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The Houston Rockets, behind Amen Thompson and Kevin Durant, dominated in Los Angeles as the Lakers dropped their third game in a row.

Durant marked another major career milestone in Sunday’s game. The NBA took to social media to announce the 37-year-old’s latest historic feat. “With his first assist tonight, Kevin Durant reached 5,000 career assists… He’s now the 3rd-fastest player in NBA history to reach 30K+ PTS, 5K+ REB, and 5K+ AST 👀” the league posted on X.

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant will miss the next two games while tending to a family matter, the team announced on Sunday. Durant will miss road games against two of his former teams: the Phoenix Suns on Monday and Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.

Durant is having a nice December, averaging 26.6 PPG, and he’s cashed the Over in points in eight of his last nine contests, including four in a row. On Sunday, KD dropped 24 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Cameras showed Kevin Durant enjoying on the floor, clearly entertained as David Adelman was ejected in a dramatic scene..

Kevin Durant was not fazed by Bruce Brown's trash talk complaint after the game, giving reporters a simple reply.