Jan 9, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; Houston Rockets ahead Kevin Durant (7) shoot a leap shot through the first half in opposition to Portland Path Blazers middle Donovan Clingan (23) at Moda Heart. Obligatory Credit score: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Photographs Toumani Camara scored a career-high 25 factors and the Portland Path Blazers spoiled Kevin Durant’s milestone night time with a 111-105 dwelling victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night time.
Durant recorded 30 factors and 12 rebounds and swished a 3-pointer with 7:57 left within the third quarter to maneuver into seventh place on the NBA’s all-time scoring checklist.
Durant handed legendary Wilt Chamberlain (31,419). His profession level whole sits at 31,435 after Houston’s second consecutive loss in Portland.
Shaedon Sharpe had 20 factors and eight rebounds whereas Deni Avdija additionally scored 20 factors for the Path Blazers, who’ve gained 5 straight video games and 7 of their previous eight. Caleb Love added 18 factors for Portland, which outscored the Rockets 34-15 within the fourth quarter to complete off the two-game sweep.
Amen Thompson recorded 24 factors and 9 rebounds and Reed Sheppard added 20 factors off the bench for Houston. Jabari Smith Jr. added 13 factors and eight rebounds.
The Rockets had been simply 6 of 28 from the sphere within the last quarter, together with 1 of 17 from 3-point vary.
The Path Blazers edged Houston 103-102 on Wednesday.
The Rockets led 90-77 getting into the ultimate stanza Friday however Portland received again into the sport with an 11-0 run to start out the quarter.
Later within the quarter, Avdija scored seven straight factors on a 3-pointer and 4 free throws as Portland took a 102-99 lead with 2:43 remaining.
A dunk by Sidy Cissoko gave Portland a 107-103 lead with 1:03 left. Camara made two free throws to make it a six-point benefit with 30.5 seconds remaining and the Path Blazers completed off the win.
Houston shot 41.7% from the sphere and made 10 of 44 3-point makes an attempt. The Rockets outrebounded Portland 56-43, equally to Wednesday once they held a 57-38 edge on the boards.
The Path Blazers linked on 41.6% of their makes an attempt on Friday and had been 16 of 44 from behind the arc. Cissoko added 13 factors and Donovan Clingan collected 15 rebounds.
Durant’s 3-pointer to move Chamberlain gave Houston a 67-65 edge and appeared to spark the Rockets.
The rating was knotted at 72 a short while later when Durant sank a 3-pointer to start out a 14-2 burst. Sheppard made two treys through the surge and Durant hit one other to cap it and make it 86-74 with 2:22 remaining within the third quarter.
Houston led 29-28 after the primary quarter regardless of Camara hitting all 4 3-point makes an attempt and scoring 16 factors within the interval. The Rockets led 56-55 at halftime.
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