The Portland Trail Blazers are the owners of an 18-20 record and a four-game winning streak, good enough for ninth place in the Western Conference. Houston lost to the Trail Blazers (103-102) on the road. Portland beat the Rockets (103-102) at home.

"I’m very aggressive," Avdija said. "I initiate the contact and that’s my game … if it’s hard to stop, you’ve got to own it or do something else."

Deni Avdija carried his momentum into Friday night in Portland. Fresh off a season-high 41-point outing against the Houston Rockets, he once again powered the Portland Trail Blazers to a home win at the Moda Center.

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The Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers meet Wednesday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

Portland hosts the Houston Rockets after Deni Avdija scored 41 points in the Portland Trail Blazers' 103-102 win against the Houston Rockets

Houston had a shot to win at the buzzer in Portland but Kevin Durant's 20-footer missed and Tari Eason's putback was ruled too late.

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