Parker was injured Wednesday in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets after exploding to the basket off his left leg for a signature teardrop.
The Rockets posted their lowest score of the season with just 92 points on 36.4 percent shooting from the floor. He underwent an MRI exam on Thursday, which pinpointed the nature of the injury, and San Antonio will now ask backup point guard Patty Mills to step up and lessen Parker's loss.
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr did not travel to Salt Lake City in advance of today's Game 3 against the Utah Jazz and instead saw a specialist at Duke University on Friday as he remains away from the bench due to back pain.
San Antonio was up by six entering the fourth quarter and had a five-point lead with about 7 1/2 minutes remaining when Harden was given a technical foul for complaining after not getting a call.
The Spurs' decisive victory Wednesday night at the AT&T Center tied the series with the Rockets at 1-1. The Spurs big man dominated on both ends of the court, finishing with 26 points, seven rebounds, two assists and four blocks as San Antonio stole Game 3 from the Rockets in Houston.
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The Spurs can't keep pace with the Rockets in a shooting exhibition, so they have to be the aggressors and play their game.
He and Cleveland superstar LeBron James are now the NBA's only players to have scored 4,000 points and recorded 1,000 assists in the playoffs. But Kawhi Leonard is still there, so is Gregg Popovich, and the Spurs aren't going to change their philosophy now. We are going to miss his presence. Trevor Ariza, who led all scorers with 23 points and hit 5 of 10 three-pointers in the series opener, had just two points in Game 2. The over/under total for the game is listed at 213.5 points. Capela finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds.
They didn't just beat the San Antonio Spurs, they absolutely ran them out of the gym.
Game 4 is Sunday in Toronto. Losing a guard against this Rockets team also doesn't help. "But my job, just like anybody else, is to make things tough for all of them, not let them get as many open looks from the 3-point line". "It's not an easy task, but I think he got a little more comfortable as the game went on".
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