Dime Magazine Flashes Back To Atlanta Vs. Chicago Circa 1997

by Kris Willis on May 5, 2011 2:00 PM EDT

Dime Magazine puts us in a time machine and takes us back to 1997 which is the last time that Atlanta and Chicago met in the playoffs. The Bulls were the No. 1 seed in the East that year and the Hawks went into Chicago and stole Game 2.

That Hawks team led by Mookie Blaylock, Steve Smith, and Dikembe Mutombo won 56 games and held a 10 point lead over the Bulls in Game 3 before they eventually fell to Michael Jordan and company. There are some great names from the Hawks past on that 1997 team. Names like Christian Laettner, Utah Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin, and Eldridge Recasner. Georgia Tech fans will remember current ESPN NBA analyst Jon Barry and fellow Yellow Jacket Ivano Newbill.

Alan Henderson played in 30 games for the Hawks that season while Ken "Snake" Norman logged just 17. Everyone's favorite draft pick, Priest Lauderdale logged 180 minutes for the Hawks that season as well.

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Before J-J-J-Joe, there was M-M-M-Mookie.

I remember putting off my cursive writing homework assignment because I was so into this game. Mookie was hitting everything.

Free Kawakami!
Free Teague!

by a hooter's baby on May 5, 2011 2:40 PM EDT reply actions

"I hate cursive, and I hate all of you.

I’m never coming back to school, NEVER!"

Will making it back to the Eastern Conference Semis give Larry Drew another year at the helm?

by Nique Fan on May 5, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Will making it back to the Eastern Conference Semis give Larry Drew another year at the helm?

by Nique Fan on May 5, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

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by niorz on May 8, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions

I hate this video

Even though the hawks won they only showed two hawk highlights.

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on May 5, 2011 3:09 PM EDT reply actions

True that.

Will making it back to the Eastern Conference Semis give Larry Drew another year at the helm?

by Nique Fan on May 5, 2011 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions

i was 9.... :(

post-nique eh?

by Don Von on May 5, 2011 6:05 PM EDT reply actions

That was just a Bulls highlight reel.

But I vividly remember each game of this series. I was in college. I recall Steve Smith getting fouls for Jordan’s leg kicking him on jumpers. Playing against the Bulls back then was futile because the refs were extremely crooked.

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by Duff_Man on May 6, 2011 9:20 AM EDT reply actions

Love the patented Ty Corbin three shown

Catches the ball at the three point, takes one step in, and shoots. He missed it, of course, but he made a ton of those, and they were all frustrating.

I don’t care what anyone says about those unis, I still like them.

by Bronn on May 6, 2011 2:16 PM EDT reply actions