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Kevin Durant’s first season in Houston ends on the bench as Rockets fall short again

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Kevin Durant’s first season in Houston ends on the bench as Rockets fall short again
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Kevin Durant’s first season in Houston ends on the bench as Rockets fall short again

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  • USA Today·May 2

    Kevin Durant’s first season in Houston ends on the bench as Rockets fall short again

    May 2, 2026, 10:19 a.m. ETHOUSTON — Kevin Durant’s first Houston Rockets season did not go as intended.On Friday night at Toyota Center, while his teammates attempted to force a decisive Game 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers, Durant sat on the bench in street clothes with a sprained left ankle. He could only watch as the Lakers shifted into cruise control and the Rockets staggered toward the end of their season.When the final buzzer sounded on the Lakers’ 98-78 win, the Rockets were right back where they were at the end of last season: exiting the playoffs in the first round.In Houston’s locker room after the game, players exchanged hugs and gifted each other jerseys, relics of a season that failed to meet the raised expectations set when the Rockets traded last summer for Durant, who was injured for all but one playoff game against the Lakers.The Rockets have suffered first-round playoff exits in back-to-back seasons, both in series where coach Ime Udoka said it felt like his team "got behind the eight ball."Against the Lakers, who were missing Luka Doncic, the Rockets lost the first three games – two without Durant – but avoided elimination by winning the

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