Look:
The thing about recaps is that we’re generally writing them as the game goes on, then wrapping them up quickly once it ends. Games are trending in certain directions the whole time — either the Cards are probably gonna win, or probably lose, or it’s close. In any of the cases it’s pretty easy to write with the appropriate tone as you go, and then fill in the ultimate results. Nobody wants to go back and rewrite a whole thing after things take an abrupt turn late. Especially if they have a deadline in the morning and haven’t written that thing yet either.