No need to stay up late for a frantic finish when the outcomes are decided so early. The Warriors will enjoy at least five days of rest before Game 1, while the Rockets or Spurs will be turning around quickly after a series that will go at least six games. (The move put James Harden as the team's second post defender, matching up against Pau Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge several times.) However, it's possible that Nene's injury will open the door for Montrezl Harrell, who played 58 regular season games with some success but hasn't seen meaningful minutes this postseason. This forced Mike D'Antoni to go with Ryan Anderson at center for a long stretch. They know they aren't likely to win a shootout, so they are slowing the pace and keeping Houston from getting in transition. Or the Rockets will just make enough tough shots for it not to matter.
Thanks to his all-around efforts and a big assist from the bench, Houston thrived on offence from start to finish in a 125-104 win over San Antonio at Toyota Centre to even the National Basketball Association (NBA) Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2. That was the first game of the entire round decided by single digits - even the overtime game between Boston and Washington in Game 2 of their series ended with a 10-point victory for the Celtics. He is a rookie and Thursday night was his first playoff game. "It was the first and third quarter for us tonight".
The brains behind the Houston Rockets' offense stressed swagger, not strategy, the day after Houston sputtered to its lowest-scoring outing of the season in a Game 3 loss. Houston needs to be fully healthy to challenge the NBA's best team-without Nene, they'll be lacking a veteran who can bang in the paint and provide much-needed energy and presence.
"I mean, it's insane".
"I've done it through my career", he said. "It's all about tempo".
'He's the guy you always want on the bus when you're going into the alley or trying to find a pickup game. Gordon was especially efficient, scoring 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting, highlighted by 3s on back-to-back possessions to begin the fourth quarter that essentially eliminated any hope the Spurs had of mounting a serious comeback. But if the Rockets score on the break, Popovich will usually order his big men to get back defensively, rather than chase missed shots, mitigating some of the Spurs' potential to outrebound the Rockets' smaller lineups.
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NEED TO KNOW: Simple stuff so far. And that's why he's the starting point guard for the Houston Rockets now.
San Antonio had a chance to douse the Rockets and go up in the series, but Game Four looked like Game One.
"I'm really a strong guy, I can deal with a lot of things, but I can't deal with anybody suffering", Beverley said.
INJURY UPDATE: The Rockets lost backup center Nene for the remainder of the postseason because of a muscle tear in his left thigh.
PRESSURE IS ON: In this situation, both.
Waiting for the victor of this series will likely be the reigning Western Conference champions, the Golden State Warriors.
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