Houston holds on

Portland was able to contain Yao Ming again in game 3 but were unable to sneak away with the victory. Ming only scored 7 points but had 13 rebounds in the 86-83 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Luis Scola led the Rockets with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Shane Battier added 16 points. Blazer, Brandon Roy scored 19 points but was harassed the entire game by both Ron Artest and Shane Battier. Steve Blake had a strong performance with 16 points and 10 assists. Rudy Fernandez came off the bench for Portland with 17 points, but the all around team play from Houston was too much for Portland in the end.