The Portland Trail Blazers are the owners of an 18-20 record and a four-game winning streak, good enough for ninth place in the Western Conference. Houston lost to the Trail Blazers (103-102) on the road. Portland beat the Rockets (103-102) at home.

The Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers meet Wednesday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Jrue Holiday appears close to making a return to the court after missing nearly two months of action with a calf strain.

Don’t look now, but the Portland Trail Blazers are heating up. They’ve won three in a row and five of six, with the lone loss coming in Oklahoma City. The Houst

Preview the Houston Rockets' NBA matchup with Portland, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.

The Rockets are freefalling in the standings. After going 1-2 in games played last week, the Rockets have fallen all the way down to sixth in the Western Conference at 22-13. They now trail the San Antonio Spurs (27-11),

"I’m very aggressive," Avdija said. "I initiate the contact and that’s my game … if it’s hard to stop, you’ve got to own it or do something else."

Portland hosts the Houston Rockets after Deni Avdija scored 41 points in the Portland Trail Blazers' 103-102 win against the Houston Rockets