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04/27 00:49 CDT Durant sidelined again as Rockets extend series, Udoka calls
return 'a possibility'
Durant sidelined again as Rockets extend series, Udoka calls return 'a
possibility'
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Kevin Durant missed Houston's win over the Los Angeles Lakers
in Game 4 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series Sunday night with
an ankle injury, but coach Ime Udoka said Durant could return now that the
series has been extended.
Udoka said Durant has a bone bruise on his ankle that is painful and he has
limited his mobility, but didn't rule out his return this season.
"Yeah, a possibility, for sure," Udoka said. "I didn't know how bad it was
initially and then we got that prognosis. But he's doing what he can to get
swelling out and mobility back. And just like the knee, we weren't sure when he
was going to come back, but he snapped back pretty quickly to be available for
Game 2. So it is a true game-to-game, day-to-day thing."
Game 5 is Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Durant missed Game 3 on Friday night with the ankle injury, when the Rockets
blew a six-point lead with less than 30 seconds to go in regulation of an
eventual 112-108 overtime loss to fall to 0-3 in the series.
Sunday's 115-96 win was the third game of the series that Durant has missed
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.
His 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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