NBA Live 2001 (PS2) (Lakers vs Spurs WC Finals Game 2) (May 21st 2001)

The league is in shock over how badly the Lakers blew out the Spurs. Antonio Daniels and Sean Elliott stated that the reason why they lost Game 1 (IRL and in my game) is because they didn't play Spurs style basketball, and their defense was lackluster, and they have to take away the Lakers home court advantage in Game 2 (IRL they said its important that the Spurs don't lose home court advantage in Game 2). Fun fact: The 2000-2001 Spurs were one of the best defensive teams in the NBA, and they couldn't stop Shaq and Kobe! Antonio Daniels' strategy to stop Kobe was containing him, make him do jump shots, and hope he either misses or kicks the ball out to a teammate. (WC Finals Game 2 Final Scores IRL) Lakers won Spurs - 81 Lakers - 88 Los Angeles Lakers 2000-2001 Roster Lineup #34 Shaquille "Shaq Diesel" O'Neal (Cover athlete on the NBA Live 96 PS1 box, and NBA 2K6 and 2K7's game boxes and 2K18 Legend) (   • SHAQUILLE O'NEAL | 75 Stories 💎  ) #54 Horace Grant (Traded from the Sonics with Greg Foster and Emanual Davis as part of a 4-team trade deal between the Lakers, Knicks, Sonics and Suns on Sept 20th, uncle of Jerami Grant of the 2023-2025 Portland Trail Blazers) #17 Rick Fox (The actor) #8 Kobe Bryant (R.I.P. January 26th 2020) (Son of Joe "Jellybean" Bryant (R.I.P. July 15th 2024) of the 1976-1979 Philadelphia 76ers, the cover athlete on NBA Courtside 1&2 and NBA Courtside 2002, NBA 2K10, 2K17 Legend Edition, 2K21 Mamba Forever Edition, and 2K24) (   • KOBE BRYANT | 75 Stories 💎  ) #2 Derek Fisher (Brother of Duane Washington Sr. of the 1993 L.A. Clippers, uncle of Duane Washington Jr. of the 2021-2022 Indiana Pacers and 2022-2023 Phoenix Suns, former head coach of the 2014-2016 New York Knicks and the WNBA's 2019-2022 L.A. Sparks) Bench #57 Nolan Owens (A fictional player I created from NBA Live 97 and father of Shep Owens of the 2022-2023 Miami Heat in my version of NBA 2K23's MyCareer story) #5 Robert Horry #3 Devean George (Currently a real estate developer in Minnesota) #12 Mike Penberthy (Signed free agent on Oct 2nd, former shooting coach of the 2022-2025 Denver Nuggets, current assistant coach for the 2025 Dallas Mavericks) #20 Brian Shaw (Signed a multi-year contract on Oct 6th) #10 Tyronn Lue (Head coach of the 2020-2025 L.A. Clippers) #40 Greg Foster (Traded with Horace Grant and Emanual Davis from the Sonics, former assistant coach of the 2020-2021 Indiana Pacers) #35 Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen (1st Round 29th pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, former player development coach of the 2013-2019 L.A. Lakers, current head coach at the University of California, Berkeley) #14 Stanislav Medvedenko (Signed free agent on Aug 15th, currently a politician in Ukraine) #4 Ron Harper Sr. (Father of Ron Harper Jr. of the 2025 Boston Celtics, and Dylan Harper who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2025 NBA Draft) #7 Isaiah "J.R." Rider (Waived by the Hawks on Mar 20th, signed free agent in Aug 25th, suspended indefinitely) Lakers head coach: Phil Jackson San Antonio Spurs 2000-2001 Roster Lineup #50 David "The Admiral" Robinson (2000-2001 season Sportsmanship Award winner) (   • 75 Stories | David Robinson  ) #21 Tim Duncan (The cover athlete on NBA Live 2000, 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer) (   • 75 Stories | Tim Duncan  ) #32 Sean Elliott #1 Derek Lamont Anderson (Released from the Clippers sometime during the 1999-2000 postseason, signed free agent on Aug 4th) #6 Avery "The Little General" Johnson (Former head coach of the 2005-2008 Dallas Mavericks and the 2010-2012 New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets) Bench #60 Trent "Major Razor" Grazer (A fictional player I created in NBA Live 96, and father of my NBA 2K23 MyCareer character Matthias "MP" Pallin of the 2022-2024 Denver Nuggets, 2024-2025 Chicago Bulls in NBA 2K25 and 2025-2026 Phoenix Suns in NBA 2K26) #31 Malik Rose #30 Terry Porter #35 Danny Ferry (Signed free agent on Aug 10th, son of Bob Ferry (R.I.P. Oct 27th 2021) of the 1961-1964 Detroit Pistons) #2 Jaren Jackson Sr. (Father of Jaren Jackson Jr. of the 2019-2025 Memphis Grizzlies) #4 Steve Kerr (Head coach of the 2014-2025 Golden State Warriors) #3 Ira Newble (Signed free agent on Aug 11th with Shawnelle Scott, former head coach of NBA G League's 2011-2012 Canton Charge, 2012-2015 Austin Toros/Spurs and 2015-2016 Bakersfield Jam) #36 Shawnelle Scott (Signed free agent on Aug 11th with Ira Newble) #5 Derrick Dial (2nd Round 23rd pick, 52nd overall in the 1998 NBA Draft, rejoined the Spurs after playing in a Greek basketball league during the 1998-1999 season, 2013 Eastern Michigan Athletics Hall of Famer) #33 Antonio Daniels #55 Samaki Walker (Father of Jabari Walker of the 2022-2025 Portland Trail Blazers) (I took him off the roster to make room for Grazer, my in-game reason is he's been made a restricted free agent) Spurs head coach: Gregg Popovich