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Game 6 Preview: 3-on-3 – OKC at Houston

Three Red94 writers weigh in on three pressing questions about game 6 between the Thunder and the Rockets. 1. Houston could be the first team to come back from a 3-0 deficit because… Michael Pina: The opposing team’s second best player is out for the playoffs with a knee injury. Before Russell Westbrook went down, [...]

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Some thoughts before Game 4…

My apologies for the lack of content these past few days: things have been hectic with finals right around the corner. The funny thing is, despite being down 0-3, I actually feel pretty confident.  The prospect of actually winning 4 games and winning the entire series seems completely overwhelming, but tonight?  I think it’s 50/50 [...]

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Game 3 Preview: 3-on-3

Red94 writers Mike Pina, Rob Dover and John Eby tackle three pressing questions about the third game in the OKC-HOU series, which OKC leads 2-0. 1. How does OKC adjust to Westbrook’s absence? Pina: The Thunder will run more of their offense through Kevin Durant, which has the potential to be enormously positive as long [...]

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Previewing Game 3 and some other notes

It should be noted that, prior to Wednesday night, the last time the Houston Rockets made a sudden shift to a small lineup in the middle of the playoffs was 1995.  That year, Mario Elie pushed Chucky Brown to the bench with Robert Horry sliding up to the ’4′. Serge Ibaka had 6 blocked shots [...]

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Game 2 Preview: 3-on-3

We’re going with a more-the-merrier approach to the game previews for the playoffs. Weighing in for game 2 are Michael Pina, writer for CelticsHub and Red94, Forrest Walker, writer for Red94, and John Eby, writer for Red94. Feel free to add your own takes on the questions in the comments. We believe in democracy. 1. [...]

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