Life is unpredictable, but there are certain things you can count on in addition to death and taxes. If your wife tells you she wants nothing for her birthday and you give her just that, you can count on the silent treatment. If you drop your toast, you can count on it falling on the buttered side. At least one time a year, I can count on spilling coffee on my white shirt on my way to work. In the NBA, teams playing the Golden State Warriors on a night when the Warriors have lost their previous game have learned that they can count on losing the game.