pokoko said:
How many of those 230 teams were obviously inferior? Seriously, that stat means nothing unless you factor out teams that were outmatched. The Warriors being down 3-1 is completely different than the Charlotte Hornets being down 3-1. As for having no hope, that's not true at all. Not even close to being true. They were 73-9 over 82 games. Having to win 3 games in a row is impossible? They obviously had hope. |
Obviously they're going to have hope. No one should expect otherwise from great teams. However, it doesn't have to impossible for it to be considered choking. The Warriors coming back from 3-1 was highly improbable if you look at it from any statistic. That's what people refer to OKC choking. There's also the fact that throughout the season OKC have had the label of chokers (most losses in the NBA when leading to start the fourth quarter) so it's not a stretch to say they choked a 3-1 series lead. Even if it was against the reigning MVP and defending champs.
