Playoff basketball is a whole other level compared to regular season play. With the stakes rising and the quality of teams also increasing, everyone is aiming to be the best version of themselves.

The Lakers witnessed this firsthand this season as the intensity increased during their first round matchup with the Wolves . Players like Austin Reaves suddenly struggled to get separation or the kind of calls they were accustomed to receiving during the rest of the year.

While there will always be an adjustment between regular season action and playoff play, LeBron James mentioned on his most recent episode of “Mind The Game” podcast that the league should help ease into this transition.

LeBron: “First I thing I want to say that is, like, if they’re going to allow it to be as physica

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