But when the Bucks put together a 15-5 run to lead by 95-85 with 34 seconds left, the first boos of the season were heard.
Rayford felt very lonely when Buck left the plane.
Buck left, still planning to come back, but also strangely warmed by that last mysterious promise.
Mickey Davis put the Bucks up 100-99 with a basket with 24 seconds left.
Buck left the elevators and hurried to the washroom.
Buck had left the country long before.
He advises Buck to save the one he can and leave the consequences up to God.
Buck left Carpathia believing that as deeply as he had ever believed anything.
Buck left the expressway and picked his way through side streets for more than an hour until reaching Evanston.
Buck left him out there to win it or lose it.