LIVING UP TO THE MOMENT
Booker's, Ayton's, Bridges', and Johnsons' consistent effort all season prepared them for the bright lights. They lived up to the moment and, in some cases, churned out historic stat lines — even during an intense game complete with the magnitude of the franchise’s first playoff game since 2010, a jarring injury their Hall of Fame point guard and a scuffle that resulted in a teammate being ejected.