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1 00:00:09,092 00:00:10,572 [reporter] The NBA title up for grabs [reporter] The NBA title up for grabs
2 00:00:10,635 00:00:12,355 beginning Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. beginning Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
3 00:00:12,387 00:00:13,471 [chanting] Utah Jazz! [chanting] Utah Jazz!
4 00:00:13,555 00:00:16,766 [reporter] Part two between the defending champs and the Mailman's crew. [reporter] Part two between the defending champs and the Mailman's crew.
5 00:00:17,517 00:00:19,352 Super Mike and the gang looking human, Super Mike and the gang looking human,
6 00:00:19,436 00:00:23,106 working on just two days' rest in the thin air of Salt Lake City. working on just two days' rest in the thin air of Salt Lake City.
7 00:00:25,150 00:00:27,068 [Aldridge] After they lost the year before... [Aldridge] After they lost the year before...
8 00:00:27,569 00:00:30,155 Utah came back better the next year. Utah came back better the next year.
9 00:00:30,238 00:00:31,865 [engine revving] [engine revving]
10 00:00:32,949 00:00:33,865 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
11 00:00:33,867 00:00:39,289 The atmosphere in Utah was, "This is it. We can finally vanquish them." The atmosphere in Utah was, "This is it. We can finally vanquish them."
12 00:00:39,998 00:00:41,708 [Kerr] Utah was waiting for us. [Kerr] Utah was waiting for us.
13 00:00:42,709 00:00:45,545 We basically had to fly to Salt Lake the next day. We basically had to fly to Salt Lake the next day.
14 00:00:46,212 00:00:49,424 It seemed like, uh, we were running on fumes. It seemed like, uh, we were running on fumes.
15 00:00:52,135 00:00:55,805 [Vancil] Most people struggle to be present. [Vancil] Most people struggle to be present.
16 00:00:56,890 00:01:00,810 People go and sit in ashrams for 20 years in India trying to be present. People go and sit in ashrams for 20 years in India trying to be present.
17 00:01:01,895 00:01:05,899 Do yoga, meditate, trying to get here, now. Do yoga, meditate, trying to get here, now.
18 00:01:08,526 00:01:09,652 [mouthing] [mouthing]
19 00:01:10,612 00:01:12,030 [man] What you listening to? [man] What you listening to?
20 00:01:13,656 00:01:15,325 - What are you listening to? - Huh? - What are you listening to? - Huh?
21 00:01:15,408 00:01:16,688 [man] What are you listening to? [man] What are you listening to?
22 00:01:16,743 00:01:20,663 Kenny Lattimore. It's brand new, not even out yet. Kenny Lattimore. It's brand new, not even out yet.
23 00:01:21,539 00:01:23,708 He's a friend of mine, you know I can get that. He's a friend of mine, you know I can get that.
24 00:01:26,419 00:01:31,299 [Vancil] Most people live in fear because we project the past into the future. [Vancil] Most people live in fear because we project the past into the future.
25 00:01:32,383 00:01:35,553 Michael's a mystic. He was never anywhere else. Michael's a mystic. He was never anywhere else.
26 00:01:37,347 00:01:38,263 [Jordan] Hey. [Jordan] Hey.
27 00:01:38,264 00:01:40,850 [reporter 1] I sense you know you're gonna win this first game. [reporter 1] I sense you know you're gonna win this first game.
28 00:01:41,601 00:01:42,870 - I sense that. - What'd you say? - I sense that. - What'd you say?
29 00:01:42,894 00:01:45,438 Whatever it is, it's "Yes. No. Maybe." Whatever it is, it's "Yes. No. Maybe."
30 00:01:45,522 00:01:46,815 [laughing] [laughing]
31 00:01:46,898 00:01:50,401 [reporter 2] Coming into the final series, what's your mental preparation like? [reporter 2] Coming into the final series, what's your mental preparation like?
32 00:01:51,069 00:01:53,196 Yes. No. Maybe. Whatever that was. Yes. No. Maybe. Whatever that was.
33 00:01:54,614 00:01:58,576 [Vancil] His gift was not that he could jump high, run fast, shoot a basketball. [Vancil] His gift was not that he could jump high, run fast, shoot a basketball.
34 00:01:58,660 00:01:59,660 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
35 00:02:00,078 00:02:02,330 - [Jordan] Can I walk in peace? - [reporter] Go ahead. - [Jordan] Can I walk in peace? - [reporter] Go ahead.
36 00:02:02,413 00:02:03,414 I love you guys. I love you guys.
37 00:02:04,999 00:02:08,002 [Vancil] His gift was that he was completely present. [Vancil] His gift was that he was completely present.
38 00:02:08,086 00:02:09,462 And that was the separator. And that was the separator.
39 00:02:11,089 00:02:13,091 - Go ahead! - [laughing] - Go ahead! - [laughing]
40 00:02:14,134 00:02:16,136 ["Days Like This" playing] ["Days Like This" playing]
41 00:02:29,065 00:02:30,650 [Jordan] I got up, I stretched... [Jordan] I got up, I stretched...
42 00:02:31,568 00:02:32,944 had a couple beers... had a couple beers...
43 00:02:34,404 00:02:35,864 played the piano... played the piano...
44 00:02:35,947 00:02:36,947 one cigar. one cigar.
45 00:02:37,782 00:02:39,284 [man] In the lobby bar? [man] In the lobby bar?
46 00:02:39,951 00:02:41,411 No, in my room. No, in my room.
47 00:02:42,745 00:02:44,998 I've got a piano in my room, man. I was in there... I've got a piano in my room, man. I was in there...
48 00:02:45,540 00:02:46,916 It's called the Jordan Bar. It's called the Jordan Bar.
49 00:02:47,542 00:02:50,003 You see that go in? Don't look at my fuckin' feet. You see that go in? Don't look at my fuckin' feet.
50 00:02:50,879 00:02:52,505 Look at where the ball is going. Look at where the ball is going.
51 00:02:55,175 00:02:56,342 [Kerr] MJ, you got four? [Kerr] MJ, you got four?
52 00:02:56,426 00:02:57,552 [man] KB's got none. [man] KB's got none.
53 00:02:57,635 00:02:59,596 [Kerr] Come on, Keith. Get on the board, baby. [Kerr] Come on, Keith. Get on the board, baby.
54 00:03:01,139 00:03:02,139 Get on the board. Get on the board.
55 00:03:03,391 00:03:05,727 [man 2] Get on the board. Go down and rebound that. [man 2] Get on the board. Go down and rebound that.
56 00:03:05,810 00:03:08,104 [Vancil] The big downfall of a lot of players [Vancil] The big downfall of a lot of players
57 00:03:08,188 00:03:11,149 who are otherwise gifted is thinking about failure. who are otherwise gifted is thinking about failure.
58 00:03:13,026 00:03:15,987 - Goddamn it! - Midair right there. That's like... - Goddamn it! - Midair right there. That's like...
59 00:03:16,070 00:03:22,202 [Vancil] Michael didn't allow what he couldn't control to get inside his head. [Vancil] Michael didn't allow what he couldn't control to get inside his head.
60 00:03:23,494 00:03:27,248 He would say, "Why would I think about missing a shot I haven't taken yet?" He would say, "Why would I think about missing a shot I haven't taken yet?"
61 00:03:27,332 00:03:28,332 [Kerr] Garbage. [Kerr] Garbage.
62 00:03:28,333 00:03:29,667 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
63 00:03:35,048 00:03:36,257 [man] Goddamn! [man] Goddamn!
64 00:03:36,799 00:03:39,636 Damn! Put 'em away, MJ. Damn! Put 'em away, MJ.
65 00:03:45,266 00:03:47,018 [high-pitched] Ooh, I just love it! [high-pitched] Ooh, I just love it!
66 00:03:47,894 00:03:48,894 Whoo! Whoo!
67 00:03:51,731 00:03:53,233 [commentator 1] A spectacular move! [commentator 1] A spectacular move!
68 00:03:53,316 00:03:54,901 [commentator 2] The game's over! [commentator 2] The game's over!
69 00:03:54,984 00:03:57,320 [commentator 3] Chicago Stadium is going wild! [commentator 3] Chicago Stadium is going wild!
70 00:03:59,280 00:04:01,467 [Krause] First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here. [Krause] First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here.
71 00:04:01,491 00:04:02,801 [Jackson] It's time for me to move on. [Jackson] It's time for me to move on.
72 00:04:02,825 00:04:05,385 [Krause] This will be Phil's last year as the coach of the Bulls. [Krause] This will be Phil's last year as the coach of the Bulls.
73 00:04:07,830 00:04:10,875 - [man 1] Are the expectations too high? - [man 2] Where do we go from here? - [man 1] Are the expectations too high? - [man 2] Where do we go from here?
74 00:04:10,959 00:04:12,919 [woman] The only question: how long can it last? [woman] The only question: how long can it last?
75 00:04:25,014 00:04:27,141 [commentator] This year's Finals has a familiar feel. [commentator] This year's Finals has a familiar feel.
76 00:04:27,225 00:04:30,561 Same time, same teams, same places, same high stakes. Same time, same teams, same places, same high stakes.
77 00:04:30,645 00:04:33,398 But Utah is hoping for a different end result this year. But Utah is hoping for a different end result this year.
78 00:04:34,732 00:04:36,752 [Jackson] Remember what we said about your breathing, [Jackson] Remember what we said about your breathing,
79 00:04:36,776 00:04:39,570 and your centering, and getting yourself focused to the court. and your centering, and getting yourself focused to the court.
80 00:04:39,654 00:04:43,032 You guys know that you gotta support yourselves and your teammates. You guys know that you gotta support yourselves and your teammates.
81 00:04:43,116 00:04:46,286 Here in this building, it's like sheep to the wolves. Here in this building, it's like sheep to the wolves.
82 00:04:46,369 00:04:47,870 [crowd booing] [crowd booing]
83 00:04:52,375 00:04:54,544 [interviewer] In '98, were you guys in Utah? [interviewer] In '98, were you guys in Utah?
84 00:04:55,169 00:04:57,773 - No, my mom didn't let us go. - We were downstairs in the basement. - No, my mom didn't let us go. - We were downstairs in the basement.
85 00:04:57,797 00:04:59,882 - Exactly. - Watching the game. We had school. - Exactly. - Watching the game. We had school.
86 00:04:59,966 00:05:03,511 She felt like Utah was a little hostile for us as young kids. She felt like Utah was a little hostile for us as young kids.
87 00:05:03,594 00:05:05,263 - [inaudible] - [crowd cheering] - [inaudible] - [crowd cheering]
88 00:05:09,183 00:05:12,186 I don't remember much of the games, and seeing him play. I don't remember much of the games, and seeing him play.
89 00:05:12,270 00:05:15,982 But I remember the fans and it was so loud. But I remember the fans and it was so loud.
90 00:05:16,566 00:05:19,944 I mean, the screaming was just nonstop. I mean, the screaming was just nonstop.
91 00:05:20,028 00:05:21,279 It was brutal. It was brutal.
92 00:05:21,904 00:05:23,740 [Marcus] We didn't like the Jazz at all. [Marcus] We didn't like the Jazz at all.
93 00:05:23,823 00:05:27,118 As a family, we would get down there and just talk so much trash. As a family, we would get down there and just talk so much trash.
94 00:05:27,702 00:05:29,120 Those games would get crazy. Those games would get crazy.
95 00:05:30,038 00:05:33,791 [reporter 1] This Utah team is vastly improved from last year's finalists. [reporter 1] This Utah team is vastly improved from last year's finalists.
96 00:05:33,875 00:05:36,377 Better skills and much more confident. Better skills and much more confident.
97 00:05:36,461 00:05:38,742 [reporter 2] The Bulls have beaten every team this season, [reporter 2] The Bulls have beaten every team this season,
98 00:05:38,796 00:05:40,840 except for the Utah Jazz. except for the Utah Jazz.
99 00:05:40,923 00:05:46,763 Let's get ready to rumble! Let's get ready to rumble!
100 00:05:47,972 00:05:49,474 [Costas] Pippen working on Russell. [Costas] Pippen working on Russell.
101 00:05:49,557 00:05:51,976 Double team, Stockton comes over and steals. Double team, Stockton comes over and steals.
102 00:05:52,060 00:05:55,229 Stockton waltzes in off the left side of the lane. Stockton waltzes in off the left side of the lane.
103 00:05:55,730 00:05:58,358 I never said, "Oh, my goodness, this is the Bulls." I never said, "Oh, my goodness, this is the Bulls."
104 00:05:58,441 00:05:59,484 Great team, Great team,
105 00:05:59,567 00:06:02,570 all the respect that they deserved, they'd get from me. all the respect that they deserved, they'd get from me.
106 00:06:02,653 00:06:06,866 But I sure didn't feel an aura about Michael Jordan or the Bulls. But I sure didn't feel an aura about Michael Jordan or the Bulls.
107 00:06:06,949 00:06:10,912 I don't know how you would play against somebody with that. We were there to win. I don't know how you would play against somebody with that. We were there to win.
108 00:06:10,995 00:06:12,789 [Costas] Kukoc has it picked off by Russell, [Costas] Kukoc has it picked off by Russell,
109 00:06:12,872 00:06:14,832 handed to Stockton, now Malone! handed to Stockton, now Malone!
110 00:06:14,916 00:06:15,917 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
111 00:06:18,127 00:06:20,129 [Costas] Twenty-second timeout, Chicago! [Costas] Twenty-second timeout, Chicago!
112 00:06:21,089 00:06:26,719 Guys, this is a scary fucking situation. This game should be dead fucking meat. Guys, this is a scary fucking situation. This game should be dead fucking meat.
113 00:06:26,803 00:06:29,639 Now, goddamn it, get yourselves serious on this. Now, goddamn it, get yourselves serious on this.
114 00:06:29,722 00:06:32,058 [Jordan] Come on, think positive, man. Let's go. [Jordan] Come on, think positive, man. Let's go.
115 00:06:32,141 00:06:34,894 [Costas] It's Scottie back to Michael. Russell's on him. [Costas] It's Scottie back to Michael. Russell's on him.
116 00:06:34,977 00:06:38,564 Around the Longley screen. Michael... dishes to Longley. Around the Longley screen. Michael... dishes to Longley.
117 00:06:39,107 00:06:40,983 Up with the shot... to tie the game! Up with the shot... to tie the game!
118 00:06:41,067 00:06:44,529 - [whistle blows] - And it's overtime in game one. - [whistle blows] - And it's overtime in game one.
119 00:06:46,864 00:06:47,990 Come on now, let's go. Come on now, let's go.
120 00:06:49,784 00:06:52,120 [Costas] Twenty-one for Malone! Hooked away by Hornacek! [Costas] Twenty-one for Malone! Hooked away by Hornacek!
121 00:06:52,203 00:06:53,538 Trying to stop him. Trying to stop him.
122 00:06:53,621 00:06:56,124 He's chased by Jordan, but makes it in anyway! He's chased by Jordan, but makes it in anyway!
123 00:06:56,207 00:06:57,750 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
124 00:07:01,045 00:07:06,926 And game one goes to Utah in overtime. And game one goes to Utah in overtime.
125 00:07:10,555 00:07:12,390 [Jordan] Knowing that this is the last dance, [Jordan] Knowing that this is the last dance,
126 00:07:12,473 00:07:15,143 I'm trying to muster up the energy to finish this off. I'm trying to muster up the energy to finish this off.
127 00:07:16,018 00:07:17,979 We were mentally, physically exhausted, We were mentally, physically exhausted,
128 00:07:18,062 00:07:21,357 but we didn't lose focus on what we were trying to achieve. but we didn't lose focus on what we were trying to achieve.
129 00:07:23,234 00:07:25,486 [Costas] Hornacek on Michael, fadeaway... [Costas] Hornacek on Michael, fadeaway...
130 00:07:25,945 00:07:26,945 Got it! Got it!
131 00:07:28,114 00:07:30,450 Pippen slices through the defense and slams it. Pippen slices through the defense and slams it.
132 00:07:31,826 00:07:33,786 Kukoc... hits off the baseline. Kukoc... hits off the baseline.
133 00:07:33,870 00:07:38,082 Michael, with the shot clock winding down, against Hornacek. Michael, with the shot clock winding down, against Hornacek.
134 00:07:38,166 00:07:40,793 Michael's gonna do it. Two defenders, a whistle... Michael's gonna do it. Two defenders, a whistle...
135 00:07:40,877 00:07:44,046 Count the basket, plus the foul. Count the basket, plus the foul.
136 00:07:44,130 00:07:49,677 Chicago comes into Salt Lake City, weary or not, and gets out with a split. Chicago comes into Salt Lake City, weary or not, and gets out with a split.
137 00:07:49,760 00:07:51,345 Three more, three more. Three more, three more.
138 00:07:53,681 00:07:55,349 [man] They swept LA. [man] They swept LA.
139 00:07:55,433 00:07:58,811 You know how much it takes to guard Shaq and try to push that motherfucker around? You know how much it takes to guard Shaq and try to push that motherfucker around?
140 00:07:58,895 00:08:00,771 That ain't the point. I ain't Shaq. That ain't the point. I ain't Shaq.
141 00:08:00,855 00:08:02,607 - [man] Huh? - I ain't Shaq. - [man] Huh? - I ain't Shaq.
142 00:08:03,774 00:08:05,568 Like I said, I ain't Shaq. Like I said, I ain't Shaq.
143 00:08:05,651 00:08:07,236 ["Right Here, Right Now" playing] ["Right Here, Right Now" playing]
144 00:08:07,320 00:08:09,906 [Costas] The Jazz won game one in overtime at home. [Costas] The Jazz won game one in overtime at home.
145 00:08:09,989 00:08:11,991 The Bulls won a close game to even it. The Bulls won a close game to even it.
146 00:08:12,074 00:08:13,784 It was a hard-fought series... It was a hard-fought series...
147 00:08:13,868 00:08:16,287 except for game three in Chicago. except for game three in Chicago.
148 00:08:16,370 00:08:18,122 ♪ Right here! Right now! ♪ ♪ Right here! Right now! ♪
149 00:08:18,206 00:08:20,666 ♪ Right here! Right now! Right here! ♪ ♪ Right here! Right now! Right here! ♪
150 00:08:20,750 00:08:23,377 [man] Gentlemen, game three! Have a great game. [man] Gentlemen, game three! Have a great game.
151 00:08:23,461 00:08:24,461 [Jordan] Careful. [Jordan] Careful.
152 00:08:24,462 00:08:25,922 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
153 00:08:26,672 00:08:28,966 [Costas] Here's Scottie, into the lane, another runner. [Costas] Here's Scottie, into the lane, another runner.
154 00:08:29,050 00:08:31,260 He hits it, plus he's coming to the line. He hits it, plus he's coming to the line.
155 00:08:31,844 00:08:34,096 Eisley has it blocked by Harper. Eisley has it blocked by Harper.
156 00:08:35,014 00:08:37,183 Karl on the run, a hook. It's an airball. Karl on the run, a hook. It's an airball.
157 00:08:37,767 00:08:42,396 Michael spins on Hornacek to the left hand. An absolute beauty. Michael spins on Hornacek to the left hand. An absolute beauty.
158 00:08:55,910 00:08:56,994 [whistle blows] [whistle blows]
159 00:08:58,371 00:09:02,917 [Costas] Somehow, someway... he scores. [Costas] Somehow, someway... he scores.
160 00:09:05,753 00:09:09,173 The Utah Jazz of Malone and Stockton, The Utah Jazz of Malone and Stockton,
161 00:09:09,257 00:09:12,343 the Jazz who managed to get to the Finals two years in a row, the Jazz who managed to get to the Finals two years in a row,
162 00:09:12,426 00:09:14,512 were held to 54 points. were held to 54 points.
163 00:09:15,096 00:09:19,559 The lowest point total since the advent of the shot clock in any game, The lowest point total since the advent of the shot clock in any game,
164 00:09:19,642 00:09:21,018 not just a playoff game. not just a playoff game.
165 00:09:21,811 00:09:22,811 Ridiculous. Ridiculous.
166 00:09:23,354 00:09:25,439 Now Bill's the only one who ain't scored. Now Bill's the only one who ain't scored.
167 00:09:26,023 00:09:28,526 [commentator] Wennington, the only Bull who hasn't scored. [commentator] Wennington, the only Bull who hasn't scored.
168 00:09:28,609 00:09:29,777 So let him do it. So let him do it.
169 00:09:31,237 00:09:33,281 Well, the evening is complete! Well, the evening is complete!
170 00:09:35,199 00:09:38,661 A total humiliation for the Utah Jazz. A total humiliation for the Utah Jazz.
171 00:09:38,744 00:09:40,246 Beaten by 42. Beaten by 42.
172 00:09:41,122 00:09:47,003 Chicago leads the series two games to one, but somehow it seems like more than that. Chicago leads the series two games to one, but somehow it seems like more than that.
173 00:09:48,004 00:09:50,673 - [reporter 1] Coach... - This is actually the score? - [reporter 1] Coach... - This is actually the score?
174 00:09:50,756 00:09:52,300 [crowd laughing] [crowd laughing]
175 00:09:53,134 00:09:55,261 - Is this the final? - [reporter 2] That's the final. - Is this the final? - [reporter 2] That's the final.
176 00:10:06,897 00:10:09,817 In sports, Dennis Rodman is in more hot water this morning. In sports, Dennis Rodman is in more hot water this morning.
177 00:10:09,900 00:10:11,569 [reporter] The talk at practice Monday [reporter] The talk at practice Monday
178 00:10:11,652 00:10:14,614 wasn't just about what the Jazz was missing in game three, wasn't just about what the Jazz was missing in game three,
179 00:10:14,697 00:10:17,366 but who the Bulls were missing the day after. but who the Bulls were missing the day after.
180 00:10:17,450 00:10:21,203 Dennis Rodman, once again, was nowhere to be found. Dennis Rodman, once again, was nowhere to be found.
181 00:10:21,287 00:10:23,599 [reporter 2] Is it true that Dennis wasn't at practice today? [reporter 2] Is it true that Dennis wasn't at practice today?
182 00:10:23,623 00:10:25,559 - That's true. - [reporter 2] Is that an excused absence? - That's true. - [reporter 2] Is that an excused absence?
183 00:10:25,583 00:10:28,002 - No, it's not. - [reporter 2] What transpired? - No, it's not. - [reporter 2] What transpired?
184 00:10:28,669 00:10:30,087 I don't know. He's not here. I don't know. He's not here.
185 00:10:32,381 00:10:37,470 [Hogan] I got the world heavyweight title, and with Rodzilla in the house, [Hogan] I got the world heavyweight title, and with Rodzilla in the house,
186 00:10:37,553 00:10:42,975 there will be no stopping nWo Hollywood now! there will be no stopping nWo Hollywood now!
187 00:10:43,059 00:10:45,686 So, Dennis Rodman ran off after game three. So, Dennis Rodman ran off after game three.
188 00:10:45,770 00:10:48,022 He took a detour, um, He took a detour, um,
189 00:10:48,105 00:10:50,191 from playing with the Bulls from playing with the Bulls
190 00:10:50,274 00:10:52,902 to become a wrestler with Hulk Hogan. to become a wrestler with Hulk Hogan.
191 00:10:53,486 00:10:57,990 And by the way, big dog, I just love the way And by the way, big dog, I just love the way
192 00:10:58,074 00:11:01,285 you threw Malone around like a dishrag. you threw Malone around like a dishrag.
193 00:11:01,369 00:11:04,121 You just be the bomb, brah. You just be the bomb, brah.
194 00:11:05,790 00:11:06,791 I wasn't trying anything. I wasn't trying anything.
195 00:11:06,874 00:11:10,211 I was just trying to play basketball, party... fuck all the girls. I was just trying to play basketball, party... fuck all the girls.
196 00:11:10,294 00:11:13,464 And so that just happened to be me, Dennis shit, you know. And so that just happened to be me, Dennis shit, you know.
197 00:11:14,048 00:11:17,051 There are some things worth missing practice for, brother. There are some things worth missing practice for, brother.
198 00:11:17,134 00:11:18,302 [laughing] [laughing]
199 00:11:18,969 00:11:22,682 He has a chartered plane ready and waiting to whisk him off to some wrestling deal He has a chartered plane ready and waiting to whisk him off to some wrestling deal
200 00:11:22,765 00:11:26,102 where the scripted action called for him to hit a guy with a chair. where the scripted action called for him to hit a guy with a chair.
201 00:11:27,645 00:11:29,814 [commentator] Oh, my goodness! That was Rodman! [commentator] Oh, my goodness! That was Rodman!
202 00:11:30,898 00:11:34,026 [reporter] Dennis' sideshow, is it a reality check for the Bulls? [reporter] Dennis' sideshow, is it a reality check for the Bulls?
203 00:11:34,110 00:11:37,321 I think they're all very disturbed, the coaches and the players. I think they're all very disturbed, the coaches and the players.
204 00:11:37,405 00:11:39,949 [reporter] He'll be fined for this latest offense. [reporter] He'll be fined for this latest offense.
205 00:11:40,032 00:11:42,576 Rodman faces punishment by the Bulls for missing practice. Rodman faces punishment by the Bulls for missing practice.
206 00:11:51,335 00:11:53,563 [Jackson] Dickey, you weren't here at the start were you? [Jackson] Dickey, you weren't here at the start were you?
207 00:11:53,587 00:11:54,587 [Simpkins] No. [Simpkins] No.
208 00:11:54,839 00:11:58,300 We beat up Dennis with some boffers. You got to miss out on that shit. We beat up Dennis with some boffers. You got to miss out on that shit.
209 00:11:59,051 00:12:03,597 Because he brought fame and disreputation on all of us. Because he brought fame and disreputation on all of us.
210 00:12:04,348 00:12:05,474 We were dishonored. We were dishonored.
211 00:12:05,558 00:12:07,643 [Jordan] That's a good piece of money, though. [Jordan] That's a good piece of money, though.
212 00:12:07,727 00:12:08,728 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
213 00:12:09,895 00:12:11,095 [Jackson] All right, let's go. [Jackson] All right, let's go.
214 00:12:11,147 00:12:15,025 [Jordan] Come on, Rodzilla! Rodzilla! [Jordan] Come on, Rodzilla! Rodzilla!
215 00:12:15,818 00:12:20,281 The bad-boy reputation that, frankly, Dennis carefully cultivated The bad-boy reputation that, frankly, Dennis carefully cultivated
216 00:12:20,364 00:12:22,616 overshadowed his contributions as a player. overshadowed his contributions as a player.
217 00:12:22,700 00:12:27,204 But Phil knew that he was a singular defensive player But Phil knew that he was a singular defensive player
218 00:12:27,288 00:12:32,418 who contributed mightily to the success of that team. who contributed mightily to the success of that team.
219 00:12:32,501 00:12:36,005 [reporter] Does it bother you that he's taking away the focus from the Finals? [reporter] Does it bother you that he's taking away the focus from the Finals?
220 00:12:36,088 00:12:39,258 No, he's only taking your focus away from the Finals, not ours. No, he's only taking your focus away from the Finals, not ours.
221 00:12:39,925 00:12:44,388 I just think that Phil realized that I need to always do me, I just think that Phil realized that I need to always do me,
222 00:12:44,472 00:12:45,723 just go do what I do. just go do what I do.
223 00:12:45,806 00:12:48,726 You know, like the playoff game, I went to go wrestle. You know, like the playoff game, I went to go wrestle.
224 00:12:48,809 00:12:51,937 If I did this, I go over here, if I do that, I got to go do this. If I did this, I go over here, if I do that, I got to go do this.
225 00:12:52,021 00:12:54,064 They're gonna get 100% when I'm on the court. They're gonna get 100% when I'm on the court.
226 00:12:54,607 00:12:57,007 [man 1] If they see him, they'll think he'll go out that way. [man 1] If they see him, they'll think he'll go out that way.
227 00:12:57,860 00:12:59,695 If he closes the door, they just think... If he closes the door, they just think...
228 00:12:59,779 00:13:00,779 Here's the problem. Here's the problem.
229 00:13:01,405 00:13:03,699 You got 300 freaking media out there. You got 300 freaking media out there.
230 00:13:03,783 00:13:07,495 Dennis blew off practice and he got fined and he's got nothing to say to nobody. Dennis blew off practice and he got fined and he's got nothing to say to nobody.
231 00:13:07,578 00:13:09,288 As he would say, "in his words." As he would say, "in his words."
232 00:13:09,872 00:13:12,917 So we gotta try to sneak him out gate three and a half... So we gotta try to sneak him out gate three and a half...
233 00:13:13,542 00:13:16,629 while 300 media are in the main hallway in front of the locker room. while 300 media are in the main hallway in front of the locker room.
234 00:13:16,712 00:13:18,339 I don't know if we'll get that done. I don't know if we'll get that done.
235 00:13:38,400 00:13:40,152 [indistinct chatter and laughter] [indistinct chatter and laughter]
236 00:14:06,887 00:14:08,807 [commentator] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. [commentator] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
237 00:14:08,848 00:14:12,852 Has there been a Rodman sighting or is he off wrestling with Hulk Hogan tonight? Has there been a Rodman sighting or is he off wrestling with Hulk Hogan tonight?
238 00:14:13,561 00:14:15,437 [Costas] Eisley, gotta get rid of it. [Costas] Eisley, gotta get rid of it.
239 00:14:16,981 00:14:19,817 Rebound to Rodman. It's a two-point game... Rebound to Rodman. It's a two-point game...
240 00:14:20,568 00:14:23,696 and it stays there as Pippen misses, but Rodman chases it down. and it stays there as Pippen misses, but Rodman chases it down.
241 00:14:25,823 00:14:27,199 Rodman is there! Rodman is there!
242 00:14:27,283 00:14:28,868 Scottie for three! Scottie for three!
243 00:14:30,911 00:14:33,414 Rodman's there and Anderson fouled him. Rodman's there and Anderson fouled him.
244 00:14:34,498 00:14:36,417 The Worm is a poor free throw shooter. The Worm is a poor free throw shooter.
245 00:14:36,500 00:14:40,671 Certainly not the guy you want on the line in this situation if you're Phil Jackson. Certainly not the guy you want on the line in this situation if you're Phil Jackson.
246 00:14:41,672 00:14:45,050 He rolls the dice, he makes 'em both! Who needs practice? He rolls the dice, he makes 'em both! Who needs practice?
247 00:14:45,134 00:14:47,928 Off the court, his tired freak show continues, Off the court, his tired freak show continues,
248 00:14:48,012 00:14:51,599 but on the court, he brings tremendous energy and heart. but on the court, he brings tremendous energy and heart.
249 00:14:51,682 00:14:53,517 And Chicago wins it by four. And Chicago wins it by four.
250 00:14:53,601 00:14:56,520 They're poised to finish Utah off on Friday night. They're poised to finish Utah off on Friday night.
251 00:14:58,898 00:15:00,441 [reporter] What are your thoughts? [reporter] What are your thoughts?
252 00:15:00,524 00:15:04,028 It might not only be your last game with the Bulls, but your last game ever. It might not only be your last game with the Bulls, but your last game ever.
253 00:15:04,111 00:15:07,031 You've sat... Sitting on the fence here, You've sat... Sitting on the fence here,
254 00:15:07,114 00:15:09,867 and obviously it's a thing that the world wants to know. and obviously it's a thing that the world wants to know.
255 00:15:10,451 00:15:13,871 Well, the world basically is gonna have to wait and see what happens. Well, the world basically is gonna have to wait and see what happens.
256 00:15:13,954 00:15:16,165 - I mean, uh... - [crowd laughing] - I mean, uh... - [crowd laughing]
257 00:15:16,248 00:15:19,084 The job is not done, so let's not celebrate yet. The job is not done, so let's not celebrate yet.
258 00:15:23,881 00:15:25,257 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
259 00:15:30,387 00:15:32,222 Hey, try not to be dogshit tonight, dog. Hey, try not to be dogshit tonight, dog.
260 00:15:32,306 00:15:34,266 For one time, come out ready to play. For one time, come out ready to play.
261 00:15:35,517 00:15:36,769 [inaudible] [inaudible]
262 00:15:36,852 00:15:37,892 [Jordan] Know what I mean? [Jordan] Know what I mean?
263 00:15:41,607 00:15:43,275 You go out there, play hard, and we win, You go out there, play hard, and we win,
264 00:15:43,359 00:15:45,402 you don't have to hear me no more, ever again! you don't have to hear me no more, ever again!
265 00:15:45,486 00:15:47,738 - I'm going to California with you. - Shit! - I'm going to California with you. - Shit!
266 00:15:47,821 00:15:51,283 - What time is our flight? - Scott, after tonight... - What time is our flight? - Scott, after tonight...
267 00:15:52,409 00:15:55,120 if I ever see you again, I'm gonna whip your ass. if I ever see you again, I'm gonna whip your ass.
268 00:15:58,123 00:15:59,917 You know I'mma whip your ass. You know I'mma whip your ass.
269 00:16:00,542 00:16:02,503 If it's in a bar, I'mma start a barroom brawl. If it's in a bar, I'mma start a barroom brawl.
270 00:16:04,213 00:16:05,422 [Winter] Are your shoes okay? [Winter] Are your shoes okay?
271 00:16:05,506 00:16:07,841 I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there. I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there.
272 00:16:08,467 00:16:11,470 I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know. I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know.
273 00:16:12,596 00:16:16,266 [announcer 1] Tonight, game five of the 1998 NBA Finals, [announcer 1] Tonight, game five of the 1998 NBA Finals,
274 00:16:16,350 00:16:19,269 and a win for the Bulls caps the repeat three-peat. and a win for the Bulls caps the repeat three-peat.
275 00:16:20,187 00:16:22,606 [announcer 2] The stage is set for a celebration. [announcer 2] The stage is set for a celebration.
276 00:16:23,357 00:16:26,568 [Costas] When Michael smells the finish line, he knows how to close. [Costas] When Michael smells the finish line, he knows how to close.
277 00:16:26,652 00:16:27,820 If this is the last dance, If this is the last dance,
278 00:16:27,903 00:16:30,114 you might as well have it on your own dance floor. you might as well have it on your own dance floor.
279 00:16:33,200 00:16:35,160 Malone's first shot is there. Malone's first shot is there.
280 00:16:35,744 00:16:37,746 Stockton... gives it to Malone. Stockton... gives it to Malone.
281 00:16:38,580 00:16:41,601 [commentator 1] I sense a little anxiety, a little tightness here in Chicago. [commentator 1] I sense a little anxiety, a little tightness here in Chicago.
282 00:16:41,625 00:16:44,962 [commentator 2] May be a lack of focus preparing for the parade and celebration, [commentator 2] May be a lack of focus preparing for the parade and celebration,
283 00:16:45,045 00:16:47,965 you're forgetting that you gotta come out and play a game. you're forgetting that you gotta come out and play a game.
284 00:16:49,925 00:16:52,428 [Costas] Malone... 39 points! [Costas] Malone... 39 points!
285 00:16:53,470 00:16:56,015 Personally pushing back for Utah. Personally pushing back for Utah.
286 00:16:57,141 00:17:01,270 10.4 seconds remaining. Kukoc will play it in. Pippen... 10.4 seconds remaining. Kukoc will play it in. Pippen...
287 00:17:01,854 00:17:03,105 Out to Kukoc for three, Out to Kukoc for three,
288 00:17:03,731 00:17:04,940 he hits it! he hits it!
289 00:17:05,024 00:17:07,317 Five seconds, it's a one-point game. Five seconds, it's a one-point game.
290 00:17:11,488 00:17:16,827 A two-point Utah lead. Timeout Chicago. Bulls ball at half court. A two-point Utah lead. Timeout Chicago. Bulls ball at half court.
291 00:17:17,703 00:17:20,247 [commentator 3] For the Bulls to win this at home, [commentator 3] For the Bulls to win this at home,
292 00:17:20,330 00:17:24,126 they're gonna have to finish with a bang, and a giant bang. they're gonna have to finish with a bang, and a giant bang.
293 00:17:24,209 00:17:25,209 Harper... Harper...
294 00:17:28,881 00:17:30,799 Into Jordan, a prayer... Into Jordan, a prayer...
295 00:17:31,550 00:17:33,135 And we go to Utah. And we go to Utah.
296 00:17:33,969 00:17:38,599 Rip up the headlines. It is very much a series. Rip up the headlines. It is very much a series.
297 00:17:40,809 00:17:43,771 [Jordan] I would have loved to have won it here at home... [Jordan] I would have loved to have won it here at home...
298 00:17:44,313 00:17:45,397 but it didn't happen. but it didn't happen.
299 00:17:46,940 00:17:50,944 Everyone thought I could make the shot and that's the beauty of the game. Everyone thought I could make the shot and that's the beauty of the game.
300 00:17:51,028 00:17:52,446 For 1.1 seconds, For 1.1 seconds,
301 00:17:52,529 00:17:55,407 everybody was holding their breath, which is kinda cute. everybody was holding their breath, which is kinda cute.
302 00:17:55,491 00:17:57,242 [crowd laughing] [crowd laughing]
303 00:18:03,082 00:18:07,044 [reporter 1] The Bulls know how to close, but last night, the Jazz held their own. [reporter 1] The Bulls know how to close, but last night, the Jazz held their own.
304 00:18:07,127 00:18:09,338 [reporter 2] Utah knew it was going to Salt Lake City [reporter 2] Utah knew it was going to Salt Lake City
305 00:18:09,421 00:18:10,839 after Friday night's game five. after Friday night's game five.
306 00:18:10,923 00:18:13,926 The Jazz just didn't know Chicago would also be along for the ride. The Jazz just didn't know Chicago would also be along for the ride.
307 00:18:14,009 00:18:16,637 [reporter 3] The Bulls now 5-4 in title-clinching games, [reporter 3] The Bulls now 5-4 in title-clinching games,
308 00:18:16,720 00:18:19,890 and if they hope to win it this year, it'll have to be in Utah. and if they hope to win it this year, it'll have to be in Utah.
309 00:18:22,768 00:18:25,771 [reporter 4] This is it. The Jazz have forced a game six. [reporter 4] This is it. The Jazz have forced a game six.
310 00:18:25,854 00:18:28,065 Can they stay alive and take it to seven? Can they stay alive and take it to seven?
311 00:18:28,148 00:18:31,944 Both games here in Salt Lake City. The crowd is going nuts. Both games here in Salt Lake City. The crowd is going nuts.
312 00:18:45,207 00:18:47,126 [Blase] The calm before the storm. [Blase] The calm before the storm.
313 00:18:47,209 00:18:49,128 Not a lot of joking today, huh? Not a lot of joking today, huh?
314 00:18:49,211 00:18:53,340 Like in those movies when you see the lion just sitting in the shade, just staring? Like in those movies when you see the lion just sitting in the shade, just staring?
315 00:18:55,592 00:18:56,885 Might see the kill today. Might see the kill today.
316 00:18:59,096 00:19:01,598 [reporter] Some injury news, and it's not good news [reporter] Some injury news, and it's not good news
317 00:19:01,682 00:19:03,350 for Bulls forward Scottie Pippen. for Bulls forward Scottie Pippen.
318 00:19:03,433 00:19:06,145 After a great defensive effort in game three, After a great defensive effort in game three,
319 00:19:06,228 00:19:08,188 during which he drew numerous charges, during which he drew numerous charges,
320 00:19:08,272 00:19:12,818 Pippen has been experiencing stiffness in his back. Earlier, we spoke with... Pippen has been experiencing stiffness in his back. Earlier, we spoke with...
321 00:19:17,823 00:19:19,303 [Jordan] Everybody got their hand in? [Jordan] Everybody got their hand in?
322 00:19:19,366 00:19:21,368 Hands in means "All for one, and one for all." Hands in means "All for one, and one for all."
323 00:19:21,451 00:19:23,491 [Pippen] This is it. Let's go out and give our best. [Pippen] This is it. Let's go out and give our best.
324 00:19:24,246 00:19:26,832 - [player] What time is it? - [all] Game time! [grunt] - [player] What time is it? - [all] Game time! [grunt]
325 00:19:27,457 00:19:30,586 [Costas] We welcome you back to Salt Lake City for game six. [Costas] We welcome you back to Salt Lake City for game six.
326 00:19:30,669 00:19:34,131 And should the Jazz win tonight and force a game seven, And should the Jazz win tonight and force a game seven,
327 00:19:34,214 00:19:35,549 then it would be worth noting then it would be worth noting
328 00:19:35,632 00:19:39,553 that very few teams have ever won a seventh game on the road in the Finals. that very few teams have ever won a seventh game on the road in the Finals.
329 00:19:39,636 00:19:43,265 Utah would have a slight edge, it would seem, in that scenario. Utah would have a slight edge, it would seem, in that scenario.
330 00:19:43,348 00:19:45,767 So, if the Bulls want to bring the hammer down, So, if the Bulls want to bring the hammer down,
331 00:19:45,851 00:19:47,978 game six is the time to do it. game six is the time to do it.
332 00:20:00,699 00:20:02,409 Jordan, guarded by Russell. Jordan, guarded by Russell.
333 00:20:03,035 00:20:06,205 Hornacek will open on Pippen. They'll try and post Scottie on him. Hornacek will open on Pippen. They'll try and post Scottie on him.
334 00:20:06,288 00:20:09,291 They go to it right away. Stockton comes over on the double team. They go to it right away. Stockton comes over on the double team.
335 00:20:09,374 00:20:11,710 Now back to Scottie, and they couldn't recover, Now back to Scottie, and they couldn't recover,
336 00:20:11,793 00:20:13,337 and an easy two for Scottie. and an easy two for Scottie.
337 00:20:14,630 00:20:16,006 [Pippen] I started the game, [Pippen] I started the game,
338 00:20:16,089 00:20:20,135 and the first play of the game, I went for a dunk. and the first play of the game, I went for a dunk.
339 00:20:20,886 00:20:22,721 And it jammed my back. And it jammed my back.
340 00:20:23,972 00:20:26,183 I was done after that. I was done after that.
341 00:20:26,266 00:20:31,647 I'm telling MJ I can't go no more. "Dude, I'm done." I'm telling MJ I can't go no more. "Dude, I'm done."
342 00:20:34,316 00:20:38,028 [Costas] It looks like Pippen is laboring as he moves up and down the court. [Costas] It looks like Pippen is laboring as he moves up and down the court.
343 00:20:38,111 00:20:41,406 A back injury is one of the most crippling of injuries. A back injury is one of the most crippling of injuries.
344 00:20:43,242 00:20:45,869 Malone... gets his first! Malone... gets his first!
345 00:20:49,331 00:20:51,250 Jordan for three. Got it! Jordan for three. Got it!
346 00:20:53,502 00:20:56,088 The Bulls lead by nine, but here's the bad news for them: The Bulls lead by nine, but here's the bad news for them:
347 00:20:56,171 00:20:59,466 moments ago, Scottie Pippen, accompanied by trainer Chip Schaefer, moments ago, Scottie Pippen, accompanied by trainer Chip Schaefer,
348 00:20:59,549 00:21:01,760 leaves the bench and heads for the locker room. leaves the bench and heads for the locker room.
349 00:21:02,302 00:21:03,720 He was in such pain. He was in such pain.
350 00:21:03,804 00:21:05,847 Um, so disabled. Um, so disabled.
351 00:21:06,890 00:21:08,892 He had continued loss of function. He had continued loss of function.
352 00:21:08,976 00:21:11,478 He was losing mobility and his pain was increasing. He was losing mobility and his pain was increasing.
353 00:21:11,561 00:21:14,064 It was just sort of... kind of spiraling. It was just sort of... kind of spiraling.
354 00:21:15,107 00:21:17,987 [commentator] Scottie's telling the medical staff he is not able to play. [commentator] Scottie's telling the medical staff he is not able to play.
355 00:21:18,068 00:21:20,070 That could be the end of it for Scottie tonight. That could be the end of it for Scottie tonight.
356 00:21:21,446 00:21:23,031 [Costas] Malone in traffic. [Costas] Malone in traffic.
357 00:21:23,573 00:21:25,826 Got his own, and put it back in. Got his own, and put it back in.
358 00:21:25,909 00:21:27,911 - Malone against Wennington. - [whistle blows] - Malone against Wennington. - [whistle blows]
359 00:21:28,495 00:21:30,914 [Costas] Off balance, hit it, plus the foul! [Costas] Off balance, hit it, plus the foul!
360 00:21:31,623 00:21:35,794 When Scottie left, we were just kinda holding on. When Scottie left, we were just kinda holding on.
361 00:21:40,674 00:21:43,635 [Costas] Shot clock violation. Michael gave it up. [Costas] Shot clock violation. Michael gave it up.
362 00:21:44,261 00:21:47,889 They weren't even close to hoisting a shot before 24 seconds. They weren't even close to hoisting a shot before 24 seconds.
363 00:21:47,973 00:21:49,099 It's Malone... It's Malone...
364 00:21:51,643 00:21:53,145 And it's Utah with the lead. And it's Utah with the lead.
365 00:21:53,729 00:21:56,189 Only moments ago, they trailed by nine. Only moments ago, they trailed by nine.
366 00:21:56,273 00:21:59,401 [commentator] This will be a very wearing game for Jordan. [commentator] This will be a very wearing game for Jordan.
367 00:21:59,484 00:22:01,820 They'll try to tire him down and wear him out. They'll try to tire him down and wear him out.
368 00:22:01,903 00:22:05,198 It will be interesting to see if he'll have enough at the end of the game It will be interesting to see if he'll have enough at the end of the game
369 00:22:05,282 00:22:07,284 because of the minutes he's gonna have to play. because of the minutes he's gonna have to play.
370 00:22:11,163 00:22:14,499 [Pippen] During the break, I was in the locker room [Pippen] During the break, I was in the locker room
371 00:22:14,583 00:22:17,919 trying to get some heat and steam and stuff put on it trying to get some heat and steam and stuff put on it
372 00:22:18,003 00:22:21,214 to try to see if I can, you know, do something. to try to see if I can, you know, do something.
373 00:22:22,257 00:22:24,137 [Rashad] Ahmad Rashad, back at the Delta Center, [Rashad] Ahmad Rashad, back at the Delta Center,
374 00:22:24,176 00:22:25,844 where the Jazz lead the Bulls by four. where the Jazz lead the Bulls by four.
375 00:22:25,927 00:22:29,598 The big story in the first half has been the condition of Scottie Pippen's back. The big story in the first half has been the condition of Scottie Pippen's back.
376 00:22:29,681 00:22:30,682 He's really been hurting. He's really been hurting.
377 00:22:30,766 00:22:33,018 Scottie Pippen is back out here on the floor. Scottie Pippen is back out here on the floor.
378 00:22:33,101 00:22:36,480 Whether or not he'll be able to play, and play effectively, we'll find out. Whether or not he'll be able to play, and play effectively, we'll find out.
379 00:22:38,523 00:22:40,734 Could you start? Really? Could you start? Really?
380 00:22:41,735 00:22:42,778 All right. All right.
381 00:22:43,653 00:22:45,923 [Costas] Utah in possession as we start the third quarter. [Costas] Utah in possession as we start the third quarter.
382 00:22:45,947 00:22:47,240 Malone, right to work! Malone, right to work!
383 00:22:49,201 00:22:53,455 Rodman battling like crazy, but can't quite hold onto it. Rodman battling like crazy, but can't quite hold onto it.
384 00:22:53,538 00:22:56,708 And Rodman trips Malone up. They've got to call a flagrant here. And Rodman trips Malone up. They've got to call a flagrant here.
385 00:22:56,792 00:22:58,377 They've got to call a flagrant. They've got to call a flagrant.
386 00:23:01,254 00:23:05,217 [commentator] I love what I'm seeing, the battle between these two guys. [commentator] I love what I'm seeing, the battle between these two guys.
387 00:23:05,300 00:23:07,719 They're fighting, giving it everything they got. They're fighting, giving it everything they got.
388 00:23:09,304 00:23:15,143 [Costas] Rodman... drills a 20-footer, and gives it that "go figure" gesture. [Costas] Rodman... drills a 20-footer, and gives it that "go figure" gesture.
389 00:23:15,227 00:23:18,063 This is Scottie out high, immediately returns it to Harper. This is Scottie out high, immediately returns it to Harper.
390 00:23:18,146 00:23:19,689 A little jump hook. It's good. A little jump hook. It's good.
391 00:23:21,024 00:23:24,194 Is Pippen anything more than a decoy now on offense for Chicago? Is Pippen anything more than a decoy now on offense for Chicago?
392 00:23:24,778 00:23:27,697 I was a decoy that whole game, but they didn't know it. I was a decoy that whole game, but they didn't know it.
393 00:23:29,199 00:23:32,411 Michael said, "You just stay out here, do what you can do. Michael said, "You just stay out here, do what you can do.
394 00:23:33,120 00:23:35,664 You better being out here than in the locker room." You better being out here than in the locker room."
395 00:23:35,747 00:23:38,500 So I gutted myself through that game. So I gutted myself through that game.
396 00:23:39,960 00:23:42,087 [Costas] Pippen, giving it his best. [Costas] Pippen, giving it his best.
397 00:23:42,170 00:23:43,880 And that time, it was good enough. And that time, it was good enough.
398 00:23:44,423 00:23:46,925 Pippen is barely getting up and down the floor. Pippen is barely getting up and down the floor.
399 00:23:47,509 00:23:49,219 So, I'm taking all the shots, So, I'm taking all the shots,
400 00:23:49,302 00:23:54,057 I'm bringing all the energy, and I got very little left in the tank. I'm bringing all the energy, and I got very little left in the tank.
401 00:23:54,641 00:23:57,853 [Costas] As we start the fourth quarter, Jordan has scored 29 points. [Costas] As we start the fourth quarter, Jordan has scored 29 points.
402 00:23:57,936 00:24:01,523 He's played 34 of the 36 minutes so far... He's played 34 of the 36 minutes so far...
403 00:24:02,190 00:24:04,484 after playing 45 on Friday night. after playing 45 on Friday night.
404 00:24:05,068 00:24:08,113 You have to believe fatigue is an important factor now. You have to believe fatigue is an important factor now.
405 00:24:08,697 00:24:11,533 Out to MJ for three! It's short. Out to MJ for three! It's short.
406 00:24:11,616 00:24:13,827 Michael... Short. Michael... Short.
407 00:24:14,411 00:24:17,539 The jumpers come up short when fatigue is a factor. The jumpers come up short when fatigue is a factor.
408 00:24:18,123 00:24:20,292 There's Pippen heading back to the locker room again There's Pippen heading back to the locker room again
409 00:24:20,375 00:24:22,836 to try to stretch out that ailing back. to try to stretch out that ailing back.
410 00:24:24,588 00:24:26,691 [Schaefer] We had a massage therapist working with him [Schaefer] We had a massage therapist working with him
411 00:24:26,715 00:24:29,342 and using medication and doing everything we could... and using medication and doing everything we could...
412 00:24:30,385 00:24:32,345 to try to relieve his pain and his symptoms. to try to relieve his pain and his symptoms.
413 00:24:33,054 00:24:36,725 Treat him for five minutes so he can get pain relief and play for five minutes. Treat him for five minutes so he can get pain relief and play for five minutes.
414 00:24:37,476 00:24:38,916 [reporter] They had him in the back, [reporter] They had him in the back,
415 00:24:38,977 00:24:42,063 they were putting ice on his back and electrical stimulation for pain relief, they were putting ice on his back and electrical stimulation for pain relief,
416 00:24:42,147 00:24:45,317 and they were trying to bide their time up until the ten-minute mark and they were trying to bide their time up until the ten-minute mark
417 00:24:45,400 00:24:48,737 to bring him back out and see if he can play the last ten minutes of the game. to bring him back out and see if he can play the last ten minutes of the game.
418 00:24:48,820 00:24:52,365 As you can see, he's back on the floor. We just have to see how it goes. As you can see, he's back on the floor. We just have to see how it goes.
419 00:24:54,534 00:24:57,412 [Schaefer] Anybody that'd have a notion that Pippen was a soft player [Schaefer] Anybody that'd have a notion that Pippen was a soft player
420 00:24:57,496 00:24:59,164 is patently absurd. is patently absurd.
421 00:24:59,247 00:25:03,001 He's as tough a player and as intense a competitor as anybody I've worked with. He's as tough a player and as intense a competitor as anybody I've worked with.
422 00:25:03,585 00:25:05,712 What he did in game six was extraordinary. What he did in game six was extraordinary.
423 00:25:06,630 00:25:08,548 I know so many players that would've tapped out I know so many players that would've tapped out
424 00:25:08,632 00:25:10,258 without hesitation in that situation. without hesitation in that situation.
425 00:25:10,342 00:25:15,347 And he was gonna just throw it out there and finish it no matter what. And he was gonna just throw it out there and finish it no matter what.
426 00:25:16,890 00:25:19,768 [Costas] Malone, three defenders on him and they take it away. [Costas] Malone, three defenders on him and they take it away.
427 00:25:19,851 00:25:23,396 It's Pippen wincing as he comes up with the loose ball. It's Pippen wincing as he comes up with the loose ball.
428 00:25:23,480 00:25:25,732 Scottie just hobbling around. Scottie just hobbling around.
429 00:25:26,942 00:25:28,693 Jordan with the jumper. Jordan with the jumper.
430 00:25:29,736 00:25:31,655 And with 37 points And with 37 points
431 00:25:32,364 00:25:36,284 as Utah falls behind now for the first time since the second quarter. as Utah falls behind now for the first time since the second quarter.
432 00:25:37,827 00:25:39,496 Stockton has a little daylight... Stockton has a little daylight...
433 00:25:40,080 00:25:41,831 and Utah has a three-point lead. and Utah has a three-point lead.
434 00:25:44,668 00:25:46,127 Pippen in the lane, Pippen in the lane,
435 00:25:46,211 00:25:49,965 connects on the turnaround. Playing through clenched teeth. connects on the turnaround. Playing through clenched teeth.
436 00:25:50,549 00:25:53,552 Game six is going back and forth and back and forth... Game six is going back and forth and back and forth...
437 00:25:54,386 00:25:56,846 and I just didn't see any way this wasn't going seven. and I just didn't see any way this wasn't going seven.
438 00:25:57,889 00:26:00,600 Utah was really mentally tough. Utah was really mentally tough.
439 00:26:01,685 00:26:02,685 [Costas] Fifty seconds. [Costas] Fifty seconds.
440 00:26:04,521 00:26:05,521 Malone... Malone...
441 00:26:08,024 00:26:10,485 Crosscourt Stockton, a three... Crosscourt Stockton, a three...
442 00:26:10,569 00:26:11,569 It's there! It's there!
443 00:26:17,993 00:26:21,454 There was less than a minute to play. We're down three. There was less than a minute to play. We're down three.
444 00:26:22,414 00:26:23,498 Phil calls timeout. Phil calls timeout.
445 00:26:24,457 00:26:27,377 [commentator] This is a big 20-second timeout for Chicago [commentator] This is a big 20-second timeout for Chicago
446 00:26:27,460 00:26:30,046 because it allows Jordan to get some rest. because it allows Jordan to get some rest.
447 00:26:30,797 00:26:33,425 [Costas] Michael Jordan, at this advanced stage of his career, [Costas] Michael Jordan, at this advanced stage of his career,
448 00:26:33,508 00:26:35,385 has to carry the team. has to carry the team.
449 00:26:35,468 00:26:38,972 He has to play extra minutes in a grueling series. He has to play extra minutes in a grueling series.
450 00:26:39,556 00:26:43,560 And that last sequence in the final half-minute-plus... And that last sequence in the final half-minute-plus...
451 00:26:44,519 00:26:48,648 is one of the greatest sequences you'll ever see in any sport. is one of the greatest sequences you'll ever see in any sport.
452 00:26:49,524 00:26:51,860 [commentator] The Bulls want a two-for-one possession here. [commentator] The Bulls want a two-for-one possession here.
453 00:26:51,943 00:26:54,321 Try to get a quick score and get to the free-throw line Try to get a quick score and get to the free-throw line
454 00:26:54,404 00:26:56,364 to give them two opportunities for one. to give them two opportunities for one.
455 00:26:57,949 00:26:59,367 [Costas] Pippen into Jordan. [Costas] Pippen into Jordan.
456 00:27:01,077 00:27:02,996 Michael working on Russell. Michael working on Russell.
457 00:27:04,039 00:27:05,498 Brings them to within one. Brings them to within one.
458 00:27:06,333 00:27:10,420 Michael takes it right to the rim and lays it in, so now we need to stop. Michael takes it right to the rim and lays it in, so now we need to stop.
459 00:27:11,046 00:27:13,548 [Jordan] When I made the layup and it went back down, [Jordan] When I made the layup and it went back down,
460 00:27:13,632 00:27:16,801 I knew they were gonna run that patented play through Karl Malone. I knew they were gonna run that patented play through Karl Malone.
461 00:27:16,885 00:27:19,554 They ran that play a couple times prior. They ran that play a couple times prior.
462 00:27:20,555 00:27:23,683 And Dennis and Malone had been fighting all game. And Dennis and Malone had been fighting all game.
463 00:27:23,767 00:27:26,311 And Karl totally forgot that I was on the weak side. And Karl totally forgot that I was on the weak side.
464 00:27:28,938 00:27:31,566 [Costas] Malone is doubled. They swat at it and steal it. [Costas] Malone is doubled. They swat at it and steal it.
465 00:27:33,943 00:27:36,863 Michael never clears, so Malone doesn't see him. Michael never clears, so Malone doesn't see him.
466 00:27:36,946 00:27:39,199 He comes from the blind side and strips him. He comes from the blind side and strips him.
467 00:27:39,783 00:27:42,452 [Jordan] Now I got the ball, and I can see Phil, [Jordan] Now I got the ball, and I can see Phil,
468 00:27:42,535 00:27:44,454 basically out of the corner of my eye. basically out of the corner of my eye.
469 00:27:44,537 00:27:46,122 He wasn't gonna call a timeout. He wasn't gonna call a timeout.
470 00:27:46,206 00:27:50,168 If we could do something without them talking about it, If we could do something without them talking about it,
471 00:27:50,251 00:27:52,212 working against a set defense, working against a set defense,
472 00:27:52,295 00:27:54,673 we'd rather go with a live ball situation. we'd rather go with a live ball situation.
473 00:27:54,756 00:27:59,302 [Costas] Seventeen seconds from game seven or from championship number six. [Costas] Seventeen seconds from game seven or from championship number six.
474 00:27:59,886 00:28:02,806 [interviewer] What are you thinking as you're coming back up the floor? [interviewer] What are you thinking as you're coming back up the floor?
475 00:28:02,889 00:28:05,266 "Get the hell out the way." [chuckles] "Get the hell out the way." [chuckles]
476 00:28:06,434 00:28:08,895 "Get the hell out the way," only thing I was thinking. "Get the hell out the way," only thing I was thinking.
477 00:28:10,355 00:28:13,316 I ain't had to do shit. All I did was plant myself right down there. I ain't had to do shit. All I did was plant myself right down there.
478 00:28:13,400 00:28:15,902 I knew it, I said, "He's gonna shoot this fucker." I knew it, I said, "He's gonna shoot this fucker."
479 00:28:15,985 00:28:17,946 He is not gonna pass this fucking ball. He is not gonna pass this fucking ball.
480 00:28:18,029 00:28:22,158 I don't give a fuck if it's John Paxson or fucking Steve Kerr. I don't give a fuck if it's John Paxson or fucking Steve Kerr.
481 00:28:22,242 00:28:23,868 Hell no, this is his turn. Hell no, this is his turn.
482 00:28:25,036 00:28:26,663 [Jordan] When I scoped over the floor, [Jordan] When I scoped over the floor,
483 00:28:26,746 00:28:30,083 I felt like I can get a jump shot off or I can get all the way to the basket. I felt like I can get a jump shot off or I can get all the way to the basket.
484 00:28:30,792 00:28:33,837 So it's just a matter of me picking the right time when to attack. So it's just a matter of me picking the right time when to attack.
485 00:28:35,380 00:28:37,590 [Costas] Jordan, open... [Costas] Jordan, open...
486 00:28:37,674 00:28:39,217 Chicago with the lead! Chicago with the lead!
487 00:28:42,929 00:28:44,639 Timeout Utah. Timeout Utah.
488 00:28:45,432 00:28:47,517 5.2 seconds left. 5.2 seconds left.
489 00:28:47,600 00:28:53,064 Michael Jordan running on fumes with 45 points. Michael Jordan running on fumes with 45 points.
490 00:28:54,023 00:28:57,610 [commentator] At the end of the game, you gotta get it out of his hands. [commentator] At the end of the game, you gotta get it out of his hands.
491 00:28:57,694 00:28:58,987 He's a killer. He's a killer.
492 00:29:03,450 00:29:06,411 Watch Jordan's left hand here as he gives Russell the push. Watch Jordan's left hand here as he gives Russell the push.
493 00:29:06,494 00:29:08,246 Referee can't see that. Referee can't see that.
494 00:29:08,329 00:29:11,750 Jordan frees himself up for a clean look. Jordan frees himself up for a clean look.
495 00:29:13,877 00:29:15,754 [Jordan] Everybody say I pushed off him. [Jordan] Everybody say I pushed off him.
496 00:29:15,837 00:29:19,591 Bullshit. His energy was going that way. I didn't have to push him that way. Bullshit. His energy was going that way. I didn't have to push him that way.
497 00:29:19,674 00:29:22,260 Russell was already stumbling away. Russell was already stumbling away.
498 00:29:23,178 00:29:25,138 That hand on his backside That hand on his backside
499 00:29:25,221 00:29:28,475 was the equivalent of a maître d' showing someone to their table. was the equivalent of a maître d' showing someone to their table.
500 00:29:31,186 00:29:32,854 [Kerr] When he took that shot, [Kerr] When he took that shot,
501 00:29:32,937 00:29:36,149 you could just hear the energy get sucked right out of the building. you could just hear the energy get sucked right out of the building.
502 00:29:39,194 00:29:44,908 [Costas] That may have been the last shot Michael Jordan will ever take in the NBA. [Costas] That may have been the last shot Michael Jordan will ever take in the NBA.
503 00:29:46,785 00:29:52,624 If that's the last image of Michael Jordan, how magnificent is it? If that's the last image of Michael Jordan, how magnificent is it?
504 00:29:53,750 00:29:56,336 [Kerr] And those devastated fans... [Kerr] And those devastated fans...
505 00:29:57,003 00:30:02,342 were just groaning this collective groan as the Jazz take timeout. were just groaning this collective groan as the Jazz take timeout.
506 00:30:07,847 00:30:11,142 I'm tired as hell. I'm exhausted. I'm tired as hell. I'm exhausted.
507 00:30:11,726 00:30:13,144 But I have one more stop. But I have one more stop.
508 00:30:13,228 00:30:15,396 [man] One more stop, big man, one more stop. [man] One more stop, big man, one more stop.
509 00:30:17,440 00:30:20,235 Here we go, baby. Come on, baby, one more stop. Here we go, baby. Come on, baby, one more stop.
510 00:30:23,321 00:30:25,365 I can't do nothing else. Just go to the basket. I can't do nothing else. Just go to the basket.
511 00:30:25,448 00:30:28,535 You got to be ready to run a charge. Don't give 'em another T. You got to be ready to run a charge. Don't give 'em another T.
512 00:30:48,263 00:30:50,640 [Jordan] I'm collecting my thoughts, but I'm tired. [Jordan] I'm collecting my thoughts, but I'm tired.
513 00:30:51,516 00:30:53,434 I'm trying to muster up the energy... I'm trying to muster up the energy...
514 00:30:55,144 00:30:56,354 to finish this off. to finish this off.
515 00:30:56,896 00:30:59,899 [Costas] If they score, there's a game seven. [Costas] If they score, there's a game seven.
516 00:31:00,525 00:31:03,319 If they don't, for the second straight year, If they don't, for the second straight year,
517 00:31:03,403 00:31:05,113 - they go out on six. - [whistle blows] - they go out on six. - [whistle blows]
518 00:31:05,864 00:31:07,699 [Costas] Stockton, Harper's on him. [Costas] Stockton, Harper's on him.
519 00:31:07,782 00:31:10,326 Behind the screen. Harper got a piece of it. Behind the screen. Harper got a piece of it.
520 00:31:10,410 00:31:11,661 It comes off! It comes off!
521 00:31:13,121 00:31:15,373 [triumphant instrumental music playing] [triumphant instrumental music playing]
522 00:31:15,456 00:31:17,208 [Costas] The Chicago Bulls... [Costas] The Chicago Bulls...
523 00:31:18,418 00:31:21,921 have won their sixth NBA championship, have won their sixth NBA championship,
524 00:31:22,005 00:31:24,424 and it's their second three-peat. and it's their second three-peat.
525 00:31:24,507 00:31:26,259 [cheering] [cheering]
526 00:31:31,806 00:31:33,850 [Jackson] Oh, my God! That was beautiful! [Jackson] Oh, my God! That was beautiful!
527 00:31:33,933 00:31:36,227 - What a finish! - [Jordan] I had faith! - What a finish! - [Jordan] I had faith!
528 00:31:36,311 00:31:38,897 [Jackson] I'll bet you did. God bless you. [Jackson] I'll bet you did. God bless you.
529 00:31:38,980 00:31:40,148 [inaudible] [inaudible]
530 00:31:47,572 00:31:52,410 The Chicago Bulls, the 1998 NBA Champion, The Chicago Bulls, the 1998 NBA Champion,
531 00:31:52,493 00:31:55,121 and a team for the ages. and a team for the ages.
532 00:31:57,332 00:31:58,958 - Can you believe it? - Yeah, I can. - Can you believe it? - Yeah, I can.
533 00:31:59,042 00:32:00,042 I can't believe it. I can't believe it.
534 00:32:00,084 00:32:02,128 - I believed in it. - That was beautiful. - I believed in it. - That was beautiful.
535 00:32:02,712 00:32:04,714 I never gave up. I never gave up. I never gave up. I never gave up.
536 00:32:04,797 00:32:08,134 Every time we were close, I knew we were gonna do it. I knew it. Every time we were close, I knew we were gonna do it. I knew it.
537 00:32:08,718 00:32:12,972 1998 NBA Finals MVP, Michael Jordan. 1998 NBA Finals MVP, Michael Jordan.
538 00:32:13,056 00:32:14,641 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
539 00:32:19,938 00:32:21,356 [all cheering] [all cheering]
540 00:32:36,746 00:32:39,958 He's a hero. He's the guy that delivered every time he was asked He's a hero. He's the guy that delivered every time he was asked
541 00:32:40,041 00:32:41,751 during these types of situations. during these types of situations.
542 00:32:43,252 00:32:45,463 Man, can you believe it? Six. Man, can you believe it? Six.
543 00:32:46,631 00:32:48,007 - Six! - Six. - Six! - Six.
544 00:32:48,091 00:32:51,219 Six of 'em! Six of 'em! Six of 'em! Six of 'em!
545 00:32:51,928 00:32:55,056 Yes, sir! Six of them! Yes, sir! Six of them!
546 00:32:55,848 00:32:58,935 Now, y'all say whatever you want, they can't win till we quit. Now, y'all say whatever you want, they can't win till we quit.
547 00:32:59,018 00:33:00,018 [laughing] [laughing]
548 00:33:00,061 00:33:01,312 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
549 00:33:09,237 00:33:12,073 Check that out. Man, look at that. Check that out. Man, look at that.
550 00:33:12,156 00:33:14,909 That's waterproof color right there, that's waterproof. That's waterproof color right there, that's waterproof.
551 00:33:16,077 00:33:19,414 - What was you watching this afternoon? - I was watching Man with the Iron Face. - What was you watching this afternoon? - I was watching Man with the Iron Face.
552 00:33:19,497 00:33:21,666 - [man] Iron Mask. - [Jordan] Iron Mask. - [man] Iron Mask. - [Jordan] Iron Mask.
553 00:33:22,458 00:33:23,584 And he's here! And he's here!
554 00:33:23,668 00:33:26,004 You know what I told the guys when we stuck our hands in? You know what I told the guys when we stuck our hands in?
555 00:33:26,087 00:33:27,630 - What? - All for one and one for all. - What? - All for one and one for all.
556 00:33:27,714 00:33:29,507 - [all laughing] - I did. I'm not kidding. - [all laughing] - I did. I'm not kidding.
557 00:33:29,590 00:33:31,735 - Congratulations. - [Jordan] Thank you. I'm glad you came. - Congratulations. - [Jordan] Thank you. I'm glad you came.
558 00:33:31,759 00:33:34,637 You did some beautiful stuff just now, man. That was poetic. You did some beautiful stuff just now, man. That was poetic.
559 00:33:34,721 00:33:35,972 Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much.
560 00:33:36,055 00:33:38,099 Can you continue this, with this championship? Can you continue this, with this championship?
561 00:33:38,182 00:33:40,977 I'm not even gonna think about this. All I'm gonna think about is I'm not even gonna think about this. All I'm gonna think about is
562 00:33:41,060 00:33:43,980 tonight have fun, tomorrow morning, we'll worry about everything else. tonight have fun, tomorrow morning, we'll worry about everything else.
563 00:33:44,063 00:33:46,315 Scottie, now that you're celebrating, feeling good, Scottie, now that you're celebrating, feeling good,
564 00:33:46,399 00:33:48,234 you're coming back next year, right? you're coming back next year, right?
565 00:33:48,776 00:33:52,113 I'll answer that in a couple days. Maybe at Grant Park. I'll answer that in a couple days. Maybe at Grant Park.
566 00:33:52,196 00:33:53,531 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
567 00:33:54,115 00:33:56,075 Greatest team to ever play this game. Greatest team to ever play this game.
568 00:33:56,159 00:33:58,369 You just gotta respect it. If they don't respect that? You just gotta respect it. If they don't respect that?
569 00:33:59,704 00:34:02,040 There's a lot of people doing a lot of illegal drugs. There's a lot of people doing a lot of illegal drugs.
570 00:34:02,123 00:34:03,039 [laughing] [laughing]
571 00:34:03,041 00:34:04,841 - Thanks, man. - That's what it is. That's it. - Thanks, man. - That's what it is. That's it.
572 00:34:05,334 00:34:06,334 [fans cheering] [fans cheering]
573 00:34:06,335 00:34:07,920 Can you imagine? It's still daylight. Can you imagine? It's still daylight.
574 00:34:08,004 00:34:10,548 We might be able to get some golf swings in. We might be able to get some golf swings in.
575 00:34:11,591 00:34:13,092 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
576 00:34:16,971 00:34:19,974 This is great. This was the greatest. This is great. This was the greatest.
577 00:34:20,975 00:34:22,310 Dennis, good job. Dennis, good job.
578 00:34:23,102 00:34:25,063 Fellas. Great job. Fellas. Great job.
579 00:34:25,146 00:34:28,691 [Jordan] Thank you, man. Take care, man. Tell the wife I say hello, okay? [Jordan] Thank you, man. Take care, man. Tell the wife I say hello, okay?
580 00:34:28,775 00:34:30,276 [Malone] See you guys. Excuse me. [Malone] See you guys. Excuse me.
581 00:34:33,404 00:34:35,823 - [sirens blaring] - [fans cheering] - [sirens blaring] - [fans cheering]
582 00:34:47,418 00:34:49,128 [Kerr] Upon arrival at the hotel... [Kerr] Upon arrival at the hotel...
583 00:34:49,712 00:34:54,717 we just had cameras in front of us and people waiting for autographs. we just had cameras in front of us and people waiting for autographs.
584 00:34:54,801 00:34:57,762 That was so amazing, you know, just being with the group... That was so amazing, you know, just being with the group...
585 00:34:57,845 00:35:01,099 - Jordan! Jordan! Jordan! - ...and feeling that rush of adrenaline... - Jordan! Jordan! Jordan! - ...and feeling that rush of adrenaline...
586 00:35:01,849 00:35:05,061 because of people's adoration for Michael, mainly. because of people's adoration for Michael, mainly.
587 00:35:05,144 00:35:06,270 [all cheering] [all cheering]
588 00:35:24,455 00:35:25,706 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
589 00:35:28,167 00:35:29,167 [man 1] Goddamn! [man 1] Goddamn!
590 00:35:29,585 00:35:31,345 [man 2] I'm sorry, is this the smoking floor? [man 2] I'm sorry, is this the smoking floor?
591 00:35:31,379 00:35:33,019 - [man 3] Yes, it is. - [man 4] It is now. - [man 3] Yes, it is. - [man 4] It is now.
592 00:35:33,047 00:35:34,173 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
593 00:35:36,175 00:35:39,345 [singing] ♪ We are the champions ♪ [singing] ♪ We are the champions ♪
594 00:35:40,263 00:35:41,263 ♪ My friend! ♪ ♪ My friend! ♪
595 00:35:41,264 00:35:43,808 - Kiss it. - [chuckles] Kiss the trophy? - Kiss it. - [chuckles] Kiss the trophy?
596 00:35:43,891 00:35:45,518 - [man] Yeah. - Oh, man! - [man] Yeah. - Oh, man!
597 00:35:45,601 00:35:47,687 - [piano playing] - [indistinct chatter] - [piano playing] - [indistinct chatter]
598 00:35:50,523 00:35:53,901 Yeah! Damn right! [laughing] Yeah! Damn right! [laughing]
599 00:35:54,527 00:35:58,156 Phil said, "Can you play 48 minutes?" I said, "Whatever it takes." Phil said, "Can you play 48 minutes?" I said, "Whatever it takes."
600 00:35:59,115 00:36:00,950 It didn't help much when Scottie went down. It didn't help much when Scottie went down.
601 00:36:01,033 00:36:03,995 I wasn't expecting him to go down. That scared the shit out of me. I wasn't expecting him to go down. That scared the shit out of me.
602 00:36:04,078 00:36:06,918 [reporter 1] How good did that jumper feel? I see you gave the little... [reporter 1] How good did that jumper feel? I see you gave the little...
603 00:36:06,956 00:36:08,833 Oh, I had to, everything was short! Oh, I had to, everything was short!
604 00:36:09,458 00:36:12,295 Flicking my wrist, everything was short. I had a great... Flicking my wrist, everything was short. I had a great...
605 00:36:12,837 00:36:15,214 - That time I put one of them... - [reporter 1] All the way! - That time I put one of them... - [reporter 1] All the way!
606 00:36:15,298 00:36:17,842 [Jordan] Fundamental shit, you throw your two fingers at it. [Jordan] Fundamental shit, you throw your two fingers at it.
607 00:36:17,925 00:36:19,635 [all laughing] [all laughing]
608 00:36:20,386 00:36:22,138 [reporter 2] Got another one in ya? [reporter 2] Got another one in ya?
609 00:36:22,221 00:36:24,265 It's the moment, man. It's the moment! It's the moment, man. It's the moment!
610 00:36:24,348 00:36:27,435 That Zen Buddhism shit, y'all get in the moment and stay here. That Zen Buddhism shit, y'all get in the moment and stay here.
611 00:36:27,518 00:36:28,598 [man speaking indistinctly] [man speaking indistinctly]
612 00:36:28,644 00:36:32,523 Just stay in the moment till next October, then we know where the hell we are. Just stay in the moment till next October, then we know where the hell we are.
613 00:36:32,607 00:36:33,607 [all laughing] [all laughing]
614 00:36:37,987 00:36:40,865 [reporter] Champs, world champs, NBA mack daddies. [reporter] Champs, world champs, NBA mack daddies.
615 00:36:41,449 00:36:43,951 Chicago completing its second three-peat this decade. Chicago completing its second three-peat this decade.
616 00:36:44,035 00:36:47,830 Tens of thousands of fans in Chicago's Grant Park, Tens of thousands of fans in Chicago's Grant Park,
617 00:36:47,914 00:36:49,248 chanting, "One more year!" chanting, "One more year!"
618 00:36:49,332 00:36:50,875 [crowd chanting] One more year! [crowd chanting] One more year!
619 00:36:50,958 00:36:54,253 I wanna tell Jerry Reinsdorf he'd better bring 'em back. I wanna tell Jerry Reinsdorf he'd better bring 'em back.
620 00:36:54,337 00:36:57,006 Because if he doesn't, we're gonna ride him out of town. Because if he doesn't, we're gonna ride him out of town.
621 00:36:57,089 00:36:58,341 [all cheering] [all cheering]
622 00:36:58,925 00:37:04,805 [announcer] And now, your six-time world champion [announcer] And now, your six-time world champion
623 00:37:04,889 00:37:06,807 Chicago Bulls! Chicago Bulls!
624 00:37:06,891 00:37:08,100 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
625 00:37:11,896 00:37:15,983 About a year ago, Jerry Reinsdorf called me and asked me, About a year ago, Jerry Reinsdorf called me and asked me,
626 00:37:16,067 00:37:17,777 did I think we could do it again? did I think we could do it again?
627 00:37:17,860 00:37:19,737 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
628 00:37:20,738 00:37:21,989 [Jackson] I said yes. [Jackson] I said yes.
629 00:37:22,907 00:37:26,118 Without Scottie coming back, we never would have got it done. Without Scottie coming back, we never would have got it done.
630 00:37:26,702 00:37:29,789 And Michael loaded us up on his shoulders and carried us home. And Michael loaded us up on his shoulders and carried us home.
631 00:37:33,167 00:37:37,046 And I want to thank Jerry Krause for giving us the opportunity to do it. And I want to thank Jerry Krause for giving us the opportunity to do it.
632 00:37:37,129 00:37:40,383 - He had another plan, but he put it aside. - [crowd booing] - He had another plan, but he put it aside. - [crowd booing]
633 00:37:40,466 00:37:41,466 Thanks, Jerry. Thanks, Jerry.
634 00:37:42,176 00:37:45,179 We can't knock him. We gotta give him credit. We can't knock him. We gotta give him credit.
635 00:37:46,180 00:37:50,184 He deserves the credit because he was the general manager of those teams. He deserves the credit because he was the general manager of those teams.
636 00:37:51,727 00:37:55,940 I've had a lot of great people in my life, and that's why my success happened. I've had a lot of great people in my life, and that's why my success happened.
637 00:37:56,524 00:37:59,568 I played with Phil Jackson, the greatest coach in the game. I played with Phil Jackson, the greatest coach in the game.
638 00:37:59,652 00:38:01,946 Michael Jordan, the greatest player in the game. Michael Jordan, the greatest player in the game.
639 00:38:02,029 00:38:05,700 Jerry Krause, obviously the greatest general manager in the game. Jerry Krause, obviously the greatest general manager in the game.
640 00:38:06,701 00:38:10,830 I want to thank all my teammates, the organization. It's been a great run. I want to thank all my teammates, the organization. It's been a great run.
641 00:38:11,455 00:38:13,291 Thank you for our last dance. Thank you for our last dance.
642 00:38:14,208 00:38:15,793 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
643 00:38:17,503 00:38:21,215 I know a lot of people didn't think we'd end up back in Grant Park this year. I know a lot of people didn't think we'd end up back in Grant Park this year.
644 00:38:22,675 00:38:25,303 Nobody knows if we're gonna be in Grant Park next year. Nobody knows if we're gonna be in Grant Park next year.
645 00:38:29,390 00:38:34,145 But the one thing I do know is my heart, my soul and my love But the one thing I do know is my heart, my soul and my love
646 00:38:34,228 00:38:36,397 has always gone to the city of Chicago. has always gone to the city of Chicago.
647 00:38:36,480 00:38:37,857 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
648 00:38:40,943 00:38:44,155 And I do know that, no matter what happens, And I do know that, no matter what happens,
649 00:38:44,238 00:38:47,992 my heart and my soul and my love will still be in the city of Chicago. my heart and my soul and my love will still be in the city of Chicago.
650 00:38:52,955 00:38:55,958 [Kremer] You have to almost appreciate his celebrity even more. [Kremer] You have to almost appreciate his celebrity even more.
651 00:38:56,042 00:38:59,670 Because he didn't have those platforms to be known worldwide. Because he didn't have those platforms to be known worldwide.
652 00:38:59,754 00:39:03,507 There was no ability to promote yourself through social media, There was no ability to promote yourself through social media,
653 00:39:03,591 00:39:07,887 to post videos, no tweets, nothing like that. to post videos, no tweets, nothing like that.
654 00:39:07,970 00:39:09,680 He was known for his play He was known for his play
655 00:39:09,764 00:39:12,558 and for having this larger-than-life persona. and for having this larger-than-life persona.
656 00:39:13,559 00:39:14,685 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
657 00:39:17,563 00:39:19,732 [Reinsdorf] I'm most proud of the impact [Reinsdorf] I'm most proud of the impact
658 00:39:19,815 00:39:23,069 that those teams had on the city of Chicago and the fans. that those teams had on the city of Chicago and the fans.
659 00:39:24,195 00:39:28,449 When we had the celebrations after each of the championships in Grant Park, When we had the celebrations after each of the championships in Grant Park,
660 00:39:28,532 00:39:33,204 and to look out over a crowd of faces as far as you can see, and they're all happy. and to look out over a crowd of faces as far as you can see, and they're all happy.
661 00:39:33,287 00:39:36,874 They're all happy. It makes you feel good that you played some role They're all happy. It makes you feel good that you played some role
662 00:39:36,957 00:39:38,876 in bringing happiness to these people. in bringing happiness to these people.
663 00:39:40,044 00:39:43,255 [Stern] In '92, the NBA was in 80 countries. [Stern] In '92, the NBA was in 80 countries.
664 00:39:43,964 00:39:47,343 And now the NBA is in 215 countries. And now the NBA is in 215 countries.
665 00:39:47,968 00:39:51,472 Anyone who understands that phenomenon of that historical arc Anyone who understands that phenomenon of that historical arc
666 00:39:51,555 00:39:54,600 will understand that Michael Jordan and his era will understand that Michael Jordan and his era
667 00:39:54,683 00:39:56,811 played an incredibly important part in it. played an incredibly important part in it.
668 00:39:57,436 00:39:59,146 He advanced us tremendously. He advanced us tremendously.
669 00:40:02,900 00:40:07,863 There are great players who don't have an impact beyond their sport. There are great players who don't have an impact beyond their sport.
670 00:40:09,073 00:40:14,829 And then there are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. And then there are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force.
671 00:40:14,912 00:40:19,834 Michael Jordan helped to create a different way Michael Jordan helped to create a different way
672 00:40:19,917 00:40:23,212 in which people thought about the African-American athlete, in which people thought about the African-American athlete,
673 00:40:23,295 00:40:27,508 a different way in which people saw athletics a different way in which people saw athletics
674 00:40:27,591 00:40:30,845 as part of the entertainment business. as part of the entertainment business.
675 00:40:32,096 00:40:36,016 He became an extraordinary ambassador not just for basketball, He became an extraordinary ambassador not just for basketball,
676 00:40:36,100 00:40:38,644 but I think for the United States overseas, but I think for the United States overseas,
677 00:40:39,353 00:40:42,523 and part of American culture sweeping the globe. and part of American culture sweeping the globe.
678 00:40:43,649 00:40:45,609 Michael Jordan and the Bulls... Michael Jordan and the Bulls...
679 00:40:46,861 00:40:48,487 changed the culture. changed the culture.
680 00:40:58,914 00:41:05,171 That night, Jerry Reinsdorf called me up, and he asked me to come back. That night, Jerry Reinsdorf called me up, and he asked me to come back.
681 00:41:06,297 00:41:08,007 After the sixth championship, After the sixth championship,
682 00:41:08,090 00:41:10,426 I offered him the opportunity to come back. I offered him the opportunity to come back.
683 00:41:10,509 00:41:12,761 "You've earned the chance, the opportunity to come back, "You've earned the chance, the opportunity to come back,
684 00:41:12,845 00:41:15,139 regardless of what was said before now." regardless of what was said before now."
685 00:41:16,182 00:41:19,268 I said, "Well, I think I should just take a break." I said, "Well, I think I should just take a break."
686 00:41:20,644 00:41:23,272 I said, "I don't think it's fair to Jerry, I said, "I don't think it's fair to Jerry,
687 00:41:23,355 00:41:25,983 and I know it'd be difficult for him to accept that." and I know it'd be difficult for him to accept that."
688 00:41:26,859 00:41:28,194 [interviewer] Let me play you... [interviewer] Let me play you...
689 00:41:28,944 00:41:32,114 This is Jerry Reinsdorf saying why he had to break the team up. This is Jerry Reinsdorf saying why he had to break the team up.
690 00:41:32,198 00:41:33,491 - Reinsdorf? - Yeah. - Reinsdorf? - Yeah.
691 00:41:34,617 00:41:36,994 I can't wait to hear this. I never understood... I can't wait to hear this. I never understood...
692 00:41:37,077 00:41:40,956 We've never had any dialogue about why. I made my own assumptions why. We've never had any dialogue about why. I made my own assumptions why.
693 00:41:45,544 00:41:47,304 [Reinsdorf] Now after the sixth championship, [Reinsdorf] Now after the sixth championship,
694 00:41:47,338 00:41:48,578 things were beyond our control. things were beyond our control.
695 00:41:49,131 00:41:51,759 Because it would have been suicidal Because it would have been suicidal
696 00:41:51,842 00:41:54,094 at that point in their careers, to bring back... at that point in their careers, to bring back...
697 00:41:54,678 00:41:58,098 Pippen, Steve Kerr, Rodman, Ron Harper. Pippen, Steve Kerr, Rodman, Ron Harper.
698 00:41:58,182 00:42:01,769 Their market value individually was gonna be too high. Their market value individually was gonna be too high.
699 00:42:01,852 00:42:04,522 They weren't gonna be worth the money they'd get in the market. They weren't gonna be worth the money they'd get in the market.
700 00:42:05,105 00:42:09,777 So, when we realized that we were gonna have to go into a rebuild, So, when we realized that we were gonna have to go into a rebuild,
701 00:42:10,319 00:42:12,238 I went to Phil and offered him I went to Phil and offered him
702 00:42:12,321 00:42:14,448 the opportunity to come back the next year. the opportunity to come back the next year.
703 00:42:15,115 00:42:17,159 But he said, "I don't wanna go through a rebuild. But he said, "I don't wanna go through a rebuild.
704 00:42:17,243 00:42:18,869 I don't wanna coach a bad team." I don't wanna coach a bad team."
705 00:42:19,453 00:42:21,789 That was the end. It just came to an end on its own. That was the end. It just came to an end on its own.
706 00:42:21,872 00:42:25,543 You know, had Michael been healthy and wanted to come back, You know, had Michael been healthy and wanted to come back,
707 00:42:25,626 00:42:28,754 I don't doubt that Krause could've rebuilt another championship team I don't doubt that Krause could've rebuilt another championship team
708 00:42:28,837 00:42:32,216 in a couple years. But, yeah, it wasn't gonna happen instantly. in a couple years. But, yeah, it wasn't gonna happen instantly.
709 00:42:39,932 00:42:43,269 In '98... Krause already said at the beginning of the season, In '98... Krause already said at the beginning of the season,
710 00:42:43,352 00:42:47,314 Phil can go 82-0, and he was never gonna be the coach. Phil can go 82-0, and he was never gonna be the coach.
711 00:42:47,398 00:42:51,986 So, when Phil said it was the last dance, it was the last dance. So, when Phil said it was the last dance, it was the last dance.
712 00:42:52,069 00:42:54,405 We knew they weren't gonna keep the team. We knew they weren't gonna keep the team.
713 00:42:54,488 00:42:58,534 Now, they could have nixed all of it at the beginning of '98. Now, they could have nixed all of it at the beginning of '98.
714 00:42:58,617 00:43:01,036 Why say that statement at the beginning of '98? Why say that statement at the beginning of '98?
715 00:43:01,120 00:43:03,414 If you ask all the guys who won in '98... If you ask all the guys who won in '98...
716 00:43:03,956 00:43:06,166 Steve Kerr, Jud Buechler, blah, blah, blah... Steve Kerr, Jud Buechler, blah, blah, blah...
717 00:43:06,709 00:43:09,169 "We give you one-year contract to try for the seventh." "We give you one-year contract to try for the seventh."
718 00:43:10,170 00:43:12,673 You think they would've signed? Yes, they would've signed. You think they would've signed? Yes, they would've signed.
719 00:43:12,756 00:43:15,342 Would I have signed for one year? Yes, I would have. Would I have signed for one year? Yes, I would have.
720 00:43:15,426 00:43:18,095 I'd been signing one-year contracts up to that. I'd been signing one-year contracts up to that.
721 00:43:18,178 00:43:20,264 Would Phil have done it? Yes. Would Phil have done it? Yes.
722 00:43:20,347 00:43:22,766 Now, Pip, you would've had to do some convincing, Now, Pip, you would've had to do some convincing,
723 00:43:22,850 00:43:24,476 but if Phil was gonna be there, but if Phil was gonna be there,
724 00:43:24,560 00:43:27,271 if Dennis was gonna be there, if MJ was gonna be there, if Dennis was gonna be there, if MJ was gonna be there,
725 00:43:27,813 00:43:31,150 to win our seventh, Pip is not gonna miss out on that. to win our seventh, Pip is not gonna miss out on that.
726 00:43:33,402 00:43:35,195 You know, '91-'92, I was... You know, '91-'92, I was...
727 00:43:36,238 00:43:39,825 I was young, full of energy, hungry. I was young, full of energy, hungry.
728 00:43:39,908 00:43:44,204 In '98, when you're winning six out of eight, In '98, when you're winning six out of eight,
729 00:43:45,039 00:43:48,334 and yet being just as dominant as you were in '91, and yet being just as dominant as you were in '91,
730 00:43:49,710 00:43:52,171 that's where the craftsmanship came in. that's where the craftsmanship came in.
731 00:43:52,254 00:43:55,674 I think '98 was much better than any of the other years I think '98 was much better than any of the other years
732 00:43:55,758 00:43:59,762 because of how I was able to use my mind as well as my body. because of how I was able to use my mind as well as my body.
733 00:44:00,346 00:44:04,224 [interviewer] So was it then satisfying to leave at your peak? [interviewer] So was it then satisfying to leave at your peak?
734 00:44:04,308 00:44:05,224 No. No.
735 00:44:05,225 00:44:07,394 [interviewer] Or is it maddening to leave at your peak? [interviewer] Or is it maddening to leave at your peak?
736 00:44:07,478 00:44:10,272 It's maddening, yeah, because I felt like... It's maddening, yeah, because I felt like...
737 00:44:11,482 00:44:12,775 we could have won seven. we could have won seven.
738 00:44:14,068 00:44:15,611 I really believe that. I really believe that.
739 00:44:15,694 00:44:19,782 We may not have, but, man, just not to be able to try, We may not have, but, man, just not to be able to try,
740 00:44:19,865 00:44:23,952 that's something that I just can't accept. that's something that I just can't accept.
741 00:44:24,036 00:44:26,246 For whatever reason, I just can't accept it. For whatever reason, I just can't accept it.
742 00:44:29,166 00:44:31,543 This is a good time to go. This is a good time to go.
743 00:44:32,336 00:44:35,214 It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good team. It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good team.
744 00:44:37,132 00:44:38,132 Time to go. Time to go.
745 00:44:38,634 00:44:40,844 ["Present Tense" playing] ["Present Tense" playing]
746 00:44:46,308 00:44:49,853 [Kerr] I remember there was this team meeting with Phil... [Kerr] I remember there was this team meeting with Phil...
747 00:44:51,021 00:44:53,899 and it was like, "This is it." and it was like, "This is it."
748 00:44:56,151 00:44:59,196 [Jackson] My wife had gotten her master's in social work [Jackson] My wife had gotten her master's in social work
749 00:44:59,279 00:45:03,117 and she was part of a group that went in to help people who were grieving. and she was part of a group that went in to help people who were grieving.
750 00:45:05,369 00:45:10,249 One of the things they did was a ritual, in which they put things to rest. One of the things they did was a ritual, in which they put things to rest.
751 00:45:13,168 00:45:17,589 He says, "This is it, the last dance. Last time we're ever gonna be together." He says, "This is it, the last dance. Last time we're ever gonna be together."
752 00:45:20,175 00:45:24,138 He asked everybody to bring in anything you want to write He asked everybody to bring in anything you want to write
753 00:45:24,221 00:45:26,181 about what the team means to you. about what the team means to you.
754 00:45:26,265 00:45:30,644 [Jackson] "Write what being on this team has meant to you during this year... [Jackson] "Write what being on this team has meant to you during this year...
755 00:45:31,186 00:45:33,522 and read it and we'll burn it in a coffee can." and read it and we'll burn it in a coffee can."
756 00:45:34,189 00:45:37,985 [Kerr] And every guy had emotional words to say. [Kerr] And every guy had emotional words to say.
757 00:45:38,068 00:45:40,696 And I remember Michael actually wrote a poem. And I remember Michael actually wrote a poem.
758 00:45:42,573 00:45:46,660 It was a depth of emotion that you never thought he had. It was a depth of emotion that you never thought he had.
759 00:45:47,077 00:45:50,539 ♪ You can spend your time alone ♪ ♪ You can spend your time alone ♪
760 00:45:50,622 00:45:52,791 [Jordan] Phil had this knack, [Jordan] Phil had this knack,
761 00:45:52,875 00:45:55,753 no matter how big you are or how big you think you are, no matter how big you are or how big you think you are,
762 00:45:55,836 00:46:00,174 to always draw you in to be a part of the process. to always draw you in to be a part of the process.
763 00:46:01,550 00:46:05,179 I'm not a poet. I just spoke what I felt at the time. I'm not a poet. I just spoke what I felt at the time.
764 00:46:06,930 00:46:08,390 We're always gonna be bonded. We're always gonna be bonded.
765 00:46:10,517 00:46:13,187 You say thanks for the past, enjoy the moment. You say thanks for the past, enjoy the moment.
766 00:46:13,270 00:46:15,272 Let's make sure we end it right. Let's make sure we end it right.
767 00:46:17,232 00:46:19,735 [Kerr] We saw him as this bully sometimes. [Kerr] We saw him as this bully sometimes.
768 00:46:20,444 00:46:24,156 But that day, he showed his compassion and his empathy for all of us. But that day, he showed his compassion and his empathy for all of us.
769 00:46:24,990 00:46:28,744 Then everybody put the paper in the can, and at the end of the session... Then everybody put the paper in the can, and at the end of the session...
770 00:46:29,244 00:46:33,248 Phil turned out the lights and he lit the paper in the can. Phil turned out the lights and he lit the paper in the can.
771 00:46:34,166 00:46:36,919 It's one of the most powerful things I've ever seen. It's one of the most powerful things I've ever seen.
772 00:46:38,045 00:46:41,507 ♪ You can spend your time alone ♪ ♪ You can spend your time alone ♪
773 00:46:41,590 00:46:45,052 ♪ Re-digesting past regrets, oh ♪ ♪ Re-digesting past regrets, oh ♪
774 00:46:45,135 00:46:50,182 When I look back, it's very gratifying to come from Wilmington, North Carolina, When I look back, it's very gratifying to come from Wilmington, North Carolina,
775 00:46:50,265 00:46:53,060 and never been in Chicago and never been in Chicago
776 00:46:53,894 00:46:57,064 but that became my home and became a part of my history. but that became my home and became a part of my history.
777 00:47:01,401 00:47:05,656 My passion on the basketball court should have been infectious My passion on the basketball court should have been infectious
778 00:47:05,739 00:47:09,493 because that's how I tried to play. I played for them. because that's how I tried to play. I played for them.
779 00:47:10,786 00:47:11,954 Start with hope. Start with hope.
780 00:47:12,663 00:47:13,997 Start with hope. Start with hope.
781 00:47:14,081 00:47:17,626 ♪ In the present tense ♪ ♪ In the present tense ♪
782 00:47:20,128 00:47:21,922 [Jordan] We went from a shitty team... [Jordan] We went from a shitty team...
783 00:47:23,048 00:47:26,176 to one of the all-time best dynasties. to one of the all-time best dynasties.
784 00:47:26,260 00:47:29,471 All you needed was one little match... All you needed was one little match...
785 00:47:30,597 00:47:32,349 to start that whole fire. to start that whole fire.
786 00:47:36,937 00:47:39,815 [commentator 1] Stolen by Pippen! Scottie Pippen, a great play! [commentator 1] Stolen by Pippen! Scottie Pippen, a great play!
787 00:47:44,236 00:47:47,364 [commentator 2] Here's Michael at the foul line, a shot on Ehlo... Good! [commentator 2] Here's Michael at the foul line, a shot on Ehlo... Good!
788 00:47:47,447 00:47:49,950 [commentator 3] The Bulls win it! They win it! [commentator 3] The Bulls win it! They win it!
789 00:48:00,252 00:48:03,755 [commentator 4] A spectacular move by Michael Jordan! [commentator 4] A spectacular move by Michael Jordan!
790 00:48:05,382 00:48:06,758 [inaudible] [inaudible]
791 00:48:37,789 00:48:41,209 [Jordan] I just want the franchise and Chicago Bulls to be respected. [Jordan] I just want the franchise and Chicago Bulls to be respected.
792 00:48:41,293 00:48:44,504 Like the Lakers or the Philadelphia 76ers or the Boston Celtics. Like the Lakers or the Philadelphia 76ers or the Boston Celtics.
793 00:48:45,047 00:48:46,840 Hopefully I can... That this team Hopefully I can... That this team
794 00:48:46,924 00:48:49,635 and this organization can build a program like that. and this organization can build a program like that.