National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 116, Portland 101
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon
Officials: #44 Eli Roe, #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #24 Mike Callahan
Attendance: 17491

Rockets 116, Trail Blazers 101: James Harden scored 33 points and Dwight Howard had 29 points and 13 rebounds as visiting Houston defeated Portland.

Harden made 11-of-18 shots in his second 30-point outing of the season and Howard was 10-of-13 shooting as the Rockets won for the fourth time in five games. Patrick Beverley and Jeremy Lin added 12 points apiece for Houston, which made 12-of-18 final-quarter shots and shot 54.7 percent overall.

Damian Lillard scored 22 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 21 and Wesley Matthews tallied 19 for the Trail Blazers. Nicolas Batum added 13 points for Portland, which shot just 41.4 percent from the field.

Portland battled back from an 18-point third-quarter deficit to pull within five early in the fourth. Beverley hit a 3-pointer and Harden scored on a three-point play to get the edge back to 11 and Houston protected the lead down the stretch.

Harden and Howard each had 18 points in the first half as the Rockets took a 55-50 lead into the break. Houston scored the first 10 of the third quarter and led 74-56 after Howard’s basket with 5:20 left in the stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Beverley played 29 minutes off the bench after missing three games with an abdominal injury. … Lillard (four) and Matthews (three) combined for seven of Portland’s 10 3-pointers. … Houston had a 54-28 edge in points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Portland
James Harden 33 Scoring Damian Lillard 22
Omri Casspi 5 Assists Mo Williams 7
Dwight Howard 13 Rebounds Robin Lopez 6
James Harden 9 Free Throws Made Nicolas Batum 4
Jeremy Lin 2 Steals Nicolas Batum 3
James Harden 2 Blocks Robin Lopez 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 116 54.7 6-22 28-34 17 47 3 6 20
Portland 101 41.4 10-31 19-29 22 30 6 9 14
Upcoming Games
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against L.A. Lakers. The Rockets have a W/L % of .750 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.