The Trail Blazers defeated the Rockets, 140-129. Damian Lillard led all scorers with 34 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Trail Blazers, while CJ McCollum (28 points, seven assists) and Norman Powell (28 points, six rebounds, four assists) added 56 points in the victory. Kelly Olynyk tallied 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Trail Blazers improve to 40-29 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 16-53.
