Yeah, it's so weird that the coaching staff didn't mention it at any point to the players. What happened there, the coaches didn't know, they didn't think it was important, or they thought it was better not to bring it up?

I saw some people bring up the possiblity that the coaching staff thought telling the players might lead to some reckless plays and risking too much in the third. I don't know if that's better or even worse than them legitimately not knowing what it would take to clinch the semifinals. Either way, it's a shitty way to run a team.