James Harden led the way for the Rockets, hitting his first 5 shots and leading all scorers with 28. San Antonio’s offense was “in mud,” according to Coach Pop, in the first half, only scoring 38 points. The short-handed Spurs made it a game late in the fourth quarter, cutting a 18 point deficit to 6, before a P.J. Tucker three sealed the game.
- San Antonio went scoreless the last 3:17 of the first quarter, and only scored 14 in the period.
- The Spurs’ first three was by Manu Ginobili just over a minute into the second quarter-they were 6-24 on the night.