Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationSengun and Thompson help the Rockets beat the Trail Blazers 106-99
Sengun shot 11 of 15 from the field while playing just 26 minutes due to foul trouble, while Thompson converted all but one of his 12 shot attempts and scored eight points in the fourth quarter.
Houston trailed 85-77 after Matisse Thybuille drained a 3-pointer a minute into the final period, but Portland missed 11 of its next 13 shots and the Rockets went on a 23-4 run that covered close to eight minutes.
Houston shot 67% in the fourth quarter, outscoring Portland 29-17.
Kevin Durant added 20 points for the Rockets (39-23), who entered the day tied for fourth in the Western Conference.
Jerami Grant led Portland with 21 points. Jrue Holiday added 20 points and 10 assists, while Donovan Clingan finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Toumani Camara made four 3-pointers while scoring 14 points in a first quarter that ended with Portland leading 34-27.
Sengun scored 15 points in the second quarter on 6-of-8 shooting to help the Rockets take a 57-56 lead into halftime.
Blazers All-Star forward Deni Avdija missed his sixth straight game with a low back injury. Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. also sat out one night after returning from the sprained right ankle that sidelined him the previous two games.
Trail Blazers: Host the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 99 - 106 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 99 - 106 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 99 - 106 |
| 4th 1.2 | |
Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 99 - 105 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
Jerami Grant personal take foul | 99 - 104 |
Statistics
 POR |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-83 | FG | 41-76 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 12-39 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 21-37 | FT | 19-26 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fouls | 25 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 12 | Lead Changes | 12 |
| 51 | Percent Led | 41 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant, F | Out | May 1 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 28 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Feb 14 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 20 | L1 | 0.75609756 | 62 |
 Houston |
10 | 30 | W1 | 0.63414633 | 52 |
 New Orleans |
36 | 56 | L2 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Dallas |
36 | 56 | W1 | 0.31707317 | 26 |
 Memphis |
37 | 57 | L8 | 0.30487806 | 25 |
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