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Kevin Durant Misses Playoff Opener with Knee Injury, and the Rockets Can’t Make up for His Absence
Houston loses its leading scorer as Durant averaged 26.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists this season.
- Houston Rockets All-Star forward Kevin Durant will miss Game 1 of the playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a right knee injury, team officials confirmed on Monday.
- Durant appeared on the injury report with a right knee contusion after sustaining the injury during practice this week; the Rockets initially listed him as questionable before ruling him out.
- Rockets coach Ime Udoka revealed medical imaging showed no structural damage, hoping it was a "one-game thing," while noting "limited movement is more the cause."
- Both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are set to miss Game 1 for the Los Angeles Lakers, leaving Los Angeles shorthanded alongside Houston's injury challenges.
- Houston hopes Durant can return for Game 2 on Tuesday, where he averaged 26.0 points shooting 52% from the field and 41% from deep during the 52-30 regular season.
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FOX 5 San DiegoKevin Durant misses playoff opener with knee injury, and the Rockets can’t make up for his absence
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Durant was ruled out of Houston's playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers with a bruised right knee about 90 minutes before tipoff.
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