With Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs officially over with now and the Conference Semifinals set to tip off tonight, the Houston Rockets have ended their season with a total of 52 wins, stretching LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to a full 7-game series following Saturday's final score of 98-78. Evaluating and taking into account everything that transpired this season and piecing together possible lateral moves that could be made in the offseason, Dan and Cole take a moment to examine the Rockets' season in its entirety regarding the team's depth, their vitality in free agency, and what else could have been done differently to sustain a deeper run this postseason go-around.

With Round 1 of the NBA playoffs just about to conclude, teams from both the Eastern and Western conferences battle away for their seasons as we approach the end of the 1st round. Fixating on the Rockets-Lakers series, Houston pushes on as they take Game 5, forcing tonight's Game 6 back here at the Toyota Center with hopes of evening the series 3-3. Rallying back from a 3-0 deficit and hoping to force a Game 7 facing elimination, television play-by-play broadcaster for the Houston Rockets, Craig Ackerman, joins Dan and Cole ahead of tonight's Game 6 tipoff with a few must-dos and don'ts for the Rockets if they wish to salvage their season.

As Round 1 in the NBA Playoffs intensifies, teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs have already clinched their second-round births. Looking at the rest of the league, teams like the Denver Nuggets and Houston's very own Rockets battle away for their seasons as we approach Games 6 and 7. With the Rockets/Lakers series centered on an early first-round exit for Houston, the Rockets look to be on the path to make history after an initial 3-0 deficit, now 3-2 with Game 6 set for Friday night. Unpacking last night's must-needed victory in Los Angeles, sports reporter for The Chron Michael Shapiro joins Dan and Cole, revisiting yesterday's Game 5 nail-biter and what to expect back here at the Toyota Center for Game 6 on Friday.

Currently in Baltimore after their 3-game series here at Daikin against the Yankees, Houston appears to be fading from their typical standing among the top seeds in the AL West, now in 5th place at 11-19. From taking their series against the Guardians 2-1, to a dreadful weekend here at Daikin against the Yankees, Astros GM Dana Brown revisits the club's trip to Cleveland, followed by an outlook on their AL rivalry series against New York, addressing some areas that must be refined if the club intends to make a stretch to the postseason. With injuries a primary factor in the organization's recent decline, Dana also provides some updates on a few names and their current timelines circling their progression back to the 26-man roster.

Rolling into the weekend with a bit of momentum following their series win over the Guardians, the Astros appeared to enter their 3-game home stretch against their American League rivals - the New York Yankees, in pretty high spirits. With a shocking and unpleasant surprise on Friday night in Game 1, the Yankees scored a total of 12 runs following 13 hits with no errors given in a seamless 12-4 victory. Hoping to even out and split the series Saturday, the Astros fall 8-3, placing them back at the bottom of the AL West Division standings at 10-18. Evaluating the weekend's scourge here in Houston, Astros broadcaster Steve Sparks weighs in on the Astros weekend back at Daikin, mixed with a few positive takeaways seen from yesterday's 7-4 victory that have to be sustained traveling now to Baltimore.