POR @ HOU







Todays Friday, November 14th Matchup Details
NBA Game is on Friday, November 14th 2025
14/11/25 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff
NBA Game Key Match Player Stats to Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets
The 2nd-quickest pace-of-play team in the NBA this year has been the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Portland Trail Blazers rank as the 2nd-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA while on the road this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce new opportunities for scoring and assists).
The Portland Trail Blazers have played at the 2nd-speediest pace in the NBA this year, which ought to lead to more opportunities for the Rockets.
Offensive rebounds save possession and produce added chances for scoring and assists, and the Houston Rockets grade out best in in the league with 15.8 offensive rebounds per game this year.
The matchup against the Trail Blazers is a positive one for field goals; opposing starting SGs have compiled the highest field goal rate in the NBA this year (51.5%).
The matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers may be a good one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting SGs have attempted a whopping 3.2 free throws per game over the last 5 games (8th-most in the league).
The matchup vs. Houston is a strong one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted a monstrous 3.5 foul shots per game this year when the Rockets have the home court advantage (6th-most in the NBA).
The matchup against the Trail Blazers may be a good one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted an enormous 6.5 free throws per game over the last 10 games (2nd-most in the league).
Shaedon Sharpe has notched 25.6 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.5 higher than he’s notched over the course of the season.
The matchup against Houston may be a positive one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing starting SGs have attempted a monstrous 4.4 foul shots per game over the last 5 games when the Houston Rockets are playing at home (4th-most in the league).
Reed Sheppard has posted a terrific 11.2 points per game this season, a significant increase from his 4.2 points per game last season.
Deni Avdija has logged 30.2 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.1 higher than he’s logged overall this season.
Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted 7.6 free throws per game (highest in the NBA) vs. the Rockets, succeeding in their efforts to get to the foul line.
Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets
When it comes to treys, the Trail Blazers’s lackluster 33.1% rate of drained threes ranks 3rd-lowest in the league over the last 5 games.
This year when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting SGs have shot 24.8% on 3-pointers (worst in the league) against the Houston Rockets, identifying this as a challenging matchup.
The Houston Rockets have played at the 4th-least up-tempo tempo in the league this year, which should decrease plays for the Trail Blazers.
The matchup vs. Houston is a tough one for shot attempts from downtown; the opposing team’s starting PGs have totaled the least 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 5 games when the Houston Rockets are playing at home (3.0).
The Portland Trail Blazers rank as the 10th-least efficient shooting team in the NBA this year.
As it relates to shots from behind the three-point arc, the least aggressive team in the league this year has been the Rockets.
The matchup against the Trail Blazers is a challenging one for 3-point shots; the other team’s starting PFs have put up the 4th-lowest three rate in the NBA this year (29.6%).
The 4th-most sluggish pace-of-play team in the NBA this year has been the Houston Rockets.
Over the last 10 games when they are on their home court, opposing starting PFs have attempted 2.5 free throws per game (2nd-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Trail Blazers, struggling to draw fouls.
The matchup against Houston is a difficult one for three-pointers; when the Rockets are playing at home, the other team’s starting SFs have shot for the 2nd-lowest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (26.1%).
The matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers is a difficult one for 3-point shots; the opposition’s starting PGs have posted the 3rd-lowest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (29.8%).
This year, the other team’s starting PFs have shot 21.7% on threes (lowest in the NBA) against the Houston Rockets, designating this as a tough matchup.
The matchup vs. Portland is a challenging one; when the Trail Blazers are on the road, they have given up the 2nd-least points per game in the NBA to opposing starting SFs this year (12.1).
The matchup vs. Portland is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted just 1.9 foul shots per game this year when the Trail Blazers are on the road (4th-least in the NBA).
The matchup against Portland is a difficult one for three-point shots; when the Trail Blazers are on the road, the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged the 5th-least shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the league this year (1.1).
The matchup against Houston is a hard one; when the Rockets are playing at home, they have given up the 2nd-least points per game in the NBA to the other team’s starting PGs over the last 10 games (12.8).
The matchup vs. Houston may be a tough one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted a measly 1.7 foul shots per game over the last 10 games when the Rockets are playing at home (least in the NBA).
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