Man oh man, what a roller coaster. Never experienced a swing in a game like that before. They went from playing like world champions to playing like a rec league team of guys who can't dribble with their left hands.
I'm not as angry at the collapse as some - I chalk it up to some combination of luck, an inevitable in-game momentum turn, home court advantage, a future all-time top-10 NBA great, the inevitable tightness that comes with the nightmarish realization that you might be yakking up a series that you'd won 20 minutes ago, poor coaching strategy, and a lack of mental toughness/
togetherness that's been a defining feature of this team for the past few years. And the latter two points, I'm so used to them that they don't make me angry anymore, just disappointed.
What I liked best about this game was that Demar won it at the end. He's never responded so strongly in such an adverse situation, with the stakes so high. Between this game and his bounce-back performance after game 4, he's shown a level of skill, resolve and execution that I didn't think he'd ever reach, and that few professional athletes ever do.
I'm not as angry at the collapse as some - I chalk it up to some combination of luck, an inevitable in-game momentum turn, home court advantage, a future all-time top-10 NBA great, the inevitable tightness that comes with the nightmarish realization that you might be yakking up a series that you'd won 20 minutes ago, poor coaching strategy, and a lack of mental toughness/
togetherness that's been a defining feature of this team for the past few years. And the latter two points, I'm so used to them that they don't make me angry anymore, just disappointed.
What I liked best about this game was that Demar won it at the end. He's never responded so strongly in such an adverse situation, with the stakes so high. Between this game and his bounce-back performance after game 4, he's shown a level of skill, resolve and execution that I didn't think he'd ever reach, and that few professional athletes ever do.
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