At 8 a.m. on March 26, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets played at home against the Trail Blazers, aiming to seek a winning streak. In the previous game, the Rockets were in a burst of state, and at the critical moment of hitting the playoff places, they played a surprising performance in a row, and won 8 consecutive victories against strong opponents. The recent injury of Shen Jing, the absolute core, does not seem to have affected the team too much. Landale, a role player who has performed well recently, finally entered the starting line-up in this game, standing in the center position.
In the first half, the Trail Blazers played even better, taking the lead, with two quarters of 25-28 and 26-19, respectively, with a three-point advantage. In the second half, the Rockets finally exerted their strength, overtook the score strongly, and the outside three-point shooting began to exert its power.
In the third quarter, Henderson missed a throw, and Reece scored a layup. Amen got up and threw a throw, Ruppel shifted the ball, and Murray made a three-shot from the outside. Van Vleet set up Amen to continue scoring and equalised. The Trail Blazers then hit a small climax to re-establish their advantage. Henderson and Ruppel played the key and the advantage came to nine points. VanVleet scored 2+1, Jalen Green scored three points in the front, hit the basket in the next round, and scored a smash to overtake. Jalen Green continued to work hard and hit a 3-pointer. Jeff Green and Tate hit three pink balls in a row, and the Rockets ended the third quarter with a score of 80-71.
In the final quarter, the Trail Blazers once played a wave of 6-0 climax, chasing a single-digit point difference. The Rockets came back from a timeout, and VanVleet hit two key three-pointers in a row to re-establish the advantage! The game entered the final two minutes, and the Rockets still had a 13-point advantage. Jalen Green held the ball, Dillon took a step sideways, shot quickly, Reese did not dodge, and the referee blew the whistle! Dillon hit all three free throws, basically laying the victory. The Trail Blazers were unable to turn the tables and eventually swallowed a seven-game losing streak. At 110-92, the Rockets won nine in a row, narrowing the win gap with the Warriors to 0.5, and the hope of reaching the playoffs was greatly increased. Jalen Green scored 25 points, and Landale finished with 17 points and nine rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting and 2-of-2 three-pointers. VanVleet had 15 points and was 5-of-18 shooting.