That's because there were too many teams and not enough talent. The NBA went from 8 to 18 teams in less than a decade, along with the ABA starting up, which spread the playing pool too thinly. Also, drugs were starting to become a big problem and several talented players ended up crashing out of the league or wasting their talent. It's not really surprising that the league was on the verge of going under by the end of the decade.
DHighmore
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Fuck Bill Laimbeer, that fucking dirty prick.