Little did people realize that this was the starting point of a 16 year run of dominance for both the Spurs & Lakers who would combine for 13 championship appearances & 10 championship victories 5 each & they would play each other in the playoffs 7 times
@earnestpeeplesjr8948 If Duncan and Robinson were together in the early 90's, they'd be the dynasty of the decade instead of the Bulls, imo. The core of Robinson, Sean Elliot and Avery Johnson were together a long time.
@@atbp828funny I was thinking the same same thing. Shaq is so hyped here, no control. He rushes everything and is so desperate to win. I love it and the journey to becoming a winner.
@@Waaben21technical skill? 😅 You mean like flopping, shooting into the defender, carrying, traveling, players now get away with literally anything, the alien that's running the NBA killed the brand, even though there's crazy money to be made, but the quality is awful
@@MoorshoI never understood this from Laker coaching and management perspective. Horry was more of a small forward anyhow. Del Harris was a terrible coach who never understood match ups. The Lakers traded Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones and for Rice and JR Reid. Dumb trade. Had the Lakers kept Campbell, he could have more easily matched up with Tim Duncan while Shaq was guarding Robinson or they could more easily switched off. While both Eddie and Kobe were 2 guards so was Ron Harper but when Phil Jackson paired up the big guards in Jordan and Harper it worked. Same for an older Harper and Kobe. So Eddie Jones and Kobe could have worked too. Horry would have been more effective as a SF and weak side help defender.
It finally see it now. Everybody is more athletic nowadays but they obviously don’t care about defense enough. None of the defense I seen was really a hard foul. Today has more scorers than real gritty defenders. I completely understand Pat Bev now and why teams still get him
@@marioflowers6543Being a gritty defender is tougher in today’s game because of play style. Notice how close they are to the basket in this video? Notice how the two offensive players furthest from the ball are usually standing still? Tough to be gritty when you’re constantly sprinting in transition, your defensive rotations are 10 feet longer, and there is constant off ball movement. Pat Bev can do it because he’s only playing like 18 minutes a game.
the spurs dynasty had been so underrated... cuz coach pop made them act like professionals - no show boating just straight business... all their championships not held in high regards but thats what i have seen... people talk about the bulls era, the lakers era, even the piston era.... but the spurs era was just quiet and humble just doing business as usual
@@ziginaigra YEAH SHAQ WON 2 RIGGED RINGS 1 REGULAR. DUNCAN WON MVP THAT JASON KIDD WAS REAL ONE AND THEN 2003 AND 2007 RIGGED RINGS BY TIM DONAGHY. ALSO LOST GOLD VS BETTER PLAYER THAN HIM LUIS SCOLA.
@@PIP...33 especially vs Nash. Amar'e humiliated him with 20 posters so Pop order Bowen and others to hurt Nash to stop feeding and lob in post because overrated Duncan cant defend anyone . I remember when Donaghy said : me and my crew rigged most or Shaq and Duncan rings and 2007 was obvious because Suns was better the best 60+ team they had younger smarter and better players their offense was unstoppable so we ejected starting 5 2 games in playoff.
@@perditadurango9699 MANY YEARS LATER KARMA FELL ON POOR KAWHI FOR WHAT BOWEN DID TO VINCE, 4 TIMES RUINED HOF CAREER OF GREATEST ATHLETE AND DUNKER SINCE DOCTOR J.
@@PIP...33 Yeah Zaza was karma because Pop order Bowen to clear Duncan's path by hurting every superstar. Vince should be first ballot 75 GOAT HOF !! Soon Victor will be hurt too for those rigged rings and Bowen karma.
the 99 lakers were a joke! they should've won this series or at least pushed to 7 games. the fact that they got swept with Shaq, Kobe, Horry, Rice etc is a joke
@@Isoquantdebatable as era as a whole but still very much as in ‘99&2003/2005 but Shaq,Kobe,Iverson and Kidd were top 5 player’s especially Shaq n Kobe debatably were top 3 with Duncan
The Lakers embarrassing sweeps against the Jazz and Spurs in 1998 and 1999 respectively showed just how badly they needed a true leader running the show, Del Harris and Kurt Rambis were completely outmatched as coaches in the playoffs.
Agree and Kobe barely legal. He need to learn not to jack ball. Shaq scored only 22 pts because of his hero ball. When Shaq got green light from Jackson it was 35 ppg. Kobe need to grow up and give ball in the post.
PFs during these days were the Lakers arch nemesis. Horry, Samaki Walker, AC Green etc used to get killed by Duncan, Rasheed Wallace, C Webb, Malone, KG.
i Love your comment ! i will say specially karl malone and stockton ! but we have to see that. that was a very young shaq and kobe was just a rookie coming little later back in 96 !
@@TheHeavensFellen What? Shaq used to put up crazy numbers against Robinson, he used to punish him cause he said David Robinson was his favorite player but Robinson ignored him when he wanted an autograph (lie) but still the story was a good one.
@EnTiempo824 not true alot of people remember. There was even that excuse that was the reason the Lakers won in 2000. What's not known or remembered is that the Spurs were favored to win the championship during the 1999-2000 & 2000-01 season by a huge margin. He was also favored to win MVP in both 2000 & 2001
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Yeah, but the NBA wouldn't want that because it would put a blemish on Jordan's finals record. Any legitimately great team would NEVER play against Jordan.
Back when Shaq was still getting swept in the playoffs by the Pacers, Rockets, Bulls, Jazz and Spurs. Tim Duncan definitely won this one on one matchup.
@@PIP...33 As we say last time Robinson provide that space that Garnett didnt had he always deal with triple team unlike Duncan. Easy to play 1 on 1 . Why he didnt win vs Luis Scola if he is great player ? Oh yes I forgot, he cant defend perimeter or score in crowd deal with double team on FIBA smaller court.
@@perditadurango9699KG never faced a triple team 😂 dude was so passive on offence, meanwhile Duncan was actually doubled consistently his first 6-7 years in basketball, when he was making conference finals with Antonio Daniels being his teams next leading scorer. Stop your idiocy
I love how points are so meaningful, where small little guards dont get the offensive rebound and shoots as many 3’s as they want and draws fouls by hooking your arms into yours.
Well yes and no.......yes those are dumb comments.....but your comment is kinda false also .....Shaq was NBA first team.....and scoring champion in mid 90's....
Such great memories seeing these teams battle for so many years. I hated the Lakers at the time but just have nothing but love and respect for them because of Kobe. Golden era
Don't know... it's more about iq and reaction time I believe. Shaq has even longer arms and wingspan (it ain't as noticable voz his arms ain't skinny but just pause the video and you can see at times) and still Duncan was way superior in those tip ins. Duncan had amazing instincts and reactions as well
LOL This was on Shaq, when the Lakers played the Spurs again in 2001 Kobe took the leadership role and Shaq took a back seat, Kobe then Lead the Lakers to a sweep of the Spurs. Kobe was the Lakers best player in 2001..
The same guy who got murdered by Kobe the following season when he dunked all over him🥱🤣😂💯 the Spurs were going to lose to the Lakers no matter what in 2001💜💛🐍😎💯
@@rafaelmeza725 and got sent home crying and 2003. Duncan won a chip before Kobe, and after Kobe finished winning championships, Duncan was still winning championships.
Wow! I miss this Spurs basketball. You can see how much the Lakers respect TD's game. He is being double teamed even when Shaq is guarding him in the paint.
I got such a beautiful moment of nostalgia when the commentator and the players after the whistle was blown were waiting to see who the foul was on. Remember when big men matched up and played the game with such force that foul trouble was a huge part of the strategic makeup of the game within the game. Now you got stars like LeBron being proud to go games without a single foul called against him. This current era is terrible
People forget Duncan was a PF. Watching these highlights you should be that much more impressed with him. Shaq scored more often when matched up with Robinson than he did with Duncan.
Never was a big Spurs fan but, they were a great team. This is the defensive intensity I miss with today’s game. Just a 3 point contest. With the all star game being the biggest joke!!!
Kobe didn’t even know defense was part is the game for like his first Six seasons… he didn’t even care, till Phil told him “ur going to have to start playing defense, if u wanna Win a Championship”! 😂 it hilarious and confusing watching Kobe play 100% defense in the Olympics… RIP Doberman 🙏
Not in 99 but def every year starting in 2001 he was torching them. And I mean taking it personal. Feel free to look up every year since 01 that he faced them in the playoffs
Duncan was 5/6 in finals and the one he lost vs heat they shoulda won. They were up 3-2 and were up in game 6 by 5 with less than a min. Crucial missed free throws by ginobli and Kwahi Leonard then pop took him out for that rebound attempt after missed brick by Lebron and the great prayer shot by Allen. Shoulda been Jordan status 6/6. But spurs made up very next year beating levron and heat by record margin finals win. Average of 20 pts out scored the heat in every game and they lost a game lol still beat them by and average of 20points. That is domination and determination
Mental Vs Physical matchup! Back when u could just enjoy the matchup and appreciate the game as a whole. I was never a huge Shaq fan, but he was great and unstoppable with the Lakers. He was always the biggest guy on the court and the most privileged player in the NBA, but boi did he love to abuse his power… he threw more elbows than an MMA fighter and the refs let him get away with manslaughter! Tim had such a great balanced game, and was one of the rare big men in that era that could actually shoot FT’s, witch made him great in the Playoffs. But what I loved about him was his mental toughness, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him flinch or loose control or play with emotions? He always knew how to control his energy and stay focused, that made me respect him. Even in big moments with all the pressure on, I’ve never seen him choke! (Duncan & KG were two of the Greatest PF and on my fav players list)
@@atbp828 kawhi and ginobili miss clutch free throw and popovich miss put duncan for the rebound in the last play...spurs throw that game 6 for the window
The Spurs shut down the Great Western Forum! If not for NY Knicks' miraculous Playoff run, they should have Phil Jackson manning the bench for next year instead of the Lakers and their move to Staples Center. Thanks for sharing, as always.
@@adamguy6342 i could try to compare to older players which he never did battle who may have been about as good but i dont like t compare players who never competed against another
@@TheHeavensFellen Or you could just poo poo another person's opinion which is obviously valid considering your statement that only a few are even in the conversation.
Shaq was swept in 95, 96, 97, 98, 99. He was dominant but couldnt handle Malone or Duncan or Hakeem. But he sure dominated Rik Smiths, Vlade Divac and Jason Collins
He dominated Multi time DPOY Dikembe Mutombo, Duncan and CWebb throughout the 2001 and 2002 playoffs so your narrative he only performed well against east teams is nothing but a stupid ass narrative.
@@Theterminato2013 Mutombo was ass next to hofs like Ewing and Hakeem Cwebb always choke. He only "dominated" Duncan when Drob was past prime. When he faced real center lile Big Ben....you know what happened
@@mr.e347Yeah you’re smoking Jimmy Crack Corn. Shaq averaged 26 ppg on 60% fgp against Ben Wallace in the 2004 Finals. It was Duncan who struggled vs dominant defensive big men shooting a pathetic 41% in the 2005 Nba Finals being guarded by the Wallace Bros, luckily he had Manu and Horry save his ass vs the Pistons. 😂🤣☠️
We were spoiled by this. This is all the NBA Basketball I have left. It is bittersweet. Like the NFL…thank God (LIFE) they don’t own the Sport. They can never own the Sport.
Spurs closed out the old Forum this year with a sweep. Lots of respect to Sean Elliott probably needed to be on dialysis during this playoff/championship run. Missing the last year's of his prime.
Little did people realize that this was the starting point of a 16 year run of dominance for both the Spurs & Lakers who would combine for 13 championship appearances & 10 championship victories 5 each & they would play each other in the playoffs 7 times
thus began a rivalry. A respectable rivalry between these two.
@@StylistecS Well said a rivalry based in mutual respect and trophies 🏆
Duncan is really underrated. This was a prime Shaq that the Spurs are against. Robinson-Duncan duo was really something else.
how tf is duncan underrated he is in almost everyones top 5 all time
Imagine Robinson in his prime playing alongside Duncan ........😮
Duncan is the best power forward.
@earnestpeeplesjr8948 If Duncan and Robinson were together in the early 90's, they'd be the dynasty of the decade instead of the Bulls, imo. The core of Robinson, Sean Elliot and Avery Johnson were together a long time.
That's what you need to stop a superstar center, today's era should copy the Spurs twin towers to stop Jokic and Embiid.
Man I love how physical the game was before. When scoring a basket and holding a 5 point lead means so much in a game.
Duncan really played hard for his 1st championship ring.
Hard as in literally 'hard'.
And Shaq was over-hyped at that time.
@@atbp828funny I was thinking the same same thing. Shaq is so hyped here, no control. He rushes everything and is so desperate to win. I love it and the journey to becoming a winner.
But also way less technical and skilled. Not saying these players were not skilled but the level is of course lower than nowadays
@@Waaben21its easy to look skilled when youre not getting defended thats what iduots like you fail to understand
@@Waaben21technical skill? 😅 You mean like flopping, shooting into the defender, carrying, traveling, players now get away with literally anything, the alien that's running the NBA killed the brand, even though there's crazy money to be made, but the quality is awful
Let's all have a moment of silence for Robert Horry attempting to guard Duncan in this series 😅
yep it was worst in 2003
He always used to get cooked by every power forward..Rasheed,Duncun,garnet,even Z-Bo used to cook him.
@@MoorshoI never understood this from Laker coaching and management perspective.
Horry was more of a small forward anyhow.
Del Harris was a terrible coach who never understood match ups.
The Lakers traded Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones and for Rice and JR Reid. Dumb trade.
Had the Lakers kept Campbell, he could have more easily matched up with Tim Duncan while Shaq was guarding Robinson or they could more easily switched off.
While both Eddie and Kobe were 2 guards so was Ron Harper but when Phil Jackson paired up the big guards in Jordan and Harper it worked. Same for an older Harper and Kobe.
So Eddie Jones and Kobe could have worked too.
Horry would have been more effective as a SF and weak side help defender.
Moment of silence for Shaq too, tried guarding Duncan to start game 4 😅
Who's idea was that ??😂😂😂😂😂😂
NBA on NBC was just different 😢 so much better than Espn
These guys really played hard and played defense back then! Love these games…
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It finally see it now. Everybody is more athletic nowadays but they obviously don’t care about defense enough. None of the defense I seen was really a hard foul. Today has more scorers than real gritty defenders. I completely understand Pat Bev now and why teams still get him
thank the NBA for trying hard to make another MJ, that's why they started calling weak fouls and stopped hand checking
@@marioflowers6543Being a gritty defender is tougher in today’s game because of play style. Notice how close they are to the basket in this video? Notice how the two offensive players furthest from the ball are usually standing still? Tough to be gritty when you’re constantly sprinting in transition, your defensive rotations are 10 feet longer, and there is constant off ball movement. Pat Bev can do it because he’s only playing like 18 minutes a game.
@@AaronPlayyou have no idea what your talking about
love this era of big men
it was a watered down era of big men
@@patek9789 Definitely better than today's era for big men. Instead of dominating the paint they out shooting threes.
@@patek9789wydm watered down tf when big men didnt picked up again til freaking 2019 lol also not with these bigs today shooting 3s lmao
@@hansmransm8835 yep the slow fanboys don't get it
@@hansmransm8835What about Giannis Jokic and Embiid
the spurs dynasty had been so underrated... cuz coach pop made them act like professionals - no show boating just straight business... all their championships not held in high regards but thats what i have seen... people talk about the bulls era, the lakers era, even the piston era.... but the spurs era was just quiet and humble just doing business as usual
Pistons were like that too in the 80s
Media just ran a narrative about them
Its like the NFL now to can't play defense or hit no more I loved watching good defense NBA and NFL
They aren't a dynasty.
@@kevoncox bruh that is a slap to coach pop and what he has done with that team. Shame on you.
They made playoffs every single year for like 20 years straight. 5 championships in 3 diff decades
after this Shaq went straight to Mcdonalds and ate till 2007
u forgot what happend in 2001😃bbq
@@ziginaigra YEAH SHAQ WON 2 RIGGED RINGS 1 REGULAR. DUNCAN WON MVP THAT JASON KIDD WAS REAL ONE AND THEN 2003 AND 2007 RIGGED RINGS BY TIM DONAGHY. ALSO LOST GOLD VS BETTER PLAYER THAN HIM LUIS SCOLA.
@@PIP...33 especially vs Nash. Amar'e humiliated him with 20 posters so Pop order Bowen and others to hurt Nash to stop feeding and lob in post because overrated Duncan cant defend anyone . I remember when Donaghy said : me and my crew rigged most or Shaq and Duncan rings and 2007 was obvious because Suns was better the best 60+ team they had younger smarter and better players their offense was unstoppable so we ejected starting 5 2 games in playoff.
@@perditadurango9699 MANY YEARS LATER KARMA FELL ON POOR KAWHI FOR WHAT BOWEN DID TO VINCE, 4 TIMES RUINED HOF CAREER OF GREATEST ATHLETE AND DUNKER SINCE DOCTOR J.
@@PIP...33 Yeah Zaza was karma because Pop order Bowen to clear Duncan's path by hurting every superstar. Vince should be first ballot 75 GOAT HOF !! Soon Victor will be hurt too for those rigged rings and Bowen karma.
Sophomore Tim Duncan destroying the Lakers😂😂😂
the 99 lakers were a joke! they should've won this series or at least pushed to 7 games. the fact that they got swept with Shaq, Kobe, Horry, Rice etc is a joke
@@coreyortiz9913Kobe was 20 years old lol
Swept actually 🧹🧹
@@Alex-wz9ze A year older than rookie Wemby.
Yup than 21 year old Kobe smoked both duncan and Robinson 😂
Duncan was the best player on the court, and it wasn't close.
Best in the league. The Tim Duncan era.
Half season. Remember that part
Full video playoffs w/ rested opponents.
Remember that part.
😂😂😂 you a clown@@mr.knight4647
@@Isoquantdebatable as era as a whole but still very much as in ‘99&2003/2005 but Shaq,Kobe,Iverson and Kidd were top 5 player’s especially Shaq n Kobe debatably were top 3 with Duncan
The Lakers embarrassing sweeps against the Jazz and Spurs in 1998 and 1999 respectively showed just how badly they needed a true leader running the show, Del Harris and Kurt Rambis were completely outmatched as coaches in the playoffs.
Agree and Kobe barely legal. He need to learn not to jack ball. Shaq scored only 22 pts because of his hero ball. When Shaq got green light from Jackson it was 35 ppg. Kobe need to grow up and give ball in the post.
@@perditadurango9699 exactly 💯 like those Air balls Kobe shot against Utah. He should have never been in that position in the first place.
@@rooseveltdarbey9493 they were in that position cause Kobe played hero ball entire life thats why he lead history in bricks.
@@perditadurango9699 lebron does now loser
@@perditadurango9699Kobe won’t have this record for much longer, give or take a few more weeks!
PFs during these days were the Lakers arch nemesis. Horry, Samaki Walker, AC Green etc used to get killed by Duncan, Rasheed Wallace, C Webb, Malone, KG.
Every team got killed by those guys.
Don't forget Antonio McDyess and Dirk Nowitski
@@theernalrealestategroupatk707 dirk wasnt shit until like 2002 WTF are you talking about?
i Love your comment ! i will say specially karl malone and stockton ! but we have to see that. that was a very young shaq and kobe was just a rookie coming little later back in 96 !
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Imagine how cool it is to be one of the greatest PF to play but still be able to go out and not be recognized by most of the public.
Literally what Giannis' wants
Not just recognized but swarmed
Where the hell is Tim Duncan?
@@thugtrippinbeing a dad in San Antonio. Just a tall, random dude.
@@thugtrippin As it should be, he's living his life privately and comfortably.
This is basically the same Lakers squad that won it all the next year. What a difference a good coach makes!
yeah and injuries... as the admiral got old in 2000 but he was Superman's kryptonite, ask shaq, he hated playing D Rob
@@TheHeavensFellen What? Shaq used to put up crazy numbers against Robinson, he used to punish him cause he said David Robinson was his favorite player but Robinson ignored him when he wanted an autograph (lie) but still the story was a good one.
@@TheHeavensFellen Facts. He hated DRob. Him and for some reason he said Big Country Bryant Reeves haha.
Duncan, just in his sophomore year eliminated Shaq/Kobe in 1999.
Then in 2003.
Kobe would make him pay for years!!
To be fair 1999 was really just Shaq. Kobe was good but wasn’t superstar good like he was the next year. 2003 is way more impressive.
@@samuellee2108this is true. Kobe is 4-2 against Duncan in the playoffs.
Duncan was 24-25 years old at this point. Hell he was older than Kobe by almost 3 whole years at this video
@@JUSTIN_SZNbut the Lakers had already won 3 in a row by 2003. A lot of playoff mileage at that point
2 all time greats, such a nice era..
I remember all these games… since 93… been watching nba playoffs
SAME ill be 42 this year
Tim Duncan was a great player back in the Day
This alone is more entertaining than any game nowadays.
The last game played at The Great Western Forum
False. It was never great.
@@TrancymindYup. It was never great
NBA yes
Sad that Duncan got hurt the following years Playoffs and this team couldn’t defend their title.
That is something that people won’t even know about Duncan’s career lol
@EnTiempo824 not true alot of people remember. There was even that excuse that was the reason the Lakers won in 2000. What's not known or remembered is that the Spurs were favored to win the championship during the 1999-2000 & 2000-01 season by a huge margin. He was also favored to win MVP in both 2000 & 2001
Well Duncan had 4 other chances to go back to back and couldn’t do it
@@davis2k1234 not that many people get those opportunities lol. So his history has him sweeping Shaq/Kobe/Lebron in playoffs/finals . Not bad ….
@@khale5357 That is actually impressive have those sweeps on you resume but no back to back is big minus to his career
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1999 finals of Bulls staying in tact against this Spurs team would’ve been an all time great final.
Yeah, but the NBA wouldn't want that because it would put a blemish on Jordan's finals record. Any legitimately great team would NEVER play against Jordan.
@@randyfuller3057Spoken like a f###ing R€T∆RD.
The beginning of the Spurs dynasty!!!!Good o days!!!!Love my spurs!!!!!!
Duncan most underrated NBA player ever.beat so many legends in there primes
This was Shaq vs Duncan and Robinson 😅😂
Shack was guilty of so many offensive fouls that were never called.
Who is Shack?
God i miss this bball. Nowadays they dance around the 3point line and jack up shots
More screens and off ball movement today
@@troylee4196 less defense today you call it off ball movement I call it bad defense and easy to get open now
And Shaq never mentions this
the good ole' days
5th time Shaq was swept in that decade. He couldn't wait for the 1990's to end.
Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV
Wow, final game at The Forum!
Back when Shaq was still getting swept in the playoffs by the Pacers, Rockets, Bulls, Jazz and Spurs. Tim Duncan definitely won this one on one matchup.
FOR SURE DERANGED U MEAN ADMIRAL WON
@@PIP...33 As we say last time Robinson provide that space that Garnett didnt had he always deal with triple team unlike Duncan. Easy to play 1 on 1 . Why he didnt win vs Luis Scola if he is great player ? Oh yes I forgot, he cant defend perimeter or score in crowd deal with double team on FIBA smaller court.
All that playoff trauma lifted him the 3 years after this
Shaq needed Phil Jackson to develop a winning mentality. Before 2000 he was still too much of a kid.
@@perditadurango9699KG never faced a triple team 😂 dude was so passive on offence, meanwhile Duncan was actually doubled consistently his first 6-7 years in basketball, when he was making conference finals with Antonio Daniels being his teams next leading scorer. Stop your idiocy
Strange to say about a top 8 all-time career - but we never saw this version of Duncan again after the 2000 injury. His quickness was confounding.
Tim Duncan was the NBA MVP in 2001-2002 and also 2002-2003
He was ages 25 & 26 years old
Thankfully his elite D, bank shot, passing ability, and craftiness in the lane carried him another 15 years
There was a 97-2000 version, a 2001-2008 version, and then a 2010-2016 version. To be clear, all three were excellent.@@RodNubianKing
well, he killed Shaq also in 2003
I love how points are so meaningful, where small little guards dont get the offensive rebound and shoots as many 3’s as they want and draws fouls by hooking your arms into yours.
shit, now they all shoot threes, even the coaches.
This is why I hate the “Kobe was carried by Shaq” comments. Shaq didn’t do anything until Kobe was a star.
Well yes and no.......yes those are dumb comments.....but your comment is kinda false also .....Shaq was NBA first team.....and scoring champion in mid 90's....
Such great memories seeing these teams battle for so many years. I hated the Lakers at the time but just have nothing but love and respect for them because of Kobe. Golden era
10:38 that move by Duncan on Shaq 😮 🔥
Those long arms man. His wingspan is insane. That's obviously since he is 7' but still his arms are long like a damn octopus 😂
uhh the distinction about an octopus is not the length of arms... it's that they have 8 of them
Don't know... it's more about iq and reaction time I believe. Shaq has even longer arms and wingspan (it ain't as noticable voz his arms ain't skinny but just pause the video and you can see at times) and still Duncan was way superior in those tip ins. Duncan had amazing instincts and reactions as well
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the NBA was so fun to watch at that time
Has any NBA megastar ever been swept as many times in the playoffs as Shaq? 😂
if only duncan and robinson had at least 10 years together we could've had 10 championships!
So weird to see players give up threes to score inside.
Jaren Jackson? He barely shot better 3s than Lebron.
Tim was the best player of his era. Shaq was a close second.
You really saying tim Duncan was better than Shaq lmfao
@@inglewoodsityful To use Shaq's flawless logic, 5>4.
Yep. I also have Garnett as 3rd, edging out Kobe.
@@ArcadianGenesis Garnet over Kobe lmao whoa
and tbh, hes right@@inglewoodsityful
Please somebody show this video to "Leflop" James!!
Tim was a beast! Top 5 or 6 players ever
maybe top 5 big man. Nothing else
Dumb comment, hater. Kobe could not have led the 2003 Spurs like Duncan did. You're just a trendy fan, nothing else.
@@romeolajh16025 time NBA champ
@@romeolajh1602 He's better at everything than Shaq, except 1-5 foot layups and dunks
you dont know ball @@romeolajh1602
Call me crazy, but I don't recall Shaq needing a double team for anyone except, Hakeem, Prime Admiral, and Timmy
7:07 Daaaamn
Duncan the post scoring machine
LOL This was on Shaq, when the Lakers played the Spurs again in 2001 Kobe took the leadership role and Shaq took a back seat, Kobe then Lead the Lakers to a sweep of the Spurs. Kobe was the Lakers best player in 2001..
Jaren Jackson play a huge role in 99 ... without him Kobe unleashed in 2001
The same guy who got murdered by Kobe the following season when he dunked all over him🥱🤣😂💯 the Spurs were going to lose to the Lakers no matter what in 2001💜💛🐍😎💯
@@rafaelmeza725 what happened in 2003 when Kobe was crying on the bench?
@@j-short5431 came back the following year and eliminated the Spurs in the conference semis 🤡😂🤣 that's what happened bird brain 🤡🐍💛💜💯😎
@@rafaelmeza725 and got sent home crying and 2003. Duncan won a chip before Kobe, and after Kobe finished winning championships, Duncan was still winning championships.
Block on Avery Johnson was epic
Little did we know, we we're watching the next 5 NBA champions😮
This is basketball!
Light work
This is when NBA was at its best!!!!! Playing defense all season long!!! Not the crap it is now!!!!!!
The greatest power forward EVER. Big Fundamental.
Spurs vs lakers was sooo good during this time
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Sweat!!! i see no sweat in nowadays NBA game
Real 🏀, miss these days
Gone with the wind... hey let's all watch some James Harden highlights!!!
Wow! I miss this Spurs basketball.
You can see how much the Lakers respect TD's game. He is being double teamed even when Shaq is guarding him in the paint.
I got such a beautiful moment of nostalgia when the commentator and the players after the whistle was blown were waiting to see who the foul was on. Remember when big men matched up and played the game with such force that foul trouble was a huge part of the strategic makeup of the game within the game. Now you got stars like LeBron being proud to go games without a single foul called against him. This current era is terrible
this video makes me reminisce about the spurs dynasty led by timmy, hopefully wembanyama can lead to us to a chip in a few years
can you create a patreon to upload full games in case the channel goes away ???
Thanks i will have to look into it
Esos si eran partidos dignos de verse.
They need Duncan statue at alamodome
And outside Staples, for all the work he put in on the Lakers in that arena! 😂
Shaq and Duncan would kill in todays league
Tim Duncan was a leader and had a strong presence on the court, because of him the SA Spurs had a great run in the NBA.
Timmy was my fav player after MJ. The most underrated player. Never shies away from big moments.
except that damn free throw line
G money & Duncan 2 of my favs 👌
For people to say Kobe is better than Shaq or Lebron, after watching these highlights, Shaq was a beast but Tim Duncan was hungry!
Games were SO MUCH more physical then damn
that's the most i've ever heard Duncan talk
Is that Will Perdue? Dang there were some big guys back then
The man, the legend.
People forget Duncan was a PF. Watching these highlights you should be that much more impressed with him. Shaq scored more often when matched up with Robinson than he did with Duncan.
Nice
2nd year in the league - finals mvp
Never was a big Spurs fan but, they were a great team. This is the defensive intensity I miss with today’s game. Just a 3 point contest. With the all star game being the biggest joke!!!
Tim Duncan is the best fundamental power forward the nba has seen
I don’t see any of the people who say that Kobe dominated Tim Duncan here in these comments
Kobe didn’t even know defense was part is the game for like his first Six seasons… he didn’t even care, till Phil told him “ur going to have to start playing defense, if u wanna Win a Championship”! 😂 it hilarious and confusing watching Kobe play 100% defense in the Olympics… RIP Doberman 🙏
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Not in 99 but def every year starting in 2001 he was torching them. And I mean taking it personal. Feel free to look up every year since 01 that he faced them in the playoffs
@@taraatkins4823 So discount when Duncan wins to make the narrative work?
2001, 2002,2004, 2008 he is 4-2 vs duncan and he was the leading scorer in his team even with in that early 2000 yes he definitely dominated duncan
Tim Duncan and Shaq are not "battling" each other here.
Duncan was 5/6 in finals and the one he lost vs heat they shoulda won. They were up 3-2 and were up in game 6 by 5 with less than a min. Crucial missed free throws by ginobli and Kwahi Leonard then pop took him out for that rebound attempt after missed brick by Lebron and the great prayer shot by Allen. Shoulda been Jordan status 6/6. But spurs made up very next year beating levron and heat by record margin finals win. Average of 20 pts out scored the heat in every game and they lost a game lol still beat them by and average of 20points. That is domination and determination
that move at 10:42 Duncan did on Shaq, got his ass jumpin. Man, his footwork was crazy
Tim Duncan and R and B singer Maxwell looked alike. "Woo Woooooo Wo Ha Ha 🎵🎶" (Beginning of song Fortunate) 😂😂😂😅😅😅🤣😭😆🤷🏿♂️💯💯
Bruh.. What?😆🤭
Mental Vs Physical matchup! Back when u could just enjoy the matchup and appreciate the game as a whole. I was never a huge Shaq fan, but he was great and unstoppable with the Lakers. He was always the biggest guy on the court and the most privileged player in the NBA, but boi did he love to abuse his power… he threw more elbows than an MMA fighter and the refs let him get away with manslaughter! Tim had such a great balanced game, and was one of the rare big men in that era that could actually shoot FT’s, witch made him great in the Playoffs. But what I loved about him was his mental toughness, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him flinch or loose control or play with emotions? He always knew how to control his energy and stay focused, that made me respect him. Even in big moments with all the pressure on, I’ve never seen him choke! (Duncan & KG were two of the Greatest PF and on my fav players list)
Tim 5-1 in the finals would have been 6-0 if not for Ray Allen 2013 😳😳
They had game 7 they could've won
@@troylee419695...88
IF only Kawhi didn't miss a free throw that would have been a 4-pt lead...
95...88
@@atbp828 kawhi and ginobili miss clutch free throw and popovich miss put duncan for the rebound in the last play...spurs throw that game 6 for the window
The Spurs shut down the Great Western Forum!
If not for NY Knicks' miraculous Playoff run, they should have Phil Jackson manning the bench for next year instead of the Lakers and their move to Staples Center.
Thanks for sharing, as always.
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The lakers returned the favor and shut down the alomodome in 02 with a kobe game winner.
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Laker bandwagons should have thanked Phil Jackson, rather. 😜
@@OrionOodamaAnd Tim Duncan should thank Greg Popovich.
@@Theterminato2013
In fact, they are thanking each other.
That's not something they're keeping to themselves nor to the public.
Tim Duncan is the best basketball player that I have ever seen.
My top 5.
man you gotta get around... Tim was great and loved watching the spurs. But no....he is behind a few other centers in the past in overall rankings
@@TheHeavensFellen You saying only a few and not even naming anyone makes me feel more validated.
@@adamguy6342 i could try to compare to older players which he never did battle who may have been about as good but i dont like t compare players who never competed against another
@@TheHeavensFellen Or you could just poo poo another person's opinion which is obviously valid considering your statement that only a few are even in the conversation.
Shaq was swept in 95, 96, 97, 98, 99. He was dominant but couldnt handle Malone or Duncan or Hakeem. But he sure dominated Rik Smiths, Vlade Divac and Jason Collins
He dominated Multi time DPOY Dikembe Mutombo, Duncan and CWebb throughout the 2001 and 2002 playoffs so your narrative he only performed well against east teams is nothing but a stupid ass narrative.
@@Theterminato2013 Mutombo was ass next to hofs like Ewing and Hakeem Cwebb always choke. He only "dominated" Duncan when Drob was past prime. When he faced real center lile Big Ben....you know what happened
actually david robinson was his real nemesis
@@mr.e347Yeah you’re smoking Jimmy Crack Corn. Shaq averaged 26 ppg on 60% fgp against Ben Wallace in the 2004 Finals. It was Duncan who struggled vs dominant defensive big men shooting a pathetic 41% in the 2005 Nba Finals being guarded by the Wallace Bros, luckily he had Manu and Horry save his ass vs the Pistons. 😂🤣☠️
Before Kobe became the black mamba
We were spoiled by this. This is all the NBA Basketball I have left. It is bittersweet. Like the NFL…thank God (LIFE) they don’t own the Sport. They can never own the Sport.
Spurs closed out the old Forum this year with a sweep. Lots of respect to Sean Elliott probably needed to be on dialysis during this playoff/championship run. Missing the last year's of his prime.
everytime a johnson takes a shot from Duncan's pass, SWEET !
W/o watching I remember Tim being too little for SHAQ he was super dominant at this time
The great Will Perdue 4 times NBA champ.
Was this the last game in the Great Western forum?
How did spurs win, when you only showed Lakers' highlights......?