I have a pet peeve with free throws. I hate watching the other team continue to sink free throws, especially in a tight game. What I hate more is when someone makes an ugly free throw. Misses are infrequent, and when I see someone shoot a bad free throw that bounces around and eventually in, it's like that was their bad free throw they were getting out of their system, only it counts, and they probably won't miss the next one. That's a lot like these games. If PHX pulls this out, it was their bad game, and they can get back on track.
But, worse, is that teams like Phoenix are playing, and winning, in these close games, whereas we've really struggled in close games. Games will be close in the playoffs and they'll come in with that confidence, whereas it's a piece of doubt for us that could contribute to us playing tight and nervous and not able to hit anything.