The Houston Rockets cut their first-round series deficit to 3-2 after a 99-93 Game 5 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, marking their second straight victory despite still missing Kevin Durant, who has ...

Houston will once again have to try to postpone elimination without its biggest star, as the ​Rockets announced late Tuesday that Kevin Durant would ‌be out for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Now, with no Durant for the fourth time out of five games, the Rockets will have to lean again on their defense as they did in Game 4.