Rockets bank on Kevin Durant elevating Houston's contender status
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HOUSTON -- Years of losing and intentional asset accumulation put the Rockets in position to make the calculated gamble, but the franchise considers landing their missing piece more reward than risk.
Kevin Durant was there for the taking.
Houston would need to make a hard right and veer off what was becoming a well-worn path, giving its youthful roster cleara