1993 nba eastern conference finals game 5

Officiating was ruthless towards the frontcourt trio. The score is incredible. Feels like the Knicks should be up Bulls are being carried by these dogshit calls. In many ways the only reason the Bulls are in the game right now.

Where the fuck has this been all series?? A one point game for the Knicks. The shooting is just off though. You can almost see a lid on the rim outside the paint. This one was so ripe for the taking. He was incredible. The Knicks are pulling up for short arm jumpers when they should be taking it to the rack, making bad decisions in the open court, they look shaken. The Bulls unquestionably have the two best players on the floor, but it would be just as hard to argue they have the better team.

Supremely frustrating. You wanna talk about a guy who has melted into the background throughout the series. Jordan said his goal for this game was to get 10 assists. I wonder if a similar percentage holds up today. And if not, what has changed? Just in time for a Stern special, bullshit charge on Doc Rivers challenging a Jordan who was up in the air and still managed to draw a fucking charge. Patrick giveth, Patrick taketh away. You can feel the stakes of this one.

This feels like one of those. Everyone is on top of their rotations, absolutely choked out the Knicks on an extended possession and made Doc settle for a well guarded shitty pull up.

At least in New York. With the size and skill disparity in the front court that had to be an area of strength for the Knicks. The free throw shooting in this series has been ghastly. Dude had a heater and deep range. He shot seven total threes this entire season. All fucking heart. Knicks within 2. Even Marv and Fratello are saying he needs to get his teammates involved. He dragged the Knicks back into it and has his prints on every play. No brainer offensive foul.

He is feeling it. How did we lose this game. Knicks are in the penalty so Grant to the line. I wondered how the Knicks lost this game, the answer is the officiating kept the Bulls close enough for us to blow it. Really shitty. At least that will definitely be the least clutch thing he does in this game.

What a performance by Patrick. He looks like he just sipped his whole face in a soup bowl filled with blow. It looked an awful lot like someone on the Bulls had possession of the ball out of bounds.

How are they not showing this over and over like the Zapruder film? Grant gets the recovered loose ball out before he steps out of bounds. Jesus Christ that was fucking brutal. Final Thoughts: In the long and agonizing history of my Knicks fandom, this has gotta be in the top 5. When people talk about victory being a question of who wants it more you can show them this tape and consider how random and stupid legacy and sports and really human existence in general is.

If the Knicks take this game and maintain home court it potentially changes everything, the course of history and certainly my childhood. Fuck you Charles Smith. Knicks lose a heartbreaker. They clearly had a deeper and more polished squad. A lot to build on heading back to Chicago. What could possibly go wrong? By Abe Beame January 7, Art by Bradley Park If you are insane enough to continue reading this dissection of a quarter century old NBA championship series, you are wise enough to kick a few bucks to the POW Patreon If Adidas reintroduced the Intruder, Abe Beame would buy three pairs right now.

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