Tony Parker Injury Has No Impact on Spurs' NBA Title Hopes

The Western Conference semis between the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets is tied at one game apiece.

And when Game 3 goes down on Friday night, the Spurs will be without one of their starters.

Tony Parker, who averaged 25.2 minutes and 10.1 points, will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured left quadriceps tendon.

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You might be surprised, but according to SportsLine's projections, Parker's absence will have no effect on the Spurs' title hopes. Instead, our simulations say Patty Mills picks up the slack.

According to our advanced computer simulations, the Spurs have a 10.9 percent chance of winning the NBA Finals and an 18.1 percent chance of winning the West.

More good news for Spurs fans: SportsLine simulated Friday night's game 10,000 times and we project a score of 110-108 San Antonio.

SportsLine projects Mills to score 11.6 points in 30 minutes and lead the team with 4.6 assists. He's averaging 9.5 points and 3.5 assists on the season.

Here are the top projected scorers for each team in Game 3:

San Antonio Spurs

• Kawhi Leonard: 37 minutes, 27.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists
• LaMarcus Aldridge: 36 minutes, 20.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists
• Patty Mills: 30 minutes, 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists
• Pau Gasol: 19 minutes, 9.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists
• David Lee: 20 minutes, 8.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists

Houston Rockets

• James Harden: 40 minutes, 28.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 9.3 assists
• Louis Williams: 25 minutes, 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists
• Eric Gordon: 35 minutes, 14.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists
• Ryan Anderson: 32 minutes, 12.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists
• Clint N' Dumba-Capela: 28 minutes, 12.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists

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