Trail Blazers 122-120 Rockets (21 Apr, 2014) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

54-28, 23-18 away

122

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
POR	27	21	25	33	16	122
HOU	20	29	30	27	14	120

Houston Rockets

54-28, 33-8 home

120

James Harden makes 20-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons misses 9-foot Running Jumper
Terrence Jones makes 8-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
Dwight Howard misses layup
Dwight Howard misses layup
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Patrick Beverley's layup
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes dunk (Terrence Jones assists)
Dwight Howard misses 7-foot hook shot
Chandler Parsons makes dunk (James Harden assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 8-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Dwight Howard 's 3-foot layup
Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin misses driving layup
Dwight Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
Thomas Robinson blocks James Harden 's 4-foot layup
Jeremy Lin makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 44-foot three point running jumper
Terrence Jones misses 6-foot hook shot
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup (Chandler Parsons assists)
Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chandler Parsons makes driving layup
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 27-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones makes dunk
Francisco Garcia makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
Chandler Parsons makes layup (James Harden assists)
Dorell Wright blocks Terrence Jones 's 1-foot layup
Chandler Parsons makes 25-foot three point shot
Dwight Howard makes Alley Oop dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
Jeremy Lin misses
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot
James Harden makes driving layup
Jeremy Lin misses 9-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard misses 5-foot running hook shot
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Dwight Howard misses layup
Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
Terrence Jones misses layup
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
Terrence Jones makes driving layup
Terrence Jones makes layup
Patrick Beverley misses three point jumper
James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
Terrence Jones misses 5-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons makes 20-foot jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Chandler Parsons misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 17-foot two point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 10-foot Running Jumper
Chandler Parsons makes 18-foot two point shot
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Jeremy Lin assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jeremy Lin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses jumper
Omer Asik misses layup
James Harden makes 16-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 17-foot two point jumper
James Harden misses jumper
Omer Asik makes two point shot
James Harden misses 40-foot three point running jumper
Dwight Howard makes layup
Dwight Howard makes layup
Chandler Parsons misses three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lin assists)
Nicolas Batum blocks Dwight Howard 's 2-foot layup
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chandler Parsons misses three point jumper
Chandler Parsons makes 1-foot dunk (Dwight Howard assists)
Dwight Howard misses layup
Chandler Parsons misses 4-foot Running Jumper
Dwight Howard makes layup
Dwight Howard makes driving layup
Chandler Parsons misses 26-foot three point jumper
Francisco Garcia misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robin Lopez blocks Dwight Howard's shot
Dwight Howard misses layup
James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 21-foot two point shot
James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
James Harden makes jumper
Jeremy Lin misses two point shot
Dwight Howard misses layup
James Harden misses 21-foot two point shot
Chandler Parsons misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup
Chandler Parsons misses 5-foot Running Jumper
Jeremy Lin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Lin makes 10-foot two point shot
James Harden misses two point jumper
Jeremy Lin makes driving layup
James Harden misses layup
Chandler Parsons misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 12-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes 6-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
Robin Lopez misses 10-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 's 4-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Damian Lillard makes two point shot
Damian Lillard misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper
Terrence Jones blocks Damian Lillard's jumper
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
Wesley Matthews misses 10-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes dunk
Wesley Matthews misses Running Jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
LaMarcus Aldridge misses layup
Robin Lopez misses tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 12-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum misses layup
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Mo Williams assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Thomas Robinson's layup
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Thomas Robinson misses layup
Damian Lillard makes 26-foot three pointer (Wesley Matthews assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Dorell Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews makes 4-foot two point shot
Dorell Wright misses 15-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Terrence Jones blocks Mo Williams's three point jumper
Robin Lopez makes jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard makes layup
Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dorell Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 9-foot Running Jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 9-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 9-foot Running Jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 6-foot jumper
Thomas Robinson misses tip shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 12-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes dunk (Nicolas Batum assists)
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
Thomas Robinson makes 3-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robin Lopez misses 17-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 17-foot jumper (Robin Lopez assists)
Will Barton misses 52-foot three point running jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 21-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Wesley Matthews misses 12-foot
Robin Lopez misses 5-foot hook shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 16-foot jumper
Robin Lopez misses 11-foot jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 1-foot driving dunk
Wesley Matthews makes 21-foot two point shot
Nicolas Batum makes 25-foot three pointer
Nicolas Batum misses 28-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 7-foot two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 16-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Wesley Matthews makes dunk
LaMarcus Aldridge makes jumper
Damian Lillard misses 25-foot
Damian Lillard misses 23-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 15-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Nicolas Batum misses 19-foot two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Dwight Howard blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 's 3-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 18-foot two point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup
Wesley Matthews misses three point jumper
Damian Lillard makes 26-foot three point jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
Damian Lillard makes driving layup
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 6-foot two point shot
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot
Damian Lillard makes three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damian Lillard misses 4-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes two point shot
Damian Lillard misses 12-foot Running Jumper
Dwight Howard blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 's 17-foot jumper
LaMarcus Aldridge makes 26-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMarcus Aldridge assists)
Damian Lillard misses layup
Robin Lopez makes two point shot
LaMarcus Aldridge misses 18-foot Regular Jump Shot
Patrick Beverley blocks Damian Lillard 's 3-foot layup
Damian Lillard makes layup

TRAIL BLAZERS

ROCKETS

TIME		POR	HOU
12:00	Robin Lopez vs Dwight Howard.	0	0
11:57	Robin Lopez vs. Dwight Howard (Nicolas Batum gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Wesley Matthews makes 6-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)	2	0
11:19	Robin Lopez personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	2	0
11:14	James Harden makes 20-foot two point shot	2	2
10:55	Robin Lopez misses 10-foot jumper	2	2
10:52	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	2	2
10:42	Chandler Parsons misses 9-foot Running Jumper	2	2
10:41	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	2	2
10:36	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 19-foot jumper	2	2
10:36	James Harden defensive rebound	2	2
10:29	Terrence Jones makes 8-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)	2	4
10:11	Dwight Howard blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 's 4-foot jumper	2	4
10:08	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	2	4
9:57	Dwight Howard misses layup	2	4
9:56	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	2	4
9:52	Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
9:51	LaMarcus Aldridge offensive rebound	2	4
9:51	LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup	4	4
9:33	Dwight Howard misses layup	4	4
9:32	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	4	4
9:25	Damian Lillard makes two point shot	6	4
9:10	LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Patrick Beverley's layup	6	4
9:07	Robin Lopez defensive rebound	6	4
9:00	Damian Lillard misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	4
9:00	Wesley Matthews offensive rebound	6	4
8:56	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 17-foot jumper	6	4
8:56	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	6	4
8:48	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	4
8:47	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	6	4
8:37	James Harden shooting foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)	6	4
8:37	Wesley Matthews makes free throw 1 of 2	7	4
8:37	Wesley Matthews makes free throw 2 of 2	8	4
8:25	James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	4
8:22	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	8	4
8:17	Terrence Jones blocks Damian Lillard's jumper	8	4
8:14	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	8	4
8:11	Patrick Beverley makes dunk (Terrence Jones assists)	8	6
7:54	Damian Lillard makes driving layup	10	6
7:45	Dwight Howard misses 7-foot hook shot	10	6
7:43	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	10	6
7:33	Wesley Matthews misses 10-foot two point shot	10	6
7:31	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	10	6
7:28	Chandler Parsons lost ball turnover (Wesley Matthews steals)	10	6
7:22	Nicolas Batum makes dunk	12	6
7:05	Dwight Howard offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)	12	6
7:05	Dwight Howard turnover	12	6
6:58	Damian Lillard lost ball turnover (Patrick Beverley steals)	12	6
6:52	Chandler Parsons makes dunk (James Harden assists)	12	8
6:26	Wesley Matthews misses Running Jumper	12	8
6:24	LaMarcus Aldridge offensive rebound	14	8
6:24	LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup	14	8
6:11	Rockets Full timeout	14	8
6:01	James Harden bad pass (Nicolas Batum steals)	14	8
5:56	Chandler Parsons shooting block foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)	14	8
5:56	Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2	14	8
5:56	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	14	8
5:56	Wesley Matthews makes free throw 2 of 2	15	8
5:35	Patrick Beverley makes 8-foot two point shot	15	10
5:16	LaMarcus Aldridge misses layup	15	10
5:16	Robin Lopez offensive rebound	15	10
5:16	Robin Lopez misses tip shot	15	10
5:13	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	15	10
5:07	Chandler Parsons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)	15	13
4:47	Terrence Jones shooting foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	15	13
4:47	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 1 of 2	16	13
4:47	Omer Asik enters the game for Terrence Jones	16	13
4:47	Thomas Robinson enters the game for Wesley Matthews	16	13
4:47	Mo Williams enters the game for Robin Lopez	16	13
4:47	LaMarcus Aldridge makes free throw 2 of 2	17	13
4:35	Chandler Parsons makes driving layup	17	15
4:11	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 12-foot two point shot	19	15
4:00	Mo Williams personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)	19	15
3:47	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	15
3:46	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	19	15
3:43	LaMarcus Aldridge blocks Dwight Howard 's 3-foot layup	19	15
3:42	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	19	15
3:36	Nicolas Batum misses layup	19	15
3:34	Nicolas Batum offensive rebound	19	15
3:23	LaMarcus Aldridge makes layup (Mo Williams assists)	21	15
3:08	Trail Blazers Full timeout	21	15
3:08	Jeremy Lin enters the game for James Harden	21	15
2:57	Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot	21	17
2:39	Omer Asik shooting foul (Thomas Robinson draws the foul)	21	17
2:39	Thomas Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2	22	17
2:39	Thomas Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2	22	17
2:39	Omer Asik defensive rebound	22	17
2:31	Patrick Beverley disc dribble turnover	22	17
2:20	LaMarcus Aldridge misses 20-foot jumper	22	17
2:18	Thomas Robinson offensive rebound	22	17
2:16	Dwight Howard blocks Thomas Robinson's layup	22	17
2:15	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	22	17
2:03	Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	17
2:02	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	22	17
1:54	Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	17
1:50	Thomas Robinson offensive rebound	22	17
1:50	Thomas Robinson misses layup	22	17
1:47	Chandler Parsons defensive rebound	22	17
1:44	Jeremy Lin misses driving layup	22	17
1:43	Rockets offensive team rebound	22	17
1:43	Mo Williams loose ball foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul)	22	17
1:43	Wesley Matthews enters the game for Nicolas Batum	22	17
1:38	Omer Asik offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)	22	17
1:38	Omer Asik turnover	22	17
1:23	Omer Asik personal foul (LaMarcus Aldridge draws the foul)	22	17
1:23	LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2	22	17
1:23	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	22	17
1:23	Terrence Jones enters the game for Omer Asik	22	17
1:23	James Harden enters the game for Patrick Beverley	22	17
1:23	LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2	22	17
1:23	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	22	17
1:08	Dwight Howard misses 6-foot hook shot	22	17
1:07	LaMarcus Aldridge defensive rebound	22	17
1:01	Damian Lillard makes 26-foot three pointer (Wesley Matthews assists)	25	17
48.0	Thomas Robinson blocks James Harden 's 4-foot layup	25	17
47.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	25	17
47.0	Dorell Wright enters the game for Damian Lillard	25	17
38.0	Jeremy Lin makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)	25	20
25.0	Wesley Matthews misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	20
24.0	LaMarcus Aldridge offensive rebound	25	20
3.0	LaMarcus Aldridge makes 20-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)	27	20
0.0	Chandler Parsons misses 44-foot three point running jumper	27	20
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	27	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	20

Trail Blazers
122
Rockets
120

Game 1

21/4

Trail Blazers
112
Rockets
105

Game 2

24/4

Rockets
121
Trail Blazers
116

Game 3

26/4

Rockets
120
Trail Blazers
123

Game 4

28/4

Trail Blazers
98
Rockets
108

Game 5

1/5

Rockets
98
Trail Blazers
99

Game 6

3/5

Toyota Center (Houston)

2:30 AM, 21 April 2014

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,240

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Bennett Salvatore
Scott Foster

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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