The NBA is the most highly regarded basketball league in the world. ... To answer this question, one must compare the rules, players, and pace of the game today to that of the overall game of the 1990's. ... Although the NBA's rules have changed over the years, the game of basketball is still essentially the same; a player's objective is to get the basketball into their opponent's basket for either two or three points until the final buzzer sounds, and to defend their basket from the opposing team without fouling them. ... In the 1990's the game was a lot more physical...

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