NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 102, Portland Trail Blazers 103 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 102, Portland Trail Blazers 103. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 22-25 POR; Q2 HOU 25-32 POR; Q3 HOU 28-24 POR; Q4 HOU 27-22 POR.
Top performers (box score): Deni Avdija (POR) 41 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-24 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 37 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 14-of-26 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 24 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Shaedon Sharpe (POR) 20 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Tari Eason (HOU) 15 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-18 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · POR
41 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 13-24 FG
Scoring · HOU
37 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 14-26 FG
Scoring · HOU
24 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 8-16 FG
Season highs
Deni Avdija · Season-high 41 pointsTari Eason · Season-high 13 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
HOU
4 largest lead
Q1 10:30 (HOU 6, POR 2) · 7-0 run, Q3 8:48–Q3 7:45
POR
11 largest lead
Q2 0:43 (HOU 46, POR 57) · 7-0 run, Q4 8:06–Q4 6:50
Swings
10 lead changes
Tied 8 times
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 2:48 Tari Eason makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)HOU · HOU 94, POR 96
- Q4 2:34 Shaedon Sharpe makes 17-foot two point shotPOR · HOU 94, POR 98
- Q4 2:00 Deni Avdija makes 10-foot pullup jump shotPOR · HOU 92, POR 100
- Q4 2:00 Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 1POR · HOU 94, POR 101
- Q4 1:38 Kevin Durant makes 15-foot two point shot (Steven Adams assists)HOU · HOU 96, POR 101
- Q4 1:09 Kevin Durant makes 19-foot driving floating jump shot (Tari Eason assists)HOU · HOU 98, POR 101
- Q4 1:09 Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 1HOU · HOU 99, POR 101
- Q4 0:48 Deni Avdija makes 2-foot two point shot (Toumani Camara assists)POR · HOU 97, POR 103
- Q4 0:31 Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · HOU 100, POR 103
- Q4 0:05 Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2HOU · HOU 101, POR 103
- Q4 0:05 Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · HOU 102, POR 103
- Q4 0:00 Tari Eason makes tip shotHOU · HOU 104, POR 103
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 102 | |
| POR | 25 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 103 |
🧮 How They Scored
HOUPOR
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
13Bench points16
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
41.4%Effective FG%50.6%
11.1%Turnover %12.1%
42.9%Offensive rebound %15.4%
0.293Free-throw rate0.301
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 39 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 7-11 | +6 |
| Kevin Durant F | 37 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14-26 | 2-6 | 7-9 | -3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-13 | 1-7 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Tari Eason F | 31 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-18 | 2-8 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Steven Adams C | 30 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Josh Okogie G | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Clint Capela C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni Avdija F | 39 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13-24 | 2-9 | 13-15 | 0 |
| Toumani Camara F | 39 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Shaedon Sharpe G | 34 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 3-6 | -3 |
| Donovan Clingan C | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Caleb Love G | 29 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Rayan Rupert G-F | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Robert Williams III C-F | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Hansen Yang C | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Sidy Cissoko G | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -12 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 37 | 37 | 61.7 | 32.0 | -5.4 | 19.6 |
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 39 | 24 | 57.6 | 21.9 | +10.3 | 20.5 |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 31 | 15 | 38.0 | 27.1 | +3.1 | 8.9 |
| Steven Adams | Starter | 30 | 7 | 50.9 | 11.0 | +5.0 | 13.8 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 37 | 6 | 22.3 | 15.1 | +1.4 | -0.4 |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 22 | 8 | 36.8 | 19.7 | -16.2 | -2.3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 14 | 3 | 37.5 | 12.2 | -7.0 | -10.2 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 12 | 2 | 33.3 | 13.8 | -3.8 | 7.8 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +25.0 | -16.7 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | -7.9 | 12.7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| JD Davison | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Portland Trail BlazersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | Starter | 39 | 41 | 67.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 25.1 |
| Shaedon Sharpe | Starter | 34 | 20 | 50.9 | 28.6 | -6.0 | 5.7 |
| Toumani Camara | Starter | 39 | 14 | 64.3 | 14.0 | +11.7 | 10.0 |
| Donovan Clingan | Starter | 31 | 12 | 66.7 | 13.2 | -1.6 | 19.0 |
| Sidy Cissoko | Starter | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | -27.8 | -8.7 |
| Caleb Love | Bench | 29 | 10 | 41.7 | 20.3 | +5.0 | 12.7 |
| Robert Williams III | Bench | 17 | 3 | 52.1 | 7.3 | -2.8 | 16.8 |
| Hansen Yang | Bench | 17 | 3 | 37.5 | 15.8 | +2.7 | -3.7 |
| Jerami Grant | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jrue Holiday | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Matisse Thybulle | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kris Murray | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rayan Rupert | Bench | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | +11.7 | 4.9 |
| Duop Reath | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Javonte Cooke | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
HOU 1
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1 POR
Last 19 meetings · since 2020-21
HOU 9
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10 POR
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- POR 116@HOU 140 Recap
- HOU 125@POR 103 Recap
- POR 104@HOU 98 Recap
- POR 88@HOU 116 Recap
- HOU 116@POR 107 Recap
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