WATCH: Classic 🏀: Duncan, 'The Admiral' win 1st career title in 1999

NEW YORK - JUNE 25: Tim Duncan #21 of the San Antonio Spurs looks over the defense against the New York Knicks in Game Five of the 1999 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 25, 1999 in New York, New York. The Spurs won 78-77. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1999 NBAE
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What's the next best thing to live NBA basketball? Classic footage of NBA basketball.

Wednesday's stream takes us back to Game 5 of the 1999 Finals, with the New York Knicks hosting the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden.

Although they'd already surpassed all expectations, the scrappy, eighth-seeded Knicks - who were without injured franchise star Patrick Ewing - were still going to make "The Admiral" David Robinson and second-year power forward Tim Duncan earn the first title of their storied careers.

Rewatch the stream below:

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