NBA Playoffs Go Time: Five Remaining Players With the Most to Prove

Success in the NBA regular season is a lot like having a good GPA before you take the SAT’s. It looks nice, and it means that you’ve obviously been doing something right, but at the same time you still have a lot to prove. Just like having a good NBA regular season looks nice, and means that these players have been doing something right, they still have a lot of work to do to validate their season as a success. Much like the SAT’s, the NBA playoffs are a test of how well a player and his team performs under pressure when it matters most. Besides having home court if the series goes to a 7th game, there are no other advantages to having a great regular season. Just ask the Dallas Mavericks how their regular season record of 55-27, which earned them the 2nd seed in t...

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