The sportsbooks appear to be using the 2H lines to exploit the public. We don't know how much the NBA stars are being paid to be a part of this conspiracy. A case in point: in Saturday's Rockets/Clippers game, the Clippers trailed the Rockets by 3 points at the end of the 1H. The 2H Rockets -2 line (which later came down to Rockets -1) looked like a "gift". To cut the story short, the Clippers outscored the Rockets by 50-34 in the 2H. The highlight of this was that the Rockets scored a grand total of 3 (yes, three) points in the first 6 minutes of the 4Q. Even if you've been paid to lose a game, isn't there a more dignifying way of accomplishing that other than scoring 3 pints in 6 minutes?