"Boobie" Gibson
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Not really. If we shot for shit from the free throw line, perhaps we score 5 less points, so we only have a 2 point lead going in to the 4th ... and then Memphis stomps us. The only thing that matters is being able to exert your will when it counts.
If both teams could do that equally and never coasted in stretches that the other team coasted and refs always made the right call ... then it wouldn't matter, but they're human so it does.
I'll continue to take the bait. Can't let this one go, lol.
If you don't make shots leading into the 4th quarter, there is no game. Assume a team is down 30 going into the 4th because they shot awful; no game. Now assume they go into the 4th only down 5, because they got a few bounces to go their way and also made a bunch of FTs; you have a game because you scored meaningful points in the first 3 quarters.
If you don't score points in the first 3 quarters, how much more important are those 4th quarter points? Not at all. You have no chance.