1980s
| Year | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1989 | CBS (Games 1, 3, 4, & 6) TBS (Games 2 & 5) |
Brent Musburger (Game 1) and Dick Stockton (Games 3, 4, & 6) Skip Caray |
Bill Raftery (Game 1) and Hubie Brown (Games 3, 4, & 6) Rick Barry (Game 2) and Steve Jones (Game 5) |
| 1988 | CBS (Games 3, 4, & 6) TBS (Game 5) |
Dick Stockton Bob Neal |
Billy Cunningham Rick Barry |
| 1987 | TBS (Games 1, 2, & 5) CBS (Games 3, 4, 6, & 7) |
Bob Neal Dick Stockton |
Doug Collins Tom Heinsohn |
| 1986 | TBS (Games 2) CBS |
Skip Caray Brent Musburger |
John Andariese Billy Cunningham |
| 1985 | CBS TBS (Games 2 & 5) |
Dick Stockton Skip Caray (Game 2) and Rick Barry (Game 5) |
Tom Heinsohn John Andariese (Game 2) and Bill Russell (Game 5) |
| 1984 | ESPN (Games 1 & 2) CBS (Game 3) USA (Games 4 & 5) |
Roger Twibell Dick Stockton Al Albert |
Dick Vitale Tom Heinsohn Jon McGlocklin |
| 1983 | CBS ESPN (Game 2) |
Dick Stockton Roger Twibell |
Bill Russell Dick Vitale |
| 1982 | CBS (Games 1, 3, 4, 6, & 7) USA (Games 2 & 5) |
Dick Stockton Al Albert |
Bill Russell Hubie Brown |
| 1981 | CBS | Dick Stockton | Kevin Loughery |
| 1980 | CBS (Games 2 & 5) | Gary Bender | Rick Barry |
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