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Reed Sheppard could get his biggest opportunity yet in Kevin Durant's absence

Reed Sheppard could get the chance to start on an offensively ascendant team while Kevin Durant is out.

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The Houston Rockets are set to be without Kevin Durant for their next two games as he tends to a personal matter, and, undoubtedly, this will serve to be a test of the team's depth as they attempt to acclimate themselves to life without their star scorer.

Yet, it could provide ascendant second-year guard Reed Sheppard with a unique opportunity: the chance to show what he is capable of doing in the starting lineup.