They missed their first crack at closing out the series in Game 5, but didn't miss on their second swing, running the Lakers out of their gym.

他们在第五场最后时刻失去了第一个夺冠的机会，但是他们没有丢掉第二个机会，并把湖人打得状态全无。

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Remember our first crack at this?

还记得我们在这里的第一个crack吗？

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This first crack in the Iron Curtain would ultimately allow East Germans who traveled legally to Hungary to exit the East Bloc and make their way to West Germany.

铁幕这一最早的破裂最终使东德人离开东魁合法地前往匈牙利，走向西德。

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