2016 NBA Playoffs: All-Second Round Team

May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates a basket and a foul against the San Antonio Spurs after scoring in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates a basket and a foul against the San Antonio Spurs after scoring in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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Playoff success is contingent on big-time performances from the league’s brightest stars and an occasional role player stepping up when needed the most.


May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates a basket and a foul against the San Antonio Spurs after scoring in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates a basket and a foul against the San Antonio Spurs after scoring in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

The second round of the NBA playoffs officially ended Sunday with the Game 7 matchup between the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors.

The second round produced plenty of storylines, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers looking like a well-oiled machine all but destined to reach the NBA Finals for consecutive seasons.

Other plots involved a legend turning back the clock and writing off anyone saying he was done, Stephen Curry returning from injury looking better than he did before, a reserve center stepping into the starting lineup and producing for a starving franchise and a pair of top-10 scoring champions eliminating the most consistently successful franchise of the millennium.

Playoff success is contingent on big-time performances from the league’s brightest stars and an occasional role player stepping up when needed the most.

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With the conference finals already under way, let’s take a look back at the top performers from the second round of the NBA playoffs.

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