Just like in real life you have to motivate your team on the right not. Which is crunch time. You would never tell your team to TIE. If a coach was playing it easier on a certain night he would use his bench more and not tell his players to play less hard.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when youre sittin at the table. Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done.