The Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets meet Friday night at Toyota Center with multiple players on the injury list. Tip-off comes at 8:00 PM ET.
Scoot Henderson sits out for Portland due to left hamstring tear. Damian Lillard remains out for left Achilles tendon injury management. Matisse Thybulle misses the game from left thumb ligament tear. Hansen Yang and Javonte Cooke will miss theg ame due to G League assignments.
Portland enters at 6-5 after a win over New Orleans on November 12. The visitors lost to Orlando on November 10.
The Trail Blazers have relied on Deni Avdija’s scoring and Holiday’s assists through the first 11 games. Avdija averages 26.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. Shaedon Sharpe posts 21.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per contest. Jerami Grant contributes 18.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per outing. Jrue Holiday adds 17.0 points and 8.5 assists nightly.
Houston lists Dorian Finney-Smith as out with left ankle surgery. Fred VanVleet sits out for right knee ACL repair. Two-way players Isaiah Crawford and Kevon Harris are out with G League assignments.
The Rockets hold a 7-3 record. Kevin Durant leads Houston with 24.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. Alperen Sengun records 22.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per matchup. Amen Thompson provides 17.6 points and 5.6 assists per game.
