3-0.
The Spurs were pushed to the brink, their situation precarious.
The Pacers had match point, their title defense within reach.
A similar sadness enveloped the supporters of both teams. The Spurs fans felt an immense sense of loss for a season that had been so full of hope. They once believed they would win another odd-year championship, continuing their fated pattern. But now, Su Xi and his Pacers were brutally trampling that cycle of destiny with iron hooves.
Down 0-3.
The more pragmatic Spurs fans no longer held onto any illusions. They knew very well that no team in history had ever come back from a 0-3 deficit. As Spurs fans, rational thinking had always been their forte.
At the post-game press conference, Popovich simply said, "Now is not the time to summarize the lessons from our failure. Besides, we have nothing to summarize."
This old man with his white hair and beard would never change his tough and stubborn ways, no matter the circumstances.
