Imagine this scenario: you join a brand new team while they are in the midst of a six game road trip. They have just traded their leading scorer away as well as two other starters, and are fighting for playoff position in the historically tough Western Conference. You are about to play a game in one of the toughest home arenas in the league, in Boston Garden, and you haven’t even practiced with your new team besides a quick walk-through and shootaround that same day. Now that you are in the game, your new team goes down by 28 points.