5 players who always raise their game during NBA Playoffs

Modified May 22, 2017 08:22 GMT

Nowitzki has played 145 games in NBA Playoffs and scored over 3000 points in all

#2 – Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)

The power forward/center always stepped up his game when it came to the playoffs

Tim Duncan exuded San Antonio Spurs throughout from the time he was picked in the 1997 NBA Draft. Duncan played 19 seasons for the Spurs and was a part of 18 playoffs. The Spurs have won five NBA Championships in their history and all five have come after the arrival of Duncan until his retirement in 2015/16.

In only his second season in 1998/99, the Spurs won the Championship with 23-year-old Duncan winning the first of his three Finals MVP award. He went on to win Finals MVP awards in the Championship-winning seasons of 2002/03 and 2004/05.

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The power forward/center always stepped up his game when it came to the playoffs averaging 20.6 PPG and 11.4 RPG in the playoffs as opposed to 19 PPG and 10.8 RPG in the regular season. The Big Fundamental is sixth in the all-time list of total points scored in the playoffs with over 5000 points to his name.

Edited by Staff Editor