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3 things that I learned from this video. 1 - Stockton was a freak. 2 - Malone was unstoppable. 3 - Chick Hearn was a great commentator.

Best all around point guard ever. All-time leader in Steals AND Assists? Brilliant

"I have never seen a player touch the ball as many times as Stockton has, while the other team has it" hilarious!

All time Assists 1 John Stockton 15,806 2 Jason Kidd 12,091 3 Steve Nash 10,335 4 Mark Jackson 10,334 5 Magic Johnson 10,141 This record will never get broken. Stockton is a beast.

This man is so underrated it’s not even funny

Look how FAST,QUICK &STRONG Stockton was lol he was everywhere esp on D! Hed dominate todays wide open offensive NBA

He led the league in assists for 9 consecutive years. This man was a once in a lifetime basketball genius. Unselfish and unstoppable.

I cant believe Stockton amd Malone dont have 1 championship. That's a crime. Tells you how great teams were back then. In today's league, they'd easily be a 1-2 seed every year, and have at least 1 ring.

man i forgot how GREAT he really was.. no flashy showing off. Just straight killing your ass with quickness and putting the ball on the money. Mid range game is wet... best pure PG i ever watched play the game and i miss that now.

Stockton is solid in all aspects on and off the court…..every team needs a John Stockton.

This man went 23 points, 24 assists, and 5 steals in a losing effort, that is crazy. That's how good the Magic, Kareem, Scott, Worthy, Cooper Lakers were.

24 assist its equal to 48 points..plus his 23 points so he contributes 71 points for the team.ur the man

Legend. All time assist and steals leader. Missed only 22 games out of 1526! Imagine Stockton setting a pick on anyone today? They'd be crying. 🤣🤣

Stockton is truly a pleasure to watch play. He doesn't have flashy Kyrie handles but he protects the ball and actually does have all time ball handling skills. He isn't a flash passer like Magic but his head is always on a swivel looking to make the right play. Plus he almost always passes it to the shooters chest in the "shooters pocket" so the shooter can just let it fly without having to reposition. He isn't super quick or athletic but he has enough quickness to keep the defender off balance and he is great at change of pace dribbles. Top it all off he hustles on almost every play, He's a little bulldog out there.

"The Jazz are dancing around the Mormon Tabernacle." - Chuck Hearn. haha so funny but so good all at the same time man haha

This guy deserves more respect to his legacy

8:09 Stockton didn't even look to see he had Malone running the court. Pure instinct. What an incredible point guard he was. Just imagine if Stockton had a real Center, which he never had.

John Stockton: the epitome of the best player on the court you absolutely dont see coming JS is probably one of the greatest teammates across all of sports, ever

People that say stock was less athletic, forget john stockton was by far the fastest player on the court this whole series in 1988 against the eventual champions lakers. He had 23 points, 24 assists, and a playoff record 5 steals in just this one game!

And here he's doing against one of the best teams of all time with two contenders for GOAT. If that's not a testament to his greatness I don't know what is.

In this game we can see the Iron Man A. C. Green playing for the Lakers, but many people forget that Stockton's durability was equally impressive. Over the course of 19 seasons, out of a possible 1526 games, Stockton only missed 22, with 18 of those in one season and four in another. That is, he didn't miss a single game in 17 of his 19 seasons. That is why his records in total assists and steals are almost as unlikely to be broken as Wilt's total rebounds mark.

Man is fast and regulated, with no fumbles. He's the only guy who can outplay MJ, Kareem, and Magic in basketball, and it's definitely my all-time favorite PG with Stephen Curry.

When basketball was fun. Now it’s 3 point frenzy

ALL the legends. Chick Hearn, Magic, Cap, Malone and Stockton. Helluva game there. Young PGs need to study how Stockton ran a team.

A Stockton highlight reel with Chick Hearn play by play... is this heaven?

Put some respect on Stockton's name for those that think he is overrated...

6:35 and look at that gorgeous look fake by Stockton. Pure legend!

THE BEST GUARD OF THE UNIVERSE 🏀🏀🏀

Man this is a PG clinic against a great team.

This is the Golden era of sports. The 1980's had some of the greatest sports players of all time.

OL GOLDEN THROAT TELLS YA ALL U NEED TO KNOW. J STOCKTON was no joke. I remember that series my Lakers all stated postgame that Stockton was killin em

Best point guard: Stockton. Best play by play: chick hearn

John Stockton is greatest true point guard to ever play the game. And Magic is my favorite player.

John Stockton was a master of the game. He had a high basketball iq(probably top 20) selflessness, finesse, scholar of the game.

One of the greatest to ever play this game ..110% Every Night !

Overlooked because he was an average sized white guy, and more fundamental than flashy... the Dream Team fans overseas didn't even know who he was lol. But Stockton is top 50 all time.

In a playoffs game against the Lakers and on the road... goat

Stockton is the GOAT Pure PG! The dude was everywhere in this crucial game, everywhere!

The announcer was roasting the hell out of the Lakers 🤣🤣🤣

Little did anyone guess this guy would go on to be the all time leader in assists and steals by a mile

you only dream to get a player as great as Stockton as a fan. As a Lakers fan it was Stockton i always feared would hurt us more. he's an all time great no doubt about it. so awesome to hear the great chick hearn.

He scored and assisted like 70 points (plus all the steals). Madness.

Jerry Sloan ( who just passed away today 05/22/2020, RIP coach) was not the head coach but the assistant to Frank Layden, which possibly explains why there was not even one pick&roll assist between Stockton & Malone.

One of the most enjoyable games I've watched; pretty much back and forth all game long, each team going right back at the other. And Stockton was just everywhere on the court, the perfect point guard game.

John was SCARY good!

I love the look on Stockton's face at the beginning. I can't tell if he's terrified or just like "I'm gonna crush these fucks" lol

Stockton is my second favorite player of all time (behind Tim Duncan) so thank you so much for posting this video! Not many channels bother highlighting who I consider the most underrated and disrespected player in NBA history!

Great game, Stockton's a beast!!

Stockton had 23 points and 24 assists against Magic Johnson, that's how great Stockton was. Unfortunately, he and Malone never had a great team to play along with. If they had had a better center, maybe things could've turned out differently.

Thanks for the video and the cultural education that is the comments. Incomparable is and was a great way to describe Stockton's game. I feel privileged to have been able to go to his home games growing up. Made a kiddie sign and everything up in the rafters. I was so excited to see who we all knew was among the best. If only more people played the game as smart and hard as Stockton consistently did without missing games. 19 seasons, 19 playoff appearances. Not many can say that. I doubt any ever will again.

play maker.intelligent decission.accurate shooter...humble.hard working.a true point guard you will always be my best point guard ived ever seen...hope u will coach a team in nba someday.

Stockton better play maker than Earvin Johnson, Earvin just had 8 inches in height on him as he did with everyone. All time leader in assists and steals and maybe the most unselfish player ever, was on 2 dream teams and is still under rated

I clicked on this video by accident but I heard Chick Hern and ended up watching the whole goddamn thing.

It's a shame that the John Stockton and the Jazz never won a championship. They should have won in 98. Stockton was a likeable and humble superstar.

"1:00 Stockton yo yoin the ball up and down" Classic Chick

24 assists? Goddamn beastly- and this is not some lame duck opponents. This is the '88 Lakers.

John Stockton had seemingly simple skills, but you know...he destroyed all the mighty teams in NBA with those skills. Listen, young boys. Slam dunk is not everything but just a show.

Together with Larry Bird, my favorite NBA player of all time.

So many great players on that court!

I know a lot of folks are going to say Baylor, Iverson, Malone, Ewing, Barkley, Pistol Pete - as far as the best player without a ring. But to me, Stockton owns that cake! He can dominate in every facet of the game from his scoring to his defense to setting up his teammates. The thing that scares me about Stockton is that you are going to have to guard more than ONE person.

Hard to believe it's been 31 years since this game. Time flies.

That was beautiful to watch. Thanks for posting. Love John Stockton.

Great defense by little Stockton too, I couldn't believe how he could deflect so many passes while everybody was taller than him and he even blocked a shot

Great, great upload. One legend (Chick Hearn) chronicling the deeds of another legend (Stockton). How did I miss this.

Thank you for sharing this! Great highlights!

Behind every John Stockton criticism, is a guy who could never beat him lol

“Good thing he didn’t miss the bus” Chick Hearn was the best

insane stat line wow. all time assists AND steals leader, likely neither will ever be broken

Chick Hearn was so fantastic.

Wow was that guy good. These young guns have no freaking idea the legend that is John Stockton. Karl Malone was great and Hornacek was a phenomenal pure and spot shooter but those Jazz teams had basically nothing else. When you look at what he did at the Point nobody did it better, period. Magic is obviously the best because of his height and the Big O was ahead of his time but after that JS is in the discussion as the best that has every played this game. Not flashy, not as explosive of a scorer as Archibald or Isiah, but the fact that he didn't win a title doesn't impact his greatness. Neither Magic or Isiah would have won titles on those Jazz teams. Here are the facts: He was a way better distributor than Thomas and a far better defender. He was as good a PG in transition and in the pick and roll as I have ever seen. I have no problem if people think Isiah was better but it's really, really, close. On the other hand none of the PG's today are in the same league with Stock, zero. The position has changed, some of them today have to score more, but Stockton played that position to perfection. He was a maestro.

Very unfortunate that he played his heart out and still lost at the end....just shows you how stacked the lakers were.

Give me Stockton over Steve Nash any day.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why Stockton is the NBA's all-time leader in assists and steals. I didn't have cable growing up and I remember this game was the first time I got to see Stock play a full game; it was eye opening to see him impact the game on both ends against a juggernaut Lakers team.

Its crazy to watch the young Jazz because they became a slow half court team into the 90’s. But you watch this game and would think they’d be the team nicknamed showtime.

I see why Gary Payton said Stockton was hard to guard

4:13 perfectly sums up how good of a defender john stockton was

while guys like Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, etc were playing above the rim, Stockton was doing all his plays below the rim. For me he embodies what a basketball player I would like to be. The other thing I liked about John is that he never draws attention to himself (except when he has the ball)

Stockton is responsible for more points than any player in NBA history!!!! [PRF - Points Responsible For]

Lord Stockton!

"good thing he didn't miss the bus" ... NBA is so different now

KZfaq recylced this video to me. Im happy to be reminded of the greatness of John Stockton.

I so miss watching this guy play the game. I remember when the phenom Jason Williams (White Chocolate) first met John Stockton in a game. Stockton schooled him. He could have averaged 25 points a game if he wanted to. There will never be another one like him.

Could you imagine if these guys had a center like Shaq? Stockton is the one noticable guy on the court nonstop! With a power forward like Malone who could plow through the paint and shoot good and a strong physical center dominating the inside, they would have had a few rings!

My favorite player. Thanks for this. Almost had 25 assists and should have taken a shot at the end... young young Stockton mistake.

Watching Stockton is like a Chess Grand Master playing a game with 99% accuracy. Stockton always made the right decision when the ball was in his hands.

I had always thought Magic and Oscar were in a league of their own but I was wrong...

Stockton's ability to steal is just ridiculous.

Guy had no weakness. Ultimate 2 way player. Great defender, shooter and passer. Not only that he had incredible stamina (played past age 40 and put up big minutes) and never really got hurt.

that's a player I look up too

Commentators were brutal back then, straight calling guys out! we need that back everyone is too sensitive and soft!!

wow on that last shot by cooper, stockton got his hand on the ball while Magic had it, but he left Cooper open to go for it, and Magic jsut barely gets the pass off. What a game this was.

Unreal record 24 n 25 wtf plus 5 stlz. That unhuman. Bet no 1 beat this record. Wow amazing pg skillz

Bro was really doing this against Magic😮

Stockton is kind of like MJ on how he is everywhere on defense. Wherever the ball is, Stockton is around to deflect it or poke it out, or steal it.

The greatest point guard that has ever played the game...

This showed me that the pace today is slower than the old school guys! These two teams in particular. It was a very get the job done style and approach. Quick moves, Quick decisions, still High IQ and thats with “no spacing”

Most assists in a playoff game 1988 Conference semifinals Vs LA Lakers against the best point guard in league history damn

Such high level basketball 🙏🙏🙏

As you can see Kareem’s all-time scoring total can eventually be broken. But Stockton’s assist total and steals total will never be broken. It would take LeBron 10 more years to reach Stockton’s assists and steals.