What are the motifs in Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein?

Family is a recurring idea throughout the entire novel. This is because the storyline is about the lives of these particular families--the Thomas family, the Andersons and the Grabers. While every family has their trials and tribulations, these families have its own family dynamics that are the same and that are different from those of other families. In the end though, they are a family and they will get through it together one way or the other.