The Lakers head back home for a scheduled matchup against the DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, the San Antonio Spurs!!! The last time the Lakers and Spurs faced each other was during the 1999 Playoffs. IRL and in my NBA Live 99, the Spurs utterly HUMILIATED the Lakers, sweeping them with a broom out of the Great Western Forum! Now they face each other again for the first time since the 1999 Playoffs in Staples, and the Lakers do not want history to repeat itself in their new home arena. Shaq, Kobe and Nolan had a pre-game interview, and all three of them said that getting swept in the 1999 Playoffs hurt them real badly, and they don't want their fans to feel that pain again in Staples (Nolan went on to say how annoyed he is that his former teammate and rival Trent Grazer won a championship before he did), so they are going to play with all the heart they can muster, but Phil Jackson always reminds them to play smart too, trust their instincts and their teammates and not be selfish with the ball, especially against the defending champions.

Controlling Tim Duncan in NBA Live 99 was fun, he gives defenders a hard time. But playing against him is challenging. I can't wait to play as the Spurs again in NBA Live 2003.


Fun fact: Shaq is the one who gave Duncan the nickname "The Big Fundamental".

Fun fact #2: Terry and Jerome were both in the 1991-1992 Portland Trail Blazers when they faced the Chicago Bulls in the 1992 Finals.


(Final scores IRL)
Lakers won
Spurs - 93
Lakers - 99


Los Angeles Lakers 1999-2000 Roster
Lineup
#34 Shaquille "Shaq Diesel" O'Neal (The 1999-2000 season MVP, cover athlete on the NBA Live 96 PlayStation box, and NBA 2K6 and 2K7's game boxes and 2K18 Legend, and former sports analyst on Inside the NBA with Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley) ([ Ссылка ])

#45 A.C. "Iron Man" Green (Traded from the Mavericks for Sean Rooks and a 2000 2nd Round draft pick (Pete Mickeal))

#41 Glen Rice Sr. (Father of Glen Rice Jr. of the 2014-2015 Washington Wizards)

#8 Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant (R.I.P. January 26th 2020) (Son of Joe "Jellybean" Bryant (R.I.P. July 15th 2024) of the 1976-1979 Philadelphia 76ers, the cover athlete on NBA Courtside 1&2 and NBA Courtside 2002, NBA 2K10, 2K17 Legend Edition, 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition, and 2K24) ([ Ссылка ])

#2 Derek Fisher (Brother of Duane Washington Sr. of the 1993 L.A. Clippers, uncle of Duane Washington Jr. of the 2023 Phoenix Suns and the 2024 New York Knicks and Westchester Knicks, former head coach of the 2014-2016 New York Knicks and the WNBA's 2019-2022 L.A. Sparks)


Bench
#57 Nolan "No-Man" Owens (A fictional player I created in NBA Live 97 and father of Shep Owens of the 2022-2023 Miami Heat in my version of NBA 2K23's MyCareer story)

#17 Rick Fox (The actor)

#10 Tyronn Lue (Head coach of the 2020-2024 L.A. Clippers)

#16 John Salley (Signed free agent that briefly returned from retirement in September 29th) (I created this player)

#5 Robert Horry

#9 Ron Harper Sr. (Released by the Bulls in September 16th, signed with the Lakers in October 13th, father of Ron Harper Jr. of the 2022-2023 Toronto Raptors and Raptors 905, IRL his Lakers jersey was #4)

#40 Travis Knight

#3 Devean George (1st Round 23rd pick in the 1999 NBA Draft) (I created this player)

#11 John Celestand (2nd Round 30th pick in the 1999 NBA Draft) (I created this player)

#20 Brian Shaw (Traded from the Trail Blazers to the Rockets for Pippen then waived, signed free agent in October 20th) (I created this player)

Lakers head coach: Phil Jackson




San Antonio Spurs 1999-2000 Roster
Lineup
#50 David "The Admiral" Robinson ([ Ссылка ])

#21 Tim "The Big Fundamental" Duncan (The cover athlete on NBA Live 2000, 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer) ([ Ссылка ])

#2 Jaren Jackson Sr. (Father of Jaren Jackson Jr. of the 2019-2024 Memphis Grizzlies)

#17 Mario Elie

#6 Avery "The Little General" Johnson (Former head coach of the 2005-2008 Dallas Mavericks and the 2010-2012 New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets)


Bench
#60 Trent "Major Razor" Grazer (A fictional player I created in NBA Live 96, and father of my NBA 2K23 MyCareer character Matthias "MP" Pallin of the 2022-2024 Denver Nuggets)

#52 Chucky Brown (Signed free agent in October 1st)

#50 Felton Spencer (R.I.P. March 12th 2023) (Signed free agent in August 31st, but IRL his Spurs jersey number is #16)

#32 Sean Elliott

#4 Steve Kerr (Head coach of the 2014-2024 Golden State Warriors)

#30 Terry Porter (Signed free agent in August 5th)

#52 Samaki Walker (Signed free agent in August 26th, father of Jabari Walker of the 2023-2024 Portland Trail Blazers, in real life his Spurs jersey number is #55)

#33 Antonio Daniels

#25 Jerome Kersey (R.I.P. February 18th 2015)

#31 Malik "Shaq of the NAC" Rose

Spurs head coach: Gregg Popovich

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