That was what a coach did. Even when he knew the situation was already dire and they were very likely to lose, he still had to appear resolute.
Not only did he have to look confident himself, he also had to reassure the players and give them a motivational speech.
Take what the great director Zhang Yimou once said, for example.
Sometimes, after filming a third of a movie, you already knew it had fallen apart.
It was guaranteed to be a flop.
But as the director, what could you do?
The investors had put in so much money, so many resources had been committed, and so many actors and crew members were working on it.
Could you really say, "Let's stop. We're not making this anymore"?
All you could do was grit your teeth and swallow it.
You had to keep a brave face, and encourage the actors and crew as well.
Put simply, you had to keep stubbornly pushing on.
As long as you weren't dead, you had to keep pushing on.
On the sidelines.
LeBron James glanced sideways at Wade, who was sitting beside him with his bulging cheeks.
"So, man, what do you think now?"
Shaquille O'Neal watched Wade with an amused expression, too.
Wade puffed out his cheeks and shook his head.
"What do I think? The Heat are still up by nine. Making up nine points in twelve minutes sounds easy, but it's also hard. Considering the Heat just missed five threes in a row, they won't keep shooting that badly in the fourth quarter. So it'll be pretty tough for the Raptors to make up those nine points."
The other two shook their heads. Wade was really stubborn.
Shaquille O'Neal said, "Man, do you know that old Chinese saying, 'You won't shed a