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Houston Rockets guard James Harden, center, scores the winning basket Thursday, April 21, 2016, during the second half of Game 3 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Golden State Warriors in Houston.
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Houston Rockets minus-6 at Minnesota Timberwolves: $990 to win $900
Houston isn't known as a defensive team, but that doesn't explain the Rockets' effort in Game 3, when they allowed an offensively dysfunctional Minnesota team to shoot 50.0 percent from the field and hang 120 points on the scoreboard. With a 2-0 lead, I guess it's natural for defensive intensity to wane, but if the Rockets want to close out this series quickly, I'd expect them to play much better at that end of the floor tonight.
With minimal defensive gains and a return to shooting form for 3-point snipers James Harden and Eric Gordon (a combined 6-of-17 from long distance in Game 3), the Rockets will cover this spread easily and take a 3-1 series lead back to Houston for Game 5.
Current Standings: Keefer (33-27-1, $11,141), Granger (17-16, $10,459), Brewer (26-25-1, $6,830), Grimala (16-20, $7,465)
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