Portland Trail Blazers (6-9, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (11-5, fourth in the Western Conference)
Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -9.5; over/under is 217.5
BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to keep its six-game home win streak intact when the Rockets take on Portland.
The Rockets are 6-3 in conference play. Houston averages 114.6 points while outscoring opponents by 8.4 points per game.
The Trail Blazers are 5-9 against conference opponents. Portland has a 4-7 record against teams over .500.
The Rockets average 11.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer makes per game than the Trail Blazers allow (13.8). The Trail Blazers average 11.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than the Rockets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Green is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 4.9 rebounds for the Rockets.
Deni Avdija is averaging 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 8-2, averaging 116.0 points, 52.7 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 9.5 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.2 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 106.6 points, 42.6 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 10.1 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: None listed.
Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: day to day (knee), Deandre Ayton: day to day (finger), Anfernee Simons: day to day (chest).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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