90s era NBA is still the best, but that's the one I grew up watching which probably leads to a little bias. I think the talent level was just insane back then and the refs let so much more "basketball" happen compared to now. The athleticism/player conditioning now is no-doubt better, because sports science has evolved ten-fold since the 90's but still....the games were just so much more fun to watch back then.
As others have said, it's not even important until the 4th quarter anymore and the regular season only matters so much. Money has pretty much ruined it. That being said though, I still watch it regularly because I'm a die-hard Rockets fan.
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