"People want to play".
Jonathon Simmons will replace Leonard in the Game 6 starting lineup as the Spurs look to close out the series in Houston.
Much of what happens next in these Western Conference semifinals depends on the status of Leonard's balky left ankle.
If the Spurs had activated Leonard on Thursday, the nightmare scenario - an ineffective Leonard and a re-aggravation of the injury - would have been in play. Mark this one up for Houston, but it will not be an easy game.
Popovich said earlier in the day that Leonard would be a game-time decision.
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If Leonard can't carry this team, I don't think they can hang with Houston and its high-powered offense. Brown went on KNBR with Tolbert and Lund on Wednesday to share some insight into the Warriors' practice schedule this week as they prepare for the first game of the conference finals, which will be played on either Sunday or Tuesday. The Spurs only allowed 6 points in OT, while the Rockets let in 9 and it was a tight battle the whole way.
While his impact will be dearly missed, his teammates should have confidence after they prevailed in Game 5 110-107 even with Leonard on the sidelines in overtime and the final minutes of regulation and Tony Parker out with a ruptured quadriceps tendon.
"Or anything", guard Patty Mills said. But he seemed to run out of gas in an overtime where he was held scoreless, and had a 3-pointer which could have tied the game blocked by 39-year-old Manu Ginobili just before the buzzer.
Had the Spurs dropped Game 5 at home, the decision-making process likely would have been far different, and a limited Leonard probably would have been allowed to play.
He said the injury happened while he was playing transition defense. "You've got to figure it out". Through 11 games, he's averaging 27.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the field and 47.1 percent beyond the arc.
D'Antoni, like Popovich, is having to scramble to fill in blanks.
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