NBA Basketball Box Scores

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BOXSCORE | RECAP

Houston 98, Portland 94

When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #42 Eric Lewis, #73 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 17515

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Portland	21	22	26	25	94
Houston	31	29	18	20	98

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Portland	35-21	23-5	12-16	L1
Houston	36-21	23-6	13-15	W5

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Houston Rockets have a 23-6 record at home this season. The Portland Trail Blazers are 12-16 while on the road this season.

Houston has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Rockets have won 8 of their last 10 games.

Portland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Trail Blazers have won 6 of their last 10 games.

Ron Artest played 40:03 minutes and scored 21 points. He shot 38.5% from the field and has averaged 20.2 points over the last five games.

Brandon Roy played 40:47 minutes and scored 24 points. He shot 43.5% from the field and has averaged 26.4 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Houston Rockets average 98.5 points per game and hold opponents to 94.9 points per game. The Portland Trail Blazers average 99.2 points per game and hold opponents to 95.2 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Portland		Houston
Brandon Roy 24	Scoring	Ron Artest 21
Steve Blake 5	Assists	Ron Artest 5
LaMarcus Aldridge 8	Rebounds	Luis Scola 11
LaMarcus Aldridge 7	Free Throws Made	Ron Artest 9
LaMarcus Aldridge 1	Steals	Ron Artest 3
LaMarcus Aldridge 2	Blocks	Yao Ming 3

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Portland	94	44.0	5-15	15-21	14	37	6	5	11
Houston	98	43.9	7-18	19-22	20	43	4	5	11

Upcoming Games

Houston will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Rockets have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .762 after a loss.

Portland will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .750 after a loss.