The Kerr-driven halftime energy boost had been countered.
The Warriors took full advantage of Leonard's absence and began a terrific comeback from being down 78-55 to the Spurs.
Game 6 highlighted something that has been clear for a while now: The Spurs are the great chameleon of pro sports and have shown themselves to be capable of navigating just about any scenario thrown their way. Leonard will get an MRI on his ankle tomorrow morning, according to ESPN's Michael Wright. He originally twisted in late in Game 5 of the last series, missed the closeout Game 6 in Houston and returned on Sunday afternoon looking more than fine.
Leonard had 26 points and was ideal from the line (11 of 11) before heading to the dugout. He's under control, and his feet are underneath him, giving Leonard plenty of room to land after he takes the jumper.
Kawhi left the game and didn't return, and without him on the floor the Warriors closed out the game on a 58-33 run, taking Game 1 by the final of 113-111. Pachulia came under heat from some, with some saying it was reckless and wondering whether it was on goal.
"It was just nice to hear his voice really", Curry said.
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"Did he step under it, like on goal?"
In Game 1 between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards a few weeks back, Markieff Morris went up for a jumper and landed on Al Horford's foot, rolling his ankle after the Celtics forward tried to contest the shot. He is a former assistant to Spurs head coach Greg Popovich. "It was a hand-off situation". I saw my teammate was behind the screen, and I had to challenge the shot. I'm an athlete, too. My approach to this game for the 14 years I've been in this league is to play hard and give 100 per cent of whatever I have. Warriors get within 15; we found out we needed a new caliper for the front driver side; Warriors down by 20 again. You've got to time that perfectly if you want to hurt somebody.
Regardless of how it happened, it happened.
Canberra's Mills was elevated from his usual bench role to starting point guard after veteran starter Tony Parker's season ended with a leg injury in game two against the Rockets.
The Warriors pounced at the opportunity. At the same time, Curry, Thompson and Durant are not the only Warriors who can shoot the 3. In the ensuing 18-0 run, which lit Oracle Arena up like nothing else this season, Curry hit a huge 3 and a 22-footer with his big toe on the line.
Realizing the potential for ankle injuries - a problem for Warriors star Stephen Curry earlier in his career - the National Basketball Association made the play one of its points of emphasis for officials before the 2013-14 season, stressing that shooters had to be given the freedom to land. LaMarcus Aldridge picked up some of the slack to lead the team with 28 points, Manu Ginobili added 17 points while Jonathan Simmons chipped in with 12 points but it wasn't enough to make up for the loss of Leonard who had scored 26 points in just 24 minutes of action as the Spurs would go on to blow a 25-point lead.
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