Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
March 6, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Rockets beat the Trail Blazers 106-99 on 2026-03-06 at home. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Tari Eason, Amen Thompson, and Reed Sheppard. The Trail Blazers started Jrue Holiday, Jerami Grant, Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. Scoot Henderson (Trail Blazers) scored 4 points (2/4) in his matchups, with Reed Sheppard as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 9 points (2/8) in his matchups, with Toumani Camara as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
HOU
Houston Rockets
106
Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jabari Smith Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
99
Did not play: Deni Avdija (DND - Injury/Illness), Damian Lillard (DND - Injury/Illness), Kris Murray (DND - Injury/Illness), Shaedon Sharpe (DND - Injury/Illness), Chris Youngblood (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard Starter 7.0 min
- Kevin Durant · Dorian Finney-Smith · Alperen Sengun · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 7.4 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Aaron Holiday · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 5.1 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 4.8 min
- Dorian Finney-Smith · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.5 min
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Scoot Henderson · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 8.9 min
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Vít Krejčí · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 8.3 min
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Robert Williams III · Vít Krejčí · Toumani Camara 5.3 min
- Jrue Holiday · Robert Williams III · Vít Krejčí · Blake Wesley · Toumani Camara 4.1 min
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Robert Williams III · Matisse Thybulle · Toumani Camara 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Rockets defense
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Scoot Henderson 4 pts (2/4) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Reed Sheppard (35 %, 2 pts) · Amen Thompson (32 %, 2 pts) · Alperen Sengun (13 %, 0 pts)
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Jerami Grant 7 pts (2/4) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (28 %, 0 pts) · Tari Eason (16 %, 0 pts) · Josh Okogie (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Jerami Grant: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jrue Holiday: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kevin Durant | Toumani Camara: 47 poss., 8 pts (3/11) · Jrue Holiday: 9 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Reed Sheppard | Jrue Holiday: 24 poss., 11 pts (4/7) · Scoot Henderson: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Alperen Sengun | Donovan Clingan: 16 poss., 12 pts (5/7) · Robert Williams III: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Tari Eason | Jerami Grant: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Matisse Thybulle: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Vít Krejčí: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jerami Grant: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Clint Capela | Robert Williams III: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donovan Clingan: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Okogie | Jerami Grant: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sidy Cissoko: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Blake Wesley: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jrue Holiday: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
Trail Blazers defense
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Kevin Durant 9 pts (2/8) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (51 %, 0 pts) · Jrue Holiday (13 %, 0 pts) · Jerami Grant (12 %, 5 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 27 pts (11/15) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Donovan Clingan (37 %, 9 pts) · Robert Williams III (23 %, 4 pts) · Jerami Grant (10 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Toumani Camara | Kevin Durant: 39 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Amen Thompson: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jerami Grant | Dorian Finney-Smith: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Tari Eason: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Jrue Holiday | Amen Thompson: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Reed Sheppard: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Donovan Clingan | Alperen Sengun: 18 poss., 9 pts (4/5) · Clint Capela: 17 poss., 1 pts (0/3) |
| Robert Williams III | Clint Capela: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Alperen Sengun: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Scoot Henderson | Reed Sheppard: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Amen Thompson: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/3) |
| Vít Krejčí | Dorian Finney-Smith: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kevin Durant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Blake Wesley | Aaron Holiday: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Amen Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Matisse Thybulle | Reed Sheppard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tari Eason: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Sidy Cissoko | Tari Eason: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Okogie: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |