This year's Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and the Supersonics not only significantly refreshed international viewership but also successfully broke the NBA's domestic viewership records in the United States.
The outstanding performances of the star players on both teams were certainly the key to the continuously increasing viewership in the first four games.
But more importantly...
At this special point in time in the current era...
Both teams, in terms of offense and defense, played at the highest quality permitted by current NBA rules.
Since the birth of the sport of basketball...
Every change in the rules has undoubtedly greatly influenced its development, eventually presenting itself to the world through the content on the court.
As everyone knows, before entering the era known as "Iron and Blood," the NBA also went through the early to mid-1980s, a time characterized by offense for the sake of offense.
