Chicago Bulls Vs Detroit Pistons 1990 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1
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It is said there is no greater challenge in sport than the challenge to defend a title in the case of the Detroit fiston defending is their specialty Detroit comes at you for 48 minutes on all 94 ft of the floor it’s piston Pride Detroit defense the key to keeping the crown
He is the key to Chicago’s success the pride of the windy city but Michael Jordan is no longer just a oneman gang Air Jordan has become a squadron a driving force to be reckoned with a young team with an air of invincibility in last year’s East final Jordan and the Bulls were frustrated
Beaten and eliminated now they Remain the lone obstacle Detroit must overcome to make it back to the Finals from the palace in Auburn Hills Michigan it’s game one of the Eastern Conference Finals in the NBA a best of seven series between the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons good afternoon everybody I’m John Paxton despite the sprained ankle in the back court the head coach is Phil
Jackson and for the Detroit Pistons it’s Dennis Rodman and James Edwards up front bill lambir at Center Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars start in the back court our officiating crew today Jake o Donnell Bill Oaks and Wally Rooney James Edwards and Bill cartright will jump at Center Detroit has own
Chicago all but six times the last 28 times these two have met and Isaiah Thomas comes across in control for Detroit quickly lamb beer with a long jumper no good rebound John Paxton Paxton looks like his left see he’s got that uh brace around his right
Knee and the ankle that he sprained when he stepped on cartright in practice on Friday did not practice yesterday as lesle Visser told you here’s Jordan first shot of the game no good Isaiah Thomas with a rebound Rodman hurries down to post up Isaiah Thomas looks
Inside now backs away and sets the half court offense t on the shot clock Paxon with a foul so far you see a Detroit Pistons team that uncharacteristically wants to push the ball up and explore and when they have the isolation on a guy like Paxon knowing that he’s a bit injured
They’re going to try to exploit that check the matchups there’s the the glamour match up of the game Jordan and Dumars they will go at each other for the full 48 or as long as both are in there here’s Jordan with the steel it’s a two-on-one Paxton and a great
Defensive play by Isaiah Thomas well we had a chance to see two good defensive plays there Michael Jordan doesn’t get enough credit and Isaiah Thomas on the other end great particularly at the advantage break when he on defense matter of fact you’re watching three members of the all NBA
Defensive first team on the court today Rodman and Dumar is for Detroit and Michael Jordan for Chicago there’s Dumar from the corner [Applause] short haon this time guarded by dears Thomas on Jordan down in the post and he’s running him right now there’s the alleyoop for Michael has a big size
Advantage but James Edwards with a block shot gright throws it away Grant chases it down saves it throws it away again both teams maybe a little anxiety ridden here particularly in being able to develop the type of offense that they want on each end neveress though we’re seeing excellent defense both teams
Starting to dig in right from the start defense more than nerves Lenny well certainly they’re forcing the passes away there was a great block there on Michael Jordan in the last Bulls possession so you got to give the defense some here’s Edwards still no score in the
Game Grant with a rebound we played two minutes it’s Zip Zip Pippen double team from lamb beer back to Jordan for three got it the drought is broken and certainly the Jordan rules don’t apply when you’re 23 24t from the basket and there’s no help Joe Dumar would just put a hand in
Jordan’s face Michael is now 11 of 30 from three-point range in the playoffs here’s Isaiah Thomas not there Paxton Pippen hurrying down Court this time Isaiah Thomas draws a defensive assignment on Paxton and a foul onne on Bill lambir Dy working on seven years as head coach seven years in the playoffs last
Four in the Eastern Conference Finals and of course the defending world [Applause] champions Jan Dumar Bill cite who’s had shooting problems in the playoffs and airball with his first there he’s only shooting 42% a lot of people have complained that Billy cartright has become Mr invisible
But Phil Jackson as you see him here really takes up for Billy saying that it’s his tendonitis that’s affected his jum another good defensive play here Comes Detroit it’s a 3 nothing Chicago Lee lambir spots up for the three anytime you get a 611 guys shooting three-pointer you really don’t
Have an awful lot of big guys that’ll come out and defend him Jordan dishes right lambir with a rebound quick Outlet pass to Dumar Rodman has trouble controlling the ball and this is the layup gets to follow it won’t go either blly opportunity fast break that’s what
The Pistons love they’re not a fast breaking team but when they get those Advantage situations they’ll take advantage of it every time and Rodman is Relentless Chicago one of seven from the field Pistons are two of eight so cold shooting are good defense by both teams continuation foul count the
Basket well on that play ver you can take your pick it was good defense there and it certainly wasn’t C shooting Michael Jordan’s about to warm it up but again you see Dennis Rodman step over a bit too late if the Jordan rules hold true Rodman should step over and
Anticipate maybe before Michael Jordan puts it on the floor forcing Michael to throw it back outside Jordan completes the three-point play 826 to go first quarter Bulls up by one right now we see the Bulls priming themselves with some full court pressure they like to extend themselves particularly against the Pistons because
They feel the Pistons are cing to turn it over Isaiah Thomas James Edwards been a big factor since he stuck cook over a starting role well he’s establish an inside game and taking a lot of pressure off the Pistons perimeter game which isn’t the best in the league now Jordan the pick from
[Applause] Grant loose ball foul no uh rather no uh on shot the foul is on Joe second foul on very important right now Michael Jordan establishing something sending a message that he’s not going to be afraid of the Jordan rules that got Chuck Dy off the bench because he didn’t think it
Should have been called on Dumar now they’ve changed it we are told and it’s on lamb beer so Dy won the argument nevertheless though Michael Jordan continues to attack rather than sit back and wait for the defense to come to him and react to it John Sally
Getting ready to check in 743 to go first period D Mars pump fake nice move in the air the shot again no good Edward saves it kicks it and it be out of bound Chicago now John Sally makes his first appearance replacing Bill Lamb [Applause] John pton Scotty pipp guarded by Dennis Rodman the defensive player of the year in the NBA Paxton hasn’t scored much of late here’s cartri backing in over Sally gets the bounce Bill cartright we spoke earlier about the tonius it’s in his knee and it it affects him on his jump
Shot he can’t get the ride but with the oneand jump hook he’s very very effective inside 10 seven Chicago with an early lead Isaiah Thomas for three [Applause] nope coold shooting thus far in game one of this best of seven course leading scorer in the NBA Joe Dumar is an all
Defensive player in the NBA we asked Joe Dumars how do you defend Michael Jordan first of all I try to deny him the ball as much as possible I figure you know can’t score if he doesn’t have it and uh second when he does have it uh
I don’t do anything extra special I I rarely get steals I rarely block shots uh just try to position myself and make him take as tough a shot as possible uh just try to make him work as hard as possible uh put some body on him um you
Know basic things uh it’s nothing fancy uh you can’t do anything fancy with him as so often happens among great athletes there’s a mutuality of respect among Dumars and Jordan as a matter of fact they became very good friends at the All-Star Game in Miami this year
When Michael invited Joe and his wife up to his room and the two couples became friends he said that friendship will no doubt flourish long after their respective careers are concluded here’s Jordan pump fakes over D Mars finds the pass Grant inside well that was great Patience by Michael who took the double
Team waited for Grant to make himself available and dished it underneath that’s what he’s going to have to do take the double team rather than Force something fivepoint lead by Chicago Isaiah Thomas Detroit only three of 11 so far traveling called on John S so far Detroit has been unwilling to explore
Inside to the post area particularly James Edwards and when they have looked there it’s been taken away by the Bulls but the Pistons aren’t going to second and third options they’re willing to go oneon-one that’s why they’ve been shooting so poorly so it’s here’s the pass inside
Good defense more than it is just poor shooting CL certainly you have to explore particularly in the playoffs when teams know each other so well you have to explore your second and third options off of a play if you just break down and try to go one-on-one the
Defense is set nobody’s moving and it’s much easier last foul on John C nice scoop shot but Rodman gets the loose ball 125 Chicago leads they one game on here of the Conference finals last year that shot short Jordan with a rebound again not looking for a real good start
Dve another foul on the Pistons at 125 it’s a 127 score with 553 to go on this end the Pistons are having some trouble with their team defense because while they’re set up to seal off some of the other guys Michael Jordan’s been the bulk of the Chicago offense and
He’s really had his way in penetrated Michael Detroit in the penalty so Michael Jordan will shoot after the Isaiah Thomas foul Jordan hitting 81% from the line in the playoffs after an 85% season from the free throw [Applause] line interesting though Jordan averaging 34 points over the full season 33.6 but
Against Detroit he’s averaging only 26 and more significantly hitting only 42% of his shots so they have his number to a degree underneath nice James Edwards excellent ball movement that’s what they have to do and continue to attack against the pressure how you Jordan trouble controlling no trouble
Putting it in well if you can’t get through a defense with your passing or setting up in the post the best way is to throw over it especially when you have a high flyer Michael Jordan has almost half of his average per game against Detroit he’s got
12 and Bill cartright’s going to get call for this one fou is on 24 Bill cartright his first second out the bounds Detroit well Bill cartright prior to that particular play had been successful and pushing James Edwards out a bit pushing him off the blocks where he likes to set up that’s
Why the pists haven’t been successful with a post Team Battle continues Edwards and cartri this time Edwards goes Baseline turn around jumper is good those jump shots by Joe Dumars and Isaiah Thomas come a lot easier when James Edwards is hitting from inside defenses can’t extend Rodman for Detroit Isaiah
Thomas hipping out with a double team John Sally guarded by horis Grant nice move blocking foul underneath on 33 a pretty difficult thing for a coach for the defense to understand how a seven-footer can shake and bake and handle the ball outside and then slice to the Lane without anyone
Stepping up and contesting him until he gets to the basket you can’t do that when the guy handling the ball is 7 fet tall you’ve got to get him outside while he’s still putting it on the floor that’s where he’s most vulnerable gets the first in the sweep
Of Indiana in the first round of the playoff John Sally averaged 16 points per game and cut that average in half against New York when he averaged just eight but just one of such a deep bench for the buiness and certainly when John Sally scores a lot of points that’s an added
Uh benefit is that he’s a defensive player he’s a guy who’s locked shots very agile can play a lot of position fall forward big forward and C lead has cut to three it was seven there’s Paxton looks inside for cartright jump Hook by right too strong Sally knocks it out of bounds
Miscommunication with James Edwards but certainly a coach particularly Chuck Daily with his team as much as they Hustle the effort that they give he can’t be upset with that because that’s what you call a hustle play you like to see your men on the boards Scotty Pippen will
Inbound Michael Jordan in front of D Mars grant for two grant horis grant now has has four and the lead back to five at 1815 4 minutes to go quarter number one Chicago 7 of 16 Detroit five of 13 thus far Rodman posting up pipp and fronts him for a
Second and then Dumar has D Scotty pipp gave Dennis rman a bit of his own medicine in battling him for the post but what it did was open up the lane pipp trying to fight too much Jordan with a double team Sally comes out Scotty pipp long rebound Isaiah Thomas controls for
Detroit Alo oh no that went in they give him three points and went in unbelievable you see Phil Jackson in the background is arguing that they touched the ball and it should be offensive interference I don’t think they did when we get a chance we’ll look here’s Grant at the other end
No Thomas will say he planned it all along here’s Dumar Behind the B pass Sally fouled shoot the free throw we see the pass at least from this angle it didn’t look as though the ball was touched but maybe the rim was and that in itself his offensive interference we’ll never know
Now show you in six four to go in the first quarter of play Isaiah Thomas launches what was intended as a pass but Watch What Happens underneath Len Elmore well you see there is contact made with the net and the rim right here now I know the rules state that you can’t put
Your hands through the rim um there should be some language in there speaking of making contact with the rim while the ball’s in the downward flight we’re frantically looking it up as a matter of well see that never happens to me all mine were good yes I know
Especially from that that range right and you the defensive specialist in the NBA right John S Isaiah Thomas tried to make the pass and went in for what was counted as a three-pointer we are tied at 18 let’s check in with Leslie Visser Les Vern in the Huddle just then Chuck Daly
Told his team that he wants him to execute on the offensive end he said don’t settle for 20 foot shots defensively what a surprise he wants him to to get up on Michael Jordan okay Les John Sally back at the free throw line probably the most gregarious of the Detroit
Pistons matter of fact he has purchased a 62 room house in downtown Detroit near 7 Mile Road we asked him before the game it’s got 15 bedrooms said have you furnished them all yet and he said no nope not until I get a new contract he
Said I’ve got visions of a 62 room house and they say guess what you’re going to [Applause] Sacramento Paxton as Sally hits one of two 254 to go first [Applause] quarter hard right can’t handle it Stacey King has come into the game now for the Chicago Bulls isah Thomas looks underneath for Edwards posting up on King there’s a double team cartri Jordan tips it away Rodman chases it down John S cartright’s going to get shoved the
Called for shoving James Edwards well the Bulls defensive execution worked up until that last particular play ball goes inside to James Edwards forces him to dump it back outside they cover every swing of the ball Force an outside shot but Bill cartright fouls on the rebound by covering each movement of the ball
And forcing the Pistons to shoot from outside the Bulls have really accom what they set out to do James Edwards the 14-year vet out of the University of Washington misses the first Phil Jackson looks on what a season Edwards has having last year the last two years in
The playoffs he averaged about six points a game this year 18 for ball game and it’s a piston lead of 20 to 18 they once Trail by seven Jordan Benny Johnson has come in the lineup now and he is guarding Jordan there’s Michael got it so let’s check the lineup for Detroit
It’s Isaiah Thomas Rodman Sally Johnson and James Edwards for the Pistons Paxton Grant King Jordan and Bill Car tie to 20 Edwards RS out kcks had a chance to see James edworth why he’s so effective as he gets his head and shoulders low and past you and goes up it’s very difficult for a postman to guard here now look at the triple team as Sally and Rodman
Collapsed on Jordan and Jordan is still down Michael is on the floor here’s Sally underneath shot no good Jordan just now getting to his feet but lipping badly John Paxton penetrates nice scoop shot but it didn’t get the spin Jordan is now running up the other end and Edwards lays it in 2220 see how badly he might be injured 22nd time out called by Chicago to check the Jordan injury well at the beginning of the telecast we mentioned how physical Detroit plays defense here three guys sandwich Michael Jordan he puts it up now Michael Jordan goes down he’s in
Obvious pain and here from another angle we see the three guys in the lane and they want to seal him away from the basket but being in such obvious plane as the ball went down on the other side Jordan gets back up here again the implementation of the Jordan
Rules three guys are going to be around him at every turn particularly when he’s about to shoot the ball and make him work but as much pain as he’s in there he still jumps up and runs down on the other end on the defensive end now the
Reason he has to do that one is not to let Detroit believe that they can intimidate him with that type of ption and then the bumps and the other thing is to show his teammates he’s still in the game he has to be an example because
He’s the leader on this team saw Sally Rodman and Vinnie Johnson all three collapse on him now Craig Hodes has entered the game for the first time for [Applause] Chicago there’s the inside pass Stacy King from Michael Jordan checked with the Chicago trainer and Michael landed on his hip so it’s the hip that bothered him but he will not only that burn he went to the same exact spot where he was knocked down the
Three guys came back on when this time he made good of it Vinnie Johnson over 24-22 final 43 seconds quarter number one from the palace and Auburn Hills ber Lis along with Len Elmore and Leslie [Applause] V rebound Detroit Isaiah Thomas tries to save it and it goes off horest Grant it
Will be Detroit inbound now Scotty Pippen going to come back in and Michael Jordan will get a rest no he won’t thought he was going to go out but he is obviously favoring that left hip BJ Armstrong will enter the game certainly not the way Michael Jordan wants to start this series nor
The Chicago Bulls hope hopefully it’s not a real serious injury you got Dennis Rodman on the other side who seems to be hurt but both guys are going to see a lot of ice right now Rodman just hopped off the court and he’s being tended to by Mike abden hour the Detroit
Trainer so Jordan and Rodman on the bench with injuries final 20 seconds first quarter and a two-point Detroit League Thomas isolated on BJ Armstrong who’s averaged 20 points in the playoffs for Chicago skip pass aguire in that shot no good Armstrong loses control hot just backs up for a three-point effort picked
Away by [Applause] Aguire that’s the end of the first period with our score Detroit 24 back at the palace they said that this would be a physical series while Michael Jordan is over on the bench with an ice pack on his the upper part of his left hip he bruised it in a fall a
Couple trips too down court on the other end Dennis Rodman sprained his left ankle but he’ll be back burn as a matter matter of fact Leslie Dennis Rodman was sprinting up and down the side of the Court testing that left ankle no such activity from Michael Jordan who continues trying to ease the
Pain of that left hip so Rodman and Jordan remain on the bench as we start quarter number two with the Pistons up by two having Trail by seven at one point 14 to7 well it’ll be interesting to see what the Pistons defense does now without Michael Jordan that’s been their main focus
And without him it seems as though they want to extend their defense a little more put some pressure on BJ Armstrong well they just did here’s Isaiah Thomas who has a world of experience and Sally with a follow BJ Armstrong the rookie out of Iowa with Craig Hodes in the back for
Well Bill Jackson has some relatively young and inexperienced players particularly from the playoff out here on the floor he’s got to be very careful that they don’t self-destruct and get this crowd really into this game CU that could destroy the confidence that they had coming into this game Stacy
King fellow rookie from Oklahoma let’s watch Isaiah Thomas with a quick hands well Isaiah Thomas is a master he’s been around a long time he takes the rookie to school at that point and those are the things a nice Follow by Sally but those are the things
That’ll take the confidence away of a rookie in a big playoff series Joe Dumar is back in to give Isaiah Thomas a rest James Edwards big rebound knocked Away by Scotty Pippen then control by toy Mars fourpoint Detroit Edge Vinnie Johnson Edwards there’s Johnson driving by Hodes the ball stripped but Edwards
Who is Four of six is now four of seven Armstrong comes out for Chicago three on two break Scotti Pippen with Mark aguire guarding him Hodges for three no I’m sure Phil would want to see the Bulls work for a better shot than that but defensively they made a stand and
Kind of regain their footing aguire had a huge game in game four against New York 17 in the second quarter now back it comes to Armstrong nice pass underneath well again Foundation is the defense Chicago a much better defensive team this year creates the turnover and then BJ J Armstrong didn’t lose his
Confidence from the steal comes down with a nice assist a nice look inside the middle Bears will test Armstrong now backs in Edwards weights fouled on BJ Armstrong Ed Dey is going to make his first appearance for the Chicago Bulls and Bill lambir is getting ready to
Check back in time has been called with the Pistons up by two what a game seven in the west yesterday as Portland out last in San Antonio by three in overtime Terry Porter with a huge game 36 points and nine assists Portland goes on to face Phoenix now in the Western
Conference playoffs that best of seven Series starts tomorrow night then they’ll continue Wednesday in Portland Friday at Phoenix Lenny and I will be in Phoenix next Sunday for game four and then five six and seven respectively Portland Phoenix and Portland and coming next on CVS round four of the southwestern Colonial Bell golf
Tournament from Fort Worth Curtis Strange and Ben khaw are tied after three they had a rain delay this morning something the Texans are getting used to in the last month boy if they had had Del uses down there but round four the final round of the colonial with fraw
And strange tied as they tee off in the final round now back to play here with N3 to go in a half and an illegal defense called against the Chicago blls that’s the first that’s a warning we take a look at um bench scoring here Detroit has the edge so far
But BJ Armstrong for the Bulls he and Stacy King have really emerged as major contributors for the Bulls they’ve done a nice job in the Philadelphia series and they’re going to be counting on a lot in this series Vinnie Johnson one of the bench members for the Detroit
Pistons gets two more so it’s a nine2 edge now as a matter of fact Detroit had the edge over the full season in bench scoring their bench out scored Chicago’s 148 to 102 in the five regular season gamees here’s Stacy King and here are the B for two rookies
Although at this point of the season they can’t really be called rookies anymore and that shot will count no it will not Johnson can’t believe it thought he was going to get the basketball well the difference obviously between the benches is a maturity Factor as much as talent and as we see Michael
Jordan about to re-enter the game the maturity of his Pistons bench with u Vinnie Johnson and Mark Maguire and John Sally they really could be starters anywhere else obviously but they know what roles are and it’s been very defined the Bulls rookies are still finding their way but as they have in
The Milwaukee series and in the Philadelphia series they’ve come on very strong now Dumars and Johnson with lambir aguire and Rodman on the court Michael Jordan back inquire strong to the basket and I think they called it on Mark Maguire on Mark yes magire it is first 9 minutes to go first half four-point pist and Lead Jordan back in he was five of eight and had 14 points when he went to the bench with that hip injury underneath as Johnson guards Jordan illegal defense Detroit that’s their first and a warning considering the Detroit’s Jordan rules
That should never happen Michael Jordan isolated on the strong side cleared out they should always have a guy over there if they’re adhering to the rules but that time they just had people kind of in between somebody not paying attention Jordan Johnson saw Dumars come over to
Help loose ball chased down by Stacy King for three nope bodies falling down at the Baseline and here’s Joe Dumars now Vinnie Johnson guarded by BJ Armstrong nice rebound by Gotti pippet you got you got to give the Bulls a lot of pressure a lot of credit defensively
They’ve been doing a nice job in facing up to the shooter and taking over inside not letting them get more than one shot yeah Neely quickly underneath and two more well that matchup will emerge as this series series grows pipping against Dennis Rodman that time Scotty Pippen
Snake to the basket he got the better of it Bill Jackson was talking with us last night about this Detroit team NBA champions and of course they’ve earned the title mostly on defense here’s Dumars the two but they do get shots like that he said here’s what I think
About their offense it is not aesthetically pleasing but it’s very effective certainly versatile they have enough weapons out there to use hien got away with a shove on Rodman and goes off the glass for two well what’s happening right now Dennis Rodman throughout the season season the NBA’s
Best defensive player has been known to take flops as they call them that time in the official’s opinion it was there wasn’t enough energy behind that push to really cause a foul according to the officials Dy is arguing about that over on the bench let’s watch and see the Flop see
The degree of difficulty here now the the intent certainly was there now whether or not there was enough to call a foul remains to be seen chase down by Armstrong nice save good defense by Chicago and a chance to tie King rejected underneath lambir and
Rodman both got there 656 to go in the first half and Detroit is up by two with a 30 to 2A game thus far Chicago hitting only 36% Detroit 41 Jordan has not scored since the hip injury Dennis Rodman with a slight ankle injury but they’re both back on the court and
Detroit is out rebound down in Chicago 18-13 thus far through the playoffs we’re going to miss the Lakers in the Celtics first time in 11 years they’ve not been in the finals Portland back in congratulations for the Trailblazers Conference Final first time since 77 and the home court advantage has held true
And at least L Elmore thus far here in the palace a two-point Edge for the Pistons but Chicago playing very well thus far well defensively particularly both teams are sealing off the middle forcing a lot of perimeter shots neither one of them are the great perimeter
Shooters of the NBA but they are playing hard nose and not allow allowing easy baskets and that’s very important at this stage Scotty Pippen scoop shot under Bill lambir and we’re tied at 30 largest lead of the game was a seven-point margin for Chicago at
14-7 Detroit came back to tied up at 18 and they’ve had a four-point edge as their lock here’s ler for two rebound Armstrong DJ using the pick from neing Hitman post up against R illegal defense that’s the second so Chicago will shoot the technical and it’s very interesting that the Bulls in
This particular set came back you see Chuck Daily with a look of disbelief or whatever look that is right [Applause] there but it was interesting on the last play that the Bulls came out and set up a play to go right at Dennis Rodman again we mentioned he’s the best defensive
Player as voted by the players and and sports R the best defensive player in the NBA now they’re going at him which leads me to believe that Phil Jackson is really going to attack the strengths of the Pistons because they’re doing such a good job to Bullard defensively now Scotty Pippen whoops
Lost it Maguire has it here’s the fast break to Johnson Jordan hurries back and Johnson was harassed by Michael Jordan Dumars comes down for Detroit under 6 minutes to go in the first half game one Conference Finals best of seven from the Baseline [Applause] in Detroit with a nice job of spreading
The Bulls Out forcing them to cover every perimeter player and no one got the Vinnie Johnson Michael Jordan scoreless in this quarter injured his left hip late first period at Ney lambir little volleyball and then lambir comes down with it Johnson HS back to Rodman and horis
Grant gets right in the middle of things and a loose ball foul loose ball on Vinnie Johnson called on Vinnie Johnson well if there’s something that the Pistons aren’t all together comfortable with that is a fast R situation without Isaiah Thomas leading it and that time they really didn’t
Execute well there wasn’t enough spacing one player could guard both Rodman and Vin Johnson guard riding Grant come back in for Chicago Chuck Dy counters with James Edwards and Isaiah Thomas vny Johnson and Bill lambir will get a rest for the Detroit [Applause] pists rebounds now the Edge by six for
Detroit look for the back door play CTI Thomas way up for the rebound 3231 pist nearing the 5 minute Mark of the first good defensive job by Michael Jordan on Joe Dumar back to Edwards Jordan comes down with it for Chicago Michael two more first two of
The quarter he’s got 16 open floor I’m sorry open floor situation Michael Jordan as he comes up limping again Jordan rules don’t apply when there’s an open floor people have to get to him and Detroit’s very slow in doing so keep your eye on Jordan he’s [Applause]
Limping now left side long jumper Isaiah Thomas Mark McGuire with the put Back that’s his first basket one of the few times the Bulls have allowed second shot Opportunity Jordan will shoot a [Applause] couple [Applause] we see in the open floor this is a transition basket Michael Jordan down the right sideline off balance he goes down Mark Maguire wants to step over him rather than help him up but those are the areas where he’s most dangerous
Coming down the sideline if you don’t get the help there quick enough he’s going to be in the paint before you know it then it’s uh All She Wrote there you can see how his career scoring play play off average has dropped against Detroit it’s still pretty gy at 29 points per
Game but his goinging average against other teams is outrageous 405 to go before halftime Thomas nice bounce pass to aguire and Mark aguire having a little bit of offensive trouble here in quarter number two Maguire with his lowest scoring average this year since game in the league no bounce for Jordan and Rodman
Clears it for Detroit Maguire scoring at 14 points in his new role as a sixthman this year for the Pistons coming over from Dallas for Adrien bantley last year underneath Scotty Pippen fouls poting up now coming up at halftime we’ve got Pat O’Brien and Bill rafy with the NBA
Lottery has 11 teams by for the right to make the first pick in the NBA draft that’s coming up at halftime Jordan gets the B well two possessions Detroit has recognized that they do have some openings inside previously they hadn’t been able to get the ball into the post
But Mark aguire is too strong for Scotty Pippen when he catches him on the post and they’re trying to post up Michael Jordan inside 14 foul next time they go in the penalty here’s Jordan guarding Rodman down low Dumar for three no battle for it Edwards Scotty Pippen good
Job of hustling now will’ll slow it down and bring it back out Rodman and Jordan This Time blocking foul Dennis Rodman called by Jake O’Donnell to the dismay of this sellout crowd and Jordan’s on the floor again as I mentioned before Dennis Rodman being a great defensive player he
Is has a tendency to flop he goes to the well much too often right there gets his feet tangled up with Michael Jord time has been called by Chicago they stopped the clock with 302 to go in the first half they’re up by member of that draft who graduated from Harvard Law School well thank you Fat’s got a wonderful grasp of trivia there you say would you have been a
Lottery pick do you think uh these days based on what I did in college and I I have a feeling I would have but as fate would have it born about 10 years too early yeah you you didn’t miss the the the great Riches of the NBA but the
Greatest Riches of the NBA bet 3534 302 to go before half time underneath BJ Armstrong misc connects with Scotty Pippen 259 to go before halftime 3534 let’s check the lineups now Dumars Rodman Edwards gu and Thomas for Detroit Michael Jordan Scotty piffen Grant Armstrong that shot no good
C right no not cart right whoa [Applause] Edwards we apologize to all you lip readers out there but you you take a look at this play here on the lower right side of your screen the only thing that could have been called was that James Edwards was holding on before he was knocked Down and after all of that bill cardr goes to the other [Applause] End guard by 81% over the regular season but struggling in the free throw line as he has been from the field he’s hitting only 68% he gets one of two let’s check in uh with lesie Visser Les Vern and Lenny during the last time out Chuck Dy
Told his team to work defensively he said don’t let Jordy split the defense and he emphatically repeated keep working keep working on the other end Phil Jackson wants his team to take better care of the long rebounds there’s one right there tipped out Michael Jordan Jordan short with a shot tip back
Edwards chases it down it’s going to be Detroit well with the long rebounds you know that there are a lot of shots being taken outside of the of the free throw line and both teams again doing a nice job inside taking away the paint P paint points Isaiah Thomas aguire hor Grant short Maguire not having a good quarter the other thing both teams are doing is limiting the others to only one shot one offensive rebound for Chicago three for Detroit Armstrong no chase down by Detroit aguire has it he’s one for five in this quarter now from the
Field as a team Detroit is 14 of 41 and Chicago 14 of 40 135 to Go gr card who gets it well you got to wonder why Grant would foul James Edwards at the rate both teams are shooting from outside it’s safe for bet to allow him to shoot with a hand in his face and go to the boards can’t you can’t give them easy easy points which
James Edwards a pretty good free throw shooter is about to do right now he’s shooting about 76% from the line during the playoff series Miss death at the conclusion of our game ren Elmore and I will select the another light player of the game in conjunction with that award lightbeer will present a
Check in the amount of $11,000 in the player’s name to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Edwards misses both Ed Neely comes on the court now for the final 90 seconds of the first half for Chicago 3634 Chicago up as we said they W game one here last year’s traveling BJ
Armstrong Dr his right foot Jak o Donnell calls it turns and runs the other direction why do I have a feeling that years from now Armstrong might get away with that all you have to do is establish that reputation but again a a foul on a shot that could have been
Defended and an easy turnover Chicago can’t self-destruct now illegal defense Chicago that’s their second so Detroit will shoot the technical now Bill Jackson Jo [Applause] D Mars gets to brings the within one Michael Jordan as we said went out with a hip injury at the end of the first quarter have you
Noticed a deficiency in his play or a dropped element of it well no certainly when he gets his hands on the ball no there’s the answer now and we’ll see here thank you now that he doesn’t have the ball he’s limping back reminds me of what what’s the most
Important element of Comedy timing well the ball certainly can be a magic elixir in the hands of creative people like Michael Jordan injury or no injury J Mars counters over Jordan final 45 seconds now in the first half actually that’s where it’ll tell defensively Michael Jordan would be in trouble on
The defense right now in the corner BJ Armstrong Jordan there’s the triple on Jordan and he goes right over Thomas and Rodman and D Mars and he’s limping again after he lets go of the ball and as I said defensively is where he has his difficulty eight of 14 now for Michael
Jordan so he’s three of six since the injury Dumar nice drive along the Baseline the short with a shot Edwards now watch Michael Jordan’s defensive effort well there James that was just fell asleep and as I said you know that little Sav that you rub on
Little Herz the ball is the same thing when you got great players and he limps after he lets it Go defensively though on the last play Joe Dumars went around Michael Jordan as if he were standing still that’s where he has the difficulty in reacting Edwards misses his third consecutive free
Throw and he’s only one of five Craig Hodes going to check back in for the Bulls now Billy cartright goes out so Jordan Hodes and BJ Armstrong for the final possession for Chicago get the shooters in there we’re looking forward to the second half the Bulls have to beware they’ve got two
Banged up guards in Michael Jordan and John Paxton and what’s going to happen is Craig Hodes BJ Armstrong are going to have to step up step up the level of their play a bit to pick up where Michael Jordan left off particularly in this half since he’s been the bulk of
The offense D Mar gets the loose ball and puts it in 12 seconds before half [Applause] Time got it do you believe of course course you do Michael Jordan’s three-pointer at the buzzer watch the midair adjustment L Elmore well again we mentioned reaction on defense when you’re on offense you’re creating you don’t have any pain that’s the end of the first half with our score
Chicago 43 Detroit 39 Pat o’ri and Bill rap along with the credential at the half Michael Jordan has scored in the first half of game one of the Western Conference Finals 26 of the 4 3 and that despite the fact that Michael Jordan has spent more time on the floor of the
Palace than a newly purchased broom he injured his left hip when he went down hard at the end of the first quarter but he went down at least two or three more times all the while hitting on 9 of 15 from the court and scoring 26 of the 43
Points that Chicago has at halftime and just as he went to the locker room at halftime Leslie Visser had a chance to talk with Michael about the hip injury Leslie very like good champagne both John Paxton and Michael Jordan spent the entire halftime on Ice I spoke with both
Of the players John Paxton said he’s particularly sore he doesn’t even know if he’ll play more than the 11 minutes he saw in the first half as for Michael Jordan he said it’s really limiting his mobility and I said just what you mentioned burn I said but Michael you’ve
Already scored your season average against the Pistons and he said really maybe it doesn’t hurt that much well that goes back to the point ly Elmore made you didn’t notice the limp when he was going for the dunk but you did see the limp when he came back and
Had to go on defense but really an outstanding Chicago effort in the first half left well so far they’ve done a great job defensively forcing Detroit to take the perimeter shots Detroit’s not converting but Detroit’s hurting their own effort they get 10 offensive eight offensive rebounds 10 points there but
They can’t convert from the free throw line shooting about 45% in a five of 11 effort so they have the opportunities destroit the they’ve got a capitalize not a real big surprise that Chicago is up as we said in game one here year year ago they won the opener lost game two
Went back to Chicago and won game three so they were up two games to one but then the Pistons won three in a row it captured the best of seven series four games of two underneath it goes to Bill CTE turn around chump hook no good rebound Rodman check the lineups as we
Start the second half Isaiah Thomas Rodman lambir James Edwards and Joe Dumars for Detroit John Paxton will give it a go at the start here’s Isaiah Thomas for three no lambir with the fo back loose ball foul no basket on lamb when you don’t get good position
Underneath you’re forced to push off and that time Bill lambir was blocked off and used his arm to push off pretty much though again Chicago doing a nice job of trying to prevent Detroit from posting up and forcing the outside shot that’s the third foul on lambir who’s only one
Of three from the field Jordan two strong another loose ball foul foul on Scot Pi that’s on Scotty Pippen that’s his third Bill Jackson got a [Applause] technal so I was going to say you have to believe that Phil Jackson made that a strategic type of technical he doesn’t
Want his team to get man handles there going to be on defense in front of his bench right now and that’s sending a message to the officials that he’s not going to stand for allowing his guy to get rust around and then not have it
Called on the other end I don’t see why it was done at this point because it was Balan the Pistons called for loose ball on one end the Bulls on the other Joe Dumar has got the free throw and Detroit has the ball threading by three 11:05 to
Go third quarter Isaiah bounces it back that’s going to be an over and back as soon as it’s touched we got and Chucky is not pleased at all interesting scenario here in the palace prior to the game a half an hour before the tap Chuck Dy was doing his coach’s
Show live certain relaxed air about it game one of the Eastern Conference Finals that ball out of bounds Chicago controls well Chuck is not the only one who may have uh had potential distractions here his team with the long layoff they seem to have come out here
Pretty flat and not so much from a playing standpoint but from a mental standpoint you don’t see the intensity at least in the first half you didn’t as you thought you would from the Pistons Jordan good pick from Pippen on the pick and roll and then a good defensive
Effort from James Edwards chase down by Rodman Isaiah Thomas ping right there back to lambir who spots up for three airball Michael Jordan at the other end Scotty Pippen tipped Away by Thomas Detroit ball well that might be a start to increased intensity particularly on the defensive end is
Thomas hustling back they to get a hand on the ball but if you look at the pace of this game Detroit has dictated it but it’s played into the hands of the Bulls they were able to get back and set up defensively nicely and do the job that
They’ve been doing B Mars Jordan right there to deny in the Baseline six on the shot clock back to Isaiah stripped Jordan controls tipped out of bounds lamb beer touched it last it’ll be Chicago’s ball well this is a Detroit team Lenny that hit 53% against Chicago in the
First five games of regular season and only 36% so far watch the defense this is one of the reasons why Michael Jordan does a nice job he and Bill cartright in slowing the movement of the ball and then stripping Isaiah Thomas on the perimeter stripped again other end Dumars that’s two [Applause]
Well it’s the defense that creates the momentum particularly for the Piston they have to get out here and scratch and Claw a little bit more in the half court [Applause] defense rant air ball on the line Detroit ball well and talking about this piston theme Bill Jackson said they play such
Great defense and then on offense they just look for a weak link trying exploit it and it’s worked very effectively 4342 from the corner hippen for Chicago at the other end Jordan too strong both teams with the opportunities but they just can’t connect and just to further amplify what Phil Jackson said
The thing that he’s most worried about particularly in the beginning of a half like this in a close game is Detroit playing good defense and going on a run that kind of takes him out of reach right now the Bulls have held their ground Thomas Edwards Bo a card right with the
Rebound Detroit can’t solve a Chicago defensive puzzle thus far Morris Grant right side cartright might have gotten away with a shove and he puts the the put back is in 4542 8 and A2 this crowd getting a little Restless now well again the Pistons are walking the ball up and
Meanwhile that’s their style but nevertheless Chicago is back able to set up get people in the paint to prevent the post ups and now Force Detroit to take shots with the clock running down cutri gets caught in the switch and fouls Isaiah Thomas that’s three on Bill C so he and lamb
Beer have three and Scotty Pippen has three you take a look at this play good defense here cartright steps out he just doesn’t close the door on Isaiah Thomas by taking an angle away but before that foul a shot clock had gone down to six and that’s what the Bulls have done they
Forced Detroit to take some shots with the clock running down to almost zero in four second D Mar on TI goes by gets Two MVP of last year’s finals with a 27 point per game Average Joe Dumar Michael Jordan in the corner quick ball rotation to Pippen for three Grant saves it Edwards back to Pippen finger roll for two give cartright a lot of credit for challenging James Edwards on that rebound [Applause] Dumars he’s got 16 and the guy who leads by example Joe Dumar has now stepped up a little bit to taking on some of the offensive load for the Pistons until the whole team gets on track there’s Rodin the double team on Jordan quickly in the corner to p they
Come flying at him and he puts it in the air at the other end here’s D Mars for Two timeout Chicago Detroit led by Joe Dumars has reclaimed the lead Chicago at 2:00 Eastern all of that will be topped off by the third round of the Atlanta Golf Classic at 4:30 eastern time and all of that comes to you next Saturday on CBS and and the reason you
Hear the cheering is because while it’s not always advisable to have two guys on the ball you give him an a for effort the rebound goes to lambir and Joe Dumars again steps forward to pick up the offense for the P but what’s happened is Detroit brought the crowd
Back into the game something that they need to list their emotional spirits and also to increase their effort Joe Dumar is with nine third quarter points Bo on layups here’s Jordan chased down by James Edward Detroit now four of eight from the field before the [Applause] basket follows on Morris Grant Morris
Grant picks up the foul that’s his second and Detroit will put it in bounds BJ Armstrong has come on the court now for Chicago during the timeout and and will Purdue getting ready to make his first entrance in the ball game Armstrong guarding Isaiah Thomas two Mars
Again he’s got 20 11 in the third quarter he moved so well without the ball in the back door cut Isaiah Thomas found him Armstrong counters at the other end and it’s a onepoint Detroit edge with 620 to go quarter and with Dumar stepping up offensively Detroit has gone back to
Their game plan by making Michael George work on both ends of the floor Edwards Jordan down to double te illegal defense and a technical foul 21,000 Plus on hand at the palace in Auburn Hills Michigan where the Pistons are 85 and 11 in the last two
Years been a place to win if you’re a road team Detroit has come from four down at halftime on the shooting of Joe Dumars and he will shoot the technical foul now after the elal defense call got it Dumar has had a wonderful analogy I thought about the success of this
Detroit team Wy he was talked about the key to their success he said it’s versatility we’re like 12 kids in a school classroom all of whom know the answer and it’s just a matter of who’s going to get called on well that’s pretty appropriate today though it took
Them a while they must have conspired to find the answer and they still haven’t quite gotten it yet but nevertheless they’re making the attempt to attack the both def loose ball Turner taken away by DJ Armstrong Purdue has come in now for the first time there’s will Purdue
Scotty Pippen guarded by Dennis Rodman Armstrong Isaiah Thomas traveling second time Armstrong has been caught moving his pivot fo and certainly you got to believe Chuck Daly gave his team a good talking to they came out here a little more aggressive defensively contesting the movement of the ball stepping up their
Defense not allowing people to put it back on the floor and drive to the basket and it’s re some benefits for them joh Sally on for Detroit that loose ball will be Detroit’s to inbound check the line up now for Detroit they’ve got Rodman and lambir along with Sally and
The guard spots Isaiah Thomas and Joe D Mars Stacy King checks in now for Chicago and Purdue’s appearance was ever so brief so it’s king and Pippen along with horis Grant Armstrong and Michael Jordan Pi there a quick foul on Scotty Pippen and oh boy that’s his
Fourth oh it’s a dead ball foul ball hadn’t been inbounded pipping with the push off against lambir and it’s one of those things where the officials may have seen the second one L stepped up to Pippen really tightly and Pippen pushed him off here’s something extraordinary
In the playoffs bill lambir at the free throw line well certainly up until now 20 over 270 minutes I would imagine he’s played a lot of minutes this game three times he’s made attempts at the free throw line and for a guy 611 that’s unbelievable does that indicate to you
He’s probably not going to the basket offensively I would say that he’s pitched the 10th right around the three-point area but I mean you look at his game and really they play to the strengths of Ban’s game he’s never been a great postup player he’s blessed with
A great touch from outside and an uncanny natur for finding people inside with his passing ability so rather than try to change the guy they played to that strength and they’ve been very successful with it well that’s his fifth free throw of the playoffs in 1990 and
He gets one to two and it’s a three-point Detroit Edge their largest lead of this ball game four in the second quarter largest lead by Chicago with seven in quarter number one Grant back to Jordan get caught in this match can his first basket of this half he’s got 28 points
Now we had Chuck Da Jump Up and Scream across to the ball Michael Jordan came off open here overt Jordan on this end of the floor though on their offensive and you know the Pistons are going to continue to make him work score 51 Joe dear’s 23 points
Michael Jordan with 28 what a match up and there they [Applause] are two more for Jordan that time Bill lamb stepped out to become the help person he was supposed to go double team Michael Jordan but Jordan got to the corner so quickly lambir just couldn’t catch up with Him one point the try Edge Armstrong seeing a lot of action because of the injury and relative ineffectiveness John Paxton scened ankle underneath to Sally off the glass over Stacy King the Bulls have now come out and contested the Pistons as the Pistons spread their offense and that’s opened it up
Inside grant for [Applause] Chicago can’t shake him well this is a good opportunity for the versatility of the Bulls offense to come the four haris gr has got to get involved as well as Scotty Pippen pick set by bill lambir there’s a pick and fade rather than a pick and
Roll he spots up to the three and a shot no good at the other end but Thomas loose ball [Applause] foul is Thomas I think they should have called it on John Sally it looked as though it was Sally who was doing the holding inside of Stacy King [Applause] 5655 vny Johnson getting ready to come back on the court for the Detroit pistals Armstrong giv the shot they’ll give it that give him that shot all day here’s Dumars for Detroit back to Thomas caught lamb beer free Sally [Applause] seconds Isaiah Thomas good defense by the Bulls but
When Isaiah Thomas wants to get a shot he’s going to get [Applause] it and another foul called at the other end time has been called the foul is called on John Sally it’s Detroit by [Applause] three well you take a look at this particular play Grand hand off to Michael Jordan
Chuck Dy mentioned he didn’t want Michael Jordan to get the ball at his waist because that’s a triple threat position Michael Jordan can now look inside for the pass put it on the floor and go either way or shoot the jump shot you got to crowd him and that time Bill
Lambir just stepped out really didn’t contest it and you see the result 30 points for Michael Jordan playing with an injured left hip and a bruised right hip I think 5855 259 to go quarter number three and when you look at any player any fundamentally Sound Player who gets in the triple threat
Position they usually can do something to help their team and hurt you defensively but you add a Michael Jordan to that equation and it’s really going to be a hard night for you if you allow him to get it where he wants it and that is on the hip Armstrong is guarded by
Vinnie Johnson Ed ne’s come on for Chicago as well there’s Dumars and Johnson GE for three that one no good lamb beer saves it for Detroit and a chance for the largest lead of the game now for the Pistons that shot may be out of Michael
Jordan’s range if there is such a thing but that’s the kind of shot the Pistons can live with Jordan Will guard venny Johnson this time down and they put un strong on buar as he posts him up and it’s the jumper well it’s the consumate pro again against the learning and eager rookie
The little bump is what froze onr largest lead of the ball game now for the Detroit Piston Stacy King left handed hook Stacy King has come on strong for the Bulls as we mentioned before offensively he’s matured an awful lot and giving them a post threat Dumar is
11 of 18 now and 25 points there’s the switch lamb beer with a fake and goes by P you don’t draw too many fouls doing that but you make the coach happy when it goes in and it usually does when lamb beer hits that shot final 90 seconds quarter number three a
Five-point edge here in game one Eastern Conference Finals nice drive and the fish Armstrong to Ed well that’s the triumvirate that’s done such a great job Off the Bench Stacy King DJ Armstrong and and now Ed Neely has come off Ed Neely almost single-handedly won a game for
Philadelphia with his play Off the Bench surprised they’re going to keep Armstrong on D Mar here’s Johnson and he’ll shoot a couple and players are down Benny Johnson Scotty pipman picks up here’s fifth foul and the concern right now with Vinnie Johnson all cheex back we see Michael Jordan on Vinnie Johnson
The crossover as Michael turned his head pretty tough call on Scott Pippen he may have reached in just a bit but it didn’t look as though it interfered in any way Vinnie Johnson’s uh movement towards the basket ver getting back to your question before and asking me in my surprised
That DJ Armstrong is still on Joe Dumar Michael Jordan has to have a rest at some point okay now he’s not going to get much of a rest with Vinnie Johnson and Joe Dumar in the back court but I I think that Vinnie Johnson’s limited range to a certain extent allows Michael
Jordan to play off him a bit and then to rest there here’s Armstrong who will be guarded at the other end by VIN Johnson 6459 back to a five-point margin illegal defense against Detroit so Chicago will shoot the ti [Applause] Michael Jordan scoring by the guards Jordan and Dumars 30 points for Michael Jordan 25 for Joe [Applause] Dumars and they’re matched up have been for most of the game today and the thing about Joe Dumar is that he’s not a gudy type player you look at the third quarter 16 points he gives it to his team when they need it most and beginning of the third quarter they had
To come out here and establish some type of offense joar was the man good ball denial by Jerome [Applause] Sally John Sally know where Jerome came from all of a [Applause] sudden new Mars two [Applause] more 666 head Neely and he’ll shoot a couple and in the bottom left hand side of your screen a moment ago Joe Dumar approached official Wally Rooney and asked him the license plate of that truck that hit him number 45 Ed Neely throwing his body around inside he’s the
Physical presence that’s necessary for the Bulls to really stay competitive he knocks people around he frees people up with his picks and the bonus is that he gets around the basket has good hands and is able to get the dish off you see the drive here by Michael
Jordan oh boy and again the physical presence in there Dennis Rodman knows who he is Neely misses both the lead stays at six and Detroit will have a chance for the last shot of the third quarter Joe Dumar has been on fire in quarter number three with 18 points [Applause] blocked by Horus
Grant and he picks up his third [Applause] foul Lam bear is going to more than double his number of free throws in the previous playoff games he’s going back to the line well particularly on that jump shot it’s a nice little technique for guys that are running out at you he
Takes the jumper but his legs are still kicked out and it makes it difficult for the guy defending not to make contact with you as he goes [Applause] by lamb beer now one of three and when you don’t get to the line that often you really magnify your displeasure with a [Applause]
Miss Lead is seven intercepted by Dumars in the third quarter the Detroit Pistons have scored Chicago by 11 points that’s the end of the third with our score Detroit 67 Chicago 60 will return to the Palace of Auburn Hill after this message and a word from your scored by
11 points Detroit now has a seven-point edge and in the third quarter Joe Dumars outscored the Chicago Bulls 18 to 17 most of that done with layups as he somewhat abused BJ Armstrong who was trying to get Michael Jordan a defensive rest also some of them came off of
Turnovers created by a much more animated Detroit defense that is the ninth time in the playoffs thus far that the Pistons have held an opponent under 20 points in a quarter Chicago comes up with 17 check the line as we began the fourth quarter aguire has come in now with Joe
Dumars John Sally Vinny Johnson and Bill lambir BJ Armstrong still draws the defensive to Simon on Dumar the shot no Ed Neely pulls it down for the Bulls it’s king and Pippen playing with five fouls along with Hodes there’s the entry pass Stacy [Applause] King Bill lambir yelled offense and Jake
O Stacy King with that acrobatic attempt at the basket still has a little trouble in gaining the handle of the ball when it’s passing him in traffic but you look at the Chicago offense right now without Michael Jordan in they’ve got a front line of Pippen King and Neely and really
It’s Scott Pippen who’s going to have to now unburden himself with whatever he’s doing and get involved in the offense a little more he’s the big threat on the floor right there maybe Craig Hodes from three points Pippen with eight points and playing with five fouls Stacy King
There’s Michael getting a rest as Phil Jackson rests him at the start of the fourth quarter Armstrong 10 second count underway they’re going to have to hurry made it lambir Neely quick out the pass St K that’s one of the ways Who hide the weakness on the offense is to go out
There apply pressure run the clock down make the other team go out of its offensive patterns so you can get the rebound and come back and set up AES back to Pippen over Vinnie Johnson short with a three-pointer and he started down at the other end didn’t follow the
Shot Five Point Detroit Ed we played a minute and 5 Seconds of the fourth quarter two teams play here on two tonight gam three and four next weekend the Royal Day weekend on CVS for two good job by aguire and drawing The Defenders to him under the basket and
Seeing a cutting lambir go to the basket Johnson guards Hodes Dumar on Armstrong K sets a back screen for Craig Hodes There’s Stacy King and he’ll shoot a couple more fourth foul on Bill lambir isah Thom Isaiah Thomas back into the lineup and Joe Dumars will get a
Rest James Edwards also going to re-enter the floor for [Applause] Detroit lambir sitting down with his fourth foul Michael Jordan comes back on replacing BJ Armstrong for the Bulls little chess game here Chuck Dy and Phil Jackson Chuck Dy recognizing that there’s a rookie playing the post brings
In his best inside guy James Edwards and knowing that there’s going to be some exploitation there on that end Phil Jackson feels he needs a big offensive push and he brings Michael Jordan back in maybe a little earlier than he wanted to King misses both Chicago Tim at 15 from the free throw
Line aguire backing in on Pippen who has to give him room the follow and a foul Ed NE B on that certainly when Chuck Daly talks about you know his team’s defense and Phil Jackson says that they like to exploit people on their offensive end two things happen Chuck dy’s defense now
Can back up a little bit with this lead and seal off the middle again and on offense they recognize certainly they have an advantage with Mark McGuire being guarded by Ed Neely and theyve been going to it now Bill cartright back into the lineup Stacy King will sit down for
Chicago aguire gets them both he’s got four points the lead largest of the game nine points 7162 and we’re under the 10-minute Mark guard ride trying to give a screen for Pippen now calls for the ball back it goes to neie Jordan over Vinnie Johnson no Isaiah Thomas hustled for the rebound Mark
Aguire in and out he’s one of six from the [Applause] field 925 to go [Applause] 7162 hippen over Edwards and you think Edwards didn’t have a presence there it’s been an overall tough day for Scotty piffin right there but there’s still enough time for him to
Get on track what he’s got to do though is possibly help out Ed Neely V A Johnson cart ride in his face Sally flying in for the rebound and he’ll shoot two free throws as Ed Neely draws the foul 855 remaining in game number one best of seven series between Detroit and
Chicago game one at halftime Lenny and I saw Jerry Krauss the Bulls back stage he was really pacing quite nervous well let’s see if he still is he’s with lesie misser lesie that’s right Vern he is trying to gather his composure Jerry the highly regarded Vice President of
Operations tell us a little bit about when you went to make a coaching change what made you hire a guy Bill Jackson who his former teammate wal Frasier once called an un eccentric I mean this guy lived in woodst certainly Phil has all of the qualification we wanted we felt
That he had paid his dues in the CBA and developed the coaching style we liked and certainly we’ve been totally satisfied with the job he’s done this year last what about this game what do you have to do to get back in it well we’ve got to get some people to step up
And and get some things going other than Michael and uh uh hopefully we’ll be able to do that in the next uh 8 minutes and and get going we’ve played well in the fourth quarter in previous playoff games we need to do it again we’ll see
If it happens thank you Jerry burn all right lesie there is the unbridled exentric Phil Jackson graduate of the University of North Dakota longtime player with the New York Knicks said he credits red Holzman with a lot of his coaching philosophy teex winner as well
And John bck both of whom are on the bench with him right now well you heard U Jerry crra refer to Phil Jackson’s style and it’s a style that’s meshed real well with the bulls Personnel he’s not a Holland type guy he players to play within themselves but nevertheless
He’s not going to try to alter anybody’s game he’s going to show them the way and most importantly he gets along with Michael Jordan bid point and we don’t want to forget the others who’ve influenced Bill Jackson notable among them Kevin lockery and here’s John Sally at the free throw
Line eight points and three rebounds 855 to go the lead now on double digits for the first time today neie and Hodes join Jordan Pippen and cartright on the four for Chicago Vinnie Johnson Isaiah Thomas Mark Maguire Sally and James Edwards for [Applause] Detroit hippen having a tough day he’s 4 for
11 21,000 Plus on hand at the beautiful basketball facility north of Detroit Auburn Hills The Palace where the Pistons Trail by 4 and half time 4339 but they outscored Chicago 2817 in the third quarter and they have an 11-point lead right now with 820 to go in game number one underneath knocked
Away and Pippen gets it for Chicago AES back to Pippen that’s it’s a big one for Chicago three pointer it’s a big one for Scott Pippen’s confidence as well he knows he’s going to be needed as this game wears on in this fourth quarter but most importantly where the Bulls offense went
South they now have to step up they’re going to have to take some quicker [Applause] shots Ed James Edwards call with an offensive foul away from the ball that’s his second and Chicago now following Pippen’s three-pointer Trails by eight Michael Jordan had 26 at the half five in the second half there’s Jordan with Vinny Johnson on it Hodes brought down by Edwards
Aguire and Mark aguire goes to the free throw line well there are some rebounds available on the offensive board Phil Jackson’s got to find somebody who can convert them Ed neing on that particular play before Detroit came down on the offensive end really had a chance to put
The ball back in but didn’t and I believe Harris Grant has replaced him right now they need somebody to take advantage of their opportunities Detroit’s doing it yes Maguire gets one of two Chicago B in their Series against Philadelphia had big fourth quarters as Jerry Krauss said
Outscored them by consecutively 3 4 14 19 and 10 points and they need that same kind of an effort here in the final 729 and you know a lot of that obviously has been clear outs and open floors for Michael Jordan who literally takes over for his team when they’re competitive in
The fourth quarter the Bulls hope to get competitive at least in the next four minutes to allow him to really take over Johnson shaking loose there’s Jordan on the curl pattern but has trouble kicks it out to cartright back to Armstrong for the jumpers now Pippen for three yes that’s
Two in a row for Scotty Pippen and a great substitution Ed NE while he’s a competent player doesn’t have the skills of a har Grant who got that offensive rebound and found Scot pipping along the three-point area 7568 Johnson the feed from Isaiah Thomas and Vinnie Johnson has 10 that equals his
Playoff average here’s Jordan at the other end kisses the glass and gets two he’s got seven in the half now and 33 in the ball [Applause] game no surprise that uh this game’s not going to be scored in triple digits by either team they’re certainly putting forth the the effort
Defensively Isaiah Thomas there’s the answer for Detroit with a three-pointer well Isaiah had been quiet but again you can’t really fall to Bulls defense cuz that’s the kind of shot that you want to give up if anything Michael Jordan misfires he’s 12 of 23 huge rebound Edge now for Detroit
It’s 42 to3 Johnson cuts through Jordan with the [Applause] rebound he finds Scotty [Applause] Pippen grant aguire for Detroit four shot selection Mahar Grant he takes a 22-footer with no red shirts in the paint he misses that you might as well hand it to the piston [Applause] slow down
And looks like they might have [Applause] gotten James Edwards his third foul time has been called 519 remaining in the ball game the lead 70 is our score here looks like a good finish coming up at the colonial after our game right now let’s check in with Leslie
Visser Vern in both huddles each team was concerned about the rebounding also the pick and roll Chuck Daly wants his players to stay home on the pick and roll Phil Jackson is particularly concerned about the Pistons offensive rebounding he told his team body up let’s move these guys
Around they’ve got 519 to do it there’s Chuck Dy well you know why he wants them to stay at home on the pick and roll not to create any openings for the roll guy the Bulls haven’t proven other than Michael Jordan that they can hit that perimeter shot with consistency and that just
Further seals their fate in this game if they cannot put that down offensive rebounds now 10 to five for Detroit Armstrong hippen cartri Jordan and Grant for Chicago here’s Michael Jordan Vinnie Johnson that shots off the mark and even Michael Jordan has caught some of that disease from the perimeter
Not able to really put the ball down in wide open shots that’s six rebounds for Isaiah Thomas who has the ball right now Armstrong takes a swipe at it Hipp and tries to save it for [Applause] Chicago D couldn’t do it now Chuck dy’s going to his bench
Again a well-rested Joe Dumars Dennis Rodman and Bill lambir will replace Vinny Johnson James Edwards and Mark Maguire who depart the palace floor to a standing Elation and particularly with Rodman and Sally in you know offensively Detroit’s going to go to Joe Dumar and Isaiah Thomas as much as they can and create openings and either exploit them themselves or dish it off to some guys
For some wide open shots but defensively Sally and Rodman are going to try and take over inside this is their point in time when Detroit wants the low of the boom Dumar with 18 third quarter points ignited to spark that brought Detroit from four down to 11
Up right now the lead 10 Isaiah Thomas cuts through two men doesn’t get the gooll but the follow is there from John Sally and it was Isaiah Thomas’s penetration that created the opportunity for John Sally to crash the board Dean robman great offensive rebounders that’s why they’re there Sally has 11 joining
Vinnie Johnson in double figures Off the Bench and we thought that might be a factor today for Detroit they have such experience and talent here’s Pippen two more for Scotty Pippen who’s played the duration of this fifth fourth quarter with five fouls traveling call technical foul follows That Isaiah’s got to be careful he can lose his composure like that his team is up 10 points he certainly did carry and I’m sure he’s the kind of guy when he sees a replay at home on his VCR he’ll recognize that it was a good call by the official [Applause]
There’s Jordan with the T take a look at it as you watch him come down watch him put his hand he carries the ball hits his body and it certainly was a good call Billy Oaks made the call and then Isaiah rather vociferously disagreed with it got the technical now
Chicago has the ball trailing by nine and it wasn’t so much that the ball hit his body but his hand went under the ball of control it as he put it back down and that’s turning it over Jordan gets the ball to Grant back to Armstrong
Well they keep giving him that shot if BJ Armstrong CS this one lead is seven with three and a half to go in the ball game Detroit down by four at the half now scored Chicago 28 17 in the third quarter to take [Applause] command lambir rims out
Pippen lambir was not the first First Option obviously Joe Dumar was really tightened up by the Chicago go offensive foul wow I think he’s in his first year huh against a veteran who just had a technical call against him those things happen BJ Armstrong second foul third team
Foul CH da with a little blow Trot behind his back back action there I don’t think that was purposeful he had to laugh at it maybe he’s looking for highlights to for his show 36 remaining 8275 Joe Dumars Michael Jordan back on him now Dumars was matched up against BJ
Armstrong when he scored most of those 18 third quarter points Thomas travel this time Isaiah doesn’t bother to disagree with the call that is a look of shagrin but his team is up by seven 248 EA playoffs continue next weekend on CBS the Memorial Day weekend will begin with
The basketball show on Saturday at 1:30 then game three of this series between the Pistons and the Bulls at 2:00 Eastern on Sunday we’ll give you the Western Conference Final game four from Veterans Memorial col at Phoenix Portland and Phoenix at 3:30 Eastern time and then on Memorial day on Monday
The basketball show at 2:30 eastern time followed by Eastern Conference Final game four between Chicago and Detroit right now let’s get a quick check in with Leslie V Les Vern just now in the Huddle Phil Jackson was very calm and very specific he gave each man his
Assignment he said Stacy you block out Sally no offensive rebounds and Michael get up there be all over Dumars bur all right Les first of all Michael’s going to have Dumars all over him for for this possession there’s the switch in the pick and roll and Michael finds Horus Grant underneath but he
[Applause] Travel really a tough play right there harus Grant with a great pass from Michael Jordan had the [Applause] opportunity 235 to go Isaiah Thomas BJ [Applause] Armstrong Jordan comes out to help that leaves Dumars open and he misses the shot but lambir gets the rebound he too
Gets away with a little shove off [Applause] right there’s that pit and fade spot up by lamb beer with Thomas this time Isaiah keeps the ball six in the shot clock Sally traveling and that’s a real tough play right there the intent was to run a lot of time off
The clock but when you get the opportunity for a shot you’ve got to be able to get one there they ran a lot of time off it didn’t come out with anything Chicago takes time out timeout has been called by the Chicago Bulls it comes with 159 remaining in game one and
Detroit up by nine remaining here timeout Chicago has two left plus of 20 Detroit three left Plus at 20 Chicago has one foul to give and the fist is two those of you who watch that exciting game seven from Portland yesterday saw Portland come back from a seven-point
Deficit in about the same amount of time they were down 9790 was just under two minutes too and tied it up to send it into overtime certainly for that half for that to happen here today you’re going to need a quicker Pace here in the
Last two minutes or so that was a very fastpac game played yesterday these guys are walking it up in a half court set Jordan off the mark and an offensive foul loose ball called on Bill cartright Michael Jordan had 26 at halftime only eight in the second half of play and Bill
Cardr picks up his fourth foul Scotty P has five for Chicago 140 remaining game [Applause] one third time these two have third time in a row these two have met in the playoffs it was the semifinals two years ago the Conference finals last year and Detroit has prevailed on each
Occasion Thomas four on the shot CL as they run time off two one no Grant with a rebound Stripped Away and the put back by Dennis certainly the Chicago bch wanted a foul call there but har Grant committed a cardinal send tight game brought the ball down to his waist and
Allowed Isaiah Thomas to get his hands on it you got to come out there rough and aggressive with it hry pass Jordan gives it left side to start right for two 56 seconds remaining in game one the Pistons have broken the the pressure to double team by the Bulls by splitting
It either with a pass like Isaiah Thomas did just then or with the body to be able to see D Mars 18 in the third quarter but none in the fourth and here’s Pippen Jordan spots up for three in and out Edwards tries to control it Detroit ball [Applause]
Good bill lambir will enter The Fray now with a final 31.5 seconds and Stacy King counters for Chicago Edwards will sit down as Will Bill cart [Applause] 8477 at the other end Rodman that was almost [Applause] embarrassing looking forward to game two the Bulls certainly have to
Be happy with the way they played defense in the first half at least but what they have to find a way is to get the ball to some other people to get some other people involved in the offense I thought that was going to happen in this game Michael Jordan
Misses the three at the end the final score Detroit wins it by 86-77 as they hold Chicago to 39% from the field for the Game and coming up next on CVS Detroit wins game one of the Eastern Conference Finals Miller Light player of the game is Joe Dumars who finished with 27 points and three rebounds and Joe is standing by with les Miss Joe dummer’s emphasis on De Joe why were you so
Effective today uh just came out a little bit more aggressive in the second half off offensively uh just trying to take it to him what about Michael Jordan you know you you faced him dozen of times times could you tell he was affected by his hip yeah uh second half
He came out uh he looked a little stiff uh he didn’t have the same Mobility he had in the first half and uh tried to just go at him and just finally how important is it to win the first game of a seven game series it’s really
Important they came in here last year and won the first game and uh put us in a hold of such but uh we just wanted to guard against that today get the first two wins and uh try to go to Chicago well done thank you Joe back to you Vern
All right and on Joe’s behalf Miller Light donates $11,000 to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society the final score 8677 Detroit takes a one- nothing Edge in the series
