"You have a playoff environment out there," Russell said. "Everybody's coming ready to play. You see guys diving on the floor. Lot of bodies on the floor throughout the night. It just shows you how hard guys are playing for both teams. Playoff intensity right there."
This is a playoff intensity," Russell said. "That's what the In-Season Tournament is bringing and the teams that are in it may be unfamiliar. They may have not been in the playoffs or players on that team may not have seen the playoffs. It just gives that feel. For us...it allows us to get into that mode sooner throughout the tournament."
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