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FTW Staff

WATCH: The NBA playoffs are better when teams hate each other

From Damian Lillard trolling the Oklahoma City Thunder with a goodbye wave to an Oracle Arena security guard’s staredown of Kevin Durant during latest chapter of the Rockets-Warriors rivalry, there’s been plenty of animosity to go around this year in the NBA playoffs.

According to For The Win’s Andy Nesbitt, the playoffs are more entertaining when teams genuinely don’t like each other. The on-court tension between two rivals makes every moment a must-watch, because you never know when tensions might boil over.

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