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04/28 11:44 CDT Rockets' Kevin Durant makes progress with injury but a return
for Game 5 vs. Lakers seems unlikely
Rockets' Kevin Durant makes progress with injury but a return for Game 5 vs.
Lakers seems unlikely
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Houston's Kevin Durant continues to make progress with his
injured left ankle, but it seems unlikely that he'll return Wednesday night for
Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Durant didn't participate in practice with the Rockets on Tuesday before they
left for California, trailing 3-1 in the first-round series. But he was seen
running on an anti-gravity treadmill as the team wrapped up its work before
heading to the airport.
Coach Ime Udoka was asked if there was a possibility that Durant would play in
Game 5 after missing the last two games with a sprained left ankle and bone
bruise.
"We'll see," Udoka said. "It is day to day, game to game. But we'll have to get
on the court and do some things, and he didn't participate in practice today.
But he's doing the conditioning and other aspects to try to get back."
Durant has missed three games in this series after he sat out the opener with a
bruised right knee. He returned for Game 2, scoring 23 points in 41 minutes of
the 101-94 loss, during which he injured his ankle late in the game.
The Rockets won Game 4 115-96 despite missing their superstar to avoid
elimination.
Durant's injury problems this postseason came after the 37-year-old ranked
second in the league in the regular season by playing 2,840 minutes.
Durant, who is in his first season in Houston after an offseason trade from
Phoenix, is the fifth-leading scorer in NBA history.
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