8:30 left in the third quarter of Game 1. Your team is down by 28 points. You just finished a seven game series, with four overtime games. Do you concede, pull your starters, and rest the team for Game 2?
I’d say yes.
Down by 28, could the Celtics have won this game?
Maybe, but you use up a whole lot of energy on something which is extremely, extremely unlikely.
If you pull the starters, you write off the game and come out rested, with a clean slate, in Game 2. Losing by 5 is still losing and getting oh-so-close is emotionally draining.
A lot of people would say fighting back improves Boston’s chances for Game 2; I’d say it hurts them.
Of course, as my high school basketball coach would tell you, I'm a quitter.
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