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Before leaving Los Angeles for the Western Conference semifinals, Lakers coach JJ Reddick dubbed the OKC Thunder "one of the greatest teams ever in NBA history." So far in these NBA Playoffs, the Thunder isn't giving many reasons to refute such a claim.

The Rockets take the court tonight in Houston for Game 6 of their series against LeBron James and the Lakers again minus Kevin Durant…and are favored to force a Game 7 after impressive back-to-back-wins without their Hall of Fame teammate.

Up by six with less than 30 seconds to go on Friday night the Houston Rockets looked like they were on their way to cutting their series deficit to the Los Angeles Lakers.

If the Lakers are to take the next step and become legitimate championship contenders, they will need to add quality depth.

Thunder two-way player Payton Sandfort joins the TBU crew to talk about his memorable week in mid-March, witnessing his brother make history, returning to the court after injuries last year, scoring his first NBA basket,