Rockets Save Their Season and Expose the Lakers' Expensive Injury Ledger
Houston's no-Durant win kept the series alive and made Los Angeles account for every missing creator on its payroll.
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NHL's Ratings Rebound Is a Rights-Cycle Story, Not a Hockey-Is-Back Cliche
The NHL's ratings rebound matters less as cheerleading than as leverage for the next media-rights argument.
Pistons-Magic Game 4 Turns a Four-Pick Trade Into Orlando's Balance-Sheet Test
Orlando paid four first-round picks for Desmond Bane, and Game 4 asks whether that price bought leverage.
The Rockets' No-Durant Win Is the NBA's Anti-Superteam Evidence
Houston stayed alive without Kevin Durant, turning a survival win into evidence for depth over star-hoarding.
Ducks-Oilers Is the Post-RSN Playoff Test Hidden Inside an Overtime Goal
Anaheim's overtime goal is also a distribution test: post-RSN local delivery gets easier to sell when the team becomes watchable.
Local Sports Streaming Is Replacing RSNs Without Killing the Hometown Habit
Sportico's local data suggests the fan habit may survive the RSN collapse if teams translate it into streams, antennas, and apps.