Question

Alice and Andrea, disturbed by the team's loss, vowed to play harder next time.

Answer 1

That sounds like a good idea.

Answer 2

What is the question you are asking?

Answer 3

Alice mindfully watched as the game clock winded down. It was the fourth quarter, and the final possession of the match. Leading the ball up the court, Alice realized this was the last chance to win it.

Knowing that her teammate Andrea was on the way to set a pick, Alice led the defender with a hesitation move, only to cut hard right around Andrea's screen. The unaware defender collides into Andrea, as Alice finds herself with all the space in the world to put up the game winning shot.

A quick glance, the clock was down to 0:03 seconds. The play worked, and now all the team needed was this shot to fall.

0:02 seconds, Alice has practiced the shot thousands of times, all in preparation for a moment like this. Pulling up and coming off her jumper, she releases the shot.

0:01 seconds, 0:00 seconds. The buzzer alarms as all eyes follow the ball on its way to the net, and watch as it misses. As the other team cheers, Alice's heart plummets. Seeing Andrea out of the corner of the eye, she can tell her friend and the rest of the team is crushed about losing.

Alice and Andrea, disturbed by the team's loss, vowed to play harder next time.