By Cody Sharrett - The Portland Trail Blazers (24-27) travel east to start a two-game road trip that begins with the Houston Rockets (27-25) Saturday afternoon. The two sides have met once previously this season as the Rockets claimed a dramatic 108-103 overtime victory in Houston on November 18.
Portland enters the contest having won nine of its last 12 games. During that span, Damian Lillard leads the team with 22.3 points and 8.2 assists per night, including five double-doubles. CJ McCollum and Allen Crabbe have combined to shoot 40.