- After three sub 20-point quarters Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks, the Blazers put together another stinker in the second quarter of tonight's game, scoring only 16 points. Portland missed too many open looks, going 5-for-17 in the quarter.

-- LaMarcus Aldridge continues to struggle, scoring only 3 points in the first half on 1-for-4 shooting. His turnovers (3) match his point total.

-- Along with missing open looks, the Blazers have further hurt themselves by turning the ball over 10 times in the first half. Portland has 10 turnovers to 9 assists (recording only a single assist in the second quarter).

-- The main culprits in giveaways: Aldridge (as mentioned above), Gerald Wallace (3) and Andre Miller (2). And they have been pretty sloppy, unforced turnovers for the most part.

-- Portland's 10 turnovers have lead to 12 points for Houston. The Rockets' 7 turnovers have netted only 4 points for the Blazers.

-- Wallace does lead the Blazers with 6 rebounds to go with 7 points (3-8) at the half.

-- Portland has only one player in double figures, Nicolas Batum with 10 (in 15:48), while the Rockets have three: Kyle Lowry (13), Kevin Martin (12) and Luis Scola (10).

-- Shooting percentage: Blazers 42 (16-38), Rockets 52 (22-42). Points in the paint: Blazers 16, Rockets 26.