Houston Chronicle

Scouting report: vs. Trail Blazers

- Jonathan Feigen

When/where: 7 p.m.; Toyota Center. TV/radio: Root; 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets update: The Rockets’ four-game losing streak is their longest since January 2013, also the last time they started 4-7. They went 45-37 that season. … Forward Terrence Jones, who is probable with a bruised left hand, has averaged 20.3 points per game in his past three games. … The Rockets have allowed 100 points in all 11 games, 110 in five games. They are 28th in points allowed, 29th in points allowed per 100 possession­s. … Guard Pat Beverley is out for a third consecutiv­e game with a sprained left ankle. … The Rockets’ bench has been outscored in all 11 games. … The Rockets have had a better shooting percentage than opponents once this season. Trail Blazers update: After a strong 4-2 start, the Blazers have lost their past six games. … The Rockets are secondto-last in 3-point shooting percentage, and the Blazers are holding opponents to 32.1 percent 3-point shooting to rank seventh best. … The Blazers are 4-2 when outrebound­ing opponents, 0-6 when outrebound­ed. … Guard CJ McCollum’s scoring average has jumped from 6.8 last season to 20.4 this season. … Center Myers Leonard is out. Statistica­lly speaking: The Portland backcourt of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum has averaged 45.6 points per game, ranking third among starting backcourts behind only Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Warriors and Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant of the Thunder.

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