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00:00shot 28 percent that was a major disappointment and the tip control by
00:06the Chicago Bulls lost only three games this year at the United Center to the
00:11Miami Heat the New York Knicks and last Thursday to these Atlanta Hawks but woke
00:16up big time in Atlanta Michael Jordan to see the first shot of the game
00:20let's see if Atlanta can get it going in transition take advantage of possible
00:25mismatches by pushing the ball quickly and a steal by Kathy but you made a good
00:30point the bad shooting but the defensive play of the Chicago Bulls playing a major role
00:36and Jason Caffey playing it on the defensive end and picking up for the
00:41slack for Dennis Rodman doing a good job against Christian Laidner here is Tyrone
00:46Corbin hitting a three Corbin was hot in game number one did not score in Sunday's
00:52game four now they need him to pick up the slack a little bit because he is not
00:57one of the main three shot at 10 feet Michael Jordan gets three for his first
01:02points of the game so we have a swift opening to game number five and the
01:07Bulls lead by one that was a beautiful slice cut by Michael from the opposite
01:11side Mookie Blalock misses his first one before there Luke Longley gets the rebound for the Bulls
01:16and Blalock and Smith will have to hit their outside shots and the Hawks showing very little defensive
01:25resistance in the early going and the Bulls lead six to three that gets sleepwalking here in the
01:30first three possessions that was just a simple give-and-go cut down the middle
01:34Steve Smith off the screen misses so Blalock and Smith need to have missed their first shots of the game and the Bulls playing with a lot of zest and energy in the early going
01:44Michael Jordan misses from downtown where he is one for 13 in this series the guy that you have to watch out for in this series is Scottie Pippen
01:53he's attempting eight threes a game and he's shooting 45 percent Corbin shooting over Pippen and misses and Harper the rebound Pippen getting down court beating Smith
02:03and the Atlanta Hawks you said it right sleepwalking thus a 20 second timeout call by Lenny Wilkins
02:10Dick if I'm Lenny Wilkins I am so upset here we have just attempted all long-range jump shots the ball is rebounding long so where are your guards where is Smith where Blalock getting back defensively now keep an eye to the right of your screen this is just a give and go Harper down the middle on Mookie Blalock
02:32on Mookie Blalock he's not even within six feet of him now here as this shot is missed watch how it kicks out now as they look down the floor come on where's Smith where's Blalock
02:42any time that long range jump shots are going up you know your two guards are always rotating back if one of your guards is penetrating and laying it up your small forward must be back with your opposite guard
02:54it's been too easy for the Chicago Bulls thus far and four of their five starters have scored with the exception of Luke Longley Pippen Caffey Harper and Jordan are in the scoring column the Bulls are up by five with a little more than two minutes gone by
03:07two minutes gone by
03:11Pippen guarding Smith and has done a terrific job on him playing the pass into Leitner
03:15Caffey has done a great job on Leitner in Atlanta
03:18the double team and Leitner will go up with it
03:21and the rebound by Ron Harper
03:23Ron Harper has raised the level of his play big time in this series
03:27and a five-point lead
03:31Caffey at the high post Mutombo out to meet him and Harper will be wide open for three
03:36and the rebound by Mutombo
03:40you'd like to see Atlanta Hawks understand that they've got to establish an inside game here tonight
03:47because they're hugging Smith and Blalock out on the perimeter
03:50Hawks are one of five from the field
03:53and Leitner is fouled by
03:56Jason Caffey
03:57that's the first foul of the game
03:59now Jason Caffey has stepped in for Dennis Rodman
04:02in 27 minutes a game
04:049 points 8 rebounds
04:06when you add Rodman's totals in there
04:08what they're getting for 43 minutes
04:1010 points 12 rebounds
04:12nice solid contribution
04:14for the forward position
04:16there's Mutombo working against Luke Longley
04:18and that doesn't fall for him
04:20so the Hawks are one for six
04:22coming out ice cold
04:23and Scotty Pippen loses his footing
04:26Luke Longley is somebody open here
04:28Longley gets it to Jordan
04:29Jordan lost control
04:31and the fall away
04:32off the glass
04:33and batted into the hands of Jordan
04:36Longley with a great feed to Michael Jordan
04:38who went backdoor
04:39and the Bulls look like they're ready to move on
04:42Jordan with his second basket
04:44now you just love that
04:45the Bulls have come out
04:47understand the importance of this game
04:49we have a technical foul
04:51and you can just see it right now
04:53they are playing with a great deal of enthusiasm
04:55have sharp, crisp movement
04:57now just watch this backdoor move
04:59for Michael coming
05:00and naturally Mutombo's coming from the other side
05:03but he's late
05:04technical foul is on Michael Jordan
05:06and Steve Smith
05:08who has been the best free throw shooter
05:10at 84% for the Hawks makes good
05:12making it
05:1310 to 4
05:18now keep an eye on this backdoor
05:19now here comes Mutombo
05:20over the top
05:21see Michael Jordan
05:22is starting to give him a taunting
05:24remember Mutombo
05:25waved his finger
05:26and was embarrassed
05:27in game 3 in Atlanta
05:29here is Leitner working against Kathy
05:31who leaves his feet
05:32but does the job defensively again
05:34Kathy has totally smothered Leitner
05:36and now the Bulls leading by 6
05:38nearly 4 minutes
05:40have gone by in the first quarter
05:42and Corbin
05:43with a handshake on Pippen
05:45there is the shooting story
05:46Atlanta coming out
05:471 for 7
05:49and the Bulls over 50%
05:51well that's a frustrated coach
05:52and he should be
05:53you're going into Christian Leitner
05:55a guy who has a height advantage
05:57and also an all-star player
05:59he's not getting it done
06:00with his back to the basket
06:01Jason Caffey is handling him physically
06:03Michael Jordan coming off the screen
06:05the long rebound by Blalock
06:06and he gets it ahead to Corbin
06:08and Tyrone Corbin lays it in
06:10only the second basket for the Hawks
06:12through trail by 4
06:14and the throw into Pippen
06:16by Caffey off his hands
06:17and the Bulls turn it over
06:19yeah now that's a
06:20Michael Jordan just yelled to Caffey
06:22why did you do that?
06:24I was standing here
06:25there was no one with me
06:26you know make a short pass
06:28you don't have to be threading a needle
06:29throwing the ball out to half court
06:31Caffey in his second here
06:33from Alabama
06:34here is Blalock
06:35got a good look
06:36and hits from downtown
06:37Mookie Blalock
06:38who was 8 for 9
06:40in game 2
06:41to gain the Hawks 1
06:42that was from 3 point territory
06:44now you get down in there
06:45and establish inside
06:46that you guys can get something done
06:48Mookie and Smith will be open
06:50here is the picket spot up
06:51blocked by the combo
06:53into the hands of Harper
06:54who blocked Longley
06:55and now
06:56Ron Harper comes back
06:58with a 3
06:59and the Bulls are up again
07:0113-9
07:02now that was a difficult move
07:03great head and ball fake
07:05in order to catch Blalock up
07:06Blalock recovered
07:07Parker still made the shot
07:094 point lead
07:11and Longley
07:12over the top
07:13defending
07:14and Mutombo gets the basket
07:15and foul
07:16the Bulls wanted a traveling violation
07:18but Mutombo
07:19will have a chance for a 3 point play
07:21the personal foul is on Caffey
07:232 on Jason Caffey
07:25now at this end
07:26keep an eye on Mutombo
07:27now this is going on its way up
07:29Mutombo makes a clean block
07:31the ball was definitely not on the way down
07:33now in spite of the poor start
07:35by the Hawks
07:36the soft defense
07:38the score is 13-11
07:40and Mutombo on the
07:41Rick Sager talked with Phil Jackson
07:42coming into the United Center
07:43about Dennis Rodman
07:44who's only played 18 minutes UB
07:46and now it seems that he's becoming a martyr
07:48because now it seems unfair
07:50that all the technicals he's gotten
07:52and they're not calling it evenly with Dennis
07:54what do you think
07:55well you can see
07:56the only place
07:57that we have that feeling
07:58is here in Chicago
07:59now you remember
08:00he also got away with a year ago
08:02a 6 game suspension
08:03for headbutting a referee
08:05so now the referees are finally calling
08:08all of the fouls on Rodman
08:10that should be called
08:12that are called on all of the other power forwards
08:14because the other power forwards in this league
08:16the coaches who have to coach against him
08:18that he
08:20how should I say
08:21through his feisty actions
08:23the elbows in the head
08:25in the back of the head
08:26the shots to the lower ribs
08:28in the back
08:29the confrontations
08:30where he bangs into your player
08:32to try to antagonize him
08:34well you know what
08:35all of that is finally being called
08:37now outside of Chicago
08:38I would think that the majority of the teams are happy
08:41inside of Chicago
08:42he has become a martyr
08:43because they know they need him
08:45to keep advancing in these playoffs
08:47he's had 9 technicals in the playoffs
08:49has been ejected twice
08:50he's in the lineup now
08:51Michael Jordan
08:52gets the basket
08:53and the foul
08:546 points for Jordan
08:56and he will go to the line
08:58Jordan already picking up a technical earlier
09:01and the foul was against Steve Smith
09:07now Michael just hides right behind the screen and roll
09:10and anytime that you get a defender to go under the screen
09:13you can just stop on a dime
09:15come back
09:16and normally you can knock down a clear shot
09:18Jordan had 27 points to lead the Bulls in game 4 Sunday
09:21playing 43 minutes
09:23and he scored 10 of the last 12 in the 4th quarter
09:26where the Hawks gave the Bulls a scare
09:28and cut it to 3 with under a minute to go
09:30Mookie Blalock over Harper
09:32and the high rebound
09:33and Longley picks it up
09:35that's 5 rebounds already for Luke Longley
09:38Longley's been in foul trouble throughout this series
09:42and a Blaylock on a steal
09:44Jordan is back to defend
09:45and Blaylock is up Leitner
09:47inside to Smith
09:49and the Hawks played it well
09:50and got a transition hoop
09:51well the people want a charge right there
09:54because Harper was underneath the rim
09:56and took it
09:57and that's that area
09:58the gray area in the NBA
10:00where you're not going to get a charge clock
10:02Bulls lead by 2
10:04nearly halfway through this opening quarter
10:07Chicago was up by as many as 7
10:09early on
10:11Longley has it knocked away
10:13and they're going to call the foul
10:15and that will be against Leitner
10:17his first
10:18now this is just excellent anticipation
10:20by Mookie Blaylock
10:21on that high dribble by Jordan
10:23now watch as he steps back
10:25the defense reacts
10:26now there's your charge drop off
10:28high school and college
10:29yes a charge
10:30NBA no
10:33Bulls with the ball
10:34so Leitner, Corbin and Smith
10:36each with a foul
10:37here in this first quarter
10:38Jordan looking for an opening
10:40finds it
10:41and the long rebound
10:42into the hands of Mookie Blaylock
10:43looked up
10:44now the big fella's open
10:45right underneath
10:46and here is Corbin going baseline
10:48lays it in high off the glass
10:50the former DePaul star
10:52Tyro Corbin
10:53who had 9 points in game 3
10:56but 14 in the opening game of the series
10:58ties the score
11:00say that any time that you get the fringe points
11:03from Corbin
11:04and then also Mutombo
11:06you know that you're rolling
11:07and you hope that you can continue to keep it up
11:10Hawks weather the solid early start by the Bulls
11:14playlock with a steal
11:15and he won't be challenged this time around
11:17and the Atlanta Hawks
11:19lead 18 to 16
11:21their first lead since 3 to 2
11:23so they weathered
11:24that early spurt by Chicago
11:26once Lenny Wilkins
11:27called a 20 second timeout
11:29this is the Hawks
11:30that played here
11:31in game 1 and 2
11:32Scotty Pippen
11:34with a jumper at the free throw line
11:35misses
11:36and the Hawks
11:37with under 5 minutes to go
11:38in the first quarter
11:39have the lead in the ball
11:41Blaylock
11:42very active in this game
11:43reverse layup is off
11:44but Mookie is fouled
11:46and will go to the line
11:47he stepped out of bounds
11:48he stepped out of bounds
11:49he stepped out of bounds
11:51so let's nullify
11:52that will nullify
11:53the
11:54uh
11:55foul situation
11:56and Lenny Wilkins
11:57shaking his head
11:59the Hawks at 50% shooting
12:01after a slow start
12:02they were 1 for 7
12:03there's no reason for the Hawks
12:05to play Chicago
12:06when they're 28-29 feet away
12:08from the basket
12:09here's Ron Harper
12:10Longley with the offensive rebound
12:12Luke Longley with his first points of the game
12:15but he has already checked in with 6 off the board
12:18now they need him
12:19to make his physical presence
12:21at 7-2, 295
12:23they need his size in there
12:25Mutombo from Smith
12:28and uh
12:29Mutombo is fouled
12:31and
12:32we'll go to the line
12:33we're gonna show you Blaylock right here
12:36now just watch this
12:37see right there
12:38he catches the ball
12:39beautiful steal
12:40Harper thought he had a potential foul
12:43this is Mookie's second steal in the quarter
12:46now he's off and running
12:48now he's starting to feel strong about his game
12:50Luke Longley committing the foul
12:52and Mutombo going to the line
12:54Mutombo has
12:55gone on the line
12:56an average of only 7 times
12:58in this series
12:59and so that
13:00uh
13:01is surprising
13:02you'd expect
13:03the big guy would go to the line a lot more
13:05earlier
13:06tonight
13:07on TNT
13:08the Seattle Sonics stayed alive
13:10winning game 5
13:11on the road in Houston
13:12one hundred and ninety four
13:13the Rockets lead
13:14three games to two
13:15and we'll have game six for you
13:17Thursday night
13:18from Seattle
13:19as that series
13:20is getting very close
13:21and we'll
13:22have that time
13:24later on
13:25a lot depends on what happens
13:27with this series
13:28Hawks by two
13:29with 4.09 remaining
13:30in the first
13:31Rodman setting the screen
13:37and Scottie Pippen
13:38this is
13:39between
13:40Longley with another rebound
13:41and Corbin the rebound
13:43seven rebounds for Luke Longley
13:45here in the first quarter
13:46he continues to get to the inside
13:48on latency
13:49Steve Smith misses a three
13:51and Jordan gets it out to Pippen
13:53Glenlock is back
13:54but Pippen has a height advantage
13:56and we will have a loose ball
13:59foul
14:01and that will go against Mookie
14:02Blalock
14:03and that will be his first personal
14:04for the one
14:05Scottie Pippen very quiet
14:08in the early going here
14:10he is not on the end of any type of
14:13wide open shots
14:14he's one for four from the floor
14:16but nothing has been easy
14:17Hawks by two with 3.40 remaining in the first quarter
14:21Pippen now firing away
14:23and
14:24variety is way off
14:25one for five
14:26and here comes
14:27the Hawks in a transition situation
14:29and driving the baseline is Corbin
14:31and they are going to call
14:32the offensive foul against Tyrone Corbin
14:34and they are going to call
14:35the offensive foul against Tyrone Corbin
14:36now Lenny Wilkins
14:37Stan Albach
14:38all the coaches on the bench
14:39everybody upset
14:40you love the way Corbin is going
14:42but right there that is a definite foul
14:44that's not even close
14:45he was out on the college line
14:48and that's far enough away from the rim
14:50second foul on Corbin
14:52the Bulls looking