Durant scores 30 as the Rockets beat the Trail Blazers 140-116 for 3rd straight victory

Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Alperen Sengun added 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists and the Houston Rockets won their 3rd consecutive with a 140-116 triumph implicit the Portland Trail Blazers successful an NBA Cup crippled connected Friday night

HOUSTON -- Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Alperen Sengun added 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists and the Houston Rockets won their 3rd consecutive with a 140-116 triumph implicit the Portland Trail Blazers successful an NBA Cup crippled connected Friday night.

Durant, who had 16 points successful the archetypal period, finished 12 of 19 from the field. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 22 points, Amen Thompson had 19 points and Reed Sheppard 13.

The Rockets person won 8 of their past 9 games and improved to 1-1 successful NBA Cup play. Houston changeable 50%, including 17 of 45 connected 3-pointers. The Rockets forced the Trail Blazers into 20 turnovers and converted them into 30 points.

Tari Eason near with a bruised close hep aft being bumped and falling to the floor. He went to the locker country with a trainer midway done the 2nd quarter.

Deni Avdija had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Shaedon Sharpe added 19 points and 8 rebounds, Toumani Camara scored 16 points and Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant each had 13 for Portland, which fell to 1-1 successful NBA Cup play. The Trailblazers changeable 47% and were 13 of 36 from 3-point range.

Leading 58-57 with 2:44 near successful the second, Houston ended the fractional connected an 11-3 tally and took a 69-60 pb into halftime connected a tip-in by Josh Okogie. The Rockets opened the 2nd fractional with an 8-0 tally to summation the pb to 17 points connected a 3-pointer by Okogie with 10:49 near successful the period. Houston’s pb ne'er dipped beneath 10 the remainder of the way.

Trail Blazers: At Dallas Mavericks connected Sunday successful the finale of a five-game trip.

Rockets: Host the Orlando Magic connected Sunday to decorativeness a three-game homestand.

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