachache and a headache. He couldn't go back to sleep. 320 00:20:48,976 --> 00:20:52,438 He threw up all night. And as reported earlier, he missed his shootaround. 321 00:20:52,521 --> 00:20:55,733 But he was in bed all day and continued to throw up. 322 00:20:56,608 --> 00:21:00,988 Utah Jazz! Utah Jazz! Utah Jazz! 323 00:21:09,538 --> 00:21:12,833 Utah Jazz control the tip. 324 00:21:12,916 --> 00:21:15,210 The key for Utah tonight is offense. 325 00:21:15,294 --> 00:21:17,045 Stockton got the stuff. 326 00:21:18,338 --> 00:21:20,215 Utah's got the quick start 327 00:21:20,299 --> 00:21:22,217 that they needed to keep the crowd into it. 328 00:21:23,218 --> 00:21:25,554 Jordan to the crossover... 329 00:21:25,637 --> 00:21:29,558 Way off. Visibly shaken by the flu symptoms. 330 00:21:30,100 --> 00:21:32,060 This is an ugly start for Chicago. 331 00:21:32,102 --> 00:21:35,314 He'd be out there on the floor playing, a whistle would blow for a timeout. 332 00:21:35,898 --> 00:21:36,898 And you could see, 333 00:21:36,940 --> 00:21:40,152 it was like the life just went out of his body inside, and he just... 334 00:21:40,694 --> 00:21:46,116 Every timeout, he was just, like... gassed. 335 00:21:49,578 --> 00:21:51,497 He was in pretty bad shape... 336 00:21:52,039 --> 00:21:55,250 but, you know, a lot of times when you're sick... 337 00:21:56,084 --> 00:22:01,048 you're able to find something deep down inside that you didn't know was there. 338 00:22:01,131 --> 00:22:03,467 And I think it was just one of those games 339 00:22:03,550 --> 00:22:08,305 where he wanted to win so badly that, 340 00:22:08,388 --> 00:22:10,724 you know, he stayed with it. 341 00:22:11,683 --> 00:22:15,020 After that timeout, when that whistle blew, 342 00:22:15,562 --> 00:22:18,857 somehow, somewhere... he got up and played. 343 00:22:18,941 --> 00:22:23,237 Michael Jordan is back, putting the move on Chris Morris. 344 00:22:23,821 --> 00:22:26,406 Jordan puts moves on Hornacek. 345 00:22:27,491 --> 00:22:30,118 And this the best spurt of the night. 346 00:22:33,914 --> 00:22:35,624 Jordan finding Longley. 347 00:22:36,333 --> 00:22:39,586 And the Jazz now leading by just nine. 348 00:22:40,170 --> 00:22:42,941 - He's like the Terminator. - Steal by Jordan! 349 00:22:42,965 --> 00:22:47,594 He went somewhere and he found... a switch. 350 00:22:47,678 --> 00:22:51,807 What a play! And the Bulls actually have a chance to take the lead. 351 00:22:54,935 --> 00:22:58,355 At the end of that game, he started rising up 352 00:22:58,438 --> 00:22:59,982 and making shots... 353 00:23:01,358 --> 00:23:02,484 and carrying that team. 354 00:23:03,318 --> 00:23:06,196 And the game is tied at 85. 355 00:23:06,738 --> 00:23:09,783 The Bulls have been here year after year. 356 00:23:09,867 --> 00:23:12,870 The confidence, the poise, the determination, 357 00:23:12,953 --> 00:23:15,372 the discipline and organization down the stretch, 358 00:23:15,455 --> 00:23:19,334 all paying off right now with Jordan masterfully at the line. 359 00:23:23,714 --> 00:23:26,300 Jordan able to scoop up the loose ball 360 00:23:26,383 --> 00:23:29,761 for the possession with 40 seconds remaining. 361 00:23:29,845 --> 00:23:32,347 The game tied at 85. 362 00:23:37,811 --> 00:23:41,773 Ten on the shot clock. Pippen backing Hornacek. 363 00:23:41,857 --> 00:23:43,358 Here's Jordan for three. 364 00:23:43,442 --> 00:23:44,442 Yes! 365 00:23:44,735 --> 00:23:47,279 Michael Jordan from straight away. 366 00:24:12,179 --> 00:24:15,766 He had shown that no matter how sick he was... 367 00:24:16,516 --> 00:24:18,143 he's still the best player in the world. 368 00:24:32,282 --> 00:24:34,117 Coach, how much did you know about 369 00:24:34,201 --> 00:24:36,036 Jordan's condition going into the game? 370 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,622 What did he look like early? And describe the effort 371 00:24:38,705 --> 00:24:41,416 that he put forth with the illness that he had. 372 00:24:41,500 --> 00:24:43,210 First of all, I didn't know he's sick. 373 00:24:46,171 --> 00:24:48,048 And I thought he played a great game. 374 00:24:53,095 --> 00:24:54,930 Did everybody else know he was sick? 375 00:24:56,014 --> 00:24:58,266 I guess I was the last one to know. 376 00:25:04,773 --> 00:25:06,483 - Come on, chief? - Are you crazy? 377 00:25:14,241 --> 00:25:17,911 My innate personality is to win at all costs. 378 00:25:17,995 --> 00:25:20,122 If I have to do it myself, I'm gonna do it. 379 00:25:21,123 --> 00:25:23,583 But over the period of getting to the Finals, 380 00:25:23,667 --> 00:25:28,755 there have been moments that other guys really expanded their games. 381 00:25:32,175 --> 00:25:34,803 I think Michael recognized that there were guys 382 00:25:34,886 --> 00:25:36,888 who were sort of overachievers. 383 00:25:37,556 --> 00:25:42,936 Guys who maybe don't have the star power, but came in and did what we could. 384 00:25:43,645 --> 00:25:45,731 Which I'm sure he looked at me as an overachiever. 385 00:25:48,567 --> 00:25:50,152 Coming into the NBA, 386 00:25:50,235 --> 00:25:54,364 I was not a high draft pick or a highly-touted player. 387 00:25:54,906 --> 00:25:59,036 Phoenix drafted me, gave me a chance and kept me around for a year. 388 00:25:59,619 --> 00:26:02,873 And my first real break in the NBA was with the Cleveland Cavaliers. 389 00:26:02,956 --> 00:26:07,419 against Kerr. They swing to Kerr, he steps up and fires. 390 00:26:07,502 --> 00:26:12,382 We played the Bulls a lot, and I used to watch John Paxson. 391 00:26:12,466 --> 00:26:14,634 I used to guard him when we played the Bulls, 392 00:26:14,718 --> 00:26:17,304 and then I'd watch him on TV when we would prepare for them. 393 00:26:17,387 --> 00:26:18,930 Paxson for three... 394 00:26:19,014 --> 00:26:22,976 Yes! The Bulls take a one-point lead. 395 00:26:23,060 --> 00:26:24,603 John was my guy. 396 00:26:25,312 --> 00:26:28,648 I kept thinking... "That's the spot I need to be." 397 00:26:30,025 --> 00:26:31,401 By the time I got there, 398 00:26:31,485 --> 00:26:34,863 John was entering the final year of his career. 399 00:26:34,946 --> 00:26:37,324 And he kinda took me under his wing. 400 00:26:37,407 --> 00:26:41,411 I learned early in my career that I was gonna be a role player. 401 00:26:41,495 --> 00:26:44,748 What I did well... complemented Michael. 402 00:26:45,582 --> 00:26:48,502 So, I tried to tell Steve about 403 00:26:48,585 --> 00:26:53,423 how Michael had to really trust who you were out there. 404 00:26:53,507 --> 00:26:55,425 If he was gonna go to battle with you, 405 00:26:55,509 --> 00:26:58,303 he had to know you were in it and you weren't gonna back down. 406 00:26:59,763 --> 00:27:03,558 I had to fight and scrap and claw for everything I got in the NBA. 407 00:27:06,061 --> 00:27:08,021 And that was just enough to make it. 408 00:27:08,897 --> 00:27:11,191 Oh, man, you gotta call that shit. 409 00:27:11,274 --> 00:27:12,901 - I got half... - It's all good. 410 00:27:12,984 --> 00:27:17,030 Michael lived a different life than the rest of us, out of necessity. 411 00:27:17,114 --> 00:27:20,909 He couldn't live that normal life. It was very difficult to reach him... 412 00:27:23,203 --> 00:27:24,121 emotionally. 413 00:27:24,122 --> 00:27:26,666 Did you ever discuss your fathers? 414 00:27:27,415 --> 00:27:28,834 We never discussed that. 415 00:27:29,376 --> 00:27:35,215 I think it was probably too painful, um... for each of us. 416 00:27:45,350 --> 00:27:50,772 My dad supported me when I was a kid. He saw how much I loved sports. 417 00:27:50,856 --> 00:27:52,941 He loved basketball, he loved watching me play. 418 00:27:53,024 --> 00:27:57,070 We played together all the time, out in the driveway. 419 00:27:57,154 --> 00:27:58,905 His competitiveness was honed... 420 00:27:59,531 --> 00:28:04,161 by playing basketball in the driveway with his father and his older brother. 421 00:28:04,244 --> 00:28:06,413 That's where the family action was: 422 00:28:06,997 --> 00:28:10,125 Malcolm, John and Steve playing basketball. 423 00:28:10,208 --> 00:28:12,460 Naturally, they would sometimes win. 424 00:28:13,003 --> 00:28:15,088 And that hurt him. Oh, oh! 425 00:28:15,172 --> 00:28:17,090 It was terrible. 426 00:28:18,300 --> 00:28:19,759 My dad was a professor 427 00:28:19,843 --> 00:28:22,512 of Middle East history and politics at UCLA. 428 00:28:22,596 --> 00:28:23,972 My mom was a full-time mom, 429 00:28:24,055 --> 00:28:27,017 but she became a professor later on in life. 430 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:29,561 So a very academically-minded family. 431 00:28:29,644 --> 00:28:32,772 Monday through Thursday, we were not allowed to watch TV 432 00:28:32,856 --> 00:28:37,027 unless there was a really big game on, so my dad came in handy on those nights. 433 00:28:39,112 --> 00:28:43,575 My dad's affiliation with UCLA stoked my fire for basketball. 434 00:28:44,117 --> 00:28:46,995 Going to Pauley Pavilion in the early '70s 435 00:28:47,078 --> 00:28:50,290 as a five, six-year-old kid, it was like magic. 436 00:28:50,874 --> 00:28:52,751 It was an incredible place to be. 437 00:28:52,834 --> 00:28:56,338 Walton shoots and hits the short shot from the left baseline. 438 00:28:57,339 --> 00:28:59,984 What kind of attention did you get from college scouts 439 00:29:00,008 --> 00:29:02,344 - when you were coming out of high school? - Very little. 440 00:29:02,427 --> 00:29:06,389 Um, about the same attention that I was getting from girls in high school. 441 00:29:06,473 --> 00:29:10,227 So, not many girls, not many college recruiters, so... 442 00:29:11,061 --> 00:29:14,022 I finished my senior year of high school without a scholarship, 443 00:29:14,105 --> 00:29:17,734 but Arizona offered me a scholarship kind of at the last second, 444 00:29:17,817 --> 00:29:21,238 and I took it without ever having visited the school. 445 00:29:21,321 --> 00:29:23,823 I was just thrilled to have a place to go. 446 00:29:23,907 --> 00:29:25,951 And then when I went off to college, 447 00:29:26,034 --> 00:29:29,663 my mom and my younger brother went and joined my dad in Beirut. 448 00:29:31,915 --> 00:29:35,293 My dad left UCLA before I graduated high school, 449 00:29:35,377 --> 00:29:38,255 and became the president of the American University in Beirut. 450 00:29:38,338 --> 00:29:40,799 In the chapel of American University of Beirut, 451 00:29:40,882 --> 00:29:43,843 the 117th school year officially began. 452 00:29:43,927 --> 00:29:47,222 With the summer of fighting in Beirut, it almost didn't occur. 453 00:29:47,305 --> 00:29:50,767 AUB's acting president was kidnapped from the campus three months ago 454 00:29:50,850 --> 00:29:52,018 and is still missing. 455 00:29:52,519 --> 00:29:55,272 AUB's new president believes Dodge is still alive. 456 00:29:55,355 --> 00:29:58,733 I was looking forward to working with him as vice president. 457 00:29:58,817 --> 00:30:00,944 If I'd gotten here on time on the 1st of July, 458 00:30:01,027 --> 00:30:03,613 it might've been me instead of him who was kidnapped. 459 00:30:04,781 --> 00:30:07,242 He was a really good scholar of the Middle East. 460 00:30:07,325 --> 00:30:09,536 He was trying to produce students 461 00:30:09,619 --> 00:30:14,165 that were tolerant, globally-minded, humanitarian citizens. 462 00:30:15,709 --> 00:30:18,586 So, it was a realization of a dream... 463 00:30:19,296 --> 00:30:21,047 but it didn't last very long. 464 00:30:21,798 --> 00:30:24,676 The international peacekeeping force left the Beirut area last year, 465 00:30:24,759 --> 00:30:28,221 and life in the Lebanese capital has become increasingly dangerous. 466 00:30:28,305 --> 00:30:30,265 It's bad for almost everyone who lives there, 467 00:30:30,348 --> 00:30:32,809 but it is especially bad for Americans. 468 00:30:33,768 --> 00:30:35,895 Malcolm was the visible American. 469 00:30:35,979 --> 00:30:38,106 He was representing a government 470 00:30:38,189 --> 00:30:43,361 that stood for values that were contrary to the sectarian militia. 471 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:48,742 What do you remember about that day in 1984? 472 00:30:50,118 --> 00:30:53,455 Well, it was raining. 473 00:30:53,538 --> 00:30:55,123 I'd just taught my class. 474 00:30:55,999 --> 00:31:00,337 I got a call from the guard at the gate to, um... 475 00:31:02,047 --> 00:31:06,426 go to the president's office, and I went there, and, um... 476 00:31:07,469 --> 00:31:10,472 I was told that Malcolm had been shot, on the phone... 477 00:31:10,972 --> 00:31:13,141 and I thought maybe just a leg or an arm. 478 00:31:13,975 --> 00:31:17,979 The president of the American University in Beirut was shot in the head 479 00:31:18,063 --> 00:31:20,357 by two gunmen posing as students. 480 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:23,068 Malcolm Kerr had just gotten off an elevator 481 00:31:23,151 --> 00:31:26,404 and was about to go into a meeting on campus when he was killed. 482 00:31:28,114 --> 00:31:33,203 Uh, so, I received a phone call in the middle of the night from a family friend. 483 00:31:33,828 --> 00:31:37,040 My phone rang in my dorm at three o'clock in the morning, 484 00:31:37,123 --> 00:31:39,793 so I knew something was up, and... 485 00:31:40,710 --> 00:31:42,337 And he just said... 486 00:31:43,463 --> 00:31:46,257 He just said, "Steve, I have terrible news." 487 00:31:48,510 --> 00:31:49,510 So... 488 00:31:51,971 --> 00:31:52,971 Yeah. 489 00:31:55,517 --> 00:31:57,685 The murdered academic had long been popular 490 00:31:57,769 --> 00:31:59,020 with his colleagues in Beirut. 491 00:31:59,104 --> 00:32:00,355 Though he was an American, 492 00:32:00,438 --> 00:32:03,149 his roots within the Arab world were just as strong. 493 00:32:05,026 --> 00:32:07,529 Basketball was the one thing that I could do 494 00:32:07,612 --> 00:32:09,948 to take my mind off what happened, you know? 495 00:32:10,615 --> 00:32:11,615 Um... 496 00:32:13,076 --> 00:32:18,373 So, I went to practice the next day. I didn't know what else to do. 497 00:32:19,457 --> 00:32:23,044 We all react differently to these things. 498 00:32:24,003 --> 00:32:30,385 Steve reacted by throwing himself even more deeply into playing basketball. 499 00:32:31,678 --> 00:32:34,055 I used to think about it all the time when I was playing. 500 00:32:35,223 --> 00:32:37,434 During the national anthem, I would always... 501 00:32:38,184 --> 00:32:41,729 think about my dad and think he would love this right now. 502 00:32:41,813 --> 00:32:43,231 He wouldn't even believe it. 503 00:32:43,815 --> 00:32:45,191 He would love this. 504 00:33:08,006 --> 00:33:10,967 And the latest on Michael Jordan's physical condition. 505 00:33:11,050 --> 00:33:13,219 Jordan feeling much better. 506 00:33:13,303 --> 00:33:17,348 He's apparently made it back from the difficult siege with the flu. 507 00:33:17,432 --> 00:33:20,560 I sense that Michael Jordan is almost out of gas 508 00:33:20,643 --> 00:33:23,730 and will make a concerted effort to end it tonight 509 00:33:23,813 --> 00:33:25,940 to avoid a seventh-game showdown. 510 00:33:26,691 --> 00:33:30,570 Chicago starting slowly, and Utah is taking advantage of that. 511 00:33:30,653 --> 00:33:32,780 Hornacek... Yes! 512 00:33:32,864 --> 00:33:34,240 Look out, Chicago. 513 00:33:34,324 --> 00:33:36,124 It's not gonna be easy wrapping it up tonight. 514 00:33:36,201 --> 00:33:38,661 Karl Malone with 12 points. 515 00:33:38,745 --> 00:33:42,874 The Jazz leading 46-39. 516 00:33:42,957 --> 00:33:47,712 The ultimate trust from Michael comes in the playoffs if you come through. 517 00:33:48,963 --> 00:33:50,465 I think he respected me 518 00:33:50,548 --> 00:33:53,092 because he knew I fought, and I was competitive, 519 00:33:53,176 --> 00:33:56,262 and I worked, and I got the most out of myself, 520 00:33:56,346 --> 00:33:58,973 but I hadn't performed very well in the Finals. 521 00:33:59,599 --> 00:34:01,309 That's a good block there. 522 00:34:02,018 --> 00:34:03,603 Kerr for three! 523 00:34:04,729 --> 00:34:08,525 I was struggling, and, you know, I was so hard on myself. 524 00:34:09,067 --> 00:34:12,278 As a role player, I'd get five shots a game. 525 00:34:12,362 --> 00:34:15,323 And so every shot took on way too much importance. 526 00:34:17,534 --> 00:34:19,369 Jordan... Yes! 527 00:34:20,453 --> 00:34:23,748 The Bulls 86-83. 528 00:34:23,831 --> 00:34:26,626 The Jazz tied the game with less than two minutes to play. 529 00:34:26,709 --> 00:34:30,421 Hornacek gotta save that pass... Russell for three! 530 00:34:30,505 --> 00:34:36,094 An enormous shot by Bryon Russell. He's tied the game at 86. 531 00:34:36,177 --> 00:34:39,639 Phil calls timeout, and Michael knew what was coming. 532 00:34:40,515 --> 00:34:42,141 Earlier in the series, 533 00:34:42,225 --> 00:34:44,269 in a very similar situation late in the game, 534 00:34:44,352 --> 00:34:47,146 John Stockton had come over and doubled him and stolen the ball, 535 00:34:47,230 --> 00:34:49,315 which helped seal the win for Utah. 536 00:34:49,399 --> 00:34:52,986 He mumbled something like, "Hey, Steve, Steve, be ready." 537 00:34:53,987 --> 00:34:58,157 He knew the camera was always on him... you know, and I'm oblivious. 538 00:34:58,241 --> 00:35:00,118 He comes off, I'll be ready. 539 00:35:00,201 --> 00:35:03,454 And then I'm yelling back, "I'll be ready, I'll be ready!" 540 00:35:16,759 --> 00:35:20,179 I know if they're gonna double-team me, Steve's gonna be open. 541 00:35:20,763 --> 00:35:22,599 It is Michael Jordan time. 542 00:35:23,391 --> 00:35:25,643 Did not have the shot, Kerr does. 543 00:35:26,311 --> 00:35:29,647 Steve Kerr with five seconds remaining! 544 00:35:31,441 --> 00:35:36,571 Kerr hits the big shot, cranked up the John Paxson '93 comparison. 545 00:35:37,113 --> 00:35:39,032 One last chance now for Utah. 546 00:35:39,115 --> 00:35:42,660 Five seconds remaining in regulation. 547 00:35:42,744 --> 00:35:44,704 Inbound... Stolen by Pippen. 548 00:35:44,787 --> 00:35:46,581 Pippen rolls it to Kukoc. 549 00:35:46,664 --> 00:35:49,125 And the Chicago Bulls 550 00:35:49,208 --> 00:35:54,547 have won their fifth championship in the last seven years. 551 00:35:54,631 --> 00:35:58,926 Just six tenths of a second remaining. It's a four-point lead. 552 00:36:03,306 --> 00:36:04,390 Whoo-hoo! 553 00:36:14,609 --> 00:36:19,238 Tonight, Steve Kerr earned his wings, and I'm very happy for Steve. 554 00:36:31,250 --> 00:36:34,045 And now... 555 00:36:34,671 --> 00:36:39,342 your 1997 world champions! 556 00:36:43,388 --> 00:36:47,266 A lot of people have been asking me about the shot the other night, 557 00:36:47,350 --> 00:36:50,144 and there've been some misconceptions about what actually happened. 558 00:36:50,228 --> 00:36:51,437 I wanted to clear it up. 559 00:36:51,979 --> 00:36:54,982 When we called timeout with 25 seconds to go... 560 00:36:56,067 --> 00:36:57,402 we went into the huddle, 561 00:36:57,485 --> 00:37:01,072 and Phil told Michael, he said, "Michael, I want you to take the last shot." 562 00:37:01,948 --> 00:37:05,410 And Michael said, "Phil, I don't feel real comfortable in these situations. 563 00:37:06,035 --> 00:37:09,247 So, maybe we oughta go in another direction. 564 00:37:10,581 --> 00:37:12,041 Why don't we go to Steve?" 565 00:37:16,129 --> 00:37:19,924 So I thought to myself, "Well, I guess I gotta bail Michael out again." 566 00:37:21,634 --> 00:37:24,512 Anyway, the shot went in, 567 00:37:24,595 --> 00:37:27,432 and that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. 568 00:38:00,798 --> 00:38:02,508 It is game seven in Chicago. 569 00:38:02,592 --> 00:38:06,512 This could be the last time we see the Bulls as we know them. 570 00:38:06,596 --> 00:38:10,850 The dynasty's been shoved up to the brink. Game seven with the Pacers. 571 00:38:10,933 --> 00:38:14,312 If the unthinkable occurs and the Bulls do go down in flames, 572 00:38:14,395 --> 00:38:18,566 life might return to the pre-Jordan days, also known as the Tom Boerwinkle era. 573 00:38:19,650 --> 00:38:22,337 It's bigger than just being knocked out of the playoffs. 574 00:38:22,361 --> 00:38:24,447 It's the end of an era. 575 00:38:25,072 --> 00:38:27,116 I told them today that you can lose. 576 00:38:27,700 --> 00:38:30,244 You have to face the possibility you can lose a game like this. 577 00:38:30,828 --> 00:38:33,247 Everybody thought if the Bulls were to be broken up, 578 00:38:33,331 --> 00:38:34,540 the dynasty was to be ended, 579 00:38:34,624 --> 00:38:37,960 it would be ended by somebody in a suit someplace. 580 00:38:38,044 --> 00:38:42,381 There'd be more closure and more justice if it happened on the floor. 581 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:47,261 Mr. Jordan is taking a page from Joe Namath's book. 582 00:38:47,345 --> 00:38:49,931 We all remember he predicted the Jets would win Super Bowl III. 583 00:38:50,014 --> 00:38:54,101 We're gonna win game seven. We will win game seven. 584 00:38:57,063 --> 00:39:00,316 At that time, I hung around with my security guys, with George. 585 00:39:01,234 --> 00:39:03,444 They became my "entourage." 586 00:39:04,237 --> 00:39:07,156 I knew that the maturity that I gathered from them 587 00:39:07,240 --> 00:39:09,575 would help me make sound decisions. 588 00:39:09,659 --> 00:39:16,165 I needed good, sound, open-minded older guys saying... keeping my focus. 589 00:39:16,249 --> 00:39:18,084 Relax. Relax... 590 00:39:19,377 --> 00:39:24,382 Michael had a real warm spot with his security guards, 591 00:39:24,465 --> 00:39:26,050 and the head of them was Gus. 592 00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:33,516 Gus was a Chicago police officer, and I guess, back in his younger days, 593 00:39:33,599 --> 00:39:35,643 he was pretty badass back in the day 594 00:39:35,726 --> 00:39:38,062 and very well-respected in the Chicago Police Department. 595 00:39:38,145 --> 00:39:42,900 He started as a patrolman and he worked his way up and became sergeant. 596 00:39:42,984 --> 00:39:46,737 He and some of his friends worked for the United Center as security. 597 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:52,201 Gus befriended Michael when he first came to Chicago, when he broke his foot. 598 00:39:53,494 --> 00:39:56,455 That's when Gus would meet me at the car 599 00:39:56,539 --> 00:40:00,376 and make sure I get to my seat and get to the locker room. We spent time together. 600 00:40:01,377 --> 00:40:05,548 And from then on, it started to grow. He was a great protector for me. 601 00:40:05,631 --> 00:40:08,259 - Excuse us. Excuse me. - No, we gotta go. 602 00:40:08,342 --> 00:40:11,196 He wouldn't let anybody through that wasn't supposed to go through there. 603 00:40:11,220 --> 00:40:14,473 Listen, everybody. Can we move this way and spread out a little? 604 00:40:14,557 --> 00:40:15,975 Nothing got past Gus. 605 00:40:17,310 --> 00:40:20,396 When people around, they think they're entitled to certain things. 606 00:40:21,105 --> 00:40:22,607 Gus would put 'em straight. 607 00:40:23,941 --> 00:40:26,068 That was Gus. He's a protector. 608 00:40:26,777 --> 00:40:31,532 But he was more than that, and I saw him for being more than that. 609 00:40:32,825 --> 00:40:37,246 At that time, Michael was hurt about his dad. 610 00:40:37,330 --> 00:40:39,373 He still had a hard time with his death. 611 00:40:39,457 --> 00:40:41,250 And he would call him... 612 00:40:42,209 --> 00:40:45,755 crying at two o'clock in the morning. Gus would get up and go to him. 613 00:40:46,631 --> 00:40:48,299 He would get up and go see about him. 614 00:40:48,382 --> 00:40:51,177 He was there for whatever he needed. He was there to take care of him. 615 00:40:52,887 --> 00:40:57,224 When my father got killed, he became like a father figure to me. 616 00:40:58,267 --> 00:41:00,770 I had to have him next to me everywhere I went. 617 00:41:08,444 --> 00:41:11,484 Gus, can I throw a couple questions at you while you're relaxing there? 618 00:41:11,948 --> 00:41:14,533 Yeah. The chemo, I can't hear real well, so you gotta... 619 00:41:14,617 --> 00:41:16,702 - Can I throw some questions at you? - Sure. 620 00:41:18,329 --> 00:41:20,373 When Gus got sick, um... 621 00:41:21,874 --> 00:41:24,710 Mike was the first one to notice him being sick. 622 00:41:24,794 --> 00:41:27,213 They were traveling someplace. He called me to tell me that. 623 00:41:27,296 --> 00:41:29,715 He said, "Tish, you gotta take him to the doctor." 624 00:41:29,799 --> 00:41:34,553 Gus was diagnosed with lung cancer, and Michael was there. 625 00:41:35,638 --> 00:41:39,225 He was there in the hospital with us. He was there in my home. 626 00:41:39,976 --> 00:41:43,312 He was there calling. As I said, he was there for him. 627 00:41:44,105 --> 00:41:46,983 Well, he... He got cancer and... 628 00:41:47,817 --> 00:41:51,028 He took a leave of absence from us and went for his treatments. 629 00:41:51,570 --> 00:41:54,740 So, when Gus came back before game seven, 630 00:41:54,824 --> 00:41:57,868 he looked frail, but he had that Gus, that smile on, 631 00:41:57,952 --> 00:42:01,330 and it was kind of like we got the band back together kind of thing. 632 00:42:01,414 --> 00:42:05,251 Hey! How you doing, Gus? Welcome back, buddy. 633 00:42:05,334 --> 00:42:07,211 - Vacation's over? - Yeah. 634 00:42:07,294 --> 00:42:10,047 - Get you back to work. - For the time being anyway. 635 00:42:10,631 --> 00:42:12,633 He was inspiration for me. 636 00:42:13,509 --> 00:42:15,469 I wanted to win this game for Gus. 637 00:42:22,059 --> 00:42:24,270 It'll be interesting. Let's see what happens. 638 00:42:24,979 --> 00:42:26,772 Nut crunchin' time. 639 00:42:29,942 --> 00:42:32,653 Some can... some can't. 640 00:42:34,780 --> 00:42:36,532 That's the way it look like to me. 641 00:42:36,615 --> 00:42:38,284 Some can, some can't? 642 00:42:38,951 --> 00:42:41,620 Some can, some can't. 643 00:42:43,205 --> 00:42:44,874 That's just the way it is. 644 00:42:46,625 --> 00:42:49,378 - Stay away from Scott Burrell. - I... 645 00:42:49,462 --> 00:42:51,422 You're not instructed to talk to Burrell. 646 00:42:51,464 --> 00:42:52,965 You'll scare the shit out of him. 647 00:42:59,597 --> 00:43:01,517 Knowing that we was going to a game seven, 648 00:43:01,557 --> 00:43:04,185 had an opportunity to knock Michael out of the playoffs 649 00:43:04,268 --> 00:43:05,644 was pretty special for that group. 650 00:43:06,687 --> 00:43:09,440 We hadn't been tested like that in a long time. 651 00:43:09,523 --> 00:43:13,819 We were all mentally exhausted, you know, physically exhausted. 652 00:43:15,529 --> 00:43:18,199 All right, baby, there's no tomorrow. Let's go out and do it. 653 00:43:18,282 --> 00:43:20,284 Let's leave everything on this fucking floor. 654 00:43:33,839 --> 00:43:37,510 Defense. Defense wins it now. Rebound and defend. 655 00:43:38,928 --> 00:43:40,554 Miller lobs to Smits. 656 00:43:40,638 --> 00:43:44,183 He finds Dale Davis, who gets inside for the dunk. 657 00:43:44,266 --> 00:43:47,061 Michael with his back to the basket, guarded by Miller. 658 00:43:47,144 --> 00:43:49,897 Spins into the lane, and misses the jumper. 659 00:43:49,980 --> 00:43:52,525 In a game seven, anything is possible. 660 00:43:52,608 --> 00:43:55,027 You rip up game plans, 661 00:43:55,111 --> 00:43:57,238 because in a game seven, it doesn't matter. 662 00:43:57,738 --> 00:43:59,573 It's all whoever wants it more. 663 00:44:00,407 --> 00:44:03,220 It's Kukoc alone on him, now Harper comes on the double. 664 00:44:03,244 --> 00:44:06,622 Davis hits the turnaround, and the Pacers lead by a dozen. 665 00:44:08,999 --> 00:44:12,753 We were down 12 right away. The first quarter, they came out on fire. 666 00:44:13,504 --> 00:44:15,631 We had to claw our way back in. 667 00:44:16,632 --> 00:44:19,260 Two on that break, Michael to Pippen... 668 00:44:20,845 --> 00:44:24,265 Jordan back the other way. It's Kerr, his three... 669 00:44:24,348 --> 00:44:25,348 It's there! 670 00:44:27,434 --> 00:44:31,063 Jordan splits the defense and ties the game! 671 00:44:31,147 --> 00:44:35,025 Michael Jordan is now the all-time leading postseason scorer. 672 00:44:38,028 --> 00:44:41,407 Jordan... to the hoop, then dishes it out to Pippen. 673 00:44:41,490 --> 00:44:43,576 Cross-court Kerr, open three... 674 00:44:46,871 --> 00:44:50,958 We got back into the game, and... I thought we were gonna pull away. 675 00:44:51,041 --> 00:44:54,321 - Around a Davis screen... - But they made a great comeback. 676 00:44:54,378 --> 00:44:56,380 evens the issue at 69! 677 00:44:57,256 --> 00:45:01,594 Chicago once led by as many as 8. Indiana is on an 11-0 run. 678 00:45:05,431 --> 00:45:07,183 And the Bulls wanna talk it over. 679 00:45:07,850 --> 00:45:09,810 When they called timeout... 680 00:45:09,894 --> 00:45:12,521 I just remember just jumping, giving high fives, 681 00:45:12,605 --> 00:45:15,065 chest bumping, like, "We got this. Hell, yeah!" 682 00:45:15,149 --> 00:45:17,902 You guys can switch on this thing if you need to. 683 00:45:17,985 --> 00:45:19,862 I'm not switching, Phil. I won't do it. 684 00:45:19,945 --> 00:45:22,281 I'm chasing. I'm not switching nothing off. 685 00:45:22,823 --> 00:45:24,950 Move the ball ahead of the foul. 686 00:45:25,034 --> 00:45:28,329 Look, six minutes left in game seven, I thought Indy was going to win. 687 00:45:29,246 --> 00:45:30,998 Fourth quarter, we're down. 688 00:45:31,582 --> 00:45:34,919 You know, the thought ran through my mind, "Man, this could be it." 689 00:45:36,462 --> 00:45:39,256 Jordan, knocked away by McKey cleanly... 690 00:45:40,090 --> 00:45:41,258 And a jump ball is called. 691 00:45:44,011 --> 00:45:47,348 We had the lead, but it came down to one jump ball. 692 00:45:48,265 --> 00:45:50,305 How big is this jump ball right now? 693 00:45:50,351 --> 00:45:52,511 You get this jump ball, you got a chance to go up five. 694 00:45:52,978 --> 00:45:57,191 If we win that jump ball, and go down and score and go up five... 695 00:45:57,733 --> 00:45:59,360 this could be it for them. 696 00:45:59,443 --> 00:46:02,071 Michael can really jump, but Smits is 7'4". 697 00:46:02,154 --> 00:46:04,031 Smits tipped it, but right to Pippen. 698 00:46:05,658 --> 00:46:06,992 They win the jump ball... 699 00:46:07,701 --> 00:46:10,371 it finds the hands of Steve Kerr... 700 00:46:12,873 --> 00:46:14,583 Kerr can tie it... 701 00:46:15,251 --> 00:46:16,251 and does! 702 00:46:16,961 --> 00:46:19,338 Steve Kerr, he's been big today. 703 00:46:19,421 --> 00:46:21,298 This is his 11th point of the game. 704 00:46:22,299 --> 00:46:25,594 Steve Kerr hit the biggest shot of that series. 705 00:46:25,678 --> 00:46:29,306 And to me, I think that's where everything went downhill for us. 706 00:46:29,390 --> 00:46:30,766 It changed everything. 707 00:46:32,017 --> 00:46:35,604 All of a sudden, a volt of electricity went through the building. 708 00:46:36,146 --> 00:46:37,523 Pippen... 709 00:46:37,606 --> 00:46:39,900 Chicago leads with five on the shot clock. 710 00:46:39,984 --> 00:46:42,444 Michael dumps it off to an open Longley. 711 00:46:43,320 --> 00:46:46,031 And the Bulls have a little bit of breathing room. 712 00:46:46,573 --> 00:46:47,741 Ahead by four. 713 00:46:48,784 --> 00:46:52,371 They look for Smits and Harper deflects it and comes up with a steal. 714 00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:56,500 It was like we were a ninth-grade JV team that had no shot. 715 00:46:56,583 --> 00:47:00,254 Throws up a little hook. It bounces home, plus a foul. 716 00:47:06,844 --> 00:47:10,431 And onto the Finals, for the sixth time in eight years, 717 00:47:10,514 --> 00:47:12,016 go the Chicago Bulls. 718 00:47:17,021 --> 00:47:19,773 We had the better team, I really do believe that, 719 00:47:19,857 --> 00:47:23,902 but championship DNA and championship experience... 720 00:47:24,778 --> 00:47:28,949 really rose to the forefront in game seven for Chicago. 721 00:47:36,206 --> 00:47:37,666 You know what was great? 722 00:47:38,542 --> 00:47:41,712 Not only did the team win, but... 723 00:47:42,796 --> 00:47:44,840 Michael snatched the game ball for me. 724 00:47:45,549 --> 00:47:48,927 That's... that's all right. It's all right. 725 00:47:49,011 --> 00:47:50,929 We got four more, dog. Four more. 726 00:47:51,472 --> 00:47:52,931 Four more, this shit is hard. 727 00:47:53,974 --> 00:47:56,477 We can't wait to smile at the end of the day. 728 00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:57,686 Way to go, D-Rod. 729 00:48:01,523 --> 00:48:02,900 - Big shots, boy. - Thank you. 730 00:48:02,983 --> 00:48:05,235 Way to go, Luc. Way to come in, Jud. 731 00:48:05,319 --> 00:48:06,403 That's huge. 732 00:48:06,945 --> 00:48:10,407 That's huge, man. It's the hardest we worked in, shit, 13 years. 733 00:48:10,491 --> 00:48:12,159 Goddamn! 734 00:48:13,160 --> 00:48:14,160 Whoo! 735 00:48:15,746 --> 00:48:18,457 I had to bring in the ace in the hole for us to win the game. 736 00:48:18,540 --> 00:48:19,540 Yeah. 737 00:48:19,541 --> 00:48:22,044 That's why we struggling, your ass ain't around no more. 738 00:48:22,836 --> 00:48:24,588 Got to take you out to the Utah. 739 00:48:29,468 --> 00:48:30,677 Enjoy yourself, dog. 740 00:48:31,428 --> 00:48:32,888 You bitch, fuck you. 741 00:48:32,971 --> 00:48:36,350 - Y'all gave us a run for our money. - Yeah. I'll see ya. 742 00:48:36,433 --> 00:48:39,436 All right, take care. Now you can work on that golf game of yours.