Durant scores 27 as the Rockets race to an early lead and rout the Knicks 111-94

HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Durant had 27 points and the Houston Rockets took a huge lead early and rolled to a 111-94 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

It’s a third straight win for the Rockets after they’d dropped two in a row. The victory comes after New York got a 108-106 win at home in the first meeting this season in February.

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