Kevin Durant: Rockets' young players gained from playoff test
Rockets forward Kevin Durant says missing last season's series against the Lakers was a lesson for Houston's youngsters that will make them better.
Kevin Durant says the Houston Rockets' young players needed to go through last season's playoff series without him, and that it will make them better.
Durant, a forward for the Rockets, missed every game of the series bar one. Houston lost to the Lakers, who were also short-handed.
"I don't think there are uncomfortable conditions in basketball. You either learn or you don't. The position our young players were in in that situation was exactly what they needed to go through. There are guys who spend 12-13 years in the league and never play in the playoffs. That intensity is very important. A situation like this will only make them better through the experience of pressure and expectations. You have to live through it, and for everyone it will be the most important lesson," Durant said.
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