The Brooklyn Nets have played the same charade in several of their past 10-to-12 games. Riddled with injuries, but also with a coach hellbent on competing, the few players available showed what a clear buy-in looks like. They put up a good fight early, only for fatigue and a plain old talent disparity to inevitably run them down.
It’s the stuff war movies are made of. You know, the kind where the ornery yet lovable group of soldiers hold off an entire enemy army despite their limited ammo before ultimately meeting their demise. Lots of tears.