NBA On NBC - Heat @ Knicks 1997 NBA Playoffs ECSF G3!

The current NBA product has absolutely nothing on this. The intensity and competitiveness in this game was off the charts!

Allen Houston had the sweetest jump shot stroke. Kinda like Ken Griffey Jr. in baseball. Flawless. And I LOVE how Charlie Ward came back to light tap Alonzo Mourning with his foot twice @ 8:31 LMAO.

0:58 Heart-pounding intro music. Legends. Rivalry. A great series. Thanks for the video.

classic shit. That Knicks-Heat rivalry of the late 90s-early 00s was something else. I always felt like a fight was gonna break out every play lolz...nothing quite like The Garden at playoff time in the 90s. That 97 Knicks team was really good and they woulda gave the Bulls a fight in the ECF that year. I was looking forward to that series, but unfortunatelyit neva happened smh. Also, I think this was Ewing's last year as an all-star calibur center. He was moving really good that year, compared to 98-00 Ewing.

they met four years in a row (97-00) with basically the same core groups (some changes in key players - Sprewell for Starks and Oakley - on NY), always went the distance (7, 5, 5, 7 games) and the last three times NY won the decisive game on Miami's homecourt. Amazing and probably never to be seen again.

New York should've won this series then face the Bulls. Not claiming the Knicks will dethrone Chicago, but the new-look Knicks had a better lineup to keep pace with Airness at al. It's no longer dumping the ball to Ewing offense-wise. Perhaps for the first time, Ewing had better help offensively while trademark solid defense remains the same. No less than Scottie Pippen preferred New York. The Knicks were seeking a rematch too after they were eliminated in 5 by the same Bulls the previous Playoffs.

these knick heat series were awesome, cant believe i never watched thru most of them

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Thanks again for superb content! This is better than any TV channel

So many awesome players on these teams. Loved houston and mourning

The Knicks win this series in 6 if those BS suspensions hadn't ruined everything.

Another great upload!! 🙏🏾

NY/Miami, NY/Chicago and NY/Indiana rivalries were the best

Thus began a great playoff rivalry between these two! Fun, bitter and physical.

Best series 🔥

The Knicks would have definitely put up a much better fight against the Bulls than the Heat did.

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Man there where so many good teams in the 90s that never won nothing 🏆 💍 courtesy of tha 🐐, MJ owned the Knicks 🏀

I was such a fan back then and went to games from 1995-1998. Saw Michael Jordan, twice, and Knicks won both games. Was at the Reggie Miller game with the two 3-pointers.

Man the East was brutal. Michael Jordan is the best because he dominated this era of the NBA. He got beat down early in his career, but didn't bolt, he didn't ask for another superstar. He overcame it and dominated.