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    Rockets climb out of 20-point hole, hold off Blazers for fourth win in row

    Oladipo, Wall, Wood come through as Rockets stretch win streak
    Jan 29, 2021
    Victor Oladipo comes up clutch for the Rockets.
    PHOTO: @HoustonRockets on Twitter

    HOUSTON — Victor Oladipo scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets shook off a terrible first quarter and held on late to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-101 on Thursday night (Friday, Manila time).

    The Rockets were down by 20 points in the first quarter before using a big second to take the lead and hold on down the stretch for their fourth straight victory.

    A driving layup by Oladipo extended the lead to 101-98 with 26.2 seconds to go and Gary Trent Jr. missed a layup on the other end. Christian Wood made one of two free throws about 10 seconds later, before Anfernee Simons cut the lead to one with a 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds remaining.

    Eric Gordon made two free throws with 2.1 seconds to go and Simons missed a shot at the buzzer to give Houston the win.

    Wood finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds in his return after missing three games with a sprained right ankle. John Wall had 20.

    Christian Wood is back in a big way for the Rockets.

    Damian Lillard had 30 points and nine assists for Portland, and Trent added 23 points and tied a career high by making seven 3-pointers.

    Portland stayed in it late thanks to Trent making four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

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    The Trail Blazers scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter, capped by three straight 3-pointers by Trent, to go on top 88-86 with 10 minutes remaining.

    The Rockets got going after that, scoring the next six points, with a 3 from Oladipo, to make it 92-88.

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    A 3-pointer by Wall pushed Houston's lead to four with about five minutes left. Trent made a 3-pointer to start a 5-0 run that gave Portland a 96-95 lead a minute later.

    The Trail Blazers had a one-point lead before a 4-0 spurt by the Rockets gave Houston a 99-96 lead with less than two minutes to go. Lillard added a basket for Portland before missing a long 3-point attempt a few seconds later.

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    Trail Blazers: Carmelo Anthony had just six points after scoring a season-high 22 points in the last game. ... Enes Kanter had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

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    Rockets: Wood had one block to give him 99 in his career. ... Danuel House had 11 points off the bench.

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    Trail Blazers: Continue a seven-game trip Saturday at Chicago.

    Rockets: Begin a four-game trip Saturday night at New Orleans.
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    Victor Oladipo comes up clutch for the Rockets.
    PHOTO: @HoustonRockets on Twitter
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