Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction and Preview for 2024 NBA Summer League | July 21, 2024
The Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers matchup is one of the eight Summer League games scheduled for Sunday. Both teams have played four games in the competition and have similar records at two wins and two losses. Sunday’s matchup will be the final game in the NBA 2K25 Summer League for both teams.
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers preview, prediction and rosters
The Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Summer League game is scheduled for Sunday, July 21, at Pavilion in Las Vegas. The game begins at 9 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on NBA TV. Fans can also stream the game live on NBA League Pass.
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers preview
The Rockets are coming off of a 93-83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. The game stayed competitive until Minnesota edged forward in the final quarter with a 29-22 run. Before that, Houston defeated the LA Lakers (99-80) and Washington Wizards (109-91) and lost 87-73 to the Detroit Pistons. After two straight losses, the Rockets will look to close out the tournament with a win.
The Trail Blazers started their Summer League competition in Las Vegas with a 83-77 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. After that, they stitched together two wins against the Philadelphia 76ers (97-95) and Washington Wizards (82-80), before dropping their most recent game 84-68 to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers starting lineups
The Rockets should start the same five players as their recent game against the Timberwolves:
PG: Reed Sheppard SG: AJ Griffin SF: Nate Williams PF: Nate Hinton C: N’Faly Dante
Houston’s key bench players could be Orlando Robinson, Jermaine Samuels Jr., Kira Lewis Jr., Trevor Keels and Mike Miles.
Portland should field a Starting 5 of:
PG: Justin Minaya SG: Kennedy Chandler SF: Rayan Rupert PF: Kris Murray C: Donovan Clingan
The Trail Blazers’ primary bench players should be Alex Reese, Bryce McGowens, Quinn Ellis, Terquavion Smith and Hyunjung Lee.
Editor's note: The odds could change close to the game. The odds listed were as per available information at the time of writing.
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers prediction
While the game might hold no importance for the final qualification scenarios, it does provide the opportunity for the players on both teams to make their case for a roster spot when the regular season starts in late October.
Between the two, Houston has been the better team with more dominating wins. We expect them to carve out a close win on Sunday as well.