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VIDEO: Rockets' Howard, Harden finish athletic dunks in traffic

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The Houston Rockets are fighting like hell to stay alive in the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, but if they're going down, their two superstars are at least going down swinging.

In the second quarter of Wednesday's Game 5, Dwight Howard uncorked a vintage spin move in the post, then finished a two-handed slam over Festus Ezeli despite Klay Thompson yanking his arm from behind.

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Then James Harden, whose eight first-half turnovers suggested he may not be entirely free of the dark hex that's dogged him for much of the Conference Final series, rose up for a driving one-hander that he finished despite Andrew Bogut getting a large chunk of ball on the contest.

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