nationalpostphotos:  Full-contact NBA action — NBA playoff games are a different kind of games — grittier, more suspenseful and definitely more physical - just ask Marc Gasol #33 of the Memphis Grizzlies, who took a paw in the face while trying a shot against Reggie Jackson #15 and Kendrick Perkins #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 5, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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