Leicester Riders are just one win away from their first-ever BBL Championship title.
And they are in that position because, quite simply, they refuse to accept defeat.
Shorn of their first two point-guards, with their leading scorer a bit-part player and trailing by 20 with 13 minutes to go, none of that was enough for them to quit.
Missing their first 16 three-pointer attempts did not matter either, when the game was there, they hit the ones that counted and came out with a truly remarkable 80-78 overtime victory over Manchester Giants.
Given everything, it could well be the result of the season, it certainly was a result that typified their heart, desire, commitment and sheer bloody-mindedness that when the buzzer sounds they will have more points than their opponents.
With Jorge Calvo (hamstring) joining Zaire Taylor (thigh) on the injured list and Pavol Losonsky (back) still far from his best, the Jelson Homes DMU-backed Riders were quickly chasing the game.
They were 40-21 behind just before half-time and even though they narrowed the gap briefly in the third, it was 56-36 late in the period.
But as they always do in times of need, Riders just stepped up their defence, stopped the Giants scoring for five minutes in the fourth and hit nine without reply to cut the gap to 60-56.
Drew Sullivan hit Leicester's first three-pointer of the game with 90 seconds to play and their second and third followed quickly as he and Jay Couisnard cut the deficit to only a point.
Former Rider David Aliu gave the Giants a three-point lead with two seconds left, but Couisnard fired in a game-tieing three-pointer as time expired.
Connor Washington hit another three as Leicester moved four points clear in overtime, but the Giants hit back with seven in a row to lead 78-75.
Couisnard hit two foul shots with 31 seconds left and after keeping Manchester at bay on their possession, the American hit another three-pointer on the buzzer to win the game with the final shot.
All told, Riders made six of their nine long-range efforts in the last 90 seconds and overtime, having missed their first 16 of the game.
Couisnard made 12 of his 13 free-throw attempts to go with his two heroic three-point shots and led the way with 31 points.
The title could come as soon as Tuesday, if Newcastle lose at Worcester.
Giants 78: Aliu 26, Watts 14, Bernard 13, Bailey 10, Gill 7, Jones 6, Jones 2
Riders 80: Couisnard 31, Sullivan 14, Washington 11, Rowe 10, Anderson 8, Williams 2, Lamble 2, Losonsky 2, Angelakos, McSwiggan, Maynard
