Houston Rockets superstar James Harden has accepted full responsibility for his team's drastic collapse in Game 6 of the Western Conference semi-finals against the San Antonio Spurs.
OddsShark has a line average for Warriors and Spurs Game 1 at -10 for Golden State. "They played well and we didn't". San Antonio on the other hand, were having a party.
Aldridge became the first Spur to score 34 points with 12 rebounds in a playoff game since Tim Duncan against Phoenix in 2008.
The Spurs were without star duo Parker (quad) and MVP contender Kawhi Leonard (ankle) as they advanced to the Western Conference finals against Golden State.
The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday morning that the Spurs are optimistic of Leonard's ability to be ready for Sunday's game.
The absence of Kawhi Leonard, one of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) top players, because of a sprained left ankle should have made a difference. They were a better team this series."As if there wasn't enough evidence of Harden's struggles -Â and really, the eyeball test was more than enough -Â it spoke volumes that even Spurs coach Gregg Popovich wasn't sure what to say to him afterward".
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs were pushed to six games against the Grizzlies in the first round and six games to the Rockets in the second round.
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The Spurs did just eliminate the No. 2-ranked offense in the league in beating the Rockets, and Popovich slowed down Houston's attack after allowing 126 points to them in a Game 1 loss.
By sitting out, Leonard, who is averaging 27.8 points on 52.4 percent shooting during the playoffs, now has more time to heal before the Western Conference finals. "I think this one prepared us for the next one", said Green reflecting on his team's collective effort.
Danny Green had 10 points and six rebounds for the Spurs, who shot 53.1 percent from the floor, but were only 5-for-22 from 3-pointers. Rest, liquids - all that stuff."A week later, Harden would go out wheezing again.Only Harden knows how this happened, how his special season could end with such a shameful goodbye". The Spurs won all four quarters, with Houston getting within four points in third.
No is the minus-1,600 favorite ($1,600 to win $100), and yes is the plus-900 underdog ($100 to win $900).
"He just has a presence about him, he has a confidence", Popovich said. "He's had a historic season, and we can get that better".
With this highly-anticipated game just around the corner, experts are starting to give their picks.
Popovich lost to good friend and old pupil Mike Brown, filling in as Warriors acting coach for the ailing Steve Kerr - who played for Popovich.
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