With the status of backcourt starters Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green still in doubt due to injuries, the young and rebuilding Houston Rockets take an eight-game losing streak to Portland for Sunday night’s battle versus Damian Lillard and the host Trail Blazers.
In addition to being at home and having clearly the better team on paper, the Blazers also have the advantages of extra rest and incentive. Portland hasn’t played since Thursday in Sacramento, and perhaps their two most marquee veterans (Lillard and Jerami Grant) didn’t play in that one due to a snowstorm-induced travel delay.
