US EditionKevin Durant returns to the playoffs, leading the Rockets into a 1st-round clash with the Lakers
The Rockets are optimistic Durant’s knee injury will not keep him out, while the Lakers enter the series without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
- Kevin Durant is listed as questionable for Saturday's Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets announced, citing a right knee contusion.
- The injury occurred during practice this week, though the Rockets remain optimistic that the condition will not be a significant issue for the series.
- Demonstrating durability, Durant played 78 of 82 possible regular season games while averaging 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists shooting 52.0% from the field.
- Lakers coach JJ Redick confirmed Tuesday that the fourth-seeded Lakers are short-handed, as stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are out indefinitely.
- The fifth-seeded Rockets aim for their first title since 1994 and 1995, with 37-year-old Durant leading the team in his 19th NBA season.
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Kevin Durant returns to the playoffs, leading the Rockets into a 1st-round clash with the Lakers
Kevin Durant is back in the playoffs after missing out last season. In his first season in Houston after this summer’s blockbuster trade from Phoenix, Durant leads the young Rockets in their first-round series with the Los Angeles Lakers beginning Saturday night.
The ace of Houston injured his knee in training.
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