Kevin Durant is helping Houston finally end a five-decade drought

The The Houston Rockets made history on Wednesday night, beating the Toronto Raptors 139–121 at Scotiabank Arena to record back-to-back 137+ point wins for the first time since 1973. ending a 52-year drought. The win gave Houston its second straight win after an 0–2 start, improving to 2–2 on the young 2025 season.

Kevin Durant led from the front with an exemplary performance of 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting, including 4-of-8 from deep and 5-of-8 at the free throw line. The 37-year-old star added five rebounds, three blocks and an assist in 37 minutes. Through four games, Durant is averaging 27.5 points on 52.2% shooting, 5.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Jabari Smith Jr. complemented Durant with a season-best 25 points, adding five rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block. Alperen Sengun came close to a triple-double, with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting, nine assists and eight rebounds.

Amen Thompson nearly matched that line with 18 points, nine boards and seven assists, while Steven Adams had 12 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Tarry Eason added 14 points off the bench. In all, seven Rockets players grabbed at least five rebounds as the team completely overwhelmed Toronto on the glass, 53–22.

Houston’s size advantage was a major factor in the win. At times, the Rockets fielded a lineup of five players 6-foot-10 or taller, Durant, Smith, Sengun, Adams and Clint Capela, overwhelming a Raptors team whose tallest active player was 6-foot-5 Sandro Mamukelasvili. As a result, Houston scored 66 points in the paint and 27 rushing points.

Toronto, now 1–4, shot a season-best 52.5% from three-point range (21-of-40), but couldn’t overcome Houston’s interior offense. Scotty Barnes scored 31 points, Brandon Ingram added 29 and rookie Collin Murray-Boyles had 13 in his first career start while Jakob Poltl sat out with back stiffness.

Houston closed the first half on an 11–0 run and opened the third quarter with a 14–4 burst, building a 17-point lead that never dipped below double digits again. The Rockets will now head to Boston for Saturday’s showdown with the Celtics.