El Duque said:Zyphen, you could be a Navy S.E.A.L in elite condition used to running at full speed while under fire with a hundred pounds of gear on, and you'd still be tired after carrying a basketball team in an elimination game in the NBA playoffs. No, it wouldn't be more stressful or strenuous, but they are still humans. Unless you want them 'roiding it up, fatigue is inevitable. Fatigue = decreased performance, PARTICULARLY in the jump shot. Welcome back to reality, good sir.
Being tired and using being tired as an excuse are two different things. If I were trying to argue that they weren't tired at all, you may have a point.
Everyone's tired in the 4th. Hundreds of playoff games are decided by how players deal with fatigue. They're all in the same boat. That's why it isn't an excuse.