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Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

18Belt meetings
9Rockets wins
9Trail Blazers wins
14Title changes

Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers have met 18 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 12, 1977 to January 9, 2026. The belt changed hands in 14 of those games. The belt series is level at 9–9.

Belt gameDateResult
2,700Nov 12, 1977Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 104–102Title change
2,850Mar 2, 1979Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 118–98Title change
3,744Mar 10, 1988Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 112–109Defense
3,803Jan 12, 1989Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–106Title change
3,816Feb 9, 1989Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 113–110Title change
4,036Apr 16, 1991Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 115–96Defense
4,358Nov 22, 1994Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 102–94Title change
4,395Feb 6, 1995Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 120–82Title change
4,426Apr 13, 1995Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 112–99Title change
5,256Feb 27, 2004Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 89–85Title change
5,592Apr 6, 2007Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 85–78Defense
6,474Feb 25, 2016Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 119–105Title change
6,538Nov 27, 2016Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 130–114Title change
6,698Mar 20, 2018Houston Rockets beat Portland Trail Blazers 115–111Title change
6,771Jan 5, 2019Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 110–101Title change
6,903Aug 4, 2020Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 110–102Title change
7,462Jan 7, 2026Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 103–102Title change
7,463Jan 9, 2026Portland Trail Blazers beat Houston Rockets 111–105Defense

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