Happy endings aren’t rare, but Hollywood endings are.
Mike Krzyzewski and Duke entered this year’s Final Four seeking the ultimate end to a legendary career — a National Championship. They were a No. 2 seed. They had a few probable/potential NBA lottery players. They loved their coach and wanted to give him the ultimate parting gift.
It seemed like Duke and Krzyzewski would pull it off for a little while. North Carolina had other plans. In a back-and-forth, all-time classic game for the ages, Carolina (as a four and a half-point pregame underdog no less) beat Duke, 81-77. The Tar Heels and Caleb Love beat, of all people on this vast planet, Krzyzewski, in what would be his last game.
