The Houston Rockets have won back-to-back games against the Los Angeles Lakers without Kevin Durant. The former NBA MVP has been sidelined by an ankle injury and has been forced to sit out Games 3 through 5 of their first-round NBA playoffs series.

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Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Friday's Game 6 of the team's first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a sprained left ankle and bone bruise, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Get Up on Thursday.

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Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant has been ruled out of Game 3 of his team's first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers due to an ankle injury, per ESPN's Shams Charania.