NBA HOUSTON Matchup 20181211

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NBA : ATS Matchup

Tuesday 12/11/2018

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$ Line

OU Line

Score

PORTLAND

HOUSTON

+6.5

-6.5

+210

-270

220

103
Final
111

PORTLAND (15 - 11) at HOUSTON (11 - 14)

Tuesday, 12/11/2018 8:05 PM

Board		Open	Latest
531	PORTLAND	219	220
532	HOUSTON	-6	-6.5

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

PORTLAND - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	15-11	+2.5	13-13	14-12	112.3	55.2	45.8%	56.7	110.4	54.3	45.4%	51.8
Road Games	5-7	-1	4-8	8-4	109.4	50.7	45.4%	52.3	115.2	54.8	47.8%	53.2
Last 5 Games	2-3	-1.3	2-3	2-3	110.6	53.6	49.2%	53.6	109.2	56.4	46.2%	46.8

PORTLAND Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	112.3	55.2	41-90	45.8%	11-32	35.3%	19-23	81.6%	57	12	21	21	6	15	5
vs opponents surrendering	110.4	56	41-90	45.6%	11-32	35.4%	17-23	76.9%	54	11	24	22	8	14	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	109.4	50.7	40-88	45.4%	11-29	36.1%	19-23	82.4%	52	10	20	21	6	15	5
Stats Against (All Games)	110.4	54.3	42-92	45.4%	11-30	37.0%	16-22	74.3%	52	11	24	21	8	12	6
vs opponents averaging	111.1	56.1	41-89	46.1%	11-31	35.6%	18-23	77.1%	54	10	24	21	8	14	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	115.2	54.8	44-91	47.8%	12-31	40.1%	16-22	72.2%	53	11	26	20	8	12	6

HOUSTON - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	11-14	-13.1	9-16	14-11	108.3	56.0	44.6%	49.7	109.7	57.0	47.5%	53.4
Home Games	5-5	-5.6	4-6	7-3	110.8	55.7	44.5%	49.4	112.6	57.5	47.8%	53.7
Last 5 Games	2-3	-2.1	2-3	2-3	108.6	58.0	45.6%	48.6	107.6	50.0	46.7%	53.0

HOUSTON Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	108.3	56.0	38-86	44.6%	14-42	33.7%	17-23	75.3%	50	11	21	23	8	14	6
vs opponents surrendering	110.1	55.5	41-89	46.0%	11-31	35.1%	17-23	76.6%	53	10	24	22	8	14	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	110.8	55.7	38-86	44.5%	15-43	34.7%	19-26	75.5%	49	11	21	23	9	14	7
Stats Against (All Games)	109.7	57.0	40-84	47.5%	10-28	35.3%	20-25	78.0%	53	10	22	21	9	14	5
vs opponents averaging	110	55.5	41-89	46.0%	10-29	35.2%	18-24	76.1%	54	10	24	21	8	14	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	112.6	57.5	41-85	47.8%	11-28	38.4%	21-26	80.9%	54	10	22	22	8	15	4

Average power rating of opponents played: PORTLAND 96.2, HOUSTON 96.4

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

PORTLAND - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/1/2018	NEW ORLEANS	132-119	W	-8	W	229.5	O	44-87	50.6%	56	14	40-94	42.6%	52	12
11/3/2018	LA LAKERS	110-114	L	-3.5	L	236	U	44-104	42.3%	56	14	45-86	52.3%	60	20
11/4/2018	MINNESOTA	111-81	W	-6	W	228	U	38-86	44.2%	73	16	29-93	31.2%	48	11
11/6/2018	MILWAUKEE	118-103	W	2	W	228.5	U	48-91	52.7%	52	12	40-92	43.5%	47	11
11/8/2018	LA CLIPPERS	116-105	W	-5	W	225.5	U	40-97	41.2%	62	6	41-89	46.1%	50	7
11/11/2018	BOSTON	100-94	W	-2	W	214	U	39-86	45.3%	58	21	36-93	38.7%	50	12
11/14/2018	@ LA LAKERS	117-126	L	2	L	223	O	41-93	44.1%	52	14	44-93	47.3%	54	13
11/16/2018	@ MINNESOTA	96-112	L	1.5	L	225	U	37-88	42.0%	58	18	46-92	50.0%	48	12
11/18/2018	@ WASHINGTON	119-109	W	1	W	220.5	O	39-86	45.3%	59	15	43-96	44.8%	57	11
11/20/2018	@ NEW YORK	118-114	W	-7.5	L	220.5	O	45-95	47.4%	52	11	42-83	50.6%	49	15
11/21/2018	@ MILWAUKEE	100-143	L	7.5	L	227	O	34-94	36.2%	49	17	57-108	52.8%	70	14
11/23/2018	@ GOLDEN STATE	97-125	L	1	L	218.5	O	38-93	40.9%	53	13	48-85	56.5%	53	14
11/25/2018	LA CLIPPERS	100-104	L	-4	L	227.5	U	42-97	43.3%	61	12	38-90	42.2%	59	4
11/28/2018	ORLANDO	115-112	W	-10	L	214.5	O	37-85	43.5%	57	11	42-81	51.9%	41	14
11/30/2018	DENVER	112-113	L	-2	L	214	O	45-85	52.9%	51	14	40-87	46.0%	48	11
12/2/2018	@ SAN ANTONIO	118-131	L	1	L	218	O	45-86	52.3%	41	17	50-83	60.2%	35	12
12/4/2018	@ DALLAS	102-111	L	2.5	L	217.5	U	38-84	45.2%	52	18	38-87	43.7%	58	13
12/6/2018	PHOENIX	108-86	W	-12.5	W	210.5	U	41-85	48.2%	66	17	35-91	38.5%	47	16
12/8/2018	MINNESOTA	113-105	W	-3.5	W	220.5	U	39-83	47.0%	58	19	40-91	44.0%	46	12
12/11/2018	@ HOUSTON
12/12/2018	@ MEMPHIS
12/14/2018	TORONTO
12/17/2018	@ LA CLIPPERS
12/19/2018	MEMPHIS
12/21/2018	UTAH
12/23/2018	DALLAS
12/25/2018	@ UTAH
12/27/2018	@ GOLDEN STATE

HOUSTON - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
11/2/2018	@ BROOKLYN	119-111	W	-4	W	220.5	O	41-83	49.4%	52	9	42-85	49.4%	51	10
11/3/2018	@ CHICAGO	96-88	W	-8.5	L	223	U	35-83	42.2%	56	18	28-72	38.9%	44	19
11/5/2018	@ INDIANA	98-94	W	1	W	215.5	U	34-77	44.2%	45	16	33-75	44.0%	51	15
11/8/2018	@ OKLAHOMA CITY	80-98	L	-5	L	213.5	U	31-82	37.8%	45	17	36-81	44.4%	61	15
11/10/2018	@ SAN ANTONIO	89-96	L	-3.5	L	213	U	30-90	33.3%	59	8	33-74	44.6%	58	15
11/11/2018	INDIANA	115-103	W	-2.5	W	210	O	36-74	48.6%	47	15	36-78	46.2%	48	13
11/13/2018	@ DENVER	109-99	W	4.5	W	217.5	U	39-71	54.9%	42	14	38-76	50.0%	40	16
11/15/2018	GOLDEN STATE	107-86	W	-4.5	W	217	U	35-87	40.2%	52	5	32-76	42.1%	53	16
11/17/2018	SACRAMENTO	132-112	W	-12	W	219.5	O	46-81	56.8%	50	22	46-102	45.1%	48	14
11/21/2018	DETROIT	126-124	W	-8.5	L	214.5	O	40-72	55.6%	41	15	40-85	47.1%	48	16
11/23/2018	@ DETROIT	111-116	L	-3.5	L	216.5	O	41-98	41.8%	53	14	40-88	45.5%	65	13
11/24/2018	@ CLEVELAND	108-117	L	-6.5	L	208.5	O	37-74	50.0%	39	16	44-90	48.9%	60	13
11/26/2018	@ WASHINGTON	131-135	L	1.5	L	223.5	O	46-97	47.4%	58	19	50-88	56.8%	45	14
11/28/2018	DALLAS	108-128	L	-5.5	L	217.5	O	40-87	46.0%	48	16	46-85	54.1%	51	14
11/30/2018	@ SAN ANTONIO	136-105	W	-4	W	216	O	49-98	50.0%	53	5	39-86	45.3%	50	13
12/1/2018	CHICAGO	121-105	W	-13	W	218	O	42-84	50.0%	56	14	39-88	44.3%	49	13
12/3/2018	@ MINNESOTA	91-103	L	-2.5	L	223	U	32-74	43.2%	43	20	36-82	43.9%	56	14
12/6/2018	@ UTAH	91-118	L	1	L	215	U	34-88	38.6%	48	23	45-89	50.6%	59	12
12/8/2018	@ DALLAS	104-107	L	-3.5	L	219	U	39-86	45.3%	43	12	41-83	49.4%	51	15
12/11/2018	PORTLAND
12/13/2018	LA LAKERS
12/15/2018	@ MEMPHIS
12/17/2018	UTAH
12/19/2018	WASHINGTON
12/20/2018	@ MIAMI
12/22/2018	SAN ANTONIO
12/25/2018	OKLAHOMA CITY
12/27/2018	BOSTON

KEY GAME INFORMATION

PORTLAND: LAST SEASON: 49-33, lost in first round.
COACH: Terry Stotts (seventh season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Damian Lillard (26.9 ppg), G CJ McCollum (21.4 ppg), F Al-Farouq Aminu (9.3 ppg), F Maurice Harkless, (6.5 ppg), C Jusuf Nurkic (14.3 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: F Ed Davis, G Shabazz Napier
KEY ADDITIONS: G Seth Curry PLAYER TO WATCH: Zach Collins. Now in his second year, the 7-footer out of Gonzaga appears poised for a breakout. He'll be watched after the departure of Davis, who was the spark off the bench for the Blazers last season. Davis was prized for his defense, and Collins seems to have the same impact. A plus was Collins' performance in the NBA Summer League.
OUTLOOK: The Trail Blazers have one of the best backcourts in the league with Lillard and McCollum, but they're up against a Western Conference field that includes the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets, as well as the LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers. The Blazers are likely still a playoff team, but they're in a crowded group sitting just below the sure-bets. Like last year, a lot will depend on how the core of Lillard, McCollum and Nurkic perform.

HOUSTON: LAST SEASON: 65-17, lost in Western Conference finals.
COACH: Mike D'Antoni (fourth season, 15th NBA season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G James Harden (30.4 ppg), G Chris Paul (18.6 ppg), F P.J. Tucker, (6.1 ppg), F James Ennis (7.1 ppg), C Clint Capela (13.9 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: F Trevor Ariza, F Ryan Anderson, F Luc Mbah a Moute
KEY ADDITIONS: F Carmelo Anthony, Ennis, G Michael Carter-Williams
PLAYERS TO WATCH: A year after Anthony was not amenable to coming off the bench in Oklahoma City, the 10-time All-Star seems ready to accept a reserve role in Houston if it means helping the Rockets to a title. The addition of the talented Anthony, along with Ennis to pick up the slack on defense Houston lost in Ariza leaves the Rockets slightly better than they were a year ago when they lost to Golden State in the conference finals.
OUTLOOK: Harden, last year's MVP, and Paul should be even better in their second year together and Anthony adds a new dimension which greatly upgrades Houston's second unit. Ennis will have to pair with Tucker to provide a defensive presence and Capela must take another step this season after signing a $90 million contract this offseason if the Rockets hope to finally get past the Warriors and win their first title since back-to-back championships in 1994-95.

PREVIEW

Struggling Rockets host Trail Blazers

HOUSTON -- At this point, there are no easy solutions for the Rockets, whose protracted struggles this season were once a surprise but have methodically come to define this team.

The Rockets (11-14) have revealed themselves to be flawed on multiple fronts. Their defense is ranked 25th in points allowed per 100 possessions (112.2). An inability to keep opponents from dominating the offensive glass has played a role in that vulnerability, with Houston ranking 29th in defensive rebounding rate (68.5 percent) and ahead of only the Washington Wizards.

Their bench, dead last in the NBA in scoring (28.2 points per game), has taken its share of the blame, but there is plenty to go around among the starters. With the Rockets set to host the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday at Toyota Center, what resonates is something must change.

"We can't obviously continue to lose," said Rockets guard Chris Paul, whose field goal percentage (43.1) is his lowest since his rookie season. "We've got to win games.

"One of my old coaches used to always say, 'winning is hard.' We've got to keep playing."

The Rockets have dropped seven of nine games. While their defense is often the culprit, the Rockets collapsed offensively in critical stretches during their winless three-game road trip.

Last Monday at Minnesota, they tallied nine points in the fourth quarter. They followed that with an 11-point third quarter at Utah three days later. And, after clawing ahead in the fourth quarter at Dallas, the Rockets surrendered 11 consecutive points to Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic en route to a third consecutive defeat. For all of their bravado regarding fixing what ails them, the Rockets have yet to do so. At this stage, their words continue to ring hollow.

"Like anything else, like myself and them, we're upset about it," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said. "You don't sleep well and you're trying to search for answers and they're doing the same thing. Now, nobody's confidence is shaken and it's not like they're a woe-is-me kind of attitude. They're just even more determined to get this thing done."

The Trail Blazers (15-11) appear to have steered out of a recent tailspin, claiming consecutive home victories after dropping six of seven games. Still, Portland has suffered four consecutive road losses; its 104-85 win in Houston on Oct. 30 came with Rockets guard James Harden sidelined.

Portland opened the season appearing reborn defensively but has slid to the middle of the pack in recent weeks. The Trail Blazers remain in pursuit of an identity beyond their high-scoring backcourt tandem of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, something that expands upon their rebounding prowess and free-throw proficiency. A return to superior defense is a start.

"We saw at the start of the season that we can be a lot better than that," Portland center Jusuf Nurkic said. "And when we play defense and play with an edge, we're a pretty good team.

"After we have a really good stretch we had a bad stretch so we need to live game by game. We know we're going to be in the playoffs but we need to live with that (mentality)."

Last Updated: 4/18/2024 9:58:37 PM EST.