Game 2 is here, and the Spurs and Knicks have their game face on.
Fun fact: Basketball analysts during the 1999 NBA Finals in real life compared the Finals games between the Knicks and Spurs to the fight between David and Goliath from the Bible. Why? Because most of the Knicks players were undersized compared to most of the Spurs players. David was an average sized man and Goliath was nine or 10 feet tall. The 1999 Knicks roster were a couple inches shorter than most of the Spurs players they were assigned to guard based on the positions they naturally play, excluding Avery Johnson, of course. Case in point, natural small forwards Latrell Sprewell is three inches shorter than Sean Elliott.
Fun fact #2: In the 1999 Playoffs IRL, Patrick Ewing was injured the whole time, even during the NBA Finals, but the Knicks did not grow weak, they accidentally learned how to play better, which is why as the 8th seed they got so far.
(Spurs 1999 NBA Finals Game 2 IRL, Spurs vs Knicks in June 18th)
Spurs won
Knicks - 67
Spurs - 80
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
#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 ])
#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
#20 Allan Houston (Cousin of Tracy Murray of the 1997-1999 Washington Wizards, general manager of the NBA G League's Westchester Knicks)
#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)
Bench
#21 Charlie Ward
#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)
#14 Chris Dudley
#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)
