James Harden has been even better than advertised for Houston. Photo Credit: NBA.com
Welcome to HoopsHabit.com’s Live NBA Blog of the Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers! The Rockets will try to inch closer to a playoff spot in the Western Conference Friday, April 5, when they take on the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.
The Rockets are currently in seventh in the West and entered Friday one game behind the Golden State Warriors. Portland still has an outside chance at a playoff berth; at 33-42, the Trail Blazers are six games behind the eighth-place Los Angeles Lakers with just seven games to play.
The game tips off at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time and is being broadcast live on ESPN.
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