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Sun Feb 13, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
111
away
Chemistry Tense
Houston RocketsRockets
112
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Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers 26 29 25 31 111
Houston RocketsRockets 28 29 27 28 112

After Action Report

In Houston, the Rockets survived the Trail Blazers 112-111. Rockets' offense had its way with the Trail Blazers. Second-chance points piled up for the Rockets; Rockets' veteran poise eliminated the costly mistakes. The Rockets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Rockets rotation plan paid off — leaning into the right spots created real lift. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.

What tipped it

  • Rockets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Rockets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.