While San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan may no longer be the centerpiece to the Spurs offense, he was able to play Captain Comeback tonight in leading the Spurs past the Rockets 99-91.
Duncan didn't act alone though, and If he was going to pair with anyone to dig the Spurs out of their first half rut, it would be a player he has won three NBA Championships with - Tony Parker.
"Tim and Tony did a great job of leafing the way for the whole group," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "I thought that everybody else followed. They never gave in because Timmy and Tony didn't allow them to."
The Rockets got off to a blazing start in the first quarter with a 13-3 run in the first four minutes of the quarter.
The Spurs were down 8-20 when the second unit started coming in. Danny Green and Tiago Splitter checked in with 5:20 left in the quarter, and Gary Neal and Matt Bonner soon followed, leading the Spurs on a 11-6 run to pull within ten points.
But when the ...
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