Portland Trail Blazers (20-28, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (14-34, 15th in the Western Conference)
Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston aims to break its nine-game home slide with a win against Portland.
The Rockets are 7-20 in Western Conference games. Houston allows 116.7 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.4 points per game.
The Trail Blazers have gone 8-21 against Western Conference opponents. Portland has a 9-20 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Trail Blazers won the last meeting 104-92 on Nov. 13, with Damian Lillard scoring 20 points in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Wood is averaging 17.4 points and 10.2 rebounds for the Rockets. Kevin Porter Jr. is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games for Houston.
Norman Powell is shooting 44.8% and averaging 18.4 points for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons is averaging 22.8 points over the last 10 games for Portland.
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