Kevin Durant isn’t exactly known for his passing skills, but he definitely has some tricks in his dime bag.
He reached for one of them on Saturday night during a Houston Rockets home game against the visiting Dallas Mavericks at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
After attracting a soft double team in one possession early in the contest, Durant immediately made Dallas pay for that decision by getting the leather to Amen Thompson in style.
The former NBA Most Valuable Player split the Mavs’ defense with a slick pass that went through the legs of Dallas guard Max Christie, whose facial reaction to Durant’s dime added a touch of perfection to the moment. Thompson was not able to finish the play with a bucket, but drew a foul at the rim.
Also worth noting was Thompson’s great presence of mind, as he made a great cut to the basket after realizing all the attention the Mavs were paying Durant.
You can watch that play here.
If Amen Thompson finished this 😦
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With Fred VanVleet out for the 2025-26 NBA season due to an injury, the Rockets have been operating without a true star point guard.
That helps explain why Houston entered Saturday as the league’s second-worst team with just a 57.7% assist rate. Still, the Rockets own one of the best offenses in the league, as they are top five with a 118.0 offensive rating heading into the meeting with the Mavericks.
