November 12, 1977 - Rockets stun 1st place Blazers

Portland comes to Houston with an 8-2 record and falls to the struggling Rockets 129-122:


Game Summary

Rockets 129, Trail Blazers 122

Portland: CALHOUN 2-3 0-0 4, DAVIS 6-9 2-2 14, DUNN 2-4 0-0 4
          GROSS 5-10 0-0 10, HOLLINS 5-11 0-0 10
          Maurice LUCAS 12-24 9-9 33, OWENS 1-6 1-2 3, STEELE 8-11 1-1 17
          TWARDZIK 3-3 1-2 7, WALTON 9-16 2-2 20
          Totals: 53-97 16-18 122

Houston: JONES 5-9 8-9 18, KUNNERT 1-5 1-2 3, KUPEC 0-0 0-0 0
         John LUCAS 4-10 0-0 8, MALONE 8-15 6-6 22, MURPHY 13-25 6-8 32
         NEWLIN 0-4 0-0 0, RATLEFF 2-4 2-2 6, REID 4-8 0-0 8
         TOMJANOVICH 15-26 2-2 32
         Totals: 52-106 25-29 129

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                                     1   2   3   4  Total
                     Trail Blazers  32  28  34  28    122
                     Rockets        32  39  26  32    129
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Fouled Out: HOLLINS

Technical Fouls: None

Flagrant Fouls: TWARDZIK

Personal Fouls: Portland 23
                Houston 14

Rebounds: Portland 50 (WALTON 13)
          Houston 54 (MALONE 17)

Assists: Portland 36 (TWARDZIK 8)
         Houston 21 (John LUCAS 8)

Steals: Portland 12 (GROSS 6)
        Houston 11 (MURPHY 3, TOMJANOVICH 3)

Turnovers: Portland 23 (OWENS 5)
           Houston 18 (JONES 5)

Blocked Shots: Portland 9 (GROSS 3, WALTON 3)
               Houston 1 (MALONE 1)

Fast Break Points: Portland 36
                   Houston 40

Points In The Paint: Portland 66
                     Houston 66

Points Off Turnovers: Portland 14
                      Houston 25

Second Chance Points: Portland 11
                      Houston 25

Biggest Lead: Portland 6
              Houston 12

Bench Scoring: Portland 35
               Houston 27

Ties: 18

Lead Changes: 4