Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets: Game preview, time, TV channel

The

Portland Trail Blazers

face the Houston Rockets Thursday night in the fourth game for both teams during Summer League play in Las Vegas.

Each team will find out its next opponent on Friday after the semi-finals field has been set.

The Blazers (2-1) have been eliminated from reaching the four-team playoffs and will be one of 26 teams awaiting their final matchup this weekend.

Saramento (4-0), Minnesota (4-0) and Oklahoma City (4-0) will finish ahead of the Blazers. Five other teams enter Thursday at 3-0 (Charlotte, LA Clippers, San Antonio, Toronto and Atlanta).

The Spurs play the Hornets, meaning that at least one other team will finish 4-0, which will end what were already slim hopes for the Blazers.

Portland still has an opportunity to finish strong, and rookie center Yang Hansen can continue to shine.

Yang is averaging 11.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2 blocks per game, shooting 46.4% from the field and 36.3% from three-point range.

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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS VS. HOUSTON ROCKETS

What:

Trail Blazers (2-1) vs. Rockets (0-3), 5 p.m., Thursday.

Where:

Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas.

Radio:

Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).

TV channel:


KUNP

(Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184).

NBATV. Blazervision.

How to Watch:

Rip City TV Network. If you don’t have cable, you can still

watch this game live for FREE with the help of an HDTV antenna

on your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). These antennas are very easy to install and cost around $20. You can purchase one at your local Bi-Mart or Fred Meyer, or

buy one online at Walmart

or

from Amazon

and have it shipped quickly to your home. Here are some instructions on

how to set up an HDTV antenna

on your television or other display. You can find out more about which channel Rip City TV Network is on in your area by

using the channel finder here

.

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NEXT UP

To be determined.

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