Oladipo Scores 25 points As Rockets Beat Trail Blazers 104-101.

  Oladipo Scores 25 points As Rockets Beat Trail Blazers 104-101 By Editor Victor Oladipo scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets shook off a terrible first quarter and held on late to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-101 on Thursday night. The Rockets were down by 20 points in the first quarter before using a big second to take the lead and hold on down the stretch for their fourth straight victory. "The guys have grit and they're determined," coach Stephen Silas said. "The adversity part is something that we've been talking a lot about. I think earlier in the season adversity would hit and we would succumb to that adversity. But tonight... we put forth the right energy to overcome it." A driving layup by Oladipo extended the lead to 101-98 with 26.2 seconds to go and Gary Trent Jr. missed a layup on the other end. Christian Wood made one of two free throws about 10 seconds later, before Anfernee Simons cut the lead to one with a 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds remaining. Eric Gordon made two free throws with 2.1 seconds to go and Simons missed a shot at the buzzer to give Houston the win.