SAN FRANCISCO - After not playing at all in the Rockets' first four playoff games, veteran center Nenê has played in the final game of the series against the Jazz and first game against the Warriors, making all three of his attempts and scoring eight points in an average of 11 minutes in each of those games.
"It's a man's game and he's a man," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said of Nenê's play after not playing in just four games in the previous month. "He's effective for limited minutes. We have to be careful with him because we like for him to last the whole time.