Kawhi Leonard had a cool 28 points in this blowout. |
The Rockets would cut it down to 10 points, but soon the Spurs would recuperate and lead 97-71 after the third quarter, just suffocating the Rockets usual high-octane offense, winning 118-105 to take a commanding 3-1 advantage.
Leonard was just superb, shooting 11-14 and 4-4 from distance. Pau Gasol had 16 points and 6 rebounds, making two long balls. Iman Shumpert, again, had a nice showing with 2 blocks and 11 points. Biyombo had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals to go with those 3 blocks. Josh Smith was the defensive monster tonight, with a career-high 7 blocks to go with 10 points, 3 steals and 8 rebounds. Tony Parker chipped in 8 points with 8 assists. Clint Capela was the lone star for Houston with 22 points and 16 rebounds. James Harden had 16 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds; Chris Paul had 16 points with 12 assists, but committed four turnovers.
The wheels just fell off for Houston in this one, to the shock of the home crowd as this series now moves back to San Antonio.