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LOS ANGELES -- Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant will play in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday after missing the opening game of the series due to a knee injury suffered in practice last week. Rockets coach Ime Udoka said before the game that Durant was testing his knee during pre-game warmups and that if he did play, there would be no minutes restriction.
Durant, who popped up as questionable on the injury report last week, went through his warmup routine at Crypto.com Arena less than two hours before Game 1 but was ruled out shortly after. The Rockets lost Game 1 107-98 and fell behind 1-0 in the series against the Lakers, who are playing without Luka Dončić (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique).
Udoka said last weekend that Durant, 37, underwent imaging and "nothing major" came up. Durant's "limited movement" was more the cause of missing Game 1 than pain tolerance. After the game, Udoka said the team was not surprised that Durant was unable to play in Game 1.
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Kevin Durant suffered a knee injury during practice last week.
The Rockets lost Game 1 to the Lakers with a score of 107-98.
No, Durant will not have any minutes restriction in Game 2.

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"I don't think it was a surprise to us," Udoka said. "We knew he got banged up. We looked at a bunch of different things without him. If he could go, he could go, but it looked doubtful based on how he was moving the last few days. We prepped for different lineups without him, alternative starting lineups if he wasn't available. Late to everybody publicly, but we knew it might be a good chance he was out."
In his first season with Houston, Durant missed just four games total during the regular season. The Rockets went 4-0 in those games in the regular season without Durant in the lineup. Durant entered the playoffs averaging 26 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists since being traded from the Phoenix Suns last offseason.