PORTLAND -- With so many injuries this season, the Trail Blazers haven't had many opportunities to play the kind of free-wheeling, flow offense that has been a hallmark of the Terry Stotts era in Portland.
But on the rare occasions this season when Portland's offense has clicked, it's a stark reminder of just how good they can be. And Wednesday night's game versus the Rockets, and specifically the second quarter, was one of those occasions.
The Trail Blazers used a 17-3 run to outscore the Rockets 41-24 in the second quarter and got a triple-double from Damian Lillard, the first of his career, on the way to a 125-112 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 19,393 Wednesday night at the Moda Center.