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. ______________________________ Twitter: Hoop Vision newsletter: Hoop Vision Store: ______________________________ Thumbnail by Nic Stelter. Contact him at stelternic@ ______________________________ 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
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