Record: Portland (48-27) Houston (48-28)
Analysis: If you look at the stats for both of these two teams, you can see that they are exactly the same. They have a dominating home record and a under-average away record. Their record is almost the same. They have split their games and their top scorer has the same percentage. This is your definition of a even matchup. This looks like a current playoff matchup. Houston, however, has suffered lately with the season-ending injury of Tracy McGrady. Houston has lost two straight with their recent loss to the Lakers 93-81.
Portland is coming out of their best run. They have won for 4 games straight with a margin of more than 20. Portland is now in a road stretch that will take them to Oklahoma City, Houston, San Antonio, Los Angeles (Lakers), and Denver. This is a tough stretch, but their players are stepping up to the issue. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 35 points against Oklahoma as well as 26 points against Utah. Brandon Roy scored 25 points against Utah and 21 points against Memphis. In the last 10 games against Houston, Portland is 1-9, but I believe that Portland's momentum can carry through this game.
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