When Tony Parker rested during the regular season, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich typically inserted Dejounte Murray into the starting lineup, continuing to us Patty Mills as a scorer off the bench. Even still, it was surprising that Popovich started Murray in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals, on the road in Houston.
The moment was too big, and despite Murray being a plus 11 in 14 minutes, he had two turnovers, was 1-of-5 from the field and got blocked on a layup he should have dunked. Mills didn’t fair much better at the one, finishing the game a minus seven with three turnovers, and shooting 4-of-14 from the field.