Since Los Angeles Lakers' forward Metta World Peace decided to try and make James Harden deaf in his right ear, the Lakers have actually missed his play. Despite the year World Peace was having in April, he exploded for the Lakers - averaging 14.1 points per game and was defending like the Ron Artest of old. I think there were several contributing factors to his sudden emergence as a key player for the Lakers. One of them was his conditioning and endurance. It seemed as if his energy level had suddenly shot through the roof once the calendar rolled to April. ...

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