Three thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s 102-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings from Salt Lake Tribune Jazz beat writer Andy Larsen.
There might not be a worse clichè in sports than a game being decided by a team’s “will to win.” Honestly, so few games are decided by this factor in comparison to shotmaking, or coaching decisions, or talent, or a million other things that go into an NBA game.
Also, have you met NBA players? (I freely admit that this answer may be no for many of you.) They’re brokenly competitive people: it’s one of the core traits required to dedicate the practice hours that make average basketball players into NBA-level guys.