Tension can prematurely drain a person's stamina.
This tension comes from mental strain, leading to exhaustion, and physical tightening, resulting in muscle fatigue.
Halftime serves as a crucial moment to replenish stamina and relieve mental and physical strain. Fifteen minutes is enough time for significant changes to occur.
However, in the old visitor's locker room of the Memorial Coliseum, Phil Jackson could sense the palpable tension in the air.
The tension had not dissipated despite the game reaching halftime; instead, it seemed to intensify.
Horace Grant didn't sleep well at the hotel last night. Jackson spotted him getting up early to run on the treadmill, something he hadn't done before.
Levinston reportedly vomited three times in the morning, even though he claimed he was feeling fine the night before.
Bill Cartwright told Jackson at breakfast, "This is just an ordinary game."
