HOUSTON -- After scoring a playoffs-high 46 points in Game 1, LaMarcus Aldridge followed up the effort with 43 on Game 2 Wednesday night as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets, 112-105, at the Toyota Center.
With the loss, the Rockets fell to 0-2 in their best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal with Games 3 and 4 heading to the Moda Center in Portland on April 25 and 27, respectively.
Point guard Damien Lillard cooled off after a 31-point Game 1 effort, but he still managed 18 and 11 assists in Game 2 while Dorell Wright added 15.
Dwight Howard tallied 32 and 14 boards for Houston but James Harden, after missing 20 of 28 shots in Game 1, went just 6-for-19 in Game 2 for 18. Patrick Beverley accounted for 14 while Jeremy Lin only had six points.
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