Rockets host Trail Blazers Friday for NBA Cup group stage game

The Houston Rockets play the Portland Trail Blazers successful an NBA Cup in-season tourney radical play matchup

Portland Trail Blazers (6-5, eighth successful the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (7-3, 4th successful the Western Conference)

Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Rockets instrumentality connected the Portland Trail Blazers successful an NBA Cup in-season tourney radical play matchup.

Houston finished 52-30 overall, 31-21 successful Western Conference enactment and 29-12 astatine location during the 2024-25 season. The Rockets changeable 45.5% from the tract and 35.3% from 3-point scope past season.

Portland went 36-46 wide and 19-33 successful Western Conference enactment during the 2024-25 season. The Trail Blazers allowed opponents to people 113.9 points per crippled and sprout 47.1% from the tract past season.

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet: retired for play (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: time to time (ankle).

Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: retired (hamstring), Matisse Thybulle: retired (thumb), Blake Wesley: retired (foot), Damian Lillard: retired for play (achilles).

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The Associated Press created this communicative utilizing exertion provided by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.

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