At the midpoint of group-stage play, the Rockets are alone in first place in their NBA Cup group. They can clinch it by defeating Minnesota next week.

The Portland Trail Blazers are in Houston to face the Rockets in the second game of Portland’s Emirates NBA Cup schedule. The Blazers are currently 1-0 in their NBA Cup games and have won three of their last four games,

The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Houston Rockets as we continue our NBA odds series with a Trail Blazers-Rockets prediction and pick.

Had the out-of-bounds call been made correctly, the Rockets would have been able to inbound the ball themselves with approximately 20 seconds left while holding a one-point lead. The shot clock would have been off, thereby prompting Milwaukee to either try and force a turnover or (more likely) foul and send Houston to the free-throw line.

The end of the Milwaukee Bucks' 101-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday may have played out differently if the officials made the correct call

In this blockbuster trade proposal, the Houston Rockets acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks.