"Everybody’s tired," coach Jon Cooper said after that loss to Carolina. The 56-game schedule squeezed between mid-January and mid-May has taken its toll, leading to plenty of mental mistakes and wear-and-tear injuries for those gutting through the grind. "We’re just trying to prepare physically and mentally for each game, and the more you take it game by game, the better it is." "Every team’s going through it. "Guys have been very good about trying to stay fresh and trying to stay rested," coach Joel Quenneville said.

Source: Fox News May 04, 2021 19:18 UTC