Kevin Durant had a strong regular season with the Rockets, but was injured in the playoffs -- and that wasn't all that fell apart for him and Houston. Is it time for the Heat to circle back there? Or could Houston get aggressive and impede the Heat's path to Giannis? Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander start a series about eliminated teams.

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