Free throw woe dooms Warriors
Mississippi State coach and bottom 
shelf beer consumer Larry Eustachy understands Chaos Theory on the NCAA Stage. A fingertip here, a bad bounce there, maybe a college girl on your shoulder —
that was often the difference between winning and losing.
If Larry’s troops are ever playing a quality opponent, all Big E wants is to be within striking distance in the final minute.
“So long as we have a chance to win it at the end,” he would say, “that’s all I can ask of this team.”
Fast forward to the Utah-Golden State series.
Neither team had any distinct advantage at any point in the final minute of regulation of either Game 1 or Game 2. That said, Utah had no right winning Wednesday. If Baron Davis hits one more free throw in the final 15 seconds, the series is tied. If Mickael Pietrus had a real name, he might have hit one of his two freebies in the final seconds and the series is tied.
The Warriors were Up 5 With 9 seconds left, one free toss away from going home tied 1-1. Instead, Utah is up 2-0 and the clock creeping up on midnight for Cinderella.
Don’t blame Utah. They got a bounce in Game 1 and a gift in Game 2. All they need is one more fingertip or friendly bounce on the road Sunday in Game 3 and its straight to the bottom of the beer shelf in BayTown.
Beyond that, here is the sick stat of the series —— Through two, Utah has outrebounded Golden State 114-68. Stick that in your bad bounce.
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