The oxygen in Salt Lake City was saturated with pure electricity on Sunday night. As two floundering franchises deliberately scratched their top performers, Utah and Brooklyn squared off for a self-squandering weekend showdown.
As the game evolved into overtime, the tone shifted drastically. High up on the crest of a great storm’s towering waves, Utah’s dinghy faced certain demise. A battle that these rival fishermen would not soon forget saw their lines cast for cutthroat, then for salmon until suddenly their lines were crossed in a clamor to reel in a behemoth tuna. A battle for not only their pride but for their lives now sat upon a spiteful sea surface.