Portland at Houston 9:30 ET
Rockets (-) over Trailblazers- The Portland Trailblazers have been ousted from the NBA playoff in the first round six consecutive times and have not advanced into round 2 since 2000. LaMarcus Aldridge has been a dominating force in the series to date averaging 35.3 points and 11.5 rebounds and last year's Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard has been deadly from the outside. Houston has not played well when the pressure is on as they have blown three fourth quarter leads, this time at home they complete the task. Take ROCKETS!