The NBA game has drastically changed over the past 70 years. I picked an NBA finals game from each decade going back to 1950 and compared and contrasted the overall style of play.
Some of the players included in the video: Bill Russell, Bill Walton, Julius Erving, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Steph Curry.
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Thumbnail by Nic Stelter. Contact him at stelternic@gmail.com
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0:00 Intro
0:57 1950's Knicks vs Pistons
4:44 1960's Celtics vs Lakers
8:36 1970's Sixers vs Trail Blazers
13:00 1980's Celtics vs Lakers
17:21 1990's Bulls vs Jazz
21:47 2000's Pistons vs Lakers
25:26 2010's Heat vs Thunder
28:42 2020's Warriors vs Celtics