"He's on fire!"
By today's standards, player movement is slow and the graphics are a bit behind the times, but in its own time it was a barrel of fun. You could gain a little spring in your step by racking up turbo power. Press that and pass the ball, and there was little chance your opponents could stop you on your way to the basket.
Score enough points in a row, and your player would earn the 'on fire' ability, literally acquiring an outline of fire which gifted him with even more speed and accuracy.
While not the most elaborate NBA game you'd ever see in your life, this one was enough to provide plenty of fun by which to waste summer afternoons.