Two overtimes, one missed free throw, and a veteran taking it all on his shoulders. Kevin Durant didn’t hide behind the chaos of Houston’s 124–125 loss to the Thunder. Durant, who logged 47:03 minutes and dropped 23 points, admitted post-game that a crucial mistake in the final stretch was on him.

“Those opportunities to get a stop and seal the game don’t come around too often, so I gotta be more, take more advantage of those,” he said, referencing the foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that forced the second overtime. The 37-year-old could’ve pointed fingers at the refs for missing what appeared to be his own timeout call, or at his teammates for defensive lapses, but he didn’t.

Instead, he relieved all eight Rockets who hit the floor of any blame. It’s a rare move in today’s NBA, where a

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