
About this episode
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 acquire a guard at the deadline to help with these issues? The Celtics defeated the Sixers in a close one in Philly to take the series lead 2-1. Is Jayson Tatum fully back? Has Rudy Gobert gotten the better end of his matchup against Nikola Jokic? What’s wrong with the Knicks offense down the stretch of games? Plus, Real One of the Week!
(00:00) Intro
(1:09) Fan Duel ad break
(1:59) Lakers-Rockets
(23:00) Celtics-Sixers
(34:17) Amazon Prime ad break
(34:49) Nuggets-Wolves
(44:55) Hawks-Knicks
(55:51) Real One of the Week
Hosts: Logan Murdock, Howard Beck, and Raja Bell
Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin
Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins
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