I’m curious if you want him on that wall, though.

Truck Bryant never allows for second-guessing. He’s a highly confident player and he’s a veteran, which is to say he’s propelled by a pair of mentally inspiring forces. He shoots, even in a slump, because he has an opening. He drives, even when he doesn’t have an opening, because he believes he’ll score or get fouled.

How, he might wonder, do you get back on track if you pass the ball?

Well, Truck had a, shall we say, Truck day Wednesady — 4-for-14, 10 free throws, 20 points. He also missed the front end of a late one-and-one, turned the ball over on an awkward drive late in overtime and then missed a pair of 3s while down four points in the final seconds of over time.

Truck was nevertheless tripped up by one spot late in regulation.

“Some say you back it out and run clock,” Bryant said. “Me? I’m thinking this is the only wide-open shot I’m going to get. I’m going to take it. That’s the only thing I’m thinking. At the end of the day, if I had a chance to do that play over, I’d bring it out.

“But if I make that shot, the game is over.”

Hmm. Suppose he does have a do-over. What would you like to see happen there?