Seeding game thread: Rockets vs. Blazers

Houston Rockets (42-24) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (30-38), Aug. 4, 2020, 8:00 p.m. CDT

Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena, Reunion, FL

TV: TNT

Radio: KBME 790 AM/KEYH 850 AM (Spanish)/KNTE 101.7 FM (Spanish)/Streaming on Rockets App

Online: Rockets App, ESPN App

Trail Blazers SBNation Blog: Blazers Edge

Projected Starting Lineups

Houston: Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Danuel House Jr., Robert Covington, P.J. Tucker

Portland: Damian Lillard, C.J. McCollum, Carmelo Anthony, Zach Collins, Jusuf Nurkic

The Rockets could become the only team other than the Suns in the West to improve to 3-0 in the bubble with a win. The team could also land within two games of the #2 seed with a win. Meanwhile, the Blazers need a win to keep the 9 seed and striking distance for the playoffs.

TDS, this is your game thread. Enjoy!