Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
20
7
27
916
262
36
13
36
87
41
47
20
15
75
35
7
42
3
22
14
16
22
110
4
107
52
49
2426
1315
54
66
64
97
79
23
102
01
86
46
24
3736
6060
910
42
5
2116
76
4
62
50
81
910
11
921
11
53
22
46
2314
6060
10
5
50
24
13
54
6
6
100
7
2
9
0
8
4
2
37
60
7
2
29
26
15
58
6
4
67
9
3
12
1
6
6
4
36
60
9
4
44
21
7
33
6
5
83
9
1
10
1
5
2
4
23
60
10
2
20
16
6
38
2
0
0
10
1
11
1
3
2
6
14
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
32
7
11
64
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
12
13
4
1
0
2
2
16
8
double
James
Harden
James Harden
True
31
14
26
54
4
9
44
12
13
92
0
3
3
7
5
0
1
2
44
19
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
31
3
9
33
1
6
17
0
0
0
2
4
6
1
0
0
1
1
7
13
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
30
4
9
44
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
2
1
1
4
11
22
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
27
4
9
44
1
3
33
1
2
50
2
6
8
1
0
1
3
3
10
13
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
22
5
10
50
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
4
4
4
5
1
2
2
12
23
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
16
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
4
0
0
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
14
2
4
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
5
-5
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
11
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
3
-2
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
8
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6
none
Nick
Johnson
Nick Johnson
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6
none
26
December
2014
Friday
FedExForum
Memphis
Grizzlies
Memphis
False
Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
22
7
29
791
1039
27
10
37
76
34
45
18
17
94
30
5
35
5
19
9
22
23
95
4
77
41
53
2118
126
6
58
57
98
68
22
90
12
62
12
47
3320
6060
76
32
42
1819
88
5
41
41
100
88
01
89
11
83
15
56
2319
6060
7
4
57
21
12
57
5
5
100
6
2
8
1
6
1
4
33
60
7
1
14
18
6
33
8
7
88
8
2
10
2
2
2
7
20
60
7
3
43
18
8
44
4
4
100
8
0
8
1
8
1
5
23
60
6
2
33
19
8
42
1
1
100
8
1
9
1
3
5
6
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
32
6
16
38
0
5
0
6
6
100
1
2
3
3
1
0
6
1
18
-18
none
Meyers
Leonard
Meyers Leonard
True
31
5
11
45
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
1
2
3
13
8
none
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
25
5
10
50
3
5
60
1
1
100
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
4
14
-13
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
24
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
1
1
2
-16
none
Joel
Freeland
Joel Freeland
True
22
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
5
5
2
0
1
2
4
4
-6
none
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
False
26
6
9
67
2
3
67
3
3
100
0
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
17
0
none
Chris
Kaman
Chris Kaman
False
15
4
7
57
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
4
6
1
1
0
3
0
9
-19
none
Steve
Blake
Steve Blake
False
15
3
6
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
2
8
-4
none
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
False
12
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
0
-10
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
12
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
4
5
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
9
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
4
0
0
none
Dorell
Wright
Dorell Wright
False
7
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
4
100
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
4
-8
none
Victor
Claver
Victor Claver
False
4
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
6
none
23
December
2014
Tuesday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Thunder
Oklahoma City
False
The Houston Rockets ( 20 - 7 ) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers ( 22 - 7 ) 110 - 95 on Monday . Houston put a stop to their two - game losing streak with the win . James Harden was n't going to let the Rockets lose a third straight game . He put up a game - high 44 points and seven assists in 32 minutes . Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved , acquired in a three - team trade on Friday , made their debuts with the team . Brewer put up 12 points , four rebounds , four assists and five steals in 23 minutes off the bench , while Shved put up three points in 11 minutes off the bench . The Rockets will go on the road Friday to take on the Grizzlies in Memphis . Portland saw their five - game winning streak come to an end with the loss . LaMarcus Aldridge sat out the game with an illness , thrusting Meyers Leonard into the starting lineup at power forward . Robin Lopez ( hand ) will remain out for about seven more weeks , so the Trail Blazers were running out their backup frontcourt of Leonard and Joel Freeland . Leonard finished with 13 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes . He even converted three three - pointers , showing off the new skill he developed in the offseason . With the game out of reach for most of the second half , coach Terry Stotts gave extra minutes to his bench . C.J . McCollum put on a show with 17 points and three steals in 27 minutes . Portland is on a back - to - back set , they 'll play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday .
The Houston Rockets (20 - 7) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (22 - 7) 110 - 95 on Monday. Houston put a stop to their two - game losing streak with the win. James Harden wasn't going to let the Rockets lose a third straight game. He put up a game - high 44 points and seven assists in 32 minutes. Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved, acquired in a three - team trade on Friday, made their debuts with the team. Brewer put up 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals in 23 minutes off the bench, while Shved put up three points in 11 minutes off the bench. The Rockets will go on the road Friday to take on the Grizzlies in Memphis. Portland saw their five - game winning streak come to an end with the loss. LaMarcus Aldridge sat out the game with an illness, thrusting Meyers Leonard into the starting lineup at power forward. Robin Lopez (hand) will remain out for about seven more weeks, so the Trail Blazers were running out their backup frontcourt of Leonard and Joel Freeland. Leonard finished with 13 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes. He even converted three three - pointers, showing off the new skill he developed in the offseason. With the game out of reach for most of the second half, coach Terry Stotts gave extra minutes to his bench. C.J. McCollum put on a show with 17 points and three steals in 27 minutes. Portland is on a back - to - back set, they'll play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
The Houston Rockets (20 - 7) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (22 - 7) 110 - 95 on Monday. Houston put a stop to their two - game losing streak with the win. James Harden wasn't going to let the Rockets lose a third straight game. He put up a game - high 44 points and seven assists in 32 minutes. Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved, acquired in a three - team trade on Friday, made their debuts with the team. Brewer put up 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals in 23 minutes off the bench, while Shved put up three points in 11 minutes off the bench. The Rockets will go on the road Friday to take on the Grizzlies in Memphis. Portland saw their five - game winning streak come to an end with the loss. LaMarcus Aldridge sat out the game with an illness, thrusting Meyers Leonard into the starting lineup at power forward. Robin Lopez (hand) will remain out for about seven more weeks, so the Trail Blazers were running out their backup frontcourt of Leonard and Joel Freeland. Leonard finished with 13 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes. He even converted three three - pointers, showing off the new skill he developed in the offseason. With the game out of reach for most of the second half, coach Terry Stotts gave extra minutes to his bench. C.J. McCollum put on a show with 17 points and three steals in 27 minutes. Portland is on a back - to - back set, they'll play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
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<STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 13 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 5 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tarik Black <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Johnson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Meyers Leonard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Kaman <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steve Blake <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorell Wright <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 4 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> 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<TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none