Kevin Durant blames himself for Houston Rockets loss to Los Angeles Lakers

The Houston Rockets came up short against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night and after the game, star forward Kevin Durant shouldered the blame for Houston’s struggles on the offensive end.

Durant had just 18 points in the game – well below his season average – including just two in the second half. He also had an uncharacteristic seven turnovers.

"I just felt like I lost the game for us tonight," Durant said, via ESPN. "It's that simple. Of course we probably could make more 3s, but it's on me. I mean, to be honest, I'm the offense and the opposing team is going to use all their resources and not let me get comfortable.

"First half, I got comfortable in iso, comfortable coming off of pindowns, pick-and-rolls, and they decided not to let me get comfortable no more. So I got to be smarter, better with the ball. I got to maybe shoot over some of them double-teams, but space out, be ready to catch and shoot, be ready to be a screener, just be in a dunker spot, just being able to be there as a resource for my teammates to provide space. I didn't need to have the ball as much as I did tonight."

This story will be  updated. 

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