Rockets try continue winning against Warriors

Houston plays the third contest of a six-game road trip. On Saturday, All-Star Tracy McGrady poured in 35 points and pulled down seven rebounds in Houston’s 100-86 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden. David Wesley and Stromile Swift each added 11 points to help Houston, which overcame an ineffective performance from Yao Ming to beat Portland for the eighth consecutive time.

Yao was limited to nine points and five rebounds in 25 minutes and fouled out after going 4-of-10 from the field. However, Houston still won its third in a row overall for the first time this season and won in Portland for a fourth straight time.

On the injury front, Houston guards Jon Barry (calf) and Rafer Alston (leg) are questionable for tonight’s game.

The Rockets are 4-6 on the road this season. They will visit Seattle, the Clippers and the Lakers in the final three contests of the current swing.

Golden State will try and win its second straight game. Baron Davis drilled a three-pointer with 4/10ths of a second remaining in overtime, as the Warriors edged the Seattle SuperSonics, 110-107, in a thrilling contest at KeyArena.

Derek Fisher went 8-of-8 from the foul line and had a season-high 26 points, while Davis finished with 21 points and 13 assists in the win over Seattle for the Warriors, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Mike Dunleavy Jr. had 16 points and seven rebounds, while Jason Richardson also netted 16 points in the victory.

The Warriors are 8-5 at home this season. They have dropped two in a row as the host.

After tonight’s game, the Warriors embark on a five-game road trip. They will visit Toronto, New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia and Detroit on the upcoming swing..

The home team has won six of the last seven meetings in this series. Houston has lost three of its last four meetings at Golden State.