We all know what happened in this game, but damn you can’t say that intro doesn’t give goosebumps. NBC played almost as big of a role in saving the NBA as anyone else
Listening to Bob Costas intro these games was the part of my childhood I’ll never forget. The combination of him doing the pregame show, Marv Albert doing play-by-play, Bill Walton on color commentary and Ahmad Rashad on the sidelines, was something special.
Agreed. Bob Costas is a little full of himself nowadays, but he was great on these intros. Same goes for Brent Musberger, and my favorite Dick Enberg. They all did great intros. I miss them.
I miss when games weren't talked to death pre-game. You had time to think and reflect/get excited about the matchup and that's what made video packages like this impactful.
Wow, I can't believe this was 32 years ago, something so different about sports in the 80s & 90s, NBC,CBS & ABC all had there own brands, but they were all unique & special! I'd love more than anything for the Finals back on NBC! Now we're stuck with ESPN, ugh!
I have to agree with you 100%. I graduated high school in 1991 and this era takes me back to the days of my last year of high school and Undergraduate college days. I can say that both CBS and NBC had the best NBA intros. Additionally, we saw the two bitter rivals---the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls---destroy the NBA Championship dreams of several teams and superstars.
games dont have introductions like this anymore. its all hype music and flashy plays. this intro told a great backstory and brough present day conversations to the forefront and set the stage for what ppl thought would be a great series and it ultimately wasnt (and vindicated phil's comments).
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Is that John Paxson next to Karl Malone? Everybody that was in the original version of this intro is here, except for Magic Johnson, who retired after the 1990-91 season.
30 years ago wow I was 14 a finals is no good no more competitive way it used to be the finals need to go back to NBC surplus they had better players back then than they are today
