Chicago Bulls vs. Olympiacos 1997 Mcdonalds Open (Full Game)

[Lebron23]

Full Game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaSIsG2g-s

I still remember watching this game on IBC channel 13 as a 10 year kid in 1997. Good times.

The Chicago Bulls won 104-78.

Michael Jordan scored 27 points, and he was the MVP of the tournament.




Chicago Bulls

Michael Jordan 27, Randy Brown 12, Steve Kerr 10, Luc Longley 9, Bill Wennington 8, Toni Kukoč 5, Boris Gorenc 7, Jason Caffey 6, Ron Harper 6, Jud Buechler 6, Scott Burrell 4, Joe Kleine 2, Keith Booth 2, Dante Calabria, Rusty LaRue. Coach: Phil Jackson

Olympiacos

Artūras Karnišovas 19, Franko Nakić 16, Dragan Tarlać 14, Michael Hawkins 12, Dimitris Karaplis 6, Johnny Rogers 4, Milan Tomić 3, Aleksey Savrasenko 2, Nikos Michalos 2, Dušan Vukčević, Efthimis Bakatsias, Anatoly Zourpenko, Nikos Pettas. Coach: Dušan Ivković.




http://cache.nba.com/media/jordan_041008.jpg

http://www.ioffer.com/img3/item/710/444/21/mcdonald-s-open-championship-chicago-bulls-nba-565a.jpg

[PAOK]

i remember watching this game as well... first time i got to see MJ live on TV

pippen and rodman didn't take part, while olympiakos were missing their best player david rivers

[Basketbolero]

Good one. Shows how much basketball has changed over here in Europe ever since.

Nice to see Karnisovas playing, always loved his game. I thought he was still working as a lead scout but just read that he was named assistant GM of the Nuggets last summer :applause: Had a chance to meet him when he was playing for Barcelona many years ago and thought he was a cool guy too.

[97 bulls]

Full Game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaSIsG2g-s

I still remember watching this game on IBC channel 13 as a 10 year kid in 1997. Good times.

The Chicago Bulls won 104-78.

Michael Jordan scored 27 points, and he was the MVP of the tournament.





http://cache.nba.com/media/jordan_041008.jpg

http://www.ioffer.com/img3/item/710/444/21/mcdonald-s-open-championship-chicago-bulls-nba-565a.jpg
Nice find. One of the few teams in any sport that can make the claim "WORLD CHAMPIONS". Olympiakos was the European Champ that year.

Another reason why the 97 Bulls is the greatest team ever

[andgar923]

If I remember correctly MJ wasn't even gonna play that game. I think he had an ingrown nail on his foot, but he decided to play anyway.

[plowking]

If I remember correctly MJ wasn't even gonna play that game. I think he had an ingrown nail on his foot, but he decided to play anyway.

What a warrior. You wouldn't see that type of stuff today.

[andgar923]

What a warrior. You wouldn't see that type of stuff today.
Not from Bron or Wade, that's for sure.

[DuMa]

dem 13s doe

[plowking]

Not from Bron or Wade, that's for sure.

Absolutely not, especially from Bron who's never essentially sat out because of an injury.

[moe94]

Absolutely not, especially from Bron who's never essentially sat out because of an injury.

He's too durable to exist considering what he does on the court. I'm calling BS on him being a regular human. Something is off. I want to believe.

[Basketbolero]

Absolutely not, especially from Bron who's never essentially sat out because of an injury.
That elbow tho

j/k I think in this case sponsors had a role on him playing

[NumberSix]

Full Game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaSIsG2g-s

I still remember watching this game on IBC channel 13 as a 10 year kid in 1997. Good times.
Yule love it.

http://winefolly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/distressed-bill-m.gif

[East_Stone_Ya]

nice find op :applause:

[OldSchoolBBall]

If I remember correctly MJ wasn't even gonna play that game. I think he had an ingrown nail on his foot, but he decided to play anyway.

It wasn't an ingrown nail, it was an infected toe that was filled with puss. They tried to drain some before the game but it was still swollen and infected.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Absolutely not, especially from Bron who's never essentially sat out because of an injury.
He's literally sat out for vague, made up injuries while in Cleveland with Mike Brown saving him for the post season. The hell are you talking about dude?

[andgar923]

It wasn't an ingrown nail, it was an infected toe that was filled with puss. They tried to drain some before the game but it was still swollen and infected.

WTF? sounds gross.