Imagine yourself as a fan of a team that has yet to win a title. You reach the playoffs for the third year in a row, and are considered as one of the favorites to win it all. However, first you have to go through your loathed rivals, aka "the big bully of the league." The big bully has ousted your team from the playoffs for two consecutive years now. There is much animosity built up between the players and the fans of both teams. You are the underdog.... but widely considered to be the only team that can actually "beat" the big bully and stop them from getting a three peat. Your rival has two of the best players in the league and one of the most dominant ever. This doesn't faze you--you know your team is great and has the capability of beating anyone. Only one thing stands in your way now...
It's now the WCF, and your up 2-1 in a 7 game series against your hated rivals. You're on the road, with a great chance of getting a decisive 3-1 lead in the series. One step closer. You're up two points with two seconds remaining. The play is being well defended. The clutch star from the opposing team takes the shot-- misses-- everybody goes for the rebound--the ball bounces around for sometime-- until finally your center gets his hand on it tries to slap the ball out of play-- but the ball bounces right into the hands of the enemy -- The opposing player picks it up and nails the shot. You're rivals win the game and go further on to win another title.... a three peat.
Now aznlakers, do you feel like asking your question again?