What did being down 0-3 mean?
Everyone knew the answer.
A miracle? Miracles weren't created just by shouting about them.
Throughout the NBA's long history, no team had ever come back from a 0-3 deficit. That alone showed how difficult it was.
The Black Eight miracle had happened, and the 72-win record had been surpassed, but there had never been a comeback from down 0-3. That was no coincidence.
So, if the Grizzlies won this game too, the Bucks' Finals run would be over.
Their ultimate defeat would only be a matter of time. The Bucks might luck into one or two wins, but there was no way they could claim the final victory.
Everyone understood that. If they didn't do something now, their season would be over!
An entire year of effort would vanish into nothing.
A heavy aura of death hung over the Bucks' bench.
Antetokounmpo stared blankly ahead. Link had completely crushed him mentally.
After three games against Link, he had found no way whatsoever to beat him.
He actually admired the Clippers and George now. At least they had managed to bite two wins out of the Grizzlies.
Budenholzer watched the Greek player's dejected expression and quietly shook his head.
There was nothing he could do. That was the weakness of youth.
Back then, Durant had wept on the court after playoff losses.
James had also been miserable after getting swept by the Spurs.
Young players had simply endured too few setbacks. When a crushing defeat was placed before them, it was hard for them to recover.
If the Grizzlies were the ones down by 15 now, Budenholzer guaranteed that Link would have stood up and rallied everyone to keep fighting alongside him.
He would never sink into despair, because he had seen situations far worse