I keep seeing the use of the term "almost lost" in this thread, and in previous threads about stall ball.
The cogent issue here, in my opinion is this: "almost lost"= won.
An "almost loss" is a win. Period. In other words, there's really no such thing as an "almost loss." It's like an "almost miss." If you take a shot from behind the 3-point line, and it bounces around or rolls around the rim and ultimately goes through the basket, what just happened is that you MADE a shot. "Almost miss" is EXACTLY THE SAME as "made." Similarly, "almost lost" is EXACTLY THE SAME as "won."
I would love to have an entire season of "almost losses." That would make us undefeated.