Preview the Houston Rockets' NBA matchup with Portland, including live stream, TV channel, odds, and game information.

The New Orleans Pelicans return home to face off against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Pelicans upset the Mavericks in Dallas to open their

Shaedon Sharpe scored a season-high 35 points, Deni Avdija added 32 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-117.

The New Orleans Pelicans may be without multiple key players in Wednesday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Portland Trail Blazers visit the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Portland Trail Blazers are continuing to hurt at the guard position, as evident in the team's most recent injury report ahead of their regular season clash

Make what you will of the first few weeks of an NBA season, but know this: These games count the same as the ones after the turn of the calendar, and getting off to a good -- or bad -- start can be all the difference.