In Stephen A's defense, the Wiz kind of had things right where they wanted - Beal and Wall were on their games, Morris was playing great - and then two things happened - KO changed the equation (which pretty much came out of nowhere) and Brooks decided to ride his horses and not rest them for the stretch. All of a sudden not only is KO going nuts, but IT is going against tiring legs because Brad rested him earlier than normal.
The Brad vs Brooks matchup (advantage Boston) showed up at the right moment as well.