Overview
- Portland beat Houston 111-105 on Friday to cap a two-game home sweep and extend its winning streak to five, improving to 19-20.
- The Blazers erased a 13-point deficit by winning the fourth quarter 34-15, buoyed by 21-of-23 free-throw shooting and key late plays from Deni Avdija and Sidy Cissoko.
- Toumani Camara scored a career-best 25 points, Shaedon Sharpe added 20, Caleb Love chipped in 18 off the bench, and Donovan Clingan grabbed 15 rebounds as Avdija finished with 20 points and six assists.
- Kevin Durant had 30 points and 12 rebounds and moved past Wilt Chamberlain into seventh on the NBA all-time scoring list with a third-quarter three, but the Rockets shot 10-of-44 from deep, including 1-of-17 in the fourth.
- Houston played without Alperen Sengun, who is expected to miss roughly two weeks with an ankle sprain, and lost Tari Eason to a right ankle sprain, while Avdija brushed off Eason’s earlier ‘zebra’ officiating remark by emphasizing his physical driving style.