1980s
| Year | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) |
| 1989 | CBS (Games 1 and 4) TBS (Games 2 and 3) |
Dick Stockton (Game 1) and Brent Musburger (Game 4) Bob Neal |
Hubie Brown (Game 1) and Bill Raftery (Game 4) Steve Jones |
| 1988 | TBS (Games 1, 2 and 3) CBS (Games 4, 5, 6 and 7) |
Skip Caray (Game 1) and Bob Neal (Games 2 and 3) Brent Musburger |
Steve Jones Tom Heinsohn |
| 1987 | CBS (Games 1 and 4) TBS (Games 2 and 3) |
Dick Stockton (Game 1) and Brent Musburger (Game 4) Mel Proctor (Game 2) and Bob Neal (Game 3) |
Tom Heinsohn (Game 1) and Billy Cunningham (Game 4) Bill Russell (Game 2) and Doug Collins (Game 3) |
| 1986 | CBS (Games 1, 3 (tape delay), 4 (regional) and 5) TBS (Game 2) |
Dick Stockton Rick Barry |
Tom Heinsohn Bill Russell |
| 1985 | CBS (Games 1, 3 (tape delay), 4 (regional) and 5) TBS (Game 2) |
Brent Musburger Rick Barry |
Hubie Brown Bill Russell |
| 1984 | CBS (Games 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6) | Brent Musburger | Kevin Loughery |
| 1983 | CBS (Games 3 and 6 are aired on tape delay; Game 4 is aired regionally) | Brent Musburger (Games 1, 2, 3 and 4) Dick Stockton (Games 5 and 6) |
Kevin Loughery (Games 1, 2, 3 and 4) Bill Russell (Games 5 and 6) |
| 1982 | CBS (Games 1 and 3) USA (Game 2) |
Frank Glieber Eddie Doucette |
Hubie Brown Steve Jones |
| 1981 | CBS (Games 1, 2, 3 and 5 are aired on tape delay; Game 5 is also aired regionally) | Gary Bender | Rick Barry and Bill Russell |
| 1980 | CBS (Games 2, 3, 4 and 5) | Brent Musburger | Bill Russell and Rod Hundley |
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