New York Knicks leading the Houston Rockets 3 games to 2. This game would have won them their first title since the 70s.
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@ANTHONYZIKO16 жыл бұрын
Starks for 3 yessss!!!! Knicks win knicks win New York knicks are the 93 94 NBA champions John starks finals MVP .... 😔😔😔😔 dam I wish this was true we all dream it was
@johnmin61004 жыл бұрын
I hear you. I thought it had a chance as it got closer to rim. I guess knicks needed john paxton.
@Kjking223464 жыл бұрын
Patrick Ewing Finals MVP
@jakejp744 жыл бұрын
@@Kjking22346 Patrick Ewing didn't even average 20 points in the finals. Hakeem destroyed him. If patrick averages at least 25 points per game we win that series. Is that too much to ask? Starks took the attention off Ewing in that game 7 debacle
@mariobryant88036 ай бұрын
Ewing only shot 50% plus in game 5.
@amostlyreasonableguy Жыл бұрын
I mean this in the most respectful, credit where credit is due way: Starks maximized his talent. The man was gutsy and gave it his all. Streaky or not, he played his damn heart out.
@vargas21810 жыл бұрын
I forgot how Starks was on fire in this game. But that miss at the end of this game affected him throughout the next game.
@KWCline917 жыл бұрын
Johny Kilroy that and the three-day layoff between games 6 & 7
@dfcintron Жыл бұрын
He had a great series except G1 and G7
@jlobiafra11 жыл бұрын
I am from Houston so this was one of the greatest moments for me. I remember Starks was on fire and I was thinking " oh shit he's going to make it" but out of the blue Hakeem came out of nowhere to save the day.
@JRAHIT Жыл бұрын
Knicks fan here, and damn, Starks almost put y’all away this game.
@willgaw35053 жыл бұрын
Still haunts me. My Knicks were so close. Such a great team. No shame in coming up short to MJ & The Dream. If not for those legends, I think NY gets at least 1 ring in that era.
@JRAHIT Жыл бұрын
Man we should’ve had this one
@ghariiscool11 жыл бұрын
This is so heartbreaking to watch, I fantasize about that shot going in lol...."It's good! It's all over! The Knicks are the Champions for the first time in 21 years!"
@MetalMadness_007 жыл бұрын
ghariiscool now 20 becomes 40
@Nhilzer6 жыл бұрын
The worst is to see how bad are our Knicks now. We need a miracle, we need people who really love our team on the staff, sad the owner doesn't sell the club cause he obviously doesn't know nothing bout basket-ball.
@Videogamelover586 жыл бұрын
Now 45 :/
@paoerfulone10894 жыл бұрын
@gothatway09 If Jordan hadn't retired, the Rockets still would have won. Why? One reason: Hakeem Olajuwon. The Bulls had NO answers for Olajuwon. Look what he did to Ewing and Shaq. Imagine if that were Cartwright and Perdue. He would have chewed them up and spit them out
@matts.30173 жыл бұрын
Me too. What could have been. Starks would have been a legend.
@rcpainter30232 жыл бұрын
I Grew up a Bulls fan and even though they beat my Bulls (without Jordan) that year, I was pulling for them. They gave the 3 time champs a tough game years before and this year in 94, I thought they had this series. Knicks deserved a Championship! Sorry New York.
@JRAHIT Жыл бұрын
Thanks man
@chocochip111 жыл бұрын
The saddest and most true part is that everybody knows that shot was going straight through....
@AlphaMutt4 жыл бұрын
Everyone except one of the best defenders of all time. he never made enough separation. That shot was doomed. Soz about it.
@joe3009 Жыл бұрын
It would've hit back iron.
@DJROMUSIK12 жыл бұрын
18 years later shit still hurts.. he carried them the whole 4th quarter ON FIRE.. can you imagine if dis shot goes in and the Knicks finally win a fukin title !! it would've been one of most epic clutch 4th quarters of all time.. Starks would've been the mayor.. lol so sick..
@nonyabizz35332 жыл бұрын
John starks MVP of that finals would of happened. Love Starks. My favorite player
@JRAHIT Жыл бұрын
Facts man
@HydroDiver7 жыл бұрын
The way Mr. Starks played epitomized those Knicks teams of the early 90's. Ewing was the superstar, but Starks, Mase (May his soul rest.) and the Oak-Man were the heart of those teams and the reason why I still love the Knicks even though they've sucked for more than a decade and a half.
@vastaire817 жыл бұрын
Vincent Vega well said
@andreialexandruparfeni71297 жыл бұрын
Vincent Vega The heart of the team shot 2 of 18 and 0 of 11 from 3 in the decisive Game 7, when his team lost by only 6 points.
@omega_orioles5 жыл бұрын
The Knicks in the early 90s were a special team. It’s still a shame for NY and the NBA they never won a title.
@Aalender2 жыл бұрын
Ewing lay up - Oakley Turnover throwing to Starks - Starks coming off that screen and not shooting in the final minute- we make those plays the NY KNICKS are world Champs - Heartbreaking but loved that team GO NY GO NY GOOOOOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@JRAHIT Жыл бұрын
That put back was not an offensive goal tend by the way, but you’re right, and Ewing should’ve dunked that
@KenKaniff-dw4jw6 ай бұрын
@@JRAHITthats why Starks had to shoot rather than Dump to Ewing
@shermanngjazz6 жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for Starks... He was stepping up huge for the Knicks until the final shot... and then Game 7 happened smh
@johnmin61004 жыл бұрын
Sherman Ng starks was bad in game 7. That miss ended the series imo.
@razkable Жыл бұрын
The organization let him down by not bringing back wilkins and mcdaniels for the season before...it's not starks fault it's the cheap management for not understanding that they had a super team in 92 that literally pushed peak mj to the brink...not bringing them back together was a huge mistake....they really should of won the 93 and 94 titles had the gm understood his roster was amazing in 92 and getting better...they went up 2-0 on the 93 bulls without them....
@NEONOIRERA7 жыл бұрын
One of the most competitive series ever
@J-S.P3 жыл бұрын
Given how all 7 games were decided by single digits I'd say it was *THE* most competitive series.
@neoellinas15 жыл бұрын
I agree. Starks dominated the fourth quarter in Games 4, 5 and 6. Without that, I think the series wouldn't have even made it back to Houston. And with the way he was shooting that night, there was no way he was missing that final shot if Hakeen hadn't gotten his finger on it. I put Game 7 all on Riley...he saw Starks was struggling, he had Rolando and Hubert Davis on the bench, players who had seen some playoff action. He could have given one of them a shot. Oh well, we'll never know.
@freakyfornash11 жыл бұрын
I was 11 at the time of this game, and I'll never forget how heartbroken I was, as a die hard Knicks fan, when that final shot missed. I pretty much knew Houston had the series when they won this game, and couldn't even watch Game 7, with virtually knowing Game 6 was the one the Knicks had to win, but blew it. To this day this game still eats at me, and if only that shot went in, with how great things would have been, along with the 1994 baseball strike, both of which broke New York's heart.
@MetalMadness_007 жыл бұрын
freakyfornash i was screaming foul foul
@BryanX646 жыл бұрын
Ewing missing a point blank layup in game 7 vs the Pacers for the tie is a bigger choke
@nocturnalrecluse121611 ай бұрын
I was 13 and I lost interest in the NBA after this stint.
@DarrellC.10 ай бұрын
I’m with ya. I was 12 at the time and felt the exact same way. Such a heartbreaking loss, I was such a huge John Starks fan (as streaky as he was).
@freakyfornash10 ай бұрын
@@DarrellC. Yeah, and sucks for both he, and Knicks fans that he saved his worst performance for the seventh, and final game of the series when they needed him to have his best game too. Of course he could have simply passed it to Ewing for an easy two in order to send the game to OT. But there's no doubt that final shot goes in if Hakeem didn't manage to block it by the skin of his fingers though.
@NYCRyderman11 жыл бұрын
All in all, Starks showed up to play in these finals & I could never take that away from. Yes, he had a terrible Game 7 & we lost but they were still champs in my heart no matter what! Fast forwarding now 2013, we are in the second half of the season, let's make these adjustments & play inspired Knick basketball like this team did! Go NY Go NY Go!!!
@TheCssang11 жыл бұрын
Fate is a cruel mistress. Starks and Knicks deserved to win atleast one title. I can't really say this one coz am big fan of Hakeem. But damn, if ever there was one to win!! Starks is still a champ in my book, MAD HEART. The NBA needs more of that now days!
@cyberpimp294 жыл бұрын
I was at summer camp during this game, tried to listen on a radio. So close - John Starks my favorite player all time...
@waldowaldo79487 жыл бұрын
wow!,starks was on 🔥,he's my favorite knick of all-time,if ewing would've shot better and played better defense,could've,should've,would've,i had my heart broken so many times in the 90's by this team😭
@nutritionjuice2313 жыл бұрын
The Knicks normally don't get blown out all that much in the playoffs than they do during the regular season. The start of the 4 quarter and the Knicks are only down by 3 points, damn that Championship was there for the taking.
@capakluk10 жыл бұрын
Dont understand why some people blame it on Starks.. The lay up at 2:28 that Ewing missed was making the difference at the end..
@dannyboy39809 жыл бұрын
***** What do you mean the Rockets didn't have the edge on the bench? The bench is what won them game 3 at the garden and kept them in game 6. The Knicks were the more physical team no doubt. Rockets just were clutch in certain situations...and here we are 21 years later and they STILL don't get credit at being better when it mattered, and I mean in general not trying to single you out.
@dabomb204513 жыл бұрын
Hakeem was so good during this stretch of his career. As great as Ewing was, Hakeem shut down his offensive game. Ewing had his moments defensively (he crashed the boards well and had a ton of blocks in this series--he almost played like the Georgetown version of Ewing) but really struggled offensively outside of Game 5.
@JRAHIT Жыл бұрын
Knicks fan here, and you are absolutely correct. Ewing’s defense and rebounds were exceptional, he set the record for blocks in a series at that time. However, like you said he couldn’t give us much offense.
@chrisbrown636611 жыл бұрын
loved that team and always will remember the good ole days . go knicks go !!!
@jeromeparks75185 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the series watching this live as a kid I liked the Knicks and this series put u on edge
@hazzbeen199511 жыл бұрын
This is all ppl remember of starks, not the fact he helped bring the knicks back init with his late game heroics in games 4,5 and 6
@MetalMadness_003 жыл бұрын
Nobody gives a crap how well Starks played unless he won the whole thing I love Starks but really what do u think he will be remember for most, playing well during a whole series ot losing the big one
@glorygloryhallelujah Жыл бұрын
I'm still cry to this day. Still love starks no matter what
@TrickMerciless12 жыл бұрын
those Knicks teams were the greatest in my lifetime to not win a title... really actually makes me sick to this day... a day late and a buck short like 8 years in a row
@98yanke10 жыл бұрын
If John Starks hits that three he's a legend but Olajuwon had other plans if only he had been screened then again shoulda coulda woulda
@johnmin61004 жыл бұрын
Starks was so close. I knew series was over after that miss. What a shame.
@danielfletcher30874 жыл бұрын
Olajuwon was just so fluid and unstoppable
@dabomb204514 жыл бұрын
I will forever believe that if Hakeem doesnt block that shot....Starks makes it. He was on fire in this game. Just a great play by Olajuwon. Game 7 though was such a disaster. Starks w/his 2-18 game....yet even with that awful shooting the game wasnt decided until the final minute. What if Starks could have made even just two more shots, or what if Riley had pulled him and went with Hubert Davis. So close, yet so far.
@davidcolmenero882610 жыл бұрын
Saw this series when it happened and loved every minute. Being from Houston, I was glad the Rockets won but I had a lot of respect for the Knicks and would not have wanted the Rockets to play any other team. I just loved the match ups with these teams: Hakeem vs Patrick and Starks vs Maxwell. Interesting similarities and differences that cancelled them out: Oakley being the heart of the Knicks' team and Thorpe an anchor for the Rockets team. Both guys were known for perfect attendance in the regular season and the playoffs only Oakley played more games than Thorpe that year. Oakley was the heart of the Knicks whereas Vernon Maxwell was the heart of the Rockets . I had predicted the team match up at the beginning of the season. Both teams were defensive power houses. The Knicks were the better defensive team whereas the Rockets were a bit more athletic. Rudy T. emphasized defense with the Rockets which put them up among the top five. Our starting front court was comparable in size although with Robert Horry losing weight in the off season that year it wasn't as much of a mirror image but with Thorpe up there and being as big as he was we were almost as big as the Knicks. Both teams were very emotional and expressed themselves out on the open court. Nice series. No shame for the Knicks, they were a formidable foe.
@JRAHIT Жыл бұрын
Knicks fan, and great analysis
@jasonakers66211 жыл бұрын
Wow, brings back memories. First, I got out of the military in March 1994, and I remember those playoffs well. This was also the first time in awhile when you had no idea who was gonna win the title. Sure the Bulls had challenges in previous years, but you pretty much knew Jordan was gonna pull it out. This series was a coin flip, glad you posted it.
@LetsGoMetsGo338 жыл бұрын
Great editing. Love John Starks. Too bad about game 7 for him... but this video serves reminder as to why he was given so much rope in that game.
@mariobryant8803 Жыл бұрын
John Starks was unconscious and then Hakeem was clutch in the end and it showed why he was MVP.
@raybass48332 жыл бұрын
As a Rockets fan this Was the game that worried me the most. Once they won it I knew we had game 7.
@allisterlouison85877 ай бұрын
If Stark's last 3 falls in, he's the finals MVP, and would've been immortalized! The real Kurt Warner before Kurt Warner
@KenKaniff-dw4jw6 ай бұрын
Man was on fire. Hakeem doesnt block that, thats game
@GialloHorror10 жыл бұрын
It's still so painful. Every time I see it, I wish it would change. I wish Starks got that shot off clean. I have no doubt it was going in. Starks couldn't miss in the 4th quarter. He shot it in rhythm, and had his shoulders square to the basket. Stupid Olajuwon's finger. The Knicks backcourt completely dominated this series. I LOVE Ewing, one of my all time favorite players, but he was no match for Hakeem, who in my opinion, is the greatest center to ever play the game. Plus I felt like Ewing forced a lot of shots 2:30, I have no idea why Ewing didn't dunk that, but it's a HORRIBLE call anyway. Pause at 2:47 and you can CLEARLY see that ball is off the rim, and not within the cylinder. Should've been 2 points for The Knicks!
@ChrisJWattsTV10 жыл бұрын
MAN!!! Painful Isn't Even The Word!!! Smh...I Also Think, What If Starks Jumped Into Olajuwon And Drew The Foul Behind The 3-Point Line, Therefore Sending Him To The Line To Hit 3 Free Throws.
@GialloHorror10 жыл бұрын
***** It's rough man. This game, and Game 5 of the 1993 ECF where Charles Smith can't make a fucking layup to win the game still give me nightmares. I hadn't seen Game 5 in 20 years, until MSG started running "Knicks Greatest Rivalries", and showed that game. It still pissed me off so much to the point where I couldn't sleep that night lol. You'd think after 20 years I could just let that go. still hurts. Probably because I know guys l ike Ewing, Starks ,and Oakley will never get a ring as players, and they all deserved one!
@ChrisJWattsTV10 жыл бұрын
GialloHorror Oh Yea, How Could I Forget Charles Smith Missing That Wide Open Lay Up...Smh. And Yea Man, Those Type Of Games Are Hard To Let Go...Lol. I Agree, Ewing, Starks, And Oakley ALL Deserved A Ring!! But Also Did Other Greats (Malone, Barkley, Dominique Wilkins, Stockton, Etc....).
@GialloHorror10 жыл бұрын
***** You're right man. There are a lot of great players who never won championships because of Jordan, and The Bulls.
@ChrisJWattsTV10 жыл бұрын
GialloHorror Right!
@scarykurapika100yago24 жыл бұрын
Could've been one of the greatest game winning shots of all time but Hakeem says NO.
@bigpapibro302710 жыл бұрын
Classic classic game. But I really wanted the Knicks to win soo badly. Still a game that is in the history books.
@simeonthomas16116 жыл бұрын
This game still hurts today. So close......
@nadrac200213 жыл бұрын
@rafaleles Man i was 7 in 1994 and he was my hero, and i cried when he missed that shot.Till this day im still haunted by that moment being a Knick fan
@erichall2976 жыл бұрын
Very painful to see, great series though. Starks an all time Knick.
@hectorlopez10692 жыл бұрын
Starks was a badass player, but he was so terrible in game 7. You can't blame him.
@billny3312 жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old and I realized this. The Rockets have all these guys that can shoot 3's and knock down jumpers all day. Maxwell, Horry, Kenny Smith, and as it turned out rookie Sam Cassell. How are we supposed to keep up with Starks, Oakley and Mason just kinda shoving people around and trying to use brute force? Plus Hakeem was better than Patrick.
@DrDoom-wo8hb8 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain to me why Ewing fouled Olajuwon with :39 remaining and down only 2? My God, I'm so shocked the announcers never criticized him for an obviously boneheaded move. I don't know why I never noticed it back in '94. Perhaps Starks tapping his head wasn't him blaming himself but a subliminal message to Ewing.
@DrDoom-wo8hb4 жыл бұрын
@roven 08 I can't call Ewing dumb over one numbskull act. It takes a high degree of intelligence to play top tier defense, which Ewing did consistently throughout his basketball career~be it HS/College/Pros. Just wish for Knicks fans' sake (FWIW, I'm a Lakers fan but rooted for NY in these Finals) he didn't decide to lose his head at that moment...lol.
@jonnoibeckford24904 жыл бұрын
@roven 08 Ewing was not better than Hakeem
@pgangsta3574 жыл бұрын
Huh? It was a smart move. Had to stop the clock. Why was it bad?
@DrDoom-wo8hb4 жыл бұрын
@@pgangsta357 Because they were only down 2 with :39 remaining-they could've made a stop and still had :15 remaining to win the game and championship.🤷🏿♂️
@MrSilkySweat10 жыл бұрын
Im just curious...if hakeem didnt touch the starks 3-pointer...would the shot have gone in? ESPN Analytics needs to do some research on that.
@brandonfouts40743 жыл бұрын
Best Knicks team in last 20 plus years
@thomasn3882 Жыл бұрын
I have never been able to bring myself to watch this until now. It still hurts 29 years later. I thought they had it in the bag as I was watching back then.
@res34015 жыл бұрын
I never watched the replay of this game until now. The football pass from oak to starks would've given them the lead if he didn't overthrow it. What I would give to see the play without Hakeem tipping starks's 3 at the end.
@ChrisnSnoop14 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I have seen this video tonnes of times and I never thanked you for uploading it. So, thank you baldheadkid!
@airtime2315 жыл бұрын
Ohhh,great upload !!!! Great Basketball....great players....Real men !!!! Imagine Starks giving Hakeem the fake and then BOOM....but that's how life goes....great game by starks though !!!! Thanks for the upload.
@ChrisnSnoop14 жыл бұрын
Actually, had the Rockets faced the Bulls in the finals, Dream Olajuwon would have had a field day. He would have played even better than he did this series, and the Rockets probably could have taken out the Bulls. Dream played like an MVP against PATRICK EWING, you don't think he could have dismantled the entire Bulls' frontcourt? Let's face it, Worm couldn't touch Hakeem.
@tylongkicks88212 жыл бұрын
Worm wasn't on the team 94. That was Horace Grant last year
@metalmadness0013 жыл бұрын
how does that make feel better all it did drive me into tears
@bradPITBULL115 жыл бұрын
damn.... :( starks was holding the knicks down in the end, fucking dream's arms were just too long for starks to make that pull-up. if starks would've made that shot that would've solidified starks to a legend, now he's jus a player we knew as a once upon a time knick. Sad :(
@lonewulf4413 жыл бұрын
Man ... if Starks had hit the three .. my how things would have been different. Ewing and the guys would have had a ring, possibly a second. He would have been remember for winning the game and the series with his 4th quarters rather than gm 7 choake. Sigh .... although while I'm at it I'll just imagine no MJ and then I can see 4 NY titles in the 90's :)
@dasefxrob15 жыл бұрын
Man, I know people knock starks for game 7, but i think he was the knicks' mvp up until then.
@FootballRob201010 жыл бұрын
Mason missed the screen for Starks, so Ewing had to step out to the perimeter late to set up a screen for Starks. That brought Olajuwon out to the 3-point line and gave him a chance to block Starks. If Mason set the screen properly, Starks could have had a wide open catch and shoot opportunity. Who knows what could of happened then.
@ChrisJWattsTV10 жыл бұрын
I Also Think, What If Starks Jumped Into Olajuwon And Drew The Foul Behind The 3-Point Line, Therefore Sending Him To The Line To Hit 3 Free Throws.
@FootballRob201010 жыл бұрын
They did not have that rule in place back then. Even on 3 point attempts, a fouled player was only awarded 2 free throws. I don't think Starks had enough time to pump fake anyway. He did the right thing by shooting it. It just wasn't meant to be.
@ChrisJWattsTV10 жыл бұрын
FootballRob2010 Ohhh Yeaa...That's Right. I Forget, They Didn't. But Yea Man...Sad To Say, I Guess It Just Wasn't Meant To Be...I Agree. But Still, Had he Got That Shot Off Clean....Who Knows?? And You Can Tell It Effected Him A Lot, Because In Game 7 He Was So Off...Smh. I Felt Bad For Starks...
@FootballRob201010 жыл бұрын
***** Hell yeah it affected him. He had the worst Game 7 in NBA Finals history: 2-18 shooting and 0-11 from downtown. As a heartbroken Knick fan, I will never get over that as long as I live.
@ChrisJWattsTV10 жыл бұрын
FootballRob2010 Damn! I Didn't Know He Had The Worst Game 7 In NBA Finals History...Smh. I'm A Mavericks Fan, But John Starks Was One Of My Favorite Players During The 90's. Even Though He Had A Bad Game, I Still Think He Was One Of The Best Knicks To Ever Play. Personally I Think The Knicks Should Retire #3 For Starks And #34 For Oakley In The Garden. It's Only Right. They Deserve To Be Right Up There In The Rafters With Ewing.
@selenasfan84104 жыл бұрын
Man that was for the championship!!! My man starks deserved that. He would've had a statue in front of msg!!!!!
@alexjones35113 жыл бұрын
If the Knicks won that game, Starks would have been Finals MVP. No questions asked.
@EJGonzalezC12 жыл бұрын
basketball had more defense back then. love it.
@GialloHorror12 жыл бұрын
Olajuwon is the best center I've ever seen. Ewing was GREAT, but he was not match for Hakeem. Olajuwon hit so many big shots. He was quick, athletic, and strong. He had the best, overall, game of any center in NBA history
@joshuacruz42442 жыл бұрын
That shot was going straight in too, you can see it even after it was blocked the arch was perfect going foward damn !!! 😖😖😞 as a knicks fan this hurts me everytime I'm reminded of this game. We had that championship with a winning three pointer. Damn Hakeem man smh.
@jasonarokiaraj98174 жыл бұрын
We actually should’ve swept New Jersey in 3 that year and we should’ve won game 3 of the 1994 ECSF against the Bulls, therefore, winning that series in 5 games. Then, maybe, either Starks would’ve hit that 3-pointer or he would’ve walked in and scored a tying 2-pointer.
@madnessatgath-anactingproj7843 жыл бұрын
Starks had one of the all-time finals performances and it’s a shame that it’s going to get overshadowed by that game seven. I remember watching this and thinking for one second that Starks hit that three. Now you see that Ewing was wide open but I don’t blame Starks for taking that shot Hakeem got a finger tip on it
@lukasfontana75892 жыл бұрын
In my humble opinion, Riley should have designed the last shot for Ewing, no matter what. He decided to let Starks take that shot. It was a huge mistake that haunted Starks for game-7.
@piotrmotyka100410 жыл бұрын
I remember watching that game. John if you hadn't missed that shot!
@jasontheworldisyours8 жыл бұрын
I was always more of a Starks fan than a Ewing fan @ColoredSpaces
@staygold97986 жыл бұрын
I agree with the Comment under neath me.... I feel that he would've nailed it... this series was a exciting and tough series.... Stark's just didn't have it in game 7 but I don't blame him... Olajuwon was a monster under the basket and Ewing had his hands full with him all series... needless to say this series still breaks my Heart cuz I really wanted this KNICKS TEAM TO WIN THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP... I REMEMBER SITTING IN MY BASEMENT JUST LAYIN ON THE FLOOR STUNNED AND SAD AS IF I JUST LOST THE SERIES.... OVER THE YEARS I HAVENT WATCHED ANY OF THESE HIGHLIGHTS CUZ IT STILL BURNS MY HEART.... HOW DID I MAKE IT BACK HERE IS BEYOND ME
@brianblackwell97304 жыл бұрын
Remember when basketball wasn't about no defense whatsoever and shooting as many 3s as possible?
@nocturnalrecluse121611 ай бұрын
As a Knicks fan, i was so pissed at John Starks after this game, that I literally gave up on the NBA.
@GialloHorror12 жыл бұрын
This game is why I get pissed off when people say Starks choked in Game 7. What a load of shit. Starks had a bad Game 7, it happens. Where were the rest of his teammates? If not for Starks there wouldn't have even been 7 games. Starks scored 11,11, and 16 in the 4th quarter of games 4, 5 and 6. If Olajuwon doesn't get lucky and hit that ball with his fingertips, Starks would've been known as the guy that hit the championship winning shot. Starks was THE MAN!
@Boricua4Christ10 жыл бұрын
I still hurt when i see this ... ugh
@patrickbateman3610 Жыл бұрын
I got heart like John Starks, gettin mad sparks, pass me the mic and I'll be rockin the whole park.
@supermariodan38876 жыл бұрын
Close yes!!! But my Rockets were destined that year period now way those Knicks winning a championship in our House. We were the legitimate champs!!!
@josephrinzo9 жыл бұрын
Why the fuck did the tip in by pat at 2:50 not count? The ball was clearly off the cylinder
@ChrisJWattsTV9 жыл бұрын
Joe Rinzo I Agree!!
@stevenchill50789 жыл бұрын
Yeah man,
@melokid998 жыл бұрын
+Aaron Gottfried sadley you can't really talk and convince a ref to change their mind, sucks
@caesarves8 жыл бұрын
+Joe Rinzo Why the fuck did a 7'2" man miss an uncontested layup to begin with?
@taelabaho3 жыл бұрын
starks - the unsung jordan nemesis. not afraid of mj
@neoellinas15 жыл бұрын
Ewing was definitely no wimp in that series. He was definitely off offensively in most games (though he did hit some big shots, even a three in one or two of the games!), but he was a beast on the boards and under the basket. He even set a Finals record for blocked shots in a series. If anything, he played more like he did in his Georgetown days than as a Knick. The other problem was ball movement. The Knicks were pretty terrible on offense and didn't get the ball to the big guy enough.
@clutchcity2510 жыл бұрын
4:46 has to be one of the biggest shots of his career.
@hectorlopez10692 жыл бұрын
It would have gone in. There's no way that shot wasn't going to miss. That shot would go in and NY become champions.
@olliestagg04 Жыл бұрын
Dang Ewing was wide open coming down the lane on that last play
@staygold97986 жыл бұрын
Ewing shouldnt have came to set screen, cuz it brought Olajuwan toward Starks... Starks nails that 3 if hes not there to get his finger tips on it ...
@danaskovici11 жыл бұрын
well, thats true. but only the result will be remembered.....sad but true
@FootballRob20104 жыл бұрын
On the final possession, Mason missed the initial screen of Maxwell at the top of the key, which forced Ewing out to the peremiter to try another screen. Hakeem followed Ewing, was was in perfect position to pick up Starks on the switch.
@77koop11 жыл бұрын
i so agree!... 13-14 our yr tho.. long time coming..
@alphastar1914 жыл бұрын
@lucasscott3 Knicks played well during the game, but the Houston Rockets was just a bit better. The last shot, had it gone in, would have won a title for the Knicks, but game seven gave Houston their first title also, and that was extraordinary.
@jeromelange740111 жыл бұрын
With this said I wish the CURRENT Knicks to WIN IT Next year ! There's no place in the world like The Garden when it comes to sheer insanity and intensity in basketball (and music).
@Trinidadian12512 жыл бұрын
@onelightpro You've gotta be kidding me dude. These two teams were VERY evenly matched... somebody should've won by a hair! Hell, even in Game 7 the Rockets only won by 4 or 5 despite Starks' horrendous game....
@natalieps23874 жыл бұрын
Gosh one shot at the end would have changed history. Starks hits that 3 at the buzzer he is a legend mvp & knicks win the title. Ewing has his ring. Life has a moment like that just wow. Then in game 7 starks has the worst game of his life. I wish we could switch starks game 6 & 7 performances bc game 6 the knicks are still alive if they lose. God the Knicks should have put the rockets away in ny. They went back to ny tied at 1 & should have swept all 3 at the garden. This knicks team just did not have a killer instinct. They always had this attitude like hey we are up 2 games instead of putting a team away they would seem to rest on their laurels. Every series the Knicks went 7 games. Ewing did not step up in this game. Starks was on fire this game Mason got great rebounds where was ewing. I feel bad bc Patrick deserved his ring. Starks was my favorite player & when he put up that 3 I'm sure Rudy thought it was going in he looked so frustrated after starks kept burying tough 3's . My dad & I were like omg this is it we are gonna win at the buzzer by our favorite player starks. I cried my eyes out bc I had a bad feeling about game 7. Starks was so streaky hed have a great game then bad game the whole finals. Bad great bad great. If olajuwon didnt get a piece of that shot it was going in , starks was hitting every 3 from far out. It fell short bc of olajuwon's finger touching it.
@chrisstyle74973 жыл бұрын
If John starks don’t have the year he had the Knicks not even there in the chip he had a great game 6 he Hakeem don’t block it was going in but other then that starks always my favorite knick
@HouPress12 жыл бұрын
Yo bald head kid i love your channel bruh. Keep it comin.
@CoryValpo5 жыл бұрын
Draymond Green just made a similar game-saving block in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals.
@kOrOne7915 жыл бұрын
1994 Finals - FTA per game: Olajuwon 6.1 - Starks 5.6, Ewing 3.0 How on earth did Ewing average only three free throw attempts per game? I never saw the whole series, can anybody explain that to me?
@TheCssang11 жыл бұрын
AMEN!!
@sonix9811 жыл бұрын
man..... John Starks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@optimus2g12 жыл бұрын
True that. NBA Officiating has always rubbed me the wrong way, and I know it pisses off lots of other NBA fans too.
@callioud1753 жыл бұрын
Imagine how popular John would have been had that shot gone in …knicks4ever
@Juice-jx1pr2 жыл бұрын
He probably would never got traded
@optimus2g12 жыл бұрын
Maybe so, but he shouldn't have made it so close. Ewing was always a little awkward in his finishing movements, unlike his counterpart Dream on the Rockets. Hakeem was a great finisher, and was a GREAT athlete with beautiful finishing moves. Just look at Pat's missed layup against the Pacers on the final play of Game 7 of the Eastern Semis the very next year at MSG as another example of his awkwardness up close around the basket.
@77koop11 жыл бұрын
i so agree again..
@tinostarks12 жыл бұрын
anyone notice Ewing never rolled off that pick...was that last play designed for Starks?
@mr.e34711 жыл бұрын
AT the other hand its hard to have a ring when you have guys like Charles Smith.