The Portland Trail Blazers turned in perhaps their finest performance of the season on Wednesday night, holding one of the NBA’s top offenses in check in a 117-107 road win over the Houston Rockets. All five Blazers starters finished in double-figure scoring totals—led by the 25 points of Damian Lillard—while Rockets star James Harden was held to a season-low 13 points on a disastrous 3-12 shooting line.
First Quarter
Neither team was able to separate in the opening frame. The Rockets missed a number of open jumpers but were able to find some success in the paint.