Lakers Hold Slim Lead, Durant's Knee in Spotlight

0:00Lakers pulled off a one-nothing lead in their first round series against Houston after game one, even while shorthanded without Lucodon Chitch, Austin, Reeves, and then Kevin Durand went down with a knee issue. That Durant absence was huge since the guy is a scoring machine who averaged 26 points this season and rarely sits in the playoffs unless it's bad. Lakers coach Reddit called out their sloppy play, post-game, by giving up 21 offensive rebounds and coughing up the ball 20 times. 4. 24 Houston points. Even if Durand's hobbled knee limits his moves tonight, Lakers got to stay physical, force him rightward on both ends to wear him down without easing. Up. Meanwhile, Houston's got two days to tweak defenses on hot shooter Luke Kennert who dropped 27 on perfect threes last time, so expect. Tider looks and no repeat carry jobs as the series heats up. This has been California News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story.