The Rockets (0-4) remain winless at summer league after losing to Portland, though two-way guard Kevon Harris (14 points, 8 rebounds) had his moments. The schedule concludes Saturday versus Minnesota.
In the fourth game of the NBA’s 2025 summer league for both teams, the Houston Rockets (0-4) fell to the Portland Trail Blazers (3-1) on Thursday night, 102-83 (box score).
All games of the five-game, 10-day summer league event are played at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion in Las Vegas, and each of the league’s 30 teams participates. Rosters and statistics for each team are available here.
The Rockets were again short-handed, with second-year guard Reed Sheppard and two-way center and N’Faly Dante unavailable due to minor injuries.
From Thursday’s game, statistical lines of note included:
Kevon Harris (Rockets): 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals; 5-of-13 shooting (38.5%)Great Osobor (Rockets): 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals; 5-of-9 shooting (55.6%), 6-of-7 on free throws (85.7%)Kennedy Chandler (Rockets): 14 points, 5 assists, 2 steals; 5-of-18 shooting (27.8%)James Bouknight (Trail Blazers): 25 points, 4 assists; 8-of-11 shooting (72.7%), 6-of-8 on 3-pointers (75.0%)Caleb Love (Trail Blazers): 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists; 5-of-16 shooting (31.3%)Hansen Yang (Trail Blazers): 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks; 3-of-7 shooting (42.9%)
For Houston, the fifth and final game at summer league will come Saturday versus Minnesota. Tipoff versus the Timberwolves (4-0) is at 4:30 p.m. Central, and the game will be televised live on NBA TV.