Parker's season-ending injury - suspected when he needed to be carried off the floor on Wednesday night, confirmed by the Spurs on Thursday - will have enormous on-court effect, since it means for the first time since 2001 San Antonio will go into a playoff game without the four-time National Basketball Association champion guard in uniform.
"He's devastated", Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of Parker after Friday morning's shootaround at the Toyota Center.
He had an MRI exam after suffering the injury on Wednesday as the Spurs evened their Western Conference second-round series at 1-1 against the Houston Rockets with a 121-96 victory. The San Antonio Spurs are averaging 106 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 100 points on 45 percent shooting. James Harden is averaging 28.4 points and 8.4 assists while Lou Williams is averaging 15.9 points and 3.4 rebounds. "It's tough. We say a prayer for him". "He's done so many things for them in the playoffs, throughout the regular season, just him not being there is going to be a huge hole for them".
"I do what the team needs", Aldridge said.
The San Antonio Spurs hope to regain home court advantage with a victory and a 2-1 lead.
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San Antonio's win could prove to be costly because of an injury to guard Tony Parker. Parker joined longtime teammate Tim Duncan as the only players born outside the United States to score 4,000 points in the postseason.
"Aldridge sooner or later is going to go off because he's an All-Star", Houston coach Mike D'Antoni said. The Rockets ruled Game 1, roasting San Antonio's big men and suffocating them with shooting.
"You know how a player is playing you", he said. "I missed shots. I didn't convert my layups".
LeBron James moved into second on the NBA's all-time postseason scoring list thanks to his 39 points, while he also had six rebounds and four assists. We've got your way to watch the action via live stream when the game tips off at 9:30pm EST on May 5. He finished 10 of 14 from the field, dropped four 3-pointers and 15 free throws. Play off him to cut off driving lanes, and he'll often raise up and shoot a 3-pointer.
Mills played 22 minutes a game this season, the most he's played in his eight year career, but the question that won't get answered until the game actually starts is what do the Spurs do when 28-year old Aussie goes to the bench.
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