This game may be the game where the Spurs make history and become the 1st former ABA team to win an NBA Championship! Spurs fans have been waiting 23 years for this moment, and David Robinson has been trying to help the Spurs get to this point for 10 years! Can David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott, Avery Johnson, Trent Grazer, Jaren Jackson, Jerome Kersey, Antonio Daniels, Gerard King, Brandon Williams and Malik Rose win their first championship, Mario Elie his third, and Steve Kerr and Will Perdue their fourth?


Fun fact: The 1998-1999 San Antonio Spurs are the first former ABA team to win an NBA Championship. The 2022-2023 Denver Nuggets are the second. Another thing the Spurs and Nuggets have in common is they defeated an 8th seeded Eastern Conference team to become champions, the 1998-1999 New York Knicks and the 2022-2023 Miami Heat respectively. History repeated.

Fun fact #2: Will Perdue was with the Bulls during their first 3-Peat, Steve Kerr was with the Bulls during their second 3-Peat, and they won another championship together with the Spurs.

Fun fact #3: The last time Jerome Kersey was in the NBA Finals, he was with Drexler in the 1991-1992 Portland Trail Blazers when they were beaten by the 1991-1992 Chicago Bulls who won their second championship.


(Spurs 1999 NBA Finals Game 5 IRL, Spurs vs Knicks in June 25th)
Spurs won and became the 1999 NBA Champions
Spurs - 78
Knicks - 77


San Antonio Spurs 1998-1999 Roster (Post-Lockout Version)
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 ])

#32 Sean Elliott

#17 Mario Elie (Signed free agent from the Rockets (in Jan 20th in Live 99), (IRL Jan 21st))

#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 back in NBA Live 96, released from the Jazz after the 1998 NBA Finals, signed free agent in June 20th, and father of my NBA 2K23 MyCareer character Matthias "MP" Pallin of the 2022-2024 Denver Nuggets)

#25 Steve Kerr (Head coach of the 2014-2024 Golden State Warriors, and IRL his Spurs jersey number was #4)

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

#41 Will Perdue (Currently a studio analyst for NBC Sports Chicago during their pre-game and post-game Chicago Bulls broadcasts with Jason Goff and Kendall Gill)

#7 Jerome Kersey (R.I.P. February 18th 2015) (Released into free agency by the Sonics, signed with the Spurs in January 22nd, and IRL his Spurs jersey number was #25)

#33 Antonio Daniels (Traded from the Grizzlies for Carl Herrera in June 24th)

#54 Gerard King (Signed free agent (in Jan 20th in Live 99), (IRL Jan 21st))

#31 Malik "Shaq of the NAC" Rose

#11 Brandon Williams (Released from the Warriors, signed free agent in June 28th (in my game) but IRL he was signed in Jan 21st 1999, he is not related to Brandon Williams of the 2024 Dallas Mavericks) (I created this player)

Spurs head coach: Gregg Popovich




New York Knicks 1998-1999 Roster (Post-Lockout Version)
Lineup
#14 Chris Dudley

#85 Marcus Camby (Traded from the Raptors for Charles Oakley, Sean Marks and cash in June 25th 1998, and the cover athlete on NBA In The Zone 2000, and in real life his Knicks jersey number was #23)

#2 Larry Johnson

#15 Latrell "Spree" Sprewell (Traded from the Warriors for John Starks, Terry Cummings and Chris Mills in January 21st, and IRL his Knicks jersey number was #8)

#21 Charlie Ward


Bench
#20 Allan Houston (Cousin of Tracy Murray of the 1997-1999 Washington Wizards, general manager of the NBA G League's Westchester Knicks)

#1 Chris Childs

#40 Kurt "Dirty Kurt" Thomas (Released from the Mavs, signed free agent in January 22nd)

#25 David Wingate (Released from the Sonics, signed free agent in February 1st)

#33 Patrick Ewing Sr. (Former coach of the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, father of Patrick Ewing Jr. of the 2011 New Orleans Hornets) ([ Ссылка ])

#9 Rick Brunson (Father of Jalen Brunson of the 2019-2022 Dallas Mavericks and the 2023-2024 New York Knicks)

#4 Ben Davis (Free agent signed to play for the Knicks on two 10-day contracts during the 1997-1998 regular season in February 28th 1998, then signed a contract to play all season in March 20th)

#13 Anthony Bowie (Former head coach of the Bishop Moore High School's basketball team in 2003)

Knicks head coach: Jeff Van Gundy (Commentator on NBA Live 14, 15 and 16 with Mike Breen, brother of Stan Van Gundy the former assistant coach of the 1995-2003 Miami Heat and former head coach of the 2007-2012 Orlando Magic, 2014-2018 Detroit Pistons and 2020-2021 New Orleans Pelicans)

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