Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: July 18, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305954305
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,220 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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When Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1996-97 season, expectations were high that they would form the backbone of the next great Laker championship team. Unfortunately, spectacular talent doesn't always yield spectacular results, and after the team was swept out of the 1998 and 1999 playoffs, Lakers management brought in the ultimate coach: Phil Jackson, who won six championships with the Chicago Bulls. Once again the Lakers were expected to win it all.

This official NBA championship video follows the Lakers' exciting 1999-2000 season as they overcame an early injury to Bryant to post the most wins (67) in the NBA. Under Jackson's guidance, O'Neal improved his focus, conditioning, and maturity to become the dominant player in the game and win the MVP award. In the playoffs, the Lakers struggled a bit against the Sacramento Kings, the Phoenix Suns, and the deep and talented Portland Trail Blazers, but they survived and moved on to the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers. The second half of the video covers this "Hoosiers against Hollywood" series, with game film as well as glimpses of postgame press conferences and the Lakers' locker room and training room. Also included are footage of the Lakers' victory celebrations in the locker room and back in L.A., and a music video of Bon Jovi's "It's My Life." Laker fans will find this a memorable souvenir of what may be merely the first step of the next basketball dynasty. --David Horiuchi

Product Description

The official 2000 NBA Championship home video includes behind-the-scenes interviews with all the key players like Shaquille O'Neal, the third player in NBA history to garner the NBA All-Star Game, regular season, and Finals MVP honors, Kobe Bryant, Glenn Rice, seven-time NBA champion head coach Phil Jackson, and more! The official 2000 NBA Championship home video captures the Lakers' dramatic NBA Finals confrontation with the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers and relives all the memorable moments of the six-game series. The action includes Shaq's 38 points and 19 rebounds per game dominance and Bryant's heroic game 4 overtime performance, as well as the team's emotional post-final game celebration and the victory parade back home in Hollywood. 60 minutes.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It could be better, January 25, 2001

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Mariano N. Capalbo (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Los Angeles Lakers 1999-2000 NBA Champions (DVD)

First of all : I'm not a Lakers fan. I bought this DVD because I love basketball and from the first day i had my DVD Player i wanted to have NBA DVDs. This Edition is a must have for Lakers fans. You have everything : from the regular season to the finals, the parade in LA, featurettes on Kobe, Shaq, Phil Jackson and Ron Harper. One of the things i like the most is the Top 10 plays of the 99-00 season. Maybe I would have liked to have more of the regular season and not so much focus on the finals (you can watch a resume of every game). The image is really good and you have a nice 5.1 mix.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs more coverage of Lakers vs Blazers..., October 18, 2000

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Christopher S. J. Ong "osj_yellowhand" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NBA Finals 2000 Los Angeles Lakers Championship Video [VHS] (VHS Tape)

For most basketball fans - particularly Lakers fans - the pivotal series of the 1999-2000 season was the Western Conference finals between the Lakers and the Blazers. While this video understandably focused on the actual Finals between the Lakers and Pacers, one wishes that there was more coverage of the Lakers-Blazers series, especially the astonishing 15-0 run that brought the Lakers back from the brink of humiliating homecourt extinction in Game 7...

If only the NBA would take advantage of the DVD format, and come out with a COMPREHENSIVE commemorative disc with more game highlights, and options to switch between the disc's soundtrack and actual game commentaries...now THAT would be something to celebrate!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An avid Lakers fan, August 9, 2000

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"calvinist_hobbesian" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NBA Finals 2000 Los Angeles Lakers Championship Video [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Better than I expected, but still disappointing. Given the fact that it's made from NBA types (i.e. the guys who produce Inside Stuff or whatever that Ahmad hosted program is), it's better than you'd think. There is still some annoying music here and there, but at least it's somewhat substantive. My main complaint though is that they absolutely pay no attention to critical junctures of the regular season. All Lakers fans know that some highlights of the season included two big wins versus Portland (the first being after Kobe's return with his sweet block of Pippen's layup, the second being that crucial game in February), and a big east coast swing where the Lakers destroyed Miami and New York. But alas, these significant moments weren't even addressed. I guess the title of the video is NBA Finals 2000, so it's understandable why they focused on the Finals. But I think I speak for most die-hard Lakers fans when I say that the Lakers-Pacers series was NOT the highlight of the season, and definitely (aside from the celebrating, obviously) was not the most exciting part of the season. If you're a Lakers fan, you have to like it and will buy it I guess. I wish somebody else could have the rights to do a real documentary. I mean somebody outside the reach of the official NBA with its chokehold on all things proprietary.