Stepping up...

The regular season is 1 thing, but how often do we mention during playoffs something like this, "The playoffs truly define a player's value"

We saw Thursday with an amazing performance by Johan Franzen...hell, the people of Ottawa will talk about the domination by Sidney Crosby...

But in 1 night and 2 leagues, we saw superstars/unknowns step up at the ultimate time 2 lift their teams that much closer 2 the championship

We've all known Jonathan Toews 2 be a superstar in his short career, but he cemented himself as truly elite last night with his hat trick...

Everyone knows LeBron James 2 be the face of the NBA, but with people doubting his injured elbow, he single-handedly beat the Boston Celtics

We get 2 the unknowns...with the Suns looking to put a stranglehold on the Spurs, Goran Dragic has 23 points in the 4th to help Phoenix win!

With that 12-minute performance, Dragic just set himself up for life because he can always point to that outburst and his ability to step up

The world always asks, "What have you done lately?"...the playoffs are the 1 time memories can stick...kudos to those who served memories...