NBA Live 97 (PS1) (Bulls vs Jazz) (NBA FINALS Game 5) (June 11th 1997)
The end of the road is finally in sight. One more win, and the Chicago Bulls earn their 5th Larry O'Brien trophy. But the Utah Jazz are not going to make it easy. Even though they have one win on their side, they have no intention of giving up. Keep fighting, Bulls, until the Jazz have to go home to Salt Lake City and face the music, and maybe they might get lucky when I face them again in NBA Live 98. Not. Fun fact: During Game 6, nobody was expecting anyone else other than Michael Jordan to take the game winning shot. The fact that Jordan chose Steve Kerr to catapult the Bulls to their next championship in the final seconds of the 4th quarter like John Paxson did during the 1993 NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns spoke many volumes. (Music played in video): "Victory" By Puff Daddy feat. Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes "Whatcha Gonna Do" (NBA Hangtime theme song) By M. Doc "Falling" By Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul (R.I.P. David Jolicoeur aka Trugoy the Dove) (Finals scores in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals in real life) Bulls won (even though Jordan was sick with flu-like symptoms) Bulls - 90 Jazz - 88 (Finals scores in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals in real life) Bulls won and defended their title becoming the 1997 NBA Champions Bulls - 90 Jazz - 86 Chicago Bulls 1996-1997 Roster Lineup #13 Luc Longley (2009 Sport Australia Hall of Famer, former assistant coach of the 2013-2019 Australian men's national basketball team) #91 Dennis Rodman (Father of National Women's Soccer League player Trinity Rodman of the 2021-2023 Washington Spirit) ( • DENNIS RODMAN | 75 Stories 💎 ) #33 Scottie Pippen Sr. (Father of Scotty Pippen Jr. of the 2022-2023 L.A. Lakers and currently the G League's South Bay Lakers) ( • SCOTTIE PIPPEN | 75 Stories 💎 ) #23 Michael Jordan (NBA GOAT and former majority owner of the 2019-2023 Charlotte Hornets) (I created the player) ( • MICHAEL JORDAN | 75 Stories 💎 ) #25 Steve Kerr (Head coach of the 2014-2023 Golden State Warriors) Bench #7 Toni Kukoc (The 2017 FIBA Hall of Famer and 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer) #9 Ron Harper Sr. (Father of Ron Harper Jr. of the 2022-2023 Toronto Raptors and Raptors 905) #0 Randy Brown (Former assistant coach of the 2015-2018 Chicago Bulls, and in real life he changed his Bulls jersey to #1) #34 Bill Wennington (2005 Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer, radio color commentator for the Chicago Bulls) #30 Jud Buechler #8 Dickie Simpkins (Former scout for the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards) #35 Jason Caffey (Former head coach of the ABA's Mobile Bay Hurricanes) #00 Robert "The Chief" Parish (Signed free agent from the Hornets) ( • ROBERT PARISH | 75 Stories 💎 ) #8 Brian Carson Williams (Bison Dele) (R.I.P. July 7th 2002) (Signed free agent from the Clippers, and IRL his Bulls jersey number was #18) #6 Matt Steigenga (I created this player) Bulls head coach: Phil Jackson (Played for the 1967-1978 New York Knicks and 1978-1980 New Jersey Nets) Utah Jazz 1996-1997 Roster Lineup #00 Greg "The Big O" Ostertag #32 Karl "The Mailman" Malone (The 1996-1997 season MVP, father of Demetress Bell of the NFL's 2008-2011 Buffalo Bills, 2012 Philadelphia Eagles and 2013 Dallas Cowboys, and Cheryl Ford of the WNBA's 2003-2009 Detroit Shock, and was one of the judges of the 2023 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest) ( • 75 Stories | Karl Malone ) #3 Bryon Russell #14 Jeff "Horny" Hornacek #12 John Stockton (Father of David Stockton of the 2018 Utah Jazz) ( • 75 Stories | John Stockton ) Bench #57 Nolan "No-Man Nolan" Owens (A fictional player I created and father of Shep Owens of the 2022-2023 Miami Heat in my version of NBA 2K23's MyCareer story) #60 Trent "Major Razor" Grazer (Another fictional player I created, signed free agent from the Supersonics, father of my NBA 2K23 MyCareer character Matthias "MP" Pallin of the 2022-2023 Denver Nuggets) #43 Chris Morris #40 Shandon Anderson (Brother of Willie Anderson of the 1996-1997 Miami Heat) (He isn't in the game, so I created this player) #10 Howard Eisley #22 Brooks Thompson (R.I.P. June 9th 2016) (Traded from the Magic for Felton Spencer (R.I.P. March 12th 2023)) #55 Antoine "Dr. Dunkenstein" Carr #44 Greg Foster #31 Adam Keefe #43 Stephen Howard (Signed free agent originally to the Spurs from the 1996 Oklahoma City Cavalry (Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry), but left the Spurs to sign up for the Jazz by Jan 16th 1997, I created this player) Jazz head coach: Jerry Sloan (R.I.P. May 22nd 2020)
