Kevin Durant had to watch the final four games of the Houston Rockets’ first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers from the bench. After sitting out Game 1 with a bone bruise and sprained left ankle,

Los Angeles Lakers won the game 98-78 ending the Rockets season.

HOUSTON — Marcus Smart ’s block. LeBron James ’ dominant second quarter. Deandre Ayton ’s relentless rebounding. The individual performances in the Lakers ’ ugly, but decisive, 98-78 series-clinching ...

“Our voices, we were talking more, we were rotating more — that was like a starter for us to kind of get the feel of what that communication looks like,” Reaves said.