Alonzo Mourning was fun to watch. Such a great center.

At the time no one knew Shaq and Mourning would win a title together 6 years after (2006) in Miami with Wade and Gary Payton....

ahh the nostalgia watching this with my parents in the living room as a teenager. It is crazy how much better NBA was back then.

I miss this era of basketball

People forget the heat  were contenders in the late 90s

What a fun era!  People forget that Kobe was still proving himself.  To many of us he was the talented kid who threw up a ton of airballs just two seasons prior!  The shortened '99 season was a breakout year for him, yes, but it didn't count as a full season, and the Lakers had still utterly collapsed in the playoffs.  The Lakers gave him a huge push over fan favorite Eddie Jones, a talented shooting guard in his own right, and had also chosen him as the second option over perennial top 5 in the league scorer Glen Rice!  Kobe had a lot to prove and boy did he prove it!!

Not to mention this is Shaq at his absolute peak.  Completely dominant inside and hungry for the championship.  When Shaq was inhaling rebounds, look out!  That meant your ass!  Shaq's offensive abilities were never a problem as he operated so close to the paint.  But when he showed that extra hustle for rebounding and defense...it was gametime!

The league as well had recovered from that awkward lockout season and we're only two seasons removed from the Jordan era!  A lot of good teams from the 90s felt it was their last chance for the championship (Miami being one of them), but there were new super teams being assembled (Houston, Dallas, Portland, etc.)  Exciting times were to come!  Great time to be an NBA fan!

Keep posting these games!

God, these are my great childhood memories! The old days of never doing my homework, instead just staying up late on a school night(cause I was on eastern time)to watch the Lakers. The low quality tv, VCR  days. Glad this was an NBC telecast cause it was actually on early instead of late at night on NBA league pass.

I feel old, but bringing back my childhood memories is just pure sentimental

Matchup of new unis in their debut season.

Nice upload! I found the intro on a tape about 20 years ago, but the entire game was missing. Nice to finally see this!

Need to really start doing old like  this with  the nba on NBC theme coming back  soon

Rare game
Lakers came out sharp
Shaq & Zo were top 2 in dpoy in 2000

ty for upload,  it's pretty awesome

Zo Vs. Shaq = My Great Matchup 💪🔥🏀🔥🏀🔥

Jazz vs Knicks was the 1st Half of the doubleheader

Muchas Gracias!👍Kobe es Sensacional!

If Miami didn’t blow that Knicks series, I think this would have been the 2000 Finals (with all due respect to Indiana)

Retro NBA on NBC Sunday Mar 5, 2000, 6 pm ET game 1 of doubleheader

I like collins, but bob should’ve statyed in the studio. Bill steve and greg were a better commentator team for nbc

It's annoying how they ignore Scottie Pippen during these Bulls Dynasty descriptions.

2020 NBA Finals preview