1. If you count them out as underdogs entering a regular-season matchup, they’ll most often step up and win the game.
2. When they’re playing a game that should be a lay-up W in the regular season, they’ll probably either lose or make it as hard on themselves as possible.
3. They’ll do whatever is required to pull you back into believing in the playoffs before crushing your hopes and dreams.
Let’s hope trend #3 ends this spring, but tonight’s win was a prime example of #1.
It wasn’t pretty by any stretch. They simply battled, rode some luck, and found a way tonight, sticking it to the New Jersey fans in the process.