This, for all intents and purposes, is the day the Spurs dynasty was born. Portland's spirits were broken after blowing this game and they didn't bother showing up for Games 3 and 4. And the Knicks were really just a formality.
Spurs 1999 playoff run is heavily underrated, they got a pretty favorable draw getting the #8 seed Knicks in the Finals but they did convincingly sweep both the Lakers and Blazers on the way there.
The other #8 seed, Minnesota, was hardly a pushover. They were the only team to actually get a game off those Spurs until the Finals Heck those Timberwolves did something that NY/LA/POR couldn’t in 1999: win at the Alamodome
SHOULD HAVE FUCKIN BEEN MY PACERS IN THE NBA FINALS BUT JESSE KERSEY COULDNT LET IT BE TWO "SMALL MARKET" TEAMS BE IN THE NBA FINALS..... RATINGS WERE ALREADY DOWN AFTER MIKE RETIRED.... INDIANA STILL WOULDNT HAVE BEATEN SPURS..... THOUGH IT WULDA BEN A BETTER SERIES
The Blazers were done in the series after losing this game. They never recovered after taking that big lead and Elliot making that great shot to win the game.
Quarter of a century ago. If not for the 0.4 shot (2004), Tim Duncan's supposed game-winner could be the biggest winning basket in Spurs history. "Memorial Day Miracle" started it all. Great memories. This run proved nice guys can finish first, let alone clinching the elusive Larry O'Brien trophy. I think during this series Damon Stoudamire said a team with Avery Johnson as the PG won't win the title. Another lesson talking junk to someone can be the reflection of oneself.
I didn't realize how loaded this Portland trail blazers team was it's hard to believe they never went to an NBA finals but it was hard to beat the Spurs and Lakers during this time.
Another good video condensed very well. After so many years of wearing out Robinson he finally had some talent with him. The car salesman and real estate developer that owned the team through most of Robinsons career never spent any money on Help. They got a few big names, but at the end of their careers. If he hadn’t gotten hurt which enabled them to pick Duncan, he would’ve finished his career without any top name Help. Great player who deserved Duncan.
"The car salesman and real estate developer that owned the team through most of Robinsons career never spent any money on (h)elp." Interesting. I would love to learn its expounded version, if you don't mind. And fully agree on the last sentence.
@@goldenstatewarriors4011 Maybe he/she is referring to the great PFs that played in the franchise. But then, he forgot to mention the likes of Maurice Lucas, Buck Williams, and LaMarcus Aldridge.
I was there and still have my ticket stub autographed by Sean Elliott best spurs game I ever went to ❤the Alamodome was so loud the atmosphere was amazing I’ll never forget it GSG!
I’m not a fan of the Spurs, but their old school colors with the pink in the Spurs logo alongside their homecourt here at the Alamodome looks cool. Idk why they take the pink color away from their current themes, do they hate the LGBTQIA community or something LOL?
The Blazers should have kept Isiah Rider and still got Scottie Pippen. Steve Smith was good but I think Rider would have matched up better with the Lakers.
SHOULD HAVE FUCKIN BEEN MY PACERS IN THE NBA FINALS BUT JESSE KERSEY COULDNT LET IT BE TWO "SMALL MARKET" TEAMS BE IN THE NBA FINALS..... RATINGS WERE ALREADY DOWN AFTER MIKE RETIRED.... INDIANA STILL WOULDNT HAVE BEATEN SPURS..... THOUGH IT WULDA BEN A BETTER SERIES
