Getty Images/Ringer illustration Getting buckets in the regular season is one thing. Doing it in the postseason is something else entirely. We talked to Kyrie Irving, Steph Curry, and other NBA vets about the unique challenges—and extraordinary demands—of playoff basketball. With 1:04 left in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving was on the brink of immortality. Over 42 minutes, he had slashed, skipped, and shot through the Golden State Warriors' vaunted defense, bringing the Cleveland Cavaliers within reach of the unthinkable. A week prior, Irving and Co. had been down 3-1 in their NBA Finals rematch against the defending champion Warriors, who were coming off of a record-breaking 73-9 regular season. But with the series on the line, Irving dropped 41 points in Game 5 and 23 in Game 6 to, along with LeBron James, propel the Cavs to a Game 7 in Oakland. Now, Irving had the ball in a tie game with the seconds ticking away. J.R. Smith set a ball screen, forcing Steph Curry to switch onto Irving at the top of the key, which Kyrie knew the Warriors didn't want to do. He took one dribble backward to reset. Curry stepped up to follow him. "[Kyrie] was doing the little size-up,...