NBA Playoff Odds: Rockets vs. Trail Blazers

Ron Artest and the Trail Blazers will be looking to try and shut down Brandon Roy and the Rockets. (AP Images)"]

Brandon Roy scored 42 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 107-103 victory Tuesday night that evened their first-round playoff series at 1-1.
 
Tonight in Game 3, the Rockets will need Shane Battier and Ron Artest to control Roy much better if they want to limit the NBA's 10th-leading scorer.
 
Roy scored 21 on 10-for-23 shooting in Game 1, but was no factor as the Rockets jumped out to a big early lead and never trailed in a 108-81 victory. In Game 2, Roy not only beat the players who guarded him, but found cracks in Houston's overall team defense.
 
Houston also struggled with Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored 27 points with 12 rebounds in Game 2.
 
The 6-point favored Rockets won both meetings in Houston during the regular season, while the Blazers have lost 10 of their last 11 games in Houston.

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