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Luis Scola, PF 25 MIN | 2-7 FG | 0-0 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 4 PTS | -1 The glaring statistic? Five turnovers. Scola forced it too hard and too often, fumbling the ball whenever he took it inside. He also failed to crack double digits. Worst of all, he allowed Duncan to bring the Spurs back in the third quarter. |
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Chandler Parsons, F 16 MIN | 1-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 2 AST | 3 PTS | +9 Parsons was bipolar tonight. He missed on a couple of transition threes early in the shot clock during the first quarter, then reverted to a hesitant nature the rest of the game. No putback dunks to boot either. |
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Samuel Dalembert, C 25 MIN | 2-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 9 REB | 0 AST | 4 PTS | -5 Here’s how intimidating Dalembert is: Gary Neal already had a layup gift-wrapped and he still elected to kick it out to Duncan. However, foul trouble limited his effectiveness. |
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Kevin Martin, SG 36 MIN | 10-21 FG | 3-3 FT | 9 REB | 4 AST | 29 PTS | -5 Martin ushered in his 29th birthday with 21 points in the first half. Most of his shots came from downtown and all Kawhi Leonard could do was watch. Martin gets high marks for his all-around effort across the board. |
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Kyle Lowry, PG 35 MIN | 5-12 FG | 4-6 FT | 2 REB | 7 AST | 15 PTS | -7 Parker ran rings around Lowry like it was the latter’s rookie season all over again. Lowry had a respectable second half but the damage had already been done. |
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Courtney Lee, SG 32 MIN | 7-12 FG | 0-0 FT | 2 REB | 2 AST | 15 PTS | -17 With Martin getting his breather, Lee went berserk in the second quarter, freeing himself up for open looks and knocking them down with confidence. Lee has been the steady force for the Rockets when their other bench players have been up and down. |
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Goran Dragic, PG 16 MIN | 2-4 FG | 1-2 FT | 3 REB | 3 AST | 5 PTS | -5 Rough night for Dragic. He threw up an airball, got poked in the face, but managed to initiate the transition for a couple of plays. |
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Chase Budinger, SF 9 MIN | 0-0 FG | 0-0 FT | 2 REB | 0 AST | 0 PTS | +1 Nine minutes of insignificance. |
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Jordan Hill, C 23 MIN | 2-3 FG | 2-2 FT | 10 REB | 0 AST | 6 PTS | -3 Hill crashed the glass and gave the Rockets a lot of second looks at the basket. |
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Patrick Patterson, PF 23 MIN | 5-10 FG | 0-0 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 10 PTS | -7 Kevin McHale trusted Patterson down the stretch and the gamble almost paid off. He knocked down several jumpers but left Bonner for the three that sealed the outcome. |
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