NBA Live 97 (PS1) (Bulls vs Jazz) (NBA Finals Game 1) (June 1st 1997)

THIS IS IT! The Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz finally meet in the 1997 NBA Finals, just like in real life! The only difference is Game 1 is played in Salt Lake City instead of Chicago even though the Bulls have the best record in the league over the Jazz, and tensions are already high! "No-Man" Nolan is excited about facing the Bulls again, but more excited about being so close to winning the Larry O'Brien Trophy in his rookie year, especially after getting a taste of the Western Conference Finals Trophy. For Major Razor, this is his second chance to win a championship! Last year he was defeated with the Seattle Supersonics by the Chicago Bulls in his rookie year. Now that he is with the Jazz, will things be different, or are the Bulls too tough? Let's see! (Music played in video): "Victory" By Puff Daddy feat. Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes Fun fact: RJ Nembhard's father Ruben (RJ played for the Cavs from 2021 to 2022) was a rookie during this season who played for the 1996-1997 Utah Jazz briefly during the regular season before getting released to the Trail Blazers, and after the end of the 1997 Playoffs, RJ's father never returned to the NBA for his first year as a pro NBA player. Fun fact #2: The music I played in this video happens to be the last song Biggie Smalls made before his death. Fun fact #3: Karl Malone was not happy that he became MVP, because he knew Michael Jordan would get motivated to play more aggressively against him if they meet in the Finals, which they did. (Final scores in the 1997 Finals Game 1 IRL) Bulls won Bulls - 84 Jazz - 82 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 Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys, and Cheryl Ford of the WNBA's 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)