There are few things better in life than playoff basketball. In particular there are few things better than playoff basketball featuring numerous stars. The biggest names in the NBA build their legacies in the postseason; championships are won and lost based on which superstar can outperform the other. Pitting the greatest talents in the sport head-to-head with everything on the line results in greatness, tragedy and triumph.
That, more than anything, is what makes the NBA playoffs so great. The giants who rule atop the game must go to war with one another, over and over again, until only one is left standing. There’s no room for error or quarter on the way to the pinnacle of the sport. The quality of each team still matters quite a bit but it’s the superstar matchups that will determine who will be featured on the biggest stage come the Finals, where the Larry O’Brien Trophy awaits.
