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The Houston Rockets are on the road on Wednesday night as they travel to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their first-round series.

For the Rockets, they enter Wednesday’s game trailing 1-3 in the series after defeating the Lakers at home in Game 4 on Sunday night to keep their season alive.

Now Houston will look to grab another victory in Game 5 on the road in Los Angeles on Wednesday as they try to extend the series once again.

While the Rockets are looking to pick up a victory on the road in Game 5 on Wednesday, they will be without multiple key players, including one of their stars, due to injuries.

For the Rockets, they have three players listed on their injury report for Wednesday’s game, including star forward Kevin Durant.

Houston has ruled out Durant due to a left ankle sprain and bone bruise as he will miss his second straight game and third of the series.

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With Durant sidelined once again, Tari Eason, Reed Sheppard, Dorian Finney-Smith and Josh Okogie could all continue to have increased roles.

The Rockets have also ruled out Fred VanVleet as he remains sidelined due to a torn ACL while Steven Adams will miss the remainder of the season while recovering from ankle surgery.

Fans can catch Game 5 of the first-round series between the Rockets and Lakers from Los Angeles on Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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