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The time we've all been waiting for is here. This is everybody lay it on the floor, win or go home time. The Bobcats, Magic and Suns are lining the beaches in Cabo while the best of the best go at it in the (entirely too long) playoffs for supremacy of the basketball world.
With all that stress there's bound to be some players struggling to maintain their cool. We show you the best struggle faces (so far) to claim the ultimate prize of shaking David Stern's hand and visiting the White House when the President's advisers can fit it into his schedule. Check out the Struggle Faces of the 2013 NBA Playoffs (So Far).
The "Hand In" Struggle Face
Date: 4/27/2013
Player(s): Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers and Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
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The "You Know, You're Right She Kind of Does Taste Like Honey Nut Cheerios" Face
Date: 4/18/2013
Player(s): Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics and Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
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The "I Don't Wanna Look" Struggle Face
Date: 4/24/2013
Player(s): Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder and Patrick Beverley, Houston Rockets
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The "EFF Was That?" Struggle Face
Date: 4/26/2013
Player(s): Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
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18. The "This Seat Feels Warm" Struggle Face
Date: 5/3/2013
Player(s): Vinny Del Negro, Los Angeles Clippers
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The "If I Choke This Little Prick Out We Win" Face
Date: 5/8/2013
Player(s): Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs and Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors
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The "Why You Shouldn't Play With An Ankle Injury" Struggle Face
Date: 4/30/2013
Player(s): Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers
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The Hipster Struggle Face Part III
Date: 4/20/2013
Player(s): Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers
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The "Public Food Regurgitation" Struggle Face
Date: 5/2/2013
Player(s): Nate Robinson, Chicago Bulls
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The "Should I Put My Finger Up Carmelo's Ass?" Mischief Face
Date: 4/17/2013
Player(s): Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics and Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
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The "I'm Out for the Playoffs" Struggle Face
Date: 4/21/2013
Player(s): David Lee, Golden State Warriors
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The "Thank God Twitter Has A Delete Option" Struggle Face
Date: 4/24/2013
Player(s): Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks
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The "Everyone's Looking At Me Right Now, I Can Feel It" Struggle Face
Date: 4/24/2013
Player(s): Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
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The "You're Nothing Without Me" False Comfort Struggle Face
Date: 4/28/2013
Player(s): Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers
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The "Money Can't Buy Class" Struggle Face
Date: 5/8/2013
Player(s): Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls and Filomena Tobias, Gold Digger
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