National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 94, Portland 89
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, April 9, 2012
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #11 Derrick Collins, #10 Ron Garretson, #58 Josh Tiven
Attendance: 20487

ROCKETS 94, TRAIL BLAZERS 89: Goran Dragic had 22 points and seven assists as visiting Houston won its fourth consecutive game against Portland.

The Rockets (32-25) moved 1 1/2 games behind idle Memphis (33-23) for fifth place in the Western Conference.

Chase Budinger had 15 points and Kyle Lowry, in his second game back after missing a month with a bacterial infection, had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting.

Former Trail Blazers center Marcus Camby had nine points and 11 rebounds in his first return to the Rose Garden since being dealt to Houston on March 15.

Luis Scola had 12 points and seven boards and Courtney Lee scored 12 for Houston.

LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 20 points. Jamal Crawford scored 18 and Raymond Felton had 14 points and eight assists, and reserve J.J. Hickson had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

After trailing early, Portland battled back to 75-70 before the Rockets went on a 13-5 run for an 88-75 lead and held off a late Portland rally.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Starting small forward Nicolas Batum (left quadriceps) sat out the game and usual sixth man Crawford started in his place. … The Rockets shot 52.6 percent (10 of 19) from 3-point range while Portland was 6 of 21 on 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Portland
Goran Dragic 22 Scoring LaMarcus Aldridge 20
Goran Dragic 7 Assists Raymond Felton 8
Marcus Camby 11 Rebounds J.J. Hickson 10
Samuel Dalembert 3 Free Throws Made Jamal Crawford 9
Chase Budinger 3 Steals Jamal Crawford 3
Marcus Camby 1 Blocks LaMarcus Aldridge 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 94 46.2 10-19 10-13 22 38 2 10 15
Portland 89 39.8 6-21 17-19 17 41 7 9 14
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Utah. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.