The Houston Rockets levelled their National Basketball Association playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, while the Cleveland Cavaliers swept the Toronto Raptors. That's a twelve point swing and unexceptionable from a team of the Spurs defensive caliber, and they will have to do a better job coming out of the breaks going forward. It's a clash of the styles, ideologies and the Texas derby.
The Spurs can take a commanding 3-1 series lead with a win over the Rockets in Game 4. The San Antonio Spurs have won five of their last nine road games.
Tough as it is to get them against the NBA's best defense, it would be even more hard to get other good shots. The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 105.7 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 99.1 points on 44 percent shooting.
NOTES: With G Tony Parker sidelined for the remainder of the postseason (ruptured quadriceps tendon), rookie G Dejounte Murray started in his place. Harden added 12 assists, diming guys like Trevor Ariza (16 points), Ryan Anderson (13 points), and Patrick Beverley (10 points) all night long. San Antonio isn't winning with Leonard handling all the offensive load; Aldridge is going to have to step up.
Instead, they shut down the rest of the Rockets.
The biggest factor keeping the Spurs in the game was the surprise play of Jonathon Simmons.
The start of the third quarter was messy for the Spurs, and the Rockets quickly got the lead back to 14 after just four minutes on two straight Harden threes.
Mike D'Antoni said he would take that anytime, "I like that math".
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Popovich said after the game that it didn't look good, and the Spurs' fears were confirmed after an MRI on Thursday.
"It's not just getting those 3-point shots, but how we get them", Anderson said. Lou Williams played only 10 minutes in a game where the Rockets couldn't score. Spurs vs Rockets live streaming, NBA Playoffs 2017 live streaming and NBA Playoffs live stream info follows. But he averaged 15.9 points on 53 percent shooting in eight playoff games, including a vintage 27-point night in Game 6 against Memphis to clinch that series.
With Parker out, backup Patty Mills could move into a starting role and the Spurs likely will give Leonard more ball-handling responsibility.
Like his teammates, the Rockets' Nene, center, had little control.
The Houston Rockets need a victory here to tie up this series before heading back to San Antonio. San Antonio Spurs fans should look for something big from Murray as he gains more experience.
Popovich will be back on the Spurs bench for Tuesday's Game 5, scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. Of those seven, the Spurs have covered six times.
"He's a great source for me to read what we're doing that night in that game and what might be needed". Leonard dropped 43 points in game 4, but wouldn't have been able have such a game without his offense. The Rockets are suddenly a desperate home team, so that's what the market is looking to account for, but the numbers don't work well in their favor. Danny Green finished with just 3 points. Three teams have already claimed game one victories. "Try to guard him, not foul him and especially obstruct him as best I can". The total point line has been set at 212, down quite a bit from the previous games, giving us a borderline chance of an much desired over bet.
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