You’re down by two. Ten seconds on the clock. Timeout. For decades, this was a coach’s moment. The clipboard came out, a play was drawn up, and five players were told exactly where to be and what to do. It was chess, and the coach was the grandmaster moving the pieces. But what if that’s…
Picture this: 3 seconds left on the clock, the Thunder down by two, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander weaving through defenders like a thread through a needle. The crowd holds its breath—click—a swish. Game tied. Overtime. But stats don’t lie: while buzzer-beaters grab headlines, the real story of the OKC Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans match player stats lies…