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Which team has the best player, to this day, still marks a proverbial rule of thumb among NBA personnel in determining which team will win a playoff series. And yet, front offices and coaching staffs consider every seventh and eighth man, every potential bench unit, in order to defeat whichever foe they see in each round of the postseason. For that, here are seven under-the-radar difference-makers for seven championship hopefuls in these playoffs.

As the Denver Nuggets enter the Western Conference playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, a breakdown of their first-round rematch against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Michael Malone emphasized to his players that the Nuggets' eight-game win streak vs. the Lakers is irrelevant now before the first-round playoff series.

To hold serve at the top of the Western Conference standings, the Nuggets had to weather one last Wemby storm.

Nathan MacKinnon, Nikola Jokic proved this week why they're best players in NHL, NBA this season