San Antonio shot pretty well, going 44-of-89 from the field, but the Spurs were just 9-of-18 at the line.
The Spurs led 32-29 after one quarter, but the Rockets were ahead 60-58 at the half.
San Antonio Spurs superstar Kawhi Leonard expects to play Game 6 of the Western Conference semi-finals against the Houston Rockets despite suffering an ankle injury during his team's 110-107 Game 5 victory.
It took three minutes of overtime for the first bucket, Harden finding Beverley for a corner three that gave the MVP candidate his triple-double (33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists).
"We will play big and we will play small as we have in all our games", Popovich said.
Manu Ginobili's turn-back-the-clock performance in Tuesday's Spurs-Rockets playoff game didn't just excite his teammates or the frenzied crowd at San Antonio's AT&T Center. I guess that is where all the passion comes out at those moments, whether it's diving on loose balls or coming up with whatever it may be.
Murray started the last two games after Tony Parker suffered a postseason-ending ruptured left quadriceps tendon in Game 2. I think with a few defensive adjustments and more contributions from the bench, they can win Game 5 and get the momentum back in this series. He also made a foul shot down the stretch. "So I think everybody else picked it up very well". The most important thing is if we gang rebound, you have to go after the basketball at a high level.
Spurs' Ginobili: 'Strange, sad' to play first playoff game without Parker
After a miserable Game 1 performance, the Spurs rolled to a 121-96 victory last night to tie their series with the Rockets . Through eight games, he averaged 15.9 points on a cool 52.6 percent shooting from the floor, and 57.9 percent from three.
Two questionable plays closed regulation with the game tied at 101.
When it wasn't Ginobili driving to the rim, it was Jonathon Simmons getting in front of Harden to draw a charge. The Spurs counter-punched with an excellent defense and a timely 3-pointer by Danny Green to take a one-point lead, 86-85, finishing the period. "They cut the deficit down. but no matter, what we just stayed with it". "Whatever I have to do to help the team and whatever's best for this group".
Look, I don't know what to say.
The Spurs tried to exploit a size advantage over the Rockets' small lineup early, especially when Harden was guarding either Aldridge and Gasol. Williams is showing signs of life with 13 points in Game 4 and he can be the X factor for Houston moving forward.
Harden wasn't the only Rocket who seemed spent late on a night when Houston used just seven players.
The Rockets evened up the series on Sunday with a 125-104 win over the Spurs in Houston. However, I had the Rockets winning this series before it began, and they've outplayed the Spurs for the most part. He left the game with 4:57 left in the fourth period.
Even reserve guard Dejounte Murray, who started Game 4, was a complete scratch by coach's decision. Brown said he and the team, which practiced Wednesday after taking Tuesday off, began preparing for both opponents, with a heavier focus on the Spurs.
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