What an intensity! The players are so fired up, the fans are so fired up, the commentators are so fired up. Deym! This is 90s basketball at its finest. Defintely the greatest era in the NBA.

I wish the NBA was more like this today

RIP KOBE, you’ll be greatly missed

Everything Jordan did to kobe he absorbed and remembered and added to his arsenal for later use. Kobe was the ideal student. In some cases he seemed to invite certain scenarios just to see, up close, how Jordan would handle it. Kobe is one of the Great minds in the history of the game. And he took advantage of having access to the NBA God that is Michael Jordan.

I remember this game. Absolutely amazing. Jordan scored 30, Pip scored 35, and Kukoc had 31. I don't know how many times there have been teammates who scored 30-30-30, but this is the only time I remember seeing it. The Bulls let the Lakers know that you guys may be the team of tomorrow, but we're still the team of today.

I’ve never seen someone so entertaining as Nick van Excel! And Toni Kukoc draining 3’s like a madman??? Awesome!

This was a great game. Coming back from 16 to win. R.I.P. Kobe Bryant

Kobe's mind was messed up at the end of this game! He had never seen anything like this in his life. I believe this set his standard of excellence and made him strive so hard.

So glad I got to watch Michael Jordan. So many kids wear 23 and never got a chance to see him live. But thanks to KZfaq, you can catch a glimpse of him.

Pippen just smiling everytime one of his guys tries to start a fight. Love it

Golden age of NBA.

Bulls were an absolute nightmare in the 90's....pippen jordan and Rodman made everyone on the team feel like they were better than they were.

Strongest Bulls ever! MJ 4 LIFE

Man i miss the old NBA . This shit sent chills up my spine watching again. Real basketball

Kukoc easily one of the top 5 NBA European ever

2 points, 18 rebounds. What a player, what an athlete, what a man. Dennis Rodman

Kukoc TWICE a three!!! in shaq's FACE! I've watched this game over and over and will never get tired of it!

When you realize Rodman can shoot and play, that timeout was so clutch

When Kobe started playing in 1996: -Super Nintendo/N64/Genesis/PS1 were still being sold in stores just look at NBA Live 97 which has Kobe in it. -Bill Clinton was president -Internet was not yet mainstream while being extremely common today -The 1980s ended only 7 years earlier -Michael Jordan was well on his way to his second three peat -Most of the popular NBA analyst you see today were still playing then -No one knew that so many of the players drafted in 96 would go on to define the NBA in the 2000s -Wayne Gretzky was still in the NHL -The steroid era hung over the MLB like a dark cloud even though the popularity continued to climb -Biggie Smalls was still alive -Tupac's death was still fresh on everyone's mind -Boy Bands were "infecting" the world -Grunge era was still alive but was hit hard by Kurt Cobain's death years earlier -Y2K was near and people were thinking the world was going to end soon -WWE was still called the WWF -WCW/ECW still existed -Pokemon was still new around this time and went on to become a global juggernaut a couple of years later -Cellphone's were still not completely practical even though pagers/beepers were on their way out -Tube TV's dominated the market -VHS/VCR's dominated the market - Jnco Jeans :) There's more things but fast forward to today and Kobe is one of the few guys left from that era still playing along with guys like Kevin Garnet/Tim Duncan/Dirk Nowitzski. I'm sure there's a few others but it's going to be a sad day when those guys retire because it really will be the end of an era. I'm just happy I got to see all of these guys in their prime throughout their careers and they were able to get ring(s).

Wow.. Rookie Kobe misses clutch free throws, Van Exel couldn't miss, Toni Kukoc lighting Shaq up repeatedly.. I miss the 90's.

Rodman 2 points, 17 rebounds. very useful.

What an epic game with many epic moments: Van-exel hitting everything. Kukoc getting on fire. At 05:03 referee slips and falls. At 06:35 this is how you construct a wall. Back then it was called defense. At 08:25 Jordan speeds-up to guard his man, but slips, and yet, he made Jones lose the ball delaying the last shot and making them miss. At 10:00 Absolutely no helping the other team. At 11:22 Pippen and Jordan intelligently stopping Rodman to avoid a technical. At 11:48 some random angry fan how probably call-in sick the next day of work. At the end Rodman got 18 rebounds and just 2 very important points.

Man, what a trip. I went back to the 1990s for 14.54 minutes.i even shouted when Tont Kukoc hit that three pointer, twice.Unbelievable..What a game.

Two greatest players of all time

I remember this game. I thought for sure LAL would win. Tony Kukoc was the hero of this game and the reason they won. Despite the title of the video, MJ struggled and Kobe wasn't a factor as he played less than 10 mins. Van Exel was a killer in this game. Pippen had a great game. Kukoc already mentioned. MJ got his points. Rodman had 18 boards and could still defend Shaq.

when basketball was great

MICHAEL JORDAN....THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

I was in my teens when Kobe came in the league, comparing mj vs kobe caused fights between friends! haha mj still GOAT!

Love you Kobe! Thanks for the great memories

THIS IS BASKETBALL! and my two favorite players .. KUKOC & RODMAN.. these guys were UNSTOPPABLE!!

Who's here after hearing about Kobe. Rip #24 #8

MJ: 10/32 for 30 pts. (47 min) Pippen: 13/26 for 35 pts (44 min) Kukoc: 9/16 for 31 pts (35 min) Shaq: 12/20 for 27 pts (44 min) Van Exel: 14/21 for 36 pts (42 min) Kobe: 2/5 for 5 pts (10 min)

the dude at 11:47 was extremely pumped

This era of the nba was amazing i really wish todays era was more like this no disrespect but this 90era was real ball

One of the SICKEST game ever...VanExel,Jordan,Kukoc,Rodman MVPs

the difference between Lebron and Michael Jordan are Lebron said he was the best player on the planet but Michael let his play show he was the best player on the planet. Ultimate confidence.

i remembered watching this game, MJ wasnt feeling it that night, luckily Kukoc n Pippen was on fire that night. I was also very impressed with Van Exel.

Greatest team in history of the game !!

I love that moment at 10:00 minute mark of this video where Rodman knocks Shaq down for a hard foul and Pippen pushes Kukoc's hand away after he was trying to help him up. That's good ole fashioned basketball, man. I still remember watching this game live on Optus Tv and have it on DVD now as well.. Classic

10:01 Pippen's like "Don't help him up!"

Wow!!! Classic game

RIP Kobe Bryan 🙏

Damn, sometimes I forgot how great Kukoc was.

classic classic game! i m lovin' this

I remember when I was younger watching this in my mom living room man! good times

Somethings telling me that was the game loss that made Kobe push it to the limit. RIP “BLACK MAMBA”

That was the best replay of a game I've seen in years.

I love the intensity both team are my favorite Bulls and Lakers throwback game...still watching here 2022❤

That whole game was great. A lot of moments.

Imagine being 18 year old kid playing against the greatest player in the planet

This game was a battle of the lefties: Van Exel vs. Kukoc.

The improvement Kobe made the following season was remarkable

This is a good video to show how great the n a used to b...and how great some unknown player r...nic van exel was a baller un known to young ppl these days

Damn dennis is good

Young Kobe Bryant meets Michael Jordan on their first meeting to play Basketball🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

I agree. The Bulls would easily beat the warriors. It would go no more than a 6 game series. Only one team was better than the 96 Bulls. That was the 87 Lakers. And I am not a Lakers fan. I am a bay area fan. I live in the bay area but I was fortunate to have seen those teams from the 90s and 80s. My top 5 teams of all time. Number 5 the 89 Pistons. Number 4 the 83 Sixers. Number 3 the 86 Celtics. Number 2 the 96 Bulls. Number 1 the 87 Lakers. Those teams were more rounded. They were good in every aspect of the game. They didn't live and die on 3s. They were a lot better on the defensive end. They didn't take plays off. Especially the bad boy of Detroit. I watched Jordan pay his dues against those piston teams before he got his rings.

The Bulls just knew how to wow the crowd 😊

Real Basketball! I went to high school with Van Axel, He was great then too! I miss the 80's and 90's Basketball.

Slick Nick was a beast even putting Cinci in the mix back when ACC n Big 10 had college on lock. So many story lines in this game all the way to Rumeal Robinson

On 17 Rebs of Rodman, imagine how many points made by his rebs.

10:01 Kukoc tries to help up Shaq and MJ tells him "His teammates can help him"

Kobe was a champ straight out of high school and The Shaq attack threw a good block to win the championship. MJ always had an excellent shot it was a close game.

During the Final Years of the Millennials era 1981-1996 The GREATEST DECADE EVER.

this is what I call basketball. Big time rebounds by Rodman, Big time 3-pointers by Kukoc. Breath taking intensity in the 2nd half. Jordan and Pipppen delivered as usual but it was Tony and Rodman helped save the game. Lakers had a very strong lineup but the whole team was still too young. Really miss the good old days when players really fought!

It's amazing how the Chicago bulld come back from a 19-20 point lead by the LA Lakers what a game

Crazy how much more fans were into the game without cell phones.

Those lakers were pure talent... van exel, eddie jones, kobe, dereck fisher.. guards and sf ..

MJ schooled kobe there woow! And what a game by Pip and T.Kukoc

Now that was a game, havent seen one like that with the Bulls in decades

I smiled all Thur this thanks for best playback

Amazing game

Kobe had just arrived on the seen. It was Nick The Quick show baby...Killing it!!

Pippen wearing the J12 same shoes with MJ😍. Kukoc was on fire, that's why he deserves to be in the hall of fame👏👍

With this great show, we can easily forget the confrotation Jordan vs Kobe...

Intense game, intense era.

Kukoc brought them back....Hell of a game

"I don't get five championships here without him." - Kobe on MJ🐐

Unreal. Eddie Jones. Misses both clutch free throws up by 3. in overtime, down by 2 gets the rebound tosses up a brick.

I saw this game live. It was basically MJ, Pippen, Randy Brown, Toni Kukoc, Phil Jackson and the ghost of Artis Gilmore all against Nick Van Exel..... and Van Exel almost pulled it off.

I FUCKING LOVE YOU RODMAN HAHAHAHA AND THAT LAST FREE-THROW WAS GOLD

pippen was melting threes like its nothing

omg! I'm glad to see this video about rodman vs shaq in overtime! lol!

More like Van Exel vs. Michael Jordan

this is when nba got so much respect and aspiration arou d the world.

Nostalgic

1:22 Kobe just talked about him falling for that move

At 13:21, Del Harris was like, "Kobe, you're gonna ride the bench all season long for missing those free throws.".

Rip Kobe 2020

lol... Look at Byron Scott keeping the bench warm.

MJ was present,Kobe Bryant showed he was the future NBA legend.

Fast foward to my man in the stands.. LMAO... 11:47-11:51... Dude is HYPED up... LMAO

This team would obliterate the Golden State Warriors

I remember watching this game. I was 11 at the time. I was nervous that the Lakers were gonna win the game. I hated the Lakers, and more specifically, Shaq. But I was glad Kukoc caught fire like he did to help Chicago come back and win in overtime.

Rodman's presence is fucking crazy.. he doesn't score but more likely he wants to control the boards.. Real Sakuragi

Fast Forward 6yrs later, Kobe gives Jordan 42 in the 1st half & 55 for the game before winning his 3rd str8 title lol...

Scottie pippen always had a smile on his face

RIP KOBE BRYANT,,SO SAD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU,,CONDOLENCE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY😭😭😭😭😭😭,,,,...TONY KUKOC WAS SO HANDSOME AND INDEED A GOOD PLAYER ALSO,,WONDER WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW.

Uuuf! What a game! Movielike

That was 1 heck of a contest! thnx for sharing.

Can’t believe my boy gone man😢 rip bean