Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 2 • Series tied 1-1
53-29, 20-21 Away
103
53-29, 20-21 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 26 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 103 |
| 28 | 25 | 19 | 35 | 107 |
54-28, 34-7 Home
107
54-28, 34-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Brandon Roy makes 19-foot jumper (Joel Przybilla assists)
- Ron Artest makes 22-foot two point shot
- Steve Blake makes two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 21-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes 19-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Brandon Roy misses 21-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 15-foot two point shot
- Nicolas Batum makes three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
- Brandon Roy misses 14-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes tip shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 8-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola makes two point shot
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 1
- Brandon Roy makes technical free throw
- Yao Ming makes technical free throw
- Ron Artest makes 21-foot two point shot
- Steve Blake makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes 4-foot two point shot
- Yao Ming misses two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 21-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes 10-foot two point shot
- Steve Blake misses three point jumper
- Nicolas Batum misses layup
- Luis Scola misses 13-foot jumper
- Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake misses jumper
- Ron Artest makes 17-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy makes driving layup
- Ron Artest makes 25-foot three pointer (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Joel Przybilla makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joel Przybilla misses free throw 2 of 2
- Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes 19-foot two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 13-foot two point shot
- Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Fernandez misses running jumper
- Greg Oden makes free throw 1 of 2
- Greg Oden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rudy Fernandez makes driving dunk
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
- Travis Outlaw makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest misses 62-foot three point jumper
- Greg Oden misses layup
- Travis Outlaw makes 7-foot running jumper
- Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Von Wafer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Travis Outlaw misses 18-foot two point shot
- Travis Outlaw misses 13-foot jumper
- Greg Oden misses 7-foot hook shot
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rudy Fernandez makes 23-foot jumper (Sergio Rodriguez assists)
- Shane Battier makes driving dunk (Chuck Hayes assists)
- Greg Oden misses 4-foot two point shot
- Shane Battier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shane Battier misses free throw 2 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes jumper
- Von Wafer makes two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 11-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes 4-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 1
- Von Wafer makes 4-foot running jumper
- Travis Outlaw misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry makes 18-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy misses 16-foot jumper
- Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Von Wafer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy misses two point shot
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
- Carl Landry makes jumper (Ron Artest assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Carl Landry makes driving layup
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 11-foot two point shot
- Von Wafer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chuck Hayes assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 16-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Von Wafer makes 9-foot two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 10-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot jumper
- Travis Outlaw misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses driving layup
- Brandon Roy makes 8-foot running jumper
- Ron Artest misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Roy makes driving layup
- Von Wafer misses driving layup
- Ron Artest misses 22-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy misses two point shot
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Roy misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 22-foot three pointer
- Brandon Roy misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 22-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 18-foot jumper
- Luis Scola makes layup
- Brandon Roy misses 17-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks makes 16-foot two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper
- Ron Artest makes 22-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy makes driving layup
- Luis Scola makes 18-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses jumper
- Luis Scola makes driving layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 1
- Brandon Roy makes 16-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Roy makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 18-foot two point shot
- Steve Blake makes two point shot (Joel Przybilla assists)
- Carl Landry misses 20-foot jumper
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 12-foot two point shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 15-foot two point shot
- Ron Artest misses three point jumper
- Brandon Roy makes 21-foot jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 14-foot running jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Joel Przybilla misses free throw 1 of 2
- Joel Przybilla makes free throw 2 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 2 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carl Landry misses jumper
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes 21-foot jumper (Rudy Fernandez assists)
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
- Ron Artest misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Brooks makes 24-foot three pointer
- Brandon Roy misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ron Artest makes driving dunk
- Travis Outlaw misses 39-foot three point running jumper
- Von Wafer misses 22-foot jumper
- Kyle Lowry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes slam dunk (Steve Blake assists)
- Von Wafer makes driving layup
- Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 1
- Von Wafer makes driving dunk
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 5-foot hook shot
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 2 of 2
- Luis Scola misses jumper
- Steve Blake misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy misses 18-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry makes three point jumper (Luis Scola assists)
- Steve Blake misses free throw 1 of 2
- Steve Blake makes free throw 2 of 2
- Von Wafer makes 17-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy makes driving layup
- Von Wafer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Von Wafer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy misses 17-foot two point shot
- Luis Scola misses 20-foot jumper
- Brandon Roy makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kyle Lowry makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes running jumper
- Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 2
- Luis Scola makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Roy misses 14-foot two point shot
- Greg Oden makes two point shot
- Steve Blake makes two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Travis Outlaw makes 13-foot two point shot
- Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Von Wafer misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Travis Outlaw misses 11-foot two point shot
- Brandon Roy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joel Przybilla assists)
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses 22-foot jumper
- Ron Artest misses 23-foot jumper
- Brandon Roy misses 18-foot jumper
- Travis Outlaw makes driving dunk
- Yao Ming makes 3-foot hook shot (Ron Artest assists)
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes 24-foot three pointer
- Rudy Fernandez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Fernandez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ron Artest misses 28-foot three pointer
- LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2
- LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes two point shot
- Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
- Travis Outlaw makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes 24-foot three pointer
- Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Brooks makes 32-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Fernandez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Fernandez makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | POR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Joel Przybilla (Shane Battier gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Nicolas Batum blocks Ron Artest's layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | Houston defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Brandon Roy makes 19-foot jumper (Joel Przybilla assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:18 | | Ron Artest makes 22-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 11:10 | | Shane Battier personal foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Steve Blake makes two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | Ron Artest misses 19-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:41 | | Brandon Roy defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | LaMarcus Aldridge misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 10:25 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:12 | | Ron Artest makes 19-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:56 | | Brandon Roy misses 21-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 9:55 | | Aaron Brooks defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 9:52 | | Joel Przybilla personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 9:45 | | Aaron Brooks makes 15-foot two point shot | 6 | 4 |
| 9:41 | | Luis Scola personal foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:32 | | Nicolas Batum makes three point jumper (Brandon Roy assists) | 6 | 7 |
| 9:03 | | shot clock violation | 6 | 7 |
| 8:53 | | Brandon Roy misses 14-foot two point shot | 6 | 7 |
| 8:53 | | Luis Scola defensive rebound | 6 | 7 |
| 8:42 | | Luis Scola misses jumper | 6 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Yao Ming offensive rebound | 8 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Yao Ming makes tip shot | 8 | 7 |
| 8:26 | | LaMarcus Aldridge makes 8-foot two point shot | 8 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Luis Scola makes two point shot | 10 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Brandon Roy shooting foul (Luis Scola draws the foul) | 10 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Luis Scola misses free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | 10 | 9 |
| 8:00 | | Yao Ming illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 10 | 9 |
| 8:00 | | Brandon Roy makes technical free throw | 10 | 10 |
| 7:50 | | Joel Przybilla 3 second | 10 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Steve Blake personal foul (Aaron Brooks draws the foul) | 10 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Steve Blake technical foul (1st technical foul) | 10 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Yao Ming makes technical free throw | 11 | 10 |
| 7:35 | | Ron Artest makes 21-foot two point shot | 13 | 10 |
| 7:15 | | Steve Blake makes 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 13 |
| 7:01 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Ron Artest draws the foul) | 13 | 13 |
| 7:01 | | Ron Artest makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 13 |
| 7:01 | | Ron Artest makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 6:46 | | Brandon Roy makes 4-foot two point shot | 15 | 15 |
| 6:24 | | Yao Ming misses two point shot | 15 | 15 |
| 6:22 | | LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound | 15 | 15 |
| 6:15 | | LaMarcus Aldridge misses 21-foot jumper | 15 | 15 |
| 6:13 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 15 | 15 |
| 5:58 | | Luis Scola makes 10-foot two point shot | 17 | 15 |
| 5:46 | | Steve Blake misses three point jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 5:45 | | LaMarcus Aldridge offensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 5:39 | | Nicolas Batum misses layup | 17 | 15 |
| 5:39 | | Portland defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 5:39 | | Portland full timeout | 17 | 15 |
| 5:39 | | Travis Outlaw enters the game for Nicolas Batum | 17 | 15 |
| 5:18 | | Luis Scola misses 13-foot jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 5:18 | | Houston defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 4:52 | | Steve Blake misses 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 4:52 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 4:39 | | Shane Battier bad pass | 17 | 15 |
| 4:20 | | Steve Blake misses jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | Joel Przybilla offensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 4:18 | | Luis Scola blocks Joel Przybilla's layup | 17 | 15 |
| 4:16 | | Ron Artest defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 4:09 | | Ron Artest makes 17-foot two point shot | 19 | 15 |
| 3:50 | | Brandon Roy makes driving layup | 19 | 17 |
| 3:43 | | Ron Artest makes 25-foot three pointer (Aaron Brooks assists) | 22 | 17 |
| 3:30 | | Yao Ming shooting foul (Joel Przybilla draws the foul) | 22 | 17 |
| 3:30 | | Joel Przybilla makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 18 |
| 3:30 | | Joel Przybilla misses free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 22 | 18 |
| 3:08 | | Shane Battier misses 23-foot three point jumper | 22 | 18 |
| 3:06 | | LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound | 22 | 18 |
| 2:57 | | Aaron Brooks personal foul (Steve Blake draws the foul) | 22 | 18 |
| 2:57 | | Houston full timeout | 22 | 18 |
| 2:57 | | Von Wafer enters the game for Shane Battier | 22 | 18 |
| 2:57 | | Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming | 22 | 18 |
| 2:57 | | Greg Oden enters the game for Joel Przybilla | 22 | 18 |
| 2:57 | | Rudy Fernandez enters the game for Steve Blake | 22 | 18 |
| 2:43 | | shot clock violation | 22 | 18 |
| 2:15 | | Ron Artest makes 19-foot two point shot | 24 | 18 |
| 2:02 | | LaMarcus Aldridge makes 13-foot two point shot | 24 | 20 |
| 1:36 | | Von Wafer misses 25-foot three point jumper | 24 | 20 |
| 1:35 | | Brandon Roy defensive rebound | 24 | 20 |
| 1:16 | | Rudy Fernandez misses running jumper | 24 | 20 |
| 1:16 | | Greg Oden offensive rebound | 24 | 20 |
| 1:16 | | Dikembe Mutombo shooting foul (Greg Oden draws the foul) | 24 | 20 |
| 1:16 | | Houston full timeout | 24 | 20 |
| 1:16 | | Yao Ming enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo | 24 | 20 |
| 1:16 | | Greg Oden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 24 | 21 |
| 1:16 | | Greg Oden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 22 |
| 1:10 | | Aaron Brooks bad pass (Rudy Fernandez steals) | 24 | 22 |
| 1:08 | | Rudy Fernandez makes driving dunk | 24 | 24 |
| 50.2 | | Greg Oden shooting foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 24 | 24 |
| 50.2 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 24 |
| 50.2 | | Yao Ming makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 24 |
| 38.6 | | Von Wafer shooting foul (Travis Outlaw draws the foul) | 26 | 24 |
| 38.6 | | Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 24 |
| 38.6 | | Portland offensive rebound | 26 | 24 |
| 38.6 | | Travis Outlaw makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 25 |
| 19.9 | | LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Aaron Brooks's driving layup | 26 | 25 |
| 19.0 | | Houston offensive rebound | 26 | 25 |
| 13.9 | | Yao Ming misses 11-foot two point shot | 26 | 25 |
| 13.6 | | Brandon Roy defensive rebound | 26 | 25 |
| 1.6 | | Brandon Roy makes 25-foot three point jumper | 26 | 28 |
| 0.2 | | Ron Artest misses 62-foot three point jumper | 26 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Houston offensive rebound | 26 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Portland, OR
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 38 | 16 | .704 | - | W6 |
| Houston | 33 | 20 | .623 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 33 | .377 | 17.5 | L4 |
| Dallas | 19 | 34 | .358 | 18.5 | L8 |
| New Orleans | 15 | 41 | .268 | 24 | L1 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 42 | 13 | .764 | - | W2 |
| Denver | 35 | 20 | .636 | 7 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8.5 | W2 |
| Portland | 26 | 29 | .473 | 16 | L1 |
| Utah | 18 | 37 | .327 | 24 | W2 |
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