Regarding the upcoming "dead cat bounce" games...Teams that never zagged...Mavs, Pelicans, Raptors, Bucks, Celtics (and potentially Nets and Blazers)…Teams down 0-3 in an NBA playoff series are 60% play-against over the past dozen years (43-game limited sample size in data base history). In Rd 1, that increases to 63% play-against. In all series, the home dog down 0-3 is 65% play-against. “Fragile psyche teams,” those that held a lead going into Q4 of Gm 3 only to let their opponent come from behind to take a 3-0 series lead (like NOP), are 75% play-against. Teams in this position are much more likely to have a "bags packed" mentality, than put up a fight in front of the home crowd to extend the season.