LeBron James exemplified this after Game 3 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Semifinals, when his Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Chicago Bulls. In that game, the Cavs' Kyrie Irving struggled with playmaking.

Once again, the Kings are probably secure in reaching at least the Play-In stage. Both teams have managed to avoid the bulk of the public scrutiny their mistakes would typically warrant simply because of how bad things have gotten somewhere else.

Lots of players looked up to Kobe Bryant, but Kyrie Irving idolized him and developed a close relationship with the late NBA legend. With the Dallas Mavericks in town to play the Los Angeles Lakers in a game where everyone was talking about Luka Doncic, Irving had his own special moment before tipoff involving his friend and mentor.