Kevin Durant played in the 1,209th game of his NBA career on Monday night, and while the Rockets beat the Boston Celtics 109-93 to improve to 7-1 on the season, Durant attempted fewer than seven field goals for just the fourth time.

“We won the game,” Durant said when asked about his lack of involvement in the Rockets offense. “Why are you singling me out?”

Durant finished with 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting. He attempted one field goal in 16 minutes in the second half, and he did not attempt a three-pointer for the first time since March 15, 2022, when he played for the Brooklyn Nets.

Durant played fewer than 12 minutes the three previous times he attempted fewer than seven shots, the last of which came on Feb. 28, 2017 when he suffered a knee injury in the opening two minutes of a game against the Washington Wizards. Durant played 33 minutes on Monday.

“I got to do a better job putting him in spots to avoid being double-teamed,” Rockets head coach Ime Udoka said.…