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Less rest may work better for Rockets

After having just one day between playoff games this year, the Rockets are 6-0. They hope that trend continues in Game 4 against the Warriors on Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO – The whining about scheduling wasn't as bad this season as it has been, since the NBA has puts some effort into minimizing the number of back-to-back games teams are forced to play.

As for the Rockets, they breezed through the regular season, winning 10 of 14 games (71.4 percent) on the second night of back-to-backs. But give them a little rest and they were better.

They won 79.