Rockets slip against Trail Blazers, fall 107-95

The Houston Rockets have been playing good ball at home, downing the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns while suffering just a three-point defeat at the hands of the Miami Heat. It was a different story on Saturday night in 107-95 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Rockets fell behind by as many as 22 at one point before rallying against the Portland backups, forcing the Blazers to seal it with the A-team, but the Rockets never seriously threatened.

The Houston offense was atrocious, as they shot just 40 percent as a team and committed 15 turnovers. Most notably, they were just 3-for-29 from beyond the arc. Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr. and Jabari Smith were a combined 0-for-16 from three.…