Kevin Durant didn’t hesitate to shoulder blame for the Rockets’ Monday night loss to the Lakers.
Houston fell to Los Angeles at the Toyota Center, 100–92, in a key matchup for playoff seeding. The Rockets, Lakers, Nuggets and Timberwolves are all within two games of each other in the West standings. Houston had an opportunity to carve out some breathing room when L.A. came to town. Instead the Rockets lost—and in ugly fashion. The home side scored only 12 points in the fourth quarter while committing nine turnovers as the Lakers hounded Durant relentlessly.
