The Rockets have granted Kevin Durant his ideal role: getting buckets when it's most needed.
As the Houston Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic in an overtime thriller over the weekend, the magnificent shotmaking of superstar scorer Kevin Durant was yet again on full display, and, as the team continues to succeed in almost every way imagineable, Durant has been the driving factor behind their ability to close games.
Yet, the Rockets also deserve credit for the position in which they've put Durant, and according to Tim MacMahon on Monday's episode of The Hoop Collective, his status as an undeniable scorer has been leveraged about as well as it could be by the team so far this season.