Under pressure: What big games do to players and how they cope

You're in the NBA Finals, playing the most important game of your life, and things don't feel right. You don't know why, but you damn sure know they don't.

"Everything is magnified," explained Dr. Leonard D. Zaichkowsky. But it's not just the fact that there's a title on the line: "There's going to be different lighting, the music will be even louder, and [there's] just more attention."

And yet, you've got to perform. It's Zaichkowsky's job to help you do that.

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