WASHINGTON - In the NBA playoffs, every minute counts. And not just minutes on the court during the game, but what happens after and between the games matter as well.
The practice, work, and time players put in all culminate to these moments where the fight to get to 16 wins before anyone else becomes a reality. Every player on the roster matters from the superstar to the last man on the bench.
Dahntay Jones mattered when the Cleveland Cavaliers won a championship last season. In 2015, David Lee came in and provided a spark off of the bench for the Golden State Warriors, after spending most of the playoffs out of normal playing rotation.