The Zen Master felt helpless when he returned to the hotel.
His double team strategy tonight completely fell apart, although he did manage to limit Roger from scoring another terrifying forty or fifty points.
But if they can't win, such limitations are meaningless.
The Zen Master surely knows that role players are also key to changing the game because he is a coach who very much believes in role players in critical moments.
However, he didn't expect the Hawks' role players to be able to output such a strong firepower.
Especially that damned old white guy, he didn't score much but all his points were crucial.
He's just a role player but a key role player nonetheless.
Last summer, when Eric Snow decided to leave Atlanta to settle in Philadelphia, every championship-contending team thought the Hawks' backcourt had collapsed and their opportunity had come.
Pete Babcock stayed up late almost to the point of exhaustion to strengthen the team for Roger, not to disappoint him.
