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The Straits Times
|March 19, 2026
Rockets leader vows to be 'smarter, better resource' in rematch against LA Lakers
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Rockets star Kevin Durant shooting against Deandre Ayton in their NBA clash on March 16 in Houston, where the Lakers restricted him to 18 points. The two teams meet again on March 18. PHOTO: AFP
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Kevin Durant is a 16-time All-Star, four-time scoring champion, two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals Most Valuable Player and soon will pass Michael Jordan for fifth in career points. His credentials are unassailable.
So when he insisted on shouldering the blame for the Houston Rockets' fourth-quarter collapse against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 16, his culpability resonated.
After erasing a six-point third-quarter deficit and briefly seizing the lead in the fourth, the Rockets fell apart down the stretch of a 100-92 loss to the visiting Lakers in the first of their two-game set that concludes on March 18 (March 19 morning, Singapore time) in Houston.
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