Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #39 - BLAZERS VS ROCKETS - JANUARY 9, 2026 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (14 Viewers)

[Chris Craig]

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REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

BLAZERS 17-20 ROCKETS 22-11

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STARTERS


Shaedon Sharpe Deni Avdija

Sidy Cissiko* Toumani Camara

Donovan Clingan


Amen Thompson Tari Eason

Kevin Durant Jabari Smith Jr

Steve Adams

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WHEN: JANUARY 9, 2026 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST

WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR



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BENCH



Robert Williams III Yang Hansen

Rayan Rupert Duop Reath

Caleb Love*

Jevonte Cooke* Damian Lillard°

Blake Wesley° Matisse Thybulle°

Scoot Henderson° Jrue Holiday°

Jerami Grant° Kris Murray°

* Two Way Player ° Injured Player


Dorian Finney Smith Ja'Sean Tate

Clint Capela Josh Okogie

Aaron Holiday Rex Sheppard

Jeff Green Isaiah Crawford*

JD Davison* Tristen Newton*

Alperen Sengun° Fred VanVleet°

* Two Way Player °Injured Player

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COACH​

Tiago Splitter ​

Ime Udoka

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INJURIES

BLAZERS

Damian Lillard - Achilles - Out
Blake Wesley - Foot - Out
Matisse Thybulle - Foot/Knee - Out
Scoot Henderson - Ham - Out
Jrue Holiday - Calf - Out
Jerami Grant - Achilles - Out
Kris Murray - Back - Out

ROCKETS

Alperen Sengun - Ankle - Out
Fred VanVleet - ACL - Out

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

BLAZERS VS KNICKS - 1/11 - 3:00 PM

BlAZERS @ WARRIORS - 1/13 - 8:00 PM

BLAZERS VS HAWKS - 1/15 - 7:00 PM

BLAZERS VS LAKERS - 1/17 - 7:00 PM

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GAME NOTES

• The Blazers are 98-120 all time vs the Rockets
• The Blazers lost to the Rockets 140-116 on 11/14 in Houston
•The Rockets lead the season series 1-0
• Jrue Holiday has a 10-4 record against his brother Aaron Holiday
• The Blazers will play the rockets again on 1/9 in Portland and on 3/6 in Houston

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[Chris Craig]

Rockets are going to be out for blood.

 

[B-Roy]

What a tease...

 

[BassPlaya]

Geaux team!

 

[Cugel]

Aw woulda been nice to see Jrue back. Tough game

 

[ehizzy3]

Rockets are going to be out for blood.

Yeah, it’s going to be a physical and chippy game

but I believe in Deni and the boys

 

[42N8Bounce]

Let's make it 5 in a row!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

OK, forget the Ducks. here we are!

 

[Chris Craig]

Toumany Camara leading us early

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers need to clean up those passes

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

OK, forget the Ducks. here we are!

Aren't we?!!!

 

[ehizzy3]

They wasted no time blitzing Deni

Playing 4 on 3 is okay with me

 

[Chris Craig]

Shaedon!!

 

[B-Roy]

They are on fire from midrange

 

[Chris Craig]

Deni 0 points in the first quarter

 

[julius]

Oof, that's twice that Yangs head bounced off the court.

 

[blazerfan11]

Cissoko playing well.

 

[julius]

I think Calebs good shooting might have jumped the shark tonight.

 

[Cugel]

Tou is the man tonight. Have to get scoring from the 2-5 options. Deni is swamped

 

[crandc]

Sooner or later Deni will start scoring. Blazers up without him and with Houston getting foul calls every possession.

 

[Chris Craig]

Damn, down at half

 

[Chris Craig]

Hopefully, Deni goes off second half

 

[Chris Craig]

Houston are sharks and we are wearing red

 

[MickZagger]

This team has a lot of dawg in them because they’ve been outmatched from an overall talent standpoint quite a bit and I attribute a lot of it to coaching.

I’ve seen Durant talking a lot to Splitter and Splitter seems to be taking it personal.

Toughness is contagious

 

[MickZagger]

Houston are sharks and we are wearing red

Lots of bitches on that squad

 

[THE HCP]

RW3 not returning!!

 

[ehizzy3]

Sissoko….stop fouling

 

[ant]

RW3 not returning!!

I didn’t see anything while he was in, hopefully nothing serious.

 

[Chris Craig]

I didn’t see anything while he was in, hopefully nothing serious

Knee

 

[Chris Craig]

Clingan so weak. Just let that guy take the ball.