Kevin Durant poured in 35 points on 14-for-20 shooting as the Houston Rockets fended off the host Charlotte Hornets for a 105-101 victory in the first game after the All-Star break Thursday night.
The Houston Rockets are back in action tonight as they take on the 26-29 Hornets in Charlotte. After a rough patch leading up to NBA All-Star Weekend, the Rockets had a long break to reset, with the hope that things will improve moving forward.
Wins at this time of the season are critical, and the Houston Rockets know they must stack up wins at a high rate to put themselves in quality position for the postseason.
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With the NBA All-Star weekend over, bettors could have a chance to win money in today’s game with the Charlotte Hornets hosting the Houston Rockets. The Hornets are entering the second half of the NBA season as one of the hottest teams after the All-Star break against a solid Rockets squad.
The NBA is a league built on the backs of its stars. Every now and then, guys in the NBA will raise their play to All-Star level, and sometimes, that run only lasts for one season.
The Houston Rockets needed this All-Star break after a rough stretch earlier in February. They were 2-3 before the time off, averaging 101.6 points per game and showing real struggles on the offensive end.
The Houston Rockets star's history of using burner accounts to take shots at his former teammates led to some odd accusations during the All-Star break.
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Kevin Durant knows how this works. He has lived it before. The Rockets star forward became part of the All-Star weekend conversation for reasons that had nothing to do with basketball, after accusations surfaced that he was using a burner account on Twitter to criticize teammates, including Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr.