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Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> (6-5, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (7-3, fourth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Rockets take on the Portland Trail Blazers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.<\/p>\n

Houston finished 52-30 overall, 31-21 in Western Conference action and 29-12 at home during the 2024-25 season. The Rockets shot 45.5% from the field and 35.3% from 3-point range last season.<\/p>\n

Portland went 36-46 overall and 19-33 in Western Conference action during the 2024-25 season. The Trail Blazers allowed opponents to score 113.9 points per game and shoot 47.1% from the field last season.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a>: day to day (ankle).<\/p>\n

Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson<\/a>: out (hamstring), Matisse Thybulle<\/a>: out (thumb), Blake Wesley<\/a>: out (foot), Damian Lillard<\/a>: out for season (achilles).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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