With the NBA playoffs about to start, you may have noticed the intensity ratcheting up another level during some of the key games the past few weeks.
As they say around the League: That’s playoff basketball. Defense gets tougher. Fouls get harder. Blocks and dunks get nastier. You know that every player is giving his 100 percent.
Some players and teams this season will have a little extra fire under their seats heading into the postseason, as they watch their championship potential quickly dwindle.
Be it because of age, free agency, or injuries, the basketball gods open and close the doors on championship contenders faster than Quinten Richardson got traded last summer.
Take a look at 10 such players and teams who are likely facing their last, best shot at an NBA championship going into the playoffs this year.
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Article written by Bryan Toporek
Now or Never: 10 NBA Players and Teams with One Last Shot at Playoff Glory
April 15th, 2010 by Bryan Toporek Leave a reply »
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