Overview
- The NBA's official injury report lists Durant as out for Monday's game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
- Houston enters the matchup 30-17 and fourth in the Western Conference standings.
- Durant has averaged 26.2 points with strong efficiency this season and had missed only two games before this absence.
- With Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams already out for the season, the Rockets are expected to lean more on Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson.
- Indiana remains without Tyrese Haliburton for the season and Obi Toppin, who has been sidelined since October.