The Spurs will now have a few days for Leonard to rest his injured ankle before facing the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, which begin Sunday in Oakland.
The Houston Rockets had a massive opportunity to outscore the San Antonio Spurs before tripping in overtime in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinal series in the 2017 NBA Playoffs.
It was a tough first half of Game 6 for the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, and the Toyota Center Crowd let their team hear it heading into the break. They won the second-most games in the National Basketball Association this season (61) and took down the Grizzlies and Rockets in the first two rounds, finishing off Houston without the services of Leonard, an MVP candidate.
James Harden didn't play for the Rockets tonight, and it mattered very much.
While San Antonio played close to a flawless game, Houston came out flat and never recovered.
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Sharif also reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment for completion of early harvest projects under CPEC. The China Development Bank alone has earmarked US$890 billion for some 900 projects.
San Antonio had six players in double figures led by Aldridge.
Trevor Ariza led Houston with 20 points, while Clint Capela added a double-double of 15 markers and 12 rebounds.
Potential Spurs point guard of the future Dejounte Murray had one of his best games.
The lackluster performance by the Rockets in a home game they had to win to keep their season alive prompted Cowboys great, and Hall of Famer, Michael Irvin to call out Houston for their lack of effort. San Antonio blew the doors off of Houston en route to a 114-75 win. Coach Mike D'Antoni added Sam Dekker to the rotation after being criticized for not adding anyone to the rotation Tuesday in the first game since Nene suffered a season-ending thigh injury. The Warriors beat San Antonio in impressive comeback fashion 110-98 on March 29. The MVP candidate had 10 points, seven assists, six turnovers and five fouls while shooting just 2 of 11 from the field.
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