Christian Wood had 22 points (14 in the second quarter) and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets rallied from 20 points down in the first quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-101 for their fourth straight win.
The Rockets trailed 30-10 with 2:51 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Trail Blazers 94-71 the rest of the way.
Victor Oladipo’s driving layup with 26.2 seconds left made it 101-98. The Trail Blazers had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Anfernee Simons missed a 31-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Trail Blazers 12-10. John Wall scored 5 of the Rockets’ 12 on 1 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Oladipo scored 25 points (16 in the paint), and Wall added 20 points and 6 assists. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard had 30 points and 9 assists, and Gary Trent Jr. added 23 points with 7 3-pointers. Trent scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets went 15 for 18 at the line to the Trail Blazers’ 6 for 8. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 29-19 in 11 minutes together.