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Originally Posted by markus1234
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This statement..
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Having leads earlier in the game really mean nothing
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..is simply not true.
The rest of his point is accurate. Most games are in fact decided in the fourth quarter. That's the case because even the best and worst teams in the NBA aren't separated by THAT much. The best teams win at an average clip of 8-9 points a game. That means the majority of NBA games are going to be close at the end.
And I agree with all that. I stated that performing in crunch time is important and more difficult.
But that doesn't mean that performing for the first three quarters is irrelevant. That's absurd.