Well, i have Nba live 2000 installed on my laptop and i had the same problem as many of other users. I was able to play live only with software settings, but today i discovered a new way to play live 2000 in 3d settings without any crashing.
So do this:
1. Download NBA LIVE 2001 demo and install it to your computer!
2. Find dx7z.dll in the NBA LIVE 2001 main folder, rename it to dx6z.dll and copy-paste it to your NBA LIVE 2000/3rash folder overwriting the old dx6z.dll
3. Change NBA LIVE 2000 settings from software to your D3D Device (there is a folder setup in your nba live 2000 main directory, so open the 3dsetup.exe in that folder and change your settings)
That`s all.. Good luck playing! (sorry for my poor english )