In my interview with Sam Smith he said that the two "haydays" of the NBA in his opinion was the Russel-Chamberlian-West days of the 60s, and the Bird-Magic-Dr.J era of the early/mid 80s. Today there are two great sunday NBA games on which always reminds me of what I consider to be the best era in the NBA: Jordan's early 90s. Sunday was always the day for the marquee matchups, which in those days would frequently feature M.J. and either the Knicks, Pistons, Lakers etc. You had great rivalries which we don't really see anymore, the greatest player ever, and, of course, the birth of the NBA on NBC theme song. Thank you John Tesh!
and just for good measure...perhaps the defining moment of the NBA on NBC era Bulls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD-z-Az4YWg
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