Fans will love Kevin Durant’s Ime Udoka minute statement

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The Houston Rockets fanbase won’t complain too much about the fact that they won a big game against the Detroit Pistons, 111-104, with Kevin Durant leads the way once again. Durant had 32 points on the night, and despite being 37 years old, he continues to show that he’s capable of handling such a heavy workload for a Rockets team that needs every bit of his input this season.

After the game, the head coach of the Rockets Making Udoka was asked about Durant’s minutes, and was very confident in the veteran’s ability to play heavy minutes on nightly outings. Regardless, he plans to reduce the minutes of the star striker to try and protect him from potential injury, provided Houston gets some of its key guys back.

“We want to cut (his minutes) down as much as we can. … Kevin is a guy who doesn’t want to give up games at all, to rest. He wants to play every night. For us, when we all get healthy … we get Dorian back and we’re off the minutes limit, we get Tarry back, we can start shaving off those minutes. Put those other guys, put other high-quality defensemen on the court,” Udoga said over the intercom. @BigSargeSportz on X (formerly Twitter).

Will the Rockets get some guard help?

Houston Rockets guard Reed Shepard (15) and guard Amen Thompson (1) leave the court for a timeout during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.
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The Rockets didn’t plan to rely on Durant so much, but he’s their most dangerous perimeter scoring weapon, and he makes up for his lack of shooting guard play. He doubles as their best scorer and best playmaker, and Houston has recognized how much they need him, hence the heavy minutes he’s been playing.

However, that doesn’t seem likely at all Rockets to be active in the trading market. Waiting for the team to get healthier really seems to be their best course of action.





2026-01-24 07:08:00

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