The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Houston Rockets on Friday night in an NBA matchup at the Toyota Center.
Here are the details:
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (6-5) AT HOUSTON ROCKETS (7-3)
When: 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14
Where: Toyota Center, Houston
Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).
TV channel: KUNP (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184) and NBA TV.
Online: The entire Blazers season can be streamed live or on-demand via BlazerVision for an annual fee of $120.
How to Watch Rip City TV Network: If you don’t have cable, you can watch the game live for FREE with an HDTV antenna through your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). For more information about Rip City TV and how to watch Blazers games, visit nba.com/blazers/watch.
ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)
Moneyline: POR -340 HOU +270
Spread: HOU -7.5 | Over/Under: 236.5
This and that: The Blazers are playing the fourth game of a five-game trip that has included visits to Miami, Orlando and New Orleans so far. After suffering a pair of close defeats in Florida to start the trip, the Blazers rebounded with a 125-117 win over the Pelicans on Wednesday. … Shaedon Sharpe recorded 35 points, five rebounds and three assists and Deni Avdija added 32 points in the win for the Blazers, who improved to 3-3 on the road. … It was the third time this season Avdija has scored 30 or more points and all have come this month. He’s scored at least 25 points in five consecutive games, the longest streak of his carrer. … Point guard Jrue Holiday has produced 187 points, 93 assists and 17 steals this season. He’s one of just three NBA players to reach those marks, joining Nikola Jokic (317, 120, 20) and Cade Cunningham (320, 109, 15). … Holiday ranks fifth in the NBA in assists, averaging 8.5 per game. … After opening the season with a pair of losses, the Rockets have won seven of their last eight games. … They steamrolled the Washington Wizards 135-112 on Wednesday, building a 27-point lead at halftime and carrying a double-digit edge most of the night. … Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Alperen Sengun added 16 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as Houston improved to 3-1 at home. … This is the teams’ second game in the NBA Cup, the league’s third annual in-season tournament. They are competing in West Group C, along with Denver, San Antonio and Golden State. The Blazers are 1-0, with a win over Denver, while the Rockets are 0-1, with a loss to San Antonio, so far in group play.
INJURIES
Portland: Scoot Henderson (left hamstring tear), Damian Lillard (left Achilles tendon), Matisse Thybulle (left thumb surgery) and Blake Wesley (right foot fracture) are out.
Houston: Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle surgery) and Fred VanVleet (right knee) are out.
NEXT UP
The Blazers visit the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center.
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