The other viewpoint though, is that perhaps that team was more than overdue to lose 4 in a row. Before you excoriate me, yes, I know that's a fallacy, but I'm not sure HAL knows that.

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so, just to confirm
it was NOT unlucky to lose 4 straight in the finals.......it was SUPPOSED to happen then, and that would NOT be considered bad luck to happen then....it SHOULD HAVE been expected....and not surprisingly....
it WAS regular distribution of luck, same as if the team had lost the last 4 games of the regular season (and still would have won the division and made playoffs)
that 4 game losing streak could have happened at ANY time, but to confirm it WAS NOT bad luck to happen at the most inopportune time as the finals ?.......got it