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Rockets Late Game Woes Continue. | Real Ones

The Rockets fell to the Lakers in game three of the first round due to some late game blunders that had Logan Murdock, Raja Bell and Howard Beck puzzled. Why has the theme for the Rockets all season been the inability to close out games? Did they miss out on an opportunity to acq ...  Show more

Detroit Picks Itself Up Off the Mat, and OKC Survives. Plus, Things We Think We Know About the Playoffs So Far. | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and J. Kyle Mann are here right after the Wednesday night playoff games to first react to the Pistons' bounceback win in Game 2 over the Magic, and then the Thunder surviving a late push from the Suns to go up 2-0. Then, they each talk about something they think they ...  Show more

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