Kevin Durant will miss at least two games, giving Reed Sheppard a chance to shine and see if he can handle an expanded role with the Rockets.

Aaron Holiday, the 29-year-old veteran, has been one of three guards stepping up in the absence of VanVleet. While Reed Sheppard and Josh Okogie have played fantastic minutes for Houston, Holiday has been the biggest surprise. He most recently put up a season-high 22 points and two steals off the bench in the win over Phoenix on Monday night.

Rockets' injury report tonight vs. Suns has 6 players listed out, answers questions on Kevin Durant, Steven Adams originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Houston Rockets have a lot of talented depth, and it's getting tested right now.

The Rockets entered Friday at 10-3, sitting first in the Southwest Division and near the top of the Western Conference after a five-game win streak. Durant is averaging 25.5 points on just under 50% shooting, while Sengun is putting up a Jokic-lite line at 23.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.

Nikola Jokić nearly had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets used a late run to put away the Rockets in a battle of two of the teams battling Oklahoma City for Western Conference supremacy.

Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant has added more facets to his career. Besides being one of the best players of his generation, the Houston Rockets star has become a successful businessman. More recently,

Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe detail how KD’s chemistry with Houston’s young stars is fueling the Rockets’ hot start.

The Cavaliers began the game ice cold from 3-point range and finished it as such from the free throw line, and Cleveland fell to the Houston Rockets.