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Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers game preview

January 18, 2025 by The Dream Shake

NBA: Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets
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The Rockets look to win the season series against the Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers thought they knew the assignment.

This was supposed to be a “Let’s see what we have now” year. Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe had some nice moments last season, Scoot Henderson could take an offseason to reassess his jumper and get away from the rigors of a rookie season, Donovan Clingan would get a chance to play a lot of minutes, and maybe DeAndre Ayton would play consistently good basketball for the first time his career.

That’s…sort of what’s happened. Sharpe and Simons lead the team in scoring, and it’s a pretty balanced attack. Jerami Grant comes next, and while he’s shooting well from deep, he’s not shooting well from shallow. He’s shooting 38% from both sides of the arc. Deni Avdija has probably been Portland’s best player, and he’s having a down year compared to last year in Washington. Ayton’s still doing Ayton things, and Robert Williams can never stay healthy.

All in all, it’s sort of a redo of last season in Portland. They currently have the sixth-best odds in the lottery, but Brooklyn is gaining ground quickly and are much more dedicated to the tank.

If I had told you in preseason that Houston would at one point have a 1-3 record against Portland and Sacramento, you’d probably think the season was a bust. Sometimes, sports are just weird. If Houston wins tonight, they will match last year’s total road wins number (14). Wild.

We’ll be in the Playback room tonight, so you should come join to watch the Rockets and talk about the game. Remember, we get a handful of VIP passes that we give out to anyone who wants to watch the game. No League Pass necessary!

Tip-off

9pm CT

How To Watch

Space City Home Network and Playback

Injury Report

Rockets

Fred VanVleet: GTD

Tari Eason: GTD

Jabari Smith Jr.: OUT

Jock Landale: GTD

Blazers

Donovan Clingan: OUT

Matisse Thybulle: OUT

Deni Avdija: GTD

Jerami Grant: GTD

The Line (as of this post)

N/A

Check here for updates

Looking ahead because we can

Monday afternoon in Houston against the Detroit Pistons

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