Gregg Popovich is now 6-0 in first-round game-fives when the teams are tied two games apiece.
Pop’s perfect streak was helped by solid team play from the Spurs, with six players scoring in double figures. It was a nice sight after a tough game-four loss that saw a superhuman performance from Kawhi Leonard and not much from the rest of the Spurs.
But in game five, Kawhi, who dropped 28 on 16 shots, got help from a rejuvenated Manu Ginobili. Gino scored his first points of the series, bringing what Patty Mills called “Grandpa Juice” and fired up his teammates.