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On Tuesday evening, the Houston Rockets fell behind 0-2 in their first round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers with an ugly 101-94 loss in Game 2. The Rockets were playing from behind in this game from essentially the opening tip, and although things got interesting late, Houston didn't have enough to beat a Lakers team playing without both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves .
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It was the second straight brutal performance from the Rockets' offense, although this time they didn't have the excuse of Kevin Durant being out, and now, ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst has put the team on blast for their rough showing.
"The Lakers are really doing a great job… The Rockets, offensively, are just an absolute disaster. Nine turnovers for Kevin Durant , some of it are his mistakes… They can't score anything on offense," said Windhorst, NBA on ESPN on X, formerly Twitter.
Indeed, Durant turned the ball over nine times in the game on Tuesday and inexplicably shot just three times in the second half, finishing with 23 points in the loss.
The Rockets frequently had Durant bring the ball up, where he was routinely trapped by the Lakers' defense, forcing him to give it up, often to the other team.
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It was similar to what the Boston Celtics did to Durant on defense when he was a member of the Brooklyn Nets back in 2022, and ironically enough, the architect of that scheme was none other than current Rockets head coach Ime Udoka, who now appears to be on the hot seat if things continue trending in this direction for Houston.
The Rockets will attempt to get back into this series when they next hit the floor for Game 3 on Friday evening back home in Houston.
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