The Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs face-off for a pivotal Game 5 of a Western Conference Semifinals showdown tipping off at 8 p.m. ET and available for live stream on TNT Drama.
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Game 5 is pivotal for both teams. Here’s how and why you should watch.
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The Rockets went 1-1 at home to even the series at two apiece, but they’re now headed back to San Antonio, where the Spurs will look to swing things back into their favor.
Gregg Popovich’s squad is without veteran floor general Tony Parker, who suffered a season-ending ruptured left quadriceps tendon in Game 2. But the Spurs took Game 3 without Parker, playing the point guard position by committee between Patty Mills and rookie Dejounte Murray, who got the start.
It was enough to get the Spurs a win on the road, but Houston turned around and delivered a 21-piece in Game 4 — a picture-perfect performance by a Rockets team firing on all cylinders. Now, for both teams, Game 5 is a must-win.
For the Rockets, it all but ensures an opportunity to close out a championship organization at home and avoid a fateful Game 7 in a hostile environment in San Antonio. That’s exactly what the Spurs can lock-in if they hold down the fort at home on Tuesday.
San Antonio will need a Terminator-like performance out of Kawhi Leonard, with LaMarcus Aldridge turning in more than his 16 points in Game 4. Houston will need the same out of James Harden, who was plus-28 against the Spurs the last time around.
Both teams have a lot riding on Game 5. Here’s how you can tune in to the action:
No. 2 San Antonio Spurs vs. No. 3 Houston Rockets
TIME: 8 p.m. ET
CHANNEL: TNT
WHERE: AT&T Center, San Antonio
SERIES: 2-2
LIVE STREAM: TNT Drama
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