The Rockets overwhelmed the Trail Blazers and collapsed without Durant. Ethan was injured and was helped off the court by Adams.

In the NBA Cup group stage, the Rockets faced off against the Trail Blazers at home. Both sides attacked with all their main players, striving for consecutive victories. The Rockets are absolutely dominant, with superstars lining up and performing normally, they have a great chance of winning. The Trail Blazers have the ability to upset, and the Thunder are the best proof of that, which should not be underestimated.

The Trail Blazers took the lead and relied on more accurate three-pointers to take the lead. After the rotation came up, Durant and Amen showed off their power, and Avdija continued to hit the ground running. The Rockets went on a 17-2 run to overtake the score. Sheppard and Ethan scored consecutive three-pointers, and the Rockets led the Trail Blazers 41-32 in the first quarter. Durant finished the game with 16 points.

During Durant's absence, the Rockets' offense stagnated and they failed to make shots when they had the opportunity. The same was true for the Trail Blazers. Both sides fell into a scoring drought, scoring 2 points in 2 minutes. Ethan missed consecutive three-pointers, Murray broke the scoring drought with three-pointers, Shepard responded from a long distance, Holiday continued to make three-pointers, Ethan continued to hit the iron, Klingen made a tip-in, Xiaojia still missed a three-pointer, Holiday went ahead with a three-pointer, a wave of 13-3. Ethan was injured and was helped off the field by Adams. The relationship between the two was fine.

Durant scored when he came back, Xiao Jia and Shen Jing also opened three-pointers, Du Yougong attracted the Rockets to take the lead. Grant hit the basket, Amen made a throw, Sharp made a mistake, Durant counterattacked and dunked, Avdija made a hard pass, Durant made a pass error, Avdija counterattacked, Djai's self-shooting and steal, Lowe dunk, Shen Jing's throw + Djia's tip-in, Grant dunked with both hands, Amen's dunk, Kamara's kill, Djia's corner three-pointer, Durant blocked the shot, Okogie tipped the ball, the Rockets led the Trail Blazers 69-60.

There is only one Durant between the two sides. The Rockets can win with Durant, but the Rockets without Durant will collapse. The Trail Blazers' offense is really good, but their defense is really not good, and their rebounding is not well protected. The Rockets' offensive rebounds are too strong. Call Yang Hansen back.