Highlights The NBA Playoffs have abandoned the style of play that was prevalent in the regular season. Officiating no longer caters to the offensive players. The league is shifting to more emphasis on competitiveness and defense. It is no secret that the modern NBA is offensive-driven. It is unlike the 1990s and early 2000s, which consisted of rules that enabled much more physical defense such as hand-checking. In the 2022-23 season, the league set an NBA record for league-wide offensive rating with an average of 115.6. Just one season later, the record was broken once more as the average offensive...