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Before Thursday night's Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, a corner of the Toyota Center upper deck was filled teenagers. Some of them were wearing what is now the familiar green of their school, while others came decked out in Rockets gear.
Witnessing the smiles on the faces and the typical Rockets pregame debate between hot dogs or popcorn as a snack, it's tough to imagine that almost a week ago these Santa Fe High School students were present for a school shooting that killed 10 people.