After their utter destruction in Game 1 at home, this would have sounded absurd, but the San Antonio Spurs are going to Houston Thursday night for Game 6 with a chance to clinch a trip to the Western Conference Finals.
Game 5 on Tuesday night was an absolute thriller, as the two Texas rivals battled right down to the final buzzer of overtime in one of the best games of the postseason, with Manu Ginobili's heroic block of James Harden's potential game-tying 3-pointer sealing the victory for the Spurs.
Adding to the intrigue for Thursday night's showdown, is the health of Kawhi Leonard, who went down with a rolled ankle late in Game 5, and was on the bench for all of overtime. Will he be able to battle through the pain to lead the Spurs back to the WCF? Or will James Harden step up and force a Game 7?
We'll have to wait until Thursday night to find out.
Here's the schedule, along with how to watch, the rest of the series.
What: Game 6
When: Thursday, May 11, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
TV: ESPN
Streaming: WatchESPN
Rest of schedule:
Game 1- Rockets 126, Spurs 99 (Box Score)
Game 2 - Spurs 121, Rockets 96 (Box Score)
Game 3 - Spurs 103, Rockets 92 (Box Score)
Game 4 - Rockets 125, Spurs 104 (Box Score)
Game 5 - Spurs 110, Rockets 107 (OT) (Box Score)
Game 6 (at Houston) -- Thursday, May 11, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 7 (at San Antonio) -- Sunday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC (if necessary)
