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Venue: Toyota Center
2025 NBA Cup · Group stage
Observed Sep 23, 2026, 20:07 UTC.
Verified 2025 NBA Cup result. This archive covers the Cup, not the complete 2025–26 NBA season.
Historical Cup result WHYNBA reorganized reported Cup results and period scores into verified home/away roles. Neutral-site roles are nominal; the championship does not count toward regular-season records. Home/away sources: Home team season log · Away team season log.
Quarter scores
| Period | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 32 | 41 |
| Q2 | 28 | 28 |
| Q3 | 31 | 36 |
| Q4 | 25 | 35 |
Game recap · 2025 NBA Cup results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Houston Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 140-116 at home on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Toyota Center. Kevin Durant had 30 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Houston Rockets. Deni Avdija had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Houston Rockets led 69-60 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 35-25. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Alperen Sengun (double-double, Houston Rockets), Deni Avdija (double-double, Portland Trail Blazers). Bench points: Portland Trail Blazers 37, Houston Rockets 33. Alperen Sengun had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Retrieved Sep 23, 2026, 20:07:06 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets?
- The Houston Rockets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 140-116 on November 14, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Deni Avdija scored 22 for the Portland Trail Blazers with 10 rebounds; Kevin Durant scored 30 for the Houston Rockets.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Portland Trail Blazers
- Points
- 22 Deni Avdija
- Rebounds
- 10 Deni Avdija
- Assists
- 6 Jrue Holiday
Houston Rockets
- Points
- 30 Kevin Durant
- Rebounds
- 11 Steven Adams
- Assists
- 9 Alperen Sengun
Deni Avdija double-double (22 PTS, 10 REB) · Alperen Sengun double-double (25 PTS, 10 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toumani Camara starter | 33:24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1 | -27 |
| Shaedon Sharpe starter | 31:08 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 3 | -22 |
| Deni Avdija starter | 30:18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 6-7 | 4 | -14 |
| Jrue Holiday starter | 29:28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | -23 |
| Donovan Clingan starter | 23:59 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | -10 |
| Jerami Grant bench | 28:44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 3 | -30 |
| Kris Murray bench | 22:07 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 |
| Robert Williams III bench | 14:50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -15 |
| Sidy Cissoko bench | 10:03 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +12 |
| Duop Reath bench | 6:49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
| Rayan Rupert bench | 4:35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 |
| Caleb Love bench | 4:35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
Not available: Blake Wesley
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun starter | 36:27 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9-13 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 3 | +21 |
| Kevin Durant starter | 35:43 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-19 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 2 | +37 |
| Amen Thompson starter | 32:27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-4 | 7-7 | 1 | +24 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. starter | 26:44 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | +11 |
| Josh Okogie starter | 20:48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +15 |
| Reed Sheppard bench | 25:48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3 | +17 |
| Steven Adams bench | 17:31 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | +22 |
| Aaron Holiday bench | 13:06 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 | +3 |
| Tari Eason bench | 10:39 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | +4 |
| Clint Capela bench | 9:14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -16 |
| Jeff Green bench | 4:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate bench | 4:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -6 |
| JD Davison bench | 3:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -6 |
Not available: Dorian Finney-Smith, Fred VanVleet
| Portland Trail Blazers | Stat | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| 19/27 (70%) | Free throws | 17/20 (85%) |
| 29/53 (54%) | 2 pointers | 36/61 (59%) |
| 13/36 (36%) | 3 pointers | 17/45 (37%) |
| 42/89 (47%) | Field goals | 53/106 (50%) |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 28 | Defensive rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 16 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 13 |
| 8:25 | Time spent in lead | 38:41 |
| 9 | Biggest lead | 30 |
Largest margin: 30 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 8
- Times tied
- 3
- Largest lead · Portland Trail Blazers
- 9 Q1 7:55
- Largest lead · Houston Rockets
- 30 Q4 4:04
- Longest run
- 13-0 Houston Rockets · Q2 0:36 to Q3 10:49
Scoring plays
Q1 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 11:20 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 11:20 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan Free throw | 3 | 2 |
| 10:09 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal | 6 | 2 |
| 9:42 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 6 | 4 |
| 9:30 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal | 9 | 4 |
| 8:56 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 11 | 4 |
| 8:45 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 3-pt field goal | 11 | 7 |
| 8:26 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal | 14 | 7 |
| 7:55 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal | 16 | 7 |
| 7:09 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 16 | 10 |
| 6:51 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe Free throw | 17 | 10 |
| 6:40 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 17 | 11 |
| 6:40 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 17 | 12 |
| 6:27 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal | 19 | 12 |
| 6:03 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 19 | 14 |
| 5:52 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 21 | 14 |
| 5:38 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 21 | 16 |
| 5:13 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 21 | 18 |
| 4:55 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 3-pt field goal | 24 | 18 |
| 4:38 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 24 | 21 |
| 4:10 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 24 | 23 |
| 4:10 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant Free throw | 24 | 24 |
| 3:52 | Portland Trail Blazers | Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal | 26 | 24 |
| 3:39 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 26 | 26 |
| 3:26 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 26 | 27 |
| 3:26 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 26 | 28 |
| 2:52 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 26 | 31 |
| 2:36 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 26 | 33 |
| 1:44 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 26 | 35 |
| 1:29 | Portland Trail Blazers | Duop Reath 2-pt field goal | 28 | 35 |
| 1:16 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 28 | 38 |
| 1:00 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jrue Holiday Free throw | 29 | 38 |
| 1:00 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jrue Holiday Free throw | 30 | 38 |
| 0:48 | Houston Rockets | Tari Eason 3-pt field goal | 30 | 41 |
| 0:01 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal | 32 | 41 |
Q2 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:17 | Portland Trail Blazers | Kris Murray 2-pt field goal | 34 | 41 |
| 9:14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Kris Murray 3-pt field goal | 37 | 41 |
| 8:58 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 37 | 44 |
| 8:33 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal | 40 | 44 |
| 7:49 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal | 42 | 44 |
| 6:58 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal | 45 | 44 |
| 6:37 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 45 | 46 |
| 6:24 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant 2-pt field goal | 47 | 46 |
| 6:05 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 47 | 49 |
| 5:44 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal | 50 | 49 |
| 5:22 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 3-pt field goal | 50 | 52 |
| 5:02 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant Free throw | 51 | 52 |
| 4:40 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 51 | 54 |
| 4:24 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 51 | 56 |
| 4:04 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 53 | 56 |
| 3:26 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 54 | 56 |
| 3:26 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 55 | 56 |
| 3:02 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 55 | 58 |
| 2:44 | Portland Trail Blazers | Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal | 57 | 58 |
| 2:05 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 57 | 60 |
| 2:05 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 57 | 62 |
| 1:52 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant 2-pt field goal | 59 | 62 |
| 1:38 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 59 | 64 |
| 1:00 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara Free throw | 60 | 64 |
| 0:36 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 60 | 67 |
| 0:02 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal | 60 | 69 |
Q3 · 36 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 3-pt field goal | 60 | 72 |
| 11:19 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 60 | 74 |
| 10:49 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal | 60 | 77 |
| 10:36 | Portland Trail Blazers | Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal | 62 | 77 |
| 10:17 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal | 62 | 79 |
| 10:10 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 64 | 79 |
| 9:47 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 64 | 81 |
| 9:34 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal | 64 | 83 |
| 9:14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 66 | 83 |
| 9:14 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe Free throw | 67 | 83 |
| 9:05 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 3-pt field goal | 67 | 86 |
| 8:55 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe Free throw | 68 | 86 |
| 8:00 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 68 | 87 |
| 8:00 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 68 | 88 |
| 7:50 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 70 | 88 |
| 7:29 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 70 | 91 |
| 6:52 | Houston Rockets | Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 70 | 93 |
| 6:06 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant 3-pt field goal | 73 | 93 |
| 5:42 | Houston Rockets | Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal | 73 | 95 |
| 5:36 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 75 | 95 |
| 5:36 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe Free throw | 76 | 95 |
| 5:15 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 78 | 95 |
| 5:15 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 79 | 95 |
| 4:42 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 3-pt field goal | 82 | 95 |
| 4:29 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams Free throw | 82 | 96 |
| 4:09 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 82 | 99 |
| 2:57 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant Free throw | 83 | 99 |
| 2:57 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant Free throw | 84 | 99 |
| 2:57 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant Free throw | 85 | 99 |
| 2:34 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal | 85 | 101 |
| 1:58 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 3-pt field goal | 88 | 101 |
| 1:23 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 90 | 101 |
| 1:23 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 91 | 101 |
| 1:01 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams 2-pt field goal | 91 | 103 |
| 0:36 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 91 | 104 |
| 0:36 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 91 | 105 |
Q4 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Portland Trail Blazers | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | Houston Rockets | Steven Adams 2-pt field goal | 91 | 107 |
| 11:16 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 91 | 110 |
| 10:25 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal | 91 | 112 |
| 9:16 | Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant 2-pt field goal | 93 | 112 |
| 9:04 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal | 93 | 115 |
| 8:29 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal | 93 | 118 |
| 8:09 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal | 95 | 118 |
| 7:57 | Houston Rockets | Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal | 95 | 120 |
| 7:05 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal | 97 | 120 |
| 6:46 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 97 | 122 |
| 6:34 | Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe 2-pt field goal | 99 | 122 |
| 6:11 | Houston Rockets | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 99 | 124 |
| 5:34 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 99 | 125 |
| 5:34 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson Free throw | 99 | 126 |
| 5:27 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 100 | 126 |
| 5:27 | Portland Trail Blazers | Deni Avdija Free throw | 101 | 126 |
| 5:08 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal | 101 | 128 |
| 4:59 | Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal | 103 | 128 |
| 4:35 | Houston Rockets | Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal | 103 | 130 |
| 4:04 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 103 | 131 |
| 4:04 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 103 | 132 |
| 4:04 | Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun Free throw | 103 | 133 |
| 3:17 | Portland Trail Blazers | Caleb Love 3-pt field goal | 106 | 133 |
| 3:04 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal | 106 | 135 |
| 2:37 | Portland Trail Blazers | Caleb Love 2-pt field goal | 108 | 135 |
| 2:09 | Portland Trail Blazers | Sidy Cissoko 2-pt field goal | 110 | 135 |
| 1:38 | Portland Trail Blazers | Rayan Rupert Free throw | 111 | 135 |
| 1:26 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday Free throw | 111 | 136 |
| 1:20 | Portland Trail Blazers | Sidy Cissoko 2-pt field goal | 113 | 136 |
| 0:58 | Houston Rockets | Clint Capela 2-pt field goal | 113 | 138 |
| 0:40 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday Free throw | 113 | 139 |
| 0:40 | Houston Rockets | Aaron Holiday Free throw | 113 | 140 |
| 0:09 | Portland Trail Blazers | Duop Reath 3-pt field goal | 116 | 140 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Houston Rockets 1-0. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Nov 14: Portland Trail Blazers 116 at Houston Rockets 140 (this game)
- Jan 7: Houston Rockets 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 103
- Jan 9: Houston Rockets 105 at Portland Trail Blazers 111
- Mar 6: Portland Trail Blazers 99 at Houston Rockets 106
Highlights
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