Trail Blazers vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready to ignite your screens and fantasy lineups as the underdog Portland Trail Blazers blaze their trail to the Toyota Center, hoping to spark a comeback in their playoff series against the high-flying Houston Rockets tonight at 09:00 PM EST. With the Rockets soaring at the top of the Western Conference and the Blazers looking to fan their playoff flames from a six-game back position, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The Rockets aim to continue their explosive form after a dynamite victory in their last meetup, while the Blazers are desperate to extinguish their recent burnout. As the over/under hovers at 228, tonight’s clash could either rocket up the scoreboard or see the Blazers reignite their postseason dreams. So, will the Rockets launch another assault, or will Portland find their fire? Let’s see whose spirit truly rockets or gets blazed tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 23, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	POR ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+550	-850	222.5	13.0/-13.0
Recent	+525	-800	228.0	12.5/-12.5
Difference	-25	+50	+5.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

11W-34L

16.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

33W-15L

84.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/22/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	20	25	28	15	00	88	Under
11/22/24	Houston Rockets HOU	31	34	31	20	00	116	Under
04/12/24	Houston Rockets HOU	23	31	30	32	00	116	Under
04/12/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	16	35	32	00	107	Under
03/25/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	26	20	21	00	92	Under
03/25/24	Houston Rockets HOU	28	19	33	30	00	110	Under
03/08/24	Houston Rockets HOU	28	27	37	31	00	123	Over
03/08/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	32	24	20	00	107	Over
01/24/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	27	41	26	130	137	Over
01/24/24	Houston Rockets HOU	31	32	33	28	70	131	Over
02/26/23	Houston Rockets HOU	31	27	30	26	00	114	Over
02/26/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	41	29	29	00	131	Over
12/17/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	24	28	22	00	107	Under
12/17/22	Houston Rockets HOU	27	24	14	30	00	95	Under
10/28/22	Houston Rockets HOU	23	35	24	29	00	111	Over
10/28/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	37	27	29	00	125	Over
03/26/22	Houston Rockets HOU	24	36	25	30	00	115	Under
03/26/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	32	18	20	00	98	Under
03/25/22	Houston Rockets HOU	35	31	30	29	00	125	Over
03/25/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	22	31	29	24	00	106	Over
01/28/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	34	25	34	00	125	Over
01/28/22	Houston Rockets HOU	20	33	32	25	00	110	Over
11/12/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	25	26	23	00	104	Under
11/12/21	Houston Rockets HOU	27	18	22	25	00	92	Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/22	vs HOU	88-116L	45	17	20	91
11/20	vs OKL	99-109L	49	18	22	79
11/17	@ ATL	114-110W	40	31	20	95
11/13	@ MIN	106-98W	47	17	19	83
11/12	@ MIN	122-108W	39	30	19	84
11/10	@ MEM	89-134L	43	18	23	100
11/08	vs MIN	102-127L	37	13	16	91
11/07	vs SAS	105-118L	41	23	14	86
11/01	@ OKL	114-137L	36	27	19	83
10/30	vs LAC	106-105W	47	19	12	92

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/22	@ POR	116-88W	51	27	17	93
11/20	@ IND	130-113W	47	25	13	102
11/18	vs MIL	100-101L	53	19	12	100
11/17	vs CHI	143-107W	66	34	10	105
11/15	@ LAC	125-104W	48	31	12	95
11/13	@ LAC	111-103W	59	28	13	97
11/11	@ WAS	107-92W	58	13	19	87
11/10	vs DET	101-99W	53	19	11	93
11/08	vs OKL	107-126L	48	19	17	90
11/06	@ SAS	127-100W	45	28	11	96

Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Toumani Camara SF	26.0	26.4	21.4	100%	21.3
Donovan Clingan C	24.0	27.9	19.5	36%	27.9
Jerami Grant PF	30.0	24.1	29.3	100%	29.7
Shaedon Sharpe SG	32.0	34.3	26.5	73%	29.6
Anfernee Simons PG	27.0	14.2	31.5	100%	31.9

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	20.0	22.5	20.7	100%	21.0
Jalen Green SG	32.0	26.9	37.9	100%	38.2
Alperen Sengun C	47.0	44.4	41.3	100%	41.5
Jabari Smith Jr. PF	23.0	25.1	25.6	100%	25.9
Fred VanVleet PG	36.0	40.9	39.0	100%	39.4

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Deandre Ayton (C): Avg: 16.2pts, 11.0reb, 1.5ast, 31.9 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 5.0
Jabari Walker (PF/C): Avg: 7.9pts, 6.4reb, 0.9ast, 21.6 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 1.4
Duop Reath (C): Avg: 8.3pts, 3.3reb, 0.9ast, 16.4 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 1.0
Taze Moore (SG): Avg: 2.5pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 1.2

Rockets Notable Injuries

Cam Whitmore (SF/PF): Avg: 11.3pts, 3.5reb, 0.6ast, 17.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 2.1
Jae’Sean Tate (SF/PF): Avg: 3.9pts, 2.8reb, 0.9ast, 14.5 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 1.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.0reb, 0.3ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.6
Jack McVeigh (SG): Avg: 1.3pts, 0.7reb, 0.2ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 0.6

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Pts	18.5	21.8	+3.3	40%	40%	33%	33%	POR	-0.8	#10
Jerami Grant	POR	Pts	15.5	18.3	+2.8	20%	40%	47%	47%	HOU	-2.9	#1
Toumani Camara	POR	Reb	5.5	6.5	+1.0	40%	30%	33%	33%	HOU	+0.5	#26
Shaedon Sharpe	POR	Reb	4.5	5.0	+0.5	20%	20%	20%	20%	HOU	+0.3	#24
Jabari Smith Jr.	HOU	Ast	0.5	1.2	+0.7	80%	50%	60%	60%	POR	-0.1	#10

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Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#16	#28	#26	5.2%
PF	#27	#8	#10	#26	5.0%
PG	#6	#22	#19	#12	-1.8%
SF	#13	#18	#13	#11	-1.3%
SG	#20	#14	#19	#25	6.0%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#17	#2	#16	1.2%
PF	#1	#26	#2	#5	-9.6%
PG	#16	#18	#24	#22	3.7%
SF	#4	#27	#10	#8	-4.0%
SG	#25	#24	#1	#15	-1.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

105.1

116.2

Rebounds per Game

44.3

46.5

Assists per Game

23.5

24.1

Steals per Game

7.8

9.0

Blocks per Game

4.9

Shots per Game

89.6

93.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.2

13.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.5

52.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.0

34.7

Turnovers per Game

16.3

11.5

Fouls per Game

20.0

20.4

Recent Trends

Justin Minaya (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.9% to 26.4, 19.7 min average previous 3 games.
Anfernee Simons (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.9% to 15.3, 29.3 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.