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Kevin Durant Drops 30 as Rockets Surge Past Pacers
Durant’s 30 points helped Houston dominate rebounds 50-30 and second-chance points 25-9, securing their third straight win and improving to 20-10 this season.
- On Monday, Kevin Durant, forward for the Houston Rockets, scored 30 points with six rebounds and five assists to lead a 126-119 win over the Indiana Pacers at the Toyota Center, Houston.
- The Rockets shot efficiently, hitting 49 of 83 shots and outscoring the Pacers 36-23 in the second quarter to lead by 18 at halftime.
- With five players in double figures, Jabari Smith Jr. had 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks while Amen Thompson scored 20 with eight rebounds and seven assists.
- The Rockets moved to 20-10 with their third straight win, tying the Los Angeles Lakers for fourth in the West, while Indiana's ninth straight loss dropped them to 6-27 before hosting Orlando on Wednesday.
- Durant, age 37, notched his 10th 30-plus game this season and 419th career game, scoring 30 points without a layup by going 11 of 14 from mid-range 7-17 feet on Monday.
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Kevin Durant scored 30 points to lead the Houston Rockets victory against the Indiana Pacers on Monday 126-119.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
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- 55% of the sources lean Left
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