Takeaways from Lakers-Rockets Game 5

More coverage: East takeaways | Schedules and results | Offseason guides Game 3: Lakers 112, Rockets 108 (OT) Biggest takeaway from Game 5: Out of Tuesday's practices, there were a couple of telling quotes from the Lakers and Rockets that gave insight into the mindsets of both teams. ET, Prime Video ) What to watch in Game 6: One of the factors that Redick said impacted the Lakers in Game 4 was the 48-hour turnaround after playing into overtime in Game 3. Durant has missed the last three games with a bone bruise in his sprained left ankle. — McMenamin Game 1: Spurs 111, Trail Blazers 98 Game 2: Trail Blazers 106, Spurs 103 Game 3: Spurs 120, Trail Blazers 108 Game 4: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 93 Game 5: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 95 Biggest takeaway from Game 5: Spurs forward Devin Vassell discussed at the team's shootaround Tuesday morning the need to ensure a fast start by "being ultra locked in" from the beginning of Game 5 to close out the Portland Trail Blazers in this best-of-seven series.

Wright Round 2 opponent: Winner of Timberwolves/Nuggets series (Minnesota leads 3-2) Game 1: Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105 Game 2: Timberwolves 119, Nuggets 114 Game 3: Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 96 Game 4: Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 96 Game 5: Nuggets 125, Timberwolves 113 Biggest takeaway from Game 5: The Nuggets' role players finally showed a pulse. Johnson, Braun and Bruce Brown were all active defensively and aggressive in transition, forcing 25 turnovers that the Nuggets turned into 35 points, and gave Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray the requisite help to extend the series. — Anthony Slater Game 6: Nuggets at Timberwolves ( Thursday, 9:30 p.m. That'll surely play a role Thursday night, but Game 6's biggest swing factor is more about which team's role players can perform better. — Slater Biggest takeaway from Game 4: Once again, the first round served as a nice warmup for the top-seeded Thunder.

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