1999 WCSF, Gm 4: Shaq vs. Duncan

Heading into the playoffs the San Antonio Spurs were prohibitive favorites to win it all. They had the experience, the chemistry, defense and a young Tim Duncan in his second season that would be the heir apparent to an aging David Robinson. After defeating the Timberwolves in four games, San Antonio's next opponent would be the young L.A. Lakers who were led by Shaquille O'Neal. A charismatic center that was in his 7th year and had failed to produce a championship despite being touted as "the most dominant". The Spurs were in complete control during this series and wound up sweeping the Lakers just as the Utah Jazz had done a year before. San Antonio would later advance to the NBA Finals where they captured their first championship and Duncan was named Finals MVP.
This series started a rivalry between Shaq & Duncan as both players would lead championship contenders heading into the new millennium. From 1999-07 either Shaq or Duncan would appear in the Finals and with the exception of '04, they would both end those series' as champions.
Many sports fans tend to have short term memories and can be prisoners of the moment. This would explain the questionable voting of Kobe Bryant as Player of The Decade despite not having the resume that Shaq or Duncan possessed and not being nearly as dependable in the postseason. It's understandable why people would vote for him. Kobe is more exciting to watch due to being a perimeter player who had the ability to score at a high rate and he was coming off his first championship run as the leader of the Lakers. Not to mention that by that point Shaq had declined significantly since the early '00's and Duncan (while still great) was not the same player. The fact still remains that his body of work was not as impressive as his contemporaries.
Combined achievements from 1999-07
8 championships
6 Finals MVP's
3 League MVP's
17 All-NBA Selections
12 All- Defensive Selections

[@squattystx]

this was only duncan's second year in the league and he was so dominant

[@chrismooney9275]

Shaq completely dominated Duncan almost every time they played. Fans tend to only post videos of the games Duncan did quite well in!

[@squattystx]

CJ Mooney complete utter bullshit... you know jack shit about basketball.

[@LakersDynasty42]

+TheLegacyofWrestling You have to take into account what defenses they were facing and what their roles were. Shaq was being defended by David Robinson and had to deal with Duncan on the weak side while Tim was being guarded by Reid, Horry, Green, Grant, Walker and Medvedenko. Not to mention that Shaq's playoff games with Phoenix also dropped his average. Duncan got more out of his talent but Shaq was the better player.

[@squattystx]

LakersDynasty42 um. because he would foul out if he went head to head with duncan... i know because actually tried and it didn't work. and the times duncan guarded shaq, he wouldn't let him catch the ball that low. that was the key bacause shaq was dominant if he caught it in the paint.

[@LakersDynasty42]

squattystx I'm saying they faced different defenses so to compare their scoring stats and assists can be misleading without context. Shaq in his prime was never guarded by one player. He was constantly double and triple teamed.

[@samuelquintanilla6338]

Duncan In is prime was so dynamic and borderline unstoppable.

[@TPWM]

The NBA really needs to consider remastering footage like this. I almost thought Glen Rice was Shaq on a couple occasions.

[@gaylordstriver9813]

Collins was a great commentator.

[@seveneleve7-11]

He is still alive

[@10649417]

Damn the Spurs swept the lakers with Kobe and Shaq. Everyone talks about the Lakers dynasty but the Spurs were underrated

[@razkable]

the lakers and spurs owned the nba from 1999-2014........13 combined finals is nuts....

[@meg-k-waldren]

Sacramento too but the powers that be didn't want them to win a ring.

[@allengreene9954]

NBA teams from California and Texas have won all of the Championships from the West since 1979. Seattle was the last none Californian or Texan Team to Win a title😮😮😮😮 Edit: Denver is the First none Californian or Texan Team since Seattle in 1979 to Win the Title.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

From 1999-2010, only one other West team even made the NBA Finals (Dallas, and even that year the Spurs almost came back from a 3-1 deficit)

[@underrated7725]

Yep. Since the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan I was almost certain we would win the championship every year. That's how good the Spurs were. The only team that scared me was the Lakers. They had Kobe and Shaq and man I didn't like Kobe ( R.I.P) not like him personally but because he was so good. When I first saw him play I said man this dude is just like Jordan ( I didn't like Jordan either 😅. Those 2 teams gave us many years of joy. Utah was still a force too. They were the defending Western conference champions that year. Plus they had some dirty players on thier team. But definitely Spurs and Lakers ran the show from 99-2014. Somewhere around there 😅

[@observing8686]

Dallas was there for 2 of those finals in that stretch, and okc had 1, but you're otherwise correct

[@violantetatierra4780]

How coincidence Spurs win last 2 game in Staples Center against Clippers and Lakers and this video in 1999 Playoffs Game 4 and the other Game 3 against Lakers at The Forum.

[@mytoemytoe]

Shaq was an incredible athlete but he doesn't have the same combination of intelligence, focus and leadership that Duncan has. Both are all time greats, though. One day in the future, we're all going to wonder, just like we do with Phil Jackson, what Gregg Popovich's career really means without Tim Duncan. Phil and Pop both have some amazing qualities that make them good head coaches, but it all starts with having that dominant big man on the court who buys into your system and keeps the team in line.

[@abboudab6794]

+Sam Feinberg Don't ever compare Pop to the piece of shit, that talk shit on all his players, writing books mofo Phil Jackson ... He is being exposed with the knicks... They will be glad if they double their wins this year ...

[@abboudab6794]

Agent of Chaos They didn't have kobe//Shaq, or Jordan Rodman Pippen... I am just saying he is not the genius that everybody thinks he is, he is a great coach and a winner, but the way he acts kinds of shadows everything else

[@thatboylije7892]

Well we’re seeing it now pop owes his career to Duncan

[@eyeconqueror1185]

@@abboudab6794 You're so wrong. Who the Fuck is upvoting you lol

[@tbone2123]

I’d say Hakeem is better then duncan

[@NJTDover]

This was a REAL rivalry between Shaq and Tim.

[@coloneldusty4476]

Disagree. Duncan rarely faced Shaq. Duncan was usually guarded by the likes of Jr Reid, Robert Horry or Samaki Walker. That’s why he feasted. When the Lakers brought in Malone Duncan had big problems.

[@allengreene9954]

@@coloneldusty4476 No🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿

[@danielleonardosantos7089]

Duncan owns Shaq

[@rockjm9876543210]

Man duncan was schooling these dudes lol.

[@dartvader158]

3:33 SICK MOVE

[@lifeadventuresrentalsinc2026]

Agree man! Reminded me of Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin Mchale! But I’d take Timmy over both

[@J98131]

@@lifeadventuresrentalsinc2026 I’ll take Dream

[@danielblumentritt9762]

The funny thing was coming into this series the hype was all "Lakers' big 3 vs Spurs' big 2 - Bryant, O'Neal, and Rice have all been all-stars" ... well, so had Duncan, Robinson, and Elliott.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

I sometimes forget Elliott was once an All Star

[@liangzhen2546]

2nd year duncan VS Prime Shaq.

[@manuelalvarez25]

Duncan is a PF but if I needed a center, I will always pick Duncan ahead of Shaq!

[@tbone2123]

Is take Hakeem Olajuwon over duncan

[@ramm8196]

I'd take Duncan also.... 5 championships.(should have been 6).. Hard to argue that type of success. Hakeem had 2

[@rashard4]

I always thought DUncan's ability to go at Shaq, albeit with assists from committee, is what separated him from KG, who I think is a tru HOF'er as well, but KG shied away from physical combat with the real bigs of his era as well as from taking the clutch shots. Duncan was a real PF and a real C. Not hatin' on KG just sayin'.

[@tiagofernandes8389]

Duncan is a Center that could play PF like no other Center could. I would pick Duncan over Shaq any day. To me Duncan is the greatest Center I've ever seen with Hakeem close second.

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

​@@rashard4 .... bcuz a lot of these so called nba experts didn't know the real kevin garnett is ..... they based their comments or posts on google & nba highlights .... they didn't know that kg is a small forward from the start ..... he was a small forward in high school & he was a small forward when he started in the nba .... that's why if you notice it,he doesn't have a lot of back to the basketball moves like duncan,c/webb,karl malone,antonio mcdyess or even rasheed wallace (if he's just put his mind right & concentrate more on playing rather than fighting the refs) cuz he used to be playing the perimeter bcuz he's a small forward in 7 foot body like giannis of today's nba ..... tom gugliotta is the t'wolves starting power forward & if gugs didn't bolted for the suns & signed big money there,kg is still probably the t'wolves starting small forward .... a lot people didn't know that gugs is an all star power forward until injuries robbed his nba career after he signed as free agent with the suns .... meanwhile duncan was playing either the 4 or the 5 position from the start,the reason he's developed a lot of low post moves ..... anyway, there's even a lot of talks during the 90's that kg doesn't want to be listed as a 7 footer cuz he's a afraid to play center cuz he doesn't want to bang his body every night with centers from around the league ..... i know this cuz I have started watching nba as a kid since 1989 ,saw how the little isaiah thomas & the bad boys dominated the nba that year, I've witnessed jordan taking over the nba until he retired as bull after beating the karl malone & jazz the 2nd time .....

[@pipjersey8303]

rick fox guarding tim duncan? what the heck

[@escoesco2429]

So honored to be a Spurs fan. Can't think of a better franchise in all of sports today. The patriots a distant second with the controversy.

[@Falconsfan1020]

Esco Esco many franchises are better than the Spurs. Spurs didn't win a title until 1999.

[@timmyd5055]

falconsfan1020 boi u hav no idea what ur talking about

[@jasonsal6742]

@@Falconsfan1020 lol, the Spurs have the highest winning percentage of all sports in Duncan's era. The Spurs have a winning record against every team in the NBA in Duncan's era. Just in case u didn't catch that. That's Two decades of excellence. That's 20years straight of greatness. That's the true meaning of a dynasty!! Which makes the Spurs the best team.💯✌️

[@Ted_Bell]

The Spurs were already a top 10 NBA team when they tanked the season due to Robinsons injury. Miracles into the 1st draft pick as a top 10 team and got Duncan. Never repeated like true champs. What a joke.

[@AlexWong2002]

#‎Thankyou21‬ ‪#‎TimDuncan21‬ ‪#‎19yrs‬ ‪#‎spurslegacy‬ ‪#‎5titles‬ ‪#‎2xMVP‬ ‪#‎3xFinalMVP‬ ‪#‎15xAllstar‬ ‪#‎BestPFever‬ ‪#‎spursforlife‬ ‪#‎GoSpursGo‬

[@Apple_Teck]

Beautiful.

[@jpowers55]

Someone needs to do a documentary on the Spurs/Lakers rivalry from 1999 - current

[@pokerus230]

Problem was it wasn't really a rivalry. It was just two of the most dominant teams at the time.

[@LakersDynasty42]

pokerus230 What is your definition of a rivalry?

[@JoshuaWSiegel]

pokerus230 So you don't think 6 straight playoff match-ups, 7 overall, and 13 of 16 Finals containing one of the two teams doesn't translate into a rivalry? Of course it's a rivalry. That's why the two fanbases hate the other team.

[@allengreene9954]

Josh Siegel I wouldn't say hate. It's more of a respectable rivalry.

[@3243_]

It's certainly not like Lakers-Celtics, or early 2000s Lakers-Kings.

[@Ted_Bell]

True champs repeat. Spurs never repeated.

[@Theterminato2013]

I have to say out of every San Antonio Spurs championship team(1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) the 1999 Spurs were my most favorite. Even though Duncan in 1999 wasn't as dominant all around as he was in 2003, he was still great, DRob was still effective in 1999 compared to 2003, plus I think the 1999 Spurs bench was more deep than in 2003, plus they had 15-2 playoff record in 1999 compared to a 16-8 playoff record in 2003.

[@Famous1MB]

Naw to me was 03'...99 was an abbreviated season, and they ended my Lakers chances of a 4peat...

[@timmyd5055]

Man 14 was amazing tho. They just dominated the heat with their ball movement. And they had no super stars. It was an entire team effort

[@allengreene9954]

Timmy D Don’t remind me of the 2014 series😥😥😥😥

[@RGE_Music]

​@@allengreene9954you had 2013. Let us have 2014

[@vavavoomchie]

The BIG FUNDAMENTAL

[@PawelzLublina]

bring this era back

[@mariobryant8803]

Just a joy to watch a big man play the post game and master that legendary bank shot

[@gunthro3327]

Just saw a video where Shaq claims Chris Webber was better than Tim Duncan... I think he’s just salty

[@Theterminato2013]

I love Shaq, but Webber was such a choker and shitty defender, LMAO. I would take Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley and Karl Malone, over Chris “Choke” Webber any day of the week. Webber was the James Harden of PFs 😂🤣.

[@brianwilliams6167]

​@@Theterminato2013true comment

[@seveneleve7-11]

Duncan was already in his prime during the second season

[@bbennyj]

The V. I., thanks for the big up Duncan.

[@TiltBrook]

The Lakers would win the championship the very next year during their first season playing at Staples Center. Whether you’re a Laker fan or not, I will admit, that it would’ve been nice to see them win the title during their final season playing at The Forum!

[@rosgill6]

used to bug the hell out of me the way Doug Collins used to talk about the players in the first person. Small thing, but still. Also, Costas was really good. I miss him calling games

[@SweetDaddyBarron78]

GO SPURS BABY!!!!!!!!!

[@ChrisM07]

This was pre-Phil Jackson, the Lakers for the first 3 years in the Shaq era were 1-12 in series they were eliminated in.

[@FuShengAlex]

TD was the only player in the league that could match 3peat Shaqs output in a playoff series those years. No other PF or C was as equally good a rebounder in the playoffs. And although TD had a lot of trouble posting up when guarded by Shaq, he could hit shots outside the paint and draw Shaq away from the basket on defense.

[@veerchasm1]

Timmy D LEGEND

[@blackwater828]

I love my Spurs.

[@tooBlessed847]

The spurs SYSTEMATICALLY and METHODIDCALLY picked apart the Lakers defense with that high screen and roll which they did all day long and the Lakers had absolutely no answer for; also the second thing the Spurs game plan that worked to perfection is that they didn't allow anyone else to beat them besides the big three......wow we're the Lakers outcoached with Rambis on the helm clearly he was no match for Popovich and clearly the more dominant team was by sheer strategy to out wit the younger and more talented Lakers......so much so that the Spurs shut the Forum down!!! A Mario Ellie exclaimed when they head back to the locker room after the game.

[@FuShengAlex]

As did the 90s Utah jazz

[@ChrisM07]

Sacramento did too, especially in the infamous WCF series.

[@MrMathsimon]

Very good arguments for Shaq/Duncan dominance, LakersDynasty42 :D

[@Shadofx]

Spurs Dynasty!

[@djbikemanhendricks9316]

BIG UP TIMMY....Virgin Islands niceeeeeee!!! V.I. own!!!!

[@Ras1Roy]

we do wha we do

[@iampaperbag]

Man, the players Tim had to beat to survive the West playoffs back then, and still get underappreciated by today's NBA fans.

[@rushrush1209]

The 1999 Spurs could lock you down defensively. In 17 playoff games, they allowed 90 points or more only twice. Hard to score against the twin towers.

[@edoako1165]

THE KAREEM AND WILT OF OUR TIME WHY DOSENT ANYONE TALK ABOUT THAT?

[@Israel-nb7ip]

That's a pretty good comparison. I never thought of it but it makes complete sense the more you think about it. Duncan and Kareem is a comparison that makes a lot of sense. Kareem won early with an aging Oscar Robinson the way Duncan did with Robinson; Kareem won later in his prime and towards the end of his career with emerging hall of famers like Magic and Worthy, as did Duncan with Parker, Ginobili and Kawhi. Shaq was like Wilt too in that he was dominant from the beginning but couldn't get over the hump to beat great players like Hakeem, Stockton/Malone, prime Jordan until Phil Jackson came and Kobe matured. Wilt couldn't beat Russell outside of one time and got his 2nd ring on a great Lakers team with West and Goodrich. Wilt didn't get to play with a Kobe or Wade in their prime but other than that their careers are similar. Great comparison!

[@manuelalvarez25]

All those combined don't match Tim Duncan's IQ!

[@FuShengAlex]

@@Israel-nb7ip wilt played with Jerry West in 1969 playing better than either Wade or Kobe Bryant ever played in a NBA Finals. And they still lost because Wilt choked big time

[@Israel-nb7ip]

@@FuShengAlex ok, and? Shaq didn't have a great Finals in 2006 and was bailed out by Wade who had one of the all time great Finals performances. The difference? Shaq/Heat were playing against Dallas and a Nowitziki who hadn't learned how to win yet, Wilt/Lakers were playing against the greatest dynasty in the history of the game that had multiple HOFers including Russell. Shaq lost to less than that in his career ('04 Pistons) while still in his prime.

[@Israel-nb7ip]

@@FuShengAlex Jerry West 1969 Finals: 43.9 mins, 38 ppg, 4.7 rebs, 7.4 assists, 49% FG, 84% FT; Dwyane Wade 2006 Finals: 43.5 mins, 34.7 ppg, 7.8 rebs, 3.8 assists, 47% FG, 77% FT. Those are pretty comparable stats. The difference is that Wilt was going against an all time team. By that time he was the 3rd offensive option behind West and Baylor. He still averaged 50% FG, 11.7 ppg, 25 rpg and 3 assts pg, which was basically a standstill to Russell's 58%, 9 ppg, 22 rpg and 5 assts pg. They cancelled each other out.

[@jonathanjohnson9236]

This Marks Final Game at The Forum in 1999

[@HOFClanGaming]

Tim is way better than Shaq.

[@chrismooney9275]

Shaq dominated Duncan in their head to head games. He averaged around 26 points per game against Duncan. Higher than his career average! Shaq scored over 30 points against Tim at least 4 times in his career as well

[@sohaminyoh]

+HOFClanGaming Prime Shaq was way better than Prime Duncan but Duncan was more consistent and stayed effective for a longer time

[@sohaminyoh]

+TheLegacyofWrestling Why did you only include 19 games when they faced off 32 times in the regular season and 30 games in the playoffs?

[@realifeHD]

+HOFClanGaming SHAQ is the most dominant player ever so...

[@armandodelossantos736]

MVP GREEN Shaq got SWEPT 6 times in the 90's. You can't be dominant when you're game isn't even half complete!

[@purpraid451]

Dang Doug bust out the Shaq bbq playoff broomstick list.

[@josephsantoy1107]

Spurs closed that historical building, forever, for ALL time

[@johnrivera922]

Timmy! But shaqs power! Daym.

[@kazimthomas1156]

Much love to you as well Timmy coming from the VI.

[@theheebs100]

If I had to pick an all time starting 5, Duncan is my 4 and Shaq is my 5

[@eyeconqueror1185]

Bird at 3, Mike at 2, Magic at 1

[@terell2k12]

Kareem or Hakeem would be my 5.

[@eyeconqueror1185]

Yeah I have Kareem and Wilt over Shaq

[@Theterminato2013]

My starting 5 would be MJ at 1, Kobe at 2, Bird at 3, Hakeem at 4 & Shaq at 5.

[@Famous1MB]

Do you have game 3 of this series where Jaren Jackson went off??

[@Jordan-we3eu]

Young Timmy.

[@IvoryNerva]

Should be: "prohibitive favorites to win it all." Not prohibited.

[@LakersDynasty42]

Trent Diamanti Fixed.

[@ChrisM07]

The '98 Lakers were better than this team and they got swept too, before Phil Jackson they gave up to easily when facing a great defensive team, Shaq had this problem in Orlando too.

[@FuShengAlex]

Shaq was the Mike Tyson of NBA history. Both cut of the same cloth. They were champions and are all time greats. Both never outperformed any prime all time greats when winning at their apex. A lot of career defining performances vs intimidated lesser foes/guys past their physical prime. All the guys that could score and rebound as good as he could (Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan) ran both Shaq and his teams outta the playoffs. Just like Tyson when he ran into Evander and Lennox of comparable talent that could hit back and weren't overrawed by his KO aura

[@TheJesseGladSaget]

Yes!! Hey, LD42, you wouldn't happen to have game 2 of this series, would you?

[@veerchasm1]

Timmay!!!

[@rumarspencer7302]

LakersDynasty42, the reason Kobe was voted player of the decade for the 2000s, he to me was the best player in the NBA, from 2002-03 through 2009-10 season. Clutch moments, game winning shots, 40 or more for 9 straight games, 35 or more for 13 straight games, 30 or more for 16 straight games, 4 straight 50 point games, 81 pts vs Toronto, 62 through 3 vs Dallas, league mvp, 4 rings, finals mvp, 3 all star mvps, and 10 fifty point games in a season. Others will say Shaq or Duncan could have won it, but for the reasons that I named, no question that both TNT and Sporting News made the right choice for selecting Kobe as player of the decade, for the 2000s.

[@dash_r_media]

You are REALLY impressed with scoring, aren't you?

[@spydakidd21]

Spurs shut down both of the lakers areas! The Blew them out in the Staples center too in there last game

[@iconic49]

Bad quality... I guess it's because this took place on 1999

[@Hideotic]

Shaq was in the finals in 04 he went to Miami in 05

[@ramm8196]

Go Spurs Go!!

[@LuigiLaker]

ANYONE that knows anything about basketball would agree that the Spurs playoff run in '99 FAR exceeded the Lakers run the following year. Spurs go 15-2, running off 10 consecutive at one point..in contrast, the Lakers lose EIGHT games in the 2000 Playoffs. We'll never know if San Antonio would have matched the Lakers regular season win total of 67, because of the lockout in '99..probably not, but, you must admit that the Spurs were greater in 1999 than L.A. was in '00.

[@Falconsfan1020]

Cat Jordan Lakers also had a 15-1 record in 2001.

[@gabrielr.johnsoniii2067]

Spurs didn't have a true PG and SG in 2001.

[@Theterminato2013]

That’s mainly because the Lakers faced a much tougher version of the Blazers and finals opponent in the Indiana Pacers. 1999 Blazers still have erratic Isiah Rider, who was good but inefficient. The Blazers traded him to the Hawks for Steve Smith and acquired Scottie Pippen from the Rockets in a trade for the 2000 season. The 1999 Knicks were an 8th seed and didn’t had Patrick Ewing in the finals which gave the Spurs Twin Towers an even bigger advantage. The 2000 Pacers were a 1st seed in the EC and were a better finals opponent than the 1999 Knicks.

[@lyndonwatson757]

Dang, I didn't know about this one. How many times did Shaq get sweep?

[@Strzeluka]

Tim Duncan was true leader - I mean also mentally - from his first game to his last game in the League. Not LeBron, not Kobe, even not Jordan, you can be good player but not a good leader and Tim Duncan could win a team.

[@Theterminato2013]

Imagine thinking Duncan’s a better leader than the GOAT, Jordan. MJ faced much tougher competition in the finals did something Duncan could never do: repeat and 3peat as an NBA champion. Plus he has twice as many finals MVPs as him.

[@ChrisM07]

I know right? It's not like he was much better in 2000 when they won the championship, Phil Jackson was the difference maker that year.

[@psykosomatiq]

Lakers of today need to look at this tape

[@craversaints921]

NICE!!!! LD42

[@nomooon]

i see rice not passing to kobe alot of times, something between those 2?

[@chitownkidd33]

I also noticed that lol

[@FernandoGonzalez-mk4ix]

Man! How many times was Shaq sweapt?

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

he & hakeem were both swept as nba defending champs .... embarrassing ..... shaq as a heat,they were swept by the young bulls & the dream from his super favorite daddy seattle sonics ..... 😂🤣😂🤣-🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 .....

[@user-ws8pz4ux9q]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@andrealettich]

Where is phil jackson and rodman?

[@bjtench2386]

Enjoy these videos, Tommy, Shaq, Dave Robinson, Kobe.... etc true ballers. Sadly, no one wants to hear this, this lovely game is decaying because the lack of team play with big men. What we been watching is gym class with soft superstars. That's why Timmy and Kobe still playing, 90s to present. We won't see legends like this. Don't care abt LBJ KD and Steph. Great players, soft ass league. So they can't be glorified until the league has more star power.

[@theheebs100]

+BJ Tench man, I have been watching some old school 80's ball recently, and it's crazy how much better the bigs of that era were (in comparison to today's bigs. the two guys featured in this video are my starting PF and C if I had to pick an all time 5). today's bigs would get eaten alive if they had to play in the 80's/90's league

[@aitortilla5128]

Bad quality? I guess you are from the HD era.

[@youtuber3328]

i'm not certain why but in the 1999 playoffs the knicks went farther than the hawks bucks lakers and 76ers and i did do and will say superstar describes patrick ewing while legend describes shaquille o'neal kareem abdul-jabbar and wilt chamberlain

[@LakersDynasty42]

No, I don't have that game Jesse.

[@J.J.Barrientes]

lol duncans face at 2:27

[@bjtench2386]

Maybe we r just amazed and unimpressed with the way the media overhypes the league now. I love the NBA. But more now than ever, I find myself getting bored with these so called rivalries. Including Christmas day love fest. I miss the match ups.

[@aaron5049]

I don't know why people are on a Lakers channel trying to tell the person why Duncan is better when they have a clear bias. The person will never change.

[@samuelquintanilla6338]

Jaren Jackson was money for the spurs this season.

[@tobznoobs]

it was not the right time. in game 2 kobe made a clutch 3 but then missed 2 fts while duncan made a go ahead basket. coaching from rambis was also suspect. if kobe made those 2 fts its a diffrent series. but since he was still not consistent, it was a lesson for the future. the very next year the lakers fulfilled their potential with phil jackson.

[@a5anda6]

12:43 "the next Jordon" lol

[@hashmoncrief6965]

So tired of people bringing Jordan up on Kobe's videos, Jordan sucks man, loser had to crawl back to the Bulls after baseball, couldn't win the Washington Wizards championship, Kobe won without Shaq, quit bringing Jordan the loser up

[@Jerrynyc424]

@@hashmoncrief6965 Jordan the Loser? Lolololololol Lololol. I never heard anyone call black Jesus a loser

[@patrickramirez9163]

Well The Spurs destroyd The Lakers even with Phil Jackson in 2003. Not this seres but The 2003 seres. You know how old i was when the spurs beat the Lakers in 2003. I was 32. I was thirta Too Esay. Thirta Twoooo.!!

[@jonathanwashington3065]

+Patrick Ramirez I Still Say The 1995-96 Bulls Would've Destroyed The 1999 Spurs Cause Jordan Would Be Unstoppable To Guard

[@Falconsfan1020]

Patrick Ramirez Lakers didn't get destroyed in 2003.

[@ChrisM07]

@@jonathanwashington3065 They wouldn't have an answer for Duncan/Robinson either they didn't have a Shaq, sure Rodman would have an impact on defense but the twin towers would be equally as effective on that end. Plus they had other experienced players like Elie and Kersey that Spurs team was very underrated since it was a shortened season.

[@allengreene9954]

15:01-15:32: RIP Great Western Forum.

[@andrewyoung3009]

My Spurs shut down the Forum with a sweep 🧹 lol 😂

[@palconarros8091]

Spurs win against Clippers and Lakers in last 2 games at the Staples Center in December 2021.

[@allengreene9954]

@@andrewyoung3009. Lakers shut down the Alamodome too a couple years later.

[@timmyd5055]

Duncan was better than shaq

[@iconic49]

Actually it is not bad quality guess it was connection problem....

[@danielblumentritt9762]

"Lakers leave 3 point shooters wide open in this series=Lakers lose in 4 Lakers stay home on 3 point shooters in 2001 WCF=Lakers win in 4" That was part of it, but part of it was that Robinson was worse due to age, Derek Anderson was injured by a dirty cheap shot from Juwon Howard, and Sean Elliott had kidney trouble. Plus, Kobe was still a kid in 1999, but in 2001 he was a man and the Lakers had 2 of the top 3 guys instead of just 2 of the top 10.

[@nomooon]

Spurs always had the deeper roster, everytime Lakers battle Spurs it is really scary for a Laker fan. But at least during Shaq's prime, you know he is unstoppable. Even when he loses, you know it is not Shaq's fault, as you see in games, it is other players failing that drag Shaq down

[@a5anda6]

nomooon Lakers definitely had the more talented roster in this series. Outside of Duncan, Robinson, and Elliot, the Spurs didn't have much at all. (Shoot, Avery Johnson couldn't even bring the ball up the court without turning his back every time.) They played 48 minutes and brought in on D, though.

[@marcosmc3709]

a5anda6 Spurs also. Won because they had Tim Duncan they didn't.

[@jonathanwashington3065]

+Daniel Shelton If The Lakers Had Tim Duncan Just Imagine How Unstoppable The Lakers Would've Been

[@TheRopenNetwork]

Silver and Black

[@ASalahSamak]

So THATS WHY Shaq talks a lot of trash and disrespects Tims... Tims built a whole ISLAND in Shaq’s head😂

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

this series started everything ...... shaq o'neal couldn't accept that tim duncan won a title before him & he was already in the nba for 7 or 8 years & still ringless ..... & it got really bad cuz that summer a lot of nba executives were interviewed about who's the nba superstar that time they want to build if they're starting a team ..... & guess what, majority of them said,tim duncan ....... & the always salty shaq o'neal got more salty & he was freaking mad ...... he was so jealous,why a lot them picked duncan & not him like it's duncan's fault ..... after the lakers won their 1st title, he's just starting talking trash to everyone, especially to timmy ...... it got really ugly cuz right after the lakers beat the nets for their 3rd title in 3 years,during the celebration,shaq o'neal grabbed the mic from jim gray & announced to the world ...... congratulations to jason kidd,the real regular season mvp ..... to those who didn't know,kidd & duncan are the top 2 players/candidates for the mvp that year which timmy won ...... & shaq o'neal didn't agree,so he insulted duncan ..... as we all know duncan doesn't talk trash & he didn't say anything,but was on a mission the next season cuz when the spurs meet the lakers ..... they eliminated them in the semis, prevented the lakers from going 4 peat ...... & shaq got jealous again when duncan won his 5th ring without or desperately going to some top teams like what he did the last few of his nba career ...... in other words,tim duncan got the last laugh ...... 😂🤣😂🤣-🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 ....

[@ChrisM07]

Lakers leave 3 point shooters wide open in this series=Lakers lose in 4 Lakers stay home on 3 point shooters in 2001 WCF=Lakers win in 4

[@erikhopkins9488]

MyFrigginGoodness! Bob Costas was *terrible!*

[@stevecox7462]

Before Kobe fully emerged the Lakers fell apart in the 4th quarters of games back then.

[@chrismooney9275]

Fans tend to only post the 3-4 Shaq games out of 30 that Duncan did quite well in! Seriously. Shaq dominated Duncan almost every time they played.... Shaq scored 27 points per game, in games Duncan played in. Higher than his career average! I believe his post season stats against Tim are even higher!

[@bballer191]

+CJ Mooney Damn, Cj Mooney getting shat on multiple times in the same comment section.

[@airjones45]

first view first comment laker naton

[@damon2874]

The la lakers stink now because they got lbj,ad Westbrook.

[@alecsanderhamilton9224]

Shaq is better than Tim. Robinson is better than Tim. Tim had David and played all but his rookie season post-Jordan, if Shaq started in 98 he’d have 5 rings too but he has four , he played in a better era in the 90’s, came to dominate the 2000s before age weight and attrition slowed him down. Duncan was never as spectacular either.

[@neilgabion5836]

this might be the real reason why Shaq is saying that the Spurs are not NBA Champions. but he says that the 1999 is a shortened season that's why it is not counted. seems that Shaw was really bitter about the loss.

[@TheMediocreDev]

Shaq w/ 2 assists in 3 games, LMAO!

[@Famous1MB]

Do you have game 3 of this series where Jaren Jackson went off??

[@LakersDynasty42]

No, I only have Game 4 from this series.