It wasn’t the format or length of games. It was like Ant said, it was Wemby giving a shit that made them play hard. Players have ego. If they are out there and someone is giving a shit they are going to play harder bc they don’t want to be shown up. You will always have players who play limited minutes or are don’t care but most do. That’s why the games in the past were more competitive. Magic and bird cared. Then Jordan did. Then Kobe did. Then LeBron didn’t and it went downhill. Hopefully Wemby will make people show up