Getty Kevin Durant is on the cusp of becoming the NBA's fifth all-time leading scorer Most of the NBA world doubts that the Houston Rockets will be taken down by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Recently, the Lakers lost two key players in Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. The former is dealing with a hamstring strain, which came at a time when he was earning major MVP hype down the stretch of the season. As for Reaves, he’s battling an oblique injury, which