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PORTLAND, Ore. Yogi Ferrell Kings Jersey . -- There was some shouting going on in the Trail Blazers locker room after they fell behind by 10 points at halftime to the Rockets. Up 2-1 in their first playoff series since 2011, the Blazers didnt want to mess up Game 4, especially in front of their hometown fans. "In the words of Chuck -- Charles Barkley -- we were playing like wussies," Portland guard Wesley Matthews said. "That was the message to each other." Whatever was said, the Trail Blazers pulled out of their funk and went on to defeat the Rockets 123-120 in overtime Sunday night to take a 3-1 advantage in the series that moves to Houston on Wednesday. LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 10 rebounds in the first win for the home team in the series, while Nicolas Batum added 25 points. It was the third game in the series decided in overtime. The Blazers havent advanced out of the first round since 2000. Portland also hasnt held a 3-1 advantage in a series since the 2000 Western Conference semifinals against Utah, which the Blazers won 4-1. James Harden had 28 points and Dwight Howard added 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets. "The playoffs are a grind," Houston coach Kevin McHale said. "Its a different game than the regular season. Youve got to be built for the grind." Portland trailed by as many as 11 points, but rallied in the fourth quarter. Mo Williams 3-pointer put the Blazers in front 105-104 with 18.9 seconds left. Dorell Wright missed the first of two free throws, making it 106-104 with 8.3 seconds to go. Howard dunked off a feed from Harden with 3.6 seconds left to tie it and Williams missed a 3 at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. Chandler Parsons was hit with a flagrant foul on Aldridge, who made both free throws to give the Blazers the lead to start off OT. Batum scooped up a layup before adding a 3-pointer and Damian Lillard made a layup to put Portland ahead 117-110. Houston rookie Troy Daniels nailed a 3 and Harden landed a jumper to narrow it to 119-117, but Lillard made free throws to extend the lead to four points with 17 seconds left. Aldridge missed a pair of free throws and Daniels was fouled by Wright on a 3-point attempt and made all three shots to narrow it to 121-120 with 8.9 seconds left. After a Portland timeout, Mo Williams made free throws for the final margin. "It was tough," Aldridge said. "I thought it was a gut-check by everybody. I thought our guys took on the challenge." Aldridge opened Portlands return to the playoffs with a franchise post-season-best 46 points in the Blazers 122-120 overtime victory in Game 1, then followed it up with 43 points in the 112-105 win. The Rockets won the third, 121-116 in overtime on Friday night at the Moda Center. McHale again started Omer Asik in place of Terrence Jones. Asik had success against Aldridge in Game 3, helping to hold Portlands All-Star to 23 points. The two teams played closely for most of the first quarter, but the Rockets took a 29-22 lead after an 11-4 run highlighted by two straight 3-pointers from Daniels. Daniels, who spent time in the D-League this season and only made his NBA debut on March. 5, was the unlikely hero of Game 3 when he drained a 3 with 11.9 seconds to go in OT that proved to be the winner. Houston led 61-51 at the half, led by Parsons with 19 points. The Rockets maintained the lead through the third quarter and Hardens jumper from the top of the key stretched it to 92-84 with 8:31 left. Portland got within 94-91 on Batums layup with 6:35 left. Lillards 3-pointer tied it at 94, but Harden answered with his 3 for the Rockets. Aldridge made a layup to put Portland up 102-97, but Howard made three of four free throws to narrow it before making two big blocks. Harden hit free throws to tie it at 102 with 1:11 left. 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Deflate-gate, though, is a less-than-inspiring sequel to the blockbuster that was Spygate. Nonetheless 11 of the 12 footballs the Patriots provided for this past Sundays AFC Championship Game rout over Indianapolis were underinflated, according to the preliminary findings of an NFL investigation. ESPN, citing league sources close to the inquiry, reported the balls were each two pounds below the league-mandated 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 pounds per square inch (PSI). We are not commenting on the matter at this time, NFL spokesman Michael Signora told SportsNetwork.com in an email late Tuesday evening. Those comments are coming, though, and heres what we know: The Patriots defeated the Colts, 45-7, in rainy weather to earn their eighth Super Bowl berth in franchise history. Indianapolis was tipped off to the Pats shenanigans with the footballs in the second quarter when veteran linebacker DQwell Jackson picked off Tom Brady. Jackson noticed an abnormality and gave the ball to a member of the Colts equipment staff, who brought it to the attention of coach Chuck Pagano. Pagano then relayed the information his general manager, Ryan Grigson, in the press box and Grigson alerted NFL director of football operations Mike Kensil, who in turn told the on-field officials at halftime. On the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter, the officials held things up and eventually switched out the game ball. Of course, the Patriots led, 17-7, at halftime with the advantage and blitzed the Colts, 28-0, after the officials became aware of the issue. So whats the problem? In theory, a softer football is easier to throw and catch, especially in poor weather conditions, although everything really relates to the quarterback in question. Aaron Rodgers, for instance, prefers an overinflated football, something CBS broadcaster Phil Simms said during a Packers-Patriots game in November, and A- Rod himself confirmed at his season-ending press conference on Tuesday. (Rodgers) said something (that) was unique, Simms said. (Rodgers said) I like to push the limit to how much air we can put in the football, even go over what they allow you to do and see if the officials take air out of it. Because he thinks its easier for him to grip. He likes them tight. Rodgers, who has very big hands, is the exception to the rule, however. There is no advantage in a maximum amount of air in the football, Rodgers claimed. There is with a minimum. A soft football is an advantage if you have smaller hands to throw the football. Simms agreed with that take. Everybody wants it smaller and soft so they can dig their fingers into it, the ex-Giants QB surmised. Including Brady, who tried to laugh off the controversy on Monday. I think Ive heard it all at this point, Brady said. Its ridiculous. I dont even respond to stuff like this. Unfortunately for Tom Terrific, there is a gotcha moment when he discussed his love of a deflated ball when talking about a Ron Gronkowski touchdown on WEEI Radio in Boston back in 2011. When Gronk scores, he spikes the ball and he deflates the ball. I love that, because I like the deflated ball, Brady said at the time. The real question is how did the underhanded, evil genius that is Bill Belichick actually pull off his latest caper. Well, its not all that hard to do. Heres the mechanics of game day when it comes to the actual footballs being used: The NFL rule book states that each team must provide game officials with 12 footballs before every game, and the balls are required to be inflated between the 12 1/2 and 13 1/2 PSI. Its the referees responsibility to inspect the game balls just over two hours before kickoff and he pplaces a special marking on each ball which passes inspection before giving the approved balls to attendants on each team, who are supposed to maintain custody of the balls on each sideline. Mitch Richmond Jersey. Each team uses its own footballs on offense and clubs are permitted to slightly doctor them to their QBs preference. Things like rubbing up the football with dirt to make it less slippery are commonplace as is adjusting the inflation levels. Former quarterback Brad Johnson even admitted to bribing attendants to have the footballs doctored to his specifications before the 2003 Super Bowl. Johnsons Buccaneers beat the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII and the Florida State product claimed he paid $7,500 to have 100 different balls scuffed. I paid some guys off to get the balls right, Johnson told the Tampa Bay Times. I went and got all 100 footballs, and they took care of all of them. Before you kill Walt Anderson, the AFC Championship Game referee, understand the difference between say 10 1/2 PSI and 12 1/2 isnt all that noticeable unless youre tipped off. And for those questioning how the Pats could possibly underinflate that many footballs under those strict guidelines, understand its as simple as sticking an inflation needle in the football for a few seconds. The reality here is this is much ado about nothing and a convenient excuse for those jealous of the Patriots success to pounce. And green is never the most flattering color for the envious. Cheating in the NFL didnt start with a disgruntled Eric Mangini skirting omerta to reveal Spygate and it certainly didnt end there as well. Johnson was pretty up-front with his bribery technique on the games biggest stage and to this day Bill Parcells claims the Bill Walsh 49ers used to play games with the communication system in the playoffs. This kind of stuff has been going on in the NFL for quite some time, but it takes different forms, Parcells said on ESPN back in 2011. I know from past history in two playoff games, one of these teams that was famous for using a script, which they rehearsed with their team prior to the game -- they knew exactly what they wanted to do -- mysteriously, two years in a row, when the game started, their phones went down, which mandates that the other side put their phones down. Now, let me get this straight. Youve got your script rehearsed, you know what youre going to do, the defense doesnt know whats coming, but they have to take their phones off? Parcells, himself, was known to play games at the old Giants Stadium and open or close the end-zone gate on windy days in an effort to help his own kicker or hinder the oppositions. There arent many people in this league who believe the Saints side of the things when Mickey Loomis was accused of bugging the oppositions coaching box at the Superdome, and both the Cowboys and Redskins were heavily punished for blatantly skirting salary-cap rules a few years ago. Remember Norv Turners Chargers and Stickum? Or how about Bill Romanowskis revelation that he spent an hour before games using a Q-tip to apply silicone to his gloves for added grip, and Vaseline to his uniform so blockers would hit him and slide off. And dont even get me started on PEDs. Despite all of that, Belichick is the only guilty party when it comes to public opinion and Roger Goodells lack of credibility from all the leagues previous peccadilloes this season almost forces the commish to be heavy-handed in doling out a punishment for this crime. And that just plays into the narrative of the uneducated who believe Beli- cheat is the only scourge among his noble peers, an aberrant who has stained the Patriots legacy. The truth is far less sexy. NASCAR rules have always applied in the NFL -- if you aint cheatin, you aint tryin. And the Patriots? Well, they are always trying. ' ' '