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          Playoffs: Scouting Rockets-Clippers

          • Amin Elhassan
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            Amin Elhassan
            ESPN Staff Writer
            • Video coordinator, college scout, Phoenix Suns
            • Assistant director of basketball operations, Phoenix Suns
            • MBA from Arizona State University
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          • Bradford Doolittle
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            Bradford Doolittle
            ESPN Staff Writer
            • Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09
            • Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus
            • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus
            • Member, Baseball Writers Association of America
            • Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association
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          May 4, 2015, 12:00 PM ET

          Insider offers a breakdown of every playoff series using an expert combination of scouting from Amin Elhassan and advanced metrics from Bradford Doolittle to answer three crucial questions. Also included are predictions from the writers, and ESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index projection for the series. Below is a series preview for the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers.