Entering the NBA playoffs, long-suffering Arizona sports fans thought they had a very good chance of seeing an Arizona sports team end the lengthy championship drought.
Instead, they were dealt another hand of heartbreak with the Phoenix Suns' embarrassing Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
And the wait for a championship in one of the four major men's sports was extended for at least a few months, and likely longer (c'mon, are you really picking the Diamondbacks to win the World Series?).
Only one of the state's four major pro sports teams has ever won a title (the Diamondbacks in 2001).