Which “others” will step up in the 2018 NBA Playoffs? Here are eight X-Factors to keep an eye on
Superstars get the love but when they all perform as we expect a series can come down to the play of a guy like P.J. Brown shooting 4-4 or Serge Ibaka shooting 11-11 in a huge Conference Finals game.
A guy like Mario Elie blowing a kiss of death after a dagger 3, Robert Horry, Kenny Smith, or Sam Cassell…wait, why are so many of these clutch role-players former Rockets?
Maybe I’m just scarred from growing up a Knicks fan. Anywho…here are this year’s X-Factor’s I’m most excited for – one for each first-round NBA Playoff matchup.