# ROCKETS PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Can Lakers DEFEND Kevin Durant? Houston's Strengths, Weaknesses & More

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Podcast: [Locked On Rockets - Daily Podcast On The Houston Rockets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/main-feed-579535)
Published: 2026-04-15T13:44:21+00:00
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The Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers are set to face off in round one of the NBA playoffs. Can LA find a way to defend Kevin Durant? Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) is joined by Locked On Lakers hosts Andy & Brian Kamenetzky to break down this Rockets-Lakers series from the Houston side of things, covering Houston's reignited offense and 9-1 close to the season, offensive rebounding strength offsetting half court offensive execution and turnover issues, how the Lakers close the gap without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, Rockets X-Factors and more.

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