If you ignored the score and looked only at the players' expressions and body language, you might have thought the Bucks were trailing the Kings by 15 points.
Every Kings player was beaming, eyes shining.
Meanwhile, every Bucks player wore a grave expression, as if facing a powerful enemy.
With the Kings leading by 15 in the third quarter, such a stark contrast between the two teams had become one of the defining features of the Kings' season.
Bucks head coach Budenholzer looked even more serious as he addressed his players:
"This season, the Kings have entered the fourth quarter trailing seventeen times, and they've won all fourteen of those games. In other words, they have a 100% comeback rate."
At that, the coach looked around at all the players.
Their expressions grew even more solemn.
He continued, "We all know what Wang Yi will do in the fourth quarter. He'll launch a furious counterattack, while the other Kings players will take their defense to the absolute limit. So the fourth quarter is going to be very tough for us."
"But does that mean we should back down? No! We have to fight, like real men."
The Bucks players still looked grave.
It seemed the coach's pep talk hadn't worked very well.
Just then, a player stood up from the bench.
It was Doug Lambier.
He hadn't played at all in this game so far.
In fact, the Bucks hadn't signed him expecting him to do much during the Regular Season.
They'd signed him specifically to play in the Playoffs.
Now he stood, looking at all the players with a faintly mocking smile. "You all look pretty miserable. Like the weak, timid kids at school."
His eyes swept over the players, and he spoke calmly, as if recalling the past.