The path Blazers get to pay successive 9 days during a position only a few would have unreal back in Gregorian calendar month.
With a 116-103 persuade the Houston Rockets Wed at the Moda Center the Blazers head into the extended All-Star break as a contest team. The Blazers (27-27) beat Rockets (27-27) for the second time in 5 days, leapfrogging Houston within the standings to maneuver into seventh place within the Western Conference contest race.
"We mamma ourselves a hole at the start of the season, let alone some games late, however we have a tendency to cursed with it, we have a tendency to unbroken going. we have a tendency to unbroken operating. we have a tendency to did not get too high or too low," Damian Lillard aforesaid. "We were able to draw in and acquire to .500 going into the break. Our team has done an excellent job of sticking out to the grind."
Lillard light-emitting diode the Blazers with thirty one points and 9 assists and passed Brandon Roy on the Blazers incomparable marking list with an important three-pointer within the fourth quarter. Moe Harkless had nineteen points and thirteen rebounds and Meyers Elmore Leonard (14 points) and Gerald Henderson (13 points) provided marking punch off the bench.
The Rockets got massive games from James Harden (34 points, 9 rebounds, eleven assists) and Dwight Howard (28 points, twelve rebounds), however no different Rocket reached double figures. Houston let the sport slip away with sloppy execution, committing twenty turnovers that light-emitting diode to thirty one Portland points.
"We're broken," Rockets coach J.B. Bickerstaff aforesaid. "It's that easy. without delay we're a broken team and that we might all use this break to work out however we're progressing to impact amendment."
The Blazers outscored the Rockets 17-4 over the ultimate 5:34 of the second quarter to require a 57-46 lead within the room at break. Portland stretched the result in twenty one points within the third on a quick break jumper from Allen Crabbe and looked poised to cruise to a blowout win.
But the Rockets crept back to the sport late in third and vulnerable to finish the Blazers All-Star break momentum. Houston cut the Blazers result in 93-88 on a mythical being Terry three-pointer with 9:27 left within the game before the Portland responded with a 10-2 run capped by Lillard's prime of the key three-pointer.
The Blazers can head for heat beaches associate degreed an extended rest as winners of 3 straight and eight of their last 10 games. however despite the recent hot streak, the day off may be a welcome respite.
"We're taking part in we have a tendency toll and hopefully after we retreat to (from the All-Star break) we will devour wherever we left off," Blazers coach Terry Stotts aforesaid. "But everyone might use a prospect."
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Noah Vonleh came back to the active list once missing 3 games with sprained left gliding joint, however he did not come to the beginning lineup. Stotts nonappointive begin|to start out|to begin} Harkless at little forward and Harkless had a robust night in his third start of the season. He finished with nineteen points and thirteen rebounds for his second double-double of the season and initial since Gregorian calendar month. 4 at Utah.
Harkless set new season-highs for each points and rebounds and scored in double-figures for the third straight game for the primary time all season.
Next up
The Blazers have 9 days off for the All-Star break before a game against the American state Warriors on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Moda Center.
Trail Blazers take winning streak into All-Star break with 116-103 win over Rockets: Game rewind
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