Portland Trail Blazers @ Houston Rockets
17-15, 8-9 Away
112
17-15, 8-9 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 112 | |
HOU | 21 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 96 |
24-7, 12-5 Home
96
24-7, 12-5 Home
Portland Trail Blazers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 44 | 14 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | 19 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 12-24 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
112 | 39-77 | 7-19 | 27-31 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 24 | ||
51% | 37% | 87% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 30 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 9-15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 37 | 21 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 8-20 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
96 | 36-86 | 6-27 | 18-30 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 26 | ||
42% | 22% | 60% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 2-1
Game Information
12:30 AM, 3 January 1997
Attendance: 16,285
- Referees:
- Ronnie Nunn
- Bill Spooner
- Tommie Wood
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
| Portland | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14 | L3 |
| Utah | 11 | 19 | .367 | 14.5 | W1 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
| Houston | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12.5 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 24 | .250 | 16 | L2 |
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