Trail Blazers-Rockets Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Oct 30 2009 1:16PM

The Toyota Center has been a house of horrors for the Portland Trail Blazers since it opened for the 2003-04 season.

The Trail Blazers' only win there in 14 tries came when the Houston Rockets didn't have Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, and that will be the case Saturday night.

Portland will try to end a seven-game losing streak at Houston and spoil the Rockets' home opener as the teams meet for the second time in five days.

Houston (1-1) eliminated Portland (1-1) in six games in the first round of the playoffs last season, wrapping up the series with a 92-76 home victory. The Trail Blazers lost all five games at the Toyota Center last season.

Portland's lone victory in the arena was an 85-78 win April 6, 2007, with Yao and McGrady both sitting out.

That will be a familiar sight for Rockets fans in 2009-10. Yao is out for the season after undergoing foot surgery in May, and McGrady had microfracture surgery on his left knee last February and is sidelined until midseason.

These teams opened the season Tuesday in Portland with the Trail Blazers winning 96-87. Reserve Travis Outlaw scored 23 points and All-Star guard Brandon Roy shook off 5-of-18 shooting to add 20 as Portland overcame 26 turnovers - higher than any total it had last season.

The Rockets bounced back to gain a split of their season-opening road trip with a 108-107 victory over Golden State on Wednesday. Houston rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit as Luis Scola and Aaron Brooks each had double-doubles.

"We're trying to find out who we are," coach Rick Adelman said. "We're trying to find out how we're going to win. To come back and have a great third quarter, hopefully our team learned a lot."

Trevor Ariza heads into his home debut for Houston after scoring a team-high 25 points Wednesday. He bounced back from a 12-point effort in the loss to Portland.

Ariza was the biggest offseason acquisition for Houston after Ron Artest left to join the Lakers.

Portland fell 97-94 to Denver on Thursday. Roy scored 30 for the Blazers, who gave up 35 points in the fourth quarter.

"We felt we had control but it was one of those games where we were playing their pace and we just couldn't seem to separate," Roy said. "They made the plays down the stretch that they needed to to get the win."

Roy said he would speak to center Greg Oden on Friday after Oden missed two big free throws down the stretch.

"The biggest thing is to let go," Roy said. "We all miss shots, you've got to forget about it."

The Blazers also allowed the Nuggets to shoot 49 free throws after Houston attempted 29 in the opener.

"The free throw line - 49 free throws is a ton of free throws and we knew this was a team that was going to be attacking out there and getting to the free throw line and they did," coach Nate McMillan said.

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Ariza, Rockets hold off Blazers, spoil Roy's 42-point effort

By Michael Murphy, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday November 1, 2009 1:10AM

HOUSTON (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Houston Rockets had already met the Portland Trail Blazers once this season, and played the game their way. Suffice it to say that the results were less than desirable.

On Saturday night, the Rockets decided to turn the tables.

Portland, which employs one of the longest lineups in the league, was cut down to size by the Rockets, who got a career-high effort from Trevor Ariza and ran off with a 111-107 victory in their home opener at Toyota Center.

And "ran" is the operative word, with the Rockets ambushing the Blazers by pushing the ball at every opportunity.

"It was a great win for us," said Rockets coach Rick Adelman. "That was a very good team we played. Our guys really responded after that first time we played them. We did a much better job tonight offensively and held on for the win.

"I was happy with the way we competed."

Indeed, the result was quite a turnaround from their season-opening matchup last Tuesday, when the Blazers pounded the small-ball Rockets, both on the scoreboard and the backboards en route to a relatively comfortable win.

With that memory still fresh, the Rockets, very much a work in progress as they adjust to playing without Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, got to work Saturday night. The Rockets decided that this time they were going to be the ones dictating the tempo of the game, and they did that by frantically crashing the boards and kicking the ball out for transition opportunities.

Forced to keep pace, the Blazers went small, but couldn't quite keep up with the Rockets. Ariza, saluting Halloween by doing his best McGrady imitation, lit up the Blazers for a career-best 33 points, and Aaron Brooks hit them with 28.

"We want to push the ball and get it over halfcourt in less than three or four seconds," Shane Battier said. "We want to be able to attack with 18 or 19 [seconds] on the shot clock versus 16. With that mind set, it puts you in a more aggressive mind frame. That's what we have to do."

The Blazers appeared to be caught off guard by that level of aggressiveness.

With mismatches across the front line, like 7-0 Greg Oden vs. 6-6 Chuck Hayes at center, the Blazers had to be confident that they would once again be able to impose their will on the undersized Rockets and grind them in a halfcourt game.

It didn't quite work out that way for the Blazers.

Even though they got brilliant efforts from Brandon Roy (42 points) and LaMarcus Aldridge (27 on 13-of-16 shooting), the Blazers never were able to overtake the fast breaking -- and fast starting -- Rockets, much to the chagrin of coach Nate McMillan.

"Right from the start we were in trouble, giving up 33 points in the first quarter," he said. "We never controlled the ball. We have to play with more of a sense of urgency. As a unit we have to take more pride in our defense and make stops."

The Blazers made precious few stops against the Rockets, who were able to attack the Blazers inside (finishing with a 42-38 scoring advantage in the paint) and from the perimeter, where they made half of their 24 3-point attempts.

And the Rockets played much of the game with one of their biggest guns, 6-9 Luis Scola, limited to just 19 minutes because of foul trouble. But Carl Landry came in and picked up the slack with 16 points, using a mixture of feathery jumpers and power moves around the hoop.

"Our defense was not very good," Roy said. "Right now we're not giving much effort on the defensive end of the floor, and that's where it all starts. It doesn't seem like our effort is there. I see a team that's stinking too much right now."

Roy's level of frustration is understandable given that they were playing a Rockets team that was without its two biggest stars -- both literally in 7-6 Yao, and figuratively in McGrady, both sitting out with injuries.

"We don't have that go-to big guy in the post," Brooks said. "We can't rely on getting him the ball and moving out of the way. We have to manufacture runs, in a way, like in baseball. By manufacture runs, basically I mean that we have to get in the middle, pass the ball out, move the ball and get easy looks."

And they have to pay attention to every little detail -- boxing out on the boards, defensive rotations, diving for loose balls and making that extra pass.

"For us to win, that's how we have to play," said Ariza, whose previous scoring high was 26 points. "No matter how tired we are, no matter what the situation is or what the odds are, if we want to win we have to play that way every night."

• Trail Blazers: Batum, Mills, Pendergraph
• Rockets: Dorsey, McGrady, Yao

• Trail Blazers: Outlaw
• Rockets: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
• Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #38 Michael Smith, #66 Haywoode Workman
• Attendance: 18100
• Duration: 2:25

Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)		Houston Rockets (21-14)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Scola vs Oden (Blake gains possession)
Roy 3pt Shot: Missed	11:39
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:37
Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)	11:35 [POR 2-0]
	11:35	Hayes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:35
	11:35	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:20	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
	11:18	Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:17	Hayes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oden (1 BLK)
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:16
Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)	11:07 [POR 4-0]
	10:48	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:47
Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)	10:31
	10:26 [HOU 2-4]	Ariza Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)
Webster Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:01
Team Rebound	10:00
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	09:44
	09:43	Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:27 [HOU 5-4]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)
Aldridge Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:03 [POR 6-5]
	08:49 [HOU 7-6]	Scola Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Oden Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)	08:39 [POR 8-7]
	08:22 [HOU 9-8]	Scola Turnaround Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)
Webster Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:55 [HOU 11-8]	Hayes Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)
Webster Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Oden (1 AST)	07:41 [POR 10-11]
	07:16	Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Roy (2 AST)	06:53 [POR 12-11]
	06:38	Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oden (2 BLK)
Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:37
Aldridge Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)	06:28 [POR 14-11]
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:14
	06:14 [HOU 12-14]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	06:14	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:14
Blake Jump Shot: Missed	06:00
	05:59	Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:48 [HOU 14-14]	Brooks Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:37	Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Oden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:25
	05:25	Team Timeout : Regular
Webster Substitution replaced by Fernandez	05:25
Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla	05:25
	05:25 [HOU 15-14]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:25	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:25	Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:14 [HOU 18-14]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Battier (2 AST)
	05:00	Scola Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)	04:55
	04:49 [HOU 20-14]	Ariza Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)
Fernandez Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:19
Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed	04:14
Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:06
Przybilla Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:06 [POR 16-20]
	03:55	Scola Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:55	Scola Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	03:55	Scola Substitution replaced by Landry
	03:55	Battier Substitution replaced by Lowry
Blake Substitution replaced by Miller	03:55
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST)	03:38 [POR 19-20]
	03:20 [HOU 22-19]	Hayes Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Roy Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:00
Miller Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:00
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Outlaw	02:56
	02:50 [HOU 24-19]	Landry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Fernandez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)	02:32
	02:29 [HOU 26-19]	Ariza Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
Roy 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Outlaw (1 AST)	02:02 [POR 22-26]
	01:40 [HOU 29-22]	Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)
Roy Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)	01:16
	01:13	Lowry Layup Shot: Missed
	01:11	Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:11 [HOU 31-22]	Ariza Putback Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Roy 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	00:51.6 [POR 25-31]
	00:43.9	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:42.9	Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:30.9 [HOU 33-25]	Landry Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	00:09.1	Ariza Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 3 (7 PTS)	00:09.1 [POR 26-33]
Roy Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)	00:09.1 [POR 27-33]
	00:09.1	Hayes Substitution replaced by Battier
Roy Free Throw 3 of 3 (9 PTS)	00:09.1 [POR 28-33]
	00:02.9	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Outlaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:02.3
Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)		Houston Rockets (21-14)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [HOU 36-28]	Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)
Miller Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	11:28
Miller Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:28
	11:14 [HOU 39-28]	Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)
Fernandez Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:56 [POR 30-39]
	10:34 [HOU 41-30]	Landry Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)
Outlaw Pullup Jump shot: Missed	10:15
	10:14	Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:08	Budinger Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:07
Przybilla Layup Shot: Missed Block: Landry (1 BLK)	09:53
	09:51	Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:47	Brooks Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Webster Substitution replaced by Aldridge	09:47
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	09:26
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:25
Miller Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:13 [POR 32-41]
	08:57	Landry Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Aldridge (1 ST)
Aldridge Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Landry (1 ST)	08:51
	08:51	Landry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fernandez (1 ST)
	08:44	Lowry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Regular	08:44
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Oden	08:44
	08:44	Brooks Substitution replaced by Andersen
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:44 [POR 33-41]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:44 [POR 34-41]
	08:33 [HOU 43-34]	Landry Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Budinger (2 AST)
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	08:15
Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:14
Miller Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:03 [POR 36-43]
	07:47	Landry Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Oden (3 BLK)
Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:45
Aldridge Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	07:35 [POR 38-43]
Oden Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	07:24
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Roy	07:24
	07:24	Battier Substitution replaced by Ariza
	07:24 [HOU 44-38]	Lowry Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	07:09	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:08
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:57	Team Rebound
Oden Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:57
	06:45 [HOU 46-38]	Landry Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)
Oden Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	06:30
Oden Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:30
Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla	06:30
Miller Substitution replaced by Blake	06:30
	06:14	Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:13
Roy Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:59 [POR 40-46]
Przybilla Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	05:48
	05:48	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:48	Landry Substitution replaced by Scola
	05:48 [HOU 47-40]	Lowry Free Throw Technical (2 PTS)
	05:38	Ariza Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	05:37	Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:37	Scola Tip Shot: Missed
	05:36	Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:36 [HOU 49-40]	Scola Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Outlaw Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:15 [POR 42-49]
	04:50	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:49
Przybilla Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	04:28
Outlaw Substitution replaced by Fernandez	04:28
	04:11	Scola Layup Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (1 BLK)
	04:10	Team Rebound
	04:05	Andersen Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:04
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	03:44
	03:43	Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:34	Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	03:34	Andersen Substitution replaced by Hayes
	03:34	Budinger Substitution replaced by Battier
	03:22	Ariza Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	03:12
	03:11	Team Rebound
	02:58	Battier Layup Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (2 BLK)
	02:57	Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:57 [HOU 51-42]	Hayes Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:34 [POR 44-51]
	02:20 [HOU 54-44]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Battier (3 AST)
Roy 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)	01:51 [POR 47-54]
	01:39	Hayes Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:38
Roy 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)	01:29 [POR 50-54]
	01:13 [HOU 56-50]	Ariza Pullup Bank shot: Made (21 PTS)
Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:56.0 [POR 52-56]
	00:38.2 [HOU 59-52]	Lowry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ariza (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:38.2
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Outlaw	00:38.2
	00:38.2	Ariza Substitution replaced by Brooks
	00:28.3	Scola Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Outlaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:28.3 [POR 53-59]
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Przybilla	00:28.3
	00:28.3	Scola Substitution replaced by Budinger
Outlaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:28.3 [POR 54-59]
	00:05.9	Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:04.3	Team Rebound
Blake Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:04.3
	00:04.3	Team Timeout : Short
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Miller	00:04.3
	00:04.3	Hayes Substitution replaced by Andersen
	00:00.0	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)		Houston Rockets (21-14)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:39	Scola Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	11:38	Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:28	Hayes Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Webster (1 BLK)
	11:26	Hayes Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	11:22	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:22
	11:06	Hayes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:06 [POR 55-59]
Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:06 [POR 56-59]
Webster Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:59
	10:44	Brooks Jump Shot: Missed
Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:43
Oden Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	10:21
	09:59 [HOU 61-56]	Brooks Pullup Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)
Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)	09:41 [POR 58-61]
Roy Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:31
	09:23 [HOU 63-58]	Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	09:07	Battier Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Roy Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:54
Roy Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	08:54
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:38
	08:38 [HOU 64-58]	Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	08:38 [HOU 65-58]	Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	08:23
Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:22
Oden Tip Shot: Missed	08:22
Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	08:20
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Blake (4 AST)	08:13 [POR 60-65]
	08:03	Scola Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)
Blake Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:52 [POR 62-65]
	07:34	Scola Jump Shot: Missed
Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:33
	07:26	Hayes Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)	07:17
	07:07	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:05
Oden Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)	06:49 [POR 64-65]
Webster Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:40
Webster Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:32
	06:32 [HOU 66-64]	Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Webster Substitution replaced by Fernandez	06:32
	06:32 [HOU 67-64]	Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	06:15	Scola Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	06:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:15	Scola Substitution replaced by Landry
Roy Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	06:04 [POR 66-67]
	05:36 [HOU 69-66]	Brooks Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	05:26	Landry Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla	05:26
Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:26
Team Rebound	05:26
Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	05:26 [POR 67-69]
	05:05 [HOU 71-67]	Hayes Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST)
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	04:45
	04:44	Hayes Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	04:39	Battier Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	04:30	Landry Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:30	Battier Substitution replaced by Lowry
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:30 [POR 68-71]
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	04:30 [POR 69-71]
	04:13	Landry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (3 BLK)
	04:11	Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:10 [HOU 73-69]	Landry Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Roy 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Blake (5 AST)	03:56 [POR 72-73]
	03:49 [HOU 76-72]	Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Roy Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Blake (6 AST)	03:34 [POR 74-76]
	03:25 [HOU 79-74]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Brooks (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:20
	03:20	Hayes Substitution replaced by Andersen
Blake Substitution replaced by Miller	03:20
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:52	Andersen Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:51
Miller Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:35 [POR 76-79]
	02:12	Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fernandez (2 ST)
	02:04	Lowry Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Roy Substitution replaced by Outlaw	02:04
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:04 [POR 77-79]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:04
	02:03	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:52	Landry Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:51
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
Przybilla Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	01:33
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	01:28
	01:27	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:12 [HOU 81-77]	Landry Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Brooks (7 AST)
Przybilla Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	00:43.2
	00:33.1 [HOU 83-77]	Andersen Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	00:17.9
Fernandez Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:16.8
Fernandez Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:03.5 [POR 79-83]
	00:00.0	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)		Houston Rockets (21-14)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Outlaw Running Jump Shot: Missed	11:46
	11:45	Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:29 [HOU 85-79]	Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	11:13 [POR 81-85]
	11:13	Lowry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	11:13	Andersen Substitution replaced by Battier
Przybilla Substitution replaced by Oden	11:13
Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	11:13 [POR 82-85]
Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:02
	11:02 [HOU 86-82]	Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	11:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	11:02 [HOU 87-82]	Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed	10:44
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:43
	10:41	Battier Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	10:41 [POR 83-87]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	10:41 [POR 84-87]
	10:17 [HOU 90-84]	Battier 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (8 AST)
Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:52	Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Outlaw Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:47
Outlaw Technical	09:47
	09:47 [HOU 91-84]	Brooks Free Throw Technical (20 PTS)
Outlaw Substitution replaced by Aldridge	09:47
	09:47	Brooks Substitution replaced by Hayes
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:39
	09:39 [HOU 92-84]	Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	09:39 [HOU 93-84]	Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
	09:26	Hayes Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Aldridge Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	09:14
Oden Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:00
	08:52	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
	08:51	Battier Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	08:50	Battier Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:48
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (2 AST)	08:41 [POR 86-93]
	08:19	Landry Jump Shot: Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:18
Miller Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Hayes Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Oden Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	07:44
	07:44 [HOU 94-86]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
Oden Substitution replaced by Outlaw	07:44
	07:44	Landry Substitution replaced by Brooks
	07:44 [HOU 95-86]	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	07:26
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:25
	07:24	Brooks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:24
Team Rebound	07:24
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	07:24 [POR 87-95]
	07:09	Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Roy (1 ST)
	07:07	Brooks Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)	07:07 [POR 88-95]
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)	07:07 [POR 89-95]
	06:48	Ariza Jump Shot: Missed
	06:48	Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	06:42	Brooks Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	06:23 [POR 91-95]
	05:56	Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:56	Team Rebound
	05:56	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Timeout : Regular	05:56
	05:56	Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry
Roy Driving Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)	05:46 [POR 93-95]
	05:30 [HOU 97-93]	Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Aldridge Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:30
	05:30 [HOU 98-93]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 1 (29 PTS)
Roy Driving Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)	05:19 [POR 95-98]
	05:19	Ariza Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 1 (33 PTS)	05:19 [POR 96-98]
	04:56 [HOU 101-96]	Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Battier (4 AST)
	04:43	Ariza Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Fernandez Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:43
Team Rebound	04:43
Fernandez Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:43
Outlaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:43
Outlaw Jump Shot: Missed	04:33
	04:32	Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:16 [HOU 103-96]	Brooks Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:14
Fernandez Substitution replaced by Blake	04:14
Outlaw Substitution replaced by Oden	04:14
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:58	Team Rebound
Aldridge Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)	03:58
	03:58	Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:58	Team Rebound
	03:58 [HOU 104-96]	Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed	03:39
	03:38	Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:35	Jump Ball Brooks vs Roy
	03:35	Brooks Violation:Jump Ball
	03:35	Brooks Turnover : Jump Ball Violation (3 TO)
Blake Substitution replaced by Fernandez	03:35
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:22	Battier Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	03:04 [HOU 107-96]	Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Battier (5 AST)
Roy Jump Shot: Missed	02:49
	02:48	Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:48	Roy Violation:Kicked Ball
	02:26	Brooks Jump Shot: Missed
Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	02:25
Miller Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	02:21
Miller Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:21
	02:21	Team Timeout : Short
	01:57	Battier Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:55
Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed	01:46
Team Rebound	01:45
	01:36	Landry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)	01:36 [POR 97-107]
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)	01:36 [POR 98-107]
	01:15	Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:14
	01:13	Landry Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	01:13
Oden Substitution replaced by Outlaw	01:13
Miller Substitution replaced by Blake	01:13
Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (36 PTS)	01:13 [POR 99-107]
Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)	01:13 [POR 100-107]
	00:56.1 [HOU 109-100]	Brooks Floating Jump shot: Made (27 PTS)
Roy Driving Layup Shot: Made (39 PTS)	00:48.4 [POR 102-109]
	00:48.4	Landry Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Roy Free Throw 1 of 1 (40 PTS)	00:48.4 [POR 103-109]
	00:33.2	Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Outlaw (1 BLK)
	00:32.2	Team Rebound
	00:26.9	Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)
Aldridge Dunk Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Roy (4 AST)	00:20.4 [POR 105-109]
	00:20.4	Team Timeout : Regular
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Webster	00:20.4
	00:17.5	Team Timeout : Short
Roy Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:16.9
	00:16.9 [HOU 110-105]	Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)
	00:16.9	Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Roy Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:16.8
Team Timeout : Regular	00:15.4
Webster Substitution replaced by Aldridge	00:15.4
	00:15.4	Landry Substitution replaced by Budinger
Roy Pullup Jump shot: Made (42 PTS)	00:11.5 [POR 107-110]
Aldridge Foul : Personal (6 PF)	00:10.7
Aldridge Substitution replaced by Oden	00:10.7
	00:10.7	Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:10.7	Team Rebound
	00:10.7 [HOU 111-107]	Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:10.7
Oden Substitution replaced by Webster	00:10.7
Roy 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.9
	00:05.9	Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Blake Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:05.3
	00:05.3	Budinger Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:05.3	Team Rebound
	00:05.3	Budinger Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Outlaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:04.9
Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	FSH	Local	Final
		--	CSN-POR	Local	Final