Locked On Rockets - Daily Podcast On The Houston Rockets

Spurs writer and Locked on Spurs host Jeff Garcia offers his keys to the Rockets-Spurs series from a San Antonio perspective, including why he disagrees with Ben and thinks the Spurs are likely to win the series in six or seven games.

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Salman Ali and Forrest Walker of Red Nation Hoops join Ben for a full Spurs-Rockets series preview, with emphasis on Trevor Ariza's defense of Kawhi Leonard, the importance of outside shooting, a role for Sam Dekker, and why James Harden and Clint Capela should be instrumental in Houston's crunch-time offense. Oh, and everyone makes their prediction.

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With the Spurs now official as Houston's second-round opponent, Ben examines the pros and cons of the matchup and explains why his early prediction is Rockets in 6. Ben also breaks down the history of Mike D'Antoni and Gregg Popovich and explains why many around the league are distorting the true history of their matchup.

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Rockets CEO Tad Brown joins us for an exclusive interview with his thoughts on the first-round series win, Houston's perception as a destination franchise, efforts to boost fan engagement at Toyota Center, potential changes to game start times, and much more.

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On this off-day episode, we examine the long-term importance of Houston's improved perception after the first-round series win, as well as the impact of Calvin Watkins' departure from ESPN on national coverage of the Rockets.

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Mike D'Antoni's three-point happy Rockets were just 6-of-37 from behind the arc, but the team's defense and energy were so strong that it didn't even matter. We break down all the headlines from Houston's series-clinching victory over the Thunder in Game 5, including Pat Beverley's leadership, James Harden again outplaying Russell Westbrook in the fourth quarter, the bench heroics of Lou Williams, and the re-emergence of Clint Capela as a rim protector on the back line.

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Oklahoma City beat writer and Locked on Thunder host Fred Katz joins our own Ben DuBose to preview all the Game 5 storylines, including James Harden vs. Russell Westbrook, the dominance of Nene and struggles of Clint Capela, why Steven Adams is underrated, and fallout from the "hacking" strategy employed against Andre Roberson. In the closing segment, Ben then addresses the bizarre confrontation between Pat Beverley and the son of OKC's minority owner.

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It wasn't pretty, but the Rockets got the big road win they needed in Game 4 at Oklahoma City to put them within one game of clinching the series and advancing to the second round. We break down all the key storylines, including Nene's massive showing (28 points, 12-of-12 FG), Clint Capela's struggles, inconsistent play from James Harden, tremendous energy from Eric Gordon and Lou Williams, and the decision by Mike D'Antoni to go with "hack-a-Roberson" late.

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James Harden (44 points, 11-of-21 FG) was phenomenal and the rebounding (42-40 HOU) was better, but it wasn't enough to overcome a second consecutive sluggish start. We break down that and more related to Houston's Game 3 loss in Oklahoma City, including subpar performances from several starters (Ariza, Beverley, Capela).

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Despite posting a 50-point triple-double, Russell Westbrook's 4-of-18 fourth quarter was a major contributing factor in Oklahoma City's loss to the Rockets in Game 2. FanRag Sports and Bleacher Report columnist Kelly Scaletta helps us break down where things went wrong for Russ, what adjustments the Rockets made defensively, and how James Harden continues to control the series with superb play on offense.

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