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00:00is playing with tendinitis in the knees he's been resting in terms of the
00:03practice the last couple of days our officials are Joe Crawford, Dick Mavetta
00:07and Joe Forte and I might mention that Charles Barkley who has the strained knee
00:11is playing without the brace tonight
00:17the Bulls with a starting lineup intact for three years now longer than any
00:23other team in the NBA, Horace Grant misses Jordan follows 2-0 Bulls
00:29well you see already a hustle basket for Michael Jordan on the offensive board a
00:34tough shot by Horace Grant Michael right there on the doorstep to finish it off
00:39Philadelphia just cannot give him those kind of easy baskets tonight Bob there
00:42be no way they can win
00:45and there's the Bulls forcing another turnover leading 2-0
00:51in the middle of the game
00:53the tone of this game could be set very early
00:55Pippen to the hoop
00:56gets the roll
00:574-0 Bulls
00:59great finishing drive that time Scotty Pippen with the left hand
01:05so they go in here to Armand Gilliam try to get him going early against him
01:09Michael Jordan had the steal except for stepping out of bounds
01:13Jordan went into the expensive seats down there
01:16of course that's what you get you get they say if you buy this ticket you got to meet Michael
01:19well one thing you have to do Bob is when when Michael Jordan's man is clearing out
01:23you've got to let him clear out
01:24Michael will stay there to double team that time he almost doubled back to the steal
01:28ten seconds to shoot for Philadelphia trying to penetrate the Bulls defense
01:32it's been the best of any team in the NBA playoffs
01:34now three
01:35Ricky Green sticks the jumper from 20 feet for two Bulls
01:40I don't like the way Philadelphia's running their offense right now they're very
01:43mechanical and they're taking shots to beat the clock
01:46if they do that they're going to shoot a very low percentage
01:48they got to get into offense sooner
01:50Bulls centers Cartwright and Purdue have just abused Philadelphia so far
01:54but Mahorn this time stops Cartwright
01:56Cartwright passes with six seconds on the shot clock
02:01Jordan a contested jumper
02:04just caught the bottom of the net
02:0724 second violation
02:09that was a violation the turnover goes to Philadelphia
02:12yeah 24 second shot clock Michael shot an air ball
02:15the ball was loose no possession
02:17so Philadelphia will get it with an opportunity to tie
02:24on Sunday Philadelphia opened up with what looked to be
02:27as an offensive foul on Philadelphia
02:30the Sixers looked like they were very intense
02:32and were going to come in and play the Bulls very tough
02:34for about the first minute and a half
02:36Michael stuck a couple of early three-pointers
02:38and then you could see the deterioration
02:41well they have to stay close here tonight
02:43in this first quarter
02:44that's very very important to get off to a good start
02:46and they have not really done that
02:47the defense has been solid
02:49Cartwright tries to penetrate into the paint
02:51and he's fouled as he spins in there
02:53see Philadelphia has the type of team
02:56that when you're a coach and you prepare for
02:58the style of ball that Jimmy lineup has to play
03:01because of his team
03:03is a very deliberate pattern style of basketball
03:05so when you play a team like this in the playoffs
03:08you do a lot of scouting a lot of preparation
03:10so you really lock in your defenses
03:12and it's very difficult for Jimmy lineup to change
03:15because just of his personnel
03:16so he really has his hands tied
03:19on the different kind of offensive sets they can run
03:21Chicago's locked into those
03:23so without easy baskets and without offensive rebounding
03:26Chicago's been able to shut them down
03:29see what Bill Cartwright has done this series
03:31shooting nearly 60% from the floor
03:36we have a 6-2 Bulls lead
03:38early going Bulls applying that defensive pressure
03:41full court
03:43Ricky Green up to Mohorn
03:47but see the shot clock already down to 15 seconds
03:50before Philadelphia even begins their half court offense
03:54Mahorn from 17
03:56Rick Mahorn
03:57Rick Mahorn that's his sixth field goal in this entire series
04:00and five field goals coming into this night's ball game
04:04in four games
04:05so you can see he has totally been shut out
04:07he opened up Sunday with a perimeter shot
04:09looked like it might get off early
04:11and did not
04:12chart lights fade away
04:13not this time
04:14Barkley with a rebound
04:16he runs into his own man
04:18and lost the dribble there
04:19as Horace Grant broke it up
04:20but Hawkins comes away with it
04:24Charles Barkley ties it up at 6
04:26you notice a lack of intensity on the Sixers
04:30but they're tied
04:31maybe the poise and the lack of intensity
04:33if they relax
04:34perhaps they can help them play a better game
04:36Scottie Pittman is shooting the ball so well in the playoffs
04:41his game is just going to another level
04:4452%
04:45inside to Gillian
04:46Jordan got a piece of it
04:47Gillian was so frustrated and flustered
04:50he couldn't even put the layup uncontested into the hoop
04:53he was worried about Horace Grant blocking his shot also
04:57Jordan misses the three
04:58Hawkins with a long run
04:59three Hawkins with a long rebound
05:018-6 Bulls
05:03ahead to Gillian
05:04this one he sticks
05:05and he spouts
05:06and Gillian will go to the line
05:07much tougher shot that time
05:09but his concentration was better
05:10I think he said a while ago
05:11he did not have good concentration
05:13he got distracted on his shot
05:15this time
05:16you see Armand Gilliam out running the lane
05:18nice pass from Charles Barkley
05:19keeps his eyes on the target
05:21finishes it
05:22and now has an opportunity for the three-point play
05:24but Armand Gilliam very important in this offense
05:26Bob because
05:27Philadelphia is a
05:28low post oriented team
05:30look at Gilliam
05:31you look at Barkley
05:32and the outside shooting of
05:33Hersey Hawkins
05:34that's basically the strength
05:35Sixers have the lead
05:369-8
05:37three-point conversion
05:38and the Sixers are
05:39four out of five from the floor
05:41so they're shooting the ball well
05:42the only miss was that one by Gillian
05:44here's Jordan
05:45rebound Sixers
05:46they could take a three-point or more lead on this possession
05:50three
05:53from the baseline
05:54not a good shot
05:55but right
05:57outlets
05:59to Jordan
06:00there's the offense that Pippen has brought to this team
06:05outside inside slashing into the bank
06:09and Pippen's three out of three from the floor
06:14what Scotty brings you
06:16Bob it's almost another big guard out on the floor
06:18the way he handles the basketball
06:20you see him here in the open floor something he does so well
06:23but the interesting thing is
06:24look here at the interior defense of Philadelphia
06:27they basically get out of his way
06:28Rick Mahorn gets out of his way
06:30Armand Gilliam makes no attempt to block this
06:32look at this he just sort of sticks a hand up
06:34you can't give Scotty Pippen that kind of easy basket
06:37if you're trying to win a series
06:39to prevent yourself from being eliminated
06:42Philadelphia playing defensively as though they have no center
06:47well here's Charles Barkley we can see in the playoffs
06:52a lot of speculation with Charles is that
06:54he doesn't feel he's ever going to be able to win a championship in Philadelphia
06:57and that he's going to want to be trading
06:59and we'll have to see the weight
07:00when the season is over
07:01what happens
07:02three lead changes
07:03Sixers back on side
07:04by one 742
07:05to go first quarter
07:06inside to Jordan
07:08virtually uncontested
07:09he finger rolls it in
07:10past Percy Hawkins
07:12see the interesting thing about Michael
07:13he misses a couple outside jump shots
07:15but he has an offensive rebound
07:16and a post up
07:17for two easy baskets
07:18so he can get easy scores
07:20that's what really makes it such a prolific score
07:22Gilliam from 15 feet
07:24rebound
07:25lost from Barkley
07:27controlled by Grant
07:28back to Scottie Pippen
07:29against Mahorn
07:30what a beautiful change of direction by Pippen
07:33he got Barkley
07:35he got Mahorn going left
07:36and then took it right down the lane
07:38Scottie Pippen
07:39now three driving baskets
07:41four for four
07:42he only has one jump shot
07:43three driving scores
07:4514-11
07:46Barkley makes it 14-13 bowls
07:51Scottie Pippen really is bringing the ball up
07:53and advancing it
07:54and putting the pressure on Charles Barkley
07:55every time down the court
07:57to play him defensively
07:58right at the post to Michael Jordan
08:00that's a foul on the Sixers
08:02Phil Jackson told me before the game
08:03I asked him what he thought the biggest difference
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08:07compared to last year in the playoff
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09:41the Bulls up by one
09:48and able to penetrate early on the Philadelphia defense
09:51well Bob, here's what we talk about easy baskets in transition
09:53you see Rick Mahorn is back
09:55basically Armand Gilliam is ahead of Pippen
09:57Ricky Green is even
09:59and we roll it ahead a little bit
10:00you're gonna see now
10:03as we stop it
10:04here's also Hersey Hawkins
10:05right here
10:06so look at all the defensive people
10:07really
10:08that have an opportunity
10:09to step in here
10:10and build a wall
10:12what's what Scottie Pippen does
10:13he's just gonna drive the ball
10:14right through everybody
10:15it opens up like the Red Sea
10:17in a slam dunk
10:18that's three driving scores now
10:20and that kind of defense
10:21cannot get it done in the playoffs
10:23Jordan and Pippen have nine of the Bulls
10:25eleven shots
10:26Hawkins
10:27for Philadelphia has yet to take a shot
10:30and they certainly need
10:31Percy Hawkins to get involved in this Philadelphia
10:34offensive scheme
10:35because save for Barkley
10:36nobody has been doing much offensively for Philadelphia
10:39in this series
10:40Pippen again
10:41to Paxson
10:42stolen by Barkley
10:44has to beat Pippen
10:45beautiful move by Charles
10:48but he missed the lane
10:49I think Charles wishes he could have dunked that one
10:53looks like he slipped out of his head
10:55right on the way up
10:59Paul Stratt's hook shot over the horn
11:01falling short
11:02Green has Barkley way out there
11:03if he misses this one
11:05there's the dunk
11:06that's the one he'd like to have done
11:07the last time down the floor
11:08how about getting the repeat opportunities
11:10that's why you can't quit playing
11:13you've got to keep your head up
11:14and end the game
11:15you've got to throw the mistake you made away
11:16Sixers back up by one
11:196-0-3 to go first quarter
11:21Jordan
11:2219-footer
11:24Jordan
11:25three out of six from the floor
11:26he has six points early
11:28Pippen has eight
11:29only Cartwright has scored
11:30other than those two on the
11:32Wolves team
11:34Michael's really concentrating on Hersey Hawkins
11:37he does not want him to get off
11:39Hawkins shoots the air ball
11:42Jordan right in his face
11:43pass ahead to Michael
11:44only Green to beat
11:45Bulls by three
11:52you know Hersey Hawkins looks like he's limp
11:55and I think he and Michael banged legs while ago
11:57he went over to the trainer and he looked at it
11:59and right now he does not look like he's running very well
12:02guarantee he will get no sympathy for Michael Jordan with his leg
12:05forward from that man Charles Barkley his team captain
12:10Barkley four out of five
12:12the only shot he missed was the layup
12:14you can definitely see the limp as Hawkins backs up on defense
12:17five minutes to go in the quarter
12:2010 on the shot clock looking for Cartwright against the horn
12:22quickly into the lane
12:27Bulls by three Sixers hanging in there
12:33the high scoring quarter though that does not bode well for Philadelphia
12:37and then the win in the Chicago Stadium they've got to keep the game in the low hundreds
12:41right now you're looking at about 120 point game
12:44Hawkins gets his own rebound
12:46back up for his first basket of the night
12:48and remember the game that the Sixers won in Philadelphia was 99-97
12:52this tempo right now definitely favors Chicago
12:55the running the ball up the floor in every possession both made and missed
12:59younger pressure quicker lanes
13:01this Bulls team as we mentioned in our open
13:05has been fairly challenged in the playoffs so far
13:09and it leaves the question of just how good they are
13:12because they've swept through New York and Philadelphia thus far so easily
13:16Pippen has not missed from the floor he's five out of five
13:19two jump shots and three driving scores
13:23Hawkins two consecutive field goals
13:25it's a one-point Bulls lead
13:27see if Michael Jordan goes to the post
13:29he usually likes to go right back to the post when a guy scores on him
13:32and take him right back to him
13:33he does gets the double team however
13:35he'll go to the post look at that
13:38a little bit reminiscent and I'm getting in high cotton here of Dr. J
13:43that was Dr. J just an extending move
13:45you know this is also very reminiscent of game five last year
13:48in the stadium both teams scored 60-something points in the game
13:52before Philadelphia faded to lose
13:54big in the fourth quarter so
13:56this game right now defense is not the watchword it's offense
14:00more fun to watch I'll give it that
14:02that's right
14:04Pippen is six out of six from the floor
14:06Barkley is five out of six
14:08it's 24 23 Bulls with 321 to go in the quarter
14:11you think Charles and Scotty talked to each other before the game
14:13and you get yours I'll get mine
14:15you know that better as a former player we've had those conversations
14:19Fess up
14:21yeah but no one would ever cooperate with me
14:23they said we can stop you I'm not going to go through that
14:25no deal
14:27Hawkins with the force out for the foul
14:29that's two on Hersey Hawkins by the way and Ron Anderson will check in
14:37for the Philadelphia 76ers
14:39Anderson averaging only 8.5 points a game in this series
14:43certainly not enough
14:45they're shooting 3-4 percent so he has gone south with the shooting
14:48and they desperately need him to come off the bench
14:50and score
14:51Tom Haxins misses the jumper
14:53chance for the Sixers to take the lead
14:57point