The Spurs, who used the streak to build an 18-point edge, shot 5-of-6 during that span. It's a mountain he probably won't climb, but if San Antonio is to spring an upset, they'll need Aldridge to come up huge.
On the heels of their Game 5 win over the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich made a decision to list gimpy small forward Kawhi Leonard as "questionable" with a sprained ankle, a tweaked limb that kept him on the bench for the final moments of regulation and all of overtime in the Spurs' Game 5 win.
And those images will linger for some time. James Harden was held to 2-11 from the floor for 10 points.
"I feel so sorry for him because he's had an unbelievable - he's had an historic year", coach Mike D'Antoni said. Many theories are being attached to this performance: From going out the night before, from throwing the game for some reason, to playing injured, maybe even with a concussion.
A somber Harden was clear about who was to blame for the loss. "Especially the way we were resilient all year long, fought through adversity". "Demanded the ball, got in good position. he was wonderful on the boards and of course he passes it really, really well and gets it moving for us". "It stings. We've just got to figure out a way to get better and we will". BOS leads the series at 3-2.
He displayed flashes of brilliance in the playoffs to be sure, but couldn't deliver when the Rockets needed it most. He played 81 games in the regular season and finished third in total minutes. The Rockets definitely missed having a viable scoring presence in the paint, and D'Antoni didn't really have any chess moves other than moving Ryan Anderson to the bench so he could be the five on the second unit, a move he scrapped in the second half of Game 6. The first 5 games of the series should give the Rockets management enough evidence that the pace could slow down but the offense can transition into a drive-and-kick system centered around multiple pseudo-playmakers but headed by one big playmaker. Houston fell to 7-5 when facing elimination since G James Harden joined the franchise in 2012-13.
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"He's had issues, and you could tell just before he took a couple of shots he jumped off one foot", Popovich said Tuesday. The 75 points Houston scored on Thursday night was a season low and the fewest points the franchise had scored in a playoff game since managing just 70 against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 17, 2009.
"We're just going to enjoy this one right now until midnight, at least", Danny Green said.
Coach Gregg Popovich didn't provide many details about Leonard's injury on Thursday.
October 25 in Oakland: The Spurs spoiled opening night for the Warriors, as well as Kevin Durant's debut with his new team, rolling to a 129-100 rout at Oracle Arena.
"Everyone is on the same page on what we're trying to achieve", said Mills.
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