LOS ANGELES– Kevin Durant was ruled out of Houston’s NBA playoffs opener against the Los Angeles Lakers with a bruised right knee about 90 minutes before tipoff. The rest of the Rockets were neither ready nor able to pick up the slack. Houston is in an early postseason hole and the Lakers are feeling awfully good about their upset chances after Los Angeles’ 107-98 victory on Saturday night. Both teams were without their top scorer to begin the first-round series, but only the Lakers responded to the challenge with the necessary determination and production. With Durant, Luka Doncic and Austin […]...Keep on reading: NBA Playoffs: Rockets stumble without injured Kevin Durant in opener