The San Antonio Spurs 121-96 Game 2 victory over the Houston Rockets featured a slew of savvy adjustments by Gregg Popovich. He started Pau Gasol in place of David Lee, played several small ball lineups, and changed the coverages on James Harden pick and rolls. Harden finished 3-of-17 from the field with just 13 points. While some of that was him missing shots and not playing well, here are four defensive adjustments the Spurs made that were effective:
The move to insert Gasol into the starting lineup was surprising.