Houston Rockets suffer overtime loss to Portland Trail Blazers

An understrength Houston Rockets started their NBA campaign with a narrow 128-126 overtime defeat by the Portland Trail Blazers. The Rockets had only nine players available – one above the NBA minimum – after two positive Covid-19 tests and four others were deemed close contacts. Their scheduled season-opener on Wednesday against Oklahoma City had been […]

An understrength Houston Rockets started their NBA campaign with a narrow 128-126 overtime defeat by the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Rockets had only nine players available – one above the NBA minimum – after two positive Covid-19 tests and four others were deemed close contacts.

Their scheduled season-opener on Wednesday against Oklahoma City had been postponed.

CJ McCollum’s three-pointer with 6.9 seconds left sealed the victory.