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<h2>Overview</h2><p>NBA Live 97 is the third game in EA Sports' basketball series <a href="/nba-live/3025-494/" data-ref-id="3025-494">NBA Live</a> and the first to be released on the Sega Saturn. The 32-bit versions of the game featured 3D polygonal players: the first game in the series to do so. 16-bit versions continued to use sprites and the franchise's distinctive angled perspective of the court.</p><p>The game uses the 1996-97 NBA roster, and includes all 29 teams as well as two All-Star teams and space for four custom teams. It would be followed by <a href="/nba-live-98/3030-15170/" data-ref-id="3030-15170">NBA Live 98</a>, the last 16-bit game in the series.</p>