The 2010 NBA Playoffs are right under our nose, as Saturday is closing in, and we're all about to get a huge dose of "anything is possible" and "where amazing happens ".
Take a deep breath, make your predictions, and enjoy the show.
Oh, if it could ever be that easy .
Every year, the playoffs are hyped-up all season, as experts and analysts alike talk about the top rookies of the year, the candidates for the year's MVP award, and even the NBA Draft .
Then there's the yearly talk about Kobe Bryant vs.LeBron James. Who's the next Michael Jordan? Which is the best player in the game today? The spotlight often gets shifted around so much, we as NBA fans start to lose focus.
Like it or not, the NBA regular season and playoffs cannot be dumbed down to just two players facing off. This isn't about one-man shows and scoring titles. An NBA team will claim the championship this season.
However, on that same note, there are always X-Factors that we must account for. Whether it's a starting player we tend to forget about, the team's sixth man, or a role player we never saw coming off the bench.
Read on for the top X-Factor for each team heading into the NBA Playoffs:
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2010 NBA Playoffs Preview: The Top X-Factors in the Eastern Conference
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