Set a Small Goal, Win 10 Games First

If you only turned your attention to the Grizzlies-Bucks game in the fourth quarter, you would have surely thought it had been completely uneventful.

Because with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Milwaukee Bucks were already down by 17 points.

Coming back from 17 points down against the Grizzlies in two minutes was practically impossible for the Bucks.

The camera panned over the Bucks' bench, where everyone sat dejectedly, staring blankly ahead.

At this point in the season, the Bucks had won only seven games in total. To put it bluntly, they should have been used to losing by now. There was no shame in losing to the league-leading Grizzlies, either.

Yet every member of the Bucks looked as though they had suffered a humiliating rout.

Brandon Knight had a towel draped over his head, so no one could see his expression.

Larry Drew sat in his seat as if lost in thought. He did not know whether he should be happy or sad. Logically speaking, this loss had helped the team take another step toward the first overall pick.

But who wanted a career résumé filled entirely with losses?

Finally, the camera gave the "Greek Freak," Antetokounmpo, a close-up.

Antetokounmpo's eyes were empty, completely devoid of the vitality someone his age should have possessed.

In truth, the game had been far more eventful than it now appeared. The Bucks had not been trailing from the start.

The reason this team, already accustomed to losing, looked so dejected when facing another defeat today was because they had once been so close to victory.

Fans who had only started watching in the fourth quarter would not have known that the Bucks had still led the defending champions by six points after the first quarter!

In the second quarter, after