Durant talks about Durant: I have more indirect assists, which proves that the team has better coordination in passing the ball.

November 15th: In the NBA group match, the Rockets defeated the Trail Blazers 140-116. After the game, Rockets star Durant was interviewed and talked about his indirect assists to his teammates.

The reporter asked: "You are getting closer to the top of the league in indirect assists or 'hockey assists.' This has been a theme in the teams you played for before. Do you think the offensive style of this team is similar to the best teams you played for before?"

"When the opponent uses a lot of double teams and double teams, I don't get assists most of the time. Usually the person who receives the ball after I pass the ball gets the assist. So, two passes, two passes Assists, that's good movement, good offense. So I never want to be that kind of player, you know, the kind of player that the team has 30 assists and he has 18 assists. I feel like if we all get 5, 6, 4, 3 assists, it shows that we are passing the ball and matching each other. So, most of the time you don't see those numbers, if I'm double-teamed and surrounded, I just have to trust my teammates, and they did." Durant said.

In this game, Durant started for 35 minutes and 43 seconds, making 12 of 19 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 30 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, with a game-high plus-minus of +37!