Leonard sat out much of the fourth quarter of Game 5 on Tuesday and didn't take the court for overtime after he came down on the foot of James Harden while turning to run up the court with 5:37 left in the third quarter.
The Spurs were up by 19 by halftime in a game that was over quickly, and didn't let up to reach the Western Conference finals for the first time since winning the title in 2014.
Harden and the Rockets crumbled as they suffered a 114-75 humbling at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs in game six of the Western Conference semi-finals on Thursday.
Popovich found a way to win a postseason game with Patty Mills and Jonathon Simmons in the starting lineup, and the pair combined to score 32 points.
The Spurs are going to need Leonard to be healthy and MVP-level brilliant to have a shot against the Warriors next round.
Despite the disappointing finish, the 2016-17 season should still be considered a success for Harden.
A sombre Harden was clear about who was to blame for the loss.
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He did not even attempt a shot before knocking down a three-pointer with 6:18 remaining in the second quarter.
Houston coach Mike D'Antoni wasn't sure if the disappointment of losing a winnable Game 5 could have lingered with his team and contributed to this embarrassing blowout. He had as many points in the first half as he had turnovers, five.
"We just didn't play well", Harden told reporters.
Harden finished with 10 points on two-of-11 shooting with seven assists and six turnovers. "I was making some passes ad we just didn't knock down shots or whatever the case may be".
Leonard is expected to be fit for game one away to the Warriors on Sunday (Monday AEST), but Parker won't return to action until next season.
"It's frustrating the way that we lost, especially how a good of a year we had as a team with a new coaching staff and some new key pieces to our team, (the season was) pretty good, could've been better, but we're in the right direction, and we have a lot of improvement to do with the team that we have right now".
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