Ouch. Games too close for comfort. Are you using PR-manager with National Appeal or Crowd Involvement? In a finals series, if I know there will be competition both home and away, I quickly hire and fire basic managers based on HCA. National Appeal before away games, Crowd Involvement before home games. It offers a few points advantage, which may be crucial in something like this. Not such a viable strategy in regular season due to costs, but I use it in any series games. Or crucial cup games.