The player movements are natural and more varied than in previous incarnation. The audience is also a bit more detailed and actually moves now and then. When oppenents get drawn to the line, the crowd in front of the basket goes nuts trying to distract the player. It would have been a nice touch if EA included streamer sticks, but they didn't. All the players have snapshots of the real players wrapped on their polygon heads.
Players also vary in size like the real guys.
On the down side, the best graphics are the up-close replay graphics and not the actual gameplay graphics. These sequences, although accurate replays, are a bit choppy, as if you're watching mannequins or robots playing. The ever-still, plastered faces of the players range from being pretty funny to almost creepy. Still, considering today's technology, the graphics are mighty impressive, better than any other basketball sim I have seen, and are a promising glimpse of what we can look forward to in the future. The audio for NBA Live '98 is excellent as well.