休斯敦火箭队球星凯文·杜兰特因膝伤缺席了系列赛首战，现已确定回归对阵洛杉矶湖人队的第二场比赛。主教练伊梅·乌度卡确认杜兰特已通过赛前热身测试，且上场时间没有限制。在此前首场比赛中，火箭队以98-107不敌湖人队，目前总比分0-1落后。
乌度卡周二宣布，杜兰特在缺席首场比赛后——尽管影像检查显示无碍，但他在开赛前不到两小时被排除在名单之外——已在第二场赛前的热身中测试了膝盖，并获准完全出战。教练提到球队此前已做好了没有他的准备，考虑到他近日移动受限，对他缺席首战并不感到意外。
这是37岁的杜兰特被菲尼克斯交易至休斯敦后的首个赛季，他除了四场常规赛外全部出战，累计上场2840分钟，创下近12年来新高。火箭队在常规赛期间杜兰特缺阵时取得了4胜0负的战绩。
第二场比赛将是杜兰特自2018年NBA总决赛以来首次在季后赛对阵勒布朗·詹姆斯，他在双方交手记录中以9-5领先。湖人队方面，卢卡·东契奇（腿筋伤势）和奥斯汀·里夫斯（斜肌伤势）同样缺席本场在Crypto.com球馆举行的比赛。
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The Houston Rockets will play without star forward Kevin Durant in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoffs series against the Los Angeles Lakers. Durant suffered a right knee contusion in practice on Wednesday and was ruled out less than two hours before tipoff on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. Both teams enter the matchup dealing with key injuries.
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant will miss Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday due to a left ankle sprain. The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Game 2, where Durant scored 23 points but committed nine turnovers amid heavy double-teaming. The Rockets trail 2-0 after road losses in Los Angeles.
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The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 101-94 in Game 2 of their playoff series on Tuesday in Los Angeles, putting Houston down 0-2. Kevin Durant returned from a knee injury but struggled after a strong first quarter, as the Rockets continued to shoot poorly. Despite dominating rebounds and points in the paint, Houston could not overcome its shooting woes against a shorthanded Lakers team.
The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a four-game sweep on Monday night. LeBron James, entering free agency, said after the loss that he does not yet know what the future holds. The defeat ends a season in which the team advanced past the Houston Rockets without Luka Dončić.
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Stephen Curry returned from injury with 29 points in 26 minutes, nearly leading the Golden State Warriors to a comeback victory over the Houston Rockets. The Warriors fell 117-116 at Chase Center on Sunday. Coach Steve Kerr declared the team 'back in the fight' with Curry's presence.