DVD Transfer 87 (NBA on TNT - Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks - Michael Jordan "Double Nickel" Game)

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(c)1995 NBA Entertainment/TNT-WarnerMedia Discovery

DVD Transfer 87 is the March 28, 1995 NBA on TNT game pitting the defending Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks (44-23 coming in) hosting the 36-33 Chicago Bulls in a renewal of one of the NBA's biggest rivalries of the 1990s.

However, much more was at stake here than simply a rivalry between the two most dominant teams in the East up to then. Nine days earlier, Michael Jordan's first retirement ended with a fax that simply stated "I'm Back"; and on this night in front of a national audience on TNT Jordan - temporarily wearing #45 due to his usual #23 having been retired (the number would be unretired during the playoffs) - proved he was back, scoring 55 points ("double nickels") to break his own record (from 1986) of most points scored by an opposing player at Madison Square Garden. Despite this, the key moment by Jordan came with an assist with time running out to backup Bulls center Bill Wennington (in the game after Chicago's other big men - Will Perdue, Luc Longley and Toni Kukoc - all fouled out), who scored the winning basket as the Bulls narrowly edged out New York 113-111 (overcoming Patrick Ewing's 36 points).

Needless to say, the various storylines brought out plenty of stars, as in addition to regulars such as Spike Lee; other notable attendees included Bill Murray (who would co-star with Jordan on "Space Jam"); NBA Commissioner David Stern; talk-show host Phil Donahue alongside his wife, former "That Girl" star Marlo Thomas; talk-show host Maury Povich alongside his wife, soon-to-be-former CBS Evening News co-anchor Connie Chung; Secretary of State Warren Christopher; former "Columbo" star Peter Falk; actor/director Woody Allen and former Knicks great Earl "The Pearl" Monroe.

Calling the action for TNT are Bob Neal, Hubie Brown (who had coached the Knicks from 1982 until he was fired early in the 1986-87 season) and sideline reporter Craig Sager (guess this must have been before he became famous for wearing really loud suits); with Ernie Johnson holding down the fort in the studio.

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