In a situation with a high probability of failure (losing to the Knicks and being eliminated from the playoffs), Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey took a low probability shot.
What happened?
Overtime. The Sixers won. Game 6 is Thursday night.
Low probability doesn’t mean impossible. High probability doesn’t mean inevitable. Even if it looks like you only have a 5% chance of success, not taking action automatically drops that to a 0% chance.
Don’t consider that as acting against the odds. Instead, see numbers like these for what they are: prior probabilities based on the existing, observable information at hand. Then take action accordingly, update your beliefs based on the outcomes, and continue on.