Scottie Pippen and Pete Myers

The 1994 Eastern Conference Semi-Final series between the Bulls and the Knicks is best remembered for two things:

1. Scottie Pippen dunking on Patrick Ewing
2. Patrick Ewing leading the Knicks past the Bulls for the first time (despite some controversy)

NB: To a lesser extent, it is infamous for the Game 3 brawl right in front of then NBA Commissioner David Stern

Which (un)naturally leads us to Pete Myers.

The Pippen on Ewing incident was a classic "Austin %$*J@# beer truck!" moment where your brain effectively shuts down in response to an event that is beyond comprehension.

Hence you are forgiven for not noticing that Pete Myers, the Bulls starting shooting guard during the "Baseball Experiment", was the man responsible for the imperfectly perfect bounce pass to Scottie. 

Furthermore, it was Myers who was giving his former teammate an absolute earful while he lay compromised on that lonely baseline of the soon to be demolished Chicago Stadium.

Pete Myers telling Patrick Ewing about recent events

(May 20, 1994)

So in the very next game, Scottie returned the favour, finding a cutting Myers who finished emphatically over "Fine" Herb Williams.

Pete Myers dunks on Herb Williams

(May 22, 1994)

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Coulda been

Twenty years ago today, the dream ended.

Jo Jo English vs Derek Harper ft. Commissioner Stern

Twenty years ago today, the Bulls and Knicks put on an unforgettable show for then commissioner David Stern, staging their own Battle Royale w/ Cheese during Game 3 of the '94 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals.

New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls

(May 13, 1994)

The whole thing was triggered by a mid-court altercation between Jo Jo English and randomly generated TV bad guy Derek Harper. Photo @ Flight Time.

Bulls vs Knicks (May 9, 1992)

On this day, MSG hosted Game 3 of the classic 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinal match-up between the reigning champions and Riley's hard nosed Knicks.

A fired up Jordan had a number of good looking made dunks in this game:

And good looking missed ones:

This game features the raw footage of an irate Jordan reacting to Xavier McDaniel's attempted decapitation. Could the man behind the camera please contact this blog immediately.

Jordan would finish with 32 and 9 and a much needed W, but Ahmad Rashad's flat top was the consensus Player of the Game.

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The return.

Cue Gil Scott-Heron.