Kobe still hadn't reached his prime. Still fun to watch him play before Phil Jackson arrived the following season. RIP Kobe Bryant.
@tedmosbyy84773 ай бұрын
I still cant believe the fact tht he is not with us anymore
@TheAaronetic3 ай бұрын
Those classic NBA on NBC scorecards and graphics on screen were so magnificent!
@Subzero-wc9ug2 ай бұрын
The crowd was so into it back then , i missed these days, when players gave it all
@danielboston88063 ай бұрын
The emotion, passion and competitiveness was unmatched compared to now
@kevinsullwold2388Ай бұрын
100% so true. This is a way better product.
@redpillfreedom66923 ай бұрын
An aging Hakeem dueling with a prime Shaq.
@jones08823 ай бұрын
Lakers won this series
@KidDynamite253 ай бұрын
Hakeem is the GOAT C
@annie202322 ай бұрын
@@jones0882 Ok Captain Obvious
@jones08822 ай бұрын
@@annie20232 Just giving you a history lesson maybe you will learn something. Enjoy.
@carlosmadrid32352 ай бұрын
Fair fight tbh , when Shaq was a baby he faced prime Hakeem in his prime
@kingdave313 ай бұрын
1. Prime Shaq was a BEAST. He barely tapped Antoine Carr and about took his arm off, and Carr was a big strong dude. 2. People forget how good Glenn Rice was. 3. The Lakers had basically the same team that won the championship the next year but they were swept by the Spurs in the next round. Imagine how good they could've been in 99 with any coach other than Kurt Rambis.
@FuShengAlex20 күн бұрын
The Spurs would've beaten them again in '00 if Duncan hadnt gotten injured. CWebb and Sheed were giving them the business and pushing them to deciding elimination games.
@abrad028511 күн бұрын
I cant believe this was 25 years ago. And it felt like this was just yesterday. I've been a Lakers fan all of my life. My first game I went to was in 1997 at the Forum in Inglewood CA . Kobe's first year in the NBA. The Memories RIP Kobe aka the black mamba.
@bolebole1613 ай бұрын
Great upload, as usual. These games just remind me how there was levels to team greatness. The Lakers passed the test against the vet Rockets, but even with all that talent the Spurs and Jazz still had the maturity and skill to overcome them. When a team got over the hump back in the day, you appreciated what they had to go through to get there.
@MDBBall3 ай бұрын
👍
@REXX3993 ай бұрын
Except they are not games these are highlights we need more full game uploads. The NBA is doing all it can to restructure The narrative of its history just like they did in the 80s suppressing everything that happened before then....
@rooseveltdarbey94933 ай бұрын
If Hakeem, Charles and Scottie were at least five years younger they would win
@Riles31523 ай бұрын
If they were 5 years younger there's no way the Suns or Bulls would have gotten rid of Barkley and Pippin or Hakeem would have needed them 😂
@KidDynamite253 ай бұрын
@Riles3152 Hakeem is the GOAT C.... prime Hakeem obliterated young Shaq.... and prime Robinson and prime Pat.
@annie202322 ай бұрын
Team chemistry is also important
@y2jtopgun2 ай бұрын
Pippen was still playing at a high level, I would say if Barkley and Hakeem were five years younger then yes.
@cheetahturner45762 ай бұрын
Fool shut up hakeem is not same age range as shaq they 10yrs apart lol so when shaq was prime hakeem was old
@TheIkaraCult3 ай бұрын
Oh man, 99 Rockets are pure joy for me. Old Hakeem vs Shaq in his prime.... hook it to my veins
@evanhullinger29003 ай бұрын
This game killed the Rockets. Had they won this game they probably have a better chance to win the series. But after this game the Lakers youth, speed and power was just too much for the old aging Rockets to handle. This game was the killer for Houston.
@Blackenedification3 ай бұрын
scottie chocked when they had the lead in the last minute
@user-mf3fx9bv3h2 ай бұрын
I remember watching this Game in a Bar of an Italian Restaurant on Mothers Day 1999. Long Live The 90s!
@chrisuncleahmad3 ай бұрын
HOU led late and had the ball with seconds left before disaster somehow ensued
@coreyrowe41193 ай бұрын
The start of the Great Western Forum's last playoff run.
@hectorlopez106926 күн бұрын
The last playoff to be held at the forum.
@EfrainFragoso3 ай бұрын
Pippen without Jordan wasn’t ready for prime time he couldn’t get it done 😂😂😂😂
@jplaya20233 ай бұрын
He was old
@Ktaurus263 ай бұрын
They should have beat the lakers with he was with Portland in 2000
@annie202322 ай бұрын
That's why he is the Robin
@michaelcrump7122 ай бұрын
@jplaya2023 he was 33 stop it
@jplaya20232 ай бұрын
@@michaelcrump712 dont forget he was plagued by back injuries. 33 in 1999 is different than 33 now when guys play half the year
@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq3 ай бұрын
Shaq and Kobe should've won just as much rings as Jordan and Pippen
@annie202322 ай бұрын
Egos got the best of them
@joyannmontillavlogs37512 ай бұрын
Scottie Pippen: First NBA Playoff in the Western Conference and outside Chicago Bulls
@hectorlopez106926 күн бұрын
He didn't last long in Houston, he got traded to Portland.
@LungMing233 ай бұрын
Man...Pippen kinda blew this one. This game was great! All out WAR! I miss pre 2010s playoff basketball.
@DineNastyLakers3 ай бұрын
Been a lakers fan since 1776 and Hakeem was so underrated
@pr0phecy7183 ай бұрын
Dang 1776...you're probably older than America 😮
@Trancymind2 ай бұрын
@@pr0phecy718 Back then, USA used to have more healthier lakes and celtics never existed there.
@howardpower3 ай бұрын
That has got to be the last year they played at the Great Western Forum.
@mikehenry16983 ай бұрын
Mother’s Day 1999
@garinsparks70413 ай бұрын
This was on my Bday
@PorkTipsАй бұрын
At the beginning of the game, empty playoff seats during the Shaq and Kobe Era seems insane to think of now
@tgresh319223 күн бұрын
Love that intro
@Trancymind2 ай бұрын
13:00 What a move AND basket by Kobe against 2 players (Pippen including). He embarrassed them where it mattered most. Lol!!! Only a 20 year old Kobe can pulled it off.
@pepsiguy528833 ай бұрын
The forum was a real home court advantage. Their new arena is awful
@bobbymo3163 ай бұрын
always loved the Forum
@tedmosbyy84773 ай бұрын
Why the gym is half empty for such an important play off game?
@jacobnelson73113 ай бұрын
Still remember watching this live... Pippen fumbled! ugh
@rayj1613 ай бұрын
What hurt Barkley was that he was out of shape. You could see it starting around the 1995 playoffs. He was still good even though he gained the weight. Especially during the 1997 playoffs. If he had gotten in shape, he would have won a championship. He was hurt a lot as well when he was out of shape. I believe he had 34 rebounds in games 3 or 4 in this series. That is phenomenal considering being out of shape, playing against prime Shap, and at his age. He was also hitting shots as well. If he would had dropped the weight, nobody could have stopped him.
@annie202323 ай бұрын
If he got into shape, he would still lose to Jordan in the Finals. So your logic doesn't make sense
@barryjbАй бұрын
@@annie20232 If Barkley had've got to Phoenix 3 years earlier he'd have 3 rings.
@TiltBrook2 ай бұрын
Strange how during this season they took off The Great Western Forum logo/lettering off of center court and the center sidelines?
@brucewayne69573 ай бұрын
Houston had a lot of great players on that team
@user-mg2yx6cv5t3 ай бұрын
do you have the game in full?
@nickjuhasz9104Ай бұрын
The perfect jumper doesn't exis...5:25
@annie202323 ай бұрын
Pippen lost to the Lakers for four consecutive postseasons 99-02
@aarontrainor99183 ай бұрын
And Dallas in 03
@MrRoda81433 ай бұрын
And LBJ fanboys who claim it was only because of him that Jordan got his 6 rings fail to acknowledge he didn't win any rings either once he no longer had MJ
@annie202322 ай бұрын
@@aarontrainor9918 I said the Lakers. Learn to read
@annie202322 ай бұрын
@@MrRoda8143 2000 was his best chance, but the Blazers just collapsed in Game 7
@MrRoda81432 ай бұрын
@@annie20232 I still remember watching that game and couldn't believe how they just folded, and Pippen was unable to rally that team and regain their composure. Jordan wouldn't have let such a commanding lead like that disappear in a flash
@kevinsullwold2388Ай бұрын
The 99 Rockets had somewhat of an ok idea with this roster. Let's take Olajuwan and add Barkley and Pippen except it's 1999 not 1993, shit.
@FuShengAlex20 күн бұрын
Hakeem and chuck shouldve retired with clyde after the 97-98 season.
@michaelallen81123 ай бұрын
Shaq wirh deflating ball aid 😆😆😆
@damonsonnier343 ай бұрын
I had this game confused with the other game from February that same year.
@annie202323 ай бұрын
Read the title. It's the playoffs
@Leo-qe3gl2 ай бұрын
@@annie20232 chill dude😂
@Gotham3653 ай бұрын
Pippen was struggle in this game
@michaelallen81123 ай бұрын
He struggled because it takes yr to comeback from back injury. Also, offense was terrible & predictable as a guy who won championship Said. + some horrible calls like charge on Fox notice Ref RiggedBA ref makes appearance
@aarontrainor99183 ай бұрын
@michaelallen8112 playing in the forum not in a bulls uniform
@user-cs9dj3tc2f3 ай бұрын
Una prueba de que pipen no era nadie sin Jordan
@larrybober63352 ай бұрын
Lakers should have won the title that year. They were so talented
@annie202322 ай бұрын
Un no
@jfearless3420Ай бұрын
Sadly games were rigged even at this time. 9:07 hakeem smiling at a shaq and kobe alley oop that came off an uncharacteristically bad pass from Scottie and a worse defensive coverage from him as well on the fast break.